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The mission of NAGS is to provide leadership in advancing the education and research of geosynthetics, in strong cooperation with IGS, via the following ways:

  • Organization of and participation in technical conferences, seminars and workshops.
  • Development and dissemination of tools for geosynthetics education.
  • Recognition of technical contributions and innovations regarding geosynthetics.
  • Stimulation of geosynthetics research and their applications through the NAGS Awards of Excellence Program.


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Latest News:

Article:
NAGS/ECTC Rolled Erosion Control Material Installation Demonstration
On June 2, 2008 NAGS and the Erosion Control Technology Council (ECTC) facilitated a demonstration of the installation of temporary rolled erosion control materials at the Annual Highway Superintendents School sponsored by the Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York.

Read the
Report of the Biennial Meeting
North American Geosynthetics Society
held Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 7 pm,
Hilton Cancun Hotel

An agreement has been reached with IFAI on NAGS participation in Geosynthetics 2009 in Salt Lake. Click the following link or the banner below for more information on the conference.

Geosynthetics 2009
 
Geosynthetics:
Geotextile (GT)
Geogrid (GG)
Geomembrane (GM)
Geonet (GN)		 Geosynthetic Clay Liner (GCL)
Geocomposite (GC)
Geo-Others
Executive Director and Managing Director: Dave Suits
North American Geosynthetics Society (NAGS)
P.O. Box 12063 ~ Albany, NY 12212-2063 ~ USA
Telephone/Fax 518-869-2917

President:
Dave Elton, Auburn University

President Elect:
Dean Sandri, Anchor Wall Systems

Treasurer:
Bob Mackey, S2L Incorporated

 Vice Presidents:
Sam Allen, TRI Environmental
Boyd Ramsey, GSE Lining Technology
Jay McKelvey, Earth Engineering Incorporated
Corey Bobba, FHWA
Mark Myers, University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Marolo Alfaro, University of Manitoba
Jorge Zornberg, University of Texas at Austin