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GeoAfrica Conference, Cairo - February 2023
- Special session organized with the Technical Committee on Hydraulics - Invitation of Dr Ragab, President of ICID, who made a...

Eric
Nov 9, 20231 min read


GeoAsia 7 - Taipei, Taiwan
Two Special Sessions and a Keynote Lecture organized by the Technical Committee on Hydraulics Wednesday, November 2; 14:40 – 16:10 TC-H...

Eric
Nov 1, 20221 min read


Special session on Geosynthetics at the ICID Conference, Adelaide, Australia
Organized with the collaboration of the ICID https://icid-ciid.org/home and Irrigation Australia https://www.irrigationaustralia.com.au/...

Eric
Nov 1, 20222 min read


Meeting of ISO TC221 on Geosynthetics in Montreal, Quebec, organized on behalf of SCC
Eric Blond organized a meeting of committees WG2, WG3, WG6 and a plenary meeting of ISO TC221. These meetings were held over 3 days in...

Eric
Nov 1, 20221 min read


Eric Blond elected on the IGS Council
Meet IGS Council members here: https://www.geosyntheticssociety.org/about-us/igs-council/ Role taking effect at the first meeting of the...

Eric
Nov 1, 20221 min read


EuroGeo7 - Warsaw, Poland
Excellent Conference organized by the Polish Chapter of the IGS! www.eurogeo7.org 2 sessions sponsored by the Technical Committee on...

Eric
Nov 1, 20221 min read


IGS TC-H Webinar: Geotextile Pore Opening Size Measurement using a Porometer or an Optical Test
Webinar hosted by the IGS, recordings are available on the IGS web page, see https://www.geosyntheticssociety.org/council-committees/tech...

Eric
Nov 1, 20221 min read


Rencontres Géosynthétiques, 5 au 7 avril 2022, Saint-Malo, France
Eric Blond a présenté la publication "Caractérisation des propriétés de frottement des géomembranes texturées" (Characterization of shear...

Eric
May 1, 20221 min read


ACIGS Webinar on double lining systems utilizing geomembranes
Eric Blond ACIGS Webinar on: "Double lining systems utilizing geomembranes and geosynthetic drains: why are they so much better?" In this...

Eric
May 1, 20221 min read


Eric Blond nominated Chairman of ASTM D35.10 subcommittee on Geomembranes
ASTM D35 is the ASTM committee dedicated to Geosynthetics. ASTM D35 develops test methods, practices, guides and specifications...

Eric
May 1, 20221 min read


IGS-Supported Special Session on Geosynthetics
ICID Conference 2021, Marrakesh, Morocco – November 25 Check details on the IGS TC-H web page https://www.geosyntheticssociety.org/commit...

Eric
Dec 2, 20211 min read


Improving the performance of Canals with Geosynthetics, November 15-17, 2021
Many parts of the world experience water scarcity caused by climate change. On the other hand, a constantly increasing population...

Eric
Nov 9, 20211 min read


Sardinia Conference Workshop, October 14, 2021
Workshop: Geosynthetics for drainage and filtration in barrier systems SESSION D13 / 14 October 2021 / 15:00 - 16:30 and 17:00 - 18:00:...

Eric
Sep 15, 20211 min read


IGS UK Chapter Webinar, September 14, 2021
The design of drainage geocomposites for long-term applications Tap into the latest practices for testing, designing and specifying...

Eric
Sep 15, 20211 min read


ACIGS Forum on Geo-barriers, March 24, 2021
ACIGS Technical Forum: Geomembrane Durability Speakers: Fred Gassner: Why do we need these tests Boyd Ramsey: Differences between the two...

Eric
Feb 22, 20211 min read


Filtration, drainage and climate change at Geosynthetics'21, on Thursday, February 25!
Filtration and Drainage Performance of Geosynthetics in Changing Climate Conditions A Panel organized by the Technical Committee on...

Eric
Feb 22, 20211 min read


Canal Lining Session at the GeoAmericas Conference 2020 (Full recording of the presentations)
I had the honor of collaborating with Pietro Rimoldi (then Chair of the TC-H) to organize a special session on canal lining technologies...

Eric
Oct 30, 20201 min read


FGI Webinar: Testing and Design of Drainage Geocomposites
Eric Blond will deliver a webinar on "Testing and Design of Drainage Geocomposites" on June 16, 11AM Central time (12 AM Eastern Time)...

Eric
May 8, 20201 min read


ACIGS Webinar on Drainage Geocomposites
Eric Blond will deliver a webinar on "Designing Geocomposite Drains for Long Term Applications" on April 22, 10AM (April 21, 8PM Eastern...

Eric
Apr 19, 20201 min read


ACIGS - 2020 Geomembrane Workshop Series, Melbourne and Brisbane
ACIGS Geomembrane Workshop

Eric
Mar 9, 20201 min read
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