Join Us!

All of us together are stronger than individually.

Give something back to the industry that has supported you.

The IGS is at the forefront of positive change for our industry – Education, Sustainability, technical development, global industry information, best practices and industry resources.  This performance can be enhanced and expanded with additional financial support

Programs underway that need financial support include:

• The Educate the Educators program: The goal of this program is to have geosynthetics included in every undergraduate civil engineering curriculum – to date there have been 16 events involving 527 professors/instructors from 287 institutions with a surveyed 65% success rate at introducing geosynthetic content within one year.   Within the covid-19 pandemic, we are moving to present the program in a digital format, maintaining the momentum until travel can resume.
• The IGS Sustainability Committee is working to document, organize and publicize the multiple and significant benefits of geosynthetics in building a sustainable infrastructure.  Geosynthetics use less overall energy, reduce CO2 emissions, reduce maintenance needs, improve economic benefits and add durability and lifespan to infrastructure and construction.   These benefits are becoming rapidly and increasingly important as our global society conserves our resources and develops a circular economy.
• The IGS has several active student and young member programs.  The continued expansion and success of our industry are dependent on attracting, developing and including younger scientists and engineers into the geosynthetic field.
• Many other programs exist that can be executed more rapidly and expanded with additional resources.