Geo-on-the-Go

Please update your feed readers: we're moving

2009-04-21T14:25:25-04:00

Due to technical issues, we are moving our Geo-on-the-Go news feed to Twitter! Our new feed is

http://twitter.com/statuses/user_timeline/26269732.rss

Look for us at http://twitter.com/GeoInstitute .

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Thanks very much,

The Geo-Institute of ASCE

Twitter?

2009-03-24T12:30:19-04:00

Question: Would you be interested in receiving updates via Twitter? What if we were to use Twitter to generate this feed? Please let Elizabeth know what you think.

Introducing earth science to the littlest students

2009-01-14T12:50:25-05:00

Interested in teaching small children about earth science? On our front page, we've linked to information on the new Curious George: Science Curiosity Center.

New on the G-I Website

2009-01-14T11:21:21-05:00

On our front page:
Mark D. Myers resignes as Director of USGS

On our Chapters and Local Groups Page:

Events:
February 24, 2009: The Boston Geo-Institute Chapter will host "Transalpine Tunnels in Switzerland". Speaker: Herbert Einstein, Ph.D., PE, F.ASCE, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Registration deadline is February 19.

A schedule of Delaware Valley Geo-Institute ( DVGI) events has also been posted.

News:
DVGI November-December news has been posted, including an application for the 2009 DVGI scholarship

On our Events page:

International
Turkish National Committee of SMGE and Near East University: Second International Conference on New Developments in Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
May 28-30, 2009
Nicosia, North Cyprus

Texas Chapter contact information updated

2008-12-16T14:06:40-05:00

On our Geotechnical Groups page, updated contact information for the Texas Section's geotechnical group.

G-I Board featured in ASCE's Section Informant this month

2008-12-09T11:47:59-05:00

The G-I Board's October 21 meeting, held in conjunction with the Delaware Valley Geo-Institute's dinner meeting, is featured in the December 2008 ASCE Section Informant.

Now online for G-I members: September-October Geo-Strata

2008-10-28T09:38:53-04:00

G-I members can read the newest issue of Geo-Strata online by logging on to our Members Only page.

Would you like to receive Geo-Strata? Become a Geo-Institute member today!

Do you speak Russian?

2008-06-03T10:12:31-04:00

Would you like to serve your profession in a different way?

The G-I is working on a project with the Russian Geotechnical Association to exchange magazine articles, and needs a translator fluent in Russian to translate techincal articles on geo-professional subjects. If you are interested in assisting your professional organization in this way, please contact Carol W. Bowers, G-I Director, P.G., CAE.

Question of the Month: The next 10 years

2008-05-27T13:04:16-04:00

G-I members: Log in to your Members Only page to answer the new Question of the Month!

This month: What professional challenges do you expect to have the greatest impact on your geotechnical practice in the next ten years? Log in and tell us what you think. We'll post the results on the Members Only page.

G-I news: Three new local G-I Chapters

2008-05-15T12:41:23-04:00

On our Chapters and Groups Page: Links and contact information for our newest local G-I Chapters in Alabama, Sacramento, and San Antonio.

G-I News: OPAL recipient Baker

2008-04-09T09:44:04-04:00

Earlier this year, we announced the good news that G-I member Clyde N. Baker Jr., P.E., Hon.M.ASCE, NAE, is the recipient of the 2008 OPAL Lifetime Achievement Award in Design, and that he had been named one of Engineering News-Record's Top 25 Newsmakers of 2007.

Mr. Baker has also been awarded ENR's 43rd Award of Excellence, and is the subject of their April 7, 2008 cover story. We've posted links to ENR's article about Mr. Baker, and to the video they've posted of his acceptance speech.

New Question of the Month

2008-04-03T10:46:36-04:00

G-I members: Tell us what you think! Visit the members only page of the G-I website and answer the Question of the Month.

This month: Hard copy? Electronic? When you attend a G-I event, how would you like your copy of the Proceedings?

Join the G-I Tribute to Dr. Ralph B. Peck

2008-04-03T10:34:45-04:00

The Geo-Institute is planning to remember Dr. Peck in the September/ October 2008 issue of Geo-Strata.

You can help by sharing your memories of Dr. Peck. To contribute, please send a short piece (up to around 150 words) describing a conversation, an anecdote, or another story about Dr. Peck to geo-strata@asce.org . We also welcome high-resolution photos. Your tribute will help those who knew Dr. Peck, and those who did not, a chance to better understand his many facets and the important roles he played in our profession and as a friend.

So that we can meet publishing deadlines, please send us your contribution by April 15. Your submission grants Geo-Strata permission to reprint your piece and/or pictures.

New links on G-I website: Mississipi Delta subsidence

2008-02-21T09:47:38-05:00

On the Industry News page, linked to two articles about the research of Törnqvist et al. into the subsidence of the Mississippi Delta.

G-I news: TRD report posted; updated chapter information

2008-02-12T12:47:06-05:00

Posted 02/2008 Technical Region Directors' Report

Updated contact information for Delaware Valley Geo-Institute Chapter