Geohazard Association Newsletter, May 2016

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Geohazard Association Newsletter | May 2016

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AGHP COMMITTEES
The AGHP Education Committee needs your feedback. Take a minute to answer this one question survey and provide feedback on the types of webinars you would most like to see! Participate In The Survey.

AGHP Committees are here for you and welcome your input! Please consider becoming a member and joining one of the following committees: Anchor Testing, Education, Marketing, Post Support Systems, Rope Access, and Standards and Specifications.

Committee members share their experience, discuss gaps in the field’s knowledge, propose outreach methods for private practices and agencies, create best practice documents, identify potential standards, and much more.

Contact Becky Slaybaugh ([email protected]) for more information.

AGHP PHOTO CONTEST NOW OPEN!
Announcing the Association of Geohazard Professionals 2016 Photo Contest

The 2016 AGHP Photo Contest is open to all members of the AGHP, attendees of the Highway Geology Symposium, and all industry-related participants. The contest runs through 23 June 2016. Take advantage of this great opportunity to demonstrate geohazard materials, technologies, and events! All entries should include a photo title, description, and photo credit. First, second, and third place winners will be announced in July at the HGS awards banquet.

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These photos will be used to promote the exemplary work of the geohazards community, raise awareness of the importance of your expertise, and add to the beneficial dialogue between geohazards professionals and the larger engineering community. Credit to the winning submissions will be given. Promote your work. Promote your field.

Submit photos here. Thank you for your participation!

AGHP Short Courses Offered at the 67th Highway Geology Symposium 10 – 14 July 2016 in Colorado Springs
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AGHP Sponsored Full-Day Short Course on Rope Access
Sunday, 10 July, 2016 | 8:30am – 5:30pm | Class size limited to 40 attendees

AGHP — Rockfall Barrier Post Base Support Design Workshop
Monday, 11 July, 2016 | 8am – 12pm | Class size limited to 30 seats

Visit GeohazardAssociation.org for course descriptions or contact Becky Slaybaugh ([email protected]) for more information.

UPCOMING EVENTS
Select geohazard events/opportunities and AGHP committee and board conference call schedules are listed below.
NOTE: Participation in the conference calls is limited to the applicable committee or board members. Please contact
Becky Slaybaugh ([email protected]) for additional details and how to join a call.

30 June 2016 Abstract Submission Deadline — 3rd North American Symposium on Landslides (NASL)	July 10 – 14, 2016 67th Highway Geology Symposium, Colorado Springs, CO

2 – 4 August 2016 16th Annual Geohazards Impacting Transportation in Appalachia Technical Forum, Knoxville, TN	18 – 24 September 2016 AEG 59th Annual Meeting, Waikoloa Beach, Hawaii

2 – 5 October 2016 GeoVancouver 2016, Vancouver, BC

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
The Board of Directors would like to formally welcome the newest members of the Association of GeoHazard Professionals.

IDS North America
Mark Saunders from Applus RTD

Pierre Gouslisty from Construction & Expertise PG Inc.
Dennis OLeary from Golder Associates

New Corporate Member Profile
Welcome IDS North America, the newest Corporate members of the AGHP. IDS GeoRadar is a world leader in designing and providing products for subsurface investigations, monitoring of structural, slope and geohazard ground movements and vibrations. IDS GeoRadar provides instruments in the Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and Interferometric Radar (InSAR) product sectors.

To learn more about IDS North America and all of the AGHP Corporate and Directing Members please visit the Member Directory.

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