Geosynthetic Materials Association General Assembly Geosynthetics 2003

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Geosynthetic Materials Association General
AssemblyGeosynthetics 2003

• Opening Remarks
• Executive Council Chairman
• Giovanni Capra

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Meeting Agenda Review

• GMA Goals
• Finance Report
• Market Survey Update
• Focus Group Updates
• GMA Closing Remarks

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Meeting Agenda ReviewGuest Speakers

• Lance Carter Will Discuss NCMA's Segmental
  Retaining Wall Installer Education Program.
• Elaine Evans BTTG, Independent Research Firm in
  the U.K. Served on the Formulation Board of the
  CE Marking Regime, Establishing Policies and
  Protocol. She Will Discuss the New Rules of
  Providing Geosynthetic Products to End-Users in
  Europe.

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Goals

• Provide a Forum for Consistent and Accurate
  Information.
• Market and Promote Geosynthetics.
• Create and Distribute Educational Materials.

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Goals Continued

• Support the Development of Technical Standards.
• Communicate and Cooperate With Other Industries,
  Government Agencies, etc.
• Encourage Membership Growth and Participation.

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How to Participate

• Executive Council Level
• Open to all Companies that are Manufacturers of
  Geosynthetic Materials.
• General Membership
• Open to any Business in the Geosynthetics
  Industry (I.e, Consultants, Testing Labs,
  Distributors, Installers, etc.).
• GMA Task/Focus Groups
• GMA Task/Focus Groups Identify Needs and Develop
  Action Plans. Task/Focus Groups Can be Based on
  Markets, Products or Immediate Needs.

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Finance Report

• GMA Finance Chairman
• Joe Luna

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Setting the GMA Budget

• The Executive Council Shall Establish and Approve
  the Budget no Later than May 1st.
• The Budget Shall Be Forwarded to all GMA Members
  no Later Than June 1 of the New Fiscal Year.

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Budget Revenue Versus Actual

• Revenue Budget 03
  Actual 03
• (12/31/02)
• Memberships 140,000.00
  93,319.00
• Beginning Balance 34,173.00
  68,388.00
• Sponsorships 10,000.00
  5,000.00
• Misc. 100.00
  -
• Totals 184,273.00
  166,707.00

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Deliverables

• Manufacturer's Market Survey.
• Opportunity Assessment Survey of Geosynthetics
  Materials for the Transportation Sector.
• Sponsorship and Development of the White Paper,
  Geosynthetic Reinforcement of the Base and
  Subbase Courses of Pavement Structures.

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Deliverables Cont.

• Generic Field Handbook on Geosynthetics.
• Worked on a Cooperative Agreement with the AASHTO
  NTPEP Program.
• Finalizing an Agreement with AASHTO to allow GMA
  Member Use of M288 in Educational and Promotional
  Materials.
• Developed a Document to Provide Guidance in Using
  M288.

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Deliverables Cont.

• Partnered with the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers to
  Developed Standard Corps Specifications and
  Design Guidance for Geosynthetic-Reinforced MSEW
  Structures for Civil Works.
• Co-Sponsored, with the FHWA, a Short Course on
  the Use of Geosynthetics in Pavements" at the
  Low Volume Roads Conference in Baton Rouge, LA.
• Sponsorship and Development of a Workshop to
  Promote the Role that Geosynthetic Technology
  Plays in Protecting Water Quality, in Conjunction
  with ASTM D35 in Toronto, Canada.

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Ongoing Deliverables

• Support of the Geosynthetic Engineering
  Workshops, Sponsored by the Federal Highway
  Administration.
• Manufacturers Market Survey.
• Focus/Task Groups.
• Website Education Marketing.
• GMA Mexico.

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GMA Manufacturers Market SurveyChaired by
Ernie English and Gary Willibey
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GMA Manufacturers Market Survey

• New This Year
• E.C. Will Provide Industry With a Summary Report
  to Make the Survey a Better Tool for its Members.
• Developing a GMA Economic Index That Will Compile
  and List Indicators for the Coming Years Market.

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Focus Groups

• GMA Focus Groups Identify Needs and
• Develop Action Plans. These Groups Can be
• Based on Markets, Products or Task Groups.
• Present Groups
• Geotextile Focus Group
• Paving Fabrics Focus Group
• Environmental Focus Group

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Geotextile Focus Group

• Focus Group Chairman
• Mark Marienfeld

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Geotextile Focus Group Purpose

• The Geotextile Focus Group Provides a Forum to
  Focus and Prioritize Industry Efforts to Grow the
  Geotextile Market, to Address Barriers to the
  Market, and to Define and Fulfill Education
  Issues.

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Geotextile Focus Group Current Projects

• Marketing PieceEnsuring Long Term Pavement
  Performance Using Separation Geotextiles.
• A Cost Chart that Outlines the Savings Realized
  by Using Geotextiles Versus Conventional Methods.

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Geotextile Focus Group Current Projects

• Develop a Training Course and Materials for the
  LTAP Technology Transfer Center Trainers and Post
  on GMA Website for all Trainers to Use.
• Develop Short Presentation Modules for Geotextile
  Applications. Begin With Separation and Post all
  Modules on the GMA Web Site.

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Geotextile Focus GroupCurrent Projects

• Support and Promotion of AASHTO M288 National
  Guideline Geotextile Specifications.
• Development of Recommended Practice Guidelines
  for the use of Geotextiles.

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Paving Fabric Focus Group Focus Group
ChairmanJohn Miner
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Paving Fabric Focus Group

• To Grow the Polypropylene
• Nonwoven Paving Fabric Market
• Through Education and Promotion to
• the Pavement Industry.

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Paving Fabric Focus GroupCurrent Projects

• Greenville County S.C. Performance Study
  Proposal.
• Developed the Geosynthetics 2003 Panel Session
  Cost Saving Solutions Through Paving Fabrics.
• Liaison With Other Affiliated Trade
  Organizations.
• Develop Effective Sales Tools.

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Environmental Focus Group Focus Group
ChairmanErnie English
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Environmental Focus Group

• Provides a Forum and the Opportunity to
• Talk Bluntly About How the Industry
• Can Work Together on the Perception
• of the Industry and its Products.

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Environmental Focus GroupCurrent Projects

• Finalizing Research Topics (I.e., agriculture,
  Final Cover Legislation and Small Niche
  Applications).
• Finalizing Plans to Correspond With EPA
  Officials, to Address Guidelines for Hog Farms
  and Other Operations Seeking Animal Waste
  Solutions.

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GMA WebsiteCommittee

• Website Chairman
• Giovanni Capra
• www.gmanow.com

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www.gmanow.com

• Material Select
• Products
• Application
• Company
• Keywords
• GMA Handbook

• Education
• 19 IGS Lecture Series
• Geosynthetic Course in Waste Containments Systems
• M288
• GSIs Internet Courses Offered Complimentary

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www.gmanow.com

• Other pages
• GFR Archives
• Contact
• Event Calendar
• IFAI
• The 2003 Specifiers Guide

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GMA Mexico

• GMA Mexico Chairman
• Massimo Ciarla
• GMA Mexico Representative
• Oscar Coutollenc

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GMA Mexico Activities in 2002

• Quarterly Meetings with Mexico-Based
  Manufacturers and Distributors.
• Distribution of GMA-Sponsored Publications via
  Mass Mailings Visits to Universities, Government
  Offices and Private Companies.
• Translation of the GMA Handbook to Spanish.

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GMA MexicoProjects in 2003

• Provided GMA with a Database of 6,000
  Mexico-Based Contacts.
• Maintain a Constant Presence for GMA in Mexico.
• Participation at Two National Conferences.

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GMA MexicoProjects in 2003

• Participation in the First week of Construction
  Materials at the 2nd largest University in
  Mexico.
• GMA Mexico Seminar The role of Geosynthetics in
  Todays Engineering on April 2nd.
• Distribution of Educational Materials at Several
  Public, Academic and Technical Forums. Educate
  the Educators.

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GMA MexicoProjects in 2003

• Write 2-3 Case Studies of Applications in the
  Mexican Market.
• Continued Quarterly Meeting With Mexico-based
  Manufacturers and Distributors.
• Power Point Presentations to Address
  Environmental Applications.

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GMA MexicoProjects in 2003

• Develop White Papers of Specific Applications on
  the request from Government Agencies.
• Update the GMA Mexico Database. Member Special
  Requests are Available Through the GMA Office.
• Appoint a Representative-at-Large for 4-5
  Important Mexican Metropolitan Areas.

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Closing Remarks

• Executive Council Chairman
• Giovanni Capra

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You Are GMA

• GMA Members Provide a Vital Role in
• the Advancement of the Geosynthetics Industry.
• Chair Task Groups.
• Attend Meetings.
• Participate.

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Thank You
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GMA Members

• Alaska Fabrics Inc.
• BP Amoco Fabrics and Fibers Co.
• BBA Nonwovens-Reemay Inc.
• Belton Industries Inc.
• Bradley Industrial Textiles Inc.
• Carthage Mills
• Clements National Co.
• Colbond Geosynthetics
• ConTech Construction Products Inc.
• Cooley Group
• Cosella-Dorken Products Inc.
• Firestone Building Products Co.
• GSE Lining Technology Inc.
• Huesker Inc.
• Hui Kwang Chemical Co. Ltd.
• LINQ Industrial Fabrics Inc.
• Luckenhaus North America Inc.

• Maccaferri Inc.
• C.W. Neal Corp.
• Nevown Inc.
• Poly-Flex Inc.
• Przedsiebiorstwo Realizacyjne
• SI Geosolutions
• Saint-Gobain Technical Fabrics America Inc.
• Seaman Corp.
• Stevens-Geomembranes
• Strata Systems Inc.
• SynTeen Technical Fabrics
• TRI/Environmental Inc.
• Ten Cate Nicolon
• Tenax Corp.
• Tensar Earth Technologies Inc.
• Terram Ltd.
• WEBTEC Inc.