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1977 International Conference on the use of fabrics in geotechnics - Paris, France. This is considered today as the First International Conference on Geotextiles. The words "geotextiles" and "geomembranes" were coined by Dr. J.P. Giroud in a paper presented at the Paris Conference.

1982 Second International Conference on Geotextiles - Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

  • Formation of an Interim Committee in charge of preparing the foundation of the IGS. Chairman: Ch. Schaerer; Vice-Chairmen: J.P. Giroud and G. Massenaux; Treasurer: P.R. Rankilor.

1983 Nov. The International Geotextile Society (IGS) is founded in Paris, France and its by-laws adopted. First IGS Council is formed.

1985 June First issue of the IGS Newsletter.

1985 Aug. Approval by the IGS Council of the formation of the Japanese chapter.

1986 Apr. Approval by the IGS Council of the formation of the US chapter. "Third International Conference on Geotextiles" - Vienna, Austria. (First IGS Conference)

  • First general assembly of the IGS.
  • The scope of the Society is extended to geomembranes and other related products.
  • The second IGS Council is formed.

1986 Aug. The first IGS Membership Directory includes 413 individual members and 22 corporate members.

1986 Oct. Publication of Inventory of Current Geotextile Test Methods and Standards.

1986 Nov. "Conference on Long Term Behaviour of Geotextiles" in St. Remy les Chevreuse, France, with the support of the IGS.

1987 Jan. Geotextiles and Geomembranes, an international technical journal published by Elsevier Applied Sciences Publishers, becomes an official journal of the IGS.

1987 Feb. "Geosynthetics '87," first national conference organized under the auspices of the IGS, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Formation of the North American Geosynthetics Society (NAGS) as an IGS chapter encompassing Canada and USA.

1987 Apr. Document on "Benefits to Members" available to the membership.

1987 Aug. The second IGS Membership Directory includes 555 individual members and 24 corporate members.

1987 Sept. Approval by the IGS Council of the formation of the UK chapter of the IGS.

1987 Oct. "Post-Vienna Conference" held in Singapore with the support of the IGS.

1988 Mar. The third IGS Council is formed.

1988 Apr. Approval by the IGS Council of the formation of the South-East Asia chapter. The territory covered by this chapter includes: Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Thailand, and Hong Kong, China.

1988 Aug. The third IGS Membership Directory includes 674 individual members and 27 corporate members.

1988 Sept. "K Geo 88," conference of German speaking countries held in Hamburg, Germany, with the support of the IGS.

1988 Oct. "IS Kyushu 88," International Geotechnical Symposium on Theory and Practice of Earth Reinforcement held in Fukuoka, Japan, with the support of the IGS.

  • Approval by the IGS Council of the formation of the Indian chapter of the IGS.
  • The IGS Council establishes the IGS Award program.


1988 Dec. "First Indian Geotextile Conference" organized under the auspices of the IGS, Bombay, India.

1989 Feb. "Geosynthetics '89," North American Conference organized under the auspices of the IGS, San Diego, California, USA.

1989 Mar. "Reflective Cracking in Pavements Conference" held in Liège, Belgium, with the support of the IGS.

1989 Oct. The fourth IGS Membership Directory includes 975 individual members and 34 corporate members.

1990 May Approval by the IGS Council of the formation of the Chinese chapter of the IGS. "Fourth International Conference on Geotextiles, Geomembranes and Related Products," The Hague, Netherlands. (Second IGS Conference.)

  • Second general assembly of the IGS.
  • Student membership initiated.
  • First IGS Awards presented to J.E. Fluet and E.R. Steinle. Young IGS Member Achievement Award to R. Jewell. Special Finalist Recognition Awards to R.K. Rowe, K.L. Soderman and B.L. Mylleville, and to R. Bonaparte.
  • The fourth IGS Council is formed.
  • The IGS Plaque presented to Guy Massenaux.

1990 Nov. The fifth IGS Membership Directory includes 901 individual members and 35 corporate members.

1991 Feb. "Geosynthetics '91," North American Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Organized under the auspices of the IGS.

1991 Sept. The sixth IGS Membership Directory includes 1040 individual members, 39 corporate and 84 student members.

1992 May "K'Geo '92," Conference of the German Speaking Countries, held in Lucerne, Switzerland, supported by the IGS.
Mercer Lecture, a jointly sponsored award (Tensar International UK, ISSMFE, IGS), awarded to R.M. Koerner.

1992 June The fifth IGS Council is formed.
The European Activities Committee is formed.

1992 Sept. "Geofad '92," International Symposium on Geotextiles in Filtration and Drainage, Cambridge, U.K., organized by the UK Chapter under the auspices of the IGS.

1992 Oct. "Geofilters '92," International Conference on Filters and Filtration Phenomena in Geotechnical Engineering, held in Karlsruhe, Germany, with the support of the IGS.

  • "Third Geosynthetics Symposium of China," Yizheng, P.R. China, with the support of the IGS.
  • "IS Kyushu'92," International Symposium on Soil Reinforcement, Fukuoka, Japan, with the support of the IGS.
  • Approval by the IGS Council of the formation of, the Indonesian Chapter, INA-IGS.
  • Approval by the IGS Council of the formation of the Netherlands Chapter of the IGS.
  • Approval by the IGS Council of the formation of the Italian Chapter AGI-IGS.

1992 Nov. "International Symposium on Applications of Geosynthetic Technology," Jakarta, Indonesia, organized by the Indonesian Chapter with the support of the IGS.

1992 Dec. The seventh IGS Membership Directory includes 1146 individual members, 48 corporate members, 7 associate corporate members, and 70 student members.

1993 Mar. "Geosynthetics '93," North American Conference, Vancouver, Canada, with the support of the IGS.

1993 Sept. "Rencontres '93", Geotextiles and Geomembranes Conference, Paris, France, with the support of the IGS.

1993 Oct. "Sardinia '93 International Landfill Symposium," S. Margherita di Pula, Cagliari, Italy, with the support of the IGS.

  • Approval by the IGS Council of the formation of the French Chapter.
  • Approval by the IGS Council of the formation of the German Chapter.
  • Approval by the IGS Council of the formation of the Korea Chapter.

1993 Dec. The eighth IGS Membership Directory includes 1476 individual members, 50 corporate members, and 82 student members.

1994 Jan. The Mercer Lecture is awarded to J.P. Gourc.

1994 Sept. "Fifth International Conference on Geotextiles, Geomembranes, and Related Products," Singapore. (Third IGS conference.)

  • Third general assembly of the IGS.
  • Change of name to International Geosynthetics Society by the general assembly.
  • Extension of membership privileges to all students at no cost over local chapter dues.
    The IGS Plaque presented to Terry Ingold.
  • Second IGS Awards presented to Dr. R.J. Bathurst, Dr. R.A. Jewell, Dr. R.M. Koerner. Jointly to Dr. J.P. Giroud and Dr. R. Bonaparte. Jointly to Dr. F. Tatsuoka, Mr. M. Tateyama, Dr. O. Murata, and Dr. H. Tarumi. Young IGS Member Achievement Award to Mr. J.A. McKelvey, III.
  • Special Finalist Recognition Award to Dr. I.D. Peggs.
  • The sixth IGS Council is formed.
  • Honorary membership presented to Gert den Hoedt.
  • The Giroud Lecture is established by the IGS Council.
  • Approval by the IGS Council of the formation of the Latin American Chapter. Chapter not formed.
  • Geosynthetics International, an international technical journal published by Industrial Fabrics Association International, becomes an official journal of the IGS.

1994 Dec. The Mercer Lecture is delivered by J. P. Gourc.
The ninth IGS Membership Directory includes 1644 individuals, 59 corporate members and 81 student members.

1995 Feb. "Geosynthetics '95," North American Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Organized under the auspices of the IGS.


1995 May "The Practice of Soil Reinforcing in Europe," London, England, with the support of the IGS.

1995 Sept. "Rencontres '95," Geotextiles and Geomembranes Conference, Beaune, France, with the support of the IGS

  • Approval by the IGS Council of the formation of the South African Chapter.

1995 Oct. "Sardinia '95," Fifth International Landfill Symposium, S. Margherita di Pula, Cagliari, Italy, with the support of the IGS.

1995 Nov. "Landfill Containment" seminar, Glasgow, Scotland, with the support of the IGS.

1995 Dec. The tenth IGS Membership Directory includes 1596 individuals, 62 corporate members, and 100 student members.

1996 Jan. Approval by the IGS Council of the formation of the Romanian Chapter.

1996 May "Geofilters '96," Montreal, Canada, with the support of IGS.

1996 Sept."EuroGeo1," First European Conference on Geosynthetics, Maastricht, The Netherlands. Organized under the auspices of the IGS.

  • Third IGS Awards presented to Mr. Karl-Heinz Blume, Dr. Ennio Palmeira, Dr. R. Kerry Rowe.
  • Young IGS Member Award to Dr. Jorge Zornberg.
  • The seventh IGS Council is formed.


1996 Oct.

  • The Mercer Lecture is awarded to F. Tatsuoka.
  • The first Giroud Lecture is awarded to R.M. Koerner.

1996 Nov.

  • International Symposium "Recent Case Histories and Developments in the Design of Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Retaining Walls," Tokyo, Japan, with the support of the IGS.
  • "IS Kyushu '96," International Symposium on Earth Reinforcement, Fukuoka, Japan with the support of the IGS.

1996 Dec. The eleventh IGS Membership Directory includes 1485 individuals, 71 corporate members and 62 student members.

1997 Jan. Approval by the IGS Council of the formation of the Brazilian Chapter.

1997 Mar. "Geosynthetics '97," North American Conference, Long Beach, California, USA. Organized under the auspices of the IGS.

  • The Asian Activities Committee is formed.
  • The Mercer Lecture is delivered by F. Tatsuoka


1997 Oct.

  • "Rencontres '97," Geotextiles and Geomembranes Conference, Reims, France, with the support of the IGS.
  • "PIANC '97," Reims, France, with the support of the IGS.

1997 Oct. "Sardinia '97," Sixth International Landfill Symposium, S. Margherita di Pula, Cagliari, Italy, with the support of the IGS.

1997 Nov. "Geosynthetics Asia '97," First Asian Regional Conference, Bangalore, India. Organized under the auspices of the IGS.

  • Approval by the IGS Council of the formation of the West Pacific Regional Chapter.

1997 Dec. The twelfth IGS Membership Directory includes 1776 individuals, 70 corporate members, and 140 student members.

1998 Mar. "Sixth International Conference on Geotextiles, Geomembranes, related products and associated technologies," Atlanta, USA. (Fourth IGS Conference)

  • Fourth general assembly of the IGS.
  • The fourth IGS Awards presented to R.J. Fannin, H. Miki. Jointly to R. Bathurst and Z. Cai. Jointly to T. Ingold, C. Jenner, C. Lawson and B. Myles. Jointly to R. Wilson-Fahmy, D. Narejo and R. M. Koerner.
  • Young IGS Member Award to S. Merry.
  • The eighth IGS Council is formed.
  • The Mercer Lecture is awarded to A. McGown.
  • The South American Activities Committee is formed.
  • The first Giroud Lecture is delivered by R.M. Koerner.

1998 Dec. The thirteenth IGS Membership Directory includes 1832 individuals, 78 corporate members, and 152 student members.

1999 Apr. "Geosynthetics '99," North American Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Organized under the auspices of IGS.

  • The Mercer Lecture is delivered by A. McGown.
  • Approval by the IGS Council of the formation of the Spanish Chapter.
  • A new Service Award is established by the IGS Council.

1999 Oct.

  • "Sardinia '99," Seventh International Landfill Symposium, S. Margherita di Pula, Cagliari, Italy, with the support of the IGS.
  • "Rencontres '99," Geotextiles and Geomembranes Conference, Bordeaux, France, with the support of the IGS.
  • "3rd Brazilian Symposium on Geosynthetics/1st South American Symposium on Geosynthetics," Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with the support of the IGS.

1999 Dec. The fourteenth IGS Membership Directory includes 1635 individuals, 81 corporate members, and 80 student members.

2000 May "Geosynthetics Asia 2000," Second IGS Asian Regional Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia under the auspices of the IGS.

  • The first Student Awards presented to J.P. Sampath Kumar, India; Liang Hong Lim, Malaysia; Young In Oh, Korea; Masahiro Shinoda, Japan; Chairat Teerawattanasuk, Thailand; Yuen-Hao Ting, Taiwan; R.O.C.; Dave Walters, Canada; Jinghai, Wu, P.R. China; Xia Zhu, Singapore.
  • The Giroud Lecture is awarded to R. K. Rowe.

2000 June The "4th International Conference on Ground Improvement," Helsinki, Finland, with the support of the IGS.

2000 July "Terr@A International Conference, New Trends in Water and Environmental Engineering for Safety and Life," Capri, Napoli, Italy, with the support of the IGS.

2000 Aug. "GeoDenver 2000," Boulder, Colorado, USA, with the support of the IGS

2000 Oct. "EuroGeo 2000," Second IGS European Geosynthetics Conference and Exhibition, Bologna, Italy. Organized under the auspices of the IGS.

  • The Ninth IGS Council is formed.
  • The Fifth IGS Awards presented jointly to J.P. Gourc and K. Warlouzel. Jointly to Dr. Ing. D. Cazzuffi, P. Rimoldi, A. Scuero, and P. Sembenelli.
  • Young IGS Member Award to T. Uchimura.
  • The Second Student Awards presented to: Andrea Agosti, Italy; Marcos Barreto de Mendonça, Brazil; Silke Braumandl, Germany; Florin Iosif, Romania; Enrique Asanza Izquierdo, Spain; Liza du Preez, South Africa; Colin Puch, United Kingdom; Nathalie Thouze-Foltz, France.

2000 Nov. "GeoEng 2000," Melbourne, Australia, with the support of the IGS.

2000 Dec. The fifteenth IGS Membership Directory includes 1826 individuals, 88 corporate members, and 107 student members.

2001 Jan.

  • Approval by the IGS Council of the formation of the Belgium Chapter.
  • Approval by the IGS Council of the formation of the Peruvian Chapter.
  • Approval by the IGS Council of the formation of the Turkish Chapter.

2001 Feb. "Geosynthetics 2001," North American Conference, Portland, Oregon, USA. Organized under the auspices of the IGS.

  • The first IGS Service Award was presented to D. Elton.

2001 Aug. The Mercer Lecture is awarded to R. J. Bathurst.

2001 Nov. "International Symposium on Earth Reinforcement (IS Kyushu 2001)," Fukuoka, Japan, with the support of the IGS.

  • IGS Service Awards presented to T. Akagi and C. Lawson.


2001 Dec. The sixteenth IGS Membership Directory includes 1841 individuals, 90 corporate members and 81 student members.

2002 Sept. "Seventh International Conference on Geotextiles, Geomembranes, Related Products and Associated Technologies," Nice, France. (Fifth IGS Conference)

  • Fifth general assembly of the IGS.
  • The Third Student Awards presented to: Laurent Briançon, France; A.H. de Bondt, The Netherlands; Stefan Cantré, Germany; Ding Li , China; André R.S. Fahel, Brazil; Daiki Hirakawa, Japan; Jae-Yeol Lee, Korea; Maria Rossella Massimino, Italy; Catriona Miller, United Kingdom; Javier Moreno, Spain; Ernest Olinic, Romania; John Pavlakis, South Africa; K. Ramu, India; Don Saunders, North America.
  • The Giroud Lecture is delivered by R.K. Rowe
  • The Sixth IGS Awards presented to: T.M. Allen, I. Al-Qadi, J.S. Thornton, Colbond-W. Voskamp. Jointly to: B. Christopher, J. DiMaggio, V. Elias.
  • The IGS Plaque presented to Liu Zong Yao, Wang Zheng Hong, Wang Yu Ren.
  • Honorary membership presented to Dr. J. P. Giroud.
  • IGS Service Award presented to Jean Renard.
  • The Tenth IGS Council is formed.
  • Approval by the IGS Council of the formation of the Australasian Chapter.
  • Approval by the IGS Council of the formation of the Thailand Chapter.
  • The North American Activities Committee is formed.
  • The Communication Committee is formed.

2002 Dec. The seventeenth IGS Membership Directory includes 1792 individuals, 94 corporate members and 130 student members.

2003 Mar.

  • Approval by the IGS Council of the formation of the Portuguese Chapter.
  • Approval by the IGS Council of the formation of the Czech Chapter.
  • Approval by the IGS Council to expand the council meeting format to 3 days: officers, committees, council.

2003 May

  • “Fast Slope Movements-Prediction and Prevention for Risk Mitigation,” Naples, Italy, with the support of the IGS.
  • “Occurrence and Mechanisms of Flows in Natural Slopes and Earthfills,” (IW-Flows2003) Workshop, Sorrento, Italy, with the support of the IGS.

2003 Sept. “North American Geosynthetics Society (NAGS) Conference,” Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada with the support of the IGS.

  • The Mercer Lecture is delivered by Richard J. Bathurst.

2003 Dec. The eighteenth IGS Membership Directory includes 1757 individuals, 93 corporate members and 142 student members.

2004 Mar. “EuroGeo3,” Third IGS European Geosynthetics Conference and Exhibition, Munich, Germany. Organized under the auspices of the IGS.

  • The Fourth Student Awards presented to: Margarida Pinho Lopes, Portugal; Dianea Tenea, Romania; Jan Kupec, United Kingdom; Axel Ruiken, Germany; Sidnei Heider Cardoso Teixeira, Brazil; Enrico Crippa, Italy; Anton Bain, South Africa; Bruno Chareyre, France; Sofie Desot, Belgium.
  • The Mercer Lecture is delivered by Dr. R.J. Bathurst.

2004 June “GeoAsia 2004.” Third IGS Asian Regional Conference on Geosynthetics, Seoul, Korea. Organized under the auspices of the IGS.

  • The Fourth Student Awards presented to: Wang Jun-Qi, China; S. Jayalekshmi, India; Fadzilah Saidin, North America; Phoon Hung Leong, Singapore; Kouichi Inoue, Japan; Min Ho Jang, Korea.
  • The Eleventh IGS Council is formed.
  • The Seventh IGS Awards: J.P. Giroud, M. Shinoda, J. Zornberg. Jointly to R.K. Rowe and A.L. Li. Jointly to E. Palmeira and M. Gardoni.
  • Young IGS Member Award to J. Kupec.
  • IGS Service Award presented to J. Paul.
  • The Mercer Lecture is delivered by Dr. R.J. Bathurst.

2004 Sept.

  • “International Conference on Eco-Engineering – The Use of Vegetation to Improve Slope Stability,” Thessaloniki, Greece. Organized under the auspices of the IGS.
  • “International Conference on the Use of Geosynthetics in Soil Reinforcement and Dynamics," Dresden, Germany. Organized under the auspices of the IGS.

2004 Oct. “Geofilters 2004,” Fourth International Conference on Filters and Drainage in Geotechnical & Environmental Engineering, Stellenbosch, South Africa. Organized under the auspices of the IGS.

2004 Dec. The nineteenth IGS Membership Directory includes 1737 individuals, 96 corporate members and 264 student members.

2005 Jan. “GeoFrontiers 2005”, Austin, Texas USA under the auspices of the IGS.

2005 Mar.

  • “45th Rankine Lecture” “Long term performance of barrier systems: theory and practice; geotechnics and geosynthetics” Dr. R.Kerry Rowe, Imperial College London, UK
  • “International Workshop on Hydro-Physico-Mechanics of Landfills”, Grenoble, France organized under the auspices of the IGS.

2005 Sept.

  • Approval by the IGS Council of the formation of the Greek (HGS) Chapter.

2005 Oct.

  • Sardinia 2005, “Tenth International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium”, S.Margherita di Pula, Cagliari, Italy organized under the auspices of the IGS.
  • Mercer Lecture is delivered by Dr. J.P. Giroud.

2005 Nov. The IGS celebrated “20 years of IGS NEWS”.

2005 Dec.

  • “Tsunami Reconstruction with Geosynthetics: Protection, Mitigation and Rehabilitation of Coastal and Waterway Erosion Control”, Pathumthani, Thailand, organized under the auspices of the IGS.
  • "GRI“GRI-19 and NAGS 2005”, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, organized under the auspices of the IGS.
  • The twentieth IGS Membership Directory includes 1756 individual members, 102 corporate members and 212 student members.

2006 April.

  • Sixth Geo-Environmental Engineering Seminar, Kyoto, Japan organized under the auspices of the IGS.
  • The Mercer Lecture is delivered by Dr. J.P. Giroud.

2006 May

  • “XIIIth Danube-European Conference on Geotechnical Engineering”, Ljubljana, Slovenia organized under the auspices of the IGS.

2006 June

  • “5th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics”, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, organized under the auspices of the IGS.
  • Approval by the IGS Council of the formation of the Chilean Chapter.
  • Approval by the IGS Council of the formation of the Mexican Chapter.
  • "Rencontres Géosynthétiques 2006", Montpellier, France, organized under the auspices of the IGS.

2006 Sept.

  • “8th International Conference on Geosynthetics (8ICG)”, Yokohama, Japan
  • The Sixth General Assembly of the IGS.
  • The Twelfth IGS Council is formed.
  • The African Activities Committee is formed.
  • The Eighth IGS Awards presented to: A. Aydilek, M. Bouazza, GSE Lining Technology-B. Ramsey.
  • Young IGS Member Award presented to: Y.I. Oh and jointly to N. Touze-Foltz and F. Cartaud.
  • The Fifth Student Awards presented to: A. Baicu (Romania), C. Benjamim (Brazil), F. Bussert (Germany), G. Fowmes (United Kingdom), S.B. Kim (Korea), K. Lange (North America), B. LeHello (France), A. LoGrasso (Italy), S. Nakajima (Japan), T. Tanchaisawat (Thailand), Y. Zhuang (China P.R.).
  • Honorary membership is presented to: Dr. R. K. Rowe
  • The IGS Plaque is presented to: Dr. R.J. Bathurst, Ir. Wim Voskamp.
  • The first IGS Achievement Awards are presented.
  • The IGS Pioneer ceremony is held.
  • The Mercer Lecture is delivered by Dr. J.P. Giroud.
  • The IGS Giroud Lecture is delivered by C. Lawson.
  • The 2005 Rankine Lecture is delivered by Dr. R.K. Rowe.

2006 Nov.

  • “Two Decades of Geosynthetics in India” Applications of Geosynthetics, New Delhi, India, organized under the auspices of the IGS.
  • “International Conference on New Developments in Geoenvironmental and Geotechnical Engineering”, Incheon, Korea, organized under the auspices of the IGS.

2006 Dec.

  • The twenty-first IGS Membership Directory includes 1869 individual members, 112 corporate members and 126 student members.

2007 Jan.

  • “Geosynthetics 2007”, Washington, DC, USA, organized under the auspices of the IGS.

2007 Feb.

  • K-Geo 2007, Munich, Germany organized under the auspices of the IGS.
  • IGS Service Award is presented to R. Floss

2007 May

  • "Seventh GeoEnvironmental Engineering Seminar", Grenoble, France, organized under the auspices of the IGS.

2007 July

  • The Mercer Lecture is delivered by Dr. Ennio M. Palmeira.

2007 Oct.

  • “Sardinia 2007, 11th International Waste Management & Landfill Symposium”, S. Margherita di Pula, Cagliari, Italy organized under the auspices of the IGS.
  • Approval by the IGS Council of the formation of the Philippine Chapter.

2007 Nov.

  • “IS Kyushu’07, 5th International Symposium on Earth Reinforcement”, Fukuoka, Japan, organized under the auspices of the IGS.
  • “XXI Geotechnical Engineering Conference of Torino “Geosynthetics and Environment”, Torino, Italy, organized under the auspices of the IGS.

2007 Dec.

  • “International Symposium on Geotechnical Engineering, Ground Improvement & Geosynthetics for Human Security & Environmental Preservation”, Bangkok, Thailand, organized under the auspices of the IGS.
  • The Mercer Lecture is delivered by Dr. Ennio M. Palmeira.
  • The twenty-second IGS Membership Directory includes 1901 individual members, 112 corporate members and 95 student members.