Short Courses

Exceptional Opportunity for Full Conference Attendees: Pay $50 for your choice of any of the short courses that are priced at $300 for all other attendees!

Special registration fee for full-Conference registrants: $ 50.00 per person
Registration fee: $ 300.00 per person
  • Registration includes refreshments, lunch, handouts
  • Participants receive 7 Professional Development Hours (PDHs)


    • A summary of the short courses is provided below. Follow the links for each course for additional information about the agenda, instructors and sponsoring organizations.

    Title Instructors
    SC1 Soil Erosion - Problems, Regulations and Solutions Coordinators:
    Jean-Louis Briaud, Texas A & M University
    Shobha Bathia, Syracuse University
    (with 6 additional instructors)
    SC2 Static and Seismic Stability of Solid-Waste Landfills Jonathan Bray, U. of California at Berkeley
    Edward Kavazanjian, Arizona State University
    Ellen Rathje, University of Texas at Austin
    SC3 QC/QA of Geosynthetics George Koerner,Geosynthetic Institute(GSI)
    Sam Allen, Texas Research International (TRI)
    Mark Sieracke, STS Consultants
    SC4 Professional Practice 101: The Essentials of Risk Management and Profitability for Project Managers John Bachner, Bachner Communications, Inc.
    SC5 Practical Geophysics for Geotechnical Investigations
    Ronald S. Bell, ENW Services
    (with additional instructors)
    SC6 Introduction to Waste Containment Craig Benson, University of Wisconsin at Madison
    Charles Shackelford, Colorado State University
    Jorge Zornberg, University of Texas at Austin
    SC7 Construction Monitoring and Acceptance of Deep Foundations Jerry DiMaggio, Federal Highway Administration
    George Goble, Independent Consultant
    SC8 Reinforced Soil Structures: Design Methods, Issues and Innovations Barry Christopher, Independent Consultant
    SC9 Innovation in Grouting: The Developments 2000-2005 Coordinator:
    Donald Bruce, Geosystems, L.P.
    (with 6 additional instructors)








    Jan 24 6:30-8:30pm
    Jan 25 Noon-5:30pm
    Jan 26 10:00am-1:30


    Hilton Austin
    Convention Center Hotel