The Technical Coordination Council (TCC)

Introduction

The Technical Coordination Council (TCC) of the Geo-Institute is a group of eight councilors who coordinate technical activities between the different technical committees, councils, task forces, and the Board of Governors.

Vision Statement

The TCC seeks to make the Geo-Institute recognized worldwide as technically excellent in the products and services that it offers. Further, it strives to make the Geo-Institute a world leader in development and dissemination of high quality technology.

Mission Statement

The mission of the TCC of the Geo-Institute is to provide leadership on technical issues and to enable individuals, technical committees, task forces and councils to advance the state-of-art and state-of-practice of the geo-industry.

Goals

The TCC aims:

To coordinate technical activities between the technical committees.
To advise the Board of Governors on technical issues.
To collaborate with local, national and international geo-professional organizations at the technical level.
To enhance and promote technology transfer.
To make the Geo-Institute a world leader in the development and dissemination of information supporting high quality technical and educational practices.
To be a world leader encouraging and publishing research.
To promote quality in educational programs.
To promote technical standards.
To provide leadership on public policy issues of importance to the geo-industry.

The Councilors

Councilor Technical Committee Assignments

Shobha Bhatia:
Earthquake Engineering & Soil Dynamics; Geosynthetics; Scour & Erosion Control

Gordon Boutwell:
Embankments, Dams, and Slopes; Geoenvironmental Engineering; Shallow Foundations

Roman Hryciw:
Computer Geotechnics; Engineering Geology & Site Characterization; Underground Construction

Jim Hussin:
Deep Foundations; Grouting; Soil Improvement

Jeffrey Keaton
Risk Assessment & Management; Soil Properties & Modeling; Unsaturated Soils

Barbara Luke, TCC Chair:
Geophysical Engineering; Rock Mechanics

Kevan Sharp:
Earth Retaining Structures; Pavements; MSE Wall Task Force

Speaker's Bureau
The purpose of the Speaker's Bureau is to provide members of the Geo-Institute, including local Sections and Branches, with a database of G-I members who are willing to make presentations on specific geotechnical topics. A call for speaker volunteers is currently underway. G-I members can get on the list to become a speaker.

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