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GBA Business Technology Committee Drones offer geoprofessionals a means to enhance their reconnaissance or basemap quality. While free aerial photos are widely accessible online, there are instances where a higher resolution or improved shadows are necessary for specific presentations or gaining a d...
GBA has a long history of sharing the painful and sometimes expensive lessons its member firms have learned through its popular GBA Case History series. Member firms can also learn from one another from projects that turned out successfully. In the newest Case History – #116 – a GBA member firm ...
GBA Multimedia Delivery Committee Have you ever wondered how a skilled coach might be able to help you or your firm? GBA’s Multimedia Delivery Committee launched a new GBA Podcast series called “Leadership Lounge” that features exclusive interviews with business coaches on topics li...
Get a glimpse into the Winter Leadership Summit in this special video recap by GBA President Matt Moler, P.E. (S&ME, Inc.) as he shares how the event helps GBA committees drive the organization forward. In his message, Moler highlights the contributions of GBA’s volunteer leaders – members...
GBA Multimedia Delivery Committee GBA’s Multimedia Delivery Committee launched a new GBA Podcast series called “Management Best Practices” that will dive into some of the unique challenges faced by geoprofessional consulting managers and supervisors. Becoming a manager or supervisor i...
GBA Board of Directors Based on our strategic objectives, feedback from members, and historical data, the GBA Board of Directors has adopted a new schedule of events, beginning this year. GBA’s goal with these events remains to deliver conferences that have high-value content, provide collaborat...
Nominations are now being accepted for the Professional Practice Ethics & Leadership Award (PPEL), jointly presented by GBA and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). This award honors the accomplishments of a licensed professional engineer who displays outstanding engineering ...
The start of a new year offers geoprofessionals the opportunity to set goals for professional growth and excellence. These resolutions are the waypoints on the roadmap of personal and professional growth. They will help you excel as a consultant, community member, and colleague and contribute to th...
GBA is happy to announce our continued collaboration with the Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists (AEG), signified by the renewal of our organizations’ Memorandum of Understanding. GBA and AEG first signed an MOU in 2017, which has served as a foundation for collabor...
GBA Conference Program Committee Geoprofessionals from across North America will come together at GBA’s 2024 Annual Conference, taking place April 18-20, 2024 at the JW Marriott, Anaheim Resort in Anaheim, California. Registration is open now! This year’s theme is “Champion Excellenc...
Everyone who attended GBA’s 2023 Fall Conference agreed that the presentations were valuable and outstanding. Each was educational, entertaining, and inspiring. Now you can watch, listen to, and learn from these speakers, too – on your own schedule. The recordings have been available to those wh...
We are wrapping up our three-part holiday gift guide for geoprofessionals. With more than 40 items included at a wide range of price points, there is truly something for everyone. From lighthearted stocking stuffers and clever task management solutions to professional reference materials and tools, ...
Are you still looking for that perfect gift for the geoprofessional in your life? It could be something to bring a smile during the workday, help them meet their professional development goals, take away work-related hassles, or perhaps help them take their mind off things and enjoy recreational tim...
Geoprofessionals are a diverse group of people who spend their working hours solving problems, creating unique solutions, and putting together puzzles that impact communities. The term geoprofessional describes individuals with a variety of backgrounds and interests across the fields of eng...
By: Dan Schaefer, P.E. (Froehling & Robertson, Inc.) I was born and raised in Rochester, New York. After reading the children’s book “Who Built the Highway” at an early age, I was hooked and knew that somehow, someway, I was going to be involved in construction. For my seventh birthday, I ...