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Geotechnical News • September 2013
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GeoWorld: T
network
With over 3,000 active members,
GeoWorld- founded less than 2 years
ago by the International Society for
Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical
Engineering (ISSMGE) and Geoengi-
neer.org (The International Informa-
tion Center for Geoprofessionals)- has
grown into a large online community
of geotechnical engineering and other
geoprofessionals, who use this free
online platform to easily create and
maintain a professional image online,
but also exchange ideas and learn
from each other’s knowledge and
experience. More and more individu-
als and organizations who share the
vision of ISSMGE and Geoengineer.
org to advance the geoprofession, have
adopted and supported GeoWorld,
including renowned geo-experts, both
academicians and practitioners.
One of the reasons GeoWorld is used
by more and more geoprofessionals,
companies and organizations world-
wide, is that it is not only built to con-
nect you on a professional level to the
people you already know, but to also
aid you to expand your network. The
related benefits can help you advance
partners, and most of all to truly learn
from other geo-experts.
The technical forums
A great example of a learning tool
developed just a few months ago by
the GeoWorld team, are the New
Technical Forums
. The Forums are the place
to ask geo-technical questions and get
meaningful answers, and also provide
you the opportunity to showcase your
expertise while helping others.
Among the advantages of the New
GeoWorld Technical Forums are their
unique focus on technical issues and
the fact that all postings are tied to
each individual’s or company’s/orga-
nization’s GeoWorld account. Thus,
members of GeoWorld can establish
a professional reputation by actively
participating in the forums and provid-
ing useful feedback to colleagues
worldwide. What is more, as opposed
to forums available elsewhere, as well
as social media groups, these forums
are shared with all members (i.e., each
group does not have its own forum) so
that there is one central location where
all questions are asked and answered!
-expert near
you
Another useful innovative tool created
by GeoWorld, is a worldwide interac-
tive map, depicting the location of all
GeoWorld members, companies and
organizations, as well as recent indus-
try news, events and case histories.
GeoMap
is being upgraded constantly
with data points that are of interest to
geoprofessionals and has proven to be
a key facilitator for the office, or while
on business/field trips or conferences.
New tools coming up!
New online tools that are valuable to
the geoprofession will be launched
soon, as part of the constant improve-
ments and additions made in Geo-
World. Stay tuned and if you are not
already a member, you can sign up
easily and at no cost at all at
Marietta Zarogiannopoulou
Marketing Director
http://myGeoWorld.info
GEOENGINEER.ORG