The 2025 Annual Conference Just Got Bigger!
The 2025 GBA Annual Conference: Guardians of the Earth (April 24-26) is shaping up to be one of the most impactful yet—and we just added one more reason to join us in Savannah this April. Newly added to the program is a presentation that hits especially close to home.
The presentation on Friday, April 25, will focus on the critical infrastructural challenges caused by the bulkhead collapse of the ferry landing between the Savannah Convention Center and the Westin Hotel—where the GBA Annual Conference is being held.
On the morning of June 18, 2022, movements at the ferry landing resulted in a substantial crack in the brick-paved plaza. Guoming Lin, Ph.D, G.E., BC.GE (Terracon) was called in by the City of Savannah to assist with the emergency response. In this presentation, Dr. Lin will reconstruct the progressive failure process and emergency response, discuss findings in the investigation, and share repair design considerations.
Dr. Lin is a vice president and senior geotechnical consultant with Terracon Consultants in Savannah, Georgia. He has more than 30 years of experience and provided geotechnical consulting to thousands of projects including Georgia Ports, Kinder Morgan Elba Island LNG Terminal, and the Hyundai EV plant near Savannah.
Dr. Lin is a licensed geotechnical engineer (G.E.) in California and a professional engineer in several states. He is a board-certified geotechnical engineer (BC.GE) by the Academy of Geoprofessionals and has authored more than 20 technical papers.
In addition to the “Hutchinson Island Ferry Landing Bulkhead Collapse,” other sessions at the GBA Annual Conference include:
• Thriving in the Tech Age: The Changing Role of Consulting Engineers
• 6 Keys to Building a Championship Engineering Firm
• Field Documentation – What Really Happens in Legal Disputes
• 5 Components of Extraordinary Teams
• Business Round Tables
GBA’s Annual Conference is a unique opportunity to engage with geoprofessional industry leaders, build connections with peers and mentors, and elevate your professional profile. This event dives deep into practical insights and business acumen that you may not have learned in school. And outside the general session room, you’ll immerse yourself in a collaborative environment where competition takes a back seat and knowledge-sharing reigns.
