2013 Fall Conference Proceedings
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1969
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1969
Loss-Prevention Seminars
Now incorporated into GBA Conference content
1970
Standard Clauses
1970
Free Publications
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1971
Limitation of Liability
The most significant AE contract provision of the past 40 years
1972
Fundamentals of Professional Practice
A unique six-month program for firms' rising stars
1972
Case Histories
101 cases of geoprofessional mistakes, presented to help others learn
1972
Report Review
An early sharing/self-help program
1972
Loss Prevention Manual
Since replaced by a variety of specific, in-depth guides and manuals
1972
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Reinbold Addresses GBA Leaders on the Year Ahead
Welcome to the GBA Winter Leadership Conference.
ASFE Changes Its Name to Geoprofessional Business Association
Geoprofessional Business Association (GBA) is the new name of the organization formerly known as ASFE/The Geoprofessional Business Association.
New Year Resolutions for Geoprofessionals
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 the elevation of geoprofessional value as a whole.
Here are some suggestions as you prepare to learn, grow, and improve in 2024:
Believe that all injuries are avoidable (there is no such thing as an accident) and act accordingly.
Be involved in community service.
Share a project story with GBA as a Case History.
Practice continual teaching (mentor/train), transfer knowledge.
Share a link to an article of interest for possible inclusion in GBA’s NEWSlog.
Attend a GBA con...
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Herodotus of Halicarnassus, the fifth-century BC Greek researcher and storyteller, is generally recognized as the world’s first historian. In his book The Histories, as translated by A.D. Godley in 1924, he supposedly wrote,
INTERVIEWS AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS: FOUNDERS PANEL DISCUSSION 1
In one-on-one interviews, and during panel discussions, Geoprofessional Business Association (GBA, formerly ASFE) founders respond to questions posed by then-GBA Executive Vice President John Bachner....
INTERVIEWS AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS: FOUNDERS PANEL DISCUSSION 2
In one-on-one interviews, and during panel discussions, Geoprofessional Business Association (GBA, formerly ASFE) founders respond to questions posed by then-GBA Executive Vice President John Bachner....
INTERVIEWS AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS: THE FOUNDERS – ALFRED C. ACKENHEIL, PhD., P.E.
In one-on-one interviews, and during panel discussions, Geoprofessional Business Association (GBA, formerly ASFE) founders respond to questions posed by then-GBA Executive Vice President John Bachner....
INTERVIEWS AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS: THE FOUNDERS – BRAMLETTE MCCLELLAND, D.Eng., P.E.
In one-on-one interviews, and during panel discussions, Geoprofessional Business Association (GBA, formerly ASFE) founders respond to questions posed by then-GBA Executive Vice President John Bachner....
INTERVIEWS AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS: THE FOUNDERS – EDWARD B. HOWELL, J.D.
In one-on-one interviews, and during panel discussions, Geoprofessional Business Association (GBA, formerly ASFE) founders respond to questions posed by then-GBA Executive Vice President John Bachner....
INTERVIEWS AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS: THE FOUNDERS – ELIO D’APPOLONIA, PhD., P.E.
In one-on-one interviews, and during panel discussions, Geoprofessional Business Association (GBA, formerly ASFE) founders respond to questions posed by then-GBA Executive Vice President John Bachner....
INTERVIEWS AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS: THE FOUNDERS – HARL P. ALDRICH, ScD., P.E.
In one-on-one interviews, and during panel discussions, Geoprofessional Business Association (GBA, formerly ASFE) founders respond to questions posed by then-GBA Executive Vice President John Bachner....
INTERVIEWS AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS: THE FOUNDERS – JAMES J. SCHNABEL, P.E.
In one-on-one interviews, and during panel discussions, Geoprofessional Business Association (GBA, formerly ASFE) founders respond to questions posed by then-GBA Executive Vice President John Bachner....
IPM CASE HISTORY NO. 2
ASFE Issues in Practice Management Case History 2: One of a major firm's newest employees discovered that he had a curable form of cancer. His short tenure made him ineligible for additional......
LEOPOLD HIRSCHFELDT AND JAMES ROBERT DAVIS MEMORIAL LECTURE
Presented by Elio D'Appolonia at GBA's April 1983 Annual Meeting, this lecture honors the memories of Leopold Hirschfeldt and James Robert Davis. Titled Reflections on the Growth......
LIMITATION OF LAIBILITY CASE INDEX
An index of cases contesting the validity of limitation of liability provisions. GBA introduced the limitation of liability concept to the design and environmental professions in 1970......
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: A HANDBOOK FOR DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS, SECOND EDITION
A comprehensive "how-to" that provides in-depth discussion of limitation of liability provisions. Topics include: an overview of risk management and specific guidance on the benefits of seeking......
LIMITATION OF LIABILTY CASE INDEX
An index of cases contesting the validity of limitation of liability provisions. GBA introduced the limitation of liability concept to the design and environmental professions in 1970......
LOSS PREVENTION TEST KIT
Designed to help firms assess the loss prevention knowledge of prospective employees, new hires, and others on staff, the kit - in book form - consists of five case histories each of which is......