2013 Fall Conference Proceedings
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1969
GBA is launched as ASFE
1969
Loss-Prevention Seminars
Now incorporated into GBA Conference content
1970
Standard Clauses
1970
Free Publications
All materials are available free to all members
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
Audio Education Prog...
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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,
FUNDAMENTALS OF FIELD REPRESENTATION, PROGRAM 01 “FIELD REPRESENTATIVES AND THE LAW”
Part of GBA's outstanding audio education; designed for one-on-one listening by field representatives, and/or as material to spur discussion during brownbag seminars or other......
FUNDAMENTALS OF FIELD REPRESENTATION, PROGRAM 02 “THE DUTY OF CARE”
Part of GBA's outstanding audio education; designed for one-on-one listening by field representatives, and/or as material to spur discussion during brownbag seminars or other......
FUNDAMENTALS OF FIELD REPRESENTATION, PROGRAM 03 “EFFECTIVE REPORTING”
Part of GBA's outstanding audio education; designed for one-on-one listening by field representatives, and/or as material to spur discussion during brownbag seminars or other......
FUNDAMENTALS OF FIELD REPRESENTATION, PROGRAM 04 “PERSONAL DIPLOMACY”
Part of GBA's outstanding audio education; designed for one-on-one listening by field representatives, and/or as material to spur discussion during brownbag seminars or other......
FUNDAMENTALS OF FIELD REPRESENTATION, PROGRAM 05 “SAFETY”
Part of GBA's outstanding audio education; designed for one-on-one listening by field representatives, and/or as material to spur discussion during brownbag seminars or other......
FUNDAMENTALS OF FIELD REPRESENTATION, PROGRAM 06 “BRIEFING AND BEING BRIEFED”
Part of GBA's outstanding audio education; designed for one-on-one listening by field representatives, and/or as material to spur discussion during brownbag seminars or other......
GAI Consultants’ Peer Review Experience
How valuable is Peer Review? GBA's newest publication — GAI's Peer Review Experience — illustrates the answer. The firm has undergone seven Peer Reviews since 1983, moving from a two-office organizati...
GBA BEST PRACTICES: AVOIDING ABSOLUTES
Absolutes are words that connote an extreme condition; e.g., absolutely no exceptions. They are most commonly thought of as modifiers - adjectives and adverbs - but also occur as nouns, pronouns......
GBA BEST PRACTICES: AVOIDING ALLEGATIONS OF CORRUPTION
As "Avoiding Allegations of Corruption" points out, "It's not enough to maintain what you believe is your own and your firm's professional integrity. You need to know what the applicable laws are......
GBA BEST PRACTICES: BRIDGE THE GAP
The Geoprofessional Business Association (GBA)’s Best Practices: Bridge the Gap presents the recommendations developed by a Special Task Force formed by GBA to address the gap between the responsibil...
GBA BEST PRACTICES: CONFRONTING WORKPLACE BULLYING
GBA's Business Practices Committee developed this GBA Best Practices monograph in response to a national survey indicating that 35% of the U.S. workforce - 53.5 million people - say they've been......
GBA BEST PRACTICES: DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION BEST PRACTICES IN THE GEOPROFESSIONS
In this document DEI committee defines Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, explains the advantages of diversity in workplaces with proven research data, and how the geoprofessional industry is adapting a...
GBA BEST PRACTICES: DO’s and DON’Ts for FACTS WITNESSES
Geoprofessionals are often called to act as fact witnesses during lawsuits. This document provides considerations for geoprofessionals called upon to testify as a fact witness....
GBA BEST PRACTICES: DOCUMENTATION-MANAGEMENT FUNDAMENTALS
In Documentation-Management Fundamentals, GBA's Business Practices Committee addresses the why, how, who, when, and where of an effective documentation-management policy. The document comprises two......