General Assembly
IPA21GA002EN
17 May 2021

Report 1: Activity Report 2020
Fiscal Year 2020 (1 Apr 2020 – 31 Mar 2021)
Introduction
At the time of the General Assembly in May 2020, it was practically impossible for the Board ofDirectors to predict such a global pandemic of COVID -19. Due to the wide spread of COVID-19, theactivity plan for 2020 was inevitably changed and modified in such a way that the physical meetings
were changed to on-line meeting and the events such as seminars were postponed, as will be
described in the following. Obviously, this unexpected situation has also led to modify the financial planfor 2020.
The activity plan for the fiscal year 2020 was designed to adhere fundamentally to the continuing
development of the following four themes.
1.

Forming and developing the international network

2.

Contribution to society by progressing researches and practices

3.

Contribution to society with human resource development

4.

Functional operation

The achievements for each theme are summarized herein.

1. Forming and developing the international networkA) IPA Newsletters
The quarterly publication of the IPA Newsletter continued in the fiscal year 2020 as follows.
・Vol.5, No.2
・Vol.5, No.3
・Vol.5, No.4
・Vol.6, No.1

June 2020
September 2020
December 2020
March 2021

21 pages
26 pages
23 pages
29 pages

The fourth bound version No.4 in a hard cover which contains the four issues (Vol.5, No.1 toNo.4) was published in March 2021.
B) Periodic convening of the Press-in seminars, symposia and conferencesa.

The Press-in Engineering Seminar
The 12th IPA Press-in Engineering Seminar in Tokyo 2020 was held on Zoom online
system on 30th November 2020 with the title of “Toward a new development of the Pressin Piling Method”. The research outcomes of Technical Committees were presented fromTC 1 “Cantilever type steel tubular pile wall embedded to stiff ground” and TC 3 “Partial
floating sheet pile method”. About 100 participants attended this seminar. The report on theSeminar is found in the Newsletter Vol.5, Issue 4, December 2020.

b.

TC Symposia
The plan of the symposium outside Japan was interrupted because of COVID-19.

c.

International Conference on Press-in Engineering (ICPE) 2021
The second International Conference on Press-in Engineering is scheduled to be held on
19th and 20th June 2021. Due to the COVID-19 situation, the ICPE 2021 organizing
committee decided to hold the conference online. The committee is in the process ofpreparing the conference.
1 /’ 5C) Periodic interaction with other organizations in various countries
a.

China
Due to the prevalence of COVID-19 in China, the planned international conferences by
the CCESS were cancelled. IPA members in China submitted a TC proposal to the IPA
Research Committee (RC) and if it is approved by the RC, the new TC is expected to startfrom the fiscal year 2021.

b.

Japan
The IPA provided online seminars with Japan Press-in Association (JPA) for
disseminating the “Design and construction manual of the Press-in Method, 2020 version”
published in March 2020. Also, the JPA corporate members continued to participate in theworking group of the Technical Committee 4 (TC-4), “Vertical performance and construction
management of sheet piles installed by the Press-in Method and tubular piles installed by
Rotary Cutting Press-in Method”.

c.

IPA Network
IPA encouraged IPA Vice Presidents and corresponding members of Regional Offices tofacilitate interaction activities to expand IPA network.

2. Contribution to society by progressing researches and practices
A) Research Committee
The Research Committee has reviewed the framework for recruitment, establishment,activities and operation of the Technical Committees in order to facilitate their activities. RC isplanning to open a website for open recruitment of the Technical Committees.
Preparations were made to publish the ICPE 2018 papers on external academic searchengines “J-stage”. It’s will be released in the fiscal year 2021.
B) Technical Committeesa.

Technical Committee 1 (TC-1)
Research Subject:
Application of Cantilever Type Steel Tubular Pile Wall Embedded to Stiff Ground
Activity: TC-1 commenced in 2017 with a 4-year research program (an extension of one year
was approved in the fiscal year 2019), and 2020 was the final year for TC-1 toconclude this activity.
 In the fiscal year 2020, one plenary meeting and 3 times working group meetings
were held on online meeting.
 TC-1 prepared the outcomes of the research at the Press-in Engineering Seminar in
November 2020. It will be reported at ICPE 2021.
 8 research papers and one state of the art report were submitted to ICPE 2021, andone paper to the Japanese Geotechnical Society Annual Meeting in 2021.
 TC-1 is going to submit the final report to the Research Committee in August 2021.

b.

Technical Committee 3 (TC-3)
Research Subject:
Expansion of Applicability and Assessment of Seismic Performance of PFS* Method*Partial Floating Sheet-pileActivity:TC-3 commenced in 2017 with a 4-year research program (an extension of one year
was approved in the fiscal year 2019), and 2020 was the final year for TC-3 toconclude its activity.
In the fiscal year 2020, one plenary meeting and 13 times working group meetings
were held on line meeting.
TC-3 prepared the outcomes of the research at the Press-in Engineering Seminar inNovember 2020. It will be reported at ICPE 2021.
5 research papers and one state of the art report were submitted to ICPE 2021, andone paper will be submitted to a Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers in 2021.
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TC-3 is going to draft “Design Manual of PFS Method”, and submit the final report tothe Research Committee in August 2021.

Technical Committee 4 (TC-4)
Research Subject:
Vertical Performance and Construction Management of Sheet Piles Installed by the‘Press-in Method and Tubular Piles Installed by Rotary Cutting Press-in Method
Activity:d.

TC-4 commenced in 2019 with a 3-year research program and 2020 was the secondyear for TC-4.
In this fiscal year 2020, working groups were active and these results were submitted
to ICPE 2021.
The interim report will be submitted to the Research Committee by the end of thefiscal year 2020.
6 research papers were submitted to ICPE 2021.

Technical Committee 5 (TC-5)
Research Subject:
Influence of Operator Skill and Experience on Field Performance of Press-in Piling
Activity:TC-5 is a three-year research activity from 2020, and the fiscal year 2020 was thefirst year for this activity.
A question survey was conducted for the Press-in Piling operators. (Thisquestionnaire asked what kinds of settings for machine operation were selected fora given ground condition.)In the fiscal year 2020, three plenary meetings and several working group meetings
were held.
One research paper was submitted to ICPE 2021.

C) Global dissemination of the Press-in Method
Publication of technical books continued as an effective form of disseminating the Press-intechnology.
a.

Press-in retaining structures: a handbook (Second edition) in English
The Editorial Committee was organized at the beginning of the fiscal year 2020, and thesecond edition is expected to be publish in June 2021.

b.

Multilingualization of the Press-in Handbook:(a) French version
Following completion of Press-in retaining structures: a handbook (Second edition)
in English, a translation into French was commenced thereafter and IPA will prepare
for the publication of the French version.
(b) Russian version
Following completion of “Press-in retaining structures: a handbook (Second edition)”,a translation into Russian was commenced, and IPA will prepare for the publication ofthe Russian version.
(c) Portuguese version
Following completion of “Press-in retaining structures: a handbook (Second edition)”,a translation into Portuguese was commenced, and IPA will prepare for the publicationof the Portuguese version.
(d) Other languages
Following completion of “Press-in retaining structures: a handbook (Second edition)”,further multilingualization to other languages, including Thai and Vietnamese, wasprepared.
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The introductory book on Press-in Technology
The introductory book on Press-in Technology, “New Horizons in Piling – Development
and Application of Press-in Piling” by Malcolm Bolton et al. was published by CRC Press inDecember 2020.

d.

Seminars on Press-in Technology
Due to the prolonged COVID-19 situation, seminars in Taiwan and Indonesia werepostponed to the fiscal year 2021. And also, the IPA postponed to hold the second-roundseminars in ASEAN countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines andVietnam where the IPA already held its seminars in the past.

D) Award granting
Reviewing a number of publications concerning the Press-in piling technology, the Awards
Committee engaged in selection of the awardees in the following three categories.
1. Outstanding Project Award
2. Innovative Technology Award
3. Distinguished Research AwardE) IPA Library (collection of books)
97 books (Japanese books 67, English books 30 are included) were furnished and the total
number of books is 628 in the fiscal year 2020. In January 2021 the IPA started subscribing to
the Japanese monthly magazine “KISOKO”, which specializes in civil engineering, architecture
foundation work and materials.

3. Contribution to society with human resource developmentA) Soliciting young researchers and engineer’s participation in the editing process oftechnological books and papers with respect to the Press-in technology.
Young researchers and engineers were invited to participate in the editing process of Pressin Introductory Book and the translation process of Press-in Handbook.
B) Driving collaboration activities with the Japan Press-in Association (JPA) for viable study
or research work.
Engineers from JPA corporate members joined TC-4 and TC-5 activity.

4. Functional operation
A) Recruitment of Directors to enhance IPA activities as well as the cultivation of the next
generation in the organization.
As a result of recruiting IPA Directors with regional consideration for diversification of IPA
activities, new IPA Directors were selected from Australia and Vietnam. Additionally, theNomination Committee prepared the short list including female candidates.
B) Aiming for globalization through enhancement of the possible establishment of IPA
Regional Office.
The Regional Offices contributed to the IPA activity through writing articles in Newsletters.
C) Aiming for economic self-sustainability operation
The IPA kept applying the economic self-sustainability principle to events. The 12th IPA Pressin Seminar 2020 was held in the fiscal year 2020 with this principle.

5. Organizational operationA) Better services for IPA membersa.

Services for IPA members
The following services continued:(a) Participation in the IPA global network through IPA activities including Technicalcommittees for research works
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(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)

Receiving the IPA Newsletter periodically with valuable information
Browsing research papers through the IPA membership site
Admission and registration to conferences, seminars, symposia with special rate
Submission of papers to proceedings for conferences
Facilitation of IPA website and membership site
Operation of IPA Library（Refer to 2.D).

b.

Implementation and development of the IPA website and membership site continued,
providing better content and improving the privilege.

c.

Chinese Website was opened in September 2020. (https://ipa-press.org/cn/)d.

IPA Directors’ website has been in service since January 2020. The website facilitates
IPA Directors participating in IPA activities and accessing documents related to past IPA
Board Meetings and others.

B) Amendments of Constitution and By-laws
Amendments to the Constitution were approved at the General Assembly in 2020.
Amendments to the By-laws were approved at the meeting of the Board of Directors which washeld in December, 2020.

6. OthersA) General Assembly
The General Assembly was held during the period of 13th to 22nd May 2020 (ten days),approving the new Board Members together with the “Activity Report” and “Income andExpenditure Statement” for the fiscal year 2019, the activity plan and Budget for the fiscal year
2020 and amendments to the Constitution.
B) Board of Directors meeting
Due to COVID-19, the Board of Directors could not meet physically this fiscal year. An e-mailmeeting was held on 4th to 10th June 2020 with the participation of 27 Directors and 1 Auditor.
The Directors unanimously approved proposals on President, Vice Presidents, Chairs of theStanding Committees, Executive Director and Secretary General.
An e-mail meeting was held on 7th to 11th December 2020 with the participation of 25
Directors and 1 Auditor. The Directors unanimously approved proposals on the Nomination
Committee and amendments to the By-laws.
Another e-mail meeting was held on 15th to 19th March 2021 with the participation of 23
Directors and 2 Auditors. The Directors unanimously approved proposals including the draft
Activity Plan and the Budget for the next fiscal year.
C) Steering Committee
The Steering Committee consists of the President, all Chairs of the Standing Committees,
Executive Director and Secretary General. There were two online meetings on 9th November
2020 and 22nd February 2021. The main agendas of the meetings included ICPE 2021
preparation, an activity report of the fiscal year 2020, activity plan of the fiscal year 2021 and theagendas for the next Board of Directors meeting and General Assembly.
D) Memberships
Numbers of IPA members as of 31st March 2021
Individual members
680 ［ Last year
675 （＋5）］Student Members
61 ［ Last year
26 （＋35）］
Corporate members
54 ［ Last year54 （±0）］

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IPA21GA003EN
17 May 2021

Report 2: Income and Expenditure Statement for 2020
Income & Expenditure Statement for the Fiscal Year 2020
Period : 1st Apr. 2020 - 31st Mar. 2021
Items(Unit: JPY)
2020 Budget

2020 Actual

6,950,000
7,200,000

6,930,000
7,000,000

16,000,000

16,000,000

1,300,000
5,450,000
20,00036,920,000

1,430,550 Research Commission from GIKEN LTD.
6,187,000 Design and construction manual of the Press-in
Method (JP version) - March 2020, etc.
2,382
37,549,932

300,0000
1,200,000

1,002,000 Financial aid to ICPE2021 Organizing Committee, etc.
0 Preparation cost only (*Independent account for Seminar)
0 Seminar in Taiwan, Indonesia, China *Postponed

3,360,000
1,260,000
3,000,000
1,000,000
300,000

3,156,518 Review fee, translation cost, etc.
391,000 Cost for purchasing from China Architecture & Building Press
2,196,824 French, Russian, Portuguese,Thai, Vietnamese
856,350 Published in March 2021
364,530 Published in December 2020 (CRC Press)

Note

Operating Activity
1 Operating Income① Membership Fee
Individual Member's Annual Fee
Corporate Member's Annual Fee② Contribution
Contribution③ Miscellaneous Income
Research commission
Sales of Books
Other Income
Total Operating Income
2 Operating Expenditure① Expenditure for Conference and Seminar
2nd International Conference on Press-in Engineering (ICPE2021)

12th IPA Press-in Engineering Seminar
Press-in Seminars on overseas (for the Press-in Handbook)② Expenditure for Publication
Press-in Handbook 2nd edition (EN version)
Press-in Handbook (CN version)
Press-in Handbook 2nd edition (Other languages)
IPA Newsletter (bound version #4)
Introductory Book on Press-in Technology③ Expenditure for Research Activity
Board of Directors' meeting / Steering committee expenses
Research committee / Technical committee expenses
Awarding expenditures
IPA library
Other activities (e.g. Participations to other conferences)④ Administrative Expenditure
System maintenanceMembership cards and certificates
Printing expenditures
Postage cost for international / domestic
Communication expenses
Director's remuneration
Compensation for additional staff(s)Lease expenses
Outsourcing expense
Commission expense
Office supplies expense
Miscellaneous expense
Reserve fundTotal Expenditure
Surplus / (Deficit) of Income over Expenditure

4,940,000
2,300,000
100,000
1,400,000
300,000

24,462 Travel expense, etc. *All the meetings were held online.
2,430,550 TC1, TC3, TC4, TC5 and additional JPY 1,000,000- for new TC(s)0 Trophies, Certificates, etc. for 3 Award categories
1,283,676 Purchasing of books, Maintenance cost for library system
04,850,000
30,00050,000100,000
120,000
10,850,000
3,000,000
3,480,000
1,730,000
300,000
290,000
150,000
044,410,000(7,490,000)

4,714,163 IPA website renewal, maintenance cost for IPA website and Email server
15,40063,692 Guidance of IPA, etc.
60,27996,911 Telephone charge
10,852,080
0 Personnel cost for temporary staff(s), etc.
3,375,148 Office rent, Copy machine, etc.
1,720,704 Certified accountant fee, and etc.
277,365 Bank charges
104,280
208,962
033,194,894
4,355,038

Balance brought from the Previous Year

10,138,286

10,138,286

Surplus / (Deficit) of the Current Year

(7,490,000)

4,355,038

Balance carried forward to the Next Year2,648,286

14,493,324

Note 1:
Due to the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), IPA postponed the Press-in Seminar planned in Taiwan,Indonesia and China. Also, IPA held the board of directors meeting online, which had been planned to be convened
phisically in Singapore. Based on these facts, the balance carried forward to the following years increases approximately
12 million Japanese Yen compared to that of the initial budget.
Although it is unclear whether the situation improves near future or not, IPA will utilize the accumulated funds for theactivities aiming for global dessemination of Press-in Method, for instance, multilingualization of Press-in Handbook,collecting case studies and creating the specifications related to Press-in Method based on the long-term perspective.
Note 2:The budget of 300,000 yen was made for travel and meeting expenses of IPA related people for activities of ICPE2021.
But this budget was not spent due to COVID-19. Instead, it was expected that the sponsorship income of ICPE2021
would be decreased as the conference would be held online. Based on this prospect it was decided to contribute
1,000,000 yen to the Organizing committee of ICPE2021 with approval of the Board of Directors.
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In our opinion, the above statement of accounts is presented fairly in all material respects.
監査の結果、重要な点において適正に表示しているものと認める。

17 MayDate: ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿,
2021,Auditor __________________________________
Dr. Wang Guixuan

Auditor __________________________________Mr. Yoshihisa Fujisaki

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