General Assembly
IPA22GA004EN
9 May 2022

Agenda 1: Activity Plan 2022
Fiscal Year 2022 (1 Apr 2022 – 31 Mar 2023)
Introduction Remarks
The year of 2022 marks the 15th anniversary of IPA establishment. On February 16, 2022,
the IPA celebrated its 15th anniversary. Due to the spread of COVID-19, we were not able
to hold an event to celebrate the 15th anniversary. However, on the occasion of the 15thanniversary, the IPA will take a new step toward further internationalization, expansion ofresearch activities, increase of membership, and strengthening of the foundation of theorganizational structure for the 20th anniversary.
Taking this opportunity, we have modified the format of the activity plan and decided todescribe the activity plan in accordance with the committee's responsibilities so that the fivestanding committees can function effectively and efficiently for the benefit of the IPA
members and for our contribution to society.
We hope that this description will make it easier for the IPA members to understand thedirection in which the IPA is working.
Each activity plan for FY2022 is described below.

1. Research Committee
The Research Committee will focus on the following three activities; expansion of research
activities, collection of case history and documents and dissemination of press-in technology.
A) Technical Committees
a. Technical Committee 4 (TC-4)
Research Subject:
Vertical performance and construction management of sheet piles installed by thePress-in Method and tubular piles installed by Rotary Cutting Press-in Method
Term: From FY 2019 to FY 2022
Activities:
The activity was extended one more year and TC-4 is going to submit the final reportto the Research Committee within this fiscal year.
b. Technical Committee 5 (TC-5)
Research Subject:
Influence of operator skill and experience on field performance of Press-in Piling
Term: From FY 2020 to FY 2022

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Activities:
・Conduct a questionnaire to be utilized for the research activities.
・Conduct data analysis.
・TC-5 is going to submit the final report to the Research Committee within this fiscal
year. Also, TC-5 will prepare the paper for the next ICPE.
c. Technical Committee 6 (TC-6)
Research Subject:
Investigation and analysis of the development status of Press-in technology in China
Term: From FY 2021 to FY 2023
Activities:
Continue its activities and compile information on Press-in piling projects and onsite
questionnaire.
d. New Technical Committee
The Research Committee will consider establishing another technical committee,
especially in the country or nearby country in which the IPA regional offices arelocated.
B) Case history
a. Case history volume -2
Case history volume -2 compiling Press-in piling projects is planned to be publishedwithin this fiscal year.
b. Collecting the case histories of Press-in Method
・Review the submitted case histories.
・Evaluate the case histories and ask the candidates to submit a paper.
・Review the submitted papers.
・Select the winner(s) of the best paper award.
C) IPA Library (collection of books)
The Research Committee will continue to collect books in a variety of fields aiming for
the unique library which especially emphasizes on Piling.
D) The Press-in Engineering Seminar
The Research Committee will hold the Press-in Engineering Seminar in the fiscal year
2022 and 2023. The theme of the seminar in the fiscal year 2022 will be rainfall
disaster by a few keynote lectures and presentations on case studies. The IPA alsoplans for the next Press-in Engineering Seminar to be held in the fiscal year 2023 inthe second half period of the fiscal year. The Research Committee will consider anappropriate format of the seminar for the benefit of not only IPA members in Japanbut all the IPA members.
・The 13th Press-in Engineering Seminar（b/w July - November, 2022）
・Plan for the 14th Press-in Engineering Seminar, 2023 (after September, 2023）

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2. Development Committee
The Development Committee will continue various publications and seminars andconference for the promotion of press-in technology.
A) Multilingualization of the Press-in Handbook
The Development Committee will publish the Press-in Handbook in Spanish, Germanand Arabic, which will enable IPA to provide the Press-in handbook in ten different
languages.
B) Seminars on Press-in Technology
The Development Committee considers holding hybrid seminars aiming fordissemination of the Press-in Handbook.
C) Specifications of the Press-in Piling Method
Schedule planned
・Confirm the framework of the table of contents (by April 2022).
・Complete the draft up to 60-70% (by August 2022).
・Complete the specification by the end of the fiscal year 2022.
D) Terminology on Press-in Technology
The Development Committee will compile the terminology on Press-in Technology
since the significance of the technical terms related to Press-in Technology has
become greater as the multilingualization of the Press-in Handbook progresses.
Subject: Terminology on Press-in Technology
Chair: Chun Fai Leung (President of IPA)
Term: 2 years
E) ICPE2024
The ICPE2024 is to be held in Singapore or the nearby country and the Organizing
Committee and International Advisory Board will be established and starts
preparation for the conference this fiscal year. The first flyer will be circulated within
the fiscal year as well.

3. Publicity Committee
The Publicity Committee will continue to publish IPA Newsletter and Booklet series andimprove digital contents available for IPA members.
A) IPA Newsletters
The IPA Newsletters Editorial committee will continue to publish Newsletter on aquarterly basis and will post the articles from the regional offices outside Japan.
B) Booklet-2: Pile Foundation
The special contributions related to pile foundations appeared in the previous

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4. Awards Committee
The Awards committee will prepare to select candidates for awardees at ICPE 2024 andestablish an additional award specially for young generation.
・Starts to collect candidate papers and projects for celebration at ICPE2024.
・Considers establishing a new Award for young candidates.

5. Administration Committee
The Administration Committee will deal with daily operations and coordinate other standing
committees. The Committee will also promote further international network and strengthen
IPA membership both individual and corporate member.
A) Forming and developing the international network
a. Starts considering if an industry organization like Japan Press-in Association can befounded outside Japan.
b. Invites young researchers and engineers to the activities of IPA and encourageexpansion of international network and cultivation of young researchers andengineers throughout the world.
c. The vice presidents and corresponding staff of each regional office will promote theactivities for expanding IPA network.
d. Considers providing IPA Members with the opportunity to communicate each otherconveniently for developing interaction among IPA members.
B) Soliciting new IPA Members
a. Considers the measures for soliciting student members (e.g., Enriching theprivileges, conducting onsite tour, etc.).
b. Considers the measures for soliciting corporate members

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IPA22GA005EN9 May 2022

Agenda 2: Budget for Fiscal Year 2022
Budget for the Fiscal Year 2022

Period : 1st Apr. 2022 - 31st Mar. 2023
Items(Unit: JPY)
2021 Actual2022 Budget

7,150,000
7,300,000

7,150,000
7,100,000

16,000,000

16,000,000

05,569,500

05,100,000 The Second Edition of the Design and Construction
Manual of the Press-in Method (JP version) - March 2020
200
35,350,200

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

4,206
36,023,706

2 Operating Expenditure① Expenditure for Conference and Seminar

2nd International Conference on Press-in Engineering (ICPE2021)

1,000,000
0Design & Construction Manual of the Press-in Method, March 2020 (JP version)

4,147,331
1,918,261
7,255,123
77,001
711,344734,8000
1,155,000

005,000,000 German, Spanish, Arabic, etc.
800,000 Editing and printing cost
250,000 To be distributed by electronic format only.
0 Published in February 2021
500,000 To be published in the FY 2022
0Press-in Seminars on overseas (for the Press-in Handbook)② Expenditure for Publication

0500,000 Preparation cost *The venue is to be cofirmed.

Press-in Handbook 2nd edition (EN version)
Press-in Handbook 2nd edition (Other languages)
Case History Volume 2
IPA Newsletter
The History of Silent Piler
Booklet 2: Pile Foundation
Other Publications③ Expenditure for Research Activity
Board of Directors' meeting / Steering committee expenses
Research committee / Technical committee expenses
Specifications of the Press-in MethodAwarding expenditures
IPA library
Other activities (e.g. Participations to other conferences)④ Administrative Expenditure
Celebration of the 15th Establishment Anniversary of IPASystem maintenanceMembership cards and certificates
Printing expenditures
Postage cost for international / domestic
Communication expenses
Director's remuneration
Lease expenses
Outsourcing expense
Commission expense
Office supplies expense
Miscellaneous expense
Total Expenditure
Surplus / (Deficit) of Income over Expenditure0
1,000,000
0125,840
1,253,221
05,100,000 Travel expense, etc.
500,000 TC4, TC5, TC6, and new TC(s)500,000
01,400,000 Books for IPA Library, etc.
500,000 Registration fees, costs for collecting case histories

363,000
1,666,698
060,026
241,925
95,52910,968,810
3,284,324
1,641,204
384,382
204,940
299,183
38,587,942(2,564,236)

500,000 Cost for celebration, etc.
2,160,000 System maintenance, online submission and paper review system etc.
20,00050,000 Guidance of IPA, etc.
250,000 Shipping cost of IPA's publications
100,000 Telephone charge
10,970,000
3,310,000 Office rent, Copy machine, etc.
1,650,000 Certified accountant fee, and etc.
300,000 Bank charges
120,000
230,000
34,710,000
640,200

Balance brought from the Previous Year
Surplus / (Deficit) of the Current Year
Amendment of Prior Year BalanceBalance carried forward to the Next Year

14,493,324(2,564,236)
553,728
12,482,816

12,482,816
640,200

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General Assembly
IPA22GA006EN
9 May 2022

Agenda 3: Election of Directors and Auditors
The Nomination Committee(*1) hereby proposes the following sixteen (16) canditates as
the Director(s) for the two fiscal years 2022 and 2023 in accordance with Chapter IV, Article
12 in IPA Constitution.

Director(s) for term of 2022－2023
Name

Affiliation

CountryRegion

Dr. Chun Fai Leung

Professor Emeritus
National University of Singapore

SGPDr. Tatsunori MatsumotoProfessor Emeritus
Kanazawa University

JPN

Dr. David White

Professor
University of Southampton

GBR

Dr. Osamu Kusakabe

Professor Emeritus
Tokyo Institute of Technology

JPN

Dr. Yoshiaki Kikuchi

Professor
Tokyo University of ScienceJPN

Dr. Pastsakorn Kitiyodom

Deputy Managing Director
Geotechnical & Foundation Engineering Co.,
Ltd.

THA

Dr. Ramin Motamed

Associate Professor
University of Nevada Reno

USA

Dr. Masaaki Terashi

Technical Advisor
GIKEN LTD.

JPN

Dr. Vu Anh Tuan

Lecturer
Le Quy Don Technical University

VNM

Mr. Lei Yang

Vice President
Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co., Ltd.

CHN

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Candidates for new Directors (term of 2022－2023)
NameAffiliation

CountryRegion

Dr. Majid Ghayoomi

Associate Professor
University of New Hampshire

USADr. Shinji Taenaka

General Manager
Nippon Steel CorporationJPN

Dr. Katsutoshi Ueno

Associate Professor
Tokushima University

JPN

Dr. Rui Wang

Associate Professor
Tsinghua University

CHN

Dr. Mark Albert H. Zarco

Professor
University of the Philippines, Diliman

PHL

Candidate for new Auditor (term of 2022－2023)
Name
Mr. Tsuyoshi Tanouchi

Affiliation

CountryRegion

Operating Officer
GIKEN LTD.

JPN

The curricula vitae of the new Directors and Auditor on the following pages.
Note: The Nomination Committee(*1) was organized in accordance with Section 4 of By-laws
Remarks: Agenda 5 asks for collective approval on sixteen (16) candidates instead of individuals.
Should you have any comments on Agenda 5, please post your comments in the on-line voting page.

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Candidate for Director 1:
Name
Current position

Dr. Majid Ghayoomi

Nationality

Iran

Associate Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of New Hampshire

Educational Background2011

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Geotechnical Engineering)
University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

2006

M.S. in Civil Engineering (Geotechnical Engineering)
Sharif University of Technology, Iran2004

B.S. in Civil Engineering
University of Tehran, IranAcademic Awards
2021

ACS PRF New Direction Award

2018

ISSMGE Young Member Presidential Lecturer (Bright SparkLecturer) Award

2015

ASCE ExCEEd Fellow

2010

Honorable Mention for the Best Paper in ASCE conference(Geo-Florida 2010)

2004

Bronze Medal
Iranian National Graduate Civil Engineering Olympiad

Professional Experience
2018 – PresentAssociate Professor
University of New Hampshire

2012 – 2018

Assistant Professor
University of New Hampshire

2011 – 2012

Head of Department of Civil Engineering, Graduate School
The University of Tokyo

Qualification

Civil Engineer,Geotechnical, State of New Hampshier3 / 8Candidate for Director 2:
Name
Current position

Nationality

Dr. Shinji Taenaka

General Manager
Head of Dept. of Steel Structures Research Dept.-I, Steel Structures
Research Lab., Steel Research Laboratories
Nippon Steel Corporation
Japan

Educational Background2014

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering
The University of Western Australia

1998

M.S. in Engineering
Kyoto Univesity

1996

B.S. in Engineering
Kyoto University

Academic Awards
2018
2017

The ICPE Best Paper AwardInternational Press-in Association (IPA)
Technical Development Award
Japanese Geotechnical Society (JGS)

Professional Experience
2021 – Present2017 – Present2017 – Present
2018 – 2021
2012 – 20182001 – 2012
1998 – 2001

General Manger
Head of Dept. of Steel Structures Research Dept.-I, Steel Structures
Research Lab., Steel Research Laboratories
Nippon Steel Corporation, Japan
Visiting Associate Professor
Kanazawa University, Japan
Visiting Lecturer
Kyoto University, Japan
Chief Researcher
Steel Structures Lab., Steel Research Laboratories
Nippon Steel Corporation, Japan
Senior researcher
Steel Structures Lab., Steel Research Laboratories
Nippon Steel Corporation, JapanResearcher
Steel Structures Lab., Steel Research Laboratories
Nippon Steel Corporation, Japan
Engineer, Plant Engineering Center, Civil Engineering Div.
Nippon Steel Corporation, Japan

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Candidate for Director 3:
Name
Current position

Dr. Katsutoshi UenoNationalityJapanAssociate Professor
Tokushima University

Educational Background200119911981Doctor of Engineering
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
M.S. in Engineering
Graduate School of Engineering
Hokkaido University, Japan
B.S. in Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
Hokkaido University, Japan

Professional Experience2013 – Present
2019 – 2021

Associate Professor
Graduate School of Advanced Tecnology and Science
Tokushima University, Japan
Chair of Scientific Working Group, ICPE2021
International Press-in Association, Japan2017 – 2018

Chair of Scientific Working Group, ICPE2018
International Press-in Association, Japan

2006 – 2013

Associate Professor
Faculty of Engineering, Tokushima University, Japan

1998 – 2006

Lecturer
Faculty of Engineering, Tokushima University, Japan

1991 – 1998

Research Associate
Faculty of Engineering, Utsunomiya Univerisity, Japan5 / 8Candidate for Director 4:
NameCurrent position

Dr. Rui Wang

NationalityChina

Associate Professor
Institute of Geotechnical Engineering, School of Civil Engineering
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

Educational Background2014

Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering - summa cum laude
School of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

2012

Visiting Student, Department of Civil and Environment Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles

2009

B.S. in Hydraulic Engineering
School of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

Academic Awards
2020
2020
2020
2018

Excellent Young Scientists Fund Program (National NatureScience Foundation of China)
ISSMGE TC203 2020 Young Researcher Award (InternationalSociety for society Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering)
ISSMGE Bright Spark Lecture Award (International Society forsociety Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering)
China State Science and Technology Awards, Innovation TeamAward

2016

China Civil Engineering Society Best Paper Award (Third Prize)

2010, 2008,
2007, 2006

National First Class Scholarship

2010

Best Paper Award in Geoshanghai 2010 International Conference

Professional Experience
2021 – Present

Associate Professor
School of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University

2018 – Present

Vice Secretary General
Chinese Institution of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering

2017 – 2021

Assistant Professor
School of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University

2014 – 2017

Postdoctoral Researcher
School of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University

2015 – 2015

Visiting Scientist
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Visiting Researcher
Department of Civil and Environment Engineering
University of California, Davis
Graduate Student Researcher
School of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University

2014 – 20152009 – 2014

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Candidate for Director 5:
Name
Current position

Dr. Mark Albert H. Zarco

Nationality

Philippines

Professor
Professor 12 and Group Head, Geotechnical Engineering Group,
Institute of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering
University of the Philippines, Diliman

Educational Background1993

Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

1987

M.S. in Civil Engineering
University of the Philippines, Diliman

1985

B.S. in Civil Engineering – cum laude
University of the Philippines, Diliman

Academic Awards
2008, 1997

UPERDFI Award for Outstanding Researcher

2001

UPERDFI Award for Outstanding Professor

1989 – 1993

Fulbright Hayes Grant Recipeint
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University,

Professional Experience2009 – Present

2006 – Present
1994 – Present
1996 – 1999
2000 – 20091996 – 2000
1993 – 1995
1987 – 1993

Professor
Institute of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering
University of the Philippines, Diliman
Geotechnical Engineering Consultant
AMH Philippines Inc.
Advanced Geotechnical Engineering Services
R. S. Caparros and Associates
DCCD Engineering CorporationProfessorDepartment of Engineering Sciences, College of Engineering,
University of the Philippines, Diliman
Associate Professor
Department of Engineering Sciences, College of Engineering,
University of the Philippines, Diliman
Assistant Professor
Department of Engineering Sciences, College of Engineering,
University of the Philippines, Diliman
Instructor
Department of Engineering Sciences, College of Engineering,
University of the Philippines, Diliman

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Candidate for Auditor 1:Name
Current position
Nationality

Mr. Tsuyoshi Tanouchi

Operating Officer
Administration Headquarter
GIKEN LTD.
Japan

Educational Background
1994

B.S. in Mathematics
Kochi University, Japan

Professional Experience2020 – Present

Operating Officer
Administration Headquarter
GIKEN LTD., Japan2017 – 2020

General Manager
Accounting Department
GIKEN LTD., Japan

1994

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