General Assembly
IPA23GA004EN
8 May 2023

Agenda 1: Activity Plan 2023
Fiscal Year 2023 (1 Apr 2023 – 31 Mar 2024)
Introduction Remarks
The mission of the IPA is "to advance press-in engineering through international cooperation
amongst practitioners, project owners and academia, promoting environmentallyconsidered construction, and thereby contributing to the development of society."
All IPA members, Directors and Auditors, and IPA committees need to reaffirm this mission,consider what should be done to address increasingly complex and sophisticated social
issues, and fulfill our social mission by promoting research activities, information exchange,and social implementation of press-in engineering through the activities.
After celebrating its 15th anniversary last year, the IPA is taking steps to further
internationalization, expansion of research activities, increase membership, and strengthen
the foundation of the organizational structure toward its 20th anniversary.
In the midst of those efforts, we are aiming for more physical and practical activities in thefiscal year of 2023 so that each of the five standing committees can function effectively andefficiently in cooperation with each other for the benefit of the IPA members and for thecontribution to societies around the world.
Each activity plans for the fiscal year 2023 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.
The research committee will hold regular meetings between the chair of the ResearchCommittee and the chair of each Technical Committee to proceed with the activities asplanned.
A) Technical Committees
TC4, TC5 and TC6 are to be underway in this fiscal year.
TC-4: Vertical performance and construction management of sheet piles installed by
the Press-in Method and tubular piles installed by Rotary Cutting Press-inMethod
Based on the rescheduled plan, the final report will be submitted to theResearch Committee within this fiscal year.
TC-5: Influence of operator skill and experience on field performance of Press-in
PilingThere are delays in collecting press-in monitoring results and the plan needs
to be extended at least 1 year. The committee will target to collect 20 cases ofpress-in monitoring results from specialist piling contractors this fiscal year.
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TC-6: Investigation and analysis of the development status of Press-in technology inChina
The collection of construction cases and surveillance responses will continue
through the fiscal year of 2023, and commence the questionnaire survey forthe revision of the Press-in Handbook in Chinese.
The research committee will seek new research themes this fiscal year. If the newresearch is assessed to be embodied, the new TC will be established to proceed.
B) Case history
a. Case history volume-2
The Research Committee has been editing articles in the last fiscal year and plans topublish it in the first quarter of this fiscal year 2023.
b. Collecting the case histories of the press-in piling method
Continue to call for case histories.
Refer to the Case Histories of the Year Awards ProgramC) IPA Library (collection of books)
Books in a variety of fields are being collected.

See the Library web pageD) The Press-in Engineering Seminar
The seminar theme and venue will be considered by the availability of related projects,
with a focus on case studies in which press-in engineering is effectively used in fieldpractice. As the first step, the Research Committee seeks suitable projects which thecommittee can refer to determine the theme.

2. Development Committee
The Development Committee will continue various activities, such as publications andseminars and conferences for the promotion of press-in technology.
A) Multilingualization of the Press-in Handbook
The Development Committee will publish the Press-in Handbook in Arabic andKorean within this fiscal year and work on the revised version of the Handbook inChinese with the following schedule.
－ July 2023

Establishing the overview of the update

Sep 2023 – June 2024

Writing and translating

June 2024 – Dec 2024

EditingJan 2025 – Oct 2025

Final reviewingBy end of 2025

PublishingB) Seminars on Press-in Technology
The Development Committee considers holding hybrid seminars aiming at thedissemination of the Press-in Handbook. The Taiwan seminar will be held on 14thJune 2023. The Committee further considers other seminars in various counties andregions, including the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand and also outside Asian regions
such as Africa in the following years.

2/4C) Specifications of the Press-in Piling Method
Drafting the specifications will continue to complete 60-70% of the whole contents byAugust 2023, targeting the completion of the specification by the end of the fiscal year2024.
D) Terminology on Press-in Technology
The work will continue through the fiscal year of 2023, according to the timetableshown below, targeting the publication prior to the 3rd ICPE.
WG

Task

FY2022Making a policy
Preparing a corresponding table
Translating English into Japanese if necessary, and vice versa
Reviewing and modifying
JG
Opinition gathering to the opened terminology, modification ofplatform, and data addition and correction
Meetingx
Publish ★, update ☆
Selecting key words* and checking a priority
G1 Giving a definition if necessary, and translating Japanese into English
Reviewing and modifying, addition by requests
Selecting key words and checking a priority
Considering alternatives/Renaming to some words if necessary
G2 Giving a definition, if necessary
Preparing figures for definition
Reviewing and modifying, addition by requests
G3 Preparing a corresponding table b/w English and other languages
Maintenance and updating by Development Committee★1: provisional WEB opeing of English and Japanese terrminology DB★2: provisional WEB openig of other languages teminology DB★：official opening of WEB opening of terrminology DBFY2023xx★1FY2024
3rd ICPE*3ICPMGx★2★

☆

☆

E) ICPE2024
The ICPE2024 is to be held in Singapore on 3-5 July 2024. The theme of theconference is “Superiority of Press-in Piling towards Sustainable Construction in
Tackling Climate Change for Infrastructure Development”. The initial program (timeframe and the number of channels) and conference fee will be determined by
September 2023. The full paper will be reviewed and acceptance of the paper will beannounced in the fiscal year 2023.
See the ICPE2024 official website

3. Publicity CommitteeThe Publicity Committee will continue to publish IPA Newsletter and Booklet series andimprove the digital content available for IPA members.
A) IPA Newsletters
The IPA Newsletters Editorial Committee will continue to publish Newsletter on aquarterly basis. The Editorial committee considers that the authors of specialcontributions (non-members only) may receive a reward of some amount to attract
more writers when requires.
B) Booklet-3: Disaster
The special contributions related to natural disaster prevention that appeared in theprevious Newsletters will be re-edited and will be published as a booklet in the fiscalyear 2023.

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4. Awards Committee
The Awards Committee will continue preparing to select candidates for awardees atICPE2024 and consider the establishment of an additional award, especially for the younggeneration.
- Starts to collect candidate papers and projects for celebration at ICPE2024.
- Establish the rules and framework for a new Award for young candidates.
- Means to encourage applications for the several existing awards programs tocontribute to the advancement of press-in engineering.

5. Administration Committee
The Administration Committee will deal with daily operations and coordinate other standingcommittees in order to ensure the smooth operation of IPA activities. To facilitate the smooth
operation, the Administration Committee will introduce a regular meeting mechanism
between the Secretariat in Tokyo Headquarter and the Regional Offices from the fiscal year
2023.
The Committee will also promote the further international network and strengthen IPA
membership for all individual, corporate and student members. Especially, theAdministration Committee will focus on a substantial increase in the number of student
members in the fiscal year 2023.
A) Forming and developing the international network
a. Considers 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 encourages theexpansion of the 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 the IPA network. To assist the above activities, a regularmeeting mechanism is introduced between the headquarters and the regional
offices.
d. Considers providing IPA Members with the opportunity to communicate with eachother casually for developing interaction among IPA members.
B) Expanding IPA Membershipa. Considers the measures for increasing awareness of IPA activities.
b. Considers the measures for soliciting student members (e.g., Enriching theprivileges, conducting onsite tours, etc.).
c. Considers the measures for soliciting corporate members.

6. Others
The first Board of Directors meeting of the FY2023 is scheduled to be held on July 2023 in
Kochi, Japan, along with some events to promote awareness of IPA and its socialcontribution, including academic lectures at the educational institutes in Kochi as well as thepublic seminar.

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IPA23GA005EN
8 May 2023

Agenda 2: Budget for Fiscal Year 2023
Budget for the Fiscal Year 2023
Period : 1st Apr. 2023 - 31st Mar. 2024
Items(Unit: JPY)
2022 Actual

2023 Budget

Note

Operating Income
1 Operating Income① Membership Fee
Individual Member's Annual Fee
Corporate Member's Annual Fee② Contribution
Contribution③ Miscellaneous Income
Research commission
Sales of Books
Seminars (Japan)
Seminars (overseas)
Reimbursement
Other Income
Total Operating Income
2 Operating Expenditure① Expenditure for Conference and Seminar
3rd International Conference on Press-in Engineering (ICPE2024)
Seminars (Japan)
Seminars (overseas)② Expenditure for Publication

7,130,000
6,796,000

7,160,000
6,900,000

16,000,000

16,000,000

02,022,750

02,000,000

000
18,95731,967,707

100,000 Registration Fee of Press-in Seminar
800,000 Registration Fee, Sponsor fees of Taiwan Seminar
191,940 Replacement cost of airfare for Taiwan seminar
500
33,152,44000406,334

100,000
400,000 Press-in Seminar
500,000 Taiwan Seminar

Press-in Handbook
Case History Volume 2
IPA Newsletter
Booklet 2: Pile Foundation
Booklet 3. Disaster-related③ Expenditure for Research and Committee Activity

2,213,210
0214,767
267,30001,800,000 Korean, Chinese, Arabic, etc
1,000,000 Editing and printing cost
220,000
0260,000 Editing and printing cost

Board of Directors' meeting / Steering committee expenses
President /Secretary/Reginoal Office Activities
President's Activities
Secretariats' Activities
Regional Office Activities
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

5,461,603

5,600,000 Travel expense, etc.

000500,00000
1,365,966
487,523

1,000,000
600,000
800,000
200,000
100,0000
600,000
200,000

Celebration of the 15th Establishment Anniversary of IPA
System maintenanceMembership cards and certificates

820,8532,624,316
00
2,300,000
20,000Printing expenditures

6,640

Postage cost for international / domestic
Communication expenses
Director's remuneration
Lease expenses
Outsourcing expense
Commission expense
Office supplies expense
Miscellaneous expense
Reimbursement
Total Expenditure
Surplus / (Deficit) of Income over Expenditure
Balance brought from the Previous Year
Surplus / (Deficit) of the Current Year
Balance carried forward to the Next Year

146,518
95,335
10,768,445
3,285,946
1,641,204
255,40753,783
376,596
191,940
31,183,686
784,021
12,482,816
784,021
13,266,837

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48,000 Guidance of IPA, etc
180,000
96,000 Telephone charge
10,998,810
3,360,000 Office rent, Copy machine, etc
1,633,812 Certified accountant fee, and etc
300,000 Bank charges
255,000
360,000
0
32,931,622
220,818
13,266,837
220,818
13,487,655

General Assembly
IPA23GA006EN
8 May 2023

Agenda 3: Election of Directors and Auditors
The Nomination Committee(*1) hereby proposes the following fifteen (15) canditates as theDirector(s) and Auditor for the two fiscal years 2023 and 2024 in accordance with Chapter
IV, Article 12 in IPA Constitution.

Director(s) for term of 2023 - 2024
Name

Affiliation

CountryRegion

Nor Azizi Bin Yusoff

Senior Lecturer
Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM)

Malaysia

Kenneth Gavin

Professor
Delft University of Technology

Netherlands

Andrew McNamara

Senior Lecturer
City, University London

Jiro Takemura

Associate Professor
Tokyo Institute of TechnologyJapan

Michael Doubrovsky

Professor
Coastal and Marine Engineering ResearchInstitute (Technion City)
Odessa National Maritime University

Israel
UkraineStuart HaighProfessor
The University of Cambridge

Yukihiro Ishihara

Manager
GIKEN LTD.

JapanMarcos Massao Futai

Associate Professor
Geoinfra, University of Sao Paulo

BrazilMounir Bouassida

Professor
University of Tunis El Manar
National Engineering of School of Tunis

Tunisia

Jignasha Panchal

Technical Manager
Keltbray Piling

Gülin Yetginer

Head of Project Development Centre
Equinor ASA(Honorifics omitted/unordered)

1 / 5United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

NorwayAuditor for term of 2023 - 2024
Name

Affiliation(Honorifics omitted)

Goh Teik LimDirectorAtsunew Giken Pte. Ltd.

CountryRegion

Singapore

Candidates for new Directors (term of 2023 - 2024)
NameAffiliation(Honorifics omitted/unordered)

CountryRegion

Kenichi Horikoshi

President & Representative Director
Seiwa Consultants Co., Ltd.

Japan

Hidetoshi Nishioka

Professor
Chuo University

Japan

Jianfeng Xue

Senior Lecturer
The University of New South Wales

Australia

The curricula vitae of the new Directors on the following pages.
Note: The Nomination Committee(*1) was organized in accordance with Section 4 of By-laws
Remarks: Agenda 3 asks for collective approval on fifteen (15) candidates instead of individuals.
Should you have any comments on Agenda 3, please post your comments in the on-line voting page.

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Candidate for Director 1:
Name
Current position

Kenichi Horikoshi

Nationality

Japan

President & Representative Director
Seiwa Consultants Co., Ltd., Japan

Educational Background1996

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

1987

M.E. in Civil Engineering
Kyoto University, Japan1985

B.E. in Civil Engineering
Kyoto University, Japan

Academic Awards
2020

Significant Contribution Medal
The Japanese Geotechnical Society (JGS)

2017

Project Planning Award
The Japanese Geotechnical Society (JGS)

2014

Best Research Paper AwardThe Japanese Geotechnical Society (JGS)

2010

Project Planning Award
The Japanese Geotechnical Society (JGS)

2005

Continuing International Contribution Award
Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE)

Professional Experience
2021 - PresentPresident & Representative Director
Seiwa Consultants Co., Ltd., Japan

2012 - 2021

General Manager, Technology Planning Department
TAISEI CORPORATION, Japan

1995 - 2012

Soil and Rock Research Section,
Taisei Advanced Center of Technology
TAISEI CORPORATION, Japan
Vice President
The Japanese Geotechnical Society (JGS)

2019 - 2021
2017 - 2019

Board Director
The Japanese Geotechnical Society (JGS)

2013 - 2020

Secretary General
The Asian Civil Engineering Coordinating Council (ACECC)

QualificationProfessional Engineer, Japan(Civil Engineering/Engineering Management)

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Candidate for Director 2:
Name
Current position

Hidetoshi Nishioka

Nationality

Japan

Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Faculty of Science and Engineering,
Chuo University, Japan

Educational Background2009

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan2001

M.E. in Civil Engineering
Tohoku University, Japan1999

B.E. in Civil Engineering
Tohoku University, Japan

Academic Awards
2022

Best Research Paper Award
The Japanese Geotechnical Society (JGS)

2019

Innovative Technique Award
Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE)2018

Innovative Technique Award
The Japanese Geotechnical Society (JGS)

2008

Best Research Paper Award
Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE)

2006

Innovative Technique Award
Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE)

Professional Experience2019 - Present

2019 - 2021

2018 - 20192013 - 20182001 - 2013

Qualification

Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Faculty of Science and Engineering,
Chuo University, Japan
Scientific working group member
Organizing committee, The Second International Conference on
Press-in Engineering (ICPE) 2021, Kochi
Laboratory HeadFoundation & Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory,
Structures Technology Division,
Railway Technical Research Institute, Japan
Senior Researcher
Railway Technical Research Institute, JapanResearcher
Railway Technical Research Institute, Japan
Professional Engineer, Japan (Civil Engineering)4 / 5Candidate for Director 3:
Name
Current position

Jianfeng Xue

NationalityChina

Senior Lecturer
School of Engineering and Information Technology
The University of New South Wales, Australia

Educational Background2007

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Geotechnical Engineering)
University College Dublin, Ireland

2002

M.S. in Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering)
Huaqiao University, China

1997

B.S. in Structural Engineering
Anhui University of Architecture, China

Professional Experience2017 - Present

Senior Lecturer
The University of New South Wales, Australia

2009 - 2014

Lecturer
Federation University Australia

2009 - 2014

Lecturer
Monash University, Australia

2008 - 2009

Assistant Professor
Tongji University, China

2007 - 2008Engineer
Coffey Geotechnics Pty Ltd, Perth, Australia

Qualification

Chartered Professional Engineer, Australia
Fellow of Institution of Engineers Australia

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