General Assembly 2019
IPA19GA002EN
10 June 2019

Agenda 1: Activity Report 2018
Fiscal Year 2018 (1 Apr 2018 – 31 Mar 2019)
Introduction
The activity plan for the fiscal year 2018 was aimed to adhere fundamentally on continuing
development of the following five (5) 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
5. Organizational operation
The achievement of activitiy on each theme is summarized herein.

1. Forming and developing the international networkA) Quarterly publication of IPA Newsletter.
The quarterly publication of IPA Newsletter has continuously been published on time in
the fiscal year 2018 as follows.
Vol.3, No.2
June 201828 pages
Vol.3, No.3
September 201839 pages
Vol.3, No.4
December 201830 pages
Vol.4, No.1
March 201925 pages
IPA Newsletters have been distributed to 2,500 readers in the world, not only IPA
members but also all the participants of the ICPE2018, the Seminars on Press-in
technology and the members of Technical Committees. The bounded version No.2 inhardcover compiling 4 issues (Vol.3 No.1 to No.4) during 2018 was published in
February 2019.
B) Periodic convening of the Press-in seminars, symposiums and conferencesa. The Press-in Engineering Seminar:
The Press-in Engineering Seminar was not held since ICPE2018 as described in 1.,B), c. took place instead. The next Press-in Engineering Seminar 2019 is being
planned with a different scheme from the previous one and it is described in 1., B) a.
on the Activity Plan 2019.
b. TC Symposiums:
The Steel Sheet Pile Symposium organized by the Technical Committee 3 (TC3 Chaired by Prof. Otani) was held on 6 December 2018 at Universiti Tun Hussein Onn
Malaysia (UTHM), in Malaysia, with about 100 participants. The report on the
Symposium is found in the Newsletter Vol.4, Issue 1.
c. International Conference (ICPE2018):
The first International Conference on Press-in Engineering (ICPE2018) was held on
19 and 20 September 2018 in Kochi, Japan. ICPE welcomed 418 experts who areengineers, practitioners, researchers as well as students from 17 countries. The twodays conference consisted of the two invited lectures, the State-of-the-Art reports, theIPA19GA002EN 1 / 6

two organized sessions, such as the current stage of “i-Construction” and “Dialog
between operators/practitioners”, and various general sessions where 88 numbers of
research papers were presented. The special IPA Newsletter issued to cover ICPE
2018 was published in December 2018 as Vol.3, Issue 4.
Further, IPA Award Ceremony organized by the Award Committee was held and thewinners in 2 categories, ICPE Best Paper Award and Life-long Contribution Award,
were commended by IPA President. The details are reported in the IPA Newsletter as
well.
ICPE2018 was successfully organized by the Organizing Committee and the income
and expenditure were well balanced.
C) Periodic interaction with other organizations in various countries and expanding
IPA network
a. South America
IPA President organized the delegate to conduct the lecture tour with respect to thePress-in technology both at Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil from 23
November to 2 December 2018. The delegate consists of the IPA President Dr. O.
Kusakabe, IPA Director, Dr. J. Takemura and Mr. T. Takuma from Giken America
Corporation.
The lecture tour was coordinated by Dr. S. Niyama, the Past President of Brazilian
Geotechnical Society, Prof. M. Almeida, a Professor of the Federal University of Riode Janeiro and some other geotechnical engineers. The lectures were given at fouroccasions, including those for the members of the Sao Paulo Branch of the Brazilian
Geotechnical Society, and for professors and students of COPPE at the Federal
University of Rio de Janeiro. The presentations were also given at GERDAU, thelarge steel maker in the South America region and for the Board members of Sindus
Con, Constructors Association in Sao Paulo, to spread the Press-in Technology in
the South America area which has not been implemented in construction projects.
The lecture was reported in the Newsletter Vol. 4, Issue 1.
b. China(a) The President attended and made a lecture titled “Utilization of IC Technology inconstruction industry on “International Conference on Urban Infrastructure &Management (ICIM 2018)” which was held in Hangzhou, China, 18-19 October 2018.
(b) The President also attended and made a lecture titled “IC Technology andTransportation –Japanese experience- “on Global Mayors’ Forum & 2018 Urban
Innovation Conference and the 4th Edition of Guangzhou Award” which was held in
Guangzhou, China, 7 December 2018. Trough the two conferences, IPA network has
become more widely spread in China.
c. Philippines
The President attended “8th Regional Symposium on Infrastructure Development(RSID)” on 25 and 26 October 2018 University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon
City Philippines. The President exchange information with the Philippine Institute of
Civil Engineers (PICE), the Philippine Society for Soil Mechanics and GeotechnicalEngineering (PSSMGE), University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman and others those
who supported “IPA Seminar on Press-in Technology in the Philippines” held 21st
May 2018 with 137 participants which is described in 2. B), c. (b).
d. Japan
The joint technical meetings have been conducted 3 times in the fiscal year 2018 with
the Japan Press-in Association (JPA) to form a joint Technical Committee and IPA
has commenced to establish a new Technical Committee to enhance its activity withacademic aspects.
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2. Contribution to society by progressing researches and practices
A) Enhancement of research activities by various Technical Committees
The activities of technical committees as follows:a. TC-1: “Application of cantilever type steel tubular pile wall embedded to stiff
ground”
Chair: Dr. Jiro Takemura / Tokyo Institute of Technology
Members: 18 members from 14 organizations (increased 4 members than last year)
Activities: The interim progress report for 2017 has been prepared and will be
uploaded on the IPA website. The interim progress report for 2018 will bemade in the early part of the fiscal year 2019.
b. TC-3: “Expansion of Applicability and Assessment of Seismic Performance ofPFS (Partial Floating Sheet-pile) Method”
Chair: Dr. Jun Otani / Kumamoto University
Members: 25 members from 21 organizations (increased 1 member than last year)
Activities: The interim progress report for 2017 has been prepared and will be
uploaded on the IPA website. The interim progress report for 2018 will bemade in the early part of the fiscal year 2019.
c. 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" (Tentative)
It is planned to establish TC4 in the fiscal year 2019 and the preparatory meeting washeld on 26 March 2018. The detailed plan is described in Activity Plan 2019.
B) Global dissemination of the Press-in Method
Three main activities have been conducted in the fiscal year 2018, such as publication oftechnical books, multilingualization of the Press-in handbook and holding Seminars.
a. Technical books(a) “Design and construction manual of the Press-in Method, June 2015 (inJapanese)” was published in 2015 and the new Editorial Committee was organizedin March 2019 to commence editing process for revised version. A revised version isplanned to be published in the fiscal year 2019.
(b) “The Proceedings of ICPE2018” was issued at the First International Conference on
Press-in Engineering (ICPE2018) held in September 2018.
b. Multilingualization of the Press-in Handbook(a) Second edition of “Press-in retaining structures: a handbook”
The guideline of revision to the First version 2016 has been discussed. A revision to“Design and construction manual of the Press-in Method, June 2015 (in Japanese)”
go in advance of revision to “Press-in retaining structures: a handbook (First edition
2016)”. It is planned to be published in fiscal 2019.
(b) Chinese version
Editorial supervision on the Chinese translation from the English version of Handbook(First edition 2016) was completed by the team of the Tsinghua University in China
led by Prof. J. Zhang.
Publication Contract was executed with “China Architecture and Building Press –CABP” in October 2018 for Chinese version. The editing work is currently conducting
by CABP and the team of the Tsinghua University, then it is planned to be publishedin August 2019.

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(c) French version
Translation to French will be conducted following revision to the English version of the“Press-in retaining structures: a handbook (First edition 2016)” is completed since thesequential process is required.
(d) Other languages (Russian proposal)
The same process will be conducted as French version.
c. Seminar on the Press-in Technology(a) “IPA Seminar on Press-in Technology in Thailand” was held at the Engineering
Institute of Thailand on 18 May 2018 with 8 lectures and 103 participants. The
Seminar was reported in the Newsletter Vo.3, Issue 2.
(b) “IPA Seminar on Press-in Technology in Philippines” was held at University of thePhilippines Diliman on 21 May 2018 with 8 lectures and 137 participants. The
Seminar was reported in the Newsletter Vol. 3, Issue 3.
(c) “IPA Seminar on Press-in Technology in Vietnam” was held at University of Transportand Communications (UTC) on 6 December 2018 with 10 lectures and 227
participants. The Seminar was reported in the Newsletter Vo.4, Issue 1.
d. The technological books(a) Case history volume -1
Research Committee has compiled information on Press-in piling projects and hasedited articles to summarize the information. Case history volume -1 is planned to be
published in June 2019.
(b)The introductory book on Press-in Technology
The first edition of draft including the contents, figures and pictures has completed
and aiming to publish in fiscal 2019.
C) IPA Library (collection of books)
The library has been established during the fiscal 2018 and there are about 300 books
includes English & Japanese technical books and proceedings. The management
system is currently preparing and will start to be operated in June 2019. The books willcontinually be added in the fiscal 2019.

3. Contribution to society with human resource developmentA) Conducting consecutive research and educational programs through TechnicalCommittees’ activities with participation of young researchers and engineers.
Ten (10) young researchers and engineers were appointed as members of three
Technical Committees and were encouraged to be engaged in particular roles such as
conducting numerical analysis, centrifuge testing, collecting case histories and so on.
B) Soliciting young researchers and engineer’s participation in the editing process oftechnological books and papers with respect to the Press-in technology.
Five (5) young researchers and engineers were appointed as members of Publicity
Committee and were engaged in editing processes of IPA Newsletters, Case History
Volume and Handbook.
C) Forming international network for upbringing of young researchers and engineers
throughout the world.
Papers for ICPE 2018, Kochi were collected from 13 countries. This will provide an
opportunity of international networking in ICPE in the fiscal year 2018.
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IPA organized the overseas Seminar on Press-in Technology held in Thailand,
Philippines and Vietnam as well as TC Symposium in Malaysia and those allowed young
researchers and engineers to communicate each other and to form an international
network among them.
D) Driving collaboration activities with the Japan Press-in Association (JPA) for viable study
or research work.
Two preparatory meetings were held during the fiscal year 2018 for possible researchcollaboration. JPA and IPA have come to an agreement to commence a joint research
activity in active in the fiscal year 2019.

4. Functional operation
Development of the organized IPA administration with an appropriate resolution level andprocess.
A) Recruitment of Directors to enhance IPA activities as well as upbringing ofyoung generation in the organization.
a. The nomination committee was organized by IPA President in December 2018
and the made the short list of the directors and auditors for the term 2019-2020.
b. Three young staffs have been assigned to the IPA Secretariat since September
2018 and the Secretariat has continued to develop human resources toimplement more efficient management.
B) Aiming for the globalization throughestablishment of IPA branch office.

enhancement

of

the

possible

In order to achieve further expansion of the Association in global scale, the IPA
Headquarters has decided to establish regional offices of the IPA Secretariat tostrengthening the function of the IPA Secretariat in 4 regions: South East Asia,
Europe, America, Japan. Corresponding member in each region was appointed.
C) Aiming for economic self-sustainability operation
a. TC activities: raised research funds from the industry and funding organizations
b. Seminars: the seminars which was held in Thailand, Philippines and Vietnam got
the sponsors to support the operation.
c. ICPE: ICPE organizing committee received four subsidies including theInternational Scientific Exchange Fund of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, THE
MAEDA ENGINEERING FOUNDATION, THE KAJIMA FOUNDATION, andKochi Visitors & Convention Association.
Income consist of subsidies and registration fees from participants well covered
expenditures and ICPE achieved break-even results on finance.

5. Organizational operationA) Better services for IPA members
a. IPA Membership Site was renewed and provides the following effective services tothe members:(a) Voting in the General Assembly(b) Updating membership registration(c) Registrations and on-line payments to various activities such as Conferences
and Seminars(d) Purchasing Books and Papers published by IPA

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b. The outline of library services for the members has completed, it will open formembers in June 2019.
B) Awarding function for IPA members
The Award Committee has announced the “IPA Awards Program” and called for IPA
members to apply for the award program. The ICPE best paper Award and Life-long
Contribution Award have completed successfully in September 2018.
The Outstanding Project Award, Innovative Technology Award and Distinguished
Research Award have announced to members to submit their own contribution or anomination. The awards will be presented at an appropriate IPA event by the IPA
president.

6. OthersA) General assembly
The General assembly was held during 6th June through 21st June 2018, approving
the new board members together with the “Activity Report” and “Income andExpenditure Statement” for the fiscal year 2017 and the activity plan and Budget for
the fiscal year 2018.
B) Board of Directors meeting
The Board of Directors members meeting was held on 18th September 2018,
approving the Vice presidents, and the chairpersons of the standing committees anddiscussing the activity plan for the fiscal year 2018. By-laws and Regulations withsome revisions were discussed and approved with taking some comments.
C) Steering Committee
The Steering Committee consists of the President, all the chairpersons of theStanding Committee and the Secretary General. There were three meetings on 15th
May, 13rd December 2018 and 25th March 2019 in the fiscal year 2018. The main
agenda of the meetings includes the operation of the Standing Committees, theprogress of research activities, the report of the First International Conference on
Press-in Engineering (ICPE), the preparation of the General assembly 2019.
D) Standing Committee
IPA has five Standing Committees; Research Committee, Award Committee,
Development Committee, Publicity Committee and Administration Committee. Chairs
and Co-chair of the five committees were nominated by the President and approvedby the Board of Directors meeting held on 20 th July. Since then, the President has
communicated with each Committee Chair and Co-chair about the Terms ofReference and Activity Plan for the fiscal year 2018 to monitor activities regularly.
E) Membership
Numbers of membership as of 31st March 2019
Individual members:

619 [ Last year +10 increased]

Corporate members:

54 [ Last year +6 increased]

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General Assembly 2019
IPA19GA003EN
10 June 2019

Agenda 2: Income and Expenditure Statement for 2018
Income & Expenditure Statement for the Fiscal Year 2018
Period : 1st Apr. 2018 - 31 st Mar. 2019
Items

Ⅰ Operating Activity
1 Operating Income① Membership Fee
Individual Member's Annual Fee
Corporate Member's Annual Fee② Contribution
Contribution③ Miscellaneous Income
Research commission
Miscellaneous income
Total Operating Income(Unit: JPY)
2018 Budget

2018 Actual

6,000,000
7,000,000

6,050,000
7,739,500

16,000,000

16,000,000

5,000,000
2,000,000

01,663,532 Sales of Press-in Handbook, IPA Newsletter (bound version) and etc.

36,000,000

31,453,032

Note

2 Operating Expenditure① Expenditure for projects and activities
Director's remuneration
11th IPA Press-in Engineering Seminar preparation

10,500,000 10,667,570 Incl. health insurance
200,000
0 Seminar was not held due to ICPE was taken place in 2018
1st International Conference on Press-in Engineering (ICPE)
400,000
479,537 Buy-out of ICPE 2018 Proceedings, etc.
Financial aid from IPA to ICPE
1,000,000
0 *Not materialized since ICPE achieved a budget surplus
Press-in Seminars on overseas (for the Press-in Handbook) 1,200,000
2,197,791 IPA Seminars in 3 countries (Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam), preparation in Brazil
Editorial Committee expenditures (the Press-in Handbook)3,500,000
1,393,752 Translation and editing fee for Press-in handbook Chinese version
Publication cost of the Press-in Handbook (EN version)
2,500,000
547,992 Reprinting Press-in Handbook (First Edition 2016)
Revision of Press-in manual (JP) with the editing committee
800,000
14,100 Preparation activities for Editorial Committee
Board of Directors mtg. and Steering Committee mtg.
2,200,000
1,732,132 Board of Directors Mtg (Sep.) and Steering Committees (4 times)
Research committee / Technical committee expenses
5,000,000
0 Fund for Res. & Tech. committees for 2018 was disbursed in 2017
Supporting expenditures for international members
300,000
0
IPA library
2,500,000
2,907,461 Purchasing of books for Library facility (includes managerial system)
Other activities (e.g. Participations to other conferences)
500,000
410,311 Promotion activity in Brazil (e.g. Participation in the seminar held by ABMS)② Administrative Expenditure
Website renewal and maintenance
3,200,000
3,256,920 IPA website renewal, system maintenanceMembership cards and certificates
50,0000Printing expenditures
3,200,000
1,099,192 IPA Newsletter 2018 (Bound version #2), etc.
Postage cost for international / domestic
200,000
230,939 Postage, Courier
Communication expenses
150,000
118,281 Landline charge
Lease expenses
3,400,000
3,339,463 Office rent, Copy machine and etc.
Office supplies
350,000
742,929 Office supplies incld. PCs due to increase of IPA staffs
Commission expense
2,800,000
2,722,490 Certified accountant fee, bank charges, outsourcing of translation, etc.
③ Other expenditures
Miscellaneous expense
200,000
308,714 Supplies for awarding, administrative supplies and etc.
Reserve fund
200,000
426,682 Payment for temporary administrative staffs, etc.
Total Operating Expenditure
44,350,000 32,596,256
Surplus / (Deficit) of Income over Expenditure(8,350,000) (1,143,224)
Ⅱ Investments
1 Investment
Sales of fixed assets
Fixed deposit refund00
Total Investment
00
2 Investment
Acquisition of fixed assets
Fixed deposit00
Total Investment
00
Surplus / (Deficit) of Investment Activity00
Ⅲ Other revenue / expense
Non-operating income / expense
00Balance brought from the Previous Year
Surplus / (Deficit) of the Current Year
Amendment of prior year balance*
Balance carried forward to the Next Year

13,503,460

2,143,608

10,493,608(1,143,224)(2,931,654) *Please refer to "Note" for details.
6,418,730

Note: The amendment of prior year balance is to correct the mis-recognition of expenditures in the past which caused a discrepancy between
the account ledgers and the cash balance so that the balance carried forward is correspond to the cash balance.
Remark: The Income & Expenditure Statement of ICPE 2018 is attached on this agenda for reference.
Please refer to “Appendix: Income & Expenditure Statement - ICPE 2018”.

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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。

Date:

22 May 2019,

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Appendix: Income & Expenditure Statement - ICPE 2018
Attendees: 418 (from 17 countries)(Unit: JPY)

Items
1 Income① Admission Fee

AmountNote

3,921,000 Registration, Banquet② Supporting funds

3,117,940 Exhibition booth (14 organizations) and donation③ Subsidies

2,977,000 Subsidies from 4 organizations④ Miscellaneous Income

1,539,209 Sales of ICPE 2018 Proceedings, lunch, etc.

Total Income

11,555,149

2 Expenditure① Expenditure for printing and shipping②

Preparatory meetings③

Expenditures for preparation of conference

1,874,388 Proceedings, Conference handbooks, posters and etc.
245,616 Travel expenses for Organizing Committee meetings
5,610,070 Simultaneous interpretation, Exhibition booths, Shuttle buses(includes equipment)④

Expenditures for meals⑤

Expenditures for invitation

658,472 Travel expenses for invited guests and keynote speakers⑥

Steering & Administrative Expenses

846,256 Administrative expenses (Staff, security guards and equipment)⑦

Miscellaneous Expense

227,184 Paper review, bank charges and etc.

Total Expenditure
Surplus / (Deficit) of Income over Expenditure

1,994,872 Banquet, Welcome reception, coffee breaks and lunch

11,456,858
98,291 Ending balances carried forward to next ICPE

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General Assembly
IPA19GA004EN
10 June 2019

Agenda 3: Activity Plan 2019
Fiscal Year 2019 (1 Apr 2019 – 31 Mar 2020)
Introduction
IPA will continue to intensify and expand its activities and organization based on thefollowing themes throughout the fiscal year 2019.
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
5. Organizational operation
The summary of the activity plan in each them is described for the fiscal year 2019

1. Forming and developing the international networkA) IPA Newsletter
Quarterly publication of Newsletter has become a “steady state” since September 2016
for two and a half year experience with wider contributions from various parts of theworld. The number of distributions is also gradually increased by adding new potential
readers from the participants of conferences, seminars and symposiums.
Bound version #3 in a hard cover which contains four issues in the year of 2019 isplanned to be published in February 2020.
B) Periodic convening of the Press-in seminars, symposiums and conferences.
a. Press-in Engineering Seminar 2019:
The next Press-in Engineering Seminar 2019 is being planned with a different
scheme from the previous one and to be held in Tokyo in September 2019.
b. TC Symposiums:
Technical Committee No. 3 (TC3) will organize symposium in Bangkok in October or
November 2019.
c. International Conference (ICPE2021):
The Second International Conference on Press-in Engineering (ICPE 2021) isplanned to be held in 2021 and the Organizing Committee will be organized in July
2019, then preparation activities will be commenced.
C) Periodic interaction with other organizations in various countries and expanding
IPA network
a. South America (Brazil)
Initial relationship with Brazilian Geotechnical Society, universities, steel
manufacturers and general contractors was established in the fiscal year 2018 by the
President and the Co-chair of the Development Committee.

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Strengthening further relationship will be conducted through the regional office inUSA.
b. China
IPA President was invited for 2 international conferences at Hangzhou andGuangzhou in China and conducted lectures in 2018.
IPA plans to further expand a network through the China Civil Engineering Society
and other organizations include the IPA Corporate member in China, in order toorganizes IPA Seminars on Press-in Technology in China.
c. Japan
IPA Research committee held several preparatory meetings with Japan Press-in
Association (JPA) in 2018 and an establishment of the joint technical meeting will beorganized in the fiscal year 2019 to commence joint research activities.
d. IPA network
IPA will encourage Vice Presidents and corresponding members in each region tofacilitate interaction activities to expand IPA network. Function of IPA regional offices
is described in 4. B).

2. Contribution to society by progressing researches and practicesA) Technical Committees
a. Technical Committee 1 (TC1)
Theme: "Application of cantilever type steel tubular pile wall embedded to stiff
ground"Activity: TC-1 commenced in 2017 with 3 years research program and 2019 will be a
final period to conclude activity. Interim report for 2017 and 2018 will be
submitted to Research Committee.
b. Technical Committee 3 (TC3)
Theme: "Expansion of Applicability and Assessment of Seismic Performance of
PFS Method"
Activity: TC-3 commenced in 2017 with 3 years research program and 2019 will be a
final period to conclude activity. Interim report for 2017 and 2018 will be
submitted to Research Committee.
TC3 symposium is planned to be held in Bangkok in October or November
2019 as described in 1. B), b.
c. Technical Committee 4 (TC4)
Theme: "Vertical performance and construction management of sheet piles
installed by the Press-in Method and tubular piles installed by Rotary
Cutting Press-in Method" (Tentative)
Activity: TC-4 will be organized in 2019 with 2 or 3 working groups (WG). One of theworking groups is planned to be a collaborative WG with Japan Press-in
Association (JPA).
B) Global dissemination of the Press-in Method
Publication of technical books is a good form of disseminating the technology.
The effort to publish various books will continue.
a. "Design and construction manual of the Press-in Method, 2019 version"(in Japanese):

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Three and half years have been passed since the first version was published in 2015
and Japanese design codes and guidelines of walls/foundations have been renewed
during the period of 2017-2018.
Editorial Committee was organized on 5 March 2019 and making revisions has beencommenced. The manual is planned to be published in Oct 2019.
b. "Press-in retaining structures: a handbook (Second edition)" (in English):
Editorial Committee will be organized shortly and editing process will be commenced
thereafter. The revised version of handbook is planned to be completed in early partof 2020.
c. Multilingualization of the Handbook:(a) Chinese version
Publishing contract was executed with China Architecture and Building Press(CABP) which is a one of the leading and reputable publishing company in China
in October 2018. IPA also received support from Professor Jian-Min Zhang at
National Tsing Hua University on editorial process. Publication is planned in thelate August 2019.
(b) French version
Following completion of "Second edition of the handbook in English" which isscheduled to be completed in February 2020, a translation to French will becommenced thereafter.
The trial translation and proof-reading based on the First edition were conducted
for approximately 70 pages.
(c) Russian version
Following completion of "Second edition of the handbook in English" which isscheduled to be completed in February 2020, a translation to Russian will becommenced, simultaneously with French version.
(d) Other languages
Upon completion of the second edition of the Handbook in English,
multilingualization to other languages will be considered subject to the market
research.
d. The technological books:(a) Press-in Piling Case History Volume 1, 2019
Case history volume -1 is currently being edited by Research Committee and will
be published in May 2019.
(b) Introductory bookThe introductory book on Press-in Technology named "New horizon of piling"(Tentative) is currently under an editing process by the voluntarily contributed
group among IPA Directors and members. The publication will be delegated to a
publishing company such as CRC press/Balkema.
e. Seminars on the Press-in Technology(a) China
Collaborative seminar with other conference or seminar to be planned due toforeign currency restrictions. Detailed coordination has been conducted with therepresentatives in China. The first seminar is aimed to be held in October or
November 2019.
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(b) ASEAN countries
Second round of seminars are to be planned in ASEAN countries, includes
Taiwan.
(c) Other countries
Seminar for the regions where IPA regional offices are established will beconsidered subject to further coordination with corresponding member andVice President in each region.
C) Awarding function
Award Committee established the program and made an announcement in the fiscal
year 2018. Awards program consists of the following five categories:
1. Outstanding Project Award
2. Innovative Technology Award
3. Distinguished Research Award
4. Life-long Contribution Award
5. The ICPE best paper Award
No. 4. and 5. awards were given to the winners in ICPE2018 and the other three (3)awards were called for nomination on 10th January 2018.
Award Committee will evaluate each nomination, then the winners are scheduled to beannounced in June 2019 and the commendation will be given at one of this year's IPA
event with further notification.
D) IPA Library (collection of books)
IPA Library system is organized to support academic research works and a Books
lending service system for IPA members is currently being developed.
Approximately 300 books were furnished as the first phase in the fiscal year 2018 andthe further 300 books are planned to be furnished in the fiscal year 2019. A Books
lending service system for IPA members is being developed and planned to be available
in June 2019.

3. Contribution to society with human resource developmentA) Conducting consecutive research and educational programs through TechnicalCommittees’ activities with participation of young researchers and engineers.
TC-4 as described in 2. A), c. will consist of 2 or 3 working groups and invite at least 6 to
7 of young researchers' participation.
TC-4 organizes the symposium to be held in October 2019 at the university in Thailand
and aims for dissemination of Press-in technology to academia and young generation.
B) Soliciting young researchers and engineers’ participation in the editing process oftechnological books and papers with respect to the Press-in technology
Over ten (10) young researchers and engineers are invited to participate in the editing
process of Press-in Manual in Japanese, Press-in Handbook in English, Case History
volume-1 and Press-in Introductory Book.
Opportunities of submitting technical papers to conferences including the next ICPE will
be provided for young researchers.
C) Forming international network for upbringing of young researchers and engineers
throughout the world.
Taking the opportunity of seminars on Press-in technology to be held in China and othercountries, facilitate interactions among young researchers and engineers
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or research work
Further discussions will be held in effective ways for practical engineers in JPA toparticipate in IPA activities. Develop collaborative activity with Japan Press-in
Association (JPA) through TC-4 and aim for participation of young practitioner.

4. Functional operation
A) Recruitment of Directors to enhance IPA activities as well as upbringing of young
generation in the organization.
Further development to recruit IPA Directors with area consideration for diversification of
IPA activities, and the nomination committee will prepare the draft short list for the
directors and auditors for each term with the view of “Alternation of generations.”
B) Aiming for the globalization through enhancement of the possible establishment of IPA
regional office
Activate activities of regional offices in USA, Holland, Singapore and Japan, especiallyfor organizing Seminar on the Press-in technology in each region.
Corresponding members in each regional office those who have been nominated shalltake a constructive role to support the Secretariat functions.
C) Aiming for economic self-sustainability operation
Keep applying the economic self-sustainability principle to events to be held in the fiscal
year 2019, such as:
・Press-in Engineering Seminar (September 2019)
・Seminar on Press-in technology in China
・TC Symposium in Thailand (October 2019)

5. Organizational operationA) Better services for IPA members
a. IPA members receive following privileges:
・ Participation to the IPA global network through IPA activities include Technicalcommittees for research works
・ Receiving IPA Newsletter periodically with valuable information
・ Browsing of the research papers through IPA Website
・ Admission and registration to Conferences, Seminars, Symposiums with specialrate
・ Submission of papers to proceedings for Conferences
・ Facilitation of IPA website and membership siteb. Continued implementation and development to the IPA website will be conducted forbetter contents include IPA membership siteB) Revisions to Constitution / By-laws / Regulations
Three (3) level of rules need to be revised to properly administrate IPA management.
Administration committee will conduct detailed study on the current rules and develop
proposed revisions together with Steering Committee.

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6. Other topicsA) General Assembly
To be held in June 2019 via websiteB) Board of Directors meeting(s)To be held in July 2019 in TokyoC) Steering Committee
To be held 3 times per yearD) Standing Committee
Five Standing Committees will be held upon Chair's call to execute the activity plan 2019
based on the "terms of reference" for each Committee.
Standing Committee:
1. Research Committee
2. Award Committee
3. Publicity Committee
4. Development Committee
5. Administration CommitteeE) Membership
Further development to solicit membership is to be made to increase individual andcorporate membership through conferences, seminars, symposium and TC activities.

Note: List of Activity Plan 2019 is attached hereinafter for your reference.

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List of Activity Plan for the fiscal year 2019
Objectives

Actions / TacticsA) IPA NewsletterB) Periodic convening of the Press-in seminars,
symposiums and conferences

DescriptionsC) Periodic interaction with other organizations
in various countries and expanding IPA
networkA) Enhancement of research activities
by various Technical Committees

Details

Quarterly publication(4 issues of Vol.4, No.2~Vol.5, No.1 to be issued)

Bound version #3 is planned to be issued in Feb. 2020
(Vol.4, No.1~Vol.4, No.4)

a. 11th Press-in Engineering Seminar

The 11th Press-in Engineering Seminar is being planned with adifferent scheme from the previous one and to be held in Tokyoin Sep 2019.

b. TC Symposiums in various countries
c. International Conference on Press-in
Engineering (ICPE2021)

1. Forming and developing
the international network

Reference

TC3 symposium is planned to be held in Bangkok in Oct.
or Nov. 2019
2nd ICPE is planned to be held in 2021 and the Organizing
Committee will be organized in July 2019, then preparation
activities will be commenced.

a. South America (Brazil)

Initial relationship with Brazilian Geotechnical Society,universities, steel manufacturers and general contractors wasestablished in the fiscal year 2018.
Strengthening further relationship through the regional office inUSA.

b. China

IPA President was invited for 2 international conferences at
Hangzhou and Guangzhou in China and conducted lectures in
2018.
IPA plans to further expand a network through the China Civil
Engineering Society and other organizations in order toorganize IPA Seminars on Press-in Technology in China.

c. Japan
IPA-JPA collaboration

IPA Research committee held several preparatory meetings
with JPA in 2018 and an establishment of the joint technicalmeeting will be organized in the fiscal year 2019 to commence
joint research activities.

d. Facilitate interaction activities through
IPA regional office as described in 4. B)

Encourage Vice Presidents and corresponding members ineach region to facilitate interaction activities

a. TC-1"Application of cantilever type steel tubular
pile wall embedded to stiff ground"TC-1 commenced in 2017 for 3 years research program and2019 will be a final period to conclude activity. Interim report for2017 and 2018 will be submitted to Research Committee.

b. TC-3"Expansion of Applicability andAssessment of Seismic Performanceof PFS Method"TC-3 commenced in 2017 for 3 years research program and2019 will be a final period to conclude it.
Interim report for 2017 and 2018 will be submitted to ResearchCommittee.

c. TC-4“Vertical performance and construction
management of sheet piles installed by thePress-in Method and tubular piles installedby Rotary Cutting Press-in Method” (Tentative)

TC-4 will be organized in 2019 with 2 or 3 working groups(WG)

a. "Design and construction manualof the Press-in Method, 2019 version"(in Japanese)

Editorial Committee was organized on 5 March 2019 andmaking revisions has been commenced.
The manual is planned to be published in Oct 2019.

b. "Press-in retaining structures: a handbook(Second edition 2019)" (in English)

Editorial Committee will be organized and the handbook isplanned to be completed in early part of 2020.
Publishing contract was executed with China Architecture andBuilding Press – CABP in October 2018 for the Chineseversion handbook. Publication is planned in the late August
2019.

c. Multilingualization of the Handbook

Following completion of "Second edition of the handbook in
English" which is scheduled to be completed in February 2020,
a translation to French will be commenced.
Following completion of "Second edition of the handbook in
English" which is scheduled to be completed in February 2020,
a translation to Russian will be commenced, simultaneouslywith French version.

2. Contribution to society
by progressing researches
and practices

Upon completion of the second edition of the Handbook in
English, multilingualization to other languages will beconsidered.
(a) Case history volume -1 has currently beenedited by Research committee and will be
published in May 2019.

B) Global dissemination of the Press-in Method
utilizing the Press-in Handbook

d. The technological books(b) The introductory book on Press-in Technology named"New horizon of piling" (Tentative) is currently underan editing process by the voluntarily contributed group
among IPA Directors and members.
The publication will be delegated to a publishingcompany such as CRC press/Balkema.

e. Seminars on the Press-in Technology(a) China
Collaborative seminar with other conference or seminar
to be planned due to foreign currency restrictions.
Detailed coordination has been conducted with therepresentatives in China. The first seminar is aimed
to be held in October or November 2019.
(b) ASEAN countries
Second round of seminars are to be planned in ASEAN
countries, includes Taiwan.
(c) Other countries
Seminar for the regions where IPA regional offices are
established will be considered subject to further
coordination with corresponding member andVice President in each region.

C) Awarding function

Award Committee established the program andmade an announcement in the fiscal year 2018.
Awards program consists of the following fivecategories:
1. Outstanding Project Award
2. Innovative Technology Award
3. Distinguished Research Award
4. Life-long Contribution Award
5. The ICPE best paper award

No. 4. and 5. awards were given to the winners in ICPE2018
and the other three (3) Awards were called for nomination on
10th January 2018.
Award Committee will evaluate each nomination, then thewinners are scheduled to be announced in June 2019 and thecommendation will be given at one of this year's IPA event withfurther notification.

D) IPA Library (collection of books)

IPA Library system is organized to support
academic research works and a Books lending
service system for IPA members is currently being
developed.

Approximately 300 books were furnished as the first phase in
the fiscal year 2018 and the further 300 books are planned to
be furnished in the fiscal year 2019. A Books lending service
system for IPA members is being developed and planned to beavailable in June 2019.

List of Activity Plan for the fiscal year 2019
Objectives

3. Contribution to society
with human resource
development

Actions / Tactics

TC-4 organizes the symposium to be held in October 2019 at
TC-4 consists of 2 or 3 working groups and invite at
the university in Thailand and aims for dissemination of Pressleast 6 to 7 of young researchers' participationin technology to academia and young generation.

B) Soliciting young researchers and engineer’s
participation in the editing process oftechnological books and papers with respect
to the Press-in technology

Over ten (10) young researchers and engineers areinvited to participate in the editing process of Pressin Manual in Japanese, Press-in Handbook in
English, Case History volume-1 and Press-in
introductory book.

C) Forming international network for upbringing
of young researchers and engineers
throughout the world.

Taking the opportunity of seminars on Press-in
technology to be held in China and other countries,
facilitate interactions among young researchers andengineersD) Driving collaborative activities with the Japan
Press-in Association (JPA) for viable study or
research work.

Further discussions will be held in effective ways for Develop collaborative activity with Japan Press-in Association
practical engineers in JPA to participate in IPA(JPA) through TC-4 and aim for participation of young
activities
practitioner.

B) Aiming for the globalization throughenhancement of the possible establishmentof IPA regional offices

Further development to recruit IPA Directors witharea consideration for diversification of IPA
activities, and the nomination committee will
prepare the draft short list for the directors andauditors for each term with the view of “Alternationof generations.”
Activate activities of regional offices in USA,
Holland, Singapore and Japan, especially fororganizing Seminar on the Press-in technology ineach region.

Corresponding members in each regional office shalltake a constructive role to support the Secretariat
functions.

C) Aiming for economic self-sustainability
operation

Keep applying the economic self-sustainability
principle to events to be held this year

Planned seminars/symposiums:
・Press-in Engineering Seminar (September 2019)
・Seminar on Press-in technology in China
・TC Symposium in Thailand (October 2019)

A) Better services for IPA members

Privileges:
・participation to the global network through
IPA activities include Technical committees
for research works
・receiving IPA newsletter periodically withvaluable information
・browsing of the research papers through IPA
website・admission and registration to Conferences,
Seminars, Symposiums with special rate・facilitation of IPA website and membership site

Continued implementation and development to the IPA website
will be conducted for better contents include IPA membership
siteB) Revisions to Constitution / By-laws /Regulations

Three (3) level of rules need to be revised toproperly administrate IPA management.

Administration committee will conduct detailed study on thecurrent rules and develop proposed revisions together with
Steering Committee.

A) General Assembly

To be held in June 2019 via websiteB) Board of Directors meeting(s)To be held in July 2019 in TokyoC) Steering Committee

To be held 3 times per yearD) Standing CommitteeStanding Committee:
1. Research Committee
Five Standing Committees will be held upon Chair's
2. Award Committee
call to execute the activity plan 2019 based on the
3. Publicity Committee"terms of reference" for each Committee.
4. Development Committee
5. Administration CommitteeE) Membership

Further development to solicit membership is to bemade to increase individual and corporate
membership through conferences, seminars,
symposium and TC activities.

5. Organizational operation

6. Others

DetailsA) Conducting consecutive research andeducational programs through TechnicalCommittees’ activities with participationof young researchers and engineers

A) Recruitment of Directors to enhance IPA
activities as well as upbringing of young
generation in the organization.

4. Functional operation

Descriptions

Reference

General Assembly 2019
IPA19GA005EN
10 June 2019

Agenda 4: Budget for Fiscal Year 2019
Budget for the Fiscal Year 2019
Period : 1st Apr. 2019 - 31 st Mar. 2020

(Unit: JPY)
Items

2018 Actual2019 Budget

Note

Ⅰ Operating Activity
1 Operating Income① Membership Fee
Individual Member's Annual Fee
6,050,000 6,500,000 619 members (as of the end of the FY 2018)
Corporate Member's Annual Fee
7,739,500 7,300,000 54 members (as of the end of the FY 2018)② Contribution
Contribution
16,000,000 16,000,000③ Miscellaneous Income
Research commission
0 4,000,000 Research commission
Sales of Books
7,000,000
Other Income
1,663,532
0
Total Operating Income
31,453,032 40,800,000
2 Operating Expenditure① Expenditure for Conference and Seminar
1st International Conference on Press-in Engineering (ICPE2018)
479,537
0
2nd International Conference on Press-in Engineering (ICPE2021)0
300,000 Preparation cost only (*Independent account for ICPE)
11th IPA Press-in Engineering Seminar preparation
0
200,000 Preparation cost only (*Independent account for Seminar)
Press-in Seminars on overseas (for the Press-in Handbook)2,197,791
800,000 Seminar in China, Indonesia, Taiwan and etc. (Plan)② Expenditure for Publication
Design & Construction Manual of the Press-in Method, 2019 (JP version)
14,100 3,500,000 Review fee, transportation cost and printing cost
Press-in Handbook reprinting (EN version)
547,992
0
Press-in Handbook 2nd edition (EN version)
0 2,800,000 Review fee, translation cost
Press-in Handbook (CN version) - editing fee in China
1,393,752
0 (* completed in 2018)
Press-in Handbook (CN version) - publication cost
0 2,800,000 To be published by China Architecture & Building Press
Press-in Handbook 2nd edition (Other languages)
0 2,200,000 French, Russian, etc.
Case History Volume -1
0 2,000,000 To be published in June 2019
IPA Newsletter (bound version #3)
1,099,192 1,000,000 To be published in Feb 2020
Introductory Book on Press-in Technology
0200,000 To be published in Oct 2019 (by appointed publisher)③ Expenditure for Research Activity
Board of Directors' meeting / Steering committee expenses
1,732,132 2,200,000 Travel expense, and etc.
Research committee / Technical committee expenses
0 4,000,000 TC1, TC3 and TC4 w/ 2 or 3 working groups
Awarding expenditures
0
100,000 Trophies, Certificates, etc. for 3 Award categories
IPA library
2,907,461 3,000,000 Purchasing of books for Library facility (2nd phase)
Other activities (e.g. Participations to other conferences)410,311300,000④ Administrative Expenditure
Website maintenance
3,256,920 1,200,000 IPA website renewal and maintenanceMembership cards and certificates0
100,000
Printing expenditures
0
300,000 Guidance of IPA, etc.
Postage cost for international / domestic
230,939
350,000
Communication expenses
118,281150,000 Landline charge
Director's remuneration
10,667,570 10,650,000
Lease expenses
3,339,463 3,400,000 Office rent, Copy machine, etc.
Outsourcing expense
2,339,923 2,300,000 Certified accountant fee, and etc.
Commission expense
382,567
400,000 Bank charges
Office supplies expense
742,929
350,000
Miscellaneous expense
735,396
200,000
Reserve fund0
300,000
Total Expenditure
32,596,256 45,100,000
Surplus / (Deficit) of Income over Expenditure(1,143,224) (4,300,000)
Ⅱ Investments
1 Investment① Sales of fixed assets
Fixed deposit refund00
Total Investment
00
2 Investment① Acquisition of fixed assets
Fixed deposit00
Total Investment
00
Surplus / (Deficit) of Investment Activity00
Ⅲ Other revenue / expense
Non-operating income / expense
00Balance brought from the Previous Year
Surplus / (Deficit) of the Current Year
Prior Year Adjustment
Balance carried forward to the Next Year

10,493,608 6,418,730(1,143,224) (4,300,000)(2,931,654)
6,418,730 2,118,730

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General Assembly 2019
IPA19GA006EN
10 June 2019

Agenda 5: Election of the Directors and Auditors
The Nomination Committee(*1) hereby proposes the following sixteen (16) candidates as
the Director(s) and Auditor(s) for the two fiscal years 2019 and 2020 in accordance with
Chapter IV, Article 12 in IPA Constitution.

Director(s) for the term of 2019-2020:
Name

Affiliation

Country
RegionDr. Michael Doubrovsky

Professor
Odessa National Maritime University

UKR

Dr. Kenneth Gavin

Professor
Delft University of Technology

NLD

Dr. Stuart Haigh

Senior Lecturer
The University of Cambridge

GBR

Mr. Yukihiro Ishihara

Manager
GIKEN LTD.

JPN

Dr. Masayuki Koda

Associate Director
Railway Technical Research InstituteJPN

Dr. Andrew McNamara

Senior Lecturer
City, University of London

GBR

Dr. Jun Otani

Professor
Kumamoto University

JPN

Dr. Jiro Takemura

Associate Professor
Tokyo Institute of Technology

JPN

Dr. Nor Azizi Bin Yusoff

Head of Centre
Research Centre for Soft Soils (RECESS)
Institute of Integrated Engineering
University Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia

MYS

Auditor(s) for the term of 2019-2020:
Name
Mr. Yoshihisa Fujisaki

Affiliation
Operating Officer
GIKEN LTD.

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RegionJPN

Candidates for the new Director(s):NameAffiliation

Country
RegionDr. Alexis Philip A. Acacio

Professor
University of the Philippines, Diliman
President of the Philippine Society of Soil Mechanics
and Foundation Engineering

PHL

Dr. Mounir Bouassida

Professor
University of Tunis El Manar
Past Vice President for Africa of ISSMGE

TUN

Dr. Marcos Massao Futai

Professor
University of Sao Paulo
Head of Geoinfra, University of Sao Paulo

BRA

Mr. Kiyoshi Minami

Managing Executive Officer
Muramoto Corporation
Past President of the Japan Construction Method
and Machinery Research Institute (Japan)

JPN

Dr. Hiroko Suzuki

Professor
Chiba Institute of Technology

JPN

Candidates for the new Auditor(s):NameDr. Guixuan Wang

Affiliation

Country
RegionProfessor
Civil Engineering Technology R&D Center
Dalian University

CHN

The curriculum vitae of the new director(s) and auditor(s) are 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:

Nationality:

Dr. Alexis Philip A. Acacio
Professor
University of the Philippines, Diliman
President
Philippine Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering
The Philippines

Education Background
2010
2002
1997
1988
1984

Harvard Business School
Owner President Management Program (OPM)
Asian Institute of Management
Master of Entrepreneurship (Superior Performance)
University of Tokyo
PhD in Civil Engineering
University of Tokyo
M.S. in Civil Engineering
University of the Philippines
B.S. in Civil Engineering

Professional Experience
1989 – Present
2018’ – Present2010 – 2014
1998 – Present
1992 – Present
1989 – Present
Current Work

Professor
University of the Philippines
President
Philippine Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering
Director
Institute of Civil Engineeing, University of the Philippines
Founding Partner
AMH Philippines Inc.
Founding Partner
Building Dreams Inc.
Member of the Board of Directors
Geotechnics Philippines, Inc.
Engineering and Management Consultant

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Candidate for Director 2:
Name:
Current position:
Nationality:

Dr. Mounir Bouassida
Professor
University of Tunis El Manar
Tunisia

Education Background
1996
1986

Doctorate of Sciences / University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia
PhD in Civil Engineering / University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia

1983
1980

M.S. in Civil Engineering / University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia
B.S. in Civil Engineering / University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia

Academic Award / Scholarship
2006
2006

Fulbright Scholar (CIES, Washington DC)
Recipient of the 2006 Shamsher Prakash Award**Prize for Excellence in practice of Geotechnical Engineering (USA)Professional Experience2017 – Present

Board Member / International Society for Soil Mechanics and2005 – 20092003 – 2007
1996 – 2003
2014 – Present

Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE)
Vice President for Africa / ISSMGE
President / Tunisian Association of Soil Mechanics (ATMS)
Secretary General / ATMS
Head of the Research Laboratory in Geotechnical and Georisks

2004 – Present
1999 – 2005
1999 – 2004

Professor / ENIT
Head of the Civil Engineering Department / ENIT
Associate Professor / ENIT

1986 – 1999
1982 – 1986
1980 – 1982

Assistant Professor / ENIT
Assistant / ENIT
Technical Engineer / ENIT
National Engineering School of Tunis (ENIT)**, Tunisia**Note:National Engineering School of Tunis, “Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Tunis (ENIT)” in French, is one of theinstitutions of the University of Tunis El Manar.

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Candidate for Director 3:
Name:
Current position:

Nationality:

Dr. Marcos Massao Futai
Professor
Department of Structures and Foundations
University of Sao Paulo
Brazil

Education Background
2002
1997
1995

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
PhD in Civil Engineering
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
M.S. in Civil Engineering
Federal University of Mato Grosso
B.S. in Civil Engineering

Academic Award/Scholarship
2005

Best Paper Award in the Brazilian Conference on Slope Stability

2002-2004
2003, 2008

The Costa Nunes Prize, The Brazilian Soil Mechanics Association
Public Examination for Lecturer of the Department of Structures andFoundation, Sao Paulo University placed first

Professional Experience2010 – Present
2009 – Present

2011 – 20122009 – 20102007 – 2008

Associated Professor
University of Sao Paulo
Board Member
The Brazilian Association of Soils Mechanics and GeotechnicalEngineering
President
The Regional Sao Paulo Nucleus of the Brazilian Association ofSoils Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
Executive Secretary
The Sao Paulo Regional Center
General Secretary
The Sao Paulo Regional Center

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Candidate for Director 4:
Name:
Current position:
Nationality:

Mr. Kiyoshi Minami
Managing Executive Officer
Muramoto Corporation
Japan

Education Background
1979
1977

Kyoto University, Japan
M.S. in Civil Engineering
Kyoto University, Japan
B.S. in Civil Engineering

Professional Experience
2016 – Present
2016 – Present2013 – 20162008 – 20162006 – 20082003 – 2005
2001 – 2003
1998 – 2001
1996 – 1998
1994 – 1996

1991 – 1994

1988 – 1991

1979 – 1988

Managing Executive Officer
Muramoto Corporation
AdviserJapan Construction Method and Machinery Research Institute
Board Member
Japan Construction Machinery and Construction Association, Japan
Director General
Japan Construction Method and Machinery Research Institute
Director of Construction Technology Research Department
Public Works Research Institute, Japan
Director of Civil Engineering Department
Kochi Prefecture, Japan
Director of Road Risk Management Office in Road Bureau
Ministry of Construction, Japan
Deputy Mayor,
Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Director of the Second Research Division
Japan Institute of Country-ology and Engineering, Japan
Office Head, Construction Work Office
Chubu Regional Development Bureau
Ministry of Construction, Japan
Office Head, Construction Work Office
Tohoku Regional Development Bureau
Ministry of Construction, Japan
Chief of Road Planning Division,
Tohoku Regional Development Bureau
Ministry of Construction, Japan
Researcher, Public Works Research Institute
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Candidate for Director 5:
Name:
Current position:
Nationality:

Dr. Hiroko Suzuki
Professor
Chiba Institute of Technology
Japan

Education Background
2005
2002
2000

Tokyo Insutitute of Technology
PhD in Architecture and Building Engineering
Tokyo Insutitute of Technology
M.S. in Architecture and Building Engineering
Tokyo Insutitute of Technology
B.S. in Architecture and Building Engineering

Professional Experience
2018 – Present2013 – 20182007 – 20132005 – 2007
2003 – 2005

Professor
Chiba Institute of Technology
Associate Professor
Chiba Institute of Technology
Assistant Professor
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Assistant
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Doctoral Course Students (DC2)Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

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Candidate for Auditor 1:
Name:
Current position:
Nationality:

Dr. Guixuan Wang
Professor
Dalian University
China

Education Background1998

Tokyo Institute of Technology, JapanPhD Civil Engineering

1994

Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Visiting Scholar, Civil Engineering
Dalian University of Technology, China
M.S. in Civil Engineering
Dalian University of Technology, China
B.S. in Civil Engineering

1987
1983

Professional Experience
2003 — Present

Head & Distinguished Professor
Research and Development Center of the Civil Engineering
Technology
Dalian University, China

2002 — 2003

Head & Chairman Researcher
Research Institute of Building Maintenance Management
Technology
Yamaguchi University, Japan

1998 — 2002

Department HeadTokyo Electric Power Design Technology Development Co., Ltd.,Japan

Qualifications:

Distinguished Professor authorized by Dalian University

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