General Assembly
IPA20GA002EN
7 May 2020

Agenda 1: Activity Report 2019
Fiscal Year 2019 (1 Apr 2019 – 31 Mar 2020)
Introduction
The activity plan for the fiscal year 2019 was designed to adhere fundamentally to the 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 achievements for each theme are summarized herein.
1.

Forming and developing the international networkA) Quarterly publication of IPA Newsletter
The quarterly publication of the IPA Newsletter has been continuous in the fiscal year 2019 as
follows.
・ Vol.4, No.2
・ Vol.4, No.3
・ Vol.4, No.4
・ Vol.5, No.1

June 2019
September 2019
December 2019
March 2020

21 pages
32 pages
40 pages
31 pages

IPA Newsletters have been distributed to 2,500 readers in the world, not only IPA members but
also all the participants of the international conference, the seminars on Press-in technology, themembers of IPA Technical Committee and others. The bound version No.3 in hardcover compiling 4
issues (Vol.4 No.1 to No.4) during 2019 was published in March 2020.
B) Periodic convening of Press-in seminars, symposiums and conferencesa. The Press-in Engineering Seminar:
The 11th IPA Press-in Engineering Seminar in Tokyo 2019 was held at a conference room of theJapanese Geotechnical Society (JGS) in September 2019: the state-of-the-art technology for
estimation of subsurface information by utilizing data obtained during press-in piling. About 70
participants attended this seminar. The report on the Seminar is found in the Newsletter Vol.4, Issue
4, December 2019.
b. TC Symposia:
The Steel Sheet Pile Symposium organized by the Technical Committee 3 (TC3: Expansion ofApplicability and Assessment of Seismic Performance of Partially Floating Sheet pile (PFS) Method-Chaired by Prof. Otani, Kumamoto University) was held in October 2019 at King Mongkut’s
University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), in Thailand, with 50 participants. The report on the
Symposium is found in the Newsletter Vol.4, Issue 4, December 2019.
c. International Conference (ICPE2021):
The second International Conference on Press-in Engineering (ICPE2021) is planned to be heldat Kochi University of Technology (Kami-city, Kochi) on 19th and 20th June 2021. Prof. Tatsunori
Matsumoto was appointed the chair of the organizing committee and visited the Governor of Kochi
Prefecture in May 2019 and February 2020, and the organizing committee was established in
October 2019. The main theme of the conference is “Evolution and Social Contribution of Press-in

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Engineering for Infrastructure Development, and Disaster Prevention and Mitigation”, and theorganizing committee has invited Distinguished Professor Yozo Fujino (Yokohama National
University) and Professor Mark Randolph (University of Western Australia) as keynote speakers
and received their approval. Call for abstracts was announced in November 2019.
C) Periodic interaction with other organizations in various countries and expanding IPA
networka.

South America
Associate Prof. Marcos Massao Futai (Geoinfra, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil), who was
appointed as an IPA director, gained a deeper understanding about IPA activity and Press-in
technology through the Board of Directors meeting and a facility tour at the headquarters, GIKEN
LTD..

b.

China
IPA has continuously expended the network in China by joining in two international/technicalforums organized by China Civil Engineering Society (International/technical forums are describedin 2. B). e.). The IPA President visited Guangzhou Lantian Shouhui Ltd. which owns pressing-in
machines, exchanging technical information and point-of-view.

c.

Japan
The first technical committee in collaboration with Japan Press-in Association (JPA) was held in
June 2019. Thereafter JPA technical members participated in Construction management Working
Group of IPA-TC4, “Vertical performance and construction management of sheet piles installed by
the Press-in Method and tubular piles installed by Rotary Cutting Press-in Method”.

d.

IPA Network
In collaboration with Prof. Chun Fai Leung (IPA Vice President, National University of Singapore)and the regional office in Singapore, IPA seminars on Press-in Technology were prepared inIndonesia (Refer to 2. B. e). Furthermore, based on the suggestion from Dr. Nor Azizi Bin Yusoff(IPA Vice President, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia), a basic agreement was discussed inregard to the collaboration research between Construction Research Institute of Malaysia (CREAM)
and IPA.

2.

Contribution to society by progressing research and practiceA) Enhancement of research activities by Technical Committees
The activities of technical committees are as follows:a.

Technical Committee 1（TC-1）

Research Subject:

Application of cantilever type steel tubular pile wall embedded to stiff ground

Chair:

Associate Prof. Jiro Takemura (IPA Director, Tokyo Institute of Technology)

Number of members and organizations: 19 members from 14 organizations
Activity:

TC-1 was supposed to be a three-year plan research activity from 2017, but TC-1 proposed an
extension of one year, the fiscal year 2020.

In the fiscal year 2019, one plenary meeting and eleven working groups meetings were held (4working groups: WG1 on design method, WG2 on centrifuge model test, WG3 on numericalanalyses and WG4 on case study of construction).



Three research papers were submitted to GEOTECH HANOI 2019 which was an international
conference in Vietnam.



A final report was originally planned to be submitted within the fiscal year of 2019, but isscheduled to be submitted to the IPA Research Committee in November 2020.

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b.

Technical Committee 3（TC-3）

Research Subject:
・ Expansion of Applicability and Assessment of Seismic Performance of PFS (Partial Floating
Sheet-pile) Method
Chair:

Prof. Jun Otani (IPA Director, Kumamoto University)

Number of members and organizations: 25 members from 21 organizations
Activity:
・ TC-3 is a three-year plan research activity from 2017, and the fiscal year 2019 was the lastyear for this activity. TC-3 proposed an extension of one year, the fiscal year 2020.
In the fiscal year 2019, one plenary meeting and 6 working group meetings were held (5working groups: Survey WG, Experiment WG, Analysis WG, Design WG and Overseas WG).



Two research papers were submitted to GEOTECH HANOI 2019.



A final report including the draft of the design manual was originally planned to be submitted
within the fiscal year of 2019, but is scheduled to be submitted to the IPA ResearchCommittee in November 2020.

c.

Technical Committee 4（TC-4）

Research Subject:
・ Vertical performance and construction management of sheet piles installed by the Press-in
Method and tubular piles installed by Rotary Cutting Press-in Method
Chair:

Dr. Stuart Haigh (IPA Director, Cambridge University)

Number of members and organizations: 27 members from 21 organizations
Activity:
・ TC-4 is a three-year plan research activity from 2019, and the fiscal year 2019 was the initial
year for this activity.
In the fiscal year 2019, 5 meetings of the three working group meetings were held(Construction management WG, Vertical performance assessment (Japanese issues) WG,
Vertical performance assessment (International issues) WG).



Reviewing the researches and the design codes on the methods of estimating the vertical
performance of jacked piles from the existing subsurface information, in terms of capacity,
stiffness and group piles.

Discussing the effect of the piling process, by reviewing researches on small scale model
tests.



Two temporary load tests utilizing a Pressing-in machine were conducted: One was in thefacility of Fujii gumi Co., Ltd. (Osaka, Japan) and the other was in the facility of GIKEN LTD..
(Kochi, Japan).

B) Global dissemination of the Press-in Method
Three main activities have been conducted in the fiscal year 2019, such as publication oftechnical books, multilingualization of the Press-in handbook and holding Seminars.
a.

Design and construction manual of the Press-in Method, March 2020 (in Japanese)
This manual was published in March 2020 as a 2020’s version. The purpose of the revision was
below: (i) Contents should be consistent with the Japanese standard “Technical Standards andCommentaries for Port and Harbour Facilities in Japan” (The Ports and Harbours Association ofJapan, 2018) and “Specifications for Highway Bridge” (Japan Road Association, 2018), (ii) Contents
should be consistent with “Press-in retaining structures: a handbook (the first edition)” (IPA, 2016),(iii) Contents should be updated by the information for the last five years (i.e. functions andapplications of Press-in technology, research results and so on), (iv) Improvement in convenience
for readers by collecting new applications as well as classifying applications in a systematic manner.
The editorial committee, consisting of 16 members from academic and research organizations

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met three times (March, June and November 2019) in order to review the manual so that Press-in
method would be fairly and neutrally described.
b.

Press-in retaining structures: a handbook (Second edition)
The revision of “Press-in retaining structures: a handbook” has been conducted since February
2020. In the fiscal year 2019, a part of “Design and construction manual of the Press-in Method,
March 2020” was primarily translated into English. The revised version of the handbook is planned
to be completed in the early part of the fiscal year 2020.
c.

Multilingualization of the Press-in Handbook(a) Chinese version
The Chinese version of the Press-in retaining structures: a handbook was published in
October 2019 through China Architecture and Building Press (CABP): this book was translated
into Chinese by Prof. Limin Zhang (IPA Director, HongKong University of Science andTechnology), and was reviewed under the supervision of Prof. Jianmin Zhang (Tsinghua
University).
(b) French version
The publication schedule of the French version was modified according to the delay of the
publication of “Press-in retaining structures: a handbook (Second edition)”.
(c) Other languages (Russian proposal)
Ditto. Item 2. B). c. (b)d. Technological books(a) Case history volume -1“Case history volume - 1” was issued in June 2019: 28 applications of Press-in technology
were compiled by the IPA Research Committee.
(b) The introductory book on Press-in Technology
The introductory book on Press-in Technology was written and edited by four co-authors
including Dr. Masaaki Terashi (IPA Director, GIKEN LTD.) who serves as a corresponding
person with the publisher. The contract with CRC press/Balkema was agreed and the book is tobe published in fiscal year 2020.
(c) Papers of ICPE2018
Individual papers in the Proceedings of ICPE2018 has been on sale in the IPA website
since July 2019.
e. Seminars on Press-in Technology(a) China
IPA took part in the following two international/technical forums organized by China Civil
Engineering Society (CCES), promoting the Chinese version of the Press-in retaining
structures: a handbook: With regard to the Chinese version, refer to 2. B. c.
① The 4th International Forum on Urban Flood Control and Drainage Capacity (IFUF)
The 4th IFUF was held in Guangzhou City on 14 and 15 November, 2019 and approximately
500 participants from 6 countries participated. IPA joined this forum as a co-organizer andthe IPA president delivered a lecture entitled “Countermeasures against Urban Flooding inJapan” as a keynote speaker, introducing some applications of Press-in Technology inJapan and the possibility that the Press-in technology is applicable to China.
② The 19th Waterproof and Drainages Technology ForumThe 19th Waterproof and Drainages Technology Forum was held in Nanning City from 21 to
22 November, 2019 and 160 experts attended. Prof. Xiaoduo OU, who is a president of
Guangxi Ruiyu Construction Technology Co., Ltd. (IPA Corporate member), delivered alecture as a keynote speaker, introducing the IPA activity and the publication of Chineseversion of “Press-in retaining structures: a handbook”.
(b) Southeast Asian Nations and Areas
IPA had been working with each local organizing committee for several months to prepare
two seminars in Taiwan and Indonesia. Unfortunately, it was decided on IPA directors’

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endorsement to postpone the seminars until the threat of coronavirus is clear.
C) Award granting
Members of IPA were encouraged to submit recommendations to the following awards at theend of the fiscal year 2018.
1. Outstanding Project Award
2. Innovative Technology Award
3. Distinguished Research Award
Based on deliberation of the Award Committee, award winners were decided in June 2019.
Newsletter, Volume 5, Issue1, March 2020 included a report on those awards.
D) IPA Library (collection of books)
The IPA library was opened in June 2019 and the privilege of reading and borrowing from the
IPA Library without charge was granted to IPA members. The current number of books is 528 after
adding 199 books in this fiscal year.
3. Contribution to society with human resource developmentA) Conducting consecutive research and educational programs through Technical Committees’
activities with participation of young researchers and engineers.
Six young researchers and engineers joined the Technical Committee 4 (TC-4) composed ofthree working groups (Refer to 2. A). c). 20 students from KMUTT participated in a symposium foracademic groups and young researchers and engineers organized by IPA Technical Committee 4(TC-3)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 were invited to participate in the editing processof Press-in Manual in Japanese, Press-in Handbook in English, Case History volume-1 and
Press-in Introductory Book.
C) Forming an international network for the cultivation of young researchers and engineers
throughout the world.
Opportunities for students, young researchers and experts to expand their network through IPA
seminars were offered in China (Guangzhou, Nanning).
D) Driving collaboration activities with the Japan Press-in Association (JPA) for viable study or
research work.
As a way to develop collaborative activity with JPA through TC-4, one young engineer from a
JPA corporate member joined TC-4 activity.
4. Functional operation
A) Recruitment of Directors to enhance IPA activities as well as the cultivation of the next
generation in the organization.
As a result of recruiting IPA Directors with area consideration for diversification of IPA activities,
new IPA Directors were selected from the Philippines, Brazil, Tunisia and Japan at the IPA General
Assembly. Additionally, the nomination committee prepared the short list including candidates from
US, Australia, Vietnam and Japan for the directors for the General Assembly with a view to“Alternation of generations.”
B) Aiming for globalization through enhancement of the possible establishment of IPA
Regional Office.
The Regional Office in Singapore with Prof. C F Leung (IPA Vice president, National Universityof Singapore) is preparing the Board of Directors meeting and seminar in Singapore in 2020.

IPA20GA002EN 5 / 7C) Aiming for economic self-sustainability operation
IPA kept applying the economic self-sustainability principle to events. The following
seminars/forums/symposium were held in the fiscal year 2019 with this principle:
・ 11th IPA Press-in Seminar 2019 in Tokyo (Japan)
・ International/technical forums in China
・ Steel Sheet-Pile Symposium in KMUTT
5. Organizational operationA) Better services for IPA members
a. Services for IPA members
The following services continued:(a) Participation in the IPA global network through IPA activities including Technical committees
for research works(b) Receiving the IPA Newsletter periodically with valuable information(c) Browsing research papers through the IPA membership site(d) Admission and registration to conferences, seminars, symposia with special rate(e) Submission of papers to proceedings for conferences(f) Facilitation of IPA website and membership site(g) Operation of IPA Library（Refer to 2.D).
b. Implementation and development of the IPA website and membership site continued, providing
better content and improving the privilege.
c. IPA Directors’ website has been in service since January 2020. The website facilitates IPA
Directors participating in IPA activities and accessing documents related to past IPA Board
Meetings and others.
B) Amendment of Constitution, By-laws, and Regulations
Amendment of constitution, by-laws, and regulation for improving IPA’s operation was
unanimously approved and the draft was created to acquire approval at the General Assembly andBoard Meeting of the fiscal year 2020.
6. OthersA) General Assembly
The General Assembly was held during the period of 10th June to 24th June 2019 (fifteen days),approving the new board members together with the “Activity Report” and “Income and Expenditure
Statement” for the fiscal year 2018 and the activity plan and Budget for the fiscal year 2019.
B) Board of Directors meeting
The Board of Directors meeting was held on 4th July 2019 in Tokyo with the participation of 20
directors and 2 auditors. The directors unanimously approved proposals on vice presidents,
chairpersons of the standing committees, awards, IPA regional offices, publications, activities of thetechnical committees and the launch of the IPA library. After the meeting, some directors visited apress-in construction site and facilities of GIKEN LTD., and enhanced their knowledge of thePress-in technology.
The e-mail discussions and decisions among Board of Directors were made in the following. (1)IPA support to CREST2020 (1st International Symposium on Construction Resources forEnvironmentally Sustainable Technologies) dated on August 19,2019, (2) Nomination of new Board
Members (term 2020-2021) dated on December 16, 2019, (3) Procedures for election of the next
IPA President dated on January 22, 2020, (4) Postponing the IPA seminars dated on February 6,
2020, and (5) Nomination of the next IPA President (2020-2021) dated on March 13.
C) Steering Committee
The Steering Committee consists of the President, all the chairpersons of the Standing
Committees. There were two meetings on 11th November 2019 and 3rd March 2020 in the fiscal
year 2019. The main agendas of the meetings including 2nd ICPE preparation, an activity report of

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the fiscal year 2019, activity plan of the fiscal year 2020 and the agendas for the next Board of
Directors meeting and General Assembly.
D) Standing Committees
The Standing Committees’ meetings (Research, Award, Development, Publicity and
Administration Committees) were held upon chair’s call in July 2019 and executed the activity plan2019 based on the “terms of reference” for each Committee.
E) Memberships
Numbers of IPA members as of 31st March 2020
Individual members

675［ Last year

619（+56 increased）］

Student Members

26［ Last year13（+13 increased）］

Corporate members

54［ Last year54

（No change）］

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Agenda 2: Income and Expenditure Statement for 2019
Income & Expenditure Statement for the Fiscal Year 2019
Period : 1st Apr. 2019 - 31st Mar. 2020
Items

(Unit: JPY)
2019 Budget

2019 Actual

Note

Ⅰ 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

6,500,000
7,300,000

6,680,000 668 members (as of the end of the FY 2019)7,400,000 54 members (as of the end of the FY 2019)

16,000,000

16,000,000

4,000,000
7,000,000
040,800,000

3,300,000
6,635,560 Design and construction manual of the Press-in Method - March 2020 (JP version), etc.
23,19240,038,752

2 Operating Expenditure① Expenditure for Conference and Seminar
1st International Conference on Press-in Engineering (ICPE)
2nd International Conference on Press-in Engineering (ICPE)
11th IPA Press-in Engineering Seminar
Press-in Seminars on overseas (for the Press-in Handbook)② Expenditure for Publication
Design & Construction Manual of the Press-in Method, March 2020 (JP version)

Press-in Handbook reprinting (EN version)
Press-in Handbook 2nd edition (EN version)
Press-in Handbook (CN version) - editing fee in China
Press-in Handbook (CN version) - publication cost*
Press-in Handbook 2nd edition (Other languages)
Case History Volume -1, 2019
IPA Newsletter (bound version #3)
Introductory Book on Press-in Technology③ Expenditure for Research Activity
Board of Directors' meeting / Steering committee expenses
Research committee / Technical committee expenses
Awarding expenditures
IPA library
Other activities (e.g. Participations to other conferences)④ Administrative Expenditure
Website 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
Reserve fundTotal Expenditure
Surplus / (Deficit) of Income over Expenditure0
300,000
200,000
800,000

0
123,6800
115,003

Preparation cost only (*Independent account for ICPE)
Preparation cost only (*Independent account for ICPE)
Preparation cost only (*Independent account for Seminar)
Seminar in China (Guangzhou, Hangzhou)

3,500,000
02,800,000
02,800,000
2,200,000
2,000,000
1,000,000
200,000

5,482,950 Review fee, transportation cost and printing cost
0439,085 Review fee, translation cost
0 Completed in 201856,290 Published by China Architecture & Building Press *The cost occurred in this year only.
0 French, Russian, etc.
2,078,258 Published in June 2019
1,005,510 Published in March 2020
3,418 To be published in 2020 (by appointed publisher)

2,200,000
4,000,000
100,000
3,000,000
300,000

2,182,685
3,300,000
80,3522,760,957
352,092

1,200,000
100,000
300,000
350,000
150,000
10,650,000
3,400,000
2,300,000
400,000
350,000
200,000
300,000
45,100,000(4,300,000)

697,680
23,3245,900
57,470150,943
10,840,930
3,806,629
1,713,514
319,424588,228
134,874036,319,196
3,719,556

0
0

0
0

0
0
0

0
0
0

0

0

6,418,730(4,300,000)
2,118,730

6,418,730
3,719,556
10,138,286

Travel expense, etc.
TC1, TC3 and TC4
Translation cost on "Outstanding Project Award", etc.
Purchasing of books for Library facility (2nd phase)
Registraion cost, etc.
IPA website renewal and maintenance
Guidance of IPA, etc.
Landline charge
Office rent, Copy machine, etc.
Certified accountant fee, and etc.
Bank charges
Purchase of PC, etc.

Ⅱ Investments
1 Investment① Sales of fixed assets
Fixed deposit refund
Total Investment

2 Investment① Acquisition of fixed assets
Fixed deposit
Total Investment
Surplus / (Deficit) of Investment Activity

Ⅲ Other revenue / expense
Non-operating income / expense
Balance brought from the Previous Year
Surplus / (Deficit) of the Current Year
Balance carried forward to the Next Year

Remark: The Income & Expenditure Statement of the 11th Press-in Engineering Seminar in Tokyo is attached to thisagenda for reference. Please refer to “Appendix: Income & Expenditure Statement - The 11th Press-in
Engineering Seminar in TOKYO”.

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Appendix: Income & Expenditure Statement - The 11th Press-in Engineering Seminar in TOKYO(Unit: JPY)

Items

AmountNote

1 Income①

Admission Fee

Total Income

185,500 IPA Members: 35 participants, Non-Members: 23 participants
185,500

2 Expenditure①

Printing cost

2,850 Flyers - 600 pcs②

Shipping cost

24,661 Publications, Documents, etc.

③

Cost for venue

46,000 Venue: Japan Geotechnical Society (JGS)④

Travel cost

25,400 Travel cost for speakers (incl. IPA Directors)⑤

Speaking fee

60,000 2 Speakers (JPY30,000- / person)⑥

Miscellaneous expense

5,878 Application cost for CPD program, bottled waters for speakers

Total Expenditure

164,789

Surplus / (Deficit) of Income over Expenditure

20,711 The balances are to be appropriated to the activities of the Research Commiittee(RC).

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Agenda 3: Activity Plan 2020
Fiscal Year 2020 (1 Apr 2020 – 31 Mar 2021)
IPA will continue to intensify and expand its activities based on the following themes throughout the
fiscal year 2020.
1. Forming and developing the international network
2. Contribution to society by progressing researches and practices
3. Contribution to society with human resource development
4. Functional operation
The summary of the activity plan for each of the above is described below:
1.

Forming and developing the international networkA) IPA Newsletters
IPA Newsletters have been published on a quarterly basis since September 2016 with many
contributions from around the world, and distributed to over 2,500 readers including new readersfrom the participants of international conference, seminars and symposia.
The fourth bound version in a hard cover which contains the four issues to be published in thefiscal year 2020 is planned to be published in March 2021.
B) Periodic convening of the Press-in seminars, symposia and conferencesa.

The Press-in Engineering Seminar
The Press-in Engineering Seminar is held for those researchers and practitioners in Japan. IPA
will take advantage of the seminar to attract potential participants of the forthcoming ICPE, by widely
disseminating outcomes of the research and case studies. The next Press-in Engineering Seminaris being planned to be held in Tokyo, Japan, in November 2020 as a joint seminar with the technicalcommittee TC-1 and TC-3.
b.

TC Symposia
The Technical Committee 1 (TC-1) will advance preparations for holding a symposium outside
Japan.
c.

International Conference on Press-in Engineering (ICPE) 2021
The second International Conference on Press-in Engineering is scheduled to be held at
Kochi University of Technology (Kami city, Kochi Prefecture, Japan) on 19th and 20th June 2021.
The ICPE2021 organizing committee will continue the preparations throughout this year. A call for
full papers will be made in June 2020, after reviewing submitted abstracts.
C) Periodic interaction with other organizations in various countries
a. China
Through planning and preparing to participate in the international forum and conference held by
China Civil Engineering Society (CCES), IPA continually strengthens and expands its global
network. Also. IPA intends to take action to establish a technical committee in China.
b. Japan
IPA plans to hold 17 lectures in 12 cities in Japan, with Japan Press-in Association (JPA) for
disseminating the “Design and construction manual of the Press-in Method, 2020 version” publishedin March 2020. Also, JPA corporate members continue to participate in the construction working
group of the Technical Committee 4 (TC-4), “Vertical performance and construction management ofsheet piles installed by the Press-in Method and tubular piles installed by Rotary Cutting Press-in

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Method”.
c. IPA Network
IPA will encourage IPA Vice Presidents and corresponding members of Reginal Offices tofacilitate interaction activities to expand IPA network. The Administration Committee collects
opinions from the Vice Presidents and considers actual measures based on their opinions. IPA also
will discuss further the suggestion of joint research with the Construction Research Institute of
Malaysia (CREAM) proposed by Dr. Nor Azizi Bin Yusoff (IPA Vice President, Universiti Tun Hussein
Onn Malaysia (UTHM)).
2.

Contribution to society by progressing researched and practices

A) Research Committee
The Research Committee will review the framework of the Technical Committees in order tofacilitate their activities. Also, the Research Committee will cooperate with the Administration
Committee and revise the operation rules of the Technical Committees. The Committee considers
the possibilities of establishing new technical committees.
B) Technical Committeesa.

Technical Committee 1 (TC-1)
Research Subject:
Application of cantilever type steel tubular pile wall embedded to stiff ground
Activity:
TC-1 commenced in 2017 with a 4 year research program (an extension of one year wasapproved in the fiscal year 2019), and 2020 will be the final year to conclude this activity.
TC-1 is going to submit the design manual draft and the final report to the ResearchCommittee.
TC-1 will report the outcome of the research at the forthcoming Press-in Engineering
Seminar in November 2020.
The TC-1 Symposium is to be held in the fiscal year 2020 outside Japan.

b.

Technical Committee 3 (TC-3)
Research Subject:Expansion of Applicability and Assessment of Seismic Performance of PFS* Method*Partial Floating Sheet-pile

Activity:
TC-1 commenced in 2017 with a 4 year research program (an extension of one year wasapproved in the fiscal year 2019), and 2020 will be the final year to conclude activity.
TC-1 is going to submit the design manual draft and the final report to the ResearchCommittee.
TC-1 will report the outcome of the research at the forthcoming Press-in Engineering
Seminar in November 2020.
c.

Technical Committee 4 (TC-4)
Research Subject:Vertical performance and construction management of sheet piles installed by the Press-in
Method and tubular piles installed by Rotary Cutting Press-in Method
Activity:TC-4 commenced in 2019 with a 3 year research program and 2020 will be the secondyear.
Collecting the site data regarding the performance of the press-in piles, making up a tablesummarizing the review results of estimating the vertical performance of jacked piles fromexisting subsurface information, etc. will be conducted by the three working groups.

The interim report will be submitted to the Research Committee by the end of the fiscal
year 2020.

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

Press-in retaining structures: a handbook (Second edition) in English
The translation process began in March 2020. The Editorial Committee will be organized at the
beginning of the fiscal year 2020, and the second edition will be published in the first half of the
fiscal year 2020.
b.

Multilingualization of the Press-in Handbook:(a) French version
Following completion of Press-in retaining structures: a handbook (Second edition) in
English, a translation into French will be commenced thereafter and IPA will prepare for the
publication of the French version.
(b) Russian version
Following completion of “Press-in retaining structures: a handbook (Second edition)”, atranslation into Russian will be commenced, simultaneously with the French version, and IPA
will prepare for the publication of the Russian version.
(c) Other languages
Upon completion of the second edition of the Handbook in English, multilingualization toother languages will be considered subject to market research.
c.

The introductory book on Press-in Technology
The introductory book on Press-in Technology will be published by CRC Press in the fiscal year
2020.
d.

Seminars on Press-in Technology(a) China
Considering the impact of the outbreak of Coronavirus, IPA will examine the possibility ofparticipating in seminars and conferences which are held in Mainland China and Hong Kong
through communication with other organizations and local IPA directors.
(b) Asian Nations and Areas
Considering the threat brought by coronavirus, IPA decided to postpone two seminars
planned to be held in Taiwan and Indonesia in the fiscal year 2019 till the fiscal year 2020. IPA
will also consider holding the second-round seminars in ASEAN countries such as Singapore,
Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam where IPA has already held its seminars in thepast, and will start preparations in cooperation with the IPA Vice President for the area and theRegional Office.
(c) Other countries
IPA considers holding seminars in African countries and is going to discuss with IPA
Director, Dr. Mounir Bouassida once the publication schedule of “Press-in retaining structures:a handbook (Second edition)” in French is clarified.
D) Award granting
The Award Committee has decided on the first recipients for the following awards through theapproval of the Board of Directors’ Meeting held in July 2019, and will start preparing to award thewinners in ICPE2021.
1. Outstanding Project Award
2. Innovative Technology Award
3. Distinguished Research Award
The Award Committee is going to coordinate the award program with the organizing committeeof ICPE so that the second recipients of the above three awards are determined from the papers tobe presented at ICPE2021. The Award Committee will call for papers for the Distinguished
Research Award. The winners will be selected from these papers and the papers presented at
ICPE2021 and other conferences.

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E) IPA Library (collection of books)
Approximately 50 books are planned to be furnished in the fiscal year 2020 in order to improve
IPA library service. Simultaneously, IPA will enhance the operation of the library space and function.
3.

Contribution to society with human resource developmentA) Conducting consecutive research and educational programs through Technical Committees’
activities with the participation of young researchers and engineers
IPA will invite at least 10 young researchers and engineers to the seminars or symposia held by
the Research Committee and Technical Committee.
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 processof “Press-in retaining structures: a handbook (Second edition)” in English, French and Russian.
C) Forming an international network for the cultivation of young researchers and engineers
throughout the world
Taking the opportunity of seminars on Press-in technology, IPA will facilitate interaction among
young researchers and engineers.
D) Driving collaborative activities with the Japan Press-in Association (JPA) for viable study or
research work
As an effective way for practical engineers in JPA to participate in IPA activities. IPA willcontinue its collaborative activity with Japan Press-in Association (JPA) through TC-4.
4. Functional and Efficient Operation of OrganizationA) Better services for IPA membersa.

IPA members will receive the following privileges:① Participation in the IPA global network through IPA activities including Technicalcommittees for research works② Receiving IPA Newsletter periodically with valuable information③ Browsing of the research papers via the IPA membership site
④ Admission and registration at Conferences, Seminars, and Symposia with a special rate
⑤ Submission of papers to proceedings for conferences⑥ Facilitation of IPA website and members website⑦ Operation of IPA Libraryb.

IPA will continue to improve contents and service of the IPA website and the IPA member site.
Preparation for an IPA website in Chinese has started as a first stage for the multilingualizationof the IPA website.

B) Recruitment of Directors to enhance IPA activities as well as the cultivation of a young
generation in the organization
The possibility will be considered to recruit IPA Directors from areas considered key fordiversification of IPA activities. The nomination committee will prepare the draft short list for the
directors and auditors for each term for “Alternation of generations”.
C) Aiming for globalization through establishment of IPA Regional Offices
The regional office in Singapore will start preparing to hold the Board of Directors’ meeting andseminar in accordance with the instruction of the vice president of the regional office. Also, IPA will
activate Regional Offices in the USA, Holland, and Japan to organize Seminars on Press-in
technology in each region.

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D) Aiming for economic self-sustainability operation
IPA will keep applying the economic self-sustainability principle to events to be held in the fiscal
year 2020, such as: Press-in Engineering Seminar (Tokyo, Japan) Technical Lectures of Design and Construction Manual of the Press-in Method, March 2020
(with Japan Press-in Association, Japan)
 IPA Seminar on Press-in Technology (Indonesia, Taiwan)E) Membership
IPA will continue its activities for increasing individual and corporate members throughinternational conferences, seminars and symposia.

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General Assembly 2020
IPA20GA005EN
7 May 2020

Agenda 4: Budget for Fiscal Year 2020
Budget for the Fiscal Year 2020
Period : 1st Apr. 2020 - 31st Mar. 2021

(Unit: JPY)

Items

2020 Budget

2019 Actual

Note

Ⅰ 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

6,680,000
7,400,000

6,950,000 695 members
7,200,000 54 members

16,000,000

16,000,000

3,300,000
6,635,560

1,300,000 Research Commission from GIKEN LTD.
5,450,000 Design and construction manual of the Press-in Method- March 2020 (JP version), etc.
20,00036,920,000

23,19240,038,752

2 Operating Expenditure① Expenditure for Conference and Seminar
2nd International Conference on Press-in Engineering (ICPE2021)

12th IPA Press-in Engineering Seminar
Press-in Seminars on overseas (for the Press-in Handbook)② Expenditure for Publication
Design & Construction Manual of the Press-in Method- March 2020 (JP version)
Press-in Handbook 2nd edition (EN version)
Press-in Handbook (CN version)
Press-in Handbook 2nd edition (Other languages)
Case History Volume 1, 2019
IPA Newsletter (bound version #4)
Introductory Book on Press-in Technology③ Expenditure for Research Activity
Board of Directors' meeting / Steering committee expenses
Research committee / Technical committee expenses
Awarding expenditures
IPA library
Other activities (e.g. Participations to other conferences)④ Administrative Expenditure
System maintenanceMembership cards and certificates
Printing expenditures
Postage cost for international / domestic
Communication expenses
Director's remuneration
Compensation for additional staff(s)Lease expenses
Outsourcing expense
Commission expense
Office supplies expense
Miscellaneous expense
Reserve fundTotal Expenditure
Surplus / (Deficit) of Income over Expenditure

123,6800
115,003

300,000 Preparation cost only (*Independent account for ICPE)
0 Preparation cost only (*Independent account for Seminar)
1,200,000 Seminar in Taiwan, Indonesia, China

5,482,950

0 Review fee, Transportation cost and printing cost

439,085
56,29002,078,258
1,005,510
3,418

3,360,000
1,260,000
3,000,000
01,000,000
300,000

2,182,685
3,300,000
80,3522,760,957
352,092

4,940,000 Travel expense, and etc.
2,300,000 TC1, TC3, TC4, and new TC(s)100,000 Trophies, Certificates, etc. for 3 Award categories
1,400,000 Purchasing of books, Maintenance cost for library system
300,000

697,680
23,3245,900
57,470150,943
10,840,930
03,806,629
1,713,514
319,424588,228
134,874036,319,196
3,719,556

4,850,000 Multilingualization of IPA website, System update for ICPE 2021, etc.
30,00050,000 Guidance of IPA, etc.
100,000
120,000 Landline charge
10,850,000
3,000,000 Personnel cost for temporary staff(s), etc.
3,480,000 Office rent, Copy machine, etc.
1,730,000 Certified accountant fee, and etc.
300,000 Bank charges
290,000
150,000
044,410,000(7,490,000)

Ⅱ Investments
1 Investment① Sales of fixed assets
Fixed deposit refund
Total Investment

0
0

0
0

① Acquisition of fixed assets
Fixed deposit
Total Investment

0
0

0
0

Surplus / (Deficit) of Investment Activity

00

2 Investment

Ⅲ Other revenue / expense
00Balance brought from the Previous Year
Surplus / (Deficit) of the Current Year

Non-operating income / expense

6,418,730
3,719,556

10,138,286(7,490,000)

Balance carried forward to the Next Year

10,138,286

2,648,286

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Review fee, Translation cost
Published by China Architecture & Building Press
French, Russian, etc.
To be published in March 2021
To be published in 2020 (by appointed publisher)

General Assembly 2020
IPA20GA006EN
7 May 2020

Agenda 5:

Election of the Directors

The Nomination Committee(*1) hereby proposes the following fifteen (15) canditates as the
Director(s) for the two fiscal years 2020 and 2021 in accordance with Chapter IV, Article 12
in IPA Constitution.

Director(s) for the term of 2020－2021
Name

Affiliation

Country
RegionDr. Chun Fai Leung

Professor
National University of Singapore

SGP

Dr. Tatsunori Matsumoto

Professor
Kanazawa University

JPN

Dr. David White

Professor
University of Southampto

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. Kenichi Soga

Chancellor's Professor
University of California, Berkeley

USA

Dr. Masaaki Terashi

Technical Advisor
GIKEN LTD.

JPN

Dr. Taro Uchimura

Associate Professor
Saitama University

JPN

Dr. Lei Yang

Vice President
Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co., Ltd.

CHN

Dr. Limin Zhang

Professor
HongKong University of Science andTechnology

HKG

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Candidates for the new Directors (term of 2020－2021)
Name

Affiliation

Country
RegionDr. Junichi Koseki

Professor
The University of Tokyo

JPN

Dr. Barry Michael Lehane

Professor
The University of Western Australia

AUS

Dr. Ramin Motamed

Associate Professor
University of Nevada Reno

USA

Dr. Vu Anh Tuan

Lecturer
Le Quy Don Technical University

VNM

The curriculum vitae of the new director(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 fifteen (15) 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

Dr. Junichi Koseki

Current position

Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
The University of Tokyo

Nationality

Japan

Educational Background
1994

The University of Tokyo
PhD in Civil Engineering

1987

The University of Tokyo
M.S. in Civil Engineering

1985

The University of Tokyo
B.S. in Civil Engineering

Academic Awards
20162015 ASCE Outstanding Reviewer for Journal of Geotechnicaland Geoenvironmental Engineering

2012

Service Award from Japanese Geotechnical Society

Professional Experience2014 – Present

Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
The University of Tokyo

2003 – 2014

Professor, Institute of Industrial Science
The University of Tokyo

2012 – 2013

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

2010 – 2011

Adviser to the President
The University of Tokyo

2007 – 2008

Chief of Research Department, Institute of Industrial Science
The University of Tokyo

1994 – 2003

Associate Professor, Institute of Industrial Science
The University of Tokyo.

1991 – 1992

Visiting Engineer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

1987 – 1994

Researcher and Seniar Researcher, Public Works Reserch Institute
Ministry of Construction, Japan

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Candidate for Director 2:
Name

Dr. Barry Michael Lehane

Current position

Professor
School of Civil, Environmental & Mining Engineering
The University of Western Australia

Nationality

Australia

Educational Background1999

M.S. in Engineering
Trinity College, Dublin

1992

PhD in Civil Engineering
Imperial College, London

1984

B.S. in Civil Engineering
University College, Cork

Academic Awards
1984

1st class honours & 1st position at University College, Cork

1980

1st position in Christian Brothers College, Cork, Ireland

Professional Experience
2002 – Present

Professor
The University of Western Australia

2002 – Present

Design Consultant
Belpile Pty Ltd, Arup Australasia, etc.

2000 – 2002

Fellow
Trinity College, Dublin

1993 – 2000

Lecturer
Trinity College, Dublin

1992 – 1993

Geotechnical Team Leader
Arup Geotechnics, Hong Kong

1992 – 1992

Technical Leader
Arup Geotechnics, London

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Candidate for Director 3:
Name

Dr. Ramin Motamed

Current position

Associate Professor
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of Nevada Reno

Nationality

United States of America

Educational Background2007

The University of Tokyo
PhD in Civil Engineering

2002

Iran University of Science and Technology
M.S. in Civil Engineering

2000

Urmia University
B.S. in Civil Engineering

Academic Awards
2018

Outstanding Reviewer, Journal of Computers & Structures

2017

Outstanding Reviewer, Journal of Soil Dynamics & Earthquake
Engineering

2017

National Instruments Academic Research Grant Awardee

Professional Experience

2018 – Present

Associate Professor
University of Nevada Reno

2012 – 2018

Assistant Professor
University of Nevada Reno

2009 – 2012

Engineer & Senior Engineer
Arup, San Francisco

2007 – 2009

JSPS* Postdoctoral Fellow
Tokyo Institute of Technology*Note: JSPS is the abbreviation of “Japan Society for the Promotion of Science”.

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Candidate for Director 4:
Name

Dr. Vu Anh Tuan

Current position

Lecturer
Civil Engineering Department
Le Quy Don Technical University

Nationality

Viet Nam

Educational Background2017

Kanazawa University
PhD in Geotechnical Engineering

2011

Le Quy Don Technical University
M.S. in Civil Engineering

2006

University of Transportation and Communications
B.S. in Civil Engineering

Professional Experience
2006 – Present
2018 – Present2017 – 2017

Lecturer
Le Quy Don Technical University(Military Technical Academy)
Executive Committee Member
Vietnamese Society of Soil Mechanics and GeotechnicalEngineering
Visiting Researcher
Kanazawa University

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General Assembly 2020
IPA20GA007EN
7 May 2020

Agenda 6: Amendments to Constitution
The proposed amendments to the Constitution are attached hereto.
(see the following pages)

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Current Constitution

Amendments to Constitution

CHAPTER I General
Article 1 – Name
The name of this Association will be theInternational Press-in Association, hereafterreferred to as the “Association”. The
abbreviation of the Association will be“IPA”.

CHAPTER I General
Article 1 – Name
The name of this Association will be theInternational Press-in Association, hereafterreferred to as the “Association”. The
abbreviation of the Association will be“IPA”.

Article 2 – Office
The Association will be located at 2-4-12
Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.

Article 2 – Office
The Association will be located at 2-4-3
Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.

Article 3 – Branches
The Association may establish branches
based on the resolution of the Board of
Directors.
CHAPTER II Purpose and Activities
Article 4 – Purpose
The Association will have the purposes ofadvancing the press-in engineering throughthe international cooperation amongst
practitioners, project owners and academia,
promotingenvironmentally-considered
construction, and thus contributing to thedevelopment of society.

Article 3 – Branches
The Association may establish Branches
based on the resolution of the Board of
Directors.
CHAPTER II Purpose and Activities
Article 4 – Purpose
The Association will have the purposes ofadvancing the press-in engineering throughthe international cooperation amongst
practitioners, project owners and academia,
promotingenvironmentally-considered
construction, and thus contributing to thedevelopment of society.

Article 5 – Activities
In order to attain the purposes set out in thepreceding Article 4, the Association will be
engaged in the following activities:(1) To encourage information exchange
among specialized piling contractors,
general contractors, design engineers,
project owners, material suppliers,
machine manufacturers and academia
for improving the planning, design andconstruction of embedded structures
and walls, that is the prime purpose of
the press-in engineering and the
Association.
(2) To promote research and development
by organizing committees and/or
working groups of engineers andacademia from various disciplines thatcompose press-in engineering such as
but not limited to geotechnicalengineering,
environmental
engineering, mechanical engineering,measuring-surveying-monitoring
engineering, data and information
processing.
(3) To compile State of the Art andPractice of press-in engineering andhelp practicing engineers solve real-life
problems and assist government
agencies develop relevant codes andstandards.
(4) To support and hold international
conferences, symposia, lectures andArticle 5 – Activities
In order to attain the purposes set out in thepreceding Article 4, the Association will be
engaged in the following activities:(1) To encourage information exchange
among specialized piling contractors,
general contractors, design engineers,
project owners, material suppliers,
machine manufacturers and academia
for improving the planning, design andconstruction of embedded structures
and walls, that is the prime purpose of
the press-in engineering and the
Association.
(2) To promote research and development
by organizing committees and/or
working groups of engineers andacademia from various disciplines thatcompose press-in engineering such as
but not limited to geotechnicalengineering,
environmental
engineering, mechanical engineering,measuring-surveying-monitoring
engineering, data and information
processing.
(3) To compile State of the Art and Practiceof press-in engineering and help
practicing engineers solve real-life
problems and assist government
agencies develop relevant codes andstandards.
(4) To support and hold international
conferences, symposia, lectures and

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Remarks

Change of address

Technical errorseminars
relatedtopress-inengineering.
To evaluate studies, technologies, andpractices
relatedtopress-inengineering and award honors.
To improve public and government
awareness of press-in engineering
through IPA web site and publications.
To promote the communication among
the members of the Association and theprofessional development of themembers.
To perform other activities required toattain the purpose of the Association.

seminars
relatedtopress-inengineering.
(5) To evaluate studies, technologies, andpractices
relatedtopress-inengineering and award honors.
(6) To improve public and government
awareness of press-in engineering
through IPA web site and publications.
(7) To promote the communication among
the members of the Association and theprofessional development of themembers.
(8) To perform other activities required toattain the purpose of the Association.

CHAPTER III Membership
Article 6 – Types of Memberships
Membership will comprise the following
three types.
Individual Member: Individuals who haveeducational background or professional
experiences related to the press-inengineering and are in favor of the aims of
the Association.
Corporate Member: Corporations ororganizations who are willing to support theactivities of the Association.
Student Member: Students of theuniversities, colleges, junior colleges ortechnical colleges who are interested in thepress-in engineering.

CHAPTER III Membership
Article 6 – Types of Memberships
Membership will comprise the following
three types.
Individual Member: Individuals who haveeducational background or professional
experiences related to the press-inengineering and are in favor of the aims of
the Association.
Corporate Member: Corporations ororganizations who are willing to support theactivities of the Association.
Student Member: Students of theuniversities, colleges, junior colleges ortechnical colleges who are interested in thepress-in engineering.

Article 7 - Admittance and dues
1. To become an Individual Member, aCorporate Member or a Student
Member, an applicant shall make all
required procedures for admittance andshall be approved by the Board of
Directors.
2. In the case of Corporate Member, anysuch member shall nominate and filewith the Association an individual who
represents such member and exercise its
powers (known as "Individual Member
Representative of Corporate Member").
Any alteration of such Representative ofCorporate Member shall be filed in thesame manner.
3. All members shall pay annual dues asprovided for in the Regulations.
4. Annual dues shall be non-refundable forany reason.

Article 7 - Admittance and dues
1. To become an Individual Member, aCorporate Member or a Student
Member, an applicant shall make all
required procedures for admittance andshall be approved by the Board of
Directors.
2. In the case of Corporate Member, anysuch member shall nominate and filewith the Association an individual who
represents such member and exercise its
powers (known as "Individual Member
Representative of Corporate Member").
Any alteration of such Representative ofCorporate Member shall be filed in thesame manner.
3. All members shall pay annual dues asprovided for in the Regulations.
4. Annual dues shall be non-refundable forany reason.

Article 8 - Termination of Membership
Membership shall be terminated if any of
the following occur:(1) Withdrawal,(2) Appointment of judicial
guardianship, or bankruptcy,(3) Death, court decision ofdisappearance, or dissolution for
Corporate Member,

Article 8 - Termination of Membership
Membership shall be terminated if any of
the following occur:(1) Withdrawal,(2) Appointment of judicial
guardianship, or bankruptcy,(3) Death, court decision ofdisappearance, or dissolution for
Corporate Member,

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

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(4) Removal.

(4) Removal.

Article 9 -Withdrawal
1. A member who desires to withdraw
from the Association shall submit its
withdrawal form after having fulfilled
any outstanding obligations.
2. Any member may be treated as having
withdrawn from the Association if suchmember has not paid dues over one year.

Article 9 -Withdrawal
1. A member who desires to withdraw
from the Association shall submit its
withdrawal form after having fulfilled
any outstanding obligations.
2. Any member may be treated as having
withdrawn from the Association if suchmember has not paid dues over one year.

Article 10 – Removal
Any member who disgraces the honor of the
Association and commits behaviors contrary
to the purpose of the Association may beremoved from the membership of the
Association after the resolution of the Boardof Directors.
CHAPTER IV Directors and Auditors
Article 11 - Number of Directors andAuditors
The Association will have the following
Directors and Auditors:(1) Directors not less than ten (10)members and not more than thirty(30) members.
(2) Not more than two (2) Auditors.

Article 10 – Removal
Any member who disgraces the honor of the
Association and commits behaviors contrary
to the purpose of the Association may beremoved from the membership of the
Association after the resolution of the Boardof Directors.
CHAPTER IV Directors and Auditors
Article 11 – Number of Directors andAuditors
The Association will have the following
Directors and Auditors:(1) Directors not less than ten (10)members and not more than thirty(30) members.
(2) Not more than two (2) Auditors.

Article 12 - Election of Directors andAuditors
1. Directors and Auditors will be electedfrom among the Individual Members(Including Individual Members ofRepresentative of Corporate Member) of
the Association by the resolution of theGeneral Assembly.
2. The Directors will elect one (1)President and not more than five (5)Vice President from among themselves.
3. One (1) Secretary General may be
appointed by the President whennecessary.
4. In the case of vacancy of Directors or
Auditors, substitute Directors or
Auditors may be elected. In this caseSection 1 of the Article 12 shall apply.

Article 12 – Election of Directors andAuditors
1. Directors and Auditors will be electedfrom among the Individual Members(Including Individual Members ofRepresentative of Corporate Member) of
the Association by the resolution of theGeneral Assembly.
2. The Directors will elect one (1)President and not more than five (5)Vice President from among themselves.
3. One (1) Executive Director may be
appointed from among the Directors by
the President when necessary andapproved by the Board of Directors.
4. In the case of vacancy of Directors or
Auditors, substitute Directors or
Auditors may be elected. In this caseSection 1 of the Article 12 shall apply.

Article 13 - Duties of Directors
1. Directors will discharge their duties asprovided below:(1) The President will represent the
Association and oversees the affairsof the Association.
(2) Vice Presidents will assist the
President and, if and when the
President is unable to discharge its
duties or is vacant, will discharge
the duties of the President in its
place in such order prescribed by
the President in advance.
(3) Secretary General will assist the

Article 13 – Duties of Directors
1. The Directors will discharge their duties
as provided below:(1) The President will represent the
Association and oversees the affairsof the Association.
(2) The Vice Presidents will assist the
President and, if and when the
President is unable to discharge its
duties or is vacant, will discharge
the duties of the President in its
place in such order prescribed by
the President in advance.
(3) The Executive Director will assist

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This post is introduced tosecure the continuity andeffectiveness of IPA.

Technical error

President and Vice Presidents, andwill be responsible for the smoothmanagement of the whole affairs of
the Association, and discharge
duties assigned to it by the
resolutions of the Board of
Directors.
(4) Directors other than those specified
in the preceding paragraphs willassist the President and Vice
Presidents, and perform affairs of
the Association in accordance withthe resolution of the Board of
Directors.
2. Directors will consider and decide byvoting the matters stipulated in Article
18.
3. Directors may not be Auditors at thesame time.

the President and Vice Presidents,
and will oversee the smoothmanagement of the whole affairs of
the Association, and discharge
duties assigned to him/her by the
resolutions of the Board of
Directors.
(4) The Directors other than thosespecifiedintheprecedingparagraphs will assist the President,
the Vice Presidents and the
Executive Director, and performaffairs of the Association inaccordance with the resolution of
the Board of Directors.
2. Directors will consider and decide byvoting the matters stipulated in Article
18.
3. Directors may not be Auditors at thesame time.

Article 14 - Duties of Auditors
1. Auditors shall perform duties asprovided below:(1) to audit the status of assets of the
Association;(2) to audit the business performed by
Directors;(3) to report to the General Assembly
any failure to comply with laws,
constitution or material unfair
practices if such failures orpractices are found(4) to call the General Assemblies toreport the matters listed above.
2. Auditors may be present at the meetingsof the Board of Directors, and state
opinions, but may not vote thereat.
3. Auditors may not be Directors at thesame time.

Article 14 – Duties of Auditors
1. Auditors shall perform duties asprovided below:(1) to audit the status of assets of the
Association;(2) to audit the business performed by
Directors;(3) to report to the General Assembly
any failure to comply with laws,
constitution or material unfair
practices if such failures orpractices are found(4) to call the General Assemblies toreport the matters listed above.
2. Auditors may be present at the meetingsof the Board of Directors, and state
opinions, but may not vote thereat.
3. Auditors may not be Directors at thesame time.

Article 15 - Terms of office for Directors,
Auditors, President and Vice Presidents

Article 15 – Terms of office for Directors,
Auditors, President, Vice Presidents andExecutive Director
1. The term of office for Directors andAuditors shall be two years.
2. The term of office for the President,
Vice Presidents and Executive Director
shall be two years.
3. A Director or an Auditor may not serve
more than five (5) consecutive terms.
After the five consecutive term limits, a
Director or an Auditor must vacate
his/her position at least one year before
seeking reelection. Provided, however,that if a Director is elected to the
President, a Vice President or the
Executive
Director,
theabove-mentioned term limit shall
automatically be extended for as long as
the Director remains serving as the
President, a Vice President or the

1. The term of office for Directors andAuditors shall be two years.
2. The term of office for the President andVice Presidents shall be two years.
3. A director or an auditor may not serve
more than five (5) consecutive terms.
After the term limits, a director or an
auditor must vacate his/her position atleast one year before seeking reelection.
Provided, however, that if a Director iselected to the President or a Vice
President, the Director’s term shall
automatically be extended for as long as
the Director remains serving as the
President or a Vice President.
4. The term of office for Directors and

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The role of Executive
Director is stipulated.

Clarification of unclear
description of the termlimit

Auditors shall begin at the time ofelection at the General Assemblies.
5. The term of office for the President andVice Presidents shall begin at the time ofelection at the Meeting of the Board of
Directors.
6. The term of office for substitute
Directors and Auditors shall be theunexpired term of office for thepredecessors.
7. Directors and Auditors shall continue
their respective offices until the electionof the successors irrespective of thetermination of their offices or theirresignation.
Article 16 - Remuneration of Directors
and Auditors
Directors and Auditors can be remunerated
on the payment basis stipulated in theRegulations.

Executive Director.
4. The term of office for Directors andAuditors shall begin at the time ofelection at the General Assemblies.
5. The term of office for the President,
Vice Presidents and Executive Director
shall begin at the time of election at the
Meeting of the Board of Directors.
6. The term of office for substitute
Directors and Auditors shall be theunexpired term of office for thepredecessors.
7. Directors and Auditors shall continue
their respective offices until the electionof the successors irrespective of thetermination of their offices or theirresignation.
Article 16 – Remuneration of Directors
and Auditors
Directors and Auditors can be remunerated
on the payment basis stipulated in theRegulations.

CHAPTER V Meetings

CHAPTER V Meetings

Article17
Organization
andConvocation of Board of Directors
1. The Board of Directors shall consist of
Directors, and the President will presideat the meetings thereof.
2. The meetings of the Board of Directors
will be called by the President not lessthan once a year. If the President
considers necessary, or at the request of
not less than one-third of all Directors
showing the purposes of the meetings,
Extraordinary Meetings of the Board of
Directors will be held.

Article17–
Organization
andConvocation of Board of Directors
1. The Board of Directors shall consist of
Directors, and the President will presideat the meetings thereof.
2. The meetings of the Board of Directors
will be called by the President not lessthan once a year. If the President
considers necessary, or at the request of
not less than one-third of all Directors
showing the purposes of the meetings,
Extraordinary Meetings of the Board of
Directors will be held.
3. The Latest Available Past President, as
appointed in accordance with the
Bylaws, may be present at the meetingsof the Board of Directors and state
opinions, but may not vote thereat if
he/she is not a Director.

Article 18 - Matters to be resolved by the
Board of Directors
1. The Board of Directors will resolve theagenda to be proposed to the General
Assemblies and the matters necessary
for the management of the Association
except those matters falling within the
powers of the General Assemblies
2. The Board of Directors, by its
resolution, may entrust the managementof the Association between meetings ofthe Board of Directors to the Executive
Steering Committee to the extent
authorized by the Board of Directors.
The Executive Steering Committee shall

Article 18 – Matters to be resolved by the
Board of Directors
1. The Board of Directors will resolve theagenda to be proposed to the General
Assemblies and the matters necessary
for the management of the Association
except those matters falling within the
powers of the General Assemblies
2. The Board of Directors, by its
resolution, may entrust the managementof the Association between meetings ofthe Board of Directors to the Steering
Committee to the extent authorized by
the Board of Directors. The Steering
Committee shall consist of the
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consist of the President, the Secretary
General and the chairperson(s) of theStanding Committee(s) which the Boardof Directors considers necessary toestablish.
3. The Standing committees will assist therole of the Executive Steering
Committee. The chairperson of thecommittees will be appointed by the
President from among the Directors.

Article 19 - Quorum and Resolution of
the Board of Directors
1. The quorum for the meetings of theBoard of Directors shall be a majority of
Directors, provided however that any
Director shall be deemed to be present if
such Director shows its intents inwriting (including but not limited toemail) for the matters to be consideredin the meetings.
2. Resolutions shall be adopted by anaffirmative vote of a majority of
Directors present at the meetings. If therespective number of the affirmative
votes and negative votes are equal, thePresident shall have a casting vote.
Article20
Organization
andConvocation of General Assemblies
1. General Assemblies shall consist of
Individual Members specified in Article
6.
2. Ordinary General Assemblies will becalled by the President once for each
Fiscal Year within two months from theend of such Fiscal Year.
3. Extraordinary General Assemblies shallbe held by the call of the President or
Auditors, as the case may be, in each of
the following cases:(1) when the President considers
necessary;(2) when Auditors consider necessary:(3) when not less than one-twentieth of
the Individual members demand
the convocation of the General
Assemblies showing the agendas tobe transacted thereat. In this case,the meetings therefore shall be held
within thirty days from the date ofsuch demand.
(4) The President will preside at themeetings
oftheGeneralAssemblies.

President, the Latest Available Past
President, the President-elect as electedin accordance with the Bylaws, theExecutive Director, the Secretary
General and the representatives, asappointed in accordance with the
Bylaws, of the Standing Committees
which the Board of Directors considers
necessary to establish.
3. The Standing Committees will assist therole of the Steering Committee. The
Chairs of the Committees will be
appointed by the President from among
the Directors and approved by the Boardof Directors.
Article 19 – Quorum and Resolution of
the Board of Directors
1. The quorum for the meetings of theBoard of Directors shall be a majority of
Directors, provided however that any
Director shall be deemed to be present if
such Director shows its intents inwriting (including but not limited toemail) for the matters to be consideredin the meetings.
2. Resolutions shall be adopted by anaffirmative vote of a majority of
Directors present at the meetings. If therespective number of the affirmative
votes and negative votes are equal, thePresident shall have a casting vote.
Article20–
Organization
andConvocation of General Assemblies
1. General Assemblies shall consist of
Individual Members specified in Article
6
andIndividual
MemberRepresentatives of Corporate Members
specified in paragraph 2 of Article 7.
2. Ordinary General Assemblies will becalled by the President once for each
Fiscal Year within two months from theend of such Fiscal Year.
3. Extraordinary General Assemblies shallbe held by the call of the President or
Auditors, as the case may be, in each of
the following cases:(1) when the President considers
necessary;(2) when Auditors consider necessary:(3) when not less than one-twentieth of
the Individual members demand
the convocation of the General
Assemblies showing the agendas tobe transacted thereat. In this case,the meetings therefore shall be held
within thirty days from the date ofsuch demand.
(4) The President will preside at themeetings
oftheGeneral

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himself for the post of
President.
The way toelect President-elect will be
discussed in deliberation
on Bylaws at the next
Boardof
Directors
meeting.
For flexible convening ofSteering Committee, theprovision is changed sothat Standing Committees
canappoint
theirrepresentatives.

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Assemblies.
Article 21 - Call of General Assemblies
All meetings of the General Assemblies
shall be notified to each member by a notice(including but not limited to notice byemail) or a publication of the Association
not less than two weeks in advance of thetime of such meeting showing the date andhours, places and agenda to be transacted
thereat.

Article 21 – Call of General Assemblies
All meetings of the General Assemblies
shall be notified to each member by a notice(including but not limited to notice byemail) or a publication of the Association
not less than two weeks in advance of thetime of such meeting showing the date andhours, places and agenda to be transacted
thereat.

Article 22 - Quorum and Resolutions
1. The quorum of the General Assembly
shall be a majority of all Individual
Members, provided however that any
Individual Members shall be deemed to
be present if such Individual Member
shows its decisions in writing (including
but not limited to email) with respect tothe agenda of the meetings.

Article 22 – Quorum and Resolutions
1. The quorum of the General Assembly
shall be a majority of all Individual
Members and Individual Member
Representatives of Corporate Members,
provided however that any Individual
Members shall be deemed to be present
if such Individual Member shows its
decisions in writing (including but notlimited to email) with respect to theagenda of the meetings.
2. Each Individual Member and Individual
Member Representative of Corporate
Member will have one vote, and alltransactions will be adopted by amajority of Individual Members present
at the meetings unless otherwise provided
for the required number of votes forresolutions.

2. Each Individual Member will have one
vote, and all transactions will be
adopted by a majority of Individual
Members present at the meetings, unlessotherwise provided for the required
number of votes for resolutions.

Article 23 - Matters to be resolved byGeneral Assemblies
The General Assembly will resolve thefollowing matters:(1) Election of Directors and Auditors;(2) Business plan and budgets ofrevenue and expenditure;(3) Business report and settlements ofreport and expenditure;(4) Alteration of Constitution;(5) Transfer into Fundamental Assets;(6) Approval of long-term borrowings;(7) Disposition, mortgaging, pledging
orotherencumbranceofFundamental Assets;(8) Dissolution and liquidation:(9) Any other matters as considerednecessary by the Board of
Directors.

Article 23 – Matters to be resolved byGeneral Assemblies
The General Assembly will resolve thefollowing matters:(1) Election of Directors and Auditors;(2) Business plan and budgets ofrevenue and expenditure;(3) Business report and settlements ofreport and expenditure;(4) Alteration of Constitution;(5) Transfer into Fundamental Assets;(6) Approval of long-term borrowings;(7) Disposition, mortgaging, pledging
orotherencumbranceofFundamental Assets;(8) Dissolution and liquidation:(9) Any other matters as considerednecessary by the Board of
Directors.

Article 24 – Minutes
All minutes of the General Assemblies andthe Board of Directors will be prepared by
the President, and will be signed by the
President and two representatives present at
the meetings and preserved by the President.

Article 24 – Minutes
All minutes of the General Assemblies andthe Board of Directors will be prepared by
the President, and will be signed by the
President and two representatives present at
the meetings and preserved by the President.

Article 25 - Notice of Resolutions ofGeneral Assemblies
All resolution will be notified to Members.

Article 25 – Notice of Resolutions ofGeneral Assemblies
All resolution will be notified to Members.

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CHAPTER VI Secretariat and Staff

CHAPTER VI Secretariat and Staff

Article 26 - Secretariat and Staff
1. The Association may have a secretariat
and paid staff thereof to deal with its
affairs.
2. Employment and dismissal of staff
members will be made by the President
with the resolution of the Board of
Directors.
3. Organization and other matters related
to the Secretariat will be determined
separately.

Article 26 – Secretariat and Staff
1. The Association may have a secretariat
and paid staff thereof to deal with its
affairs.
2. Employment and dismissal of staff
members will be made by the President
with the resolution of the Board of
Directors.
3. Organization and other matters related to
the Secretariat will be determined
separately.
4. One (1) Secretary General will be
appointed by the President.

CHAPTER VII Assets and Accounting

CHAPTER VII Assets and Accounting

Article 27 – Assets
The Assets of the Association shall be
divided into the following two kinds.
Fundamental Assets: Assets resolved to be
included as such by the General Assemblies.
Operating Assets: Assets consisting ofincome from membership fees, profits
generated from business activities, benefits
derived from assets, donations andproperties other than fundamental assets

Article 27 – Assets
The Assets of the Association shall be
divided into the following two kinds.
Fundamental Assets: Assets resolved to be
included as such by the General Assemblies.
Operating Assets: Assets consisting ofincome from membership fees, profits
generated from business activities, benefits
derived from assets, donations andproperties other than fundamental assets

Article 28 - Restrictions to Disposition of
Fundamental Assets
The fundamental Assets may not be
disposed of or served as security, provided,
however, that part of the same may bedisposed of or served as security by the
resolution of the General Assembly if it isnecessary for the performance of business.

Article 28 – Restrictions to Disposition of
Fundamental Assets
The fundamental Assets may not be
disposed of or served as security, provided,
however, that part of the same may bedisposed of or served as security by the
resolution of the General Assembly if it isnecessary for the performance of business.

Article 29 - Fiscal YearThe fiscal year of the Association shallbegin on April 1 each year and end on
March 31 of the next calendar year.

Article 29 – Fiscal YearThe fiscal year of the Association shallbegin on April 1 each year and end on
March 31 of the next calendar year.

CHAPTER VIII
Amendments
Constitution and Dissolution

CHAPTER VIII
Amendments
Constitution and DissolutionofofArticle 30 - Amendments of theConstitution
The Constitution may not be altered without
an affirmative vote of a majority of
three-quarters of the members present at a
meeting of the General Assembly.

Article 30 – Amendments of theConstitution
The Constitution may not be altered without
an affirmative vote of a majority of
three-quarters of the members present at a
meeting of the General Assembly.

Article 31 – Dissolution
The dissolution of the Association may bemade by a majority vote of three-quarters ofthe members present at a meeting of theGeneral Assembly.

Article 31 – Dissolution
The dissolution of the Association may bemade by a majority vote of three-quarters ofthe members present at a meeting of theGeneral Assembly.

Article 32 - Disposal of Remaining Assets
Disposition of the remaining assets after the
dissolution of the Association may only be

Article 32 - Disposal of Remaining Assets
Disposition of the remaining assets after the
dissolution of the Association may only be
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made by a majority vote of three-quarters ofthe members’ presence at a meeting of theGeneral Assembly.

made by a majority vote of threequarters ofthe members present at a meeting of theGeneral Assembly.

CHAPTER IX Supplementary
Provisions

CHAPTER IX Supplementary
Provisions

Article 33 - Enforcement of Constitution
By-laws and regulations that may berequired for the enforcement of theConstitution may be provided by the
resolution of the Board of Directors.

Article 33 - Enforcement of Constitution
By-laws and regulations that may berequired for the enforcement of theConstitution may be provided by the
resolution of the Board of Directors.

Article 34
The Association is organized and existingunder the laws of Japan, and if any disputeor difference of opinion arises relating to the
Association or the Constitution, suchdispute or difference of opinion shall be
resolved by the consultation among theparties in issue. Should resolution have notreached by such consultation, thenresolution shall be subject to the exclusive
jurisdiction of Tokyo District Court ofJapan.

Article 34
The Association is organized and existingunder the laws of Japan, and if any disputeor difference of opinion arises relating to the
Association or the Constitution, suchdispute or difference of opinion shall be
resolved by the consultation among theparties in issue. Should resolution have notreached by such consultation, thenresolution shall be subject to the exclusive
jurisdiction of Tokyo District Court ofJapan.

Additional Provision
1. This Constitution shall take effect as of
16th February 2007.
2. The Article 2 for Office of the Chapter 1
was amended on 3rd August 2010. Thiswas resolved as the sixth (6) agenda at
the General Assembly held on 3rd
August 3, 2010 and herein record as the
Additional Provision 2.

Additional Provision
1. This Constitution shall take effect as of
16th February 2007.
2. The Article 2 for Office of the Chapter 1
was amended on 3rd August 2010. Thiswas resolved as the sixth (6) agenda at
the General Assembly held on 3rd
August 3, 2010 and herein record as the
Additional Provision 2.

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