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Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Paris 2013
interests on the Board. At least one of the three Individual
Members shall belong to the European Region.
13A.3 An Individual Member of the Board's term of office
shall be the same as that of the President.
13A.4 The President shall be entitled to fill any vacancy
occurring on the Board, after consultation, by co-option.
13A.5 Individual Members of the Board will not be eligible for
reappointment to the Board except in the capacity of
President or Vice-President.
13B.1 The Board shall normally meet once a year, but
consultation may also take place by correspondence. A
Board Meeting shall precede the Council Meeting normally
at the same venue. (Ref. S. 12B)
14 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
14A.1 A Conference Advisory Committee shall be set up by
the President. Normally the Committee shall comprise the
President, the Vice-President of the Region in which the
Conference is to be held, the Secretary or Chairman of the
Organising Committee for the previous International
Conference, two members of the Organising Committee of
the Host Country and the Secretary General. It shall be
responsible for advising on the conference programme but
is not concerned with the detailed organisation of the
Conference which is the responsibility of the Member
Society hosting the International Conference.
14A.2 The presentation of honours, awards or other
recognitions for services to the International Society
or to geotechnical engineering shall normally be
made at the International Conference.
(i) The Terzaghi Oration - is to be delivered at each
ISSMGE International Conference as a tribute to
Professor Karl Terzaghi, first President of the
International Society. This Oration shall be given at
each International Conference and shall be accorded
a position of importance in the programme of
events. The Terzaghi Oration should preferably
cover case histories, derived from professional
activities and explore the dynamic interaction
between consulting work, teaching, research and
publication. It should exemplify Prof. Terzaghi's
intellectual approach to engineering and geology
and to the observational method both for improving
design and for the advancement of knowledge. The
Orator shall have made be a person of distinction
distinctive and outstanding in his contributions to
geotechnical engineering. The President shall be
responsible for selecting the Terzaghi Orator after
consulting with Member Societies and Board
Members.
(ii) The Kevin Nash Gold Medal - awarded in memory
of Professor Kevin Nash, Secretary General of the
International Society (1965-1981). The medal
should be awarded to a person who, through his
distinction as an engineer, through his international
contributions to engineering practice and education,
through his contributions to international good will,
and through his service to the International Society
has made a major contribution to fostering the ideals
and goals of the International Society for Soil
Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
throughout the world.
The recipient is to be selected by a committee composed
of the Past Presidents of the International Society,
chaired by the immediate Past President, and the
announcement will be made at the opening of each
International Conference. Presidents and Past
Presidents are not eligible to receive the Award.
The committee of Past Presidents should ask the
Secretary General to invite nominations from
Member Societies. The choice need not be restricted
to those nominated in this way.
14A.3 The Conference Organising Committee set up by the
host country will take responsibility for the administration,
detailed organisation and financing for the International
Conference in consultation with the President and the
Secretary General. Important decisions on these matters
must, however, be approved by the Conference Advisory
Committee. (Ref. BL 14A.1) In particular, these include
conference format, timetable and bulletins, proposed
facilities for the conference and associated meetings,
publishing arrangements for the Proceedings and the
registration fee. Organisation of the Conference shall be in
accordance with the Manual for ISSMGE Conferences
available from the Secretary General.
(i) The technical programme and session arrangements
will be agreed by the Conference Organising
Committee and the Conference Advisory
Committee. The Conference Advisory Committee
will be responsible for the selection of session
leaders (i.e. Chairmen, General Reporters,
Discussion Leaders, etc.). These will be chosen after
receiving nominations from Member Societies.
(ii) The Conference Advisory Committee shall decide
the allocation of pages in the Conference
Proceedings to Member Societies in accordance
with the Resolutions of the International Society.
(iii)The Technical programme of an the International
Conference of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical
Engineering will have a number of plenary sessions
at which there will be simultaneous translation in
English and French, plus concurrent discussion or
specialty sessions, some of which will have
simultaneous translation. A number of specialty
sessions maybe run by Technical Committees of the
International Society. Poster sessions may be
arranged to give authors an opportunity to present
their papers.
(iv) The Conference Organising Committee should also
advise the Conference Advisory Committee of its
proposals regarding technical visits and the social
programme for the Conference.
14B.1 The Secretary General shall be satisfied that the inviting
country has:
(i) a meeting place with appropriate facilities;
(ii) suitable hotel accommodation for members and
accompanying persons;
(iii)sufficient of interest in the country for technical and
other visits;
(iv) agreed to follow the Conference rules laid down by
the Council.
14B.2 An invitation from a Member Society must be
accompanied by a solemn undertaking by the Officers of
that Member Society guaranteeing the organisation and
financing of the International Conference and agreeing to
abide by the principles, rules and procedures for the
International Conference as set out in the Statutes and
Bylaws in existence at the time that the invitation is
accepted.
14B.3 With a view to distributing International Conferences
evenly among the Regions, Member Societies from a
Region that has recently hosted an International Conference
shall refrain from offering to host the next two International
Conferences unless no acceptable invitation is received
from the remaining Regions.
14D.1 An invitation from a Member Society must be
accompanied by a statement signed by the officers of that
Member Society setting out what current restrictions (if
any) are imposed against the entry of foreign nationals by
the Government of the inviting country.
14D.2 If, after an invitation has been accepted, the said
Government adversely alters its restrictions, the President
shall seek the opinions of all the Member Societies as to
whether the International Conference should be hosted by
another country, or whether the official status of the
International Conference should be withdrawn. After
consultation with the Board, he the President shall act in the
best interests of the International Society.
14D.3 Participation in the International Conference is intended
for bonafide members of the International Society and their
accompanying persons only. Other persons approved by the
Conference Organising Committee may also attend, with
the payment of a 10% surcharge, which will be remitted to
the International Society.
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