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Corporate Associates at the time of the Council Meeting
in Alexandria in 2009.
Our target is 50 CAs by the end of the current
Presidential term.
4.2
Conference Bursaries
The formation of the ISSMGE Foundation has enabled
these bursaries to be provided for several younger
ISSMGE members from developing countries and from
countries where conference funding is difficult to
obtain.
Each recipient has to file a report on their experiences
and learning from the conference attended. These
reports are published in the ISSMGE Bulletin.
Guidelines for bursary recipients have been developed,
including the requirement that a recipient shall normally
be a financial member of ISSMGE.
A sub-committee of MPAC has been formed to assess
the applications and make recommendations for bursary
funding.
Thus far, 42 applications have been received, and 34
conference bursaries have been granted. This represents
a success rate of about 80%.
Further details of the ISSMGE Foundation, its donors,
and the bursary recipients are given in Appendix B.
4.3
Corporate Associates Presidential Group
This CAPG group has been formed, and has met, in
person and via teleconference, on a number of
occasions.
The group is a means by which Corporate Associates
can directly offer their opinions and advice on issues
related to geotechnical practice and education, and on
ways in which ISSMGE can advance the profession.
This group is organizing a Plenary Session at the Paris
conference.
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FUTURE PLANS FOR MPAC
MPAC should continue to try and increase the number
of Corporate Associates to reach the target of 50 by the
end of this Presidential term
It should make efforts to increase the recognition of
Conference Bursaries among the younger ISSMGE
members.
It should further encourage practitioners to participate in
ISSMGE conferences and events.
It should extend into the next Presidential term, and
review its objectives and its mode of operation.
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