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Members of the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) are invited to take part in the election of IGS officers and council members. The elected terms run from 2010-2014. The president, who is elected for a four-year term, also is committed to an additional four years as immediate past president; thus, ensuring some continuity and guidance.
Online voting is being utilized by the IGS for the third time. Members should have received an email regarding the elections. The email will also have included a link to your voting page.
A DEDICATED FIELD
This 12th IGS election is historically significant for the breadth of its field of candidates.
In what is a rare occurrence in IGS elections, two candidates are vying to succeed president Fumio Tatsuoka (Japan). Those candidates are Peter Stevenson and Jorge Zornberg.
Stevenson is the current IGS Secretary. He is also Sales Director of Geosynthetics, Supertex Liberty Industries Inc.
Zornberg is the current IGS Vice President. He is also the Fluor Centennial Associate Professor, the University of Texas-Austin, Civil Engineering Department-GEO.
Both presidential candidates are based in the United States.
Read statements from both presidential candidates:
The vice president spot is being sought by only Russell Jones (United Kingdom).
But perhaps most notable is the fact that 23-well-qualified candidates are seeking the eight general elected council positions. This is certainly the largest field to ever seek election, and it’s a strong sign that the IGS’s 30 chapters, 121 corporate members, and 2000+ individual members are active and interested.
Those twenty-three represent the great scope of IGS’ global interaction. They include:
- Pedro Abad (Spain)
- Sam Allen (United States)
- Eric Blond (Canada)
- Morne Breytenbach (Germany)
- Massimo Ciarla (United States)
- John Cowland (Hong Kong)
- Neil Dixon (United Kingdom)
- Zhiliang Dong (China)
- Jose Ferreyros (Peru)
- Erol Guler (Turkey)
- Chiwan Wayne Hsieh (Taiwan)
- Peter Legg (South Africa)
- Maria Lurdes Lopes (Portugal)
- J.N. Mandal (India)
- Kent von Maubeuge (Germany)
- Nicola Moraci (Italy)
- Jun Otani (Japan)
- Elizabeth Peggs (United States)
- Karpurapu Rajagopal (India)
- Xiao-Wu Tang (China)
- Nathalie Touze-Foltz (France)
- Delma Vidal (Brazil)
- Chungsik Yoo (Korea)
Detailed information and biographies for all candidates are available in the November 2009 IGS News which is available on the IGS website:
www.geosyntheticssociety.org/Resources/Newsletters/November_2009_IGS.pdf
The IGS encourages voters to consider the society’s need for global representation and balance on the Council and chapter representation.
Results of the election will be announced in May during the officers and council meetings at the 9th International Conference on Geosynthetics (9ICG), 23-27 May 2010, Guarujá, Brazil.
Chris Kelsey is the editorial director for Geosynthetica. He can be reached at chris@geosynthetica.net.
