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CANADIAN GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY NEWS
ers may recall that the French version
of the fourth edition of the CFEM was
launched at the time of the last annual
conference in Montreal.
Lynn Pugh
at
BiTech reported that 146 copies were
sold almost immediately.
Angela Küpper
(VP Technical) and
I are currently preparing a survey
that will give all CGS members an
format of a fifth edition of the CFEM.
We hope to hear from CGS members
in academia (including students),
consulting, industry and government,
in an attempt to ensure that the next
version of the CFEM satisfies as
many members from these sometimes
diverse sectors as possible. Our objec-
tive is to decide on both these issues
xt annual fall meeting of the
Regina.
ear anniversary of our
n Geotechnical Journal
was
rtant milestone celebrated in
l last September. The success
urnal has resulted in a tre-
s increase in workload for the
rofessor
Ian Moore
. I was as
as Ian was to hear that Cana-
ence Publishing has recently
d a second (international)
rofessor
Daichao Sheng
, to
work load with Ian. This will
at manuscript submissions
to be adjudicated in a timely
mportant transition at CGS
rters is now being planned
eginning of January 2015.
ent Secretary General (Victor
ill be stepping down after
l then be eight years of dedi-
d outstanding service to our
I have appointed our Presi-
ct (
Doug VanDine
) to chair a
ommittee to find the next Sec-
eneral. A call for applicants
iled to all members in January
also repeated in this issue of
nical News
. Applications are
pril 30, 2014. Serious can-
re free to contact me if they
ke clarification on any details
ties of the Secretary General
all for applicants. Concurrent
search will be an internal
y the CGS Executive of the
tional structure and day-to-
onsibilities of the Secretary
and our CGS administrative
s (
Gibson Group Manage-
c - Wayne Gibson
and
Lisa
in
). This periodic re-eval-
f administrative procedures
and responsibilities is a normal and
prudent procedure for any professional
society, particularly whenever there is
a change of such a key position as the
Secretary General.
In closing, I wish all CGS members
the best as we move toward the sum-
mer months and I look forward to
reporting on further activities of your
Society in the June issue of
Geotechnical News.
Provided by Richard Bathurst –
President
Message du président
Lorsque vous lirez ce message, le
Comité exécutif de la SCG et moi-
même aurons entamé la deuxième
année de notre mandat de deux ans. Le
temps a passé à la vitesse de l’éclair. À
l’instar de notre secrétaire général fort
occupé (
Victor Sowa
), nous sommes
allés de l’avant avec de nombreux dos-
siers.
La première tâche importante de
l’année 2014 a été de nommer les
nouveaux présidents des comités et
divisions techniques, ainsi que les
nouveaux directeurs de sections, pour
remplacer ceux qui terminent leur
mandat de trois ans. La Société a pour
politique de tenter de limiter le poste
de ces personnes à un unique mandat
de trois ans et d’éviter de reconduire
les mandats. Cela permet au plus
grand nombre possible de membres
de la SCG d’avoir la possibilité
d’assumer des rôles de direction au
sein de la Société. Pour veiller à la
bonne mise en œuvre de cette poli-
tique, il est très important que chaque
groupe élabore un plan de relève qui
nomme un dirigeant désigné bien
avant la fin de chaque mandat.
Je suis heureux d’annoncer que, pour
l’année 2014, les nouveaux représent-
ants des divisions et des sections
techniques du Comité exécutif sont
Myint Win Bo
et
Paul Dittrich
,
respectivement. Les nouveaux prési-
dents de divisions sont
Baolin Wang
(Géotechnique des régions froides),