International Geosynthetics Society - IGS Council Members - Current and History

Council members of the IGS are elected by the membership. Council members are elected to a four year term. The elections are held every two years with members serving staggered terms.

The results of the 2006 IGS Council Election were announced at the 8ICG, Yokohama, Japan in September 2006 for 8 new council members.

To review a list of prior councils please see below the Council History segment.


OFFICERS
	President Fumio TATSUOKA Toyo University of Science Department of Civil Engineering 2641 Yamazaki, Noda City Chiba Prefecture 278-8510 JAPAN	TEL: 81 47122 98190 FAX: 81 47123 9766 EMAIL: tatsuoka@rs.noda.tus.ac.jp
	Vice-President Jorge G. ZORNBERG, Ph.D., P.E. The University of Texas at Austin Fluor Centennial Associate Professor Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Department 1 Univ. Station C1792 Rm ECJ9.227G Austin, Texas 78712-0280 USA	TEL: 1 512 232 3595 FAX: 1 512 471 6548 EMAIL: zornberg@mail.utexas.edu
	Secretary Peter E. STEVENSON 226 Sitton Road Easley, South Carolina 29642-8393 USA	TEL: 1 864 444 3297 FAX: 1 864 859 1698 EMAIL: IGSpete@aol.com
	Treasurer John COWLAND GeoSystems Ltd. 38 Magazine Gap Road Fl#2 HONG KONG, CHINA	TEL: 852 9884 8616 FAX: 852 2849 2918 EMAIL: cowland@netvigator.com
	Immediate Past President Dr. Ing. Daniele A. CAZZUFFI CESI SpA Via Rubattino , 54 I - 20134 Milano ITALY	TEL: 39 02 2125 5375 FAX: 39 02 2125 5475 EMAIL: cazzuffi@cesi.it

Mr. Sam ALLEN TRI/Environmental Inc. 9063 Bee Caves Rd. Austin, Texas 78733-6201 USA TEL: 1 512 263 2101 FAX: 1 512 263 2558 EMAIL: SAllen@tri-env.com	Dr. Abdelmalek BOUAZZA Monash University P O Box 60 Melbourne, Victoria 3800 AUSTRALIA TEL: 61 3 9905 4956 FAX: 61 3 9909 4944 EMAIL: malek.bouazza@eng.monash.edu.au
Dipl. - Ing. Gerhard BRÄU Universitaet Muenchen Grundbau, Bodenmechanik und Felsmechanik Baumbachstrasse 7 D-81245 Muenchen GERMANY TEL: 49 089 289 27139 FAX: 49 089 289 27189 EMAIL: g.braeu@bv.tum.de	Prof. Yun-min CHEN Zhejiang University Geotechnical Engineering Institute Department of Civil Engineering Hangzhou, 310027 CHINA (PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC) TEL: 86 571 87951340 FAX: 86 571 87952269 EMAIL: cym@civil.zju.edu.cn
Dr. Neil DIXON Loughborough University Department of Civil & Building Engineering Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3TU UNITED KINGDOM TEL: 44 (0) 1509 228 542 FAX: 44 (0) 1509 223 945 EMAIL: n.dixon@lboro.ac.uk	Ing. Pierpaolo FANTINI Huesker S.r.L. P. za della Libertá 3 34132 Trieste ITALY TEL: 39 040 363605 FAX: 39 040 3681343 EMAIL: p.fantini@huesker.it
Eng. Jose D. FERREYROS Tecnologia de Materiales S.A. Alameda los Horizontes 905 Chorrillos, Lima 09 PERU TEL: 51 1 6174717 FAX: 51 1 6174701 EMAIL: jferreyros@tdm.com.pe	Mr. Nicolas FREITAG Terre Armee International 1 bis, rue du Petit Clamart 78 190 Velizy-Villacoublay FRANCE TEL: 33 1 96 01 89 89 FAX: 33 1 96 01 86 87 EMAIL: nfreitag@terre-armee.com
Prof. Masashi KAMON Kyoto University Department of Global Engineering Yoshida-honmachi, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto 606-8501 JAPAN TEL: 81 753 5114 FAX: 81 753 5116 EMAIL: kamon@geotech.gee.kyoto-u.ac.jp	Mr. Peter LEGG Peter Legg Consulting 28 8th Avenue Northmead, Benoni, 1501 SOUTH AFRICA TEL: 27 (0) 11 425 1197 FAX: 27 (0) 82 881 8090 EMAIL: peterlegg@telkomsa.net
Prof. Michele MAUGERI University of Catania Dept of Civil Engineering Via A. Doria 6 95125 Catania ITALY TEL: 39 095 7382205 FAX: 39 095 7382249 EMAIL: mmaugeri@dica.unict.it	Mr. Bernard MYLES M.I.C.E. S.V.R. 15 Greystones Drive Reigate, Surrey RH2 OHA UNITED KINGDOM TEL:44 1737 246284 FAX: 44 1737 222785 EMAIL: bmylesgeo@aol.com
Mr. Jun OTANI Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Kumamoto University Kurokami 2-39-1 Kumamoto 860-8555 JAPAN TEL: 81 96 342 3535 FAX: 81 96 342 3535 EMAIL: junotani@gpo.kumamoto-u.ac.jp	Dr. Ennio Marques PALMEIRA University of Brasilia Department of Civil Engineering-FT 70910-900 Brasilia - DF BRAZIL TEL: 55 61 3273 7313 Ext 217 FAX: 55 61 3273 4644 EMAIL: palmeira@unb.br
Mrs. Elizabeth J. PEGGS geosynthetica 6072 North Ocean Blvd. Ocean Ridge, Florida, 33435 USA TEL: 1 561 655 2060 FAX: 1 561 655 9922 EMAIL: elizabeth@geosynthetica.net	Mr. Mike SADLIER Geosynthetic Consultants Australia 120 Male St Brighton, Victoria 3186 AUSTRALIA TEL: 61 3 9503 0393 MOBILE: 61 412 887 000 EMAIL: sadlier@attglobal.net
Dr. Eun-Chul SHIN University of Incheon Dept. of Civil & Environmental System Engr. 177 Dowha-Dong, Nam-Gu Incheon, 402-749 KOREA TEL: 82 032 770 8466 FAX: 82 032 770 8460 EMAIL: ecshin@incheon.ac.kr

The first IGS Council was formed in Paris, France in November 1983.

1983 Nov. Members: J. Andreu, A. Arman, M. Fukuoka, G. Heerten, P. Jarrett, E. Leflaive, B. Myles, P. Rankilor, H. Schneider, D.B. Sweetland, C. van den Berg, K. van Harten. Elected Officers: President: Ch. Schaerer, Vice President: J.P. Giroud, Secretary: G. Massenaux,
Treasurer: J.E. Fluet.

1984 Mar. Co-opted to Council: H. Rathmayer, and P. Stevenson. P. Stevenson is elected Treasurer of the IGS.

1986 Apr. The second IGS Council was formed.
Elected members: R. Floss, P. Sembenelli, S. Tonus, S. Warner. Returning members: J. Andreu, A. Arman, M. Fukuoka, P. Jarrett, E. Leflaive, B. Myles, P. Rankilor, H. Schneider, C. van den Berg. Officers: President: J.P. Giroud, Vice President: K. van Harten, Secretary: G. Massenaux, Treasurer: P. Stevenson, Past President: Ch. Schaerer.

1987 Co-opted to council: P. Barker, J. Perfetti & J. Rigo.

1988 Mar. The third IGS Council was formed.
Elected members: R.K. Rowe. Returning members: J. Andreu, A. Arman, P. Barker, R. Floss, M. Fukuoka, E. Leflaive, B. Myles, J. Perfetti, P. Rankilor, J. Rigo, H. Schneider, P. Sembenelli, S. Tonus, S. Warner. Officers: President: J. P. Giroud, Vice President: K. van Harten, Secretary: G. Massenaux, Treasurer: P. Stevenson, Past President: Ch. Schaerer.

1990 May The fourth IGS Council was formed.
Elected members: D. Cazzuffi, S. Ramaswamy. Returning members: A. Arman, M. Fukuoka, B. Myles, J. Perfetti, P. Rankilor, J. Rigo. Officers: President: R.K. Rowe, Vice President: R. Floss, Secretary: W. Voskamp, Treasurer: P. Stevenson, Immediate Past President: J.P. Giroud.

1991 Feb. Co-opted to Council: D. Fayoux, F. Gousse, D. Price.

1992 June The fifth IGS Council was formed.
Elected members: T. Akagi, R. Bathurst, B. Christopher, R. Jewell, C.J.F.P. Jones, C. Lawson.
Returning Members: A. Arman, D. Cazzuffi, D. Fayoux, M. Fukuoka, F. Gousse, D.Price, S. Ramaswamy, J. Rigo. Officers: President: R.K. Rowe, Vice President: R. Floss, Secretary: W. Voskamp, Treasurer: P. Stevenson, Immediate Past President: J.P. Giroud.

1993 Sept. Co-opted to Council: J.P. Gourc.

1994 Sept. The sixth IGS Council was formed.
Elected members: J. Collin, G. Heerten, R. Holtz, P. Rimoldi, F. Tatsuoka. Co-opted to Council: G. Karunaratne, P. Stevenson. Returning members: T. Akagi, D. Cazzuffi, B. Christopher, M. Fukuoka, J.P. Gourc, R. Jewell, C. Lawson. Officers: President: C.J.F.P. Jones, Vice President: R. Bathurst, Secretary: P. Stevenson, Treasurer: W. Voskamp, Immediate Past President: R.K. Rowe.

1996 Sept. The seventh IGS Council was formed.
Elected members: H.S. Chung, J. Lafleur, J. Paul, A. Scuero, C.J.V. Varma. Returning members: T. Akagi, D. Cazzuffi, B. Christopher, J. Collin, M. Fukuoka, J.P. Gourc, G. Heerten, R. Holtz, G. Karunaratne, C. Lawson, P. Rimoldi, F. Tatsuoka. Officers: President: C.J.F.P. Jones, Vice President: R. Bathurst, Secretary: P. Stevenson, Treasurer: W. Voskamp, Immediate Past President: R.K. Rowe.

1998 Mar. The eighth IGS Council was formed.
Elected members: J. Collin, S.P. Corbet, J.P. Gourc, P. Delmas, G. Heerten, P. Rimoldi, P. Stevenson, F. Tatsuoka, Co-opted to Council: E. Palmeira, W. Voskamp. Returning members: T. Akagi, B. Christopher, H.S. Chung, C. Lawson, J. Lafleur, J. Paul, A. Scuero, C.V.J. Varma. Officers: President: R. Bathurst, Vice President: D. Cazzuffi, Secretary: P. Stevenson, Treasurer: W. Voskamp, Immediate Past President: C.J.F.P. Jones.

2000 Oct. The ninth IGS Council was formed.
Elected members: J. Cowland, D. Fettig, M. Kamon, J. Lafleur, E. S. Lee, M. Lopes, B. Myles, J. Paul. Co-opted to Council: V. Feodorov, S.P. Kaushish, M. Sadlier. Returning members: J. Collin, S. Corbet, P. Delmas, J.P. Gourc, G. Heerten, E. Palmeira, P. Rimoldi, P. Stevenson, F. Tatsuoka, W. Voskamp. Officers: President: R. Bathurst, Vice President: D. Cazzuffi, Secretary: P. Stevenson, Treasurer: W. Voskamp, Immediate Past President: C.J.F.P. Jones.

2002 Sept. The tenth IGS Council was formed.
Elected members: G. Bräu, S. Corbet, P. Delmas, M. Maugeri, H. Miki, E. Palmeira, P. Stevenson, W. Voskamp. Co-opted to Council: E. Alio, G. Bao, B. Christopher, R. Rao. Returning members: J. Cowland, D. Fettig, V. Feodorov, M. Kamon, J. Lafleur, E.S. Lee, M. Lopes, B. Myles, Jim Paul, M. Sadlier. Officers: President: D. Cazzuffi, Vice President: F. Tatsuoka, Secretary: P. Stevenson, Treasurer: P. Delmas, Immediate Past President: R. Bathurst.

2004 May The eleventh IGS Council was formed.
Elected members: A. Bouazza, J. Cowland, P. Fantini, D. Halloran (E. Peggs co-opted), M. Kamon, B. Myles, M. Sadlier, J. Zornberg. Returning members: G. Bräu, S. Corbet, P. Delmas, M. Maugeri, E. Palmeira, P. Stevenson, W. Voskamp. Co-opted to Council: E. Shin. Officers: President: D. Cazzuffi, Vice President F. Tatsuoka, Secretary: P. Stevenson, Treasurer: P. Delmas (resigned June), elected as Treasurer: W. Voskamp, Immediate Past President: R. Bathurst.

2005 Jan. D. Halloran resigned from Council. Co-opted to Council: E. Peggs.

2006 Sept. The twelfth IGS Council was formed.
Elected members: S. Allen, G. Bräu, N. Dixon, N. Freitag, M. Maugeri, J. Otani, E. Palmeira, E. Peggs. Co-opted to Council: J. Ferreyros, Y.M. Chen, P. Legg, P. Stevenson. Returning members: M. Bouazza, J. Cowland, P. Fantini, M. Kamon, B. Myles, M. Sadlier, E.C. Shin, J. Zornberg. Officers: President: F. Tatsuoka, Vice President: J. Zornberg, Secretary: P. Stevenson, Treasurer: J. Cowland, Immediate Past President: D. Cazzuffi