SEAGS participation at International Conferences in the past

The Society members also have participated actively in the International Conferences organized by ISSMFE/ISSMGE.

Dr. Za Chieh Moh, Dr. E.W. Brand and Dr. John D. Nelson attended the 7th International Conference in Mexico City in 1969. Dr. Za Chieh Moh was also the Chairman of a Specialty Session on Lateritic Soils. The two volume Proceedings of that session continue as a useful reference on the engineering behaviour of laterites.

Society members also participated in the th International Conference held in Moscow in 1973. Prof. Chin Fung Kee, Dr. Za Chieh Moh, Dr. E.W. Brand and Dr. John D. Nelson attended and presented papers at that important conference.

In the 9th ICSMFE held in Tokyo in 1977, Dr. Za Chieh Moh served as the Chairman of the Specialty Session on Geotechnical Engineering and Environmental Control. Prof. Peter Lumb and Dr. A.S. Balasubramaniam were panelists in the Main Session on Slope Stability and Stress Deformation of Soils.

In the 10th ICSMFE held in Stockholm in 1981, Dr. Za Chieh Moh served as Chairman of the Session on Environmental Control and Dr. A.S. Balasubramaniam and Dr. E.W. Brand served as panelists. Dr. E.W. Brand will serve as a Theme Leader in the forthcoming San Francisco Conference in 1985.

Dr. Za Chieh Moh, the founder President of the Society served as the Vice President of ISSMFE for the period 1969 to 1973. The Society is fortunate to have Prof. Chin Fung Kee serving as the Vice President of ISSMFE from 1981 until the San Francisco Conference in 1985. Prof. A.S. Balasubramaniam served as Vice President for IAEG from 1978-1982 and Vice President for Asia of ISSMGE from 1994-1997. Dr. Ou Chin Der served as the Vice President of International Society of Rock Mechanics from 1995 to 1999. The valuable contributions received by the Society from these Vice Presidents are gratefully acknowledged.

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