Message to ISSMGE Members from
Gabriel Auvinet, Vice-President for North America
As Vice-President for North America, I am deeply honored to address this message to all members of ISSMGE.
I would like to share with you some reflections on the present state of Geotechnical Engineering in North America and on the new trends I can perceive as the 75th anniversary of ISSMGE is celebrated.
The North American region includes only three member countries: Canada, USA and Mexico, a small number when compared to other regions such as South America, Asia and Europe. The individual membership in the ISSMGE represents however close to 20% of the grand total membership (approximately 19,000) of all member societies around the globe.
The three member societies of the region are extremely active and have a strong presence and influence in the engineering community and in the society in general in their respective country as well as internationally. It would be too lengthy to expose detailed information regarding the activities of each of the three member societies in this message. Data will be found on their excellent individual web sites:
Canadian Geotechnical Society (CGS, Canada): www.cgs.ca
Geo-Institute (G-I, ASCE, USA): www.geoinstitute.org
Sociedad Mexicana de Ingeniería Geotécnica (SMIG, Mexico):
www.smig.org.mx
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