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Message from the Chairman

ACECC Outlook

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OUTLOOK NO.10

For a Better Quality of Life

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It is my honor to take over the role of the immediate past Chair of ACECC Executive Committee, Prof. Albert Yeung of Hong Kong University. I would like to, first of all, congratulate Albert and his team, Dr. Edward H. Wang (Deputy Secretary General), Dr. Udai P. Singh (Chair, Planning Committee), Mr. Potenciano A. Leoncio Jr. (Chair, Technical Coordinating Committee), and Prof. Jae-Woo Park (Treasurer, Chair of Finance Committee), for their excellent

leadership during the term of 2013- 2016, and also for the successful CECAR 7 in Hawaii. The Chair of ACECC is certainly one of highlights in my professional career.

As one of a few survivors from the first CECAR held in Manila in 1998, I have been involved in the ACECC activities as well as in the formation of this organization in 1999. I served as the Founding Secretary General (1999-.2001), as Executive Advisor to ACECC Chair (2001-2004), Chair of ACECC TC3 on Inter-regional Cooperation for Great Mekong Sub-region (2007-2010), and JSCE representative to ACECC (2014-2016).

The original concept to create this umbrella organization covering civil engineering institutions in Asian region may be summarized in two aspects: “from bi-lateral relationship to multi-lateral relationship among civil engineering societies/institutions in Asian region”, and “to maintain a steady flow of communication between people and decision makers where civil engineers play a role of go-between for creating a better quality of life”.

Considering the increase in the ACECC membership from five founding members to

13 members at present, the first concept of creating multi-lateral relationship among the societies/institutions in civil engineering profession in Asian region has been mostly achieved, although we continue to make an effort in inviting more societies/institutions to join.

At the time of the formation of ACECC, the Asian region was considered to be a fast growing market for the development of new infrastructures with an increasing trend of population and urbanization. After 18 years since ACECC formation, the overall picture still

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remains, but a part of the picture of the Asian region may have been changing. Several countries in Asia have concerns about the aging population and the aging infrastructures, rather than population increases and new civil constructions. More importantly, we are facing drastic climate change and frequent occurrences of earthquakes in the region. The Civil engineering profession is of course responsible for mitigating natural disasters. But our profession alone cannot cope adequately with these severe natural disasters. We must work with decision makers and we must share the awareness and preparedness of natural disasters with people in the region. In that context, the second concept becomes the first priority.

I have nominated/appointed the following members during my term: Prof. Mitsu Okamura (Chair of Planning Committee), Mr. Masaaki Nakano (Chair of Technical Coordinating Committee), Mr. Masayasu Kayano (Chari of Local Organizing Committee for CECAR 8), Mr. Jeff Howard (Treasurer, Chair of Finance Committee) , Dr. Edward H. Wang (Deputy Secretary General).

Working with the Secretary General, Dr. Kenichi Horikoshi, I consider the following seven issues important.

1. STRENGTHEN ACECC GLOBAL NETWORK a) Increase ACECC members, especially from Asian regions, and reconsider the membership structure, b) Strengthen relationship with global organizations, and c) Strengthen the information network through the internet, and social networking sites such as website, facebook etc. 2. ENHANCE KNOWLEDGE AND INTEREST IN ACECC a) Make potenial new members aware of the advantage of blonging to ACECC clearer

a and make these advantages known to a wider audience. b) Contribute more to civil engineers in practice.3. INVITE YOUNGER ENGINEERS TO ACECC ACTIVITIES a) Establish a committee or working group of younger engineers4. STRENGTHEN TECHNICAL COMMITTEEES’ ACTIVITIES5. STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS WITH GOVERNMENTS6. MAKE ACECC MEETINGS MORE EFFECTIVE7. USE ACECC BUDGET MORE EFFECTIVELY TO FULFILL THE ABOVE PLANS

I look forward to strong support and kind cooperation. I look also forward to working with you.

Message from the PCM Chair

It is my great honor to be appointed by Prof. Kusakabe and approved by members as the next PCM chairman in the CECAR7. I believe that working with many of you in the PCM and interacting with you during the next 3 years and beyond will be great treasures. The ACECC has always looked into future and either adapted, or changed it. Our choices will define how we will be remembered. I would like to ask all of you to join me, to work together, to look beyond ourselves. Dr. Mitsu Okamura

Graduate School of Science and Engineering,

Ehime Univ. Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Chair of Special Graduate Course on

Disaster Mitigation Study for Asian Students

It is a great honor and pleasure for me to serve as the TCC chairman for ACECC. As the activities of TCs are one of the most important responsibilities of ACECC, I think we need to step forward and transmit their outcomes to those who are interested in this. There are 9 on-going TCs and each of the themes meets the needs of Asian countries. We believe that ACECC activities including TCs are able to help building resilient infrastructure systems for a seamless Asia. I am looking forward to working with you all.

Mr. Masaaki NakanoManager

Research and Development Center

Structural Analysis Group

Nippon Koei Co., Ltd.

Message from the TCC Chairman

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Albert T. YeungImmediate Past Chair of the Executive Committee

Asian Civil Engineering Coordinating Council

October 2016

First of all, I would like to thank the new leadership for allowing me to express some of my thoughts in their inaugural issue of the ACECC Newsletter. Having served as the ASCE Representative to ACECC for the last six years, it is time for me to pass the baton to the next ASCE representative to ACECC to be appointed by the 2017 ASCE President, Dr. Norma Jean Mattei. I have just met her at the 2016 ASCE Annual Convention in Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. after attending the JSCE Annual Meeting in Sendai, Japan. In fact, I have been active with ACECC since the 4th CECAR in Taipei in June 2007 when I was serving on the inaugural ASCE Region 10 (International Region) Board of Governors.

It is my honor to serve as your Chairman of the Executive Committee of this great organization, Asian Civil Engineering Coordinating Council, for the last three years. From Jakarta for the 6th CECAR, to Honolulu, to Tokyo for the 100th Anniversary of JSCE, to Dhaka, to Gunsan, to New Delhi, and return to Honolulu for the 7th CECAR, we all traveled a long way, so too is the progress of ACECC. In fact, I have just completed the million mile milestone flying with Cathay Pacific in September 2016. In addition to our professional development, we have also fostered our personal friendship internationally. It is a family reunion every time we meet. We all look forward to our next meeting every time we say good bye.

We celebrated the Centennial Anniversary of JSCE and witnessed her declaration with the Crown Prince of Japan in Tokyo in November 2014, in the same year we celebrated the Centennial Anniversary of one of the civil engineering wonders, the Panama Canal. We had our meeting in Dhaka in March 2015 in the midst of political instability. However, IEB’s great organization of the meetings and attention to details assured us that we were safe and in good hands. We took the opportunity of our getting together to organize technical sessions to benefit local civil engineers and ourselves, adding educational values to our administrative meetings. We interacted with young civil engineers and other professional societies in civil engineering. All these experiences becomes parts of our unforgettable memories of ACECC.

You can see farther by standing on the shoulders of giants. On the foundation of ACECC built by previous leaderships, we made great strides in the organization and running of ACECC in the past three years. A summary of our major achievements is tabulated as

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follows so that we can look forward to making ACECC an even better organization:oExpanding of the number of member societies from eleven (11) to thirteen (13) and

many more potential members are in the pipeline;oEstablishment of the Permanent Secretariat for safe keeping of our documents and

resources;oEstablishment of the Finance Committee for better control of our finance;oInitiation of the review of constitution and by-laws on membership related issues for

the future development of ACECC;oRunning of more efficient meetings of the Planning Committee (PC), the Technical

Coordinating Committee (TCC) and the Executive Committee (EC);oOrganization of technical seminars and workshops during our meetings to benefit

local civil engineers;oOrganization of our meetings in parallel with major local events of the hosts;oPublication of newsletters to disseminate our progress and activities to our member

societies and others interested in civil engineering in Asia;oInitiation of funding mechanisms to support the work of our Technical Committees;oEstablishment of the program on cultivation of young civil engineers; and oNurturing of our smaller member societies to be organizers of the PC, TCC and EC

meetings, and possibly even the CECARs.

Looking into the future, our top priority should be expanding our membership to grow ACECC. With the increase in membership, we may have to re-define the types of membership and develop a better membership structure for ACECC. Some of our thoughts are:

oAllowing more than one member from an economy, with a primary member voting for the economy and non-voting associate members from the same economy so as to enlarge the representation of the civil engineers in the economy in ACECC. This would require amendments of our constitution and by-laws.

oRe-organization of the ACECC membership structure so that it will become a more workable and efficient membership structure. All member societies are currently members of the Executive Committee. It is obvious that the Executive Committee would become inefficient if the number of member societies exceeds approximately fifteen (15). We may need to have an assembly or council composed of all member societies and an EC composed of approximately twelve (12) members to be elected among all the member societies, i.e. a similar membership structure of the United Nation, to make the decision-making processes of the EC workable and efficient. Again, this would require amendments of our constitution and by-laws.

oThe membership structure of ACECC was established almost two (2) decades ago, it is time to review it so that it would move ACECC forward.

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Other fronts we have to advance may include:oEstablishment of formal guidelines for funding of our Technical Committee activities

so that we can use our funds more effectively for the benefits of fellow civil engineers and the public.

oEstablishment of formal mechanisms for younger members to participate ACECC activities. Professor Ed Wang has already put forward a Young Members’ Forum to be held in our meetings in Nepal in 2017. Such participation of young civil engineers should be formalized for the better development of ACECC and our civil engineering profession.

oLooking for safe avenues to invest our funds for the health growth of our finance.

It is time for ACECC to turn a new page under the leadership of Professor Osamu Kusakabe and his team from JSCE. They have already demonstrated their thoughtful thinking for the future of ACECC by re-appointing Professor Ed Wang as the Deputy Secretary General for another three (3) years. Together with the able leadership of our Secretary General, Dr. Kenichi Horikoshi, there would certainly be a very smooth transition of leadership. We are sorry to lose Ms. Emiko Serino to retirement although I am happy for her personally as she can spend more time with her wonderful grandchildren. She has been working with ACECC for almost two decades and we are grateful for her diligent service. In fact, ASCE is doing similar preparatory work for the future retirement of Ms. Meggan Maughan-Brown. They are both wonderful individuals whom we can never find exact replacements. We have to learn how to cope with our loss. However, their retirement also reminded us of our important task of putting the nurturing of the next generation of civil engineers into our own retirement plans, no matter how much we are enjoying our beloved civil engineering profession now.

We are all looking forward to attending the 8th CECAR - Resilient Infrastructure in Seamless Asia in Tokyo during April 16-18, 2019, and the celebration of the 20th anniversary of ACECC. JSCE should be commended for starting the organization of the 8th CECAR so early to ensure another successful CECAR after Honolulu.

Fellow representatives to ACECC, there is a Chinese saying that “there is no banquet that would last forever”. The end of one stage will mark the beginning of another. Certainly we’ll come across each other at many other professional junctures. In the meantime, I would say goodbye and thank you for your support in the last three years which made my job as the Chairman of the Executive Committee of ACECC very easy and enjoyable.

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From the Past Chair, Planning Committee and Local Organizing Committee

As you can guess, I am much relieved after the completion of my 3 year term as Chair of the PC and LOC. With the help of several member societies, other leaders, and the secretariat, we were able to move forward on several fronts during this term.

Membership CampaignACECC added 3 more members (IEB, IEP, and NEA) for a total of 13 current members. We

are continuing to look for and invite other potential members: Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand, and Singapore, among others. The new leadership under Prof. Kusakabe is setting up a task committee to look at the membership structure and recommend potential changes to the constitution to expand membership.

Cultivating the Next Generation of EngineersUnder Dr. Ed Wang’s leadership of this sub-committee, progress is being made. Several

students attended and interacted with professionals at the 29th ECM in Gunsan and at CECAR 7 in Hawaii. Dr. Wang’s proposal for a “Future Leaders Forum” was accepted by all at the 31st ECM. This will be initiated at the 32nd ECM in Nepal, with 13 young leaders (one from each member society) participating.

ECMsECMs were conducted twice a year during the last 3 years at various venues among the

member societies: Hawaii, Tokyo, Dhaka, Gunsan, New Delhi, and Hawaii, respectively, in chronological order. In addition to the meetings of the PC, TCC, and EC, technical workshops, tours, and evening cultural entertainment have now become a tradition and are much looked for during ECMs. The 32nd ECM is scheduled for Kathmandu, Nepal on April 23-25, 2017. The 33rd ECM is scheduled for Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on September 21-23, 2017. Proposals have been made for the 34th ECM in Hanoi, Vietnam in March/April, 2018, and for the 35th ECM in Canberra, Australia in September/October, 2018. Further discussions will be held at the next PCM/ECM and decisions made. It was also decided that the 1st and 2nd tier member societies will be eligible for financial support from ACECC for hosting ECMs. Moreover, the first five delegates (plus spouses) from each member society will receive complimentary registration to the ECMs. For the 6th delegate and beyond, the host society may charge a registration fee at the ECM to cover some of the costs. The Technical Committees were encouraged to participate in technical workshops held immediately after the ECM and it was suggested that the half day workshop be expanded to a full day workshop at least once every year.

Financial MattersACECC’s finances are strong enough to support technical and other activities, as needed.

It was decided that TCs will be eligible for financial support from ACECC as needed once a

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year provided that the expenses are tied to a deliverable or activity such as presentation of their results/findings at an ECM venue. TC-21 was the first one to apply and get approval to receive such funding.

It was decided that ACECC will prepare an annual budget. It should be based on a strategic plan which is being initiated under the new leadership.

The Finance Committee membership was updated. Mr. Jeff Howard (EA) will be the Chair of the Committee, supported by members from JSCE, KSCE, IEP, HAKI, MACE, and NEA.

AwardsThe Awards subcommittee received several nominations for awards. Five projects

including the Grand Project Award were selected. In addition, three outstanding professionals were selected for the individual merit awards. All awards were presented at the Awards Dinner at CECAR 7 in Hawaii.

CECAR 7The 7th Civil Engineering Conference in the Asian Region (CECAR 7) was conducted

successfully at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, Oahu, Hawaii from 30th August through 2nd September, 2016. The theme of CECAR 7 was “Ho-‘omalamalama: Building A Sustainable Infrastructure In The Asia Pacific Region”. Ho-’omalamalama is a Hawaiian term that means to brighten, illuminate, enlighten, or inform. CECAR 7 enlightened conference participants and others on strides made in sustainable civil engineering infrastructure applicable to the Asia Pacific Region. Approximately 400 people from about 30 countries attended the conference.

Over 400 abstracts were received by the conference steering committee from ACECC Technical Committees and researchers/practitioners from about 30 countries. Of these, the final conference program included approximately 250 technical papers for presentation. In addition, the conference included six technical keynote addresses (two on each morning) given at plenary sessions by eminent experts in diverse areas of civil engineering from Bangladesh, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and USA. The keynote speaker from Hawaii, USA had to cancel his presentation at the last minute as he had to coordinate transportation planning activities for the state of Hawaii in preparation for a hurricane rapidly approaching the Hawaiian islands. U.S. Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard gave the welcome keynote address at the opening plenary on 31st August. The Kyoto Declaration from WECC 2015 was also presented at the opening plenary. Moreover, the President of each member society was given an opportunity to briefly address the attendees.

A Proceedings of the conference was published. The CD-ROM was given out to attendees at the conference. In addition, the Proceedings will be maintained online at the ACECC website until the next CECAR. Papers and sessions were organized into seven broad-based technical tracks in the conference program and Proceedings: Environmental & Water

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Resources, Transportation, Infrastructure Management, Geotechnical, Natural Disasters, Structural, and Sustainability. Moderators selected from all member societies chaired the technical sessions. In addition to the podium sessions, poster sessions were held, primarily during breaks and lunch hours.

Two workshops were held on 30th August: (1) Engineering Ethics Workshop: Discussion of Case Studies, and (2) Natural Hazards Risk and Management Workshop. Three technical tours were conducted on 30th August and 2nd September: (1) Honolulu Rail Project Tour, (2) Hawaiian Aquaponic Farm Tour, and (3) Nu’Uanu Watershed Tour. An Awards Dinner, whose program included networking, local cuisine, presentation of ACECC awards, and local cultural entertainment, on the evening of 1st September was appreciated by all attendees.

The closing plenary on 2nd September started with a keynote motivational address given by Ms. Annabel Chotzen on “Put Your Dreams To Work”. Annabel took us on a journey of achieving our most heart-felt goals and dreams. Her powerful true-life stories were interwoven in a tapestry of success principles and the Hawaiian spiritual concepts helped us visualize, energize and reach for what we want most in our life. This was followed by the closing ceremony where the leadership of ACECC was passed on from ASCE to JSCE.

I have received positive feedback from many attendees at CECAR 7. Many of us came to Hawaii with our families and enjoyed the beautiful and magical settings of the islands. It was a team effort that made CECAR7 professionally productive and socially enjoyable. I will present a more detailed report, including finances, on CECAR 7 at the next PCM/ECM.

CECAR 8Preparations for the 8th CECAR have already begun. CECAR 8, with its theme of Resilient

Infrastructure in Seamless Asia, is being organized by JSCE in Tokyo and is scheduled for April 16-18, 2019 coinciding with the celebration of the 20th anniversary of ACECC. JSCE is looking at alternative ways (in place of corporate contributions from member societies) for funding support for the conference, and this will be discussed at the next ECM.

Finally, I want to express my heartfelt thanks to all I worked with in the ACECC member societies and the secretariat. Without your support and cooperation we would not have succeeded in any of the activities of the Planning Committee and the Local Organizing Committee. And I certainly would not have enjoyed working on these activities without you. My best wishes are with the new leadership, and I am certain that they will do an excellent job.

Sincerely,

Dr. Udai P. SinghPast Chair, Planning Committee

Past Chair, Local Organizing Committee

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Message from the Chair of ACECC Finace Committee

Professor ParkThe Chair of ACECC Finance Committee

My three-year service as the ACECC Treasurer and Finance Committee Chair endedTreasurer and Finance Committee Chair endedFinance Committee Chair endedChair endedended with the finale of CECAR7 in Hawaii. Now I feel very much relieved since no majorCECAR7 in Hawaii. Now I feel very much relieved since no major mistakes seem to be made by myself. It was very rewarding experience for myself since I get to learn how an international organization runs and works. It is not something you get to be exposed very often, and I was very fortunate to be able to have such an excellent opportunity. I would like to say goodbye as an outgoing officer by thanking all who graciously embraced me during my tenure. First, I would like to express sincere gratitude for all the member societies. They made my job easier by faithfully following all the rules and agreements in ACECC. My second, not the smaller, gratitude goes to Dr. Kenichi Horikoshi and Ms. Emiko Serino, the Secretary General and Office Administrator for Secretary General. They not only provided all the information in a very professional manner but also were excellent co-workers to discuss issues. My last gratitude goes to my home society, KSCE. They gave me this wonderful opportunity to represent the KSCE for the position. The incoming Treasurer and Finance Committee Chair, Mr. Jeff Howard from EA, faces new challenge to guide ACECC expenditure in a strategic way. I am very much sure that Mr. Howard will do an excellent job, and propose that all of us should stand by his side so that he can accomplish more and better.

1. TCCM,PCM,andECMActivities during the last 6 months were reported at TCCM. Moreover, budget request

for performing the workshops and/or symposiums in 2016 and 2017 was made during the PCM. The last activities of TC21 were focused on outlining the fundamental methods to pursue the objectives of TC21. Series of preparatory meetings of JSCE National Team (JSCE-NT) clarified that initiative and proactive support of each participating member society are the key to promote the Transdisciplinary Approach (TDA), not only for its own country, but also to catalyze and encourage the activities of other countries. One of the important roles of TC21 is to support and coordinate such activities by ways of disseminating and sharing the experiences of disaster risk reduction (DRR).

On June 10th 2016, JSCE-NT and the PICE-NT teams, lead by co-chairs of TC21, met in Tokyo Japan (Photo 1) and agreed on the fundamental objectives of TC21 as well as performing the first symposium on November 18th, 2016 during the PICE national convention. Moreover, workshop and/or a seminar is planned during the ECM in Nepal (April, 2017). ECM recognized the importance to help start the activities of TC21 and decide support TC21 by ways of providing budget and supporting the coordination processes

2.TC21KickoffMeetingThe main members of TC21 met for the first time in Hawaii and performed the kick-

off meeting on August 31st (18:00 – 19:30) at Hilton Waikiki hotel, Honolulu. There were 30 attendances representing ASCE, CICHE, HAKI, JSCE, KSCE, PICE, and VFCEA. (Photos

Activities of TC21 “Transdisciplinary Approach for Building Societal Resilience to Disasters” during CECAR7

Photos 1 Meeting of TC21 performed by co-chairs: Undersecretary Mr. Romeo Momo of DPWH, government of the Philippines (left) and Dr. Kuniyoshi Takeuchi of ICHARM (on the right).

The photo taken on June 10th 2016, Tokyo.

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2) Fundamental objectives, concepts and organization structures were presented by the co-chairs and the secretary. The following main agreement and notable opinions were expressed.

1) Proposed TOR was accepted in principle. The details were accepted to start off the

activities which are subject to modification when necessary. 2) There were opinions stating that steering group needs to draw base action plan so

that each national team can make the specific activity plan by customizing the base action plan. Steering group may support national committees’ fund raising efforts of national teams if needed.

3) It was discussed that responsibility and role of the National Team will be different from state to state, depending on the nature of the disasters, conditions of vulnerability, exposure to hazards, and socioeconomic conditions etc. Secretariats will take this into account modify the TOR as needed.

3.TC21PanelDiscussionatCECAR7TC21 has organized and performed

the panel discussion on ‘Transdisciplinary Approach to Build Resilient Society’ on September 1st (9:00 – 10:30) at Hilton Waikiki hotel, Honolulu Hawaii (Photo 3). Six presentations, including the presenter (Dr. Li Wei-Sen) from Taiwan via internet video, were performed by the core members of the TC21 (Table 1) and there were more than 50 attendances.

Photos 2 The first kick-off meeting of TC21 at Hilton Waikiki hotel, Honolulu Hawaii.

Photos 3. The panel discussion of TC21 on September 1st at Hilton Waikiki hotel, Honolulu Hawaii (Dr. Li Wei-Sen on-line from Taiwan: lower photo on the right)..

Table1.ProgramofthepaneldiscussionofTC21

The discussion among the presenters and the attendee was active. Some issues were related to resilience in terms of economical and technological strengths of states. One of the comments sated that advanced and/or extensive infrastructure does not necessarily mean that the society is resilient. Countries that frequently face disasters can achieve high level of awareness and develop original schemes to maintain and improve preparedness.

There was a notable comment regarding the effects of short term market mechanisms on the resilience of infrastructures. It was found, after the reconnaissance investigation of Chili earthquake in 2010, that old bridges, designed by Chili code were not damaged, whereas the new bridges, designed by Spanish codes for economical reasons, were damaged. It is implied that the reducing the initial cost of an infrastructure is not necessarily an economical choice, considering the potential damages due to disasters.

No. Pr ogr am

1 Opening A ddr ess

Dr. K uniyoshi Takeuchi, Chairman

2 Speech #1: Transdisciplinary A pproach to B uild R esilient Society - V ision, Strategy and E nvisaged

A ctivities of T C21 - Dr. K uniyoshi Takeuchi

3 Speech #2: Policies and A pplication of Sciences for B uilding R esilient Society - Case of

R estoration of Tacloban after Devastation B rought by Typhoon Haiyan, 2013 -

M r. R omeo S. M omo, C o-C hair of T C 21,

4 Speech #3: Moving Towards Sustainable and R esilient Smart Water Management

Dr. K yung J in M in, V ice President and Chief R esearch Officer (CR O), K orea Water R esources

Corporation (K -Water)

5 Speech #4: I nter-governmental Synergies on DR R with Scientific Support

Dr. L i W ei-sen, Secretary General, National Science and Technology Center for Disaster

R eduction, Taiwan,

6 Speech #5: A Complex System Framework for Developing Societal R esilience

Dr. V ilas M ujumdar, US National r epr esentative to W F E O

7 Speech #6: R eport on K umamoto E arthquake (14-16 A pril 2016): W hether SFDR R - Priority 3

(I nvesting in DR R resilience) and Priority 4 (B uild B ack B etter) had worked? Dr. K enichi

Tsukahar a, Secretary of T C21, Professor of Faculty of E ngineering, K yushu University, Japan

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9 C losing A ddr ess by Dr. Takeuch

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The Institution of Engineers Pakistan Kara-chi Center and NED Uni-versity of Engineering & Technology, Karachi are jointly organizing 8th International Civil Engi-neering Congress (8th ICEC-2016) scheduled to be held on Friday 23rd & Saturday 24th Decem-ber, 2016 at IEP Conven-

tion Center, 5th Floor, IEP Building, Shahrah-e-Faisal, Opposite: Hotel Regent Plaza, Ka-rachi-Pakistan in collaboration with The Asian Civil Engineering Coordinating Council, (ACECC), Federation of Engineering Institutions of Islamic Countries (FEIIC), Federation of Engineering Institutions of South & Central Asia (FEISCA)and Higher Education Com-mission, Pakistan.

It is one of the series of the International Congresses on different important topics

/ themes, held at regular intervals. IEP Karachi Centre had earlier successfully organized Seven International Civil Engineering Congresses. Theme of the 8 the 8th International Civil Engineering Congress is “Ensuring Technological Advancement through Innovation Based Knowledge Corridor”.

Engineers from all over Pakistan and abroad will assemble to present technical

papers and participate in discussion on engineering matters of national and international importance in the realm of Civil Engineering in this Congress.

We take great pleasure by inviting you and other members of your organization to take part in the congress by registering as Author / Speaker / Delegate. A wide circulation of this information among all the colleagues of your Society / Institution / Organization will be gratefully appreciated.

Congress Flyer containing information regarding schedule for Call of Papers, Registration of delegates, Registration Fee and other details is attached.

We are confident that your proactive participation in this congress will be a

great source of strength for us. We look forward for your cooperation in making this International event a great success.

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Engr. Sohail Bashir

Vice-Chairman, The Institution of Engineers Pakistan (IEP), Karachi Center.Member Executive Committee, Federation of Engineering Institutions of Islamic Countries (FEIIC)

Member Executive Committee, Federation of Engineering Institutions of South & Central Asia (FEISCA)

Member Executive Committee, Asian Civil Engineering Coordinating Council (ACECC) & Chief Operating Officer

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Institution of Engineers’, Bangladesh(IEB) observed its 68th year of founding day on May 07, 2016 in a befitting manner. The occasion was organized under the auspicious of IEB Headquarters and Dhaka Centre. IEB, the then Institution of Engineers’, Pakistan(IEP) was established 68 years ago on this historic day of May 07, 1948 at Dhaka. After emerging Bangladesh on March 26, 1971 as a sovereign country through freedom fight for nine month, the institution thereafter has been named as Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh(IEB). To mark the grand occasion a huge number of engineers gathered together within the beautiful IEB Headquarters’ campus at Ramna located at the heart of the capital city of Dhaka.

The program of 7th May, Saturday began with hoisting of flags, release of pigeons, bunch of colourful balloons and oath taking ceremony within picturesque IEB campus in presence of office bearers and a large number of engineers at 10:00 am. Thereafter the inaugural ceremony began at 12:00 am. Mr. Abdul Hamid, hon’ble President of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh graced the occasion as the chief guest. In his speech, the President highly applauded the key role of engineers being played for nation’s development activities. He also urged that the engineers will have to play a role in ensuring the quality of all projects. President of IEB, Engr. Md Kabir Ahmed , HGS Md. Abdus Sabur , Chairman Dhaka Centre Engr. Mesbaur Rahman Tutul and HGS Dhaka Centre, Engr. Aminur Rashid Choudhury(Masud) spoke on the occasion.

Besides, in observance of the engineers’ day, a month long program throughout the month of May/2016 in commencing a number of educative seminar/workshops on technical issues of national importance were also organized by IEB Headquarters, various Divisions and Dhaka Centre.

Engineers Day Observed

Hon’ble President Mr. Abdul Hamid inaugurating

Engineer’s Day Program

Flag Hosting Ceremony

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Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh(IEB) organized a seminar recently on “Reality of Padma Bridge - Creation of Technical, Social and Economic Opportunity”. The seminar was held at the IEB auditorium on May 10, 2016 at 7:00 pm. Engr. Mosharraf Hossain, MP, Hon’ble Minister for Housing & Public Works remained present at the occasion as the Chief Guest which was attended by a large number of engineers, elites and professionals.

The key note was presented by Major General Abu Sayeed Md. Masud, Chief Coordinator, Padma Malti-Purpose Bridge. In his paper he mentioned that Padma Bridge is the largest infrastructure project ever undertaken in Bangladesh is 6.15 km long and 25th longest road bridge in the world, is a multipurpose road-rail bridge over world’s third largest river, Padma with provisions for gas pipeline, fiber optic cable and power transmission lines. The bridge consists of a double-deck, steel-truss aingle which will carry a four lane highway on the upper level and a single track railway on a lower level. The bridge has 41 no. span each measuring 150m long, pile length being 117m(near bank) , 101m(centre) with diameter of 3m.

Padma bridge is one of the challenging technical project in the world, 140000 cubic meter per second water flows under the bridge making it one of the highest in the world, will form part of the Asian Highway Route No. A-1. The bridge will be completed by 2018 and it would be a great boost for our regional and sub-regional connectivity, development of agriculture and industry in the area. Eventually the country will enter a new era of spectacular development. The seminar ended with a lively and fruitful interactions among the participants on the various aspects of Padma Multi purpose bridge.

IEB Organized seminar on Padma Multi-Purpose Bridge

Engr. Md. Masud Presenting Keynote Paper View of the Padma Bridge

ACECC

Announcing the 1st Future Leader Forum (FLF) of Asian Civil Engineering Coordinating Council – Call for entry

Organized by Cultivating the Next Generation of Engineers Committee

Program Objectives The FLF aims to engage young engineers (age 25-30 at the early stage of engineering careers) within the ACECC member societies to participate in meetings and possibly to contribute to the growth of the organization.

Program Venue & Date Kathmandu, Nepal & April 22-24, 2017

Participants 13 ACECC members include(minimum one) delegate(s) from ASCE, CICHE, EA, HAKI, ICE(I), IEB, IEP, JSCE, KSCE, MACE, PICE, NEA, VFCEA.

When to start Each ACECC member society needs to provide contact of the nominee by 30 October, 2016. (see attachment for detail) Chairman Ed Wang will initiate online discussion and interaction as soon as all participants are confirmed. FLF one day program will be held on 22 April, 2017 prior to the TCCM and PCM.

Terms of Reference An ideal delegate from either private or public sector, will display strong interpersonal skills and be willing to interact and network with other participants. The selected candidate must have a local group of young engineers behind her/him for some activities may require collective effort from domestic perspective group. Basic computer literacy is essential, including the production of Microsoft PowerPoint, microfilm and videos. Candidates who are talented in music, art and dance are strongly recommended. For non-native English speakers, English proficiency to participate in the program is required. To emphasize gender equality, the forum welcomes female participation.

Funding Mechanism In principle, each ACECC member society is to cover the cost of a round trip ticket to the 32nd Nepal ECM. A travel scholarship may be available subject to the approval of ACECC Leadership.

*Contact Edward H. Wang (ACECC Deputy Secretary General) e-mail: ewang@must.edu.tw

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Attachment

ACECC Future Leader Forum Nomination Form(use for one entry per sheet)

Date: (mm/dd/year)

Organization □ ASCE □ CICHE □ EA □ HAKI □ ICE(I) □ IEB □ IEP

□ JSCE □ KSCE □ MACE □ PICE □ NEA □ VFCEA

Name (First; Given) (Family)

Gender □ Male □ Female

DateofBirth (mm/dd/year)

MaritalStatus □ Single □ Married

SpecialDiet □ No □ Yes (Specify)

Education □ Undergraduate (name) (country)

□ Graduate □ Master □ Ph.D. (name) (country)

Career□ Architect □ Engineering Design Consultant □ Contractor

□ Government Agency □ Research Institute □ Academia □ Developer □ Others

Specialtyintraining □ Civil □ Construction Management □ Environmental

□ Geotechnical □ Hydraulics □ Structural □ Surveying □ Transportation

ProfessionalLicensure □ None □ Engineer-in-Training □ PE/Charted

Overseaexperience □ No □ Short-term □ Long-term □ Frequent traveller

PersonalSketch (Describe one’s character and talent below)

_____________________________________________________________________

ContactInformation:

Mailing Address: _______________________________________________________

Phone: _____________________ e-mail address:

Names on the following account: (specify preference by numbers)

□ Facebook : □ Skype :

□ LinkedIn : □ Blog : _

□ Twitter : □ Website : ___________________________

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Date Name of Events City, further information

Nov. 17-19, 2016 PICE National Convention Davao City, Philippines

Nov. 18-19, 2016 CICHE 2016 Annual Convention Taichung, Taiwan

Dec. 3-9, 2016 WFEO Executive Council Meetings Lima, Peru

Dec. 23-24, 2016 ACECC Support Event: The 8th IEP Inter-national Civil Engineering Congress Karachi, Pakistan

Apr. 23-25, 2017 ACECC 32nd Executive Committee Meeting Kathmandu, Nepal

Aug. 22-23, 2017 HAKI Annual Seminar 2017 Jakarta

Sept. 21-23, 2017 ACECC 33rd Executive Committee Meeting

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Apr. 16-18, 2019 Civil Engineering Conference in the Asian Region : CECAR 8

Tokyo, Japan

Nov. 18-24, 2019World Engineers Conventionwww.wec2019.org.au/

Melbouren Australia

ACECC Event Calendar

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