Date : 14th June 2023
Presents: Catherine Jacquard (CJ), Jacques Monnet (JM), Julien Habert (JH), Jean-Pierre Baud (JPB), Robert Heintz (RH)*, Romain Meyer (RM) *, Roger Frank (RF) *, Alexandre Lopes (AL) *, Wissem Frikha (WFF) *, Philippe Reiffsteck (PR) *.
(*) by Video
Agenda :
- Foreword: Participation ISC’7 Barcelona June 2024.
- Main subject of the meeting: Preparation of the new ISP (place, date, etc.)
- ICP activities (strategy, members, activities), Various
Foreword : Participations on ISC’7 in Barcelona 2024.
- For the presentation of a “young geotechnical engineer”, age limit 36, the French candidate will be Alexandre Lopes, still a member (President?) of CFMS-Jeunes
- Pressiometer Parallel Session can be organized, JH and PR members of the ISC7 scientific committee are in contact with Marcos Arroyo. A summary of intent was given to him (JH, PR, JPB)
- The call for abstracts would be launched in June, stay vigilant and think about your contributions.
Main subject of the meeting:
- WF summarizes progress of the ISP8 project to be schedule in 2025: 20 years after Pressio 2005 (ISP5) and 10 years after Pressio 2015 (ISP7), 70th anniversary of the Ménard patent, time required for preparation 1.5 to 2 years.
- Favorable period spring or Autumn, or June or end of August-beginning of September (universities available).
- Potential organizing countries: United Kingdom (IPS3 in 1990), Portugal (Antonio Viana approached by WF), Senegal, Ivory Coast Mrs. Dr. Ndeye Magatte Fall DIOP proposed the candidacy of Senegal to WF.
- Candidacy of Luxembourg: Romain Meyer, Geological Service and Bridge and Roads of the Grand Duchy, and Secretary General of the Grand-Ducal Institute, explains the motivation and the possibilities of Luxembourg, possible amphitheaters at the University, access and reception of problem-free stay.
- After brief discussion, argumentation in particular RF and PR, on the tangible opportunity that Luxembourg represents compared to the other places envisaged.
- Decision to propose and support Luxembourg’s candidacy before the ICP metting.
- PR addresses the issue of the budget.
- JM finds that it is not a problem, the stewardship will follow…
- Number of participants: distinguish between the number of written contributions and the number of physical participants in the congress.
- Duration : to be considered, 2 -3 days, possibilities of site visits.
- WF therefore plans to write a CR (the present summary notes and formatting in English), that we possibly relist international invitations to renew for participation as members of ICP. Then he will send a circular as soon as possible to all ICP members, with this report, as well as to President Jason De Jong and Secretary Paola Monaco of TC102 In Situ Testing.
- Discussion without real conclusion on the fact of knowing how to formalize the organization of ICP, in association (society), or in a group affiliated to the TC102. The organization of the Penetration Testing group should we take, or not as an example.
- Return to the question of the budget necessary for the operation of ICP: no real need for a budget (only volunteers?) or request for sponsorship/subsidy from all the manufacturers of pressuremeter equipment identified. Question not really settled, various opinions.
- WF will plane a reservation using Doodle to invite all members of ICP and all members of TC102 (address list to be established).