As per the SANIRE Constitution the following processes where followed and scrutinised in order to ensure that a SANIRE Council is established for the 2019 – 2021 term. The allocation of SANIRE Council members to portfolios was conducted at a Bosberaad meeting hosted on the 13th and 14th July 2019 at Finfoot Conference Centre.
The SANIRE Council should comprise of the following corporate members as per the SANIRE Constitution.
3.2 The council shall consist of:
3.2.1 The President,
3.2.2 The President-Elect, who is also the Vice President,
3.2.3 The Immediate Past President,
3.2.4 The Honorary Treasurer, and
3.2.5 Five Corporate Members,
These will comprise the executive members of council.
In addition, other persons may be invited to attend council meetings to present progress reports and provide liaison between the council and the members. Examples of these include:
3.2.6 The chairperson of any division formed under Clause 3.13.
3.2.7 The chairperson of any branch formed under Clause 3.15.
The results presented in the graph below have been scrutinised by the Northern Cape and Gauteng Branch Chairman and were found to be accurate and in order.
9.2.2 At the council meeting immediately preceding the end of the current council’s term of office, there shall be appointed not less than two scrutinisers, whose duty it shall be to open and examine the ballot forms and to report the result of their scrutiny to the president. Candidates do not qualify to act as scrutinisers.
There was a requirement to co-opt an additional council member for the Organisational Liaison portfolio. The newly elected SANIRE Council agreed that the best suited candidate who has also served on council for the past 8 years under this and numerous other portfolios would be Robert Armstrong.
9.3 Should the nomination list for members to be elected to the council not include the names of as many members as are required to fill the vacancies on the council, the council shall nominate members to complete the list and the members nominated shall be declared elected at a council meeting before the 31st of July.
The proposed portfolio holders were all elected at the Bosberaad for the following portfolios for the 2019 – 2021 term.
3.4 The vice-president and honorary treasurer for each ensuing term shall be elected by the newly elected committee at the first meeting of the council following the election of council members. This meeting is typically in the form of a strategy session (Bosberaad) or AGM.
| SANIRE NATIONAL COUNCIL | |
| Portfolio | Portfolio Holder |
| President / Events and Sponsorship | Paul Couto |
| Past President | Jannie Maritz |
| Treasurer | Lizelle Prinsloo |
| Administrator | Raymond van der Berg |
| Membership | Dave Neal |
| Young members | Yerisha Rajpal |
| Social media, Newsletter | Pearl Mosiane |
|
Education, Exams Committee and Awards |
Adam Cooper and Andre Esterhuizen Jannie Maritz Adam Cooper Andre Esterhuizen Adam Cooper |
| ISRM/ RETC/ MRAC | Dr. Michael Du Plessis |
|
Organisational Liaison |
Robert Armstrong |
Dear Member
It is with great sadness that we learnt about the passing of one of our members, Juan Little, from BLA consulting in the Free State region. Our sincere condolences go out this his wife, Joane, and his family in respect this great loss. May you all find comfort in this time of mourning.
Yours sincerely
JANNIE MARITZ
PRESIDENT l FUTURE EDUCATION
The 2018 edition of the ISRM News Journal is online. You can read it here https://www.isrm.net/gca/?id=206.
Dear ISRM National Groups,
On behalf of the Japanese Society for Rock Mechanics,
I inform you that the deadline of abstract submission of YSRM2019&REIF2019 will be extended to May 14, 2019.
Please forward this email to each member of your national group.
“YSRM 2019: The 5th ISRM Young Scholars' Symposium on Rock Mechanics & REIF 2019: International Symposium on Rock Engineering for Innovative Future”
from December 1 to 4, 2019.
Important dates:
Abstract Submission Deadline: April 30, 2019 > May 14, 2019
Extended Abstract Submission Deadline: August 10, 2019
Scholarship Application Deadline: August 10, 2019
Early Bird Registration Closes: August 31, 2019
Scholarships:
Scholarships for students and young scholars (< 40 years old) will be awarded to selected applicants.
We look forward to welcoming you to Okinawa in December, 2019.
For more information visit the website: https://www.ec-pro.co.jp/ysrm2019
Sincerely yours,
Hide Yasuhara, Secretary General of YSRM2019&REIF2019
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