Minutes

CERRA - Minutes of the Board meeting, Seoul  -  May 27,  2019

Opening:

CERRA President Terje Haukaas opened the meeting at 12.10.

Present: 

Terje Haukaas (Canada), Junho Song (Korea), Michael Faber (Denmark), Jun Kanda (Japan), Jie Li (China), Mark G. Stewart (Australia), Daniel Straub (Germany), Leonardo Duenas-Osorio (USA), Paolo Gardoni (USA), Mauricio Sanchez-Silva (CO), Alan O'Connor (Ireland)

Minutes of the previous meeting: 

July 2015 in Vancouver. The Board approved the minutes.

Treasurer’s Report: 

The Treasurer (Jack Baker) reported via email. On the account of CERRA a total of USD$29,735 is available of which $21,433 originates from the ICASP in Zurich in 2011. 

Conference Report: 

Conference Chairman Junho Song reported on the conference with a healthy number of abstracts and papers received and stable finances. The Board gratefully acknowledged the contribution of Junho Song and his team for their excellent efforts.

C Allin Cornell Award/CERRA Award: 

Following the guidelines posted on the CERRA website, President Terje Haukaas initiated the process of selecting a recipient for this award. The award committee, consisting of past award winners and led by Bruce Ellingwood, Gordon Fenton, Ton Vrouwenvelder, and Armen Der Kiureghian reported back the following information: The C. Allin Cornell Award Committee considered ten candidates for the Cornell Award.  Some were nominations submitted from outside the Committee in response to a Call while others were nominated from within the committee.   The award committee were pleased at the high quality of the candidates considered, and it was a difficult decision. In the end, the committee’s  unanimous choice for the Cornell Award was Michael Faber.  The board offers the warmest congratulations to Professor Faber. 

Next ICASP Conference Venue: 

Prior to the board meeting, several strong offers to host the ICASP14 conference in 2023 was received for the consideration of the Board.  It was agreed that the quality of these offers underline that CERRA is in a very good position to ensure excellence and impact of the ICASP conferences in the future. The decision on the venue location for ICASP14 was Dublin, Ireland under the joint chairmanship of Alan O’Connor & Vikram Pakrashi. Alan was present at the board meeting and was warmly thanked for his offer. The Board also expressed thankfulness for the other highly interesting and qualified offers.

Board Membership: 

It was noted that the following Board members were due to retire:

-    Jun Kanda (Japan)

-    David de Leon (Mexico)

-    Jie Li (China)

-    Mark G. Stewart (Australia) 

-    Daniel Straub (Germany) 

The retiring Board members were all warmly thanked for their significant efforts and valuable contributions to the work of the Board.

It was decided within the Board to suggest to the CERRA General assembly the following persons for CERRA Board membership:

-    Lori Graham-Brady

-    Inger Kroon

-    Jian-Bing Chen

-    Emilio Bastidas-Artega

-    Hao Zhang

(Subsequent to the Board meeting all suggested members were approached - and all accepted Board membership nomination. At the subsequent CERRA General assembly meeting all suggested Board members were accepted.)

The task-specific roles within the CERRA Board were decided as:

-    President: Junho Song

-    Ex president and secretary: Terje Haukaas

-    Treasurer: Jack Baker

General Business: 

None.

Closure: 

The meeting closed at approximately 13.30.

Terje Haukaas (Secretary)

CERRA General Assembly Meeting - Seoul, May 27, 2019

Opening: 

CERRA President Terje Haukaas opened the meeting at 17.00 and proposed the agenda.

Minutes of the previous meeting: 

The minutes from the 2015 General Assembly meeting in Vancouver are available on the website and were reviewed by the President. The General Assembly approved the minutes. 

Treasurer’s Report: 

The Treasurer (Jack Baker) reported via email and the General Assembly approved the report.  

C Allin Cornell/CERRA Award: 

President Terje Haukaas informed the Board that he had asked Bruce Ellingwood, Gordon Fenton, Ton Vrouwenvelder, and Armen Der Kiureghian as previous award recipients to lead the selection process according to the CERRA by-laws. The committee successfully concluded their work with the deserved recognition of Michael Faber who was warmly congratulated by the assembly.

Conference Report: 

Conference Chairman Junho Song reported:

• 484 abstracts submitted and 314 full papers in the final program

• 283 contact authors and 147 reviewers

• 33 mini symposia and 70 sessions

• - 369 registered delegates from 36 countries

Next ICASP Conference Venue: 

The President informed that several strong offers to host the ICASP14 conference in 2023 had been received.  The quality of these offers underlines that CERRA is in a very good position to ensure excellence and impact of the ICASP conferences in the future. It was further informed that the decision on the venue location for ICASP14 had been made by the CERRA Board in the board meeting previously the same day and that Dublin, Ireland was selected, with the joint chairmanship of Alan O’Connor & Vikram Pakrashi. The CERRA Board warmly thanked for the other very interesting and highly qualified offers.

Board Membership: 

It was noted that the following Board members were due to retire: 

      - Jun Kanda (Japan)

      - David de Leon (Mexico)

      - Jie Li (China)

      - Mark G. Stewart (Australia) 

      - Daniel Straub (Germany)

The retiring Board members were all warmly thanked for their significant efforts and valuable contributions to the work of the Board. The CERRA Board then suggested to the CERRA General assembly the following persons for CERRA Board membership:

      - Lori Graham-Brady

      - Inger Kroon

      - Jian-Bing Chen

      - Emilio Bastidas-Artega

      - Hao Zhang

The General Assembly was asked for additional suggestions for nominations. There were no additional suggestions from the General Assembly. The Board members suggested by the CERRA Board were then elected by the General Assembly and the new members were thanked for their willingness and commitment to contribute to CERRA.  Finally, the roles within the CERRA Board were clarified as:

       - President: Junho Song

       - Ex president and secretary: Terje Haukaas

       - Treasurer: Jack Baker       

Closure:                                                                          

The President closed the meeting at approximately 18.00. 

Terje Haukaas (Secretary)

CERRA General Assembly Meeting -  Vancouver, July 14,  2015

Opening: 

CERRA President Michael Havbro Faber opened the meeting at 17.30 and proposed the agenda.

Minutes of the previous meeting: 

The minutes from the 1 August 2011 General Assembly meeting in Zurich are available on the website and were reviewed by the President. The General Assembly approved the minutes.

Treasurer’s Report: The Treasurer (S Madanet) reported.The General Assembly approved the report.  

C Allin Cornell/CERRA Award: 

President Michael Havbro Faber informed the Board that he had asked Ton Vrouwenvelder, as a previous award recipient, to lead the selection process according to the By-laws. Ton Vrouwenvelder had involved all living awardees in the selection process and over a thorough selection process come to a successful result. 

Conference Report: 

Conference Chairman Terje Haukaas reported that approx. 550 abstracts had been received, there were about 320 delegates including about 100 students, and that the finances were ‘stable’, with a net profit perhaps more than $US20k.

Next ICASP Conference Venue: 

The President informed that several strong offers to host the ICASP 13 conference in 2019 had been received.  The quality of these offers underline that CERRA is in a very good position to ensure excellence and impact of the ICASP conferences in the future.
It was further informed that the decision on the venue location for ICASP 13 had been made by the CERRA Board per correspondence prior to the ICASP 12 conference and that Seoul, Korea had been selected - under the Chairmanship of Junho Song.
The CERRA Board warmly thanked for the other very interesting and highly qualified offers.

Board Membership: 

It was noted that the following Board members were due to retire:

-    John Dalsgaard Sørensen

-    Samer Madanet

-    Bruno Sudret

-    Armen Der Kiureghian. 

The retiring Board members were all warmly thanked for their significant efforts and valuable contributions to the work of the Board.

It was noted that the CERRA Board can comprise a total of 13 members why 5 new members are to be included. The CERRA Board then suggested to the CERRA General assembly the following persons for CERRA Board membership:

-    Jack Baker (USA)

-    Leonardo Duenas-Osorio (USA)

-    Paolo Gardoni (USA)

-    Mauricio Sanchez-Silva (CO)

-    Allan O'Connor (IR)

The General Assembly was asked for additional suggestions for nominations. There were no additional suggestions from the General Assembly. The Board members suggested by the CERRA Board were then elected by the General Assembly and the new members were thanked for their willingness and commitment to contribute to CERRA. 

Finally the roles within the CERRA Board were clarified as:

-    President: Terje Haukaas

-    Ex president and secretary: Michael Havbro Faber

-    Treasurer: To be announced (later confirmed that Jack Baker will take on this assignment).       

General Business:
The General Assembly was informed about discussions and decisions from the CERRA Board meeting held the day before (July 13, 2015):
In particular it was mentioned that the CERRA Board finds that the mode of publishing of proceedings for ICASP12 - Digital Open Source - has significant merits in terms of providing fast and broad online access of papers, circumvention of copy right issues and reduction of attendance fees and has concluded that this approach to publishing of ICASP conference proceedings will be followed in the future.

Moreover, since Armen Der Kiureghian is retiring from UC Berkeley and as Junho Song was already instrumental in the development of the CERRA home page as it stands now it has been decided in the CERRA Board that Junho Song will take over this task from now.

Finally, the CERRA Board has decided that it shall be investigated if past ICASP proceedings can be made available over the CERRA home-page. Michael Havbro Faber will take action to assess different options and will present these to the Board per e-mail correspondence for further decision making within the Board.

Closure: 

The President closed the meeting at 18.30.

M. H. Faber (Secretary) 

CERRA - Minutes of the Board meeting, Vancouver  -  July 13,  2015

Opening:

CERRA President Michael Havbro Faber opened the meeting at 12.30.

Present: 

Bruno Sudret (CH), Daniel Straub (DE), Junho Song (KR), Mark Stewart (AUS), Terje Haukaas (CND), John Dalsgaard Sorensen (DK), Michael Havbro Faber (DK), Armen der Kiureghian (USA), Samer Madanet (USA).

Apologies:

Jun Kanda (JP), David de Leon (MX) and Jie Li (CN).

Minutes of the previous meeting: 

1 August 2011 Zurich. The Board approved the minutes.

Matters Arising: 

1. ICASP Proceedings: The mode of publishing of proceedings for ICASP12 - Digital Open Source - was presented by Terje Haukaas and discussed within the Board. It was agreed that this publication mode has significant merits in terms of providing fast and broad online access of papers, circumvention of copy right issues and reduction of attendance fees. It was concluded that this approach to publishing of ICASP conference proceedings will be followed in the future.

2. CERRA home-page: Because Armen Der Kiureghian is retiring from UC Berkeley the future maintenance and further development of the CERRA home-page which has been hosted at UC Berkeley till now was discussed. As Junho Song was already instrumental in the development of the CERRA home page as it stands now it was decided that he will take over this task.

3. Availability of ICASP proceedings on the CERRA home-page: It was decided that it should be investigated if past ICASP proceedings can be made available over the CERRA home-page. Issues in this respect could relate to copy right protection and also costs associated with scanning of old proceedings. Michael Havbro Faber will take action to assess different options and will present these to the Board per e-mail correspondence for further decision making within the Board.

Treasurer’s Report: 

The Treasurer (Samer Madanet) reported verbally. On the account of CERRA a total of 30000 is available of which 21000 originates from the ICASP in Zurich, 2011. 

Conference Report: 

Conference Chairman Terje Haukaas reported that approx. 550 abstracts had been received, there were about 320 delegates including about 100 students, and that the finances were ‘stable’, with a net profit perhaps more than $US20k. Terje Haukaas would report in due course as to the exact numbers. The Board acknowledged the contribution of Terje Haukaas and his team for their excellent efforts.

C Allin Cornell Award/CERRA Award: 

President Michael Havbro Faber informed the Board that he had asked Ton Vrouwenvelder, as a previous award recipient, to lead the selection process according to the By-laws. Ton Vrouwenvelder had involved all living awardees in the selection process and over a thorough selection process come to a successful result. Armen Der Kiureghian who was also a member of the committee mentioned that the process to some degree had suffered from the fact that several of the members of the committee have been out of the professional loop for some years and thus did not feel entirely up to date on the impact of the professionals in the area. It was therefore felt within the committee that there could be basis for updating the general nomination/selection process. It was decided within the Board to accept an offer from Armen Der Kiureghian on a possible modified scheme. This will be presented by Armen Der Kiureghian and discussed further within the Board per e-mail correspondence. 

Next ICASP Conference Venue: 

Prior to the Board meeting several strong offers to host the ICASP 13 conference in 2019 have been received for the consideration of the Board.  It was agreed that the quality of these offers underline that CERRA is in a very good position to ensure excellence and impact of the ICASP conferences in the future. The decision on the venue location for ICASP 13 was made per correspondence and Seoul, Korea had been selected - under the Chairmanship of Junho Song. Junho Song was warmly thanked for his offer. It was decided within the Board to also thank for the other highly interesting and qualified offers at the CERRA General assembly meeting to be held on July 14, 2015.

Board Membership: 

It was noted that the following Board members were due to retire:

- John Dalsgaard Sørensen

- Samer Madanet

- Bruno Sudret

- Armen Der Kiureghian. 

The retiring Board members were all warmly thanked for their significant efforts and valuable contributions to the work of the Board.

It was noted that the Board can comprise a total of 13 members why 5 new members are to be included.

It was decided within the Board to suggest to the CERRA General assembly the following persons for CERRA Board membership:

- Jack Baker (USA)

- Leonardo Duenas-Osorio (USA)

- Paolo Gardoni (USA)

- Mauricio Sanchez-Silva (CO)

- Allan O'Connor (IE)

(Subsequent to the Board meeting all suggested members were approached - and all accepted Board membership nomination. At the subsequent CERRA General assembly meeting all suggested Board members were accepted)

Finally the roles within the CERRA Board were decided as:

- President: Terje Haukaas

- Ex president and secretary: Michael Havbro Faber

- Treasurer: Jack Baker

General Business: 

None.

Closure: 

The meeting closed at 15.00.

Michael Havbro Faber (Secretary)

CERRA - Minutes of the meeting of the General Assembly, ETH Zurich - 2 August 2011

Opening:

CERRA President Jun Kanda opened the meeting at 18.00 and proposed the agenda.

Minutes of the previous meeting:

The minutes from the 1 August 2007 General Assembly meeting in Japan are available on the website and were reviewed by the President. The General Assembly approved the minutes.

Treasurer’s Report:

The Treasurer (S Madanet) reported.The General Assembly approved the report.

CERRA (C Allin Cornell) Award:

President Kanda reported to the General Assembly that he had asked A Der Kiureghian, to lead the selection process according to the By-laws. A Der Kiureghian reported on the process and reiterated the By-laws. He reported that the Board had decided to withhold the name of the awardee until the Conference Banquet.

Conference Report:

Conference Chairman M Faber reported that approx. 400 abstracts had been received, there were about 350 delegates including about 80 students, and that the finances were ‘stable’.

Next ICASP Conference Venue:

The President reported he had received 4 proposals for the next venue and that the Board had decided, after protracted discussion, to accept the proposal from T Haukaas to host the next conference in Vancouver, Canada. As a consequence T Haukaas would become the next Chair of ICASP.

Board Membership:

The Secretary reviewed the present membership of the CERRA Board, the members due to retire and the By-laws for succession. He reported that the Board had agreed to appoint A Der Kiureghian and S Madanet as Secretary and ex-officio Treasurer respectively. Recommendations for new Board members were proposed: Daniel Straub (G), Mark Stewart (AUS), Jie Li (China), Junho Song (USA) and David De Leon (MX). The Secretary then called for other nominations. There were none. The proposed Board members were declared elected.

General Business:

No general business was raised.

Closure:

The President closed the meeting at 18.30.

RE Melchers (Hon Secretary)

CERRA - Minutes of the Board meeting, ETH Zurich - 2 August 2011

Opening:

CERRA President Jun Kanda opened the meeting at 12.40.

Present:

J Kanda (J), RE Melchers (AUS), M Maes (CND), T Haukaas (CND), JD Sorensen (DK), B Sudret (F), M Faber (DK), A der Kiureghian (USA), S Madanet (USA).

Apologies:

KK Phoon (SIN), L Faravelli (I).

Minutes of the previous meeting:

1 August 2007 Japan. The Board approved the minutes.

Matter Arising:

1. Access to publishers – A der Kiureghian reported that in cooperation with R Melchers and M Faber there had been discussions and a proposed formal agreement developed but nothing had eventuated. No further action was considered necessary.

2. Web site – A der Kiureghian is continuing maintenance of the website. R Melchers to check his files for records of past minutes, etc. beyond those currently on the web.

3. General Assembly to be reminded of the existence of the website for information about CERRA and ICASP.

Treasurer’s Report:

The Treasurer (S Madanet) reported verbally. (A copy of the written report became available subsequent to the meeting and is attached.) There had been no significant change to the balance since the last meeting. There were no transactions in the period.

Conference Report:

Conference Chairman M Faber reported that approx. 400 abstracts had been received, there were about 350 delegates including about 80 students, and that the finances were ‘stable’, with a net profit perhaps more than $US15k. M Faber would report in due course as to the exact numbers. The Board acknowledged the contribution of M Faber and his team for their excellent efforts.

CERRA (C Allin Cornell) Award:

President Kanda informed the Board that he had asked A der Kiureghian, as a previous recipient, to lead the selection process according to the By-laws. A der Kiureghian reported that with one exception (Hasofer) the selection process had involved all living awardees, had taken several rounds of discussions (by email) and had produced a successful outcome. A Der Kiureghian proposed that the name of the awardee be announced at the Conference Banquet. The Board agreed with this proposal. It thanked A Der Kiureghian and the other selection panel members for their efforts. It was noted also that the award is now known as the Allin Cornell Award.

Next ICASP Conference Venue:

The President reported he had received one ‘written’ and three verbal proposals for the next venue. Since one of the proposals was for Canada, T Haukaas left the room while the proposals were considered. After protracted discussion the Board selected Vancouver, Canada, as the location of the next conference in 2015. The Board also agreed to invite written bids from both Singapore and Bogota (Columbia) as potential venues for the conference in 2019. T Haukaas was invited back into the meeting and accepted the offer for the conference to be held in Vancouver. As a consequence T Haukaas would become the next Chair of ICASP.

Board Membership:

The Secretary reminded the Board that the following Board members were due to retire: RE Melchers (Past President), L Farravelli, S Madanet, M Maes, KK Phoon and W Tang.

The Secretary reminded the Board that the order of rotation for the executive followed immediately (see attachment). The Board then considered the positions of Treasurer and Secretary. Madanet accepted appointment as ex-officio Treasurer. A Der Kiureghian offered to act as Secretary for the next term. The Board accepted the offer.

The Board was reminded that selection of general membership to the Board was the prerogative of the General Assembly but that it had been customary for the Board to make recommendations. A total of 8 positions are available under the By-laws. There were 5 vacancies. After considerable discussion the following were proposed to be recommended to the General Assembly: Daniel Straub (G), Mark Stewart (AUS), Jie Li (China), Junho Song (USA) and David De Leon (MX).

General Business:

None.

Closure:

The meeting closed at 14.45.

RE Melchers (Hon Secretary)

Minutes of the General Assembly of

Civil Engineering Risk & Reliability Association (CERRA)

18.00-19.00, Wednesday 1 August 2007

FS Hall, Kashiwa Campus, University of Tokyo, Japan.

This meeting was open to all participants of ICASP10.

1. Opening: The President opened the meeting, welcomed participants and introduced Board members and office bearers.

2. The President reported on progress with the construction of the web-site, the implementation of the changes to the bye-laws as approved by the General Assembly at the San Francisco conference in 2003 and the organization of the CERRA bank account in the US.

3. The Secretary noted that the minutes of the previous meeting had been posted on the web. There was no discussion on the minutes. They were approved.

4. On behalf of the Treasurer the President tabled and presented the Treasurer's report. The report was approved.

5. The Chairman (J Kanda) reported on the progress with the ICASP10 conference. It included 230 papers after receiving more than 300 abstracts. The Assembly noted its satisfaction of the conference arrangements with acclamation.

6. The President announced the Board's decision to hold the next conference in Zurich and invited M Faber to make a presentation about the venue and the proposed arrangements.

7. The President called for nominations for new Directors of the Board. In so doing he also proposed those nominated by the Board. There was some discussion. The General Assembly then elected B Sudret (F), J Sorensen (DK) and T Haakaas (CN) unopposed.

8. There was no other business.

9. The meeting adjourned.

Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Directors of

Civil Engineering Risk & Reliability Association (CERRA)

12.00-13.30. Wednesday 1 August 2007

Kashiwa Campus, University of Tokyo, Japan.

Present:

J Kanda (Chair), A Der Kiureghian (President), RE Melchers (Secretary), M Lamaire

(past Chair), M Maes, KK Phoon, W Tang, M Faber, A Nowak.

Apologies:

C Bucher, L Faravelli, S Madanet.

1. Opening: The President opened the meeting and welcomed participants.

2. The President reported on progress with the construction of the web-site, the implementation of the changes to the bylaws approved by the General Assembly at the San Francisco conference in 2003 and the organization of the CERRA bank account in the US.

3. The Secretary noted that the minutes of the previous meeting had been posted on the web. The minutes were approved by the Board.

4. On behalf of the Treasurer the President tabled and presented the Treasurer's report (attached).

5. The Chairman (J Kanda) reported on the progress with the ICASP10 conference. It included 230 papers after receiving more than 300 abstracts. The Board noted with approval the organization and venue for the conference.

6. The President reported the outcome of the deliberation of the CERRA Award Committee. There was no discussion.

7. The President called for further expressions of interest for hosting the next ICASP conference (ICASP11). There had been one nomination to date. M. Faber made a presentation for Zurich as the next venue. After discussion the Board approved this proposal.

8. There was extensive discussion about the theme for the ICASP11 conference. The Board noted the desirability to have a topic related to civil infrastructure but left the matter with M Faber and the conference organizing committee.

9. Review of Board membership. The secretary presented a schedule showing who was due to retire from the Board. The Board thanked M Lamaire, C Bucher, M Faber and A Nowak for their contributions to the Board. The Board then considered the filling of 4 vacancies on the Board. After considerable discussion considering geographical representation, expertise and other issues, the Board agreed to reappoint M Faber, since he would serve as the Chair of ICASP11, and three new candidates. The President would enquire about their willingness to stand and if so nominate them to the General Assembly as new members to join the Board. [The General Assembly subsequently agreed to the nominations and B Sudret (F), J Sorensen (DK) and T Haakaas (CN) were duly elected unopposed].

10. Selection of office-bearers. In accordance with the Bye-laws, after the conclusion of the conference M Faber, as incoming conference Chair would become Chair of the Board. Similarly J Kanda would become President (and Immediate past-Chair), A Der Kiureghian past Chair 2 and RE Melchers past-Chair 3. Elections were called for Secretary and Treasurer. RE Melchers and S Madanet were elected unopposed respectively.

11. Other matters: The President outlined a proposal for a memorandum of understanding with Taylor & Francis publishers regarding publicity for CERRA and ICASP through a 'Georisk' journal in exchange for the CERRA email list. It was agreed MF, A Der K and REM would investigate further and report back to the Board in due course.

12. There being no further business the Board adjourned at 13.55.

Minutes of CERRA General Assembly,

San Francisco, 7 June 2003

1. The meeting was chaired by President R. Melchers.

2. The following changes were proposed to the Assembly, and approved by it:

   • The name of the Association will now be Civil Engineering Risk and Reliability Association (CERRA).

   • The name of CERRA Scientific Committee will change to CERRA Board, in order to avoid confusion with the Scientific Committee of the ICASP Conference.

   • CERRA will be registered as an Association in California. The bank account will stay in Berkeley.

   • Membership in CERRA will be granted automatically to those who register for an ICASP Conference and will remain valid until two months after the succeeding ICASP Conference.

3. These changes will be included in a revised version of CERRA ‘by-laws’, which will be available at CERRA website.

4. The retirement of the following CERRA Board members was announced: Ciampolli, Corotis, Esteva, Fujino, Honjo, Naess.
   The following new members were elected by the Assembly: L. Faravelli, S. Madanat, M. Maes, K.K. Phoon, W. Tang. The chairman of ICASP-10 will also be a new Board member.

5. A. Der Kiureghian presented a summary report about ICASP-9: 228 registered participants, 3 keynote lectures, 3 exhibitors, 232 papers. Seventeen fellowships were awarded, with a cost of 5300USD.

6. The Assembly approved the proposal to hold ICASP-10 in Japan in 2007. J Kanda will be Chairman of the Organizing Committee and, according to CERRA rules, will become the Chairman of CERRA Board.
   A recommendation was made to make a wider publicity of the Conference than in the previous ones.

7. The meeting adjourned after presenting a vote of recognition to A. Der Kiureghian and his collaborators for their efforts in the excellent organization of ICASP-9.

Minutes of the CERRA Executive Board Meeting,

San Francisco, July 7, 2003

Attendance:

C. Bucher, M. Ciampolli, R. Corotis, Der Kiureghian (Chairman), L. Esteva (Secretary), M. Faber (guest), Y. Fujino, Y. Honjo, J. Kanda (guest), M. Lemaire, R. Melchers (President), A. Naess, A. Nowak, R. Sexsmith (Treasurer).

R. Melchers acted as Chairman of the Meeting.

Points covered and decisions reached

1. Reference was made to Appendix 1 of the Agenda, which contains the minutes of the 1999 CERRA Board Meeting and General Assembly, both held during ICASP-8 in Sydney, as well as the informal CERRA Board Meeting during ICOSSAR’2001 in Newport Beach. The documents containing this information are available at CERRA website. Information about other activities since then is also available at this site.

2. R. Sexsmith presented a financial summary of the bank account CERRA has been maintaining in the Bank of Montreal. Its balance at June 2003 amounts to 12636.85USD. This fund will be used for fellowships addressed to contribute to support participation of students in ICASP conferences.

3. It was proposed and accepted to change the name of the association to Civil Engineering Risk and Reliability Association (CERRA).

4. In order to comply with fiscal and legal ordinances it was decided to register CERRA as an Association in California. This will require a clear definition of the list of members. It was decided that this qualification be fulfilled by all participants in an ICASP Conference during the four years following it. The bank account will be transferred to Berkeley. A. Der Kiureghian will make all legal arrangements and open the bank account.

5. Following the rules, six members of CERRA Board ended their terms: Ciampoli, Corotis, Esteva, Fujino, Honjo, Naess. A vote of thanks was presented to them, at the chairman’s request. R. Melchers will now be Past President and assume the position of Secretary.

6. Proposals for the next ICASP venue, in 2007, were presented by M Faber (Zurich) and J. Kanda (Tokyo). Both proposals were very well received by the Board. For reasons of worldwide geographical distribution of CERRA activities, it was decided to recommend Tokyo for final decision by the General Assembly.

This file contains two documents:

I Minutes of meeting of CERRA International Scientific Committee, 13 December 1999

II Proceedings of CERRA Assembly, 15 December 1999

I CERRA INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Minutes of meeting, Sydney, 13 December 1999

The meeting took place during the ICASP-8 Conference. The following is a summary of the discussions and conclusions.

1. Review of ICASP-8

230 abstracts were received. 160 papers were accepted; 130 will appear in final volumes. Finances were reviewed. No actions were required, as all costs were borne by the local committee.

ICASP award to Armen der Kiureghian was confirmed.

2. Review of CERRA by-laws

It was agreed that a treasurer should be selected from the members of the International Scientific Committee, or appointed for a four-year period. He or she should be responsible for administrating funds, keeping books and reporting to ISC, who should decide where funds are to be held. At the moment of this meeting they are held in Canada. This change in by-laws must be submitted to the CERRA Assembly for approval.

3. Next ICASP Conference

It was agreed to organize ICASP-9 Conference in the United States. Armen der Kiureghian will be responsible for its organization. He was elected as the new Chairman of the International Scientific Committee.

4. Retirements and new nominations

O Ditlevsen, R Rackwitz and N Lind retire from the ISC. An expression of gratitude was presented for their contributions to the work of the Committee.

MH Faber, C Bucher and A Nowak were nominated as new members of the ISC.

L Esteva was nominated as Secretary and R Sexsmith was nominated as Treasurer.

All these nominations must be submitted to CERRA Assembly for approval.

5. ISC meeting was closed.

II CERRA Assembly

Proceedings of assembly held on 15 December 1999

1. The meeting was initially chaired by President M Lemaire. He handed the chairmanship to R Melchers.

2. CERRA's chairmanship and ISC were reviewed in accordance with the by-laws. According to this, the ISC is now integrated as shown in the following. Dates in parentheses correspond to retirement in accordance with by-laws: