Prof.dr.sc. Ivan Vrkljan, tajnik Hrvatskog geotehničkog društva, redoviti profesor na Građevinskom fakultetu Sveučilišta u Rijeci i voditelj Geotehničkog laboratorija Instituta IGH u Zagrebu, izabran je za potpredsjednika Međunarodnog društva za mehaniku stijena, ISRM, na čast i korist nama kao Društvu, našoj struci u Hrvatskoj i Hrvatskoj u struci, te cijeloj međunarodnoj zajednici.

Following the election of Prof. Xia-Ting Feng from China for ISRM President 2011-2015 two years ago, the Council elected in Beijing the six Regional Vice Presidents: Mr Jacques Lucas (South Africa) for Africa, Dr Yingxin Zhou (Singapore) for Asia, Dr David Beck (Australia) for Australasia, Prof. Frederic Pellet (France) for Europe, Dr John Tinucci (USA) for North America and Dr Antonio Samaniego (Peru) for South America. The newly elected Board met immediately after the Council to elect Dr Antonio Samaniego as the 1st Vice President, to appoint Prof. Yuzo Onishi and Prof. Ivan Vrkljan as Vice Presidents at Large and to reappoint Dr Luís Lamas as Secretary General.

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