2025 06 18 CAPG MEETING EAST ZONE
Minutes of Meeting, Wednesday, June 18, 2025 (CAPG Regional Session) East Zone: Australia–New Zealand–East Asia
Meeting Title: CAPG Ongoing Activities Progress and Marketing Campaign Update
Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Time: 2:56 AM (GMT) | 1:00 PM Sydney time Platform: Online Meeting via MS Teams Facilitator: Dr. Roger Estephan (Chair) Attendees:
- Roger Estephan (Chair)
- Professor Harry Poulos
- Boon Chia Weng
- Cholachat Rujikiatkamjorn
- Helen Chow
- Richard Kelly
- Tamboura Hamadoum
- David Martel
Agenda G Key Discussion Points:
Roger Estephan opened the meeting and welcomed participants. This meeting is specifically scheduled to accommodate members from Australia, New Zealand, and East Asia.
Roger kicked off the meeting by presenting the ongoing CAPG activities and highlighting the exposure opportunities for the Corporate Associates members as follows:
1. CAPG Marketing Campaign for CA Membership Growth
- Objective: Increase CAPG corporate associates members beyond
- Strategy:
- Track 1: Outreach through ISSMGE National Societies via official letters and emails.
- Track 2: Direct contact with a curated list of 150–200 potential
- Track 3: Public campaign using LinkedIn, GeoWorld, org, etc.
- He informed the members that a new email address ([email protected]) was created for campaign management.
2. CAPG Website, Membership and Online Payment Update
- Roger informed the CA members that CA Membership fee payment is now available online and via R code on the CAPG website and he encouraged to use the new simplified payment process.
3. Highlighting CAPG Contributions
Roger reiterated that CAPG now offers for each CA member. A dedicated webpage within the ISSMGE Website for CA members to showcase their services and increase visibility and an Exclusive feature for downloadable materials for Platinum and Journal Sponsors members. CA Members are encouraged to utilize and update their page by sharing their materials and benefit from this opportunity for a better exposure and visibility.
4. Heritage Time Capsule Initiative at Vienna 2026 Conference
- Roger urged CA members to contribute significant innovations/projects to the ISSMGE Time Capsule for Vienna 2026 and to increase the number of Corporate Associates (CAs) contributions on the dedicated HTC
- The capsule will be part of the Terzaghi Museum, and that it will be sealed in a specific session in Vienna’s event to be opened in 100 years.
5. CA Bulletin opportunities:
- Roger invited the Corporate Associates (CAs) members for an opportunity to showcase their notable, world-class projects to the global geotechnical community by submitting (1–3 pages) articles and case studies that highlight latest innovation, promote sustainability in geotechnical engineering, and inspire young geotechnical engineers about the industry’s best practice
- Roger introduced to the Corporate Associates (CA) members that they are now offered commercial advertisements for free in the ISSMGE Bulletin as follows:
- Platinum C Journal Sponsors: Full page
- Gold Members: Half page
- Silver Members: uarter page
6. Upcoming Events were discussed:
- CAPG Workshop at the 6th European National Assemblies (Rome, 16 October 2025):
- CA Presentations should focus on innovative solutions and technologies that are reshaping the Geotech market
- Open call for participation, both in-person and
- Vienna Conference (June 2026):
- CAPG session: 30 minutes total with a 5-minute presentation per selected CA
- Call for project submissions to begin
- Selection process: Initial submission → Jury review → Shortlist → Presentation preparation.
Meeting Closure
Roger Estephan thanked attendees for their participation and reiterated the importance of collaboration for the growth and visibility of CAPG.
