The ISTT welcomed on board four new members and expressed their gratitude to Olga Martynyuk of UAMTT and Karel Franczy of CSTT for their three year’s contribution to the Executive Sub Committee (ESC).

Below is the list of the ESC members.

  • Dr Sam Ariaratnam – Chairman, NASTT
  • Dr Dec Downey – Past Chairman, UKSTT
  • Derek Choi – Vice Chairman CHKSTT
  • Gerda Hald – SSTT

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  • Norman Howell – UKSTT
  • Enrico Boi – IATT
  • Jeff Pace – ASTT
  • Sergio Palazzo – ABRATT
  • Takehiro Toyoda– JSTT

New affiliated societies

Four new organisation have recently affiliated with ISTT – bringing the number up to a ‘ground breaking’ 26.

These new societies are:

• Colombia

  • CISTT – Colombian Institute for Subterranean Infrastructure Technologies and Techniques

• China

  • CSTT – China Society of Geology – Trenchless Technology Committee

• Singapore

  • SGSTT – Singapore Society for Trenchless Technology

• Turkey

  • TSITT– Turkish Society for Infrastructure and Trenchless Technology (AKATED)

Their details can be found at the ISTT website under Affiliated Societies or turn to page 61 for a full list of all societies. The ISTT extends a warm welcome to CISTT, CSTT, SGSTT and TSITT, a big and warm welcome to ISTT!