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4 <strong>SEG</strong> NEWSLETTER No 90 • JULY 2012<br />
FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR<br />
<strong>SEG</strong> Council Actions – Toronto, Canada • March 3, 2012<br />
The <strong>SEG</strong> Council held a regularly scheduled<br />
meeting at the Radisson Admiral<br />
Harbourfront Hotel in Toronto, Canada.<br />
Members <strong>of</strong> the Council present were L.<br />
Fontboté (Chair), P.K.M. Megaw (Presi -<br />
dent <strong>of</strong> Foundation), A. Arribas, R., G.M.<br />
Brown, M. Cardozo, M.S. Enders, R.J.<br />
Goldfarb, J. Gutzmer, B.G. Hoal, K.D.<br />
Kelley, J.A. Kinnaird, T.C. McCuaig, G.R.<br />
Olivo, M.T. Smith, Y. Watanabe, and<br />
A.S. Yakubchuk. G.G. Carlson (President<br />
<strong>of</strong> Canada Foundation), C.A. Horrigan<br />
(<strong>SEG</strong> Executive Assistant) and E.R.<br />
Sharman (Chair <strong>of</strong> Students’ Committee)<br />
also attended. Apologies were received<br />
from A.C. Harris and H.J. Noyes. Presi -<br />
dent Fontboté called the meeting to<br />
order at 8:03 a.m.<br />
After self-introductions, President<br />
Fontboté summarized some <strong>of</strong> the im -<br />
portant initiatives that had been undertaken<br />
by the <strong>SEG</strong> including the timeliness<br />
<strong>of</strong> the journal, changing the version<br />
<strong>of</strong> record for the journal to electronic,<br />
implementing a new membership dues<br />
structure, formalization <strong>of</strong> the Education<br />
and Training Committee, and moving<br />
the computing environment at the <strong>SEG</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong>fice into the cloud. He also welcomed<br />
the two new members <strong>of</strong> the Publications<br />
Board, John Thompson and Zhaoshan<br />
Chang. Fontboté then noted a change<br />
in the regular agenda to allow for earlier<br />
discussion <strong>of</strong> reports from the Education<br />
and Training Committee and Publica -<br />
tions Board.<br />
The following actions were taken at<br />
the meeting:<br />
<br />
<br />
Approved a motion from Enders to<br />
accept the minutes <strong>of</strong> the meeting<br />
held on October 8, 2011, with an<br />
amended date <strong>of</strong> 2014 for the Key -<br />
stone conference.<br />
Approved a motion from McCuaig to<br />
ratify the following actions taken by<br />
the Executive Committee since its<br />
meeting on October 7, 2011:<br />
— Approved on November 1, 2011,<br />
the draft Executive Committee<br />
minutes for the October 7, 2011,<br />
meeting held at the Hilton Min -<br />
neapolis Hotel in Minneapolis,<br />
Minnesota, USA.<br />
— Approved Fellowship List No. 11-<br />
04 on December 9, 2011, thereby<br />
admitting the following 23 candidates<br />
to <strong>SEG</strong> Fellowship: Ciceron<br />
Angeles, John E. Black, Christopher<br />
D. Bowden, Warick M. Brown,<br />
Michael D. Campbell, Jeffrey I.<br />
Carroll, Huayong Chen, Maria<br />
Eugenia Cisternas, Leo S. Deiparine,<br />
Michael D. Doggett, Robin ‘Jock’<br />
E. Harmer, Lyal B. Harris, Michael<br />
Henrichsen, Stephen M. McIntosh,<br />
Prosper M. Nude, Stephen Roberts,<br />
Hernulfo ‘Nonoy’ Ruelo, Michael<br />
P. Sheehan, Armando A. Simon,<br />
Michael J. Spadafora, Kenneth M.<br />
Tainton, Jose Ramon Taningco,<br />
and Mei-Fu Zhou.<br />
— Approved on February 7, 2012,<br />
the slate <strong>of</strong> members for the 2012<br />
Committee on Committees. The<br />
members are Rael D. Lipson (Chair),<br />
Regina Baumgartner, Zhaoshan<br />
Chang, Johan Arif, T. Michael<br />
Porter, and Michel Jebrak.<br />
— Approved on February 9, 2012,<br />
the slate <strong>of</strong> members for the 2012<br />
Nominating Committee as follows:<br />
M. Stephen Enders (Chair), Jeffrey<br />
W. Hedenquist, Jens Gutzmer,<br />
Douglas J. Kirwin, J. Bruce<br />
Gemmell, Nicolas J. Beukes, and<br />
Moira T. Smith.<br />
The following actions were taken by<br />
the Council since its meeting on<br />
October 8, 2011:<br />
— Approved on November 1, 2011,<br />
the draft Council minutes for the<br />
October 8, 2011, meeting held at<br />
the Hilton Minneapolis Hotel in<br />
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.<br />
— Ratified on November 1, 2011, the<br />
appointments <strong>of</strong> two new members<br />
to the <strong>SEG</strong> Publications Board<br />
to serve for the term 2012-2014.<br />
The new members are Zhaoshan<br />
Chang (Fellow 2004, James Cook<br />
University, Australia) and John F.<br />
H. Thompson (Fellow 1983, Teck<br />
Resources, Canada).<br />
— Approved on November 15, 2011,<br />
the new student chapter application<br />
from the University Comenius,<br />
Bratislava, Slovak Republic.<br />
Academic Advisor: Peter Kodera.<br />
Industry Advisor: Pavel Reichl.<br />
— Approved on January 27, 2012,<br />
the establishment in the <strong>SEG</strong><br />
Bylaws <strong>of</strong> a standing Education<br />
and Training Committee. This<br />
2012 committee reports to Council<br />
and is made up <strong>of</strong> the President-<br />
Elect as Chair (Antonio Arribas, R.),<br />
President (Lluís Fontboté), Past<br />
President (M. Stephen Enders),<br />
Publications Board representative<br />
(Richard J. Goldfarb), Field Trip<br />
Coordinator (William X. Chávez,<br />
Jr.), two Members-at-Large (T.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Campbell<br />
McCuaig,<br />
Thomas<br />
Monecke),<br />
Executive<br />
Director<br />
(Brian G.<br />
Hoal), and<br />
the non-voting<br />
Program<br />
Coordinator (TBD).<br />
BRIAN G. HOAL<br />
<strong>SEG</strong> Executive Director<br />
and Editor<br />
Passed a motion from Enders accepting<br />
the report <strong>of</strong> the Executive<br />
Director. Key highlights were the<br />
increased membership, ending the<br />
year up 11% at 6,710 (22% being<br />
students), continuing growth in<br />
membership and activities outside<br />
North America, including a number<br />
<strong>of</strong> new student chapters, migration<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>SEG</strong> computing environment<br />
into the cloud, and completion <strong>of</strong><br />
the classroom environment in the<br />
lower level <strong>of</strong> the <strong>SEG</strong> building in<br />
Littleton, Colorado.<br />
Passed a motion from Watanabe<br />
accepting the report <strong>of</strong> the Founda -<br />
tion President, Megaw. Despite the<br />
decline <strong>of</strong> about 6% in the financial<br />
assets due mainly to market conditions,<br />
the Foundation had received<br />
contributions above budget and its<br />
ability to provide grants had grown.<br />
In 2011, the Foundation awarded<br />
US$257,000 in fellowships and<br />
grants to 65 students.<br />
Passed a motion from Enders accepting<br />
the report <strong>of</strong> the Canada Founda -<br />
tion President, Carlson. Noted the<br />
successful fund-raising <strong>of</strong> C$200,000<br />
during 2011 and the important role<br />
that the Canada Foundation was<br />
playing in the funding <strong>of</strong> both student<br />
grants and fellowships as part<br />
<strong>of</strong> the overall <strong>SEG</strong> Foundation program,<br />
and their initiative to provide<br />
student grants at the upper undergraduate<br />
level. In 2011, the Canada<br />
Foundation awarded almost<br />
C$70,000 in fellowships and grants<br />
to 14 students.<br />
Passed a motion from Kinnaird accepting<br />
the report <strong>of</strong> the Chair <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Education and Training Committee,<br />
Arribas. Discussion ensued on the<br />
various course types, the current<br />
focus on the training <strong>of</strong> young pr<strong>of</strong>essionals<br />
and experienced students,<br />
and the need to <strong>of</strong>fer courses in all<br />
regions <strong>of</strong> the world. It was agreed<br />
that companies, especially juniors,<br />
should continue to be approached