Scope

The scope of the Hellenic Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (HSSMGE) is the study, development and dissemination of research and applications of Soil Mechanics and Foundations Engineering and related branches of Geotechnical Engineering.

This main scope coincides with the scope of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) as well as the International Society for Rock Mechanics (ISRM), of which the Hellenic Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering is a member and represents them in Greece..

Statutes

The statutes of HSSMGE

Brief History

The Hellenic Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering was officially founded on April 4, 1966 under its first name “HELLENIC SOCIETY FOR SOIL MECHANICS AND FOUNDATIONS”. Its foundation was initiated by Academics from the National Technical University of Athens, Demosthenes Pipas and Antonis Loizos. The admission of the new association as a member of the then-named International Society for Soil Mechanics and Foundations Engineering (now the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, ISSMGE) was ratified at the International Conference of Soil Mechanics and Foundations in Mexico in 1969. In 1971, the society also became a member of the International Society for Rock Mechanics.

More about the history of HSSMGE can be found in Issue No. 3 of the HSSMGE Bulletin.

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee has 9 members and is elected by the General Assembly. The General Assembly also elects 4 substitute members.

The members of the Executive Committee are:

  • President : Michael Bardanis
  • 1st Vice-President : Stavroula Kontoe
  • 2nd Vice-President : Nikos Klimis
  • Secretary General : George Belokas
  • Treasurer : Christos Stratakos
  • Curator : Anastasios Anastasiadis
  • Members : George Doulis, Marina Pantazidou, Christos Tsatsanifos
  • Substitute Members : Dimitris Pitilakis, Ioannis Zevgolis, Haris Lamaris, Prodromos Psarropoulos

Audit Committee

The Audit Committee has 3 members and 1 substitute member, who cannot be members of the Executive Committee, and is elected by the General Assembly, in order to audit the management of the Society’s resources and submit its report to the General Assembly.

The members of the Audit Committee are:

  • Argiris Alexandris
  • Eftichis Keramidas
  • Dimitris Tsoutsas

Substitute member:

  • Pavlos Tirologou