June 28, 2010 12:00AM
CAETS Board of Directors Meeting
14:00 – 17:30 Monday, June 28, 2010
Carlsberg Academy, Copenhagen
Summary Minutes
Approved June 27, 2011
Attendance: Klaus Bock, ATV, President; Jose Antonio Ceballos, AI (Mexico), President-elect; William C. Salmon, Secretary, Treasurer; John Leggat, CAE (Canada), Past President; YEO Jong Kee, NAEK, Member; Reiner Kopp, acatech, Member; Charles M. Vest, NAE (US), Member; William Arnot Wakeham, RAEng, Member; Baldev Raj, INAE, Member; Stig Gustavson, TAF, Member; Kjell Arne Ingebrigtsen, NTVA, Member.
Guests: Ainomaija Haarla, TAF; Lance Davis, NAE (US); Per Ödling, IVA; Lasse Skovby Rasmusson and Lise Thurmann, ATV
1. The President welcomed all and asked each person to introduce themselves. He then briefly reviewed plans for the meetings during June 28 – 30. The proposed agenda was approved.
2. The Summary Minutes of the Board Meeting of July 13, 2009 was approved.
3. The President briefly noted the Executive Committee meeting held earlier in the day, stating that as topics arose during this meeting the discussions of the Executive Committee meeting would be mentioned. It was noted that IVA, Sweden, had agreed to host the CAETS meetings in 2014.
4. The Board approved receipt of the report of the Audit Committee for FY 2009. The Secretary reported that for FY2010 expenses will remain within receipts. The Board approved the following Budget for FY 2011:
Approved FY 2010 Proposed FY 2011
Revenue expected expected
$ 78,000 78,000
Expenses Budget Budget
Communications $ 1,900 2,200
Equipment $ 3,000 3,000
Legal – Prof. Fees $ 100 100
Management Fee $ 40,000 40,000
Meetings $ 1,000 700
Postage, Delivery $ 3,000 2,500
Printing $ 6,000 4,000
Supplies $ 1,000 500
Travel $ 12,000 15,000
Strategy Implementation $ 10,000 10,000
Total $ 78,000 78,000
5. The Board noted the Executive Committee review of the member academies paying dues at the $1,000 level and agreed that this subject should be reviewed each year. The Board recommended that the Council approve continuing the current dues structure for FY 2012.
6. The Board recommended the Council approve of the proposed Bylaws changes concerning Annual Meetings and Convocations. The Board noted the reports from the CIO and the CCM. The Board appointed Mike Manton, ATSE, Australia, chair of the CIO beginning January 2011 and welcomed Hiroshi Komiyama, EAJ President, as a member of the CCM, replacing Tsuneo Nakahara.
7. The President-elect reviewed the proposed theme of Risk Assessment for the 2011 Convocation, to be held in Mexico City during June 27 – July 1. The Board recommends the Council approve this general theme. The Board discussed the need to focus on a few specific risk issues. Such recommendations, with suggested appropriate speakers, from member academies are most welcome, within the next two months - prior to the end of August. The Board looks forward to renewing this discussion during the Council on Wednesday, June 30, 2010.
8. The Board noted the SATW, Switzerland, proposal for the 2012 CAETS meetings during August 29-31 in Zurich with the Symposium theme of “Public Transportation and Settlement Development.” The Board recommended Council approval of the SATW proposal.
9. Council agenda items 6 through 16 were briefly noted. On item 12, a Council discussion on "Engineering Education Today - Leading in a Globalized World," the sequence of comments by Board Members was reviewed. The Secretary noted that this discussion is putting into action the purpose of the two year-term for Board members – to lead a one hour discussion at their second Board meeting on a subject of interest to most members of CAETS.
10. An interesting general discussion included observations on the changing role of academies and the relative roles of member academies with regard to their own national government agencies. The President noted that based on this discussion a possible future Council agenda discussion item, conducted along the lines of this Council meeting’s item 12, could be on the subject of future challenges for CAETS academies
11. The meeting adjourned at 16:40 PM.
Future Board meetings: Monday, June 27, 2011, Mexico City, Mexico
(Convocation June 28-30, Council meeting July 1, 2011)
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