| Abstract |
Since 1974, China has been a member of the International Committee on Large Dams (ICOLD), a non-government organization established in 1928, and is one of 90 member countries. The Chinese National Committee on Large Dams is the channel of international activity for Chinese engineers in the field of dam technology; it participates in activities of the ICOLD on behalf of China, aims to carry out academic exchange and cooperation through the Chinese experts in ICOLD, and promotes the development of dam technology and civil engineering technology. At the Executive Meeting on 23 May, 2009, during ICOLD’s 77th Annual Meeting in Brasilia, JIA Jinsheng, Vice President and Secretary General of CHINCOLD, was elected as ICOLD’s new President, for the term of office 2009-2012. In 1987, the 55th Executive Conference of ICOLD was held in Beijing, the Conference on Large Dams and Earthquake Technology was also hosted by China for the first time. In September 2000, the 68th Annual Meeting and the 20th Convention of ICOLD were undertaken in Beijing. This website contains a number of important reports, whose summaries are accessible here . |
