Dr. Ballouz has just ended his 4 year term, serving as a Board member of the ISSMGE. This was declared at the closing ceremony of the 19th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. It was a great opportunity to promote the profession of geotechnical engineering , and visit geo professionals in all five continents at each board meeting and each conference occasion.
Dr Ballouz vowed to keep dedicating a lot of his time in serving the profession within ISSMGE or other bodies.