THE NINTH NATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE CHINESE SOCIETY FOR ROCK MECHANICS AND ENGINEERING (CSRME) WAS HELD IN BEIJING

On December 12, 2020, the Ninth National Congress of the CSRME was held in Beijing. There were 316 representatives from all over the country attended the Congress, and also 11 academicians, including Prof. Qian Qihu, the Chief Supervisor of CSRME, participated ithe Congress. 
The Board Members of Ninth Council
                         President：Manchao He   Xia-Ting Feng 
                Vice-President：Shigui Du     Chuan He       Hongpu Kang    Wenwei Li    Xiao  Li    Aiqing Wu 
                                           Xiwei Xu      Chunhe Yang    Yueping Yin    Yong  Zhao   Chuangbing Zhou
          Secretary-General：Xiaojie  Yang
ISRM National Group of China
                       Chairman：Manchao He  
               Vice-Chairmen：Hehua Zhu        Chun'an Tang       Yishan Pan
                                         Xibing Li            Gengshe Yang       Shengwu Song
                       Members：Xiating Feng     Manchao He          Yujing Jiang        Yuyong Jiao  
                                          Jianchun Li       Xibing Li              Yishan Pan          Shengwu Song 
                                          Xiaoming Sun    Chun'an Tang      Ju Wang             Xudong Wang     
                                          Furen Xie          Gengshe Yang      Endi  Zhai          Gaofeng Zhao  
                                          Hehua Zhu 
          Secretary-General：Wenli Xu
Vice Secretary-Generals：Zhendong Cui   Xiaojun Li   Na Zhang

There were 114 congratulatory letters received for celebrating the convening of this Congress from other sister societies.