Introduction

China applied to join the International Committee on Large Dams in December 1973; the application was officially accepted in the 42nd Executive Conference held in Athens in April, 1974. Since then, China has become a member of the 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.

Four people in China undertook the position of Vice-President of ICOLD, respectively:

LI Eding, the former Vice Minister of Power Industry, for a term period of 1981-1984;
SHEN Chonggang, the former vice president of China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, for a term period of 1988-1991;
ZHANG Jinsheng, consultant of China Three Gorges Project Corporation, for a term period of 1997-2000;
JIA Jinsheng, the vice president of China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, for a term period of 2003-2006.

Three people in China awarded the honorary member of ICOLD.

LU Youmei, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, award in ICOLD’s 70th Annual Meeting in Iguassu, Brazil.
PAN Jiazheng, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering,Chinese Academy of Science, award in ICOLD’s 72th Annual Meeting in Seoul, Korea.
ZHU Bofang, Chinese Academy of Engineering, award in ICOLD’s 75th Annual Meeting inSaint Petersburg, Russia.

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. 439 participants from 51 countries attended the conference. In September 2000, the 68th Annual Meeting and the 20th Convention of ICOLD were undertaken in Beijing; meanwhile, the International Seminar on CFRD was held as well, more than 2,000 representatives from home and abroad participated in the seminar and exhibition.

Organization

Honorary Presidents：

	QIAN Zhengying Academician of China Engineering Academy Former deputy president of National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
	ZHANG Guangdou Academician, Chinese Academy of Engineering, Chinese Academy of Science
	LU Youmei Academician, Chinese Academy of Engineering
	PAN Jiazheng Academician, Chinese Academy of Engineering, Chinese Academy of Science

President：

WANG Shucheng Vice Chairman, Financial and Economic Affairs Committee of the Standing Committee of National People’s Congress, China

Vice Presidents

	JIAO Yong Vice Minister, Ministry of Water Resources
	ZHANG Ye Deputy Director, South to North Water Diversion Project Construction Committee under the State Council
	Zhou Dabing Chairman, China Society of Hydropower Engineering
	Gao Anzhe Chief Engineer of Ministry of Water Resources
	YAN Zhiyong President, HydroChina Corporation
	GUANG Shangfu President, China institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research
	ZHANG Jianyun Academician, Chinese Academy of Engineering President, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute
	JIA Jinsheng President, International Commission on Large Dams Vice President, China institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research
	LIU Zhiming Vice president, Water Resources and Hydropower Planning and Design General Institute, MWR
	YANG Chun Deputy Director, Changjiang Water Resources Commission （CWRC）
	LIAO Yiwei Deputy Director,Yellow River conservancy commission
	LIN Chuxue Vice President, China Three Gorges Corporation
	KOU Wei Chief Engineer, China Huaneng Group
	ZHONG Jun Deputy General Manager, China Datang Corporation
	CHENG Niangao Deputy General Manager, China Huaneng Group
	CHEN Fei Deputy General Manager, China Guodian Corporation
	TIAN Yong Deputy General Manager, China Power Investment Corporation
	SUN Hongshui Deputy General Manager, Sinohydro Corporation

Secretary General：

JIA Jinsheng President, International Commission on Large Dams Vice President, China institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research JIA

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