ISUFT Bylaws state that the President must appoint three voting members to form a nominating committee. Before September 1, the Nominating Committee must nominate at least two candidates for each vacant Director’s office and at least one candidate for a vacant president or vice-president’s office. The President then sends the list to all Board Members for election of one official candidate for each vacant position. Any ISUFT member (including former board members) can be candidates. After the Nominating Committee makes their decisions, the Official Candidates will be listed on the final ballot with spaces for two possible write-in candidates. The Secretary-Treasurer will email a ballot to each voting member (i.e., dues-paying member) by November 1. The deadline for voting shall be November 30. The election result shall be reported by the Secretary-Treasurer to the Board and the general membership by December 15. If you are interested in board membership of ISUFT , please let one of the board members know!
The secretary-treasurer will be chosen by the board members and selected from within the board membership after the November election.
Promoting Underground Freight Transportation (UFT) Technology
The out-of-sight/out-of-mind dilemma has a double meaning for those who have developed a user-ready underground freight transportation (UFT) technology. For now the technology is out of sight because of lack of funding. However, once an underground freight transportation system is established and proves its worth, the fact that it operates underground (still out of sight) will hinder its popular appeal.
New ISUFT member
We welcome Hyeok-bin Kwon, Senior Researcher/Ph. D at the High-speed Railroad Systems Research Center of the Korea Railroad Research Institute as member or ISUFT.
If the general public is not educated, there can be no public outcry for UFT.
ISUFT must work together to make the benefits of UFT known. Although this newsletter has concentrated on efforts in Europe, the ISUFT leadership would like to encourage all our members in Asia, North America, South America and
