We write Monday January 29th, 2024. During the formal part of the 2024 New Year's Drink Jean-Claude Debussche and Jean-Claude De Pooter received a laudatio regarding their honory qualification "Member for Life".

The qualification IA|BE Member for Life is awarded for life to members who have been member of the Institute for at least 35 years and have made a substantial contribution to the development of the Institute. 

This addition brings the list of IA|BE Member for Life to 19:

Huguette BEX	Philippe DELFOSSE	Paul GERVY	Jan LEFLOT
Hugo CLEMEUR	Charles ADRIAENS	Karel GOOSSENS	Marc PATIGNY
Jozef DE MEY	Willy EVERAERT	Christian JAUMAIN	Guy ROELANDT
Christian DEFRANCQ	André FRISQUE	Jean-Michel KUPPER	Eddy VAN DEN BORRE
Paul VAN GOETHEM	Jean-Claude DEBUSSCHE	Jean-Claude DE POOTER