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A Special Message From Scott Burns, Past President, IAEG
Welcome to the 34th IAEG Connector, an electronic newsletter connecting engineering geologists around the world!
This is the month of transition as we change the elected members of our organization. I have tried to highlight our new vice presidents over the past two months. They are officially now the new officers. I am now the "past president!" Next week I will summarize our four years as an executive committee. I will then ask our new president, Prof. Rafig Azzam, to talk about the next four years.
In this newsletter there are many very interesting news items, and please note that you can now start submitting an abstract to our annual conference which will be the ARC 12 in Korea in September!
Enjoy!
Scott Burns, Past President, IAEG
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The Korean Society of Engineering Geology
Jeju Island, Republic of Korea (South Korea)
Sept. 23-27
Call for abstracts
12th ARC of IAEG is calling for abstracts towards engineering geologists around the globe to make this conference meaningful and fruitful. Please be noticed with the information as follows.
- Abstract submission deadline — April 30
- Abstract acceptance/rejection notification — May 31
- Pre-registration opens — June
- Earlybird registration deadline (standard registration opens) — July
Click here for more information and abstract submission guidelines.
IAEG
 Geology Applied to Engineering represents a thorough and up-to-date textbook for courses in Applied PhysicaI Geology, Geology for Engineers and Engineering Geology at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. It
contains appropriate information for geologists and engineers who are involved in designing and constructing
engineering structures, as all structures are located either on the Earth or in the Earth, or composed of earth
materials. This textbook also provides the fundamentals of subject material included in the Examination for
Professional Licensure of Geologists, a growing need for geologists who work in the public sector.
AEG
The Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists 2019 Annual Meeting invites you to submit an abstract for publication and presentation at the 67th Annual Meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, Sept. 17-22. Abstract online submittal is now open. The deadline to submit your abstract is May 1. For complete meeting details and to register, please visit www.aegannualmeeting.org.
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The Annual Conference SAGEEP 2019 is in Portland in March 2019 and features a full parallel Geohazards Conference including hazards for manmade structures like dams and levees and also a parallel Shallow Marine and Coastal Geophysics Conference, both of which should be of interest to AEG. AEG participation/contribution would be most welcomed.
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IAPG is working for a great program on geoethics at the EGU General Assembly 2019 (Vienna, April 7-12, 2019).
IAPG proposed two sessions and one short course.
These proposals are co-sponsored by IAPG and AGI - American Geosciences Institute, EFG - European Federation of Geologists, IOI-TC-LAC - International Ocean Institute Training Centre for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Here below is the list of sessions and short courses. Click on links for the description of each event.
The abstract submission for the 2 sessions is open. The deadline is Jan. 10, 2019, 13:00 CET.
Session EOS5.2
"Geoethics: ethical, social and cultural implications of geoscience knowledge, education, communication, research and practice"
Convenership: Silvia Peppoloni, Martin Bohle, Giuseppe Di Capua, Christopher M. Keane, Jonathan Rizzi
This session is co-sponsored by IAPG and AGI.
The call for abstracts is open: http://www.geoethics.org/egu2019
Session ITS2.1/EOS5.1/ERE4.5/HS1.2.14
"Geoethics and geoscientists' responsibility towards society: doing the right thing to develop resources for future generations"
Convenership: Giuseppe Di Capua, Nic Bilham, Jan Boon, Victor Correia, Eduardo Marone. This session is co-sponsored by IAPG and EFG.
The call for abstracts is open: http://www.geoethics.org/egu2019
Short Course: Session SC1.30
"Foundations of Geoethics for Earth, Marine and Atmospheric Sciences"
Convenership: Eduardo Marone, Jan Boon, Giuseppe Di Capua, Silvia Peppoloni
The short course is co-sponsored by IAPG and IOI-TC-LAC.
Course description: http://www.geoethics.org/egu2019
IAEG
We would like to invite you to submit an abstract to our session NH3.3/GI4.11/GM7.8/GMPV7.3/SSS13.16 — Rapid mass movements in alpine and volcanic environment. Advances on monitoring, modelling and risk management (co-organized) that will be held at the 2019 EGU General Assembly in Vienna (Austria) from April 7-12, 2019.
Abstract Submission
The deadline for the receipt of abstracts is Jan. 10, 2019, at 13:00 CET.
Travel Support
Participants who wish to apply for travel support must submit an abstract by Dec. 1. For details, click here.
We are looking forward to receiving your contribution!
IAEG
We would like to invite you to submit an abstract to session ERE7.2/EOS11.2 — "Heritage Stones: construction and restoration materials for sustainable development" that will be held at the 2019 EGU General Assembly in Vienna (Austria) from April 7-12, 2019.
Guidelines for abstract submission can be found here.
The deadline for abstract submission is Jan. 10, 2019, 13:00 CET.
Your contribution is very important. We look forward to seeing you there!
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The Landslide Blog
The disastrous and tragic landslide and tsunami from Anak Krakatau (Anak Krakatoa) has rightly dominated the news. At least 429 people are known to have been killed, making this one of the worst landslide-induced disasters of 2018, with a further 154 people thought to be missing.
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Nature
Something strange is going on at the top of the world. Earth’s north magnetic pole has been skittering away from Canada and towards Siberia, driven by liquid iron sloshing within the planet’s core.
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The Landslide Blog
There have been a number of reports of landslides in the Lebanon since the start of the year. Reports Jan. 9 described a landslide on the Tyre — Sidon highway, injuring one person.
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The Landslide Blog
In a recent paper in the journal Landslides, Chen et al. (2018) describe an ancient landslide at Xuelongnang in Tibet. This rockslide blocked the Jinsha River, creating a lake.
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The Landslide Blog
Experts are at odds over the cause of an extraordinary landfall amid reports of hot rocks and extraterrestrial meteorite fragments on a 160 meter-high hill partially now damming the Bureya, a tributary of the Amur River. Some experts believe the phenomenon may be a landslide, but this is disputed especially by those who have visited the remote site, some 1,300 kilometers by road from regional capital Khabarovsk.
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Mining.com
Energy Resources of Australia is reviewing “all funding options” to pay for the full closure and rehabilitating of its Ranger uranium mine, after studies showed the cost would be almost $300 million higher than previous estimates.
Delivering is fourth quarter results, the company said the rise in costs was largely due to expenditures associated with additional water treatment, revegetation requirements and tailings transfer to pit three, as the mine is surrounded by a World-Heritage-listed National Park.
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Mining.com
The potential development of an El Niño in 2019 poses a risk of costs rising among miners relying on hydroelectric power generation in key Latin American markets, according to new Fitch Solutions industry analysis report.
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