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Special Welcome Message from Scott Burns
Welcome to the 239th IAEG Connector, the electronic newsletter connecting environmental and engineering geologists around the world!
Our Commission 25 on Engineering Geology Models has been working on a major report for a long time. Today, they are presenting it to you. It is the lead article! They thought that it was so important that they translated the explanation into Spanish, Chinese and Portuguese! Congratulations to the committee!
We also have many news items too! There are two articles about landslides in India, Oregon (USA) and Colombia. Also, there was a large earthquake in Indonesia.
Enjoy!
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President's first message
IAEG
Dear members of IAEG, dear colleagues and friends,
I would really like to wish you a happy and safe new year. Ι also trust, with no doubt, that we will be able to meet again in person and internationally collaborate more actively for the future of our profession.
We, the International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment Engineering Geology serve the “...science devoted to the investigation, study and solution of the engineering and environmental problems which may arise as the result of the interaction between geology and the works and activities of human-kind as well as to the prediction of and the development of measures for prevention or remediation of geological hazards” (text from IAEG Statutes).
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14th 'e-YEG' Webinar Series
YEG & IAEG
Thursday 26th January 2023, 16:00 UTC (GMT)
YEG & IAEG present the 14th series of "e-YEG" webinars with invited presentations from Walter Amman (Switzerland) - Head
of the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF in Davos and Head of
the Natural Hazards’ Division at the WSL in Birmensdorf, Switzerland,
& Ms. Malena D'Elia Otero (Brazil). Click here to read more about the speakers. Register Now
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14th International Geochronology Summer School, Deadline
Prof. Dr. Markus Egli
Date: 27-31 August 2023
Location: Morteratsch (Switzerland)
Webinfo: http://www.geo.uzh.ch/en/units/gch/geochronologysummerschool.html
Topics to be covered in lectures, excursions and workshops include dating techniques such as numerical methods
(radiocarbon, exposure dating with cosmogenic nuclides, OSL, 137Cs, 210Pb, etc.), dendrochronology, anthracology, archaeomagnetic dating, palaeolimnology, as well as relative methods like soil weathering and Schmidt-hammer technique. Read More
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News from The Netherlands: From Rock to Opera
Ingeokring, the Dutch group of the IAEG celebrated Robert Hack’s rich career in the field of engineering geology during its Autumn symposium “From Rock to Opera”. The symposium, co-organized with Delft University of Technology was very well attended. Among the audience, President Vassilis Marinos and President Stratis Karantanellis. Both brainstormed with the Ingeokring members on how to promote education in engineering geology and involve more young people in IAEG and YEG.
Caption of photo: Robert Hack (standing, 5th position from left) and his wife, both rock & opera-lovers, surrounded by the symposium speakers and organizers, IAEG President Vassilis Marinos and YEG President Stratis Karantanellis. Niek Rengers, ex-IAEG president (standing, 5th position from the right) handed over the Professor Price Prize to Robert Hack for his exceptional contribution to engineering geology in the Netherlands and beyond.
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Kick off 2023 with unlocking new potentials with MINEX Kazakhstan 2023!
MINEX
We wish you success in the New Year and invite you to the MINEX Kazakhstan Mining and Exploration Forum and Exhibition.
The Forum will take place on 19-20 April 2023 in Astana under the central theme "Managing natural resources to accelerate national development."
MINEX Forum has been held in Kazakhstan since 2010 and is one of the most impactful industry events in the Central Asian region. The previous forum and exhibition gathered more than 900 representatives from 170 mining and service companies, government bodies, manufacturers of equipment for exploration, mining and processing of ores and minerals from 16 countries.
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5 IAEG Sponsored Conferences Approved by IAEG Council in September, 2022
IAEG
At the yearly IAEG Council meeting via Zoom in September, the Council approved five national group's proposals for regional meetings over the next three years. They are listed below with dates. Many thanks to the national groups for their proposals:
1) 14th Asian Regional Conference of IAEG in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia (November 6-8, 2023)
2) 2nd Latin American Regional Conference of IAEG in Pucon, Chile (November 13-15, 2024)
3) 4th European Regional Conference of IAEG in Dubrovnik, Croatia (October 2-6, 2024)
4) 4th African Regional Conference of IAEG in Botswana (middle of 2024)
5) 15th Asian Regional Conference of IAEG in Dhaka, Bangladesh (November 27-28, 2025)
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Save the Date: Next International Symposium on Landslide (ISL2024) and Rock Slope Stability (RSS2024) merged
International Symposium on Landslide
The 14th ISL and RSS 2024 will be held in Chambéry, France, from 8 to 12 July 2024.
The choice of the venue offers an ideal setting for discussing the science and engineering in a relaxed atmosphere around the beautiful Alpine landscapes.
Focusing on the general topic: "Landslides across the scales: from the fundamentals to engineering applications", the event will be placed under the sponsorship of JTC1 (Joint Technical Committee of FedICGS on Natural Slopes and Landslides). Learn More
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Save the Date for Next Year's Congress!
IAEG
The XIV Congress of the International Association for Engineering Geology and the
Environment will be held in Chengdu Century City New International Convention
and Exhibition Center, Chengdu, China from September 21 to 27, 2023. Based
on the theme of "Engineering Geology for a Habitable Earth", the congress
expects to enhance the disciplinary and research development of international
engineering geology and the environment, and contributes to the advancement of
major projects, ecological progress, and habitable earth with research and
discussion in global climate change mitigation and adaption, geological hazard
assessment and prevention, geotechnical properties of rock and soil mass, engineering geology applied to traffic, energy, urban and marine, ecological
environment protection in major projects, and artificial intelligence, new theories and
technologies in engineering geology, etc. We warmly welcome the worldwide
engineering geological community to come to Chengdu to participate in this
academic event. Read More
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Annual Report and Video for YEG
YEG
The YEG (Young Engineering Geologists) group of IAEG has been very active this past year. Dr. Stratis Karantenellis has been the main leader, but because he has moved from Greece to the University of Michigan in the United States, he has handed off some of the duties to a wonderful group of new leaders. Below are links to the annual report and also a link to a video they have produced! Enjoy!
Link to video here.
Link to report here.
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IAEG Secretary General message
IAEG
Dear colleagues,
We would like to catch your attention to submit proposals of hosting IAEG international events including 15th IAEG Congress in 2026, regional conferences of different continents (like Asian Regional Conference, European Regional Conference, African Regional Conference，Latin American Regional Conference etc.). If you have the plan to host such an IAEG international event, please prepare a proposal which is going to be presented to the Council for approval at the council meeting held on September 14th this year.
Please contact me if you would like to apply for any IAEG International Events.
Thank you for your attention!
Faquan Wu, Secretary General, IAEG
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Forming a national group
IAEG
The organisation of the International Association for Engineering Geology and the
Environment is generally conducted through National Groups although individual
membership is also permitted. Associate membership is encouraged and wherever
possible associate members will form part of a National Group. Groups of engineering geologists wishing to form a National Group should contact the Secretary General who will
assist them in preparing their application for consideration by the Executive Committee and Council. Read More
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Submit a photo of engineering geology in action to the IAEG Connector
IAEG
The executive committee of IAEG at our recent meeting in Athens suggested we need to have a good photo at the beginning of every IAEG Connector about engineering geology. We have to be careful about publishing photos because of copyright laws. So, we are asking our members to submit photos that they will allow us to use in our newsletter. The photos will show the diversity of what we do! They can be photos of something geological or engineering geologists working on some project. The photographer will get credit for the photo in the newsletter.
If you would like to submit a photo for us to review, send it to Scott Burns, Editor at burnss@pdx.edu.
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3rd JTC1 Workshop on Impact of global changes on landslide risk
NGI
The Joint Technical Committee on Natural Slopes and Landslides (JTC1) of FedICGS is delighted to invite you to join us at the 3rd JTC1 Workshop on Impact of global changes on landslide risk, to be held in Oslo, Norway, on 7-10 June 2023. Anthropogenic impacts and related climate change are unquestionably changing the landslide risk and impacting how we assess and manage the risk(s).
The aim of the workshop is to promote discussion between scientists and engineers on whether we are capable of predicting and quantifying the expected changes in landslide risk and how we could implement the knowledge gained from academic research on landslide risk management into practice. Read More
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7 Spectacular Speakers at 4th GeoAfrica
IGS
Seven eminent speakers – including JP Giroud – are set to make keynote addresses at the 4th African Regional Conference on Geosynthetics (4th GeoAfrica).
IGS Egypt is looking forward to welcoming delegates to the event on February 20-23, 2023, at the Cairo Marriott Hotel in Cairo, Egypt. Read More
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LINKS TO NEWSLETTERS OF OUR SISTER SOCIETIES
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Joshimath - continued development of the landslide
The Landslide Blog
The controversy around the Joshimath landslide crisis has continued to develop over the past week. Most importantly, there is clear evidence that the landslide itself is still moving, although the magnitude of those movements is unclear. Read More
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One year after volcanic blast, many of Tonga's reefs lie silent
Reuters
One year on from the massive eruption of an underwater volcano in the South Pacific, the island nation of Tonga is still dealing with the damage to its coastal waters.
When Hunga-Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai went off, it sent a shockwave around the world, produced a plume of water and ash that soared higher into the atmosphere than any other on record, and triggered tsunami waves that ricocheted across the region - slamming into the archipelago which lies southeast of Fiji. Read More
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6.2 earthquake shakes west Indonesia, no casualties reported
ABC
An undersea earthquake shook part of western Indonesia on Monday morning, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties.
The magnitude 6.2 earthquake was centered 40 kilometers southeast of Singkil, a coastal district in Aceh province at a depth of 37 kilometers, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Read More
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Rosas in Cauca, Colombia: A truly extraordinary landslide
The Landslide Blog
This is a truly extraordinary period for landslides, with so many events occurring that it is hard to decide which to cover. In India, the Joshimath landslide is continuing (rightly) to gain a lot of attention as the situation continues to deteriorate. Read More
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Science Headlines
IAEG
Check out what's going on in the world of geological science:
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IAEG Events
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IAEG Congress
September 2023
Chengdu, China
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14th Asian Regional Conference of IAEG
November 6-8, 2023
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
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2nd Latin American Regional Conference of IAEG
November 13-15, 2024
Pucon, Chile
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Pucon, Chile
October 2-6, 2024
Dubrovnik, Croatia
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4th African Regional Conference of IAEG
Middle of 2024
Botswana
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15th Asian Regional Conference of IAEG
15th Asian Regional Conference of IAEG
Dhaka, Bangladesh
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