This message was sent to ##Email## To advertise in this publication please click here February 17, 2021 Special Welcome Message from Scott Burns and Rafig Azzam, IAEG Prof. Rafig Azzam, President, IAEG Welcome to the 141st IAEG Connector, the electronic newsletter connecting environmental and engineering geologists around the world! All of our members in China are enjoying their Spring Festival and some time off, and our members in North America (including your editor) are enduring ice and snow storms and loss of electricity! The big news this week is the re-discovery of the Supervolcano in California, USA, in the Long Valley Caldera. Could it come back to life? Enjoy the issue! Scott Burns, now Past President, IAEG, and editor, IAEG Connector, and Rafig Azzam, President, IAEG .IAEG NEWS Peru and Bolivia to join IAEG as new National Groups IAEG The IAEG Executive Committee has recently voted to welcome two more national groups to IAEG. First, Bolivia, which will be represented by the group at the Colegio de Geologos de Santa Cruz, was accepted. Then, Peru was accepted. We want to thank our Vice President for South America, Jorge Bejerman, who has been very active in recruiting new national groups! The IAEG Council will ratify these new members at the next time it meets. ARC13 call for abstracts deadline extended to March 31, 2021 IAEG The 13th Asian Regional Conference (ARC13) of the International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment (IAEG) is calling for abstract for both industry and academic presentation submissions. The conference theme is “Engineering Geology for Sustainable Resource and Infrastructure Development.” The conference will be in Singapore from November 15-19, 2021. We are seeking papers that will provoke debate, stimulate discussion, and offer new ideas, learning and the dissemination of research findings. Submissions from industry professionals are encouraged on current or future projects, methodologies and technologies. We are encouraging academic submissions based on research outcomes and developments. ARC13 organizers intend for ARC13 to adopt an in-person meeting format. However, this cannot be promised because attendee safety is top priority and in view of restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. If the situation does not improve, the meeting may take the form of online presentations. Once decided, an announcement will be made and the registration fees informed accordingly. READ MORE RMEGV2021 call for abstracts IAEG On behalf of the Japanese Society for Rock Mechanics and the Japan Society of Engineering Geology, we are pleased to hold “RMEGV2021: 5th International Workshop on Rock Mechanics and Engineering Geology in Volcanic Fields.” The information on the Workshop has already been uploaded on the IAEG website. Important Dates March 31, 2021 Abstract Submission Deadline April 9, 2021 Notification of Abstract Acceptance May 31, 2021 Proceedings Paper Submission Deadline July 30, 2021 Notification of Proceedings Paper Acceptance READ MORE YEG-IAEG official YouTube channel introduced IAEG The YEG group has organized and recorded five series of webinars. Each webinar is comprised of two presentations, one from a more experienced engineering geologist and one from a younger professional. So, 10 presentations in total. You can access them here. Each month a new 2-hour presentation will be added from distinguished invited keynote speakers. Free lectures on large landslides from iRALL iRALL Look back the lectures here. You can also watch the lectures by scanning the QR code. Click here to view the lecturers and topics. For more information, please visit: SKLGP Website http://en.sklgp.cdut.edu.cn/ iRALL Website http://irall.sklgp.cdut.edu.cn/ Newest issue of the Bulletin is now released IAEG Click here to view the Bulletin. Abstract deadline extended to March 5, 2021, for the First IAEG South American Regional Conference (in Argentina, September, 2021) IAEG Euroengeo2021 in Athens, Greece, moved to October 7-10, 2021 IAEG As we have stated before, the main goal of the organizing committee of the European Regional IAEG conference is to host an event with physical presence and face to face fruitful discussions. Therefore, following the oncoming EU and Greek Ministry of Health recommendations regarding the organization of public events, we have decided to move the congress to mid fall, on October 7th to 10th, 2021. We are optimistic that during the next few months, the situation regarding the epidemic will have improved; therefore, this will be the final change of date. In the unlikely situation of more epidemic restrictions, the event will be organized virtually. We remain excited to host this event and to finally make an IAEG event after so many years in Europe. The new deadline for full paper and/or new abstract submissions is the 31st of March 2021. Please keep in mind that the latest information will always be available at www.euroengeo2020.org. READ MORE IAEG Newsletter Issue No. 4 IAEG Click here to view the most recent newsletter. .OTHER CONFERENCES 10th Nepal Geological Congress, March 7-8, 2021, goes virtual Nepal Geological Society Nepal Geological Society has decided to conduct 10th Nepal Geological Congress from March 7-8, 2021, to exchange experiences, knowledge and recent findings in the field of geosciences and its application among the geoscientists without borders. The Congress will be organized in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal. Due to the worldwide spread of COVID-19, the organizing committee of 10th Nepal Geological Congress has decided to conduct the congress virtually in web based platform. We will continuously monitor the situation, and inform about the possibility of physical presence of the domestic participants if they want. READ MORE 1st IAEG South American Regional Conference in Córdoba, Argentina, Sept. 6-10, 2021 IAEG The 1st IAEG South American Regional Conference will take place in the city of Córdoba in coincidence with the 2nd Argentine Congress of Geology Applied to Engineering and the Environment. The event will take place Sept. 6-10, 2021, within the Córdoba Regional Faculty of the National Technological University. The activity marks the return of IAEG to the region after 35 years, so we trust that the initiative will be a pleasant moment for its participants, involving the scientific and professional community of the region. Click here to view more details on the English website. Click here to view more details on the Spanish website. READ MORE .LINKS TO NEWSLETTERS OF OUR SISTER SOCIETIES 'Sister Society' Newsletter Links IGS (Geosynthetics) ISSMGE (ISSMGE News & Information Circular) IUGS E-Bulletin #172 IAPG - Geoethics .GEOLOGY NEWS High-resolution Planet Labs imagery of the Chamoli landslide in Uttarakhand The Landslide Blog Planet Labs has very kindly captured a set of high resolution SkySat imagery of the Chamoli landslide, which they have made available to the research community. READ MORE New perspectives on the Chamoli debris flow disaster The Landslide Blog The grim search for the victims of the Chamoli debris flow disaster in Uttarakhand in India is continuing, with much of the effort being focused on the tunnels associated with the Tapovan Vishnugad hydroelectric scheme. As of this morning (15 February 2021), 54 people are known to have lost their lives and 179 people are reported to be missing. READ MORE The very large Chunchi landslide in Ecuador The Landslide Blog Last week a very large landslide occurred near to the town of Chunchi in Ecuador. The scale of the landslide makes this a somewhat unusual event. READ MORE In predicting shallow but dangerous landslides, size matters Berkeley News The threat of landslides is again in the news as torrential winter storms in California threaten to undermine fire-scarred hillsides and bring deadly debris flows crashing into homes and inundating roads. But it doesn’t take wildfires to reveal the landslide danger, University of California, Berkeley, researchers say. READ MORE A Californian supervolcano contains 1,000 cubic kilometers of magma — here's what that means IFLScience Have you ever heard of Long Valley Caldera, a veritable supervolcano in California? There’s a good chance you haven’t because the media’s supervolcanic obsession generally begins and ends with Yellowstone — where every single tiny non-exciting event there, or even nearby, triggers apocalyptic headlines. READ MORE Science Headlines IAEG Check out what's going on in the world of geological science: Geologists produce new timeline of Earth's Paleozoic climate changes (Massachusetts Institute of Technology via ScienceDaily) Sea ice kept oxygen from reaching deep ocean during last ice age (Oregon State University via ScienceDaily) Possible detection of hydrazine on Saturn's moon Rhea (Phys.org) .CALENDAR OF EVENTS Date Event Location Feb. 22-26, 2021 13 International Symposium on Landslides Virtual March 5-7, 2021 1st Geoengineering, Climate Change and Sustantinable Development Conference Bangladesh May 10-14, 2021 IFCEE Expo Dallas, Texas May 16-19, 2021 EuroGeo 7 Warsaw, Poland June 14-18, 2021 Cities on Volcanoes 11 Heraklion, Crete, Greece Aug. 16-21, 2021 36th IGC Delhi, India Sept. 6-10, 2021 1st IAEG South American Regional Conference Córdoba, Argentina Oct. 7-10, 2021 Euroengeo — 3rd European Regional Conference of IAEG Athens, Greece Oct. 17-20, 2021 International Conference on Scour and Erosion Arlington, Virginia Nov. 15-19, 2021 ARC 13 Singapore Sept. 14, 2022 FedIGS Chengdu, China Sept. 15-20, 2022 IAEG Congress Chengdu, China Sept. 18-22, 2022 12th International Conference on Geosynthetics Rome, Italy   IAEG Connector E-News Connect with IAEG Jason Zimmerman, Director of Publishing, MultiView, 469-420-2686 | Download media kit Katina Hernandez, Executive Editor, MultiView, 469-420-2675 | Contribute news International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment IAEG, c/o Dr. Scott Burns, burnss@pdx.edu, Portland State University, PO Box 751   |  Portland, OR 97207  503-725-3389  |  Contact Us  |  www.iaeg.info Click here to unsubscribe.  Learn how to add us to your safe sender list so our emails get to your inbox. 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