This message was sent to ##Email## To advertise in this publication please click here May 5, 2021 Special Welcome Message from Scott Burns and Rafig Azzam, IAEG Prof. Rafig Azzam, President, IAEG Welcome to the 152nd IAEG Connector, the electronic newsletter connecting environmental and engineering geologists around the world! The subject line this week is an upcoming project in Norway that is incredible. They are building a ship tunnel from one fjord to another big enough to fit a cruise ship. It will be 37m by 27m with a depth of water of 12 meters. To do this, they will be using many engineering geologists, geotechnical engineers, and rock mechanics people — our profession! Next, we present the first circular for our next IAEG congress which will be held in Chengdu, China, in 2022. It is Congress XIV! We also present the first electronic newsletter for 2021, which is put together by our staff at our home office in China under the leadership of Secretary General Prof. Faquan Wu. There are many other current events too besides the Norwegian ship tunnel! A large quick clay landslide in Quebec, Canada, and a large landslide in Colombia that dammed a river are examples. The oldest water in the world has been found in a mine in Canada — over a billion years old! A rock slope failure in a quarry in Thailand is also recorded. Engineering geology is never boring! Scott Burns, now Past President, IAEG, and editor, IAEG Connector, and Rafig Azzam, President, IAEG .IAEG NEWS First circular for the 2022 IAEG XIV Congress in China IAEG As a quadrennial global academic event initiated by the International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment, the IAEG Congress has been successfully held for 13 sessions, which aims to propagate the latest research results in the field of engineering geology and the environment, facilitate international academic exchanges and interdisciplinary integration, and promote the disciplinary construction of engineering geology and the environment. To further strengthen theoretical innovation, technological breakthrough and international cooperation in the field of engineering geology and the environment. 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 14 to 20, 2022. Based on the theme of “Engineering Geology for a Habitable Earth,” the congress is expected to enhance the disciplinary and research development of international engineering geology and the environment, and contribute to the advancement of major projects, ecological progress, and habitable earth with research and discussion in the engineering geology and global climate change, geological hazard assessment and prevention, geotechnical properties of rock and soil mass, engineering geology and the environmental issues concerning marine, transportation, urban and ecological environment protection in major projects, engineering geology and resilience engineering construction, intelligent engineering geology, and new theories, methods, and techniques in engineering geology, etc. View the flyer here View the preparatory report here READ MORE IAEG Electronic Newsletter 2021 Issue No.1 IAEG We are pleased to share the 2021 Newsletter Issue No.1 with you. Please click here to view the new issue of the newsletter. READ MORE IAEG welcomes new national group - Belarus IAEG The Executive Committee of IAEG has approved the proposal of establishing the Belorussian National Group. We are officially announcing that the Belorussian National Group has established, Aleksandr Galkin is appointed as the President, Irina Krasovskaya as the Secretary General of the Belorussian National Group. Congratulations to this new National Group. READ MORE Euroengeo Conference IAEG Register here with the early bird registration fee. General Information Congress dates 07 - 10 October 2021 Important dates Deadline for submission of abstracts – March 31, 2021 Notification of selection – April 30, 2021 Early bird registration fee – June 1, 2021 READ MORE EUROENGEO 3rd European Regional Conference of IAEG 07 - 10 October 2021, Athens GREECE — Announcing Two Keynote Speakers IAEG We are Delighted to introduce you two of our Keynote Speakers !! Professor Dr. D. Jean Hutchinson Department of Geological Engineering at Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada The importance of ground truthing Engineering Geology innovations for Rock Slope stability management Professor Kurosch Thuro Department of Engineering Geology, Technical University of Munich, Germany Hazard assessment and monitoring of landslide prone areas in Medellín, Colombia Submit your abstract here Register here! Congress dates 07 - 10 October 2021 Important dates Notification of selection – April 30, 2021 Early bird registration fee – June 1, 2021 READ MORE IAEG creates its own YouTube channel for all past webinars IAEG Recently the IAEG has implemented its own communication system by creating its own YouTube channel where we have published all the webinars already present on the specific page of our site and those in progress. (IAEG YouTube channel). This is next to the YEG streaming webinar channel, which is also posted on the IAEG website. In these pandemic times, many lectures or conferences take place online. Unfortunately, the different time zones do not allow many in the world to be able to follow and learn about the interesting online lessons. In the era of globalization, it is important that more and more people, and especially young people coming from remote regions, can draw on important sources of culture. I think you have surely given some online lecture or conference that you have recorded, so I ask you to spread your knowledge all over the world, helping many people to grow, through the IAEG platform (https://www.iaeg.info/ webinar and IAEG channel on YouTube). Sure of your sensitivity towards these issues, send your webinars that you may have registered at the following address: giorgio.lollino@irpi.cnr.it. READ MORE 1st IAEG South American Regional Conference in Argentina will be virtual IAEG Depending on the large number of abstracts received and considering the limitations imposed by the virtual modality of the event, the Organizing Committee of the 1st IAEG SOUTH AMERICAN REGIONAL CONFERENCE and 2nd ARGENTINE CONGRESS OF GEOLOGY APPLIED TO ENGINEERING AND THE ENVIRONMENT has agreed that the authors who wish to present their contribution orally during the technical sessions should send the extended article corresponding to their abstract, which must be approved by the Scientific Committee. All the information regarding the format of the paper and dates can be found on the website. Debido a la cantidad de resúmenes aceptados, y considerando las limitaciones propias que impone la modalidad virtual del evento, el Comité Organizador de la 1º CONFERENCIA REGIONAL SUDAMERICANA DE IAEG y 2º CONGRESO ARGENTINO DE GEOLOGÍA APLICADA A LA INGENIERÍA Y AL AMBIENTE ha decidido que los autores que deseen exponer su contribución en forma oral durante las sesiones técnicas deberán enviar el artículo extendido correspondiente a su resumen, el cual deberán ser aprobado por el Comité Científico. Toda la información referida al formato del art7iacute;culo y fechas se encuentra en https://iaegsa2021.org/resumenes-y-articulos/articulos/. 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 May 31, 2021 Proceedings Paper Submission Deadline July 30, 2021 Notification of Proceedings Paper Acceptance READ MORE Newest issue of the Bulletin is now released IAEG Click here to view the Bulletin. .OTHER CONFERENCES Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists 2021 Annual Meeting Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists "Rock-n-the River" San Antonio, Texas September 21-27, 2021 Join us for the 64th AEG Annual Meeting in beautiful San Antonio, Texas! The 2021 meeting will feature an opening general session on Wednesday, three full days of technical sessions and symposia, educational Field Courses, fun Guest Tours and exciting special events. To register, submit an abstract and for complete details, visit www.aegannualmeeting.org. 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 Geosynthetics Magazine .GEOLOGY NEWS Caldas: A valley-blocking landslide at a landfill site in Colombia The Landslide Blog On Monday 3 May 2021 a large and interesting landslide occurred at the La Granja landfill site in La Primavera, Antioquia in Colombia. The best image (and a good report) is to be found in El Tiempo. READ MORE Norway's cruise ship tunnel plan explained The B1M via YouTube Norway's grand plan to build the world's first full-scale ship tunnel is finally going ahead. READ MORE Great Whale River: A very large, low-angled landslide in Canada on 22 April 2021 The Landslide Blog On 22 April 2021 a very large landslide occurred on the Great Whale River, upstream from the upstream of the villages of Kuujjuaraapik and Whapmagoostui in Quebec, Canada. READ MORE This geologist found the oldest water on Earth — in a Canadian mine Maclean's When Barbara Sherwood Lollar sent water samples to a colleague at the University of Oxford for testing, she knew this was no ordinary water. The geochemist had spent much of her career wandering around some of the deepest mines in the world, finding and extracting water that was millions of years old. READ MORE Nakhon Ratchasima: A dramatic video of a rock slope collapse in a quarry in Thailand The Landslide Blog A very interesting video has been published on YouTube showing a dramatic rock slope collapse of a quarry at Nakhon Ratchasima in Thailand. READ MORE St. Vincent hit by flooding, landslides following volcanic blasts Reuters Saint Vincent struggled to bounce back from major flooding after heavy rains following a series of volcanic eruptions this month inundated large swaths of the Caribbean island, as a senior official confirmed landslides in an interview. The double whammy natural disaster began when La Soufriere volcano, near the northern tip of the island, belched large clouds of smoke beginning on April 9, blanketing surrounding buildings and cars with a thick layer of ash and causing thousands of residents to relocate. READ MORE Science Headlines IAEG Check out what's going on in the world of geological science: 'Self-healing' continental roots have implications for precious mineral exploration (University of Alberta) UW scientists probe mysterious melting of Earth's crust in western North America (Rocket Miner) Unlocking the secrets of Earth's early atmosphere (Phys.org) .CALENDAR OF EVENTS Date Event Location May 10-14, 2021 IFCEE Expo Dallas, Texas May 16-19, 2021 EuroGeo 7 Warsaw, Poland Aug. 16-21, 2021 36th IGC Delhi, India Sept. 8-10, 2021 1st IAEG South American Regional Conference Virtual Sept. 21-27, 2021 Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists 2021 Annual Meeting San Antonio, Texas 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 751610    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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