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Special Welcome Message from Scott Burns
Welcome to the 206th IAEG Connector, the electronic newsletter connecting environmental and engineering geologists around the world!
This week we highlight the first "Mediterranean Lecture" which will be given in two weeks in Naples, Italy by Professor Vassilis Marinos of Greece. We also mention a new conference on the "Life of a Mine" which will be virtual in November of 2022. Our editors of our wonderful Bulletin of Engineering Geology have listed the new articles in the May issue of Volume 81.
Lots of news items are also found! Mt. Etna Volcano in Italy again has lava flows, and large landslides have occurred in the Yukon of Canada and in Colombia. Brazil is again getting hit by large floods and landslides with the deaths of many people.
Enjoy
Scott Burns, now Past President, IAEG, and editor, IAEG Connector
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.IAEG NEWS
EEGS / AEG / ASRS 2022 Virtual Symposium on 'Life of Mine — Maintaining Sustainability Through Geoscience' November 14-17, 2022, Virtual Conference
EEGS, AEG, ASRS
The symposium topics plan to cover this broad sweep (6Rs and 4Ms) with presentations on state-of-the-art aspects of principles, methodologies and case histories of the role of geoscience (geology, geophysics, hydrogeology, geotechnical, geochemistry, soil science etc.) to assist and facilitate mine engineering, environmental, geotechnical, water and soil management and regulatory approaches. The aim is to demonstrate the contribution of integrated geoscience to responsible progressive mine operation and monitoring, ore-winning optimization and waste limitation, rehabilitation, re-purposing of historical mines (e.g. re-processing of mine wastes for critical minerals) and closure and reclamation planning and implementation.
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Revival of incredible engineering geology field trip in Europe
IAEG
Led by Professor Vassilis Marinos, the famous engineering geology field trip from Greece to Italy and France for 78 students from NTUA (National Technical University of Athens) in Greece happened this past 14-23 April, 2022. The field trip was dedicated to Emeritus Professors Paul Marinos and George Tsiambaos who established and executed this world famous field trip for many years. This year they had 78 students on a 10-day trip with 29 sponsors and a 800-page book to guide them. Congratulations to Professor Vassilis Marinos (also our Vice President for Europe for IAEG) for reviving this famous field trip in the post-COVID era.
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SLGS Workshop on Eurocode 7 for Geotechnical Designs
SLGS
Sri Lankan Geotechnical Society (SLGS) is conducting a full day Workshop / Course on Eurocode 7 - EN 1997 (EC7): "Geotechnical Designs" on 16th June 2022 on Zoom.
“Eurocode 7-EN 1997 (EC 7): Geotechnical Design” describes how to design geotechnical structures, using the limit state design philosophy. EC 7 is applied to the geotechnical aspects of the design of buildings and civil engineering works, and it is concerned with the requirements for strength, stability, serviceability and durability of structures.
This workshop will cover an introduction to Eurocode 7 (both testing and design) concepts, differences between the design concepts of the earlier foundation code BS 8004 and EC 7, and the application of EC7 in shallow and deep foundations and retaining structures.
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Electronic newsletter number 1 for 2022 from IAEG
IAEG
Four times a year, the home office of IAEG puts out a comprehensive newsletter for IAEG. Click on the link below to get this latest edition. The opening photo from the Mendoza Province of Argentina of the Payunia region (high density of volcanoes) is excellent. There are lots of news items from the executive committee of IAEG. The membership listings are only about one half of our membership as some large countries did not report membership numbers. There are nine pages of excellent news from national groups with lots of photos. Also, the number of upcoming conferences in our profession is incredible — see all of them!
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MINEX Europe 2022 Mining & Exploration Forum
MINEX Europe Forum
Tirana, Albania, from 5 to 7 July 2022.
Conducted in English, with simultaneous translation to Albanian, the forum will address major developments in Mining and Extractive Industries in the countries of the Western Balkans region and across the European continent.
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Committee undertakes revision of bylaws and statutes for IAEG
IAEG
A working group has been set up by the Executive Committee to review the Bylaws and Statutes for IAEG. The committee has been working diligently and has their second major zoom meeting this week. The committee is composed of Vassilis Marinos (VP for Europe), Jean Hutchinson (VP for North America), Jorge Bejerman (VP for South America), Doug Johnson (VP for Oceana), Scott Burns (Past President) and Mark Eggers (consultant to the committee and past VP for Oceana). The committee is really working hard to update these two major items. Their report will go to the Executive Committee which will probably have a mid-year meeting in order to pass the recommendations onto the IAEG Council next October at their meeting. Good luck to this committee!
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Call for nominations for officers of IAEG Executive Committee for 2023-2026
IAEG
All National Groups and members of the Executive Committee and the Council, this is a call for nominations for officers of IAEG Executive Committee for 2023-2026, including president, vice presidents for geographic regions, secretary general and treasurer. Please send the following materials to the Secretary General before June 15th, 2022:
1) A formal recommendation letter signed by the recommender;
2) A CV of the candidate;
3) A statement of the candidate for his/her plan of performance.
For more detailed information please refer to the IAEG Bylaws Part A 4.0.
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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.
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83rd EAGE meeting (European Association of Geologists and Engineers) in Madrid, Spain, 6-9 June, 2022
EAGE
Madrid, Spain
6-9 June 2022
Join the world's largest most comprehensive multidisciplinary event in the geoscience & engineering industry! Attend a program focused on the future of energy, full of new ideas, inspirational talks, latest technologies and services, community activities, networking opportunities and much more!
When you register for the conference and exhibition you have the possibility to revert to an online attendance at any point (before 1 May). You can read more about this on our Registration page.
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14th IAEG Congress postponed to September 2023
IAEG
In response to the COV1D19 pandemic and the need for social distancing, the local organizing
committee has to make the difficult decision to postpone the XIV Congress of the International
Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment (IAEG XIV Congress 2022) to ensure the
safety and the well-being of multinational conference's attendees.
Following the regulations and advisories from governments and public health organizations banning
large gatherings of people, representatives from the international association for engineering
geology discussed the postponement. The final agreement is that the IAEG XIV Congress 2022 will be
shift from September 2022 to September 2023.
The full-length paper submission system will continue to open, and the paper reviewing work will
proceed as normal. The Extended Abstract submission system will open at the beginning of 2022. We
will announce the deadlines at the appropriate time. I hope that experts will continue to support
the conference actively.
The organizing committee of the XIV Congress of the International Association for Engineering
Geology and the Environment (IAEG XIV Congress 2022) looks forward to continuing to work with you
and sending you sincere thanks for your renewed and essential support. Apologize for the
inconvenience caused by the postponement of the meeting.
The annual ExCom and Council meetings will be arranged online this year. The election of President and Executive will also be arranged online at the proper time this year, not postponed. Judgement and competition of awards may be arranged before congress in 2023.
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Spotlight on sustainable initiatives in geosynthetics
International Geosynthetics Society
Recycling, smarter use of energy and a shared drive toward a circular economy are spearheading environmental gains in geosynthetics globally.
Innovative companies are raising the bar on the use of recycled content in the manufacture of high-quality geosynthetic materials. Others are implementing new methods to offset carbon emissions, while still more are developing new techniques for the greener disposal of geosynthetics.
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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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GeoHazards 8
The Canadian Geotechnical Society
We are pleased to invite you to the 8th Canadian Conference on Geotechnique and Natural Hazards, which will take place from June 12 to 15, 2022, in Quebec City. This conference marks the 30th anniversary of this event and is organized by the Canadian Geotechnical Society under the theme "Innovative geoscience for tomorrow."
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7th Asian Regional Conference on Geosynthetic and 2021 IGS ACC Young Engineers Conference (GeoAsia7)
GeoAsia7
It is our great pleasure to inform you that the 7th Asian Regional Conference on Geosynthetic and 2021 IGS ACC Young Engineers Conference (GeoAsia7) will be held on Oct. 31-Nov. 4 in 2022 at Taipei International Convention Center (TICC), Taipei, Taiwan.
On behalf of the GeoAsia7 Committees, we would like to invite you and Portland Satate University to participate in GeoAsia7. Do not miss out on the largest conference of geosynthetics in Asia!
This conference takes place annually in Europe, America and Asia. This year, Taiwan has the great honor to held this conference. The main theme of the GeoAsia7 is Hazard’s Risk Management, Innovation, and Sustainability. Several subjects on modern geosynthetic technologies and activities will be covered up to match up the main theme, the GeoAsia7 will definitely become the most astonishing event for the worldwide geosynthetic societies in 2022.
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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.
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.LINKS TO NEWSLETTERS OF OUR SISTER SOCIETIES
.GEOLOGY NEWS
At least 91 dead in Brazil floods and landslides with many more missing
The Guardian
The death toll from floods in north-eastern Brazil could rise to more than 100 after authorities in Pernambuco state confirmed 91 deaths with many more people missing.
Hundreds of state and federal rescue workers would resume searching for 26 people unaccounted for, said officials.
Heavy rains lashed Pernambuco last week, triggering landslides recently that wiped away housing in poor neighbourhoods or favelas built on hillsides that are prone to such natural disasters.
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Whitehorse escarpment, Yukon: a landslide caught on a monitoring camera
The Landslide Blog
A month ago, on 30 April 2022, a large failure developed on Robert Service Way close to downtown Whitehorse. This landslide, with an estimated volume of 3-4,000 cubic metres, caused some disruption but no loss of life. Further potentially unstable locations have been identified, most notably near to Jeckell St. and 6th Avenue.
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At least 11 killed in Colombia landslide
CNN
At least 11 people have been killed and a dozen injured following a landslide in a mining area in northwest Colombia, authorities reported.
An "unspecified" number of people remain missing due to the landslide in Abriaquí municipality, which was caused by heavy rains, the risk management agency of Antioquia (Dagran) said.
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Heavy metal pollution can increase antibiotic resistance in rivers
ScienceDaily via Newcastle University
Scientists have shown that elevated heavy metal levels in rivers can lead to higher levels of antibiotic resistance. Research by Newcastle University and the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi quantified antibiotic and metal resistance in sediments from the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers in India and streams in the River Tyne catchment.
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Tonga volcano still 'intact' after huge eruption that triggered tsunami
Evening Standard
An underwater volcano that erupted in Tonga has been kept “intact”, according to researchers who have been monitoring its activity.
Tonga was hit by a tsunami following an underwater volcanic eruption on January 15, sending a plume of ash soaring into the atmosphere and destroying homes on Tonga’s islands.
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Dr. Chungsik Yoo was recently elected to a four year term as the new president of FedIGS (The international federation of geoscience societies). He is a professor at Sungkyunkwan University in Korea and is president of IGS (International Society of Geosynthetics, which is one of our three sister societies in FedIGS.
