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A Special Message From Scott Burns, President, IAEG
Welcome to our 16th IAEG Connector! Next week is our 13th Congress in San Francisco, California — first time in 54 years in the United States!
In this newsletter I have mainly highlighted the conference. Below you can download the Abstracts with Program for the meeting — it is the complete schedule for the meeting plus all of the abstracts! Also, you can download a mobile application that has the whole meeting on it. There is a site to go to the congress website and also learn about transportation to the meeting, which is at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown San Francisco.
In this newsletter, I have also mentioned an upcoming meeting in my hometown of Portland, Oregon, which will occur on March 17-21, 2019. It is sponsored by our sister society, EEGS (Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society) and is titled SAGEEP 2019 (Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems).
Also, I wanted to publicize a new textbook on engineering geology published by Waveland Press. It is co-authored by Dr. Terry West of Purdue University and Dr. Abdul Shakoor of Kent State University, both in the United States. It is titled "Geology Applied to Engineering" and is a new, second edition.
Prof. Scott Burns, President, IAEG
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President
a) Rafig Azzam, Germany
b) Co-president team of Ann Williams (New Zealand) and Mark Eggers (Australia)
Secretary General
a) Faquan Wu, China
Treasurer
a) Jean-Alain Fleurisson, France
Vice President of Africa
a) Tamunoene Kingdom Simeon Abam, Nigeria
Vice President, Asia
a) Tang Huiming, China
b) Bo-An Jang, Korea
c) Ranjan Kumar Dahal, Nepal
Vice President, Australasia
a) Doug Johnson, New Zealand
Vice President, North America
a) D. Jean Hutchinson, Canada
Vice President, South America
a) Norberto Jorge Bejerman, Argentina
Vice President for Europe (we vote for two)
a) Eugene A. Vosnesensky, Russia
b) Kiril Anguelov, Bulgaria
c) Vassilis Marinos, Greece
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We are just over a week away from the 61st AEG/XIII IAEG Congress and are looking forward to welcoming you to San Francisco. We have a few final details for you below:
Program with abstracts — The program is now available on the website. Click here to access it. We will not be printing the program this year since it almost 300 pages. It will also be available to all attendees with the exception of Guest Registrations on a USB drive in your registration packets. We will be printing just the schedule for each attendee.
Guidebook mobile app — Leave the paper behind! The most up-to-date changes and the best way to access all of the details for the Congress is through the Guidebook mobile app. It is easy to use, you can create your personal schedule for the week, access interactive maps, socialize with meeting attendees, vote for your favorite poster for the student competition and more. Click here for download instructions.
Congress website — Please visit the Congress website for all the details. Click here for the website. We still have tickets available for the Special Event, Annual Banquet, AEG Corporate Business Luncheon and Women in AEG/AWG Breakfast. You can purchase these tickets on-site. Be sure to check out the following links for important information:
Transportation Options to the Hotel/Climate/What to Wear/Special Events
Geology of San Francisco
General Session Keynote Speakers
Sponsors and Exhibitor Location and Information
Special Event- Sunset Cruise on San Francisco Bay
Student Information
Registration Hours/Location:
Saturday, Sept. 15 (Located in the Atrium) - 7 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 16 (Located in the Atrium until noon, Grand Ballroom Foyer after noon) - 7 a.m.-7 p.m
Monday, Sept. 17 - 7 a.m.-5 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 18 - 7 a.m.-5 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 19 - REGISTRATION CLOSED
Thursday, Sept. 20 - 7 a.m.-5 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 21 - 7 a.m.-5 p.m.
Congress USB drive — All attendees with the exception of Guest Registrations will be receiving the Congress USB drive in their registration packets. Included on this drive is the Program With Abstracts, Springer Full Congress Proceedings, Geology of the Cities of the World Series new additions for San Francisco and Sacramento, all Field Course guidebooks and a Walking Guide to San Francisco.
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 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.
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The Richard Walters Prize 2018 competition will be presented at the occasion of the 13th
IAEG Congress (Sept. 15-23 in San Francisco). We have already received four
qualified candidates nominated by National/Regional Groups China, Chinese Taipei, New
Zealand and Russia. The four candidates Who have confirmed that will attend the 2018 RWP
competition are listed below:
Wen Zhang (China) — nominated by the Chinese NG
Wei-An Chao {Chinese Taipei) — nominated by the Chinese Taipei Regional Group
Sarah Bastion (New Zealand) — nominated by the New Zealand NG
Kazeev Andrey (Russia) — nominated by the Russia N6
Selection of the winner of the Richard Walters Prize and runner-up will be made by the jury
appointed by the IAEG Executive Committee.
The competition will be in the Marina Room at the Hyatt Regency Hotel from 3:45-5 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 14, at the conference!
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Here are some ideas you might consider in making your presentation or moderating a session. Go to the following site for a series of slides summarizing these presentations and moderating.
The slides are available here.
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This volume addresses the multidisciplinary topic of engineering geology
and the environment, one of the fastest growing, most relevant and applied
fields of research and study within the geosciences. It covers the
fundamentals of geology and engineering where the two fields overlap and,
in addition, highlights specialized topics that address principles, concepts and
paradigms of the discipline including operational terms, materials, tools,
techniques and methods as well as processes, procedures and implications.
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AEG - Coastal Hazards Forum
The Coastal Hazards Technical Working Group of the Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists (AEG) is hosting a Coastal Hazards Professional Forum at Dauphin Island Sea Lab and is currently accepting abstracts for presentations at this three-day forum event. One-full day and two additional half-day sessions will be devoted to technical and regulatory policy issues with a half-day field trip around the barrier beach island included and an optional half-day tour of the marine laboratory facilities. Keynote speakers, student poster sessions, exhibitor displays and a banquet will be available to attendees of this First AEG Coastal Hazards Forum held at Dauphin Island Sea Lab campus in Alabama from Jan. 7-10, 2019.
Potential session topics are anticipated to include:
Session 1: Sea Level Rise & Impact on Addressing Coastal Emergencies
Session 2: Wetland Loss - Does It Increase Coastal Hazards?
Session 3: Sediment Transport Modeling & Long-Range Planning
Session 4: Coastal Subsidence & Salt Water Intrusion Issues
Session 5: Coastal Engineering & Storm Damage Reduction
Session 6: Urban Development & Coastal Hazards
Session 7: Developing Sustainable & Resilient Projects
Session 8: What are the Impacts of Regulatory Policies?
Session 9: Reducing Emergency Response Time
Session 10: Intergovernmental Policies
Session 11: Improving Communication & Public Outreach
The forum will offer the opportunity to discuss current shoreline protection methods, coastal hazard policies, and project planning with increased attention to sea level change resiliency and long term public use regulations in the geologic environment.
Abstracts should be submitted here by Thursday, Nov. 1, and limited to 500 words for publication in the program with abstracts. To login, use "aeg" as the username and "coastal2018" for the password. Abstract submissions will be reviewed and selected for presentation at the forum by the Coastal Hazards Technical Working Group. Notification of acceptance/rejection will be provided via email by Saturday, Dec. 1.
Nepal Geological Society
Nov. 19-21
Kathmandu, Nepal
Nepal Geological Society is one of the most dynamic professional organizations in
Nepal and is well-known for its continuing academic and professional activities in national as
well as international level since its establishment. One of the main focuses of this society is to
provide platforms to the national as well as international geoscientists for sharing their
research findings and establishing international networks for the advancement of research and
development in the field of geosciences and engineering. It has more than 800 members out of
which nearly one-third are international scientists.
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The Joint Technical Committee of the FedIGS has organized in Hong Kong the 2nd JTC1 workshop on "Triggering and Propagation of Rapid Flow-like Landslides."
The workshop, which is co-organized by the Hong Kong Geotechnical Society, the Geotechnical Division of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, will take place at HKUST Dec. 3-5.
As you know, the JTC1 workshops are intended to deal with advanced scientific topics of interest for the geo-engineering community. A goal of these workshops is also to leave room and enhance the activity of young researchers.
The event will include four keynote lectures delivered by outstanding scientists, the Hutchinson Lecture, a Hungr Oration, eight special lectures presented by young researchers and a bechmarking exercise for landslide runout analysis.
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GeoMEast 2018 will provide a showcase for recent developments and advancements in design, construction and safety inspections of transportation infrastructures and offer a forum to discuss and debate future directions for the 21st century. Conference topics cover a broad array of contemporary issues for professionals involved in geosynthetics, geotechnical, geo-environmental, geomechanics, geosciences, geophysics, tunnel, water structures, bridge, pavement, railway and emerging techniques for safety inspections. You will have the opportunity to meet colleagues from all over the world for technical, scientific and commercial discussions.
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Abstract submission is now open for the 7th International Conference on Debris Flow Hazards Mitigation. Convened by the Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists, the conference will be held in Golden, Colorado, June 10-13, 2019. With the beautiful Rocky Mountains covering half the state, Colorado shares the problem of debris-flow hazards with other mountainous areas of the world. Against this backdrop, scientists, engineers and policy makers from around the world will be able to share new research and ideas in the field of debris flows. Field trips will take place both before and after those dates.
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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.
Water Quality Products
A new study by researchers from Southern Cross University found that groundwater pollution containing excess nitrogen has contaminated South Pacific Ocean coral reefs at an increased rate during the second half of the 20th century. The study, published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, investigated coral reefs in the Cook Islands, located northeast of New Zealand, and studied the impact of nitrogen-laden groundwater on the reefs.
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CNN
Yet another natural disaster has struck part of Japan, continuing a summer of chaos that has seen the country weather deadly floods, typhoons, earthquakes, landslides and heatwaves.
At least seven people were killed when a magnitude-6.6 quake, measured by the United States Geological Survey, struck the northern island of Hokkaido Sept. 6, causing landslides which buried a large number of homes at the foot of a ridge.
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Aggregates Manager
According to the U.S. Mineral Resources Department, the demand for frac sand by oil companies is growing, so North Dakota geologists are re-evaluating local sand sources to see if they could be used for hydraulic fracturing, which could save on transportation costs for oil companies in the state, the Grand Forks Herald reports.
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New Civil Engineer
Authorities in Kolkata, India, are expected to launch an urgent review of the city's aging infrastructure following the collapse of the Majerhat Bridge, which left one dead and 19 injured.
A 66-foot deck section of the 40-year-old structure collapsed without warning, highlighting how bridges and flyovers have been neglected over recent years.
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Outer Places
When most people think of mining, they think of coal, diamonds, gold and other terrestrial materials that are either valuable because they are rare or because they are useful as fuels to power our lives. There's more to mining than just digging a hole in the ground and sifting through the dirt until you find something worthwhile, however: You need experts to find the resources and to develop a smart and efficient plan for getting to them.
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DOE/Sandia National Laboratories via ScienceDaily
The longstanding mystery of soot formation, which combustion scientists have been trying to explain for decades, appears to be finally solved, thanks to research led by Sandia National Laboratories.
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