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.IAEG NEWS
Special Welcome Message from Scott Burns and Rafig Azzam, IAEG
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| Prof. Rafig Azzam, President, IAEG
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Welcome to the 130th IAEG Connector, the electronic newsletter connecting engineering geologists around the world!
We have so much news this week — The most important deadline is that abstracts are due on December 4, 2020 for the 1st IAEG Regional Conference in Argentina on September 6-10, 2021. We also have given you the link to the recording of the excellent 4th YEG talk by Vice President Jean Hutchinson and Dr. Julien Cohen-Waeber this past week. We also are announcing here the upcoming 5th YEG talk on December 18, 2020.
Lastly, some interesting news items! Four people were killed in a landslide in Colombia, and more landslides are listed in Tobago, Scotland and Valencia, Spain. Volcanoes are also in the news - the New Zealand government has made some statements about the White Island Volcano eruption where people were killed and also 5,000 people have been evacuated in Indonesia from an eruption of a volcano there.
Enjoy the issue!
Scott Burns, now Past President, IAEG, and editor, IAEG Connector, and Rafig Azzam, President, IAEG
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Chile becomes newest national group to join IAEG!
IAEG
The IAEG Executive Committee has unanimously voted to accept Chile as the newest national group or IAEG! This decision will be officially ratified at the next IAEG Council meeting. Special thanks to Vice President for South America, Professor Jorge Bejerman of Argentina, who has been recruiting national groups in South America. More good news is that we are close to having another national group from Bolivia! Thank you Vice President Jorge too!!!
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ARC13 call for abstracts
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.
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Euroengeo 2020: Full paper or abstract submissions possible
IAEG
After the postponement of the EUROENGEO2020 to mid Spring 2021 (8th to 12th April 2021) the organizing committee of the conference has decided to take advantage of the extra time and call for FULL PAPER SUBMISSION.
The full paper submission is optional. There are now two submission options:
The extended abstract submission and the full paper submission (submissions will be open till the 15th of December). The submission and revision dates will be tight, and we are seeking the cooperation of all authors.
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3rd EUROENGEO2020 is postponed until spring 2021
IAEG
 The 3rd European Regional Conference of IAEG will be
hosted in Athens, Greece, by the IAEG National Group of Greece. The
conference will be postponed until spring 2021.
A European regional conference of IAEG was decided in the last council
in South Korea. The activation again of the IAEG regional
conference in Europe is a fundamental action for our region.
Unfortunately, since the regional conference of IAEG in Europe has
been inactive for almost 12 years, we do not have the chance to meet
in our region often (the last was five years ago in Torino). Considering
that almost half of the members and National Groups (NGs) of IAEG are
from European region, we hope that the initiative will become a stable
event, involving the scientific and professional community of the same
area.
The conference will be organized with the collection of extensive
abstracts in order to reduce the complexity of the event due to the
limited time. More details about the 3rd European Regional Conference
will be available in few days on the conference website.
It is our pleasure also to announce that the Executive Office and
Council of IAEG for 2020 will be hosted in the occasion of the
conference in Athens.
The next Richard Wolters Prize competition for 2020 will be moreover
presented by IAEG at the occasion of the conference.
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.OTHER CONFERENCES
.LINKS TO NEWSLETTERS OF OUR SISTER SOCIETIES
.GEOLOGY NEWS
4 killed, 10 injured, 15 missing in landslide in NW Colombia
Xinhua
At least four people have been killed and 10 injured, and 15 have been reported missing due to a landslide in Valdivia, a town in the northwest Colombian department of Antioquia, the National Police said.
"Initially, four people have died, and we have 10 injured people who have been evacuated from the site and 15 are missing, according to information provided by the community," the chief of the National Police, Oscar Atehortua, said in a preliminary report.
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Indonesia: Thousands evacuated amid rising activity in volcanoes
Al Jazeera
Indonesian authorities are closely monitoring several volcanoes after sensors picked up increased activity in recent weeks, prompting the evacuation of thousands of people.
Hot ash tumbled as far as 3,000 metres (9,800 feet) down the slopes of Mount Semeru, triggering panic among villagers, said Raditya Jati, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman. Falling ash and sulphur blanketed several villages around its slopes.
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New Zealand officials file charges over deadly White Island volcano eruption
CNN
New Zealand officials have filed charges against 13 parties that allegedly failed to meet their health and safety obligations when visiting an active volcano which killed 22 when it erupted last year.
White Island, which is also known by its Maori name Whakaari, is an active volcano off the coast of New Zealand's North Island.
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Developing problems at Rest and Be Thankful
The Landslide Blog
As written by Dave Petley, "In recent months I have posted on a number of occasions about the developing landslide problems at the now infamous Rest and Be Thankful in W Scotland. Unfortunately, the landslides there continue to develop, causing increasing levels of disruption."
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.CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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Event |
Location |
| Dec. 7, 2020 |
FedIGS |
Virtual
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| Nov. 28-Dec. 3, 2020 |
ICOLD 2020 Annual Meeting |
New Delhi, India
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| Feb. 22-26, 2021 |
13 International Symposium on Landslides |
Cartagena, Colombia
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| March 5-7, 2021 |
1st Geoengineering, Climate Change and Sustantinable Development Conference |
Bangladesh
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| April 8-12, 2021 |
Euroengeo — 3rd European Regional Conference of IAEG |
Athens, Greece
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| May 10-14, 2021 |
IFCEE Expo |
Dallas, Texas
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| May 16-19, 2021 |
EuroGeo 7 |
Warsaw, Poland
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| June 14-18, 2021 |
Cities on Volcanoes 11 |
Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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| Aug. 16-21, 2021 |
36th IGC |
Delhi, India
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| Sept. 6-10, 2021 |
1st IAEG South American Regional Conference |
Córdoba, Argentina
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| Oct. 17-20, 2021 |
International Conference on Scour and Erosion |
Arlington, Virginia
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| Nov. 15-19, 2021 |
ARC 13 |
Singapore
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| Sept. 14, 2022 |
FedIGS |
Chengdu, China
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| Sept. 15-20, 2022 |
IAEG Congress |
Chengdu, China
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| Sept. 18-22, 2022 |
12th International Conference on Geosynthetics |
Rome, Italy
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