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A Special Message From Scott Burns, President, IAEG
Welcome to our 30th IAEG Connector, the electronic newsletter that connects engineering geologists around the world.
First, I would like to introduce Jorge Bejerman who is our new vice president for South America. He has spent many years as a consultant and also working for governmental agencies in Argentina in environmental and engineering geology. He is a member of the executive committee of that Argentina National Group of Engineering Geologists. He is also the Chief Editor of their publication of the Journal of Geology Applied to Engineering and the Environment for Argentina!
Also, I want to highlight the upcoming EGU meeting in Vienna, Austria, from April 7-12, 2019. This is the big European meeting every year, and three of our committees are involved in sessions that I have highlighted. One of our sister societies is IAPG (Geoethics), and they are sponsoring two sessions. We also have an active landslide group that is sponsoring the "Rapid Mass Movements" sessions. Our Heritage Stones group is also very involved in the planning of the Heritage Stones sessions. All are listed below.
Also, this past week has been an active landslide week around the world. I have highlighted over five major landslides in the news section on these landslides.
The home office for IAEG Connector will be closed for the next two weeks, so we will be running top IAEG Connectors from the past 30 issues. We will resume our normal IAEG Connectors on Jan. 9, 2019.
Happy Holidays to everyone around the world!
Enjoy, Scott Burns, President, IAEG
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MSc Norberto Jorge Bejerman, Vice President for South America
His professional experience includes government activities and consulting services in environmental impact assessment for engineering projects and environmental supervision of works. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Argentinian Association of Geology Applied to Engineering and Chief Editor of the Journal of Geology Applied to Engineering and the Environment, published by the IAEG National Group of Argentina.
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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.
The Korean Society of Engineering Geology
The Korean Society of Engineering Geology and Korea national group of International
Association of Engineering Geology and the Environment would like to present the 12th Asian Regional Conference at Jeju Booyoung Hotel & Resort Sept. 23-27, 2019, in Jeju Island, Korea.
We look forward to welcoming all of you here in Korea.
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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.
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IAPG is working for a great program on geoethics at the EGU General Assembly 2019 (Vienna, April 7-12, 2019).
IAPG proposed two sessions and one short course.
These proposals are co-sponsored by IAPG and AGI - American Geosciences Institute, EFG - European Federation of Geologists, IOI-TC-LAC - International Ocean Institute Training Centre for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Here below is the list of sessions and short courses. Click on links for the description of each event.
The abstract submission for the 2 sessions is open. The deadline is Jan. 10, 2019, 13:00 CET.
Session EOS5.2
"Geoethics: ethical, social and cultural implications of geoscience knowledge, education, communication, research and practice"
Convenership: Silvia Peppoloni, Martin Bohle, Giuseppe Di Capua, Christopher M. Keane, Jonathan Rizzi
This session is co-sponsored by IAPG and AGI.
The call for abstracts is open: http://www.geoethics.org/egu2019
Session ITS2.1/EOS5.1/ERE4.5/HS1.2.14
"Geoethics and geoscientists' responsibility towards society: doing the right thing to develop resources for future generations"
Convenership: Giuseppe Di Capua, Nic Bilham, Jan Boon, Victor Correia, Eduardo Marone. This session is co-sponsored by IAPG and EFG.
The call for abstracts is open: http://www.geoethics.org/egu2019
Short Course: Session SC1.30
"Foundations of Geoethics for Earth, Marine and Atmospheric Sciences"
Convenership: Eduardo Marone, Jan Boon, Giuseppe Di Capua, Silvia Peppoloni
The short course is co-sponsored by IAPG and IOI-TC-LAC.
Course description: http://www.geoethics.org/egu2019
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We would like to invite you to submit an abstract to our session NH3.3/GI4.11/GM7.8/GMPV7.3/SSS13.16 — Rapid mass movements in alpine and volcanic environment. Advances on monitoring, modelling and risk management (co-organized) that will be held at the 2019 EGU General Assembly in Vienna (Austria) from April 7-12, 2019.
Abstract Submission
The deadline for the receipt of abstracts is Jan. 10, 2019, at 13:00 CET.
Travel Support
Participants who wish to apply for travel support must submit an abstract by Dec. 1. For details, click here.
We are looking forward to receiving your contribution!
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We would like to invite you to submit an abstract to session ERE7.2/EOS11.2 — "Heritage Stones: construction and restoration materials for sustainable development" that will be held at the 2019 EGU General Assembly in Vienna (Austria) from April 7-12, 2019.
Guidelines for abstract submission can be found here.
The deadline for abstract submission is Jan. 10, 2019, 13:00 CET.
Your contribution is very important. We look forward to seeing you there!
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The Landslide Blog
The Geological Survey of Norway launched InSARNORWAY, a new national level deformation map for the whole of the country. This is the first such national level project, although there have been some proof of concept studies previously.
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Madeira Island News
The journal reports that there was a significant landslip between the cable car at Rancho and the viewpoint at Cabo Girão, above Câmara de Lobos, which apparently startled the local population.
Although there were initially fears that there may have been people injured from the incident, due to the rocks and dust falling onto an area where there is a sea walk accessing agricultural land beneath Cabo Girão, there was no physical or material damage subsequently reported.
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The Landslide Blog
A rock slope failure affected an area of Fenshui township in Xuyong County, Sichuan Province, in China, killing five people and injuring a further seven. The landslide, which happened in a period of heavy rainfall, destroyed a number of residential properties.
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Ground Engineering
A new satellite mapping service that shows deformation over the entire Norwegian landscape has been launched.
The mapping tool — Norwegian Ground Motion Service, Insar Norway — allows users to see where urban subsidence and movements of unstable mountain slopes are occurring.
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The Landslide Blog
In a new paper in the journal Landslides, Yu-Feng Wang describes the Nyixoi Chongco rock avalanche in Tibet. The dry, low vegetation environment of the Tibetan Plateau has meant that the rock avalanche is beautifully preserved in the landscape.
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