IAEG 60th Anniversary Event

Ann Williams

Join us as we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the IAEG for canapés and drinks in a unique earth science setting. The AGS Queensland Chapter will be hosting a cocktail function with an international guest speaker, Ann Williams, at Dinosaurs Unearthed, Queensland Museum. The event is a networking gathering with a short presentation (approximately 20 minutes) by Ann Williams, IAEG WEGC Chair, from NZ.

2024 marks the 60th Anniversary of the establishment of the International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment (IAEG), an international scientific society founded in 1964 and now approximately 5000 members strong globally. The association aims to promote and encourage the advancement of engineering geology through technological activities and research. At the same time, it strives to improve teaching and training in engineering geology, and to collect, evaluate and disseminate the results of engineering geological activities.

Ann’s presentation will focus on the challenges as an engineering geologist in a developing field throughout her illustrious 30 year career. While sharing her thoughts on the present and future of engineering geology, increasing diversity and the role the IAEG will play.

Guest Speaker

Ann Williams Manager Geotechnical; Technical Fellow – Engineering Geology/ Hydrogeology; Board member Engineering NZ

Ann Williams is a Professional Engineering Geologist, Technical Fellow and General Manager, with the consulting firm Beca Ltd, based in Auckland New Zealand. Ann has some 35 years’ experience in engineering geology and has been a member of the IAEG since beginning her career. She is a Past Chair and Life Member of the New Zealand Geotechnical Society Inc., and past Vice President (Australasia) of the International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment (IAEG). She was instrumental in establishing a register of Professional Engineering Geologists (PEngGeol) in New Zealand and is a PEngGeol assessor, and a Fellow and Board member of Engineering New Zealand. Ann was the recipient of the 2022 NZGS Geomechanics Lecture Award. In 2024 she was appointed as the inaugural Chair of the IAEG’s Women in Engineering Geology Committee (WEGC), established with the objective of enhancing the future of the IAEG through improved gender equity in engineering geology and increasing involvement and inclusion of women in the activities and opportunities of the Association.

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This event is co-hosted with the International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment (IAEG)

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