The AGS Sydney Chapter is calling for nominations for the 2025 Harry Poulos Award. The award, which was established in 2022, recognises the extraordinary impact of Professor Harry Poulos’s contributions to pile foundation analysis and design and his work in understanding soil-structure interaction. It is awarded to a person selected by the Sydney Chapter Committee as having made a significant contribution to either practice or research in foundation engineering or soil-structure interaction. This contribution must have received national and international recognition. Submission Deadline Submissions are requested by 4th October 2025 To make a nomination for the Harry Poulos Award, please submit the online nomination form, providing comprehensive supporting documentation.
Welcome to the 336th IAEG Connector, the electronic newsletter connecting environmental and engineering geologists around the world!
Lots of geodisasters have happened around the world this week! We had landslides in South Wales in the UK! The world's most dangerous volcanic region, which is in Italy, is showing activity. White smokers are discovered in the Dead Sea. And, a large gold deposit is discovered in China.
Welcome to the 335th IAEG Connector, the electronic newsletter connecting environmental and engineering geologists around the world!
The first circular for the 15th Asian Regional Conference of IAEG which will be next year in Nepal is now available for downloading. This conference really looks very interesting!
At the meeting this autumn in Croatia the IAEG council did a very nice thing for me - they elected me to the position of Honorary President of IAEG. Many thanks to the council for this wonderful award. We also have a "click" to the latest IGS newsletter. We also mention the conference Transcold 2025.
Lots of geodisasters have happened around the world, too! We have volcanoes erupting in Indonesia and Hawaii, an earthquake in Cuba, and landslides with some deaths.
We have a very active executive council for IAEG. We have a new Vice President for Asia who has been chosen, and it is Professor Shenguen Qi from China. We congratulate him on the appointment. He has been very active in IAEG and will do a super job!
Lots of geodisasters have happened around the world, too! The area most devastated is Spain with its flash floods and landslides.
We have a very active Young Engineering Geologists (YEG) organization. They have a new vice president, Stratis Karantanellis who is announced in this issue. We also have a new banner advertising the ARC-15!
Lots of geodisasters have happened around the world, too! There are articles about volcanoes in the Philippines. Also we have great articles on landslides in the United States and the Philippines.
This past week our organization celebrated our 60th Anniversary in Dubrovnik! We have a photo of the Council meeting group which was well attended. We will have more photos in the next issue. This was a major milestone for our organization.
