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.
We are pleased to announce that the call for abstracts for the upcoming ICSMGE conference in June 2026 in Vienna, Austria is open.
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.
The vote for AGS2024/1 Special Resolution opened on Monday 14th October 5:15pm AEDST. All members are encouraged to vote.
This 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. The Peru National Group is also having a special event this month. Lots of geodisasters have happened around the world, too! There are articles about volcanoes in the Philippines and the United States (Mt. Adams). Also we have a great article about the reactivation of the famous landslide in Palos Verdes Hills near Los Angeles, California. This landslide has been moving for many years.
This week our organization will be celebrating our 60th Anniversary in Dubrovnik! This will be a special time! We have an article today in the Connector about this celebration! We hope to get photos from the event for the next two Connectors! Peru National Group is also having a special event in October! We have a wonderful photo submitted about field work in Norway by Mark Eggers! Lots of geodisasters have happened around the world, too! There are articles about the floods and landslides in India, Nepal and Myannmar.
The latest ISRM newsletter is now available.
Next week our organization will be celebrating our 60th Anniversary in Dubrovnik! This will be a special time! Our first article today in the Connector talks about this celebration! We hope to get photos from the event for the next two Connectors! Lots of geodisasters have happened around the world, too! A very interesting tsunami-triggered seiche happened in Greenland last week and it is very rare! There were also major floods in Central Europe, a landslide in Ethiopia and a volcanic eruption in the Philippines!
The ISRM held its 2024 Council meeting on 23 September in New Delhi, India, in conjunction with the 13th Asian Rock Mechanics Symposium – ARMS13 and the 2024 International Symposium. 43 National Groups were represented at the Council, which was also attended by the Board members, the Past President Resat Ulusay, and observers from the Commissions and the National Groups. Reports of the Board members and Board Cimmittees, as well as the forthcoming conferences were presented. Issues concerning the FedIGS were discussed The annual Board meeting and the Commission meetings took place before the Council. Several well-attended courses and workshops took place during the 2 days preceding the conference. Membership of the ISRM The ISRM has a membership of approximately 9300 individual members and…
In two weeks our organization will be celebrating our 60th Anniversary in Dubrovnik! This will be a special time! Our first article today in the Connector talks about this celebration! Lots of geodisasters have happened around the world, too! We mention volcanoes in the Philippines and Iceland, floods in Chad, and a landslide in Greenland.
