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!
Welcome to the 334th IAEG Connector, the electronic newsletter connecting environmental and engineering geologists around the world!
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.
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.
