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Special Welcome Message from Scott Burns IAEG Welcome to the 304th IAEG Connector, the electronic newsletter connecting environmental and engineering geologists around the world! This week we have the announcement of the upcoming geo-disaster reduction conference, a very interesting e-YEG webinar and the call for nominations for two of our IAEG awards. On the news front a new group of geoparks was announced this week plus we have articles on landslides and rockfalls in Taiwan, Bosnia and Herzogovina, Australia and Switzerland. Enjoy! The 14th MINEX Kazakhstan Mining and Exploration Forum The forthcoming April forum anticipates over 100 speakers and approximately 400 attendees from Kazakhstan and countries across Europe, North and Latin America, South Africa, Australia, China, India, Mongolia, Malaysia, and New Zealand. This year's event is poised to witness a record influx of foreign investors keen on exploring and developing precious metals, copper, coal, lithium, uranium, as well as rare and rare-earth metal deposits, marking a historic milestone for the Forum.Read More
    Call for nominations for Vice President of YEG for 2024-2026 IAEG This is a call for nominations for the position of Vice President of the Young Engineering Geologist (YEG) group of the IAEG for the 2024-2026 term of office. This is a new position, which was created by Council at their meeting in Chengdu, China in September 2023 and replaces the former position of YEG Chair. The YEG group was established to promote the interest of those members of the IAEG who are under 40 years old. The VP-YEG will provide leadership for this group and represent them on the Executive Committee.Read More Third Summer School of the International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment The 2024 IAEG Summer School will analyze natural hazards and consequent risks in different environments and landscapes, defining multidisciplinary methods and tools for describing and analysing processes, and exploring the recent approaches used to limit the impact on human settlements and infrastructures, including nature-based solutions.Learn More IAEG Electronic Newsletter 2023 Issue No.4 — Dec. 31, 2023 IAEG Congratulations to our staff at our home office in China! They have produced probably the best ever electronic newsletter for IAEG. There are over 75 pages of great information! Here is the table of contents for you to see what is in the newsletter:
Online survey of IAEG members now available IAEG All IAEG members are asked to fill out the survey (click on the link below) to help leadership in making decisions in the future. Stay up-to-date in the engineering geological field by following us! IAEG LinkedIn: @International Association of Engineering Geology and the Environment Facebook: @IAEG Instagram: @iaegenv Twitter: @IAEG_AIGI YouTube — IAEG Channel: @iaegchannel3736 YEG List of articles in the Bulletin of Engineering Geology IAEG Click here to read April 2023. Click here to read May 2023. Click here to read June 2023.
Forming a national group IAEG The organization of the International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment is generally conducted through National Groups, although individual membership is also permitted. Associate membership is encouraged and wherever possible associate members will form part of a National Group. Groups of engineering geologists wishing to form a National Group should contact the Secretary General who will assist them in preparing their application for consideration by the Executive Committee and Council.Read More Submit a photo of engineering geology in action to the IAEG Connector IAEG The executive committee of IAEG at our recent meeting in Athens suggested we need to have a good photo at the beginning of every IAEG Connector about engineering geology. We have to be careful about publishing photos because of copyright laws. So, we are asking our members to submit photos that they will allow us to use in our newsletter. The photos will show the diversity of what we do! They can be photos of something geological or engineering geologists working on some project. The photographer will get credit for the photo in the newsletter. If you would like to submit a photo for us to review, send it to Scott Burns, Editor.
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Early warning and rockfalls in the April 3, 2024 Mw=7.4 Hualien earthquake, Taiwan Eos Recently, very interesting dashcam footage emerged of rockfalls triggered by the April 3, 2024 Mw=7.4 Hualien earthquake. The dramatic footage serves to highlight the value of earthquake early warning systems.Read More Unesco announces its newest Geoparks around the world BBC News Travelers interested in deep dives into geology, culture and sustainability have several new destinations to place on their bucket lists. Unesco just announced the designation of 18 new Global Geoparks, bringing the total to 213 sites representing 48 countries around the world.Read More The April 6, 2024 valley-blocking landslide at Bijela near Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina Eos On April 7, 2024, a major valley-blocking landslide was triggered by blasting in a quarry at Bijela near Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This article explores the immediate response efforts and long-term implications for the affected community and the need for proactive measures to mitigate future landslide risks in vulnerable areas.Read More Landslide destroys Megalong Valley road, leaving Blue Mountains of Australia community stranded MSN Residents of a small town cut off by a landslide which destroyed the only road in and out have received emergency supplies via airdrops. The Rural Fire Service choppered in food, fuel, and essential supplies to over 200 residents in Megalong Valley, west of Katoomba in the Blue Mountains. The heavy rainfall destroyed Megalong Road — the only route connecting the town — as the ground beneath it was washed away in a landslide.Read More A large rock avalanche on Piz Scerscen in Switzerland Eos Early in the morning of April 14, 2024, a large rock avalanche occurred on the flanks of Piz Scerscen in the Swiss Alps, close to the border with Italy. Fortunately, the landslide occurred at about 7 am, when the slopes are sparsely occupied, such that there is no indication of any loss of life.Read More
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