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.IAEG NEWS
Special Welcome Message from Scott Burns and Rafig Azzam, IAEG
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Prof. Rafig Azzam, President, IAEG
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Welcome to the 125th IAEG Connector, the electronic newsletter connecting engineering geologists around the world!
One of our top regional conferences, the ARC 13 to be held in Singapore in November of 2021, is calling for abstracts in the beginning of this week's IAEG Connector. It is always a super conference!
More deaths around the world this past week from geological hazards that engineering geologists work on! We had 11 miners killed in Sumatra, Indonesia, in a coal mine landslide and another 16 killed in Pakistan in a large landslide. There is also an interesting article on simple actions for one to follow to survive a landslide.
Enjoy the issue!
Scott Burns, now Past President, IAEG, and editor, IAEG Connector, and Rafig Azzam, President, IAEG
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ARC13 call for abstracts
IAEG
The 13th Asian Regional Conference (ARC13) of the International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment (IAEG) is calling for abstract for both industry and academic presentation submissions. The conference theme is “Engineering Geology for Sustainable Resource and Infrastructure Development.” The conference will be in Singapore from November 15-19, 2021.
We are seeking papers that will provoke debate, stimulate discussion, and offer new ideas, learning and the dissemination of research findings. Submissions from industry professionals are encouraged on current or future projects, methodologies and technologies. We are encouraging academic submissions based on research outcomes and developments.
ARC13 organizers intend for ARC13 to adopt an in-person meeting format. However, this cannot be promised because attendee safety is top priority and in view of restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. If the situation does not improve, the meeting may take the form of online presentations. Once decided, an announcement will be made and the registration fees informed accordingly.
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YEG has new chair and new active agenda!
IAEG
As the Incoming YEG Chair, I would like to inform you about the progress of YEG actions as the new academic year has already started. After the successful initiation of the monthly "e-YEG" day with fruitful presentations from a Senior and a YEG representative, we just kicked off a new section called "Get to know us better." The latter comprise a section of providing an interview procedure for our YEG and IAEG members. Based on a number of well structured and predefined questions the YEG representative has the chance to present his/her profile to the public via our social media and website. The procedure has been initiated with the interview of YEG Incoming Chair (Stratis Karantanellis) and every 20 days approximately, a new interview will be added to our media starting from the YEG committee. This action should be a prominent initiative for many young Engineering Geologists to get to know our members and give them the opportunity to contact the interviewees for more information on the topic that they are working on.
I would like to ask you if you could diffuse the above action via the Newsletter and IAEG Connector in order to enhance its visibility.
For any further questions I am at your disposal.
Kind regards,
Stratis Karantanellis
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Euroengeo 2020: Full paper or abstract submissions possible
IAEG
After the postponement of the EUROENGEO2020 to mid Spring 2021 (8th to 12th April 2021) the organizing committee of the conference has decided to take advantage of the extra time and call for FULL PAPER SUBMISSION.
The full paper submission is optional. There are now two submission options:
The extended abstract submission and the full paper submission (submissions will be open till the 15th of December). The submission and revision dates will be tight, and we are seeking the cooperation of all authors.
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3rd EUROENGEO2020 is postponed until spring 2021
IAEG
The 3rd European Regional Conference of IAEG will be
hosted in Athens, Greece, by the IAEG National Group of Greece. The
conference will be postponed until spring 2021.
A European regional conference of IAEG was decided in the last council
in South Korea. The activation again of the IAEG regional
conference in Europe is a fundamental action for our region.
Unfortunately, since the regional conference of IAEG in Europe has
been inactive for almost 12 years, we do not have the chance to meet
in our region often (the last was five years ago in Torino). Considering
that almost half of the members and National Groups (NGs) of IAEG are
from European region, we hope that the initiative will become a stable
event, involving the scientific and professional community of the same
area.
The conference will be organized with the collection of extensive
abstracts in order to reduce the complexity of the event due to the
limited time. More details about the 3rd European Regional Conference
will be available in few days on the conference website.
It is our pleasure also to announce that the Executive Office and
Council of IAEG for 2020 will be hosted in the occasion of the
conference in Athens.
The next Richard Wolters Prize competition for 2020 will be moreover
presented by IAEG at the occasion of the conference.
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.OTHER CONFERENCES
ARMA/DGS/SEG International Geomechanics Symposium
Society of Exploration Geophysicists
The American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA), Dhahran Geoscience Society (DGS) and Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) are pleased to announce that the 2020 ARMA-DGS-SEG International Geomechanics Symposium will be held virtually on 3-5 November 2020.
The virtual symposium will feature top-rated keynotes and technical presentations on In-situ Stresses, Rock, and Natural Fractures (Nov 3rd), Drilling and Fracturing (Nov. 4th), and Field Cases and Artificial Intelligence (Nov. 5th). The technical program features:
- 31 world-class presentations from 10 countries: U.S., Canada, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, China, UK, France, Poland, Switzerland.
- 4 keynotes and 27 top-rated technical talks selected from 82 abstracts. The keynotes are from Profs. Mark Zoback of Stanford University, John McLennan of University of Utah, Herbert Einstein of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mukul Sharma of The University of Texas at Austin.
- 35 international organizations are represented by the participants, including 9 operators, 12 technology providers, and 14 universities and research institutes.
Registration is open. You may register online.
For ARMA members, please directly contact Anneke Klerk (aklerk@seg.org) for discounted member rates. (Please be aware that your membership may have expired because of the cancellation of the Golden symposium. If you are unsure, please check with Katy Greco, Membership Director kgreco@keeping-the-books.com.)
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.LINKS TO NEWSLETTERS OF OUR SISTER SOCIETIES
.GEOLOGY NEWS
Landslides and roads — recent examples
The Landslide Blog
The recent extreme rainfall in Vietnam has triggered a large number of damaging landslides, with high levels of loss of life. Less well reported is the impact of these landslides on the road network of the country.
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Heavy rain causes landslide in Indonesia, killing 11 miners
The Associated Press via ABC News
Intense rains caused a landslide at a coal mine on Indonesia's Sumatra island that killed 11 miners, authorities said.
The slide occurred in a mine tunnel about 20 meters (65 feet) deep at Tanjung Lalang village in Muara Enim district of South Sumatra province, according to National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Raditya Jati.
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Landslide in northern Pakistan buries bus, 16 killed
Seymour Tribune
A landslide in northern Pakistan on Sunday buried a minibus under tons of mud and rock, killing all 16 people on board, police said.
Rescue workers dug for hours in hopes of finding survivors, but called off the search after recovering 16 bodies, including the driver and four soldiers traveling to their posts, said local police officer Wakil Khan.
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Simple actions to survive a landslide
The Landslide Blog
Surviving a landslide is difficult. Victims of landslides are typically killed by blunt trauma or by asphyxiation. Mass movements involve large amounts of dense material, often traveling at high speed, and water.
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.CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Date |
Event |
Location |
TBD |
FedIGS |
Virtual
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Nov. 10-12, 2020 |
MINEX 2020 |
Kyoto, Japan
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Nov. 28-Dec. 3, 2020 |
ICOLD 2020 Annual Meeting |
New Delhi, India
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Feb. 22-26, 2021 |
13 International Symposium on Landslides |
Cartagena, Colombia
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March 5-7, 2021 |
1st Geoengineering, Climate Change and Sustantinable Development Conference |
Bangladesh
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April 8-12, 2021 |
Euroengeo — 3rd European Regional Conference of IAEG |
Athens, Greece
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May 10-14, 2021 |
IFCEE Expo |
Dallas, Texas
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May 16-19, 2021 |
EuroGeo 7 |
Warsaw, Poland
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June 14-18, 2021 |
Cities on Volcanoes 11 |
Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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Aug. 16-21, 2021 |
36th IGC |
Delhi, India
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Sept. 6-10, 2021 |
1st IAEG South American Regional Conference |
Córdoba, Argentina
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Oct. 17-20, 2021 |
International Conference on Scour and Erosion |
Arlington, Virginia
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Nov. 15-19, 2021 |
ARC 13 |
Singapore
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Sept. 14, 2022 |
FedIGS |
Chengdu, China
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Sept. 15-20, 2022 |
IAEG Congress |
Chengdu, China
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Sept. 18-22, 2022 |
12th International Conference on Geosynthetics |
Rome, Italy
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