Call for Site Investigation and Monitoring Data Contributions for AGS NSW Chapter’s Annual Prediction Event
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The AGS NSW Chapter is excited to announce a new initiative under the ‘Numerical Methods and AI in Practice’ subcommittee: an Annual Prediction Event designed to advance the practical application of numerical methods in geotechnical engineering. To make this initiative a success, we invite contributions of site investigation data and instrumentation and monitoring datasets from the geotechnical community.
This issue has announcements of many upcoming meetings! We have 10 meetings listed here, and we conclude with our big, international meeting in Delft, Netherlands! The meetings will keep all of us busy! We have a wonderful YEG article too!
There is lots of news in this week's IAEG Connector! There is a great announcement about the 3rd Argentine Congress in September. We have a great article by YEG Om Prasad Dhakal too. The YEG group from Pakistan participated in a big geological hazard symposium in May! Congratulations!
In eastern Russia there was a very large M8.8 earthquake which was followed by the eruption of the Klyuchevskoy Volcano nearby. Lava has filled the Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii, U.S., too. There were large sandstorms in Peru, and 90 million liters of meltwater has been produced under the Greenland ice sheet.
Photos from the 1st Australian Conference on Engineering Geology
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The 1st Australian Conference on Engineering Geology was held on July 23-25 in Brisbane. Photos from the event, taken by Rogue Gun Photography, are now available online. Visit the ACEG2025 page and use the password AGS2025 to view the photos.
There is lots of news in this week's IAEG Connector! There is a great announcement about the 3rd Argentine Congress in September. We have a great article by YEG Om Prasad Dhakal too. The YEG group from Pakistan participated in a big geological hazard symposium in May! Congratulations!
There were lots of news items of geodisasters this past week too! A study shows there are large amounts of nanoplastics in the waters of the North Atlantic, and the detailed map of submarine canyons of the Antarctic has been produced. We also include an article on an incredible site on Mount Thor in Nunavut Canada.
There is lots of news in this week's IAEG Connector! There is a great announcement about the 3rd Argentine Congress in September. We have a great article by YEG Om Prasad Dhakal too. The YEG group from Pakistan participated in a big geological hazard symposium in May! Congratulations!
There were lots of news items of geodisasters this past week too! There was another eruption of a volcano in Iceland. There is mention of a new global database of submarine volcanoes and a great article on the flash floods in Texas, U.S.
AGS Victoria – Government Review of the “Professional Engineers Registration Act 2019” – submissions due 25 July 2025
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Dear AGS Victoria Member, As follow up to the email we sent last week, this email presents the next steps and what you can do. Note: the government review period ends on Friday 25 July. Step 1: Please see the attached “Submission” document. Feel free to edit the document or prepare your own submission if you wish. Step 2: In Section 1 of the Submission, please populate your details i.e who you are, what your experience is and your standing within our community. Step 3: Upload the ‘Submission’ to: https://engage.vic.gov.au/statutory-review-of-the-professional-engineers-registration-act-2019 Thank you for your help on this matter.
There is lots of news in this week's IAEG Connector! The YEG group from Pakistan participated in a big geological hazard symposium in May! Congratulations! Our IAEG Executive Committee had a successful meeting in the Netherlands preparing for us a world class congress in 2026.
There are lots of news items this week: Turning earthquake rubble into marble, Iliamna Volcano in Alaska has seismic activity, 60 billion tons of iron discovered in Western Australia, British Geological Survey has plans for 500 abandoned Scottish mines, testing a 10 story building on a shake table, landslides in China and a landslide in Yukon River area of Alaska, U.S.
The AGS, as a member society of the ISSMGE, invites member nominations for the ISSMGE awards to be made as 21 ICSMGE in Vienna 2026. Details of each award and call for nominations can be found at: https://www.issmge.org/the-society/issmge-awards https://www.issmge.org/news/call-for-nominations-for-issmge-awards-at-21-icsmge-vienna-2026 The AGS is specifically seeking submissions for those qualified and interested in nominating for: In order for the AGS to review and select our preferred nominee for each award (if multiple nominations are received), all submissions must be made by 30 August 2025. ISSMGE Award Nominations
