IMPORTANT ANOUNCEMENT! It is with great pride and pleasure that I announce that the Australian Geomechanics Society (AGS) has been awarded the ISSMGE Outstanding Member Society Award over the period 2022-2026, a distinguished award presented once every four years. The award was presented at the Gala Dinner of the 21st International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (21st [...]
The AGS WA Chapter in collaboration with Women In AGS (WIAGS) sub-committee is proud to provide selected female members with a high-impact, low-disruption Network Science tool, to understand and strengthen their core professional network. The Leader Network Diagnostic (LND) – built on over 40 years of research into leadership and professional networks – is proposed to be utilised and offered to participants in this program. This initiative is based on the distinction between event-based networking and Network Awareness.
The IAEG has now put out calls for its 2026 Awards (Awards and Prizes - IAEG). Nomination Deadlines 31st May 2026
In this issue we have a new photo, this time from Michael Page in Australia! There is lots of geology news too: a deep focus earthquake in Fiji, a large rockfall in Norway, a large mine disaster in the Congo, and Japan siting a new nuclear storage site on a small island in the Pacific Ocean.
In this issue we have our 15th YEG article! We also have a connection to our newsletter 3, and a special message from our president! There is lots of geology news too: landslides in Brazil, a garbage landslide in the Philippines, a mud volcano in Columbia, floods in India, a volcanic eruption in the Philippines and news from rebuilding in New Zealand.
In this issue we have our 14th YEG article! We also have a connection to our newsletter 3. There is lots of geology news too: landslides in New Zealand, a large gully developing in Indonesia and an ice volcano in New York, U.S.!
In this issue we have our 14th YEG article! We also have a connection to our newsletter 3. There is lots of geology news too: Sahara dust is blanketing Cyprus. There is also news of turning acid mine waste into a source for mineral resources.
AGS Ltd officially became an unlisted public company on 20 January 2025 under our new Constitution. One of the fundamental governance requirements is to conduct annual elections for all Board positions across a 3-year rotating cycle. Accordingly, we are now calling for nominations amongst eligible members up to 11.59pm on Wednesday 25 February 2026 for two Board positions [...]
The 400th issue of the IAEG Connector newsletter is available online. This is the 400th issue of the IAEG Connector! We started it when I was president of IAEG. I am looking forward to retiring from the position of editor after 400 issues, so if anyone is interested in taking over for me, contact me, [...]
The latest issue of the IAEG Connector is now available. We have our 14th YEG article to lead off this issue! It comes from Nigeria and is very interesting! There are lots of news items too! Moscow, Russia recorded a record snowfall, a large oil rig called the “Beast” toppled over, and a mud volcano [...]