b'Presidents pieceASEG newsPresidents pieceThe 2nd Australasian Explorationcontemporary exploration geoscience,presentations in magnetic petrophysics Geoscience Conference and Exhibition inleading to successful discovery, is theand its application to magnetic field Perth was an overwhelming success! underpinning for the ASEG-PESA-AIGsurvey design, over a 40-year period.Our AEGC 2019 Co-Chairs Tim Deanpartnership model for AEGC conventions.A further highlight for me and our and John Gorter and the ConferenceOur three societies are now turning ourFederal Executive was co-hosting Organising Committee, in partnershipjoint focus to AEGC 2021 Brisbane withRob Stewart, President of SEG, and with Encanta Event Management,planning and supporting the BrisbaneYogaani Bhatia, SEG Middle East Office worked tirelessly to bring togetherConference Organising Committee, co- at AEGC, and together working on the high quality and diverse technicalchaired by Rachel Kieft and Eric Battig. positive business collaborations as well programme and social events and aSeveral of the many highlightsas enjoying the technical programme, really impressive exploration geosciencefor me during AEGC included theexhibition and social activities. I exhibition. announcement of the start of thementioned in Preview Issue 201 that, Huge congratulations to the organisingASEGs 50th anniversary year ofin our recent exchanges with the SEG teams and the chairs of the technicalcelebrations, and also the privilegeleadership, there has been a positive view sessions and workshops on the standardof announcing and conferring thetowards re-energising our partnership of the Technical Program and TradeASEG Honours and Awards for 2019,and collaborating more closely at future Exhibition, Workshops (both pre- and post- details of which are included withSEG and AEGC conferences. The photo Conference) and the great social eventssome great photos later in this issuebelow shows us signing a new SEG-hosted at Crown Convention Centre. of Preview. I congratulate all of theASEG Memorandum of Understanding, recipients of these prestigious awardswhich provides the platform for new It has been a pleasure collaboratingfor their contributions to the sciencecollaborative initiatives between our and co-hosting AEGC 2019 with theof exploration geophysics and tosocieties.Petroleum Exploration Society ofour Society, and I thank the ASEGIn 2020 the SEG, our longest standing Australia (PESA), President, NathanHonours and Awards Committee foraffiliate society, will celebrate its 90th Parker, and the PESA Executive, and withtheir exacting work throughout theanniversary, in the same year that the Australian Institute of Geoscientistspast year in assessing nominations. Athe ASEG will be celebrating our 50th (AIG), President Andrew Waltho, andpersonal congratulation to Dr Davidanniversarythere will be much to the AIG Executive. The three societiesClark for the award of ASEG Gold Medal,celebrate together!worked very well together throughoutwhich recognises Davids exceptional this event. and distinguished contributions to the profession, both in AustraliaTed Tyne The imperatives for advancingand internationally, through hisASEG President the integration and application ofleading research, publications andpresident@aseg.org.auDr Ted Tyne, ASEG President, and Professor Rob Stewart, SEG President, signing the SEG-ASEG MoU 2019.3 PREVIEW OCTOBER 2019'