b'Executive briefASEG newsExecutive briefThe Federal Executive of the ASEGMembership www.aseg.org.au/about-aseg/aseg-(FedEx) is the governing body ofyoungprofessionalsthe ASEG. It meets once a month,At the time of this report, the Society via teleconference, to see to thehad 927 Members compared to 970 atThe results of the 2019 Member Survey administration of the Society. This briefthis time last year. The ASEG currentlyhave been compiled and will be reports on the monthly meeting that washas 4 Australian Corporate Members,published in the December of Preview.held in September 2019. We hope you2 Corporate Plus Members and oneAs previously advised (Preview 200) the find these short updates valuable. If thereInternational Corporate Member.FedEx has welcomed four new Members. is more you would like to read about onThanks to all our renewed MembersThey are Jim Austin (Conference a regular basis please contact Megan onand Corporate Members for theirAdvisory Committee Representative), fedsec@aseg.org.au continued support in 2019. ThereMark Duffett (Technical Standards are many avenues to stay connectedCommittee Representative), Ian James Finances with ASEG including this brilliant(Web Committee Chair) and Tim Dean magazine, our fantastic website and(Education Committee Chair). Photos and The Societys financial position at the endour wonderful newsletter. You canshort biographies of these new members of August 2019: also follow us on social mediasearchfollow.Year to date income: $212 395 for Australian Society of Exploration Geophysics. We are on LinkedIn, Twitter Year to date expenditure: $204 866 and Facebook. Please also rememberMegan Nightingaleearly and midcareer Members can joinASEG SecretaryNet Assets: $781 804 the ASEG Young Professional Networkfedsec@aseg.org.auBiographies of new members of the ASEG Federal ExecutiveJim Austin Guinea, and has authored numerousDarwin University, the Northern Territory publications on applied geophysics,Geological Survey and CODES; on structural geology and mineral systems. projects ranging from saltwater crocodile nesting habitat and prospectivity Mark Duffett mapping to airborne survey oversight to regional potential field acquisition and interpretation, from central Australia to the African Copperbelt. Since 2009 he has been Senior Geophysicist at Mineral Resources Tasmania, maintaining interests in regional geophysics, integrated 3D modelling and rock physical properties.Ian JamesJim Austin is a geophysicist, petrophysicist and structural geologist, and is the Team Leader of Potential Fields Geophysics in CSIRO. In his nine years at CSIRO Jim has been focussed on the development of magnetic methods for IOCG, Sedex,After undergraduate study in geology VMS, BHT and Magmatic Nickel-PGEand geophysics at the University of systems. Prior to joining the CSIRO, JimAdelaide, Mark Duffett came to the worked on the Australian GeographicUniversity of Tasmania in 1992 to do Editorial Team, then completed his PhDHonours in geophysics, supervised by the in the Predictive Mineral Discovery CRC,late David Leaman. He stayed until 1998, cut his teeth in industry with Perilya andeventually gaining a PhD in geophysics Pangaea Resources, and worked as aand GIS applied to the sediment-hosted GIS/Geophysics consultant with Encom- base metal deposits of the Mt Isa and MapInfo. He has worked in Mount IsaMcArthur Basins. Following completion Inlier, Broken Hill, the Musgraves, Arunta,of his PhD he variously researched,Ian graduated with an Honours degree Albany-Fraser, Capricorn, Kimberley,taught and otherwise worked at Charlesin geophysics from Southampton Thomson, Arnhem Land and Papua New 5 PREVIEW OCTOBER 2019'