b'Editors deskEditors deskThis Christmas issue of Preview is bulgingWe look to the future with Michaelgeophysics) and Yusen Ley Cooper revisit at the seams. We are blessed, once again,Asten (Education matters) and ourEMusic. Terry Harvey (Minerals geophysics)with a Don Emerson specialthis time onannual summary of theses in geophysicsmuses about changes in how exploration Pyrite- the firestone. I, for one, am hopingsubmitted to Australian universities. Whocompanies tap in geophysical expertise. Don never retires. Reading his Christmasknows, one of the featured students mayMick Micenko (Seismic window) reviews contribution over a glass of red wine hasprove to be as productive as Barry, or asstratal slicing. Tim Keeping (Data become quite a Yuletide tradition! inventive as Sheldon. trends) guides novice users through We say goodbye to Barry DrummondDavid Denham (Canberra observed) petrophysical databases, and Ian James in this issue, but celebrate AINSIR,reports on the latest figures on business(Webwaves) discusses web page auditing just one component of Barrys richinvestment in R&Dnot good news.using Lighthouse.legacy to Australian geophysics. WeOn the other hand, he does have goodNext year, 2020, is the 50th anniversary also say goodbye to Sheldon Breiner,news about the steady upward trendof the establishment of the Australian an entrepreneurial geophysicist whoin exploration for gold (followingSociety of Exploration Geophysicistshad a finger in a surprising numberthe upward trend in gold price andour Society. Preview will be celebrating of pies. production). Mike Hatch (Environmentalthe anniversary by asking the ASEG President and current and past Editors of Exploration Geophysics to nominate their best of papers published in Exploration Geophysics. We will republish the papers with an introduction that explains why they were chosen. I am really looking forward to discovering what papers get editorial guernseys!Before signing o\x1f for the year, however, I would to thank all regular Previewcontributors, particularly the Associate Editors, for their support. Previewyour magazinewould be nothing if not for them and their willingness to put finger to keyboard, ready or not, month after month. Drinks on the ASEG at the next conference I reckon!A safe and happy festive season to you all!!Lisa WorrallPreview Editorprevieweditor@aseg.org.auSubscribe to Preview online Non-members of the ASEG can now subscribe to Preview online via the ASEG website. Subscription is free. Just go to https://www.aseg.org.au/publications/PVCurrent to sign up. You will receive an email alert as soon a new issue of Preview becomes available. Stay informed and keep up-to-date by subscribing now!!NB: ASEG Members dont need to subscribe as they automatically receive an email alert whenever a new issue of Preview is published.1 PREVIEW DECEMBER 2019'