b'Presidents pieceASEG newsPresidents pieceState/Territory Branches have delivered a number of outstanding Distinguished Lecture Tours along with a fabulous programme throughout 2019 of monthly technical presentations and great social events;Actively promoted STEM Initiatives and diversity in geoscience;Established important leading practice changes to the ASEG Constitution;Updated the ASEGs Code of Ethics and the ASEG Procedures and Policies;Transitioned to our new publication arrangement with Taylor & Francis Australia;Strengthened our partnerships and formal working programmes with international affiliate societies including the SEG, EAGE, SEGJ, KSEG and SAGA, in addition to regular engagement with other international affiliates;Strengthened our national geoscience promotion and partnership with other PESA-ASEG-AIG Presidents working together at AEGC 2019 Perth. From left to right, Nathan Parker (PESA),member societies of the Australian Ted Tyne (ASEG), Tim Pippett (for Andrew WalthoAIG). Geoscience Council (AIG);Established a strong programme of communication to Members and Another years end is fast approachingand training at the Honours, MScbeyond though our new ASEG Monthly and, for many of us, its a time to reflectand PhD levels through the ASEGNewsletter and social media platforms.on our Society in 2019 and consider ourResearch Foundation, which has nowAnd last but not leastgoals for the year to come. contributed around $1.5 million over We have entered our 50th year as athe period to more than a 100 highlyReleased the 2019 ASEG Wine Offer learned society and 2019 marks somesuccessful research projects withthe South Australian and Victorian major milestones: outcomes supporting explorationBranches have worked passionately to success. deliver an outstanding selection!ASEGs 50th anniversary year In addition to these major milestones, ourThe after-glow of our successful AEGC celebrations now commencing forASEG Federal Executive for 2018-19 led2019 in Perth has still not diminished for 2020! by Marina Costelloe, our distinguishedmeexploration geoscience was the 50 years of publishing the ASEGPast President, our current ASEG Federalreal winner from this conference and the technical journal Exploration GeophysicsExecutive for 2019-20, State/Territoryawards at the close of the Conference Vol. 50; Branch Presidents and Committees, ASEGshowcased an outstanding body of 40 years of successful ASEG ExplorationConference Organisers and our Editors andinnovative science and new exploration Geophysics conventions (27th ASEGAssociate Editors for Exploration Geophysicsthinking.Exploration Geophysics Conference &and Previewall incredibly dedicated Exhibition); volunteers - have delivered on key goalsDavid Annetts, our President Elect, has 2nd Australasian Explorationand made positive improvements acrossbeen working closely with the AEGC 2019 Geoscience Conference andthe Societys operations: programme organisers and our partner Exhibition a highly successfulsocieties to compile all of the oral and conference, delivered through theDelivered solid financial results overallposter abstracts and extended abstracts ASEG-PESA-AIG partnership, attractingfrom 2018 through 2019, positioningfor release as part of the ASEG Extended around 1200 delegates and deliveringour Society with a secure financial baseAbstracts collection, via the Taylor & outstanding Exploration Geosciencefor 2020/21, including finalising theFrancis site.Technical Programmes, Workshops,very positive business outcomes for the Field Excursions and Social Events; 1st AEGC 2018 in Sydney and forecastIn the last issue of Preview, I pointed to 33 years of publishing the ASEGs(at this time) positive financial resultsthe very positive working partnership flagship geoscience magazine withfor the 2nd AEGC 2019 in Perth; between PESA, AIG and ASEG, which publication of Preview Issue 200 in JuneFurther strengthened our partnershipaims to build the AEGC into Australias 2019; with PESA and AIG on the forwardleading exploration geoscience 30 years of direct support toschedule of AEGC conferences andconference. Indeed, there has been exploration geophysics researchexhibitions; strong tripartite collaboration in DECEMBER 2019 PREVIEW 2'