b'Presidents pieceASEG newsappointing the Conference Co-ChairsThis year has been a significant year ofExploration Geophysics, Vol 50, Issue for AEGC 2021 Brisbane, and the threetransition for the ASEGs publications6, has recently been published on-Presidents are working together toas weve worked through the handoverline. While I cant claim to have read support the Conference Organisingfrom our former publisher, CSIROor browsed the majority of papers in Committee. At this stage the strategicPublications, to Taylor & FrancisVolume 50, I have found some gems, business arrangements are beingAustralia. Our Preview Editor, Lisa Worrall,such as 3D electromagnetic modelling finalised, including the appointment oftogether with Associate Editors, andand inversion: a case for open source by Arinex as the AEGC 2021 Professionalour Exploration Geophysics Editor MarkOldenburg et al. While I do miss receiving Conference Organiser. Planning is inLackie, Co-Editors, Associate Editors (andprinted copies of Exploration Geophysics, good shape. lets not forget our army of dedicatedI really appreciate the ease of online Also, in the last issue of Preview Stevepeer reviewers), have delivered six issuesreading any ASEG technical paper from Collins, in his letter to the Editor, raisedof Preview and six issues of ExplorationVolume 1Volume 50.his concerns on the scheduling of AEGCGeophysics to our Members. Behind theThe first major publication for 2020, 2019 and perceived clashes with otherscenes there has been an extraordinarythe start of ASEGs 50th Year, will be significant exploration and miningcommitment and effort to working veryExploration Geophysics Vol 51, Issue 1, a events. Steve suggested a rethink onclosely with the Taylor & Francis team tospecial Airborne Electromagnetics (AEM) the current 18-month interval betweenestablish best lines of communicationissue which has been in the planning for each conferences to a biannualand to refine the efficiencies andsome time by our Editor, Mark Lackie. I schedule. I very much appreciatescheduling in our publication workflowsvery much look forward this new ASEG Steves opinion, given his long-standingso that our Members received theseAEM Volume.contributions to the ASEG and I willworld-class publications on time. There is certainly discuss Steves views with ourstill further work to be done on this front. Im sure I speak for all of our ASEG partner societies. I do see a lot of industry and geoscienceMembers in congratulating our Editors society magazines and newslettersand their teams for their professional The underpinning for the ASEG- and, in my view, nothing comes closetime, dedication and commitment in PESA-AIG partnership model forto Previews diversity and depth ofproducing such an outstanding body of AEGC conventions is the imperativeexploration geoscience features andpublications for our Society throughout for advancing the integration andarticlesin particular, Geophysics in the2019!application of contemporary explorationsurveys; Canberra observed; book reviews; geoscience both in Australia andenvironmental, mineral and petroleumASEG individual Members have now beyond and also across the mineralnews and opinions; latest educationreceived the Annual Membership and petroleum exploration sectorsmatters; data trends and specialistRenewal package via email and will also and environmental, groundwater andupdates, such as, global implicationssee the table of 2020 Membership Fees near-surface geoscience applications. Inof the EU introduction of General Datain this issue of Preview. Earlier in 2019, every sense, this is an event that attractsProtection Regulation (GDPR). the ASEG Federal Executive reviewed the exploration and more general geosciencelevel of fees applied by the other major practitioners worldwide. There are real highlights for me in theAustralian geoscience societies and mix of feature articles over the past sixconfirmed that ASEG fees are comparable. At this stage, the 18-month schedule forissues of Preview. I usually go to theThe 2020 ASEG Fees have been increased conferences is locked in for the two nextfeature article first, and over the yearaccording to the Consumer Price Index. conferences: AEGC Brisbane is scheduledIve really enjoyed Space rocks onA generous discount is offered if you for April 2021 and AEGC Melbourne willdisplay at Geoscience Australia; Miningrenew your membership before Friday, 3 be scheduled for August/September/ to Mud: a multidisciplinary approachJanuary, 2020.October 2022 (depending on conventionto understanding Victorias riverine centre availability). landscape as a product of historical goldMy very best Christmas and New Year This issue of Preview, our Christmasmining; The Australian Continent: awishes to all ASEG Members around the Issue, is loaded with lots of news on thegeophysical synthesis; The secondworld, and particularly to our dedicated resources industry, people and events,lecturer in exploration geophysics inASEG volunteers who have achieved so must-read articles from our regularAustralia; Perths lost guns: a geophysicalmuch in 2019.contributors, and a great feature article.case study; A new experimental Preview 203 celebrates the end of a veryextractive technology trial for CooperTed Tynebusy and extremely productive year forBasin unconventional resources and ofASEG Presidentour Society. course, Don Emersons feature in this issue. president@aseg.org.au3 PREVIEW DECEMBER 2019'