b"President's pieceASEG newsPresidents pieceVideo presentations are an excellentsuccess would be combined total means to reach a much wider audienceattendance, the proportion of ASEG than can ever be hoped for at monthlyMembers attending that webinar and technical nights, and I would encourageYouTube viewing\x08 It is not a perfect presenters to think in longer time frames\x08metric since it is skewed towards the True, the time taken preparing a talk canlong term\x08 Nevertheless, by this criterion be significant and it can be daunting totwo webinars stand out\x08 Peter Betts present material\x08 However, recordingwebinar from 26 May and Indrajit Roys such talks provides massive leverage ofwebinar from 15 July score highly using that effort to an audience that wouldthis criterion\x08 Both had large numbers otherwise not have the opportunity toof attendees, and a large percentage of see the work\x08 Figure 1 updates a similarthose attendees were ASEG Members\x08 I take this opportunity to wish ASEGfigure in my Presidents Piece from PV 208\x08Both webinars also had a large number of Members, their families, our corporateA few points are worthy of comment\x08views on our YouTube channel\x08partners and affiliate societies a joyous,Firstly, the number of views is presented healthy and prosperous New Year\x08 It ison a logarithmic scale to cater for theIt is also worthwhile mentioning webinars with a great sense of optimism that I penlarge range\x08 Secondly, the number ofby Rich Bartlett, Anshuman Pradan my first Presidents Piece for 2021\x08 views increases over time\x08 Becauseand Alberto Ardid Segura\x08 All three Last year seemed to lob disaster afterYouTube can be searched, and indeedpresenters have clearly used the ASEGs disaster at us\x08 Fires across Australia, Africarecommends videos, the likelihood thatYouTube channel to advertise their work and the USA\x08 Floods across Asia\x08 And aa presentation will be recommended oramongst their various networks\x08worldwide pandemic that meant that thefound, and therefore viewed, increases over time\x08 Typically, technical nightI would therefore encourage all state terms lock down and social distancingbranches towards hybrid technical entered our vocabulary\x08 As the worldpresentations are not indexed and therefore have Mayfly-like longevity\x08presentations in 2021 and beyond\x08 breathed a collective sigh of relief at thePublicity for your branch and its development of a vaccine, COVID-19Finally, while there is a wide range of variation, webinars on the ASEGssponsors, the presenter and their work appears to have mutated at least twice toare compelling arguments\x08 For intending welcome the New Year\x08 YouTube channel can generally expect around 100 views\x08 This would generallypresenters, I encourage you to ask that From another perspective, perhapsexceed numbers present at a typicalyour presentation be recorded as a the only extraordinary thing abouttechnical night, and also those present atwebinar for wider viewing\x08the extraordinary events of 2020 wasa conference session\x08their magnitude\x08 Bush fires, even largeDavid Annetts bush fires, have occurred previously\x08It is natural to ask what makes aASEG President Pandemics have also affected the worldsuccessful webinar\x08 One criterion forpresident@aseg.org.auto varying degrees; regionally, for example in the case of SARS (2002-03) and MERS (2012), and globally in the case of the Spanish flu (1918)\x08 Even the political crisis in the USA, which is still playing out at the time of writing, has precedents\x08 Samuel Clemens (aka Mark Twain) has said that history doesnt repeat itself, but it often rhymes\x08So what can we expect in 2021? For the ASEG, my hope is that state branches embrace hybrid technical sessions\x08 Longer-term Members will remember when the Federal Executive was state bound\x08 When conference telephony became an option the Executive became national, as befits the Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists\x08 I can personally attest to the remarkable change in communication for the better as video conferences replaced telephony in my own time on the Federal Executive\x08 Figure 1.Webinar views on the ASEGs YouTube channel over time.3 PREVIEW FEBRUARY 2021"