b'Branch newsASEG newsTasmaniaMeeting notices, details about venues and relevant contact details can be found on the Tasmanian Branch page on the ASEG website\x08 As always, we encourage Members to keep an eye on the seminar/webinar programme at the University of Tasmania / CODES, which routinely includes presentations of a geophysical and computational nature as well as on a broad range of earth sciences topics\x08Mark Duffett taspresident@aseg.org.auThe 2021 joint annual ASEG-PESA-SPE Summer Social in full swing.VictoriaDrinks were flowing freely, and athere and always have fun (not youAll this happened, more or less, isnt justmyriad of nostalgic conversations weretraitor, you know who you are)one of purest opening lines from a novel (Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut),being recounted\x08 The second most popular topic of conversation on theFinally, I would like to take this but a great introduction to this buoyantopportunity to thank Mikayla recollection of the Victorian Branchs firstnight was the staggering number of unemployed geoscientists in Victoria,Sambrooks for serving as the Branchs event since the start of this wretchedCommunications officer during 2020, pandemic\x08 the most popular being the pandemic and lockdowns - of course\x08 In any case,although I cant recall what she actually The 2021 joint annual ASEG-PESA-SPEthank you to one of our unemployeddid\x08 In fact, Mikayla fled to Queensland Summer Social almost didnt take placegeoscientists for their cryptocurrencyjust as the second wave was ravaging after our world-leading, gold-class hotelinvestment tip\x08 I will now go out and buyVictorians\x08 Despite her going AWOL and quarantine system failed Victorians onceas many Bitcoins as I canonce Ive soldabandoning her post, the committee again, and forced its citizens into a snapthe house, wife, and children to fund thisremained headstrong and vowed to five-day lockdown in mid-February\x08 Iand many other gambling habits Ivetrack her down\x08 Our bounty hunters have must echo journalist Leigh Sales line ofdiscovered the past yearmeh\x08 only just discovered her hiding away at questioning to Victorian Premier DanNewcrest Mining in Western Australia, Andrews, that you apparently cantWhile Im in the process of thankingimpersonating as a graduate exploration manage two to three cases of COVIDmembers for their on-going supportgeologist\x08 By sheer luck, the statute of a day in a population of about 6\x083for our Society, and their questionablelimitations has saved Mikayla from the million people, is a painful reminder toinvestment tips, I would like to un- wrath of the committeethis time\x08 We Victorians of the very high price we allthank one particular member, who shallwish her all the best as her career takes paid after the 112-day lockdown last year\x08remain nameless, for registering theiroff\x08 We duly invite other members to Nevertheless, the 2021 Summer Socialattendance to the Summer Social thatsubmit their EOI for the communications finally took place the week following thenight via PESA rather than through theirofficer position\x08 Its a fun role where snap lockdown at The Common Man atASEG membership\x08 No, Im not going toyou get to drink lots of beer and eat Melbournes South Wharf\x08 This was thegive you or any of our readers advice,lots of pizzaat home\x08 There is also the most eagerly anticipated event in wellnor do I care to understand the reasonspossibility of the occasional dalliance at over a year and I, for one, awaited thebehind such treachery, albeit PESA is aevents to mingle with some of the most evening with bated breath\x08 After all, thiswell-oiled machine when pitted againstcelebrated geoscientific minds, but the could be the first, last and only event forour amateur-like operations\x08 Simplypandemic may save you from all of thatour Branch in 2021\x08 put, it was a gut punch to the Branchjust ask Mikaylaand to our greater Society\x08 Admittedly,Thong Huynh So, it goesit was a mild late summersI am a member of both celebrated evening\x08 The sun was glistening off theorganisations as I have impressionablevicpresident@aseg.org.aumurky, oil-filmed waters of the Yarrapursuits, but thats another topic for River where an outdoor covered area ofanother rant in a parallel universe\x08 Western AustraliaThe Common Man was our mustering point for the night\x08 One by one, VictorianThe Victorian committee isGreetings from Perth and WA\x08 2021 has members from the three sister societiesenthusiastically putting together anot yet lived up to its name as not-slowly but surely roused from theircalendar of events for 2021\x08 We aim to2020, but we are all moving forward\x08 A inactivity and jostled alongside one ofcatapult the Branch into orbit with aCOVID scare and lockdown in February the many dizzying seagull excrement- string of stupendous technical meetingforced us to move around our first face-laden benches for the night\x08 It was annights and other fun events, pending anyface (Student) Tech Night, but we did unexpectedly great turn out, granteddrastic changes to our pandemic wayeventually have a successful evening on most members were crying out for someof life\x08 Please follow our various ASEGFebruary 23 at the Shoe Bar in Perth branch activity, and a rare pleasure tomedia sites for the latest updates andCBD, in the new Yagan Square\x08 Four reconnect with some of our members\x08happenings\x08 As always, do take care outlocal graduate students presented their 7 PREVIEW APRIL 2021'