b'Editors desk Editors deskThis issue of Preview features an articlebut, potentially, the life and livelihoodsAustralians are not just holidaying at by Don Emerson on the conductivity ofof colleagues who at this stage donthome but holidaying in Queensland chalcocitea valuable copper sulphidehave the same opportunity to take one(well who can blame them!) and popular that is particularly deserving of Donsfor the team. I have rolled up my arm,facilities are being booked out early.attention! completed early bird registration and booked my flightsyes I am keen! ASee you in Brisbane in September!Also, David Denham (Canberra observed)word of warning, however, please do takes a close look at the Federal budget.Lisa Worrall consider booking your accommodationPreview Editor Marina Pervukhina (Education matters)for the conference well ahead of time encourages readers to take advantageprevieweditor@aseg.org.auof online opportunities to educate themselves about the challenges currently facing the energy sector. Mike Hatch (Environmental geophysics) shares his picks in the webinar space. Terry Harvey (Mineral geophysics) reflects on good surveys that go bad. Mick Micenko (Seismic window) gets excited about passive seismic. Tim Keeping (Data trends) muses about the impact of artificial intelligence on regression analysisonce so simple and now, well and Ian James (Webwaves) tells us who is watching what on the ASEG YouTube channel!The Australasian Exploration Geoscience Convention (incorporating the ASEG 28thInternational Conference and Exhibition) will be held in Brisbane in September this year. The next issue of Preview will be the (pre) conference issue. That issue should whet your appetite for the conference if, after the year (2020) that was, your appetite needs any whetting! It will be fantastic to gather, once again, with friends and colleagues. If you are over forty (over thirty in some states and over sixteen in the NT) you should be able to get yourself vaccinated well before the conference thereby protecting not only yourselfSee in you in Brisbane and yes, Queensland is beautiful one day and perfect the next!Free subscription 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 JUNE 2021'