b'Editors desk Editors deskLike many of you, no doubt, I preparedbeing a younger woman, being a singleASEG is truly a remarkable community of for the first virtual AEGC with someparent or being an older woman hasscientific practitioners.trepidation. I read Kate Robertsonsbeen viewed as a weakness that could riding instructions and duly clearedbe exploited. Sure, I have fallen foulOur regular Preview contributors my calendar, dressed in a suit (fromof systemic discrimination against(community members that we should the waist up) and pre-preparedwomen (the lack of toilets, restrictiveparticularly treasure!) continue to keep snacks and lunch. Surprisingly, I reallydress codes for women in the early daysus informed. David Denham (Canberra enjoyed the experience. It was a reliefof BMR/AGSO/GA for example), butobserved) brings us the latest statistics to be able to dash between sessionsnowadays such discrimination is usuallyout of Canberra, including the latest stats without so much as breaking a sweateasy to identify and work around.on job losses in Australian universities (just a couple of mouse clicks) and,Overcoming the seeds of doubt sown not a pretty picture. In this gloomy as there was the inevitable clashbehind the scenes about ones ability toenvironment Marina Pervukhina between presentations (why is thatmake a contribution because of gender,(Education matters) kick-starts a new the two presentations you most wantage, appearance, social or culturalseries of interviews with industry leaders to see are always scheduled at thecircumstances is a trickier proposition.about their expectations of the tertiary same time?), even more of a relief toIf our workplaces are to benefit byeducation systeman exciting initiative. realise that I could watch the secondbeing diverse, as well as benefitingMike Hatch (Environmental geophysics) presentation at my leisure down theby being inclusive of diverse andpicks his AEGC favourites. Terry Harvey track. Actually, I could watch thedivergent scientific ideas, then I think(Mineral geophysics) contemplates entire suite of presentations at mythat we all need to be careful to modelthe choice between ground-based leisure down the track should thatgood behaviour by treating all of ouror airborne surveysnot always be my pleasure an astonishingcolleagues with courtesy and respect -straightforward. Mick Micenko (Seismic thought. Netflix or AEGC .hmmmm.and to call out bad behaviour whereverwindow), marks the 100 th anniversary I expected to miss the interaction withand whenever we see it. of the seismic reflection method. Tim my fellows and I did, but then again,Keeping (Data trends) unveils the AESG Iwas surprised to see AESG Members,This issue of Preview features the AESGTechnical Standards Committees in particular, rise to the challenge of2021 Honours and Awards. Thesedraft guide to measuring magnetic interacting virtually in the DiscussionHonours and Awards were presentedsusceptibility in the field, and Ian James Forum. Those interactions felt veryto the recipients during the AEGC 2021(Webwaves) takes a walk on the dark side!real. Again, the format had a surprisingconference by the ASEG President. TheEnjoy!advantage over live interactions incitations remind us of the valuable skills that one could engage in severaland experience possessed by many ofLisa Worrall conversations at once. our older Members, and the potentialPreview Editor of many of our younger Members. Theprevieweditor@aseg.org.auThis advantage came to the fore during the AEGC Diversity in geoscience panel discussion chaired by Marina Costelloe. I struck me, as I listened to the speakers and watched the discussion, that many of the experiences being described were not so much about discrimination but about plain old bad behaviour.As a young scientist I had a fantasy that workplaces in science would be highly collegiate with individuals unselfishly focused on common goals. It has happened, CRC AMET under the leadership of Andy Green and then Brian Spies was one such workplace. However, I have also encountered workplaces in which many individuals are selfishly focused on very personal goals: bigger salaries, better titles, greater glory. Some of these individuals will do whatever it takes to achieve their goals, including exploiting what they perceive to be the weaknesses of those around them. Where I have been discriminated against in thoseThe Editor in the Croydon goldfields on the exposed margin of the Proterozoic Georgetown Inlier in north-west workplaces it has often been becauseQueensland.1 PREVIEW OCTOBER 2021'