b'Presidents pieceASEG newsPresidents pieceWe have numerous initiatives this year toexcellent forum, not only to get exposed improve the volunteer experience. Theseto world class science, but in a world include: of entrenched working from home, to connect with your peers face to face. 1.Volunteer recognition and training,Im therefore especially excited about which includes the annual publicationthe role the AEGC will play in facilitating of the Volunteer Almanac; peer to peer engagement between 2.Leveraging the monthly meetinggeoscientists across the Australasian of branch representatives to shareregion for 2023. If youre keen to know learnings across the states; more about the conference, then head to 3.Reviewing all our processes to identifythe website or contact our ASEG co-chair Emma Brand wasted effort and redesign ourMegan Nightingale, who will be able to Members and readers workflows to be more efficient. assist with any of your enquiries.In addition to the above initiatives, I alsoFinally, I want to give a massive shout I hope that youve found enough layerswant to use this Piece to highlight theout to Immediate Past President, Kate to stay warm throughout the coldestupgrade of our website. This initiative,Brand, and the work she and the team start to winter for the last severalin and of itself, might not ordinarilyhave been doing to establish CAGE, a decades. In Brisbane throughoutbe associated with a better volunteerone-week Camp for Applied Geophysics July an unusually cold wet haze setexperience, but in this case it is. This isExcellence, in South Australia in September. in, plunging the sunshine state andbecause were not simply upgrading theThe camp is a collaboration between the its residents into permanent Uggwebsite, were moving to an integratedASEG and AuScope and will provide seven boot wear. And in my new homeassociation membership system.days of real-world application of major of Auckland, Ive been learning notThis means that all the activities wegeophysical techniques to students and to worry too much about what thecurrently undertake separately, such theyoung professionals. Over 70 applications forecast says, and embrace the almostwebsite, event management, marketingwere received for 20-25 free placements certain downpour, wind and sun thatand communications, membershipthat are sponsored by ASEG, NExUS emerge at least once a day, in varyingmanagement and online membershipand AuScope. This is truly an amazing amounts! payments, can now occur in a singleopportunity to enable participants to learn Now that Ive got on two layers ofenvironment. This will create betterhow to process geophysical data, complete merino, in this issue of Preview I wantedvisibility for all Members on eventspractical sessions on basic data importation to highlight what were doing to improveacross the country, as well as integrateand reduction, filtering, modelling, the volunteer experience. Ive alwaysyour membership data with theseinversion, data display and importantly, known that the ASEG has an incrediblyactivities. This will simplify the processesinterpretation. In addition, participants will dedicated band of volunteers thatfor state branch volunteers, for thelearn how to integrate diverse geophysical keep the organisation moving forward,Communications Committee and thedatasets in order to map/image the sub-from the FEDEX to the state branchPublications Committee amongst others. surface in the vicinity of a copper deposit leadership. However, this was broughtenvironment in South Australia. Im so The business case for the website upgradepleased that the ASEG can take a leading home even more powerfully with thewas presented and endorsed by the publication of last years Volunteerrole in delivering opportunities like this FEDEX at the July meeting. Were focussedto students and young professionals, Almanac. This awesome publication listson delivering this upgrade in time for the all the dedicated volunteers across ourclosing a gap that has been created with AGM in April next year. This timeline willthe shrinking of geophysical education organisation, and the statistics are clear,ensure that any issues with the database almost 20% of our Members give backacross universities in Australia.changeover will be resolved before the through volunteer roles. What this tells2024 membership renewal drive, whichAs I close, keep warm out there, and if me is that we dont just exist because ofis another area that we hope that boththere are any processes or pain points membership renewals and conferenceMembers and volunteers will have athat create barriers to you volunteering income, but that the time our Membersstreamlined and simplified experience. your time with the ASEG, please reach dedicate to the ASEG is a form of revenueout. As always, I am open to your in and of itself. With this insight in hand,In other news, the deadline for shortthoughts, feedback and suggestions, so a key priority this year is to ensure thatabstract submissions for AEGC 2023please dont hesitate to connect.we remove process duplications andclosed in August and Im delighted to streamline our systems so that volunteersreport that we received some fantasticEmma Brand are spending their time on high valuesubmissions for next years conferenceASEG President activities. in Brisbane. The conference is anpresident@aseg.org.au3 PREVIEW AUGUST 2022'