b'Conferences and eventsNewsAEM 2023: UpdateOn behalf of the AEM 2023 Organisingfrom acquisition, system developmentKatherine McKenna, Bradley Committee I invite you to becomeand improvements, semi-airborneMoggridge, Andi Pfaffhyber and part of the 8th International Airbornesystems, case studies for groundwater,Bernhard Siemon. Our confirmed Electromagnetics Workshop. The eventvolcanology and minerals applications,sponsors include Xcallibur Multiphysics, will be held between Sunday the 3rd andopen-source data and software andSkytem, Geoscience Australia and NRG. Thursday the 7th of September 2023, atAI to name just a few. Its great toFor those considering sponsorship, the Fitzroy Island Resort in tropical northsee work from such widely varyingthere are still plenty of opportunities.Queensland, Australia. The conferenceperspectives being shared at this is hosted by the Australian Society ofworkshop, which is part of a series heldWe are taking over the whole resort Exploration Geophysics (ASEG) andonly every five years. to host AEM 2023 and anticipate a CSIRO. relaxing and intimate occasion to Our invited speakers will also beupdate yourself with all things AEM. Its getting close to the event, andcovering a variety of topics, withTo reiterate information available on weve had over 60 abstract submissionsauthors including Andrew Green,the webpage (www.aem2023.org.au) from ten countries. The subjects varyMagdel Combrinck, Lindsey Heagy,the conference kicks o\x1e at sunset on Sunday the 3rd September, with the technical programme starting early in the morning on Monday the 4th September. Its a four-day workshop but, to provide participants with an opportunity to experience the unique setting of Fitzroy Island, we have a half day of leisure activities planned for Wednesday morning. We recommend people stay on after the full day session on Thursday, and depart on Friday morning.Whilst in north Queensland it would be a shame to miss the variety of tourist attractions on o\x1eer, and we suggest that delegates plan to prolong their visit. I recently took a boat trip to the outer reef and I can personally recommend a day on a pontoon with the opportunity to snorkel, scuba dive, or simply ride in a glass bottom boat as a way of exploring the marine life of the Great Barrier Reef. There are also plenty of onshore activities ranging from visiting the Daintree rainforest, to visiting a local crocodile farm. Go to https://www.tropicalnorthqueensland.org.au/ to see what other attractions may be of be interest to you.Andrew Fitzpatrick Chair Organising Committee AEM 2023 My daughter snorkeling with a Blue Wrasse on the outer reefan opportunity not to be missed. Andrew.Fitzpatrick@igo.com.auJUNE 2023 PREVIEW 14'