b'Presidents pieceASEG newsPresidents piece3.Member Value: Creating, articulating,publications. Elevating the quality, over and delivering exceptional memberquantity, of ASEG publications was value and satisfaction unanimously recognised as a critical task 4.Volunteer Focus: Improving thefor the ASEG. This year we will review volunteer experience the commercial contracts for Exploration These focus areas provide a frameworkGeophysics and Preview, looking at for establishing a set of high-impacthow we manage extended abstracts outcomes to help set the ASEG up for afrom joint conferences and exploring bright future: emerging digital publication models. I am pleased to say that the Publications Committee have already begun work Eric Battig 1.Growing geophysical capabilities inon this critical initiative, and we are well Australia placed to see material progress over the 2.Revitalising publications with a focuscourse of the year.I begin this Presidents Piece by takingon relevance to membersa moment to acknowledge the3.Increasing branch impact andOur state branches continue to be tremendous effort of all our volunteers.improving content accessibility our frontline, and our face into the Simply put, the ASEG could not4.Creating content to better articulategeophysical and broader public function without their passion andvolunteer expectations and onboarding community. We agreed we need to do incredible hard work. They dedicatewhat we can to improve the impact of significant personal time to the ASEG,The stark decline in specialisedthe branches in the capital cities but across all facets of the organisation.geophysical education at Australianalso, importantly, in our regions. We will Much of this work happens behind theuniversities will challenge thecontinue to deliver substantial online scenes, and I am excited to announcesustainability of the ASEG, and over thecontent and we are exploring ways in that we will soon be releasing our 2022next twelve months we will be exploringwhich we can bring ASEG events to Volunteer Almanac. The Almanac listsand hopefully adopting ways in whichregional centres and/or capital cities over 180 of our amazing volunteerwe can respond. We will be focused onthat are not traditionally hosts to larger members, and we welcome with openmentoring and training, and increasingconferences. We thank those members arms our newest volunteers to thethe reach of geophysics into primary andthat have provided feedback through the Standing and State Branch Committees.secondary education (e.g. leveraging therecent online survey but as always, please Its especially pleasing to see recentlyspotlight on our very own Superstars ofreach out directly if you have any ideas or vacant positions once again filled,STEM). Acknowledging that a lot of goodcomments. Our state branch presidents namely our International Committeework is already in progress across otherhave also begun attending our monthly Chair (Randall Taylor), Education Chairgeoscienti\x1dc societies, we will collaborateFedEx meetings, further encouraging (Michelle Thomas) and Vice-Presidentthrough the AGC on the promotion ofcollaboration and knowledge exchange (Ian James). So, thank you to all ourgeophysical education and professionalacross the Society. We are also continuing volunteers, and remember theredevelopment. to make important progress on the new is always room for more, so pleasewebsite, which will be launched later reach out to me, or your local branchLeading directly on from this it was recognised, once again, that ourthis year. This will signi\x1dcantly improve committee, if you would like to help. content accessibility and member international members (incidentally In the last issue of Preview, I hintedour second largest branch) need moreengagement and will transform our at some of the headwinds facing oursupport. With Randall stepping intoonline presence.Society, and on the sidelines of thisthe role of International CommitteeFinishing o\x1e where I started, I am very years AEGC in Brisbane your new FederalChair these members will have directexcited by what the ASEG will achieve Executive met for our annual Strategyrepresentation on the FedEx, and weover the next twelve months with Day. Throughout the day the teamcan expect to see the ASEG increase itsthe help of our amazing volunteers re\x1cected on how the ASEG is positionedinternational pro\x1dle, which brings withand supporters, and I look forward to with respect to the Societys four keyit more opportunities for our membersupdating you through this forum, or focus areas: to engage and share their knowledge.when I next see you at an online or in-Throughout this year we will also beperson event.initiating a review and renewal process 1.The Next 50: Creating a sustainablefor all our sister organisation MOUs. As always, please reach out with any model for the ASEG to supportthoughts, comments or feedback.another 50 years During the days discussions, it became 2.Who We Are: Understanding andobvious that to deliver value for ourEric Battig communicating the identity of themembers we are going to need to focusASEG President ASEG on the current and future state of ourpresident@aseg.org.au3 PREVIEW JUNE 2023'