b'Branch newsASEG newsfor a take-away meal with cash around that time because the fast-food shop I visited offered a 10% discount when paying with cash. The fact that that $25 has been sitting in my wallet for a quarter of the year was no real shock. We live in a contactless, frictionless, cashless worldall in the name of convenience. As a society, we have given up on cash, with the unfortunate flipside being we all tend to spend more when we pay with a cardappended to a digital walleton a smart phone. I love using my credit card, and I assume most people that have one do too, because it postpones the unpleasantness of actually paying for things until the bill arrives. Ill be the first to admit, I am guilty of confusing how easy it is to pay for something with how easily I can afford it simply because I am able to swipe, tap or dip my smart phone or my smart watch. This illusion of affordability can be particularly distressing on a monthly basis.At our popular technical meeting nights,Fatemeh Amirpoorsaeed presenting to the Victoria Branch members.the Victoria Branchs entertainment charges can be swiftly drained likegenerously provided by the ASEG. Isafety) of actually paying for it later. Ive money is going out of fashion. Pointam completely in favour of supportingconsidered consigning Scotty to the in case - we hosted two (2) technicala forum for members to gather andabandonment basket where it will join meeting nights in May in as manyexchange geoscience ideas over athe likes of once enjoyable things such weeks. The first was reported in the Junetipple or two. Know this - the ASEG isas my old Tamagotchi, DVDs and an edition of Preview. The second branchmeticulously economical when it comes80Gb music iPod.gathering on 24 May saw PhD candidateto authorising branch expendituresI am aware other state branches often(?) Ms Fatemeh Amirpoorsaeed presentsuch that a litany of paperwork for anyask their members to pay for their own a brief overview of her dissertation,cash outflow becomes so troublesomedrinks at events. Its an interesting The impact of craton margin geometrythat it discourages committeeidea but isnt a new idea and has been on deformation at the edges of themembers from ever bothering to asksuggested to me on more than one North Australian Craton. A little morefor permission to spend ASEG funds inoccasion by the ASEG. I am mindful of about habitual spending habits shortly.the first place. True story. I have foundour already falling member numbers Craton margins have been studied,the only way around this is to spend theand lack of financial sponsorship. Its using geophysical imaging methods,money first then plead with the ASEGalready difficult getting members to to exhibit wedge-shaped geometries,for forgiveness in the form of a paymentattend our events by offering free drinks which can be inward or outwardrequisition (not to be taken as advice).let alone asking them to attend one dipping. Fatemehs investigation makesIt usually works a treat every time.and remain sober. A rock and a hard use of geophysical interpretation andUnfortunately, this is where I founderedplace if you ask me, but a compromise analogue modelling techniques torecently with respect to the two eventswill need to be made soon. It probably better understand the potential forin May. As is the case after everywont change the way how our events mineral systems development at thetechnical meeting, I often settle theare being paid for (any suggestions?). If craton margins, which suggests a crucialevenings expenses using my personalanything, asking members to pay a small role in controlling the distribution andcredit card. The confusion of how easycash amount up front at each catered concentration of minerals at the crustal- it is to pay for something with howevent will just mean more random cash level. Turns out craton margins witheasily I can afford it rears its ugly head.notes ending up in my wallet for lengthy inward dipping geometries exhibitingNot once but twice this May. Becauseperiods of time.associated structural deformation tendsI am not a very organised individual, to be associated with potentially greatera month went by before I realised IThong Huynh economic fertility. Go figure. Fatemeh hashad forgotten to submit a timely costvicpresident@aseg.org.ausince taken up a role as an explorationreimbursement for ASEG expenses geoscientist at Rio Tinto Exploration.occurred on my personal credit card.Western AustraliaWe wish her all the best with her latestI was in the hole for a substantial endeavours. amountarrrgh! The convenience ofThe ASEG WA Branch took part in living in a cashless society can have itsthe Trinity College Careers Expo on Now, at back-to-back events in May,faults. I had paid for something weeks13 June 2023. The Expo aimed to Victoria members thoroughly enjoyedearlier not because I could afford it butpromote careers in geophysics to membership benefits that have beenbecause I had the option (and assuredhigh school and tertiary students AUGUST 2023 PREVIEW 10'