b'Conferences and eventsNewsAEM 2023 8th International Airborne Electromagnetics Workshop: ReflectionsWow! What an event we had on Fitzroylocal reef and embark on a steep hikefor their valuable contributions to the Island in tropical North Queensland. Theto the lighthouse or, for the moresuccess of the event.workshop was well attended with 95adventurous, to the islands highest peak. delegates from 13 countries (Figure 1).In the evening, numerous social eventsA special thanks is due to our dedicated We had 60 papers presented, covering allprovided opportunities for attendees tocommittee members for their tireless aspects of airborne electromagnetics. further foster relationships within thisefforts over the past several years. international community. As is often theTheywere:Some of our invited speakers shared thecase, we would often outlast the staff, history of airborne EM. Although its originscreating our own music with guitars andCommitteeare rooted in the mineral explorationvocals well into the late evening.industry, the use of airborne EM has grownAndrew Fitzpatrick IGO, Co-Chairsubstantially, with groundwater studiesOne of the anticipated highlights of theJames Reid Mira Geoscience, Co-Chairnow dominating its application. During theworkshop was the competitive bid toAaron Davis CSIRO, Technicalevent, we witnessed exciting innovations,host the next workshop. An unexpectedTim Munday CSIRO, Sponsorshipincluding the development of a fullyturn of events occurred when aAstrid Carleton GSNSW, ASEG Liaisonairborne drone EM system. The videosproposition to host the workshop everyLisa Worrall Protean Geoscience, Local showcasing some test flights amazed andthree years, instead of every five, wasLiaisoncaptivated the audience. Therefore, it cameapproved by vote. Italy was then selectedTorres Webb CSIRO, Indigenous as no surprise when it was announced thatas the host for the 2026 workshop, withLiaisonthis innovation had won the award for thethe chosen location being an islandDavid Annetts CSIRO, Extended best paper: off Sicily. Im already in the process ofAbstractsdrafting a paper for this upcoming event!Developing a fully airborne droneTechnical sub-committeeTEM system by Nicklas SkovgaardI would like to extend our heartfelt Nyboe and Kristoffer Skovgaardgratitude to our sponsors: XcaliburAaron Davis CSIROMohr from SkyTEM Surveys ApS. Multiphysics, Geotech Airborne,James Macnae CT3D / RMITSkytem, Geoscience Australia,Yusen Ley Cooper Geoscience AustraliaThe best poster went to: CGG, NRG, Intrepid GeophysicsAndrew King CSIROAdaptive correction for airborneand Spectrem Air. Your support wasShane Mule CSIROelectromagnetic measurementsinstrumental in making the workshop aTania Dhu NTGSby Andrey Volkovitsky and Evgenytruly memorable experience.Karshakov, from the Institute ofAndrew Fitzpatrick Control Sciences. We also want to express our sincereAEM 2023 Co-Chair thanks to our co-hosts, CSIRO and ASEG,Andrew.Fitzpatrick@igo.com.auWe encourage all workshop presenters to consider publishing their work as full papers in Exploration Geophysics. We aim to have papers submitted within the next twelve months to prepare for a special issue. If presenters dont feel that their work is quite ready or quite right for a full paper in EG, we would also encourage them to consider publishing in Preview.Part of the conferences charm lay in its island setting, where participants could explore the wonders of the Figure 1:AEM 2023 delegates by country. AEM 2023 Workshop participants on the Fitzroy Island jetty.13 PREVIEW OCTOBER 2023'