b'CommentaryWebwavesContractor to the membership database, Webwavesthereby restricting Contractor entries to ASEG Members and Corporate Members. It seems reasonable to expect that a geophysical contractor that wishes to Ian Jamesbe advertised on the ASEG website has ASEG Webmasteran ASEG Member in their employ. While E webmaster@aseg.org.au this is somewhat frustrating compared to the existing Contractor Database, the net benefit of the integration for the Society Google for nonprofits - includingFigure 1 shows the Publications sectionis positive.the ASEG on the homepage of the new ASEG website highlighting Preview, the ASEGNext StepsThe ASEGs status as a not-for-profitNewsletter and Exploration Geophysics.society for the promotion of scienceAlong with the website relaunch, we areKeep an eye out for communications confers a number of benefits to thereplacing our membership database. Thisfrom the ASEG about the email migration organisation. Recently, thanks to theis an essential part of the refresh and willand website update taking place in the efforts of Gokul Venu Sreebindu on thesimplify website login and other frictionfirst quarter of 2024. Web Committee, we have now beenpoints on the website. As with all transitions, there are likely to verified and approved for Google forbe some teething issues. Please be patient Nonprofits. One aspect of the new website thatin the early days of the new website and This means we will be able to setupis currently being worked on is theemail webmaster@aseg.org.au while we Google Workspace for Nonprofits at noContractor Database. In practical terms,iron out issues and deploy updates.charge. This enables us to generate anthe connected nature of the website unlimited number of email addressesand the membership database meansThese initiatives also represent cost atthe @aseg.org.au domain at no cost,that each contractor needs an entry insavings for the society: Google for in addition to a host of other benefitsthe ASEG Members database. To avoidNonprofits offerings will remove our asdiscussed and outlined here incurring ongoing membership cost forannual expenditure on email hosting; https://support.google.com/nonprofits.each contractor, it is being suggestedcertainly something that I, as a Scotsman, that each ASEG Member could add acan get behind.The move to Google Workspace will involve a complete migration of ASEG communications to Google. This process will start in early 2024 and will be communicated in advance to Members so we can cut over during a brief, planned email outage. The benefit of migrating the ASEG email accounts (56 and counting) includes the ability to easily create additional accounts for specific events or content, such as CAGE and MAG, at no additional cost. Additionally, SPAM and phishing issues that have been present in some volunteer accounts should be reduced with the improved filtering capabilities in the Google product.Website refresh updateIn 2024 there promises to be significant change in the digital presence of the ASEG, with the new website now close to being ready. This has previously been discussed in the Webwaves column in Preview 224 and 225.One of the key aims of the new website is to provide a cleaner, simpler experience.Figure 1. Publications section on the homepage of the new ASEG website.FEBRUARY 2024PREVIEW 41'