Earth Sciences History Group (A Specialist Group of the Geological Society of Australia Inc.) Email Bulletin No. 51 June 22 2016
AESC2016—Uncover Earth’s Past to Discover Our Future Adelaide 26–30 June 2016 Website: www.aesc2016.gsa.org.au Email: aesc2016@aomevents.com —the official convention email address managed by All Occasions Events. Late Registrations (2 weeks from convention) Full Registration Member
$925.00
As previously advised, in recognition of the ongoing remembrances marking the centenary of World War 1, the ESHG has convened a session on the war records of Australian geologists and their contributions to geology before, during or after their service. The session entitled War Records of Australian Geologists will be part of the Geoscience and Society: Education, Integration and Translation of Earth Science for Societal Benefit theme. Four papers were received on T.W. Edgeworth David, Leslie Blake, Cecil Morton and Walter H Bryan. In addition another paper on Robert Bedford has been accepted, although not related to the theme of World War 1. The time allotted for the session is Thursday afternoon (30 June) of the AESC. The Geotourism and Geological Heritage Standing Committees is also convening sessions Recent advances in Geotourism in Australia and beyond and Geoheritage under the Geoscience and Society theme.
ESHG Business Meeting at the AESC Time has been allotted to the ESHG on Wednesday 29 June from 2:30 to 3:30pm during the AESC. ESHG Reports for 2014 and 2015-16 follow. Full papers for the meeting, including the minutes of the previous meeting, will be emailed as a separate attachment.
2014 Annual Report Earth Science History Group (ESHG) Committee 2014 saw the transfer of the ESHG Committee from Western Australia to Queensland. The new committee is composed of Ian Withnall (Chairman), John Jell (Secretary), Paul Blake (Treasurer), John Draper (Newsletter Editor), Cec Murray (Assistant Editor) and regional representatives John Blockley (WA), David Branagan (NSW), Roger Pierson (VIC), Carol Bacon (TAS), Jim Jago (SA). The Queensland Committee has held several committee meetings, transferred bank accounts/signatures and set up net-banking facilities with the NBA in Brisbane. Membership Current membership is similar to that of the previous year. There were 5 company and 101 individual members in 2014. At the end of March 2015, there were 5 company and 97 individual members of whom 13 are yet to pay (some of the latter pay by direct debit and are yet to be credited). There are 9 new members and it appears 13 did not renew their membership.
1