b'ASEG newsCommitteesASEG International Committee: An introduction to the new Chair The purpose of the Internationalsmall scale to the crustal scale. Some Committee is to foster connectionsof you may know me from a previous with other geophysical societiestime when I was Chief Geophysicist for and to cater to the needs of ourOriginEnergy, back in the days that international Members. We recentlyOrigin held a significant conventional had a booth at the EAGE Conference inOil and Gas portfolio. I hold a degree Oslo, and hope to have a presence atin applied geophysics and have had other international conferences. As athe good fortune to have worked as cohort, our international membershipa geophysicist most of my adult life. has more representatives than anyStarting out in the 1980s, I supervised of the state branches apart fromseismic operations in central Queensland, Western Australia. I would love to hearthe Peoples Republic of China and suggestions about how best to respondbriefly in Papua New Guinea, before to the requirementsof our internationalturning my hand to interpretation and Members. If you are an internationaldiscovering that working with geologists Member, I would love to hear why youwas unavoidable after all! It turns joined and what geophysics you areout that my real passion is extracting doing. Even better, you may wish togeology from geophysical data, so much write a short article for a future editionso that after 40 years I also consider ofPreview. Photos are most welcome,myself a structural geologist. When not Hi, my name is Randall Taylor, and inandI am happy to help with the story.consulting, I enjoy spending time with 2023 I became Chair of the ASEGsImay be contacted via my wife and family, as well as cycling, International Committee. Hence it isinternational@aseg.org.au. metal sculpting, bushwalking, and time I introduced myself, and thankedswimming. I am married to Helen, and my predecessors, especially Koya SutoA little about me. I am primarily awe have three adult children, who are who has tirelessly promoted ASEG andseismologist specialising in interpretingvariously studying and working.continues to do so. I am currently the sole2D and 3D seismic data for oil and gas,Randall Taylor person on the Committee and would loveminerals, and coal. My interpretationsASEG International Committee Chairto hear from Members willing to join orareaugmented, when needed, by help out: international@aseg.org.au. potential field data and range fromE international@aseg.org.au ASEG Young Professionals Network: An updateIts been a while since I last wrote forto be happening naturally throughIf youve got some ideas feel free to Preview. I guess Ive been collecting myyounger volunteers sitting on conferenceemailor line me up for a chat. Or find thoughts regarding my role as federalcommittees. These good folk have beensome like-minded YPs and make it Chair of the YPN. You see, without anyorganising events that by all reports havehappen. Let me know if you need a hand. conscious decision to do so, the YPN nowbeen well attended andappreciated. Ill be keeping a watchful eye on things appears to be operating on autopilot. Andand Im ready to administer our annual maybe thats ok, as long as our early careerMany of our YPs have attended eventsYPbudget to support good causes.geophysicists are feeling supported by thesuch as the CAGE field camp and NeXUS- Society. I think they are, but I dont reallyorganised ably by others in our SocietyTo that end, and in part due to the lack know because our occasional mailouts toand beyond. Kudos to all those involvedof activity within the YPN at the moment, the YP database are met with radio silence. in those wonderful initiatives. Im planning to direct our 2024 budget towards supporting YPs at the ASEG The operational side of the YPN seemsLast year I canvassed the idea of aDISCOVER conference. I hope to see to be happening at the state level andremotementoring programme, and wea great YP turnout in Hobart and look without any intervention. Well, more sohad one applicant, who to be frank, wasforward to hearing how this special in some states than others. Qld and WAreally just looking for a job. Ive shelvedinterest group is working for you!deserve special mentions for runningthis idea for now.networking and mentoring eventsJarrod Dunne (sometimes in conjunction with otherSo, all this begs the question - haveASEG Young Professionalssocieties) over the last few years. we saturated our YPs with mentoring,Network Chairnetworking and training? And if so, what,E ypadmin@aseg.org.auThe other place where youll see the YPN inif anything, remains be done at a Federal action is at conferences. This also appearslevel to build on this?JUNE 2024PREVIEW 7'