Whether you are a new or longstanding member of the Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists, we hope that you have found your membership valuable. We also hope that you will consider becoming more involved with our organization. There are many ways you can give back to AEG through our Operational Committees and Technical Working Groups, at least one of which is sure to fall into an area in which you have an interest and expertise.
Our committees and working groups are integral to advancing the mission of AEG. We could not exist without them! The members and chairs who volunteer to be part of these groups also find the experience to be very rewarding.
Reasons to serve on an AEG committee or working group:
- It’s an excellent way to network and increase your industry contacts.
- It increases your professional profile and is a great resume-builder.
- It’s an excellent learning experience and facilitates greater expertise in a given subject area.
- It improves your leadership and public speaking skills.
- It allows you to have an influence on decision-making and promote initiatives that are important to you.
AEG Operational Committees
Our committees exist to provide specialized services to the AEG membership. Every committee is expected to fulfill certain duties such as creating activity reports and other news item for the newsletter, holding symposia at the Annual Meetings, presenting papers at chapter meetings, brainstorming new initiatives, and preparing a semi-annual report for each Board of Directors meeting.
The following are our current Operational Committees:
- Advocacy
- Annual Meeting
- Awards
- Chapter Support
- Communications
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- AEG Publications
- Finance
- Governance
- Honorary Member Screening
- K-12 Education
- Licensure
- Meetings Advisory
- Nominations
- Strategic Initiative Coordinators
- Student & Young Professional Support
To learn more details about our committees, visit this page. If you are interested in participating in any of them, please contact the current AEG Vice President or AEG Headquarters.
AEG Technical Working Groups
Technical Working Groups have been formed to pursue a specific technical task or tackle an engineering/scientific issue which is significant to the membership and objectives of AEG. Co-chairs are appointed by the President and committee members are selected from the membership by the co-chairs.
The ultimate goals of the Technical Working Groups include keeping membership abreast of news and advancements in their technical area, hosting seminars and drafting policy statements and position papers. Responsibilities include providing content for AEG News, holding symposia, presenting papers at meetings, brainstorming new initiatives, and preparing a semi-annual report for each Board of Directors meeting.
Our current Technical Working Groups are:
- Dams & Levees
- Digital and Electronic Technology
- Environmental Characterization & Remediation
- Coastal Hazards
- Geologic Resource Management
- Geophysics
- Hydrogeology
- Landslides
- Naturally Occurring Asbestos
- Rock Mechanics
- Seismic Risk and Hazards
- Solid, Hazardous & Mine Waste Management
- Subsidence
- Sustainability
- Tunneling
For more information about Technical Working Groups, please visit this page. If you are interested in volunteering for one of these groups, please contact AEG HQ at [email protected].
We hope that you will consider lending your talents to the association. Whatever your strengths and expertise, there is a place for you on one of our Operational Committees or Technical Working Groups. Please get in touch!