During the abstract submission process, there were options for various 
recording and broadcasting rights; so those would likely just need to be 
exercised or revised. 

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> On May 7, 2020, at 10:08 PM, Jiajia Sun via SEGMIN <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> Considering that quite a few people in the mining community (and most likely 
> in other communities as well) have already decided not to participate the 
> SExG Annual Meeting in person, I think SExG should seriously consider some 
> type of hybrid format so that both in-person and virtual partipatication 
> could happen. This is probably a good way to minimize the negative impact of 
> the pandemic while allowing for more people to be engaged, thereby maxmizing 
> the positive impact of SExG annual meeting.  Just my two cents.
> 
> Stay safe!
> JiaJia
> 
> ==================================
> Jiajia Sun,  Assistant Professor
> Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
> Science & Research Building 1
> 3507 Cullen Blvd, Rm 127A
> University of Houston 
> Houston, Texas 77204-5007
> 
> 
>> On Thu, May 7, 2020 at 9:07 PM Sarah G. R. Devriese via SEGMIN 
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> Lia, Rob, and Stephen, thank you for your comments and input. Anyone else, 
>> please also share your thoughts as that can help those of us planning the 
>> SEG meeting (technical program, workshops, field trips, lunch, etc) 
>> communicate better to the SEG upper levels when asked. 
>> 
>> The reviews are going ahead as normal and ends on Monday. Then we will build 
>> the sessions before the end of May so that authors can be notified with the 
>> accept/reject decisions and details of their presentation date/time. In 
>> normal times, this is done so early because many speakers need to apply for 
>> visas to travel to the US, which in turn takes more time. 
>> 
>> Not being the US myself but helping to plan the technical program and a 
>> workshop, I agree a Plan B is prudent. 
>> 
>> Take care,
>> Sarah
>> 
>> —
>> Sarah Devriese, PhD, P.Geo.
>> 
>>> On Thu, May 7, 2020 at 16:05 Robert Hearst via SEGMIN 
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Hi All,
>>> 
>>> Similar to others, the company I work for will not be sending anyone to the 
>>> SEG this year due to COVID-19 concerns/travel restrictions/etc.  However we 
>>> are keen to participate in a virtual on-line format.  
>>> 
>>> With other organisations that I am involved with, one has taken the Annual 
>>> Conference completely online (PGO as a series of 4, 1/2 day on-line 
>>> symposia allowing for registration of all, 1 or some combination, spread 
>>> over 4 consecutive Tuesdays) and two others are seriously considering 
>>> moving the 2021 events to a combination of local attendees (if local 
>>> conditions allow) and/or virtual for the out-of-town and international 
>>> communities.  This is a very serious topic.  I have also participated in 
>>> several recent web events, one with over 1000 attendees (kept the 
>>> moderators very busy and there were several breaks for Q&A during the 2 hr 
>>> event.).
>>> 
>>> In some ways this may become the new normal.
>>> 
>>> Sincerely,
>>> 
>>> Rob
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> ---------- Original Message ----------
>>>> From: Stephen Reford via SEGMIN <[email protected]>
>>>> Date: May 7, 2020 at 6:43 PM
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Hi Lia,
>>>> 
>>>> The link Ken provided indicates that the SEcG conference is shifting by a 
>>>> year (missing their 100th anniversary) but preserving the technical 
>>>> program.
>>>> https://www.segweb.org/SEG/About/SEG/About/SEG-News.aspx#20200506
>>>> 
>>>> The AAPG recently postponed their annual conference, scheduled for next 
>>>> month in Houston. They are considering other options (read between the 
>>>> lines - maybe attempt to combine with SExG?).
>>>> https://ace.aapg.org/2020
>>>> 
>>>> The EGU is currently holding its annual General Assembly conference 
>>>> online. It would be interesting to hear how it went.
>>>> https://www.egu2020.eu/
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers! Stephen
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: SEGMIN <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Lia Martinez 
>>>> via SEGMIN
>>>> Sent: May 7, 2020 6:16 PM
>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>> Cc: Lia Martinez <[email protected]>
>>>> Subject: Re: [SEGMIN] SEGMIN Digest, Vol 23, Issue 8
>>>> 
>>>> Hi Jean, Ken, 
>>>> 
>>>> It is good to hear your thoughts on this. I am on the SEG Near Surface 
>>>> Technical Section board, and there has been some discussion of a "Plan B" 
>>>> in case the SEG conference does need to be taken online.
>>>> 
>>>> I think it would be good to hear some opinions from members of this forum 
>>>> as to if that would be better/worse that having the conference in-person 
>>>> and what your suggestions or criticisms might be of taking SEG 2020 in 
>>>> that direction. 
>>>> 
>>>> Best Regards,
>>>> 
>>>> Lia Martinez
>>>> Geophysical Engineer
>>>> Mount Sopris Instrument Company, Inc.
>>>> 4975 East 41st Avenue
>>>> Denver, CO  80216 USA
>>>> Ph: +1.303.279.3211 ext. 103
>>>> Cell/WhatsApp: +1.303.476.0670
>>>> Email: [email protected]
>>>> Web: www.mountsopris.com
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: SEGMIN <[email protected]> On Behalf Of 
>>>> [email protected]
>>>> Sent: Thursday, May 7, 2020 4:07 PM
>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>> Subject: SEGMIN Digest, Vol 23, Issue 8
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Today's Topics:
>>>> 
>>>> 1. Re: Enough of confusing messages. (Jean M. Legault)
>>>> 2. Re: Enough of confusing messages... (Stephen Reford)
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> 
>>>> Message: 1
>>>> Date: Thu, 7 May 2020 21:39:22 +0000
>>>> From: "Jean M. Legault" <[email protected]>
>>>> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
>>>> Subject: Re: [SEGMIN] Enough of confusing messages.
>>>> Message-ID:
>>>> <yt1pr01mb30016536140639d57cdca04480...@yt1pr01mb3001.canprd01.prod.outlook.com>
>>>> 
>>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>>>> 
>>>> Hi Ken (and everyone),
>>>> 
>>>> My heart sank a bit when I read your post and decision not to attend SEG 
>>>> 2020 in Houston under the circumstances..
>>>> 
>>>> Speaking from the Mining Committee's perspective, we certainly respect 
>>>> your views on this and your concerns for your staff.
>>>> As well, your opinion carries a lot of weight amongst us.
>>>> 
>>>> But there are still 5 months between now and SEG 2020 and a lot can happen 
>>>> in the meantime.
>>>> 
>>>> So we sincerely hope that not all SEGMIN members will follow your lead and 
>>>> give SEG 2020 a pass, based on the current conditions.
>>>> 
>>>> Because 2020 being our Mining Summit year, we are already in the process 
>>>> of building a technically excellent program and have been for many weeks 
>>>> and months now, and these include Oral and Poster Sessions, Field Trip, MG 
>>>> Luncheon, Student Event, Committee Meeting and post-conference Workshops.
>>>> 
>>>> And until we are directed otherwise, as volunteers, along with the many 
>>>> reviewers, we have no choice but to continue our efforts to make this a 
>>>> successful event on behalf of our MG membership, regardless.
>>>> 
>>>> So, we certainly hope and pray that the conditions will improve such that 
>>>> we can safely welcome as many of you as possible to SEG 2020 this Fall.
>>>> 
>>>> Hopefully so.
>>>> 
>>>> I remain confident that SEG will do the right thing when it comes to the 
>>>> safety of its membership.
>>>> 
>>>> All the best and stay safe,
>>>> 
>>>> Jean
>>>> SEG 2020 MG Committee chair
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> From: SEGMIN [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ken 
>>>> Witherly via SEGMIN
>>>> Sent: Thursday, May 7, 2020 9:54 AM
>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>> Cc: Ken Witherly
>>>> Subject: [SEGMIN] Enough of confusing messages...
>>>> 
>>>> Dear Colleagues-
>>>> 
>>>> Yesterday a major geoscience event scheduled for next September at 
>>>> Whistler 
>>>> (https://www.segweb.org/SEG/About/SEG/About/SEG-News.aspx#20200506) was 
>>>> postponed to 2021 due to it seems the new BC government regulations 
>>>> relating to large meetings during the current pandemic. I expect we'll 
>>>> hear the Round Up and PDAC events for 2021 will be impacted as well.
>>>> 
>>>> The BC government appears to have taken a well thought through approach to 
>>>> the pandemic that combines medical advice and social and economic 
>>>> considerations to build policies which are being clearly transmitted to 
>>>> the public at large.
>>>> 
>>>> Another geoscience conference most of us are aware of, the SExG annual 
>>>> conference and exhibit, is currently scheduled for a month later in 
>>>> Houston. While the SExG suggests they are monitoring the situation, there 
>>>> is enormous pressure to 'carry on' due to fiscal commitments which need to 
>>>> made years in advance. The venue as well, is in a state that when compared 
>>>> with BC, is truly the 'wild west' when it comes to managing the pandemic; 
>>>> https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/states-reopen-map-coronavirus.html
>>>> 
>>>> The governor's response is noted below; seems akin to stocking up the 
>>>> Alamo before Santa Anna attacks.
>>>> 
>>>> The factors and conditions which the BC government have prudently 
>>>> considered are simply not part of the equation in Texas (or in many other 
>>>> parts of the US at either the state or federal level).
>>>> 
>>>> I have been and remain a strong supporter of SEGMIN and the society but I 
>>>> can't in good conscience, support any of my employees to attend the 
>>>> conference in Houston next October. I look forward to the SExG to make the 
>>>> right call and give us the chance to build a technically excellent program 
>>>> in a safe venue for us all.
>>>> 
>>>> Stay safe/Ken
>>>> 
>>>> Texas
>>>> 01,000 new coronavirus cases Order in place Reopening March 1April 1May 
>>>> 67-day avg.
>>>> Stay at home began on April 2 and expired on April 30.
>>>> Gov. Greg Abbott said allowed his stay-at-home order to lapse on April 30, 
>>>> a move that gave Texas, the nation's second-largest state, one of the 
>>>> shortest such orders in the country. Mr. Abbott, a Republican, said that 
>>>> Texas had expanded testing and stocked up on protective equipment. All 
>>>> retail stores, restaurants, movie theaters and malls were allowed to 
>>>> reopen May 1, with limited capacity.
>>>> Read more 
>>>> ><https://www.texastribune.org/2020/04/28/texas-reopening-restaurants-greg-abbott/>
>>>> Reopened
>>>> Outdoor and recreation
>>>> 
>>>> State parks; Outdoor sports
>>>> Retail stores
>>>> 
>>>> Retail stores, malls
>>>> Food and drink
>>>> 
>>>> Restaurant dining
>>>> Entertainment
>>>> 
>>>> Movie theaters, museums, libraries
>>>> Reopening soon
>>>> Personal care
>>>> 
>>>> Salons, barbershops, nail salons and tanning salons
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 2019-Condor's 20th Anniversary
>>>> 
>>>> Condor Consulting, Inc
>>>> St 150 2201 Kipling St
>>>> Lakewood CO 80215 USA
>>>> T: 303-423-8475
>>>> 
>>>> Condor North Consulting ULC
>>>> Suite 311-409 Granville St. BC, V6C 1A3
>>>> CANADA
>>>> T: 604-630-8334
>>>> 
>>>> E: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
>>>> C: 303-520-5732
>>>> Skype-ken.witherly1
>>>> www.condorconsult.com<http://www.condorconsult.com/>
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>>>> Date: Thu, 7 May 2020 22:07:00 +0000
>>>> From: Stephen Reford <[email protected]>
>>>> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
>>>> Subject: Re: [SEGMIN] Enough of confusing messages...
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>>>> 
>>>> Hi Alan,
>>>> 
>>>> I suggest we modify your suggestions:
>>>> 
>>>> Politics - Agree, leave it aside
>>>> 
>>>> COVID-19 - Open to discussion as it impacts SEG (after all, SEGMIN is 
>>>> essentially an SEG forum), and as it impacts our profession (field work, 
>>>> students, survival of service companies, travel, conferences, new norms, 
>>>> etc.).
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers! Stephen
>>>> 
>>>> From: SEGMIN <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Alan G Jones 
>>>> (Geophysics) via SEGMIN
>>>> Sent: May 7, 2020 10:36 AM
>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>> Cc: Alan G Jones (Geophysics) <[email protected]>
>>>> Subject: Re: [SEGMIN] Enough of confusing messages...
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Dear Ken,
>>>> 
>>>> Although I totally share your views, and I also am not planning to go to 
>>>> SEG this year, tempting though it is I would rather than we all show 
>>>> restraint and SEGMIN be kept free of any political or Covid commentary. We 
>>>> all have to make the decisions we feel right for each of us.
>>>> 
>>>> For my mental health, I retreat into my science to avoid what's going on 
>>>> around me, both locally and globally.
>>>> 
>>>> Best wishes, and stay safe,
>>>> 
>>>> Alan
>>>> On 2020-05-07 09:54, Ken Witherly via SEGMIN wrote:
>>>> Dear Colleagues-
>>>> 
>>>> Yesterday a major geoscience event scheduled for next September at 
>>>> Whistler 
>>>> (https://www.segweb.org/SEG/About/SEG/About/SEG-News.aspx#20200506) was 
>>>> postponed to 2021 due to it seems the new BC government regulations 
>>>> relating to large meetings during the current pandemic. I expect we'll 
>>>> hear the Round Up and PDAC events for 2021 will be impacted as well.
>>>> 
>>>> The BC government appears to have taken a well thought through approach to 
>>>> the pandemic that combines medical advice and social and economic 
>>>> considerations to build policies which are being clearly transmitted to 
>>>> the public at large.
>>>> 
>>>> Another geoscience conference most of us are aware of, the SExG annual 
>>>> conference and exhibit, is currently scheduled for a month later in 
>>>> Houston. While the SExG suggests they are monitoring the situation, there 
>>>> is enormous pressure to 'carry on' due to fiscal commitments which need to 
>>>> made years in advance. The venue as well, is in a state that when compared 
>>>> with BC, is truly the 'wild west' when it comes to managing the pandemic; 
>>>> https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/states-reopen-map-coronavirus.html
>>>> 
>>>> The governor's response is noted below; seems akin to stocking up the 
>>>> Alamo before Santa Anna attacks.
>>>> 
>>>> The factors and conditions which the BC government have prudently 
>>>> considered are simply not part of the equation in Texas (or in many other 
>>>> parts of the US at either the state or federal level).
>>>> 
>>>> I have been and remain a strong supporter of SEGMIN and the society but I 
>>>> can't in good conscience, support any of my employees to attend the 
>>>> conference in Houston next October. I look forward to the SExG to make the 
>>>> right call and give us the chance to build a technically excellent program 
>>>> in a safe venue for us all.
>>>> 
>>>> Stay safe/Ken
>>>> 
>>>> Texas
>>>> 01,000 new coronavirus cases Order in place Reopening March 1April 1May 
>>>> 67-day avg.
>>>> Stay at home began on April 2 and expired on April 30.
>>>> Gov. Greg Abbott said allowed his stay-at-home order to lapse on April 30, 
>>>> a move that gave Texas, the nation's second-largest state, one of the 
>>>> shortest such orders in the country. Mr. Abbott, a Republican, said that 
>>>> Texas had expanded testing and stocked up on protective equipment. All 
>>>> retail stores, restaurants, movie theaters and malls were allowed to 
>>>> reopen May 1, with limited capacity.
>>>> Read more 
>>>> ><https://www.texastribune.org/2020/04/28/texas-reopening-restaurants-greg-abbott/>
>>>> Reopened
>>>> Outdoor and recreation
>>>> 
>>>> State parks; Outdoor sports
>>>> Retail stores
>>>> 
>>>> Retail stores, malls
>>>> Food and drink
>>>> 
>>>> Restaurant dining
>>>> Entertainment
>>>> 
>>>> Movie theaters, museums, libraries
>>>> Reopening soon
>>>> Personal care
>>>> 
>>>> Salons, barbershops, nail salons and tanning salons
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 2019-Condor's 20th Anniversary
>>>> 
>>>> Condor Consulting, Inc
>>>> St 150 2201 Kipling St
>>>> Lakewood CO 80215 USA
>>>> T: 303-423-8475
>>>> 
>>>> Condor North Consulting ULC
>>>> Suite 311-409 Granville St. BC, V6C 1A3
>>>> CANADA
>>>> T: 604-630-8334
>>>> 
>>>> E: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
>>>> C: 303-520-5732
>>>> Skype-ken.witherly1
>>>> www.condorconsult.com<http://www.condorconsult.com/>
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
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>>>> 
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