Membership

AIG Mentoring Program 2025: Call for State Champion Volunteers! Nominations close Friday, 13 December 2024

AIG Mentoring Program 2025: Call for State Champion Volunteers! Nominations close Friday, 13 December 2024 The Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG) is seeking volunteers to serve as State Champions for the 2025 Mentoring Program. State Champions are vital to the program’s success, playing a key role in: • Matching Mentors and Mentees: Reviewing applications and strategically

AIG Board Call for Nominations

There are three AIG Board Director vacancies for the three year period from 2024 to be determined at the next Annual General Meeting and we are seeking Members and Fellows with desirable skills, experience and networks to become engaged and active Directors on our Board. It is an exciting time to consider being a part

How AIG Collects and Manages Members’ Data

AIG needs to collect data from members to deliver benefits of membership.  The integrity and security of members’ information, and preservation of member’s privacy is of paramount importance to our Institute. Membership Records AIG’s membership database is arguably the Institute’s most valuable asset. Applicants for membership are required to provide information needed to verify that

AIG Service Awards

The contributions of three members, Graham Jeffress, Bill Shaw and Wayne Spilsbury, were recognised with awards at a presentation in Perth last Friday evening (28th October, 2022). Graham Jeffress and Bill Shaw were presented with the AIG Distinguished Service Medals, recognising significant contributions to both AIG and the Australian geoscience community more generally. Graham Jeffress

Education requirements for AIG membership

AIG has responded to recent changes to geoscience degree undergraduate curricula at some Australian universities by introducing educational requirements for institute membership. Over the last two decades the AIG has observed a trend for several Australian universities to move away from offering geoscience courses in favour of broader earth science programs.   In recent months this trend