A new bank account in favour of the Prof. I. R. Plimer Fighting Fund has been opened in Munich (Germany: see page 10 of this issue for details).
New SGA Flyers
Newly printed SGA flyers are now ready for distribution. Those interested are invited to contact the Executive Secretary of SGA, Dr. J. Pasava via e-mail (pasava@cgu.cz).
Mineralium Deposita
The new cover of Mineralium Deposita will be on from the Volume 34:1. From 1999 Mineralium Deposita will appear 8 times a year with 800 pages.
5th Biennial SGA-IAGOD Meeting
The SGA Council appreciated the work of the Organizing Committee. More than 600 pre-inscriptions have been received and the meeting is expected to be very successful.
SGA Constitution
The President has informed the Council that a first review of the SGA constitution will be distributed to all Councillors in the near future. Final constitutional changes will be discussed at the next SGA Council Meeting as the final text has to be ready for distribution to all SGA Members at least 75 days prior to the SGA General Assembly (August 24, 1999).
SGA Short Course Notes
The proposal for editing and printing of SGA Short Course Notes under the editorship of John Gray from the USGS Denver was presented by D. Leach. The Council has approved that John Gray will become Editor of this new SGA publication series. The first book of the series will be "Wallrock Alteration and Primary Dispersion in Lode-Gold Exploration" by Eilu, Mikucki and Groves.
The North American Initiative
The Council has acknowledged efforts of Rich Goldfarb as Editor of Mineralium Deposita in the Denver office. Appreciation has also been expressed by the Council to Mrs. Suzanne Leach for her voluntary work for the SGA.
Next SGA promotional Activities
Booths for promotion of the SGA will be set up in the next future in occasion of the following events:
-Prospectors & Developer Association of Canada (March 14-17, 1999 Toronto, Canada).
-11th International Conference of the Geological Society of Africa (June 29-July 2, 1999, University of Cape Town, South Africa) where G. Borg will represent SGA as a keynote speaker.
-SGA-IAGOD Meeting (August 22-25, 1999, London, UK).
Next SGA events
-SGA-IAGOD Meeting (August 22-25, 1999, London, UK).
-31st IGC (August 6-17, 2000, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) where SGA will run 3 symposia: i) Pre-Atlantic Metallogeny of West Africa and Eastern South America (B. Lehmann); ii) Ore Deposits of the Central Andes (L. Fontboté); iii) Mineral Deposits Associated with Black Shales (J. Pasava).
Best paper in Mineralium Deposita award
SGA will award a prize for the best paper published on Mineralium Deposita at the SGA-IAGOD joint meeting in London (22-25 August 1999). The prize amounts to 3000 DM and costs to attend the meeting.
Candidature for the 2001 SGA Biennial Meeting
The Council has taken notice of the offer from the University of Mining and Metallurgy (Krakow, Poland) to organize the next SGA Biennial Meeting in 2001. Additional offers may be sent to the SGA Executive Secretary, Dr. J. Pasava (pasava@cgu.cz), as soon as possible.
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SOCIETY FOR GEOLOGY APPLIED TO MINERAL DEPOSITS (SGA)
SGA COUNCIL 1999
Executive Committee
President H. Papunen (Finland)
Vice-President B. Lehmann (Germany)
Past President E.F. Stumpfl (Austria)
Executive Secretary J. Pasava (Czech Republic)
Treasurer P. Herzig (Germany)
MINERALIUM DEPOSITA Editors
D. Rickard (U.K.)
R. Goldfarb (U.S.A.)
Regional Vice-Presidents
N. America D. Leach (U.S.A.)
S. America M. Brodtkorb (Argentina)
Asia M. Shimizu (Japan)
Australia R. Hill (Australia)
South Africa H. Frimmel (South Africa)
Councillors: term ending on December 31, 1999
C. Ayora (Spain)
A. Björlykke (Norway)
C. Gasparini (USA)
P. Lattanzi (Italy)
C. Marignac (France)
S. Scott (Canada)
Councillors: term ending on December 31, 2001
F. Barriga (Portugal)
G. Borg (Germany)
Ch. Heinrich (Switzerland)
H. Kucha (Poland)
J. P. Milesi (France)
W. Paar (Austria)
Ch. Stanley (U.K.)
Ex officio Members, SEG
President P. Bethke (U.S.A.)
Executive Secretary
J. A. Thoms (U.S.A.)
Ex officio Members, IAGOD
Secretary General J. Aichler (Czech Republic)
Membership Secretary R. Seltmann (Germany