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Positioning SEG for the Future In this video, SEG President, Ken Tubman, provides an update from the Transformation Task Force. Video Highlights Key messages received from the focus groups: The Transformation Task Force is hard at work and has divided into sub-teams: Continuity will be key to our success (with current, past, and incoming presidents,…

Houston, TX, 5 August 2022 — The Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) today announced results of its 2022 Board of Directors and District Representatives election. Arthur C. H. Cheng was selected by SEG Voting Members to serve as President-elect for 2022–2023. Following his one-year term as President-elect, Cheng will assume the office of SEG President…

Tulsa, Oklahoma: July 18, 2022 — The SEG Advanced Modeling (SEAM) Corporation has announced that Advanced Geophysical Technology (AGT) has been chosen to manage the SEAM products. After an extensive search for a data management company, AGT was chosen by the Board of Directors. Peter Haffinger, Chair of the SEAM Board stated, “The SEAM corporation…

In response to the war in Ukraine, SEG President Anna Shaughnessy formed the SEG Ukrainian Support Task Force. The Task Force worked to identify and recommend constructive actions to help our impacted Ukrainian members and students during this difficult time. The Board unanimously accepted the recommendations from the Task Force. The following actions have been…

Hello SEG members, SEG’s transformation has begun! The SEG Transformation Task Force members are selected, and our journey is under way. If you missed my previous update about the Transformation Task Force, you can read it here. Since the new Task Force will take over where the Strategic Options (SO) Task Force left off, most participants…

The Society of Exploration Geophysicists Foundation (SEGF) Board of Directors has announced the promotion of Katie Burk to the new leadership position of Foundation Managing Director. Burk is a 15-year employee of SEG and recognized within the industry for her stellar professionalism and performance as a Foundation business leader. SEG recently quashed talks of possible…

As previously announced, based on the work of the Strategic Options (SO) Task Force—the Board has decided to accelerate the transformation of SEG as an independent organization. As part of the SO Task Force’s work, SEG hired a 3rd-party independent contractor to facilitate focus groups to get feedback. The focus group structure included students, committees,…

In response to the war in Ukraine, SEG President Anna Shaughnessy formed the SEG Ukrainian Support Task Force. The Task Force worked to identify and recommend constructive actions to help our impacted Ukrainian members and students during this difficult time. The Task Force presented their recommendations to the Board last week. In response, Anna and…

One of SEG’s great traditions is the special recognition of individuals and organizations for their contributions to geophysics and to the Society. The Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) has announced its 2022 Honors and Awards recipients. Öz Yilmaz is the recipient of SEG’s highest honor, the Maurice Ewing Medal, awarded to a person who is…