Researcher Shengwen Qi Elected as Vice President of IAEG, Leading Asian Affairs

From October 8 to 12, 2024, the 4th European Regional Conference of IAEG (EUROENGEO 2024), was held in Dubrovnik, Croatia, organized by the International Association of Engineering Geology (IAEG). Shengwen Qi, Executive Director of the Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics and Engineering (CSRM) and Chairman of the Engineering Geology Mechanics Committee, was elected as Vice President of IAEG, responsible for overseeing Asian affairs. Additionally, Faquan Wu, Executive Director of the Geotechnical Engineering Technology Working Committee, was approved to establish the IAEG Engineering Geology Mechanics Committee. Weiwei Zhu, Associate Researcher and Deputy Secretary-General of the International Affairs Secretariat of CSRM, was awarded the 2024 IAEG Richard Wolters Prize (IAEG RWP) and delivered a keynote report at the conference’s closing ceremony.