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Annual General Meeting, Banquet and Paying
Homage Ceremony to Old Geologists
MGS
is going to held its 6th AGM and Banquet in the evening of 23rd
January 2010 at Excel Treasure Hotel, Shwegondaing, Yangon. The
first Paying Homage Ceremony to Geologists older than 70 will
also take place in the same occasion. This year's AGM shall
include election for new executive committee for next two
successive years.
Geotechnical Engineering Development of MGS
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To promote the geotechnical
engineering education and to develop geotechnical and
engineering geological research, the MGS formed a
Geotechnical Engineering Committee on 19th June 2009.
The committee became a principal consultant of the
Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, and offered
3-month Geotechnical Engineering Course (Level 1) for
young geoscientists in 2nd October 2009 until 15th
January 2010 in Department of Irrigation (Yangon Head
Office). On the same date of closing ceremony, second
batch of the course was opened in the same place. |
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Geotech Training |
Professor Watanabe from Geosphere
Research Institute of the Saitama University of Japan
visited and delivered lectures to Geotechnical
Engineering trainees during the last week of November
2009. With management of the MGS, professor visited
Department of Irrigation in Nay Pyi Taw and some
construction sites. MGS received understanding and
agreement to collaborate with GRI for the engineering
development in Myanmar. |
Workshop on Ore Deposit Models in SE Asia
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Professor Khin Zaw from Center of
Excellence in Ore Deposits of the University of
Tasmania, who was a staff from University of Rangoon,
delivered a workshop on "Ore Deposit Models in SE Asia"
on 2nd January 2010 in MES Building, Yangon. Old and new
comrades on exploration and mining geology
specialization attended and free discussions were made
to be in touch with new ideas and current trends in ore
geology.
With first Myanmar geology professor in university
abroad, his colleagues: Mrs. Takayuki Manaka and Zaw
Naing Oo also presented their works in the same
occasion. |
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JMGS second issue
Second issue of the Journal of Myanmar
Geosciences Society has been published in early of August 2009.
This issue, namely Volume 2, No. 1, is consisted of five
technical papers and a Presidential Address on the development
of geology specialization in Myanmar: a brief overview. Articles
are:
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Foraminifera special blooming in the Myanma Mid-Tertiary
Formations (Chit Saing)
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First record of Late Silurian conodonts of the Linwe
Formation, Ywa-Ngan Township, Shan State (South) (Maung Maung
and Aye Ko Aung)
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Mineralogical investigation of refractory gold ore of the Kyaukpahto Mine, Myanmar: implications for recovery process (Ye
Myint Swe and Cho Cho Aye)
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Correlation of shallow seismic data with drilling results in Tanintharyi offshore areas (Than Htun)
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A study of the fossil orientation in the Pan Laung Formation
near Monggwe, Myitthar Township (Myint Thein)
In AOGS2009 with Earthquake Committee and EOS
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With Thai Geologists |
President Dr. Win Swe, jointly with
members of the Myanmar Earthquake Committee attended
AOGS2009 (Sixth Annual Meeting of the Asia Oceania
Geosciences Society) in Singapore from 11 to 14th
August 2009. With the financial support of Earth
Observatory of Singapore (EOS), four presentation
concerning Seism tectonics and earthquake potential of
Myanmar. |
Myanmar Geologists Society Singapore
Recently, geologists in Singapore have organized
a scientific, technical and social team for the future of
Myanmar geologists in Singapore. The MGSS "Myanmar Geologists
Society of Singapore" was registered as the official procedures
of the Singapore government, and the third Myanmar community in
Singapore. Dr Win Naing, a Patron of the team going to be MGSS,
delivered a technical talk to seniors of MGS and MES, and
geotechnical consultant committee of MGS, on 30th May 2009. More
technical talks are going to be organize by these societies in
both countries in the near future.
Myanmar Delegation to the GEOSEA2009
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President Dr. Win Swe, accompanied
with U Nyunt Htay and U Soe Thura Tun, joined the
Eleventh Regional Congress on Geology, Mineral and
Energy Resources of Southeast Asia "GEOSEA 2009" held
from 8 to 10 June 2009 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The
team, with another Myanmar colleagues abroad, presented
the following contributions during the occasion. Myanmar
delegates attained a general agreement for future
collaboration and technical exchange within the region.
A regional meeting for IYPE (International Year of
Planet Earth) was also held during the occasion. |
Myanmar Delegates with
Geosea leaders |
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