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Report on SASEG's 85Th Annual Convention, 16-18 June 2018, Chur Report on SASEG's 85th annual convention, 16-18 June 2018, Chur Autor(en): Bürgisser, Heinz M. Objekttyp: Article Zeitschrift: Swiss bulletin für angewandte Geologie = Swiss bulletin pour la géologie appliquée = Swiss bulletin per la geologia applicata = Swiss bulletin for applied geology Band (Jahr): 23 (2018) Heft 2 PDF erstellt am: 11.10.2021 Persistenter Link: http://doi.org/10.5169/seals-832407 Nutzungsbedingungen Die ETH-Bibliothek ist Anbieterin der digitalisierten Zeitschriften. Sie besitzt keine Urheberrechte an den Inhalten der Zeitschriften. Die Rechte liegen in der Regel bei den Herausgebern. Die auf der Plattform e-periodica veröffentlichten Dokumente stehen für nicht-kommerzielle Zwecke in Lehre und Forschung sowie für die private Nutzung frei zur Verfügung. 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Vol. 23/2,2018 S. 109-123 Report on SASEG's 85th Annual Convention, 16-18 June 2018, Chur Heinz M. Bürgisser1 Participants (85): Antognini, Marco; Bachmann, Bettina; Bachmann, Martin; Baumgartner, Walter; Bichsei, Matthias & Suzanne; Boulicault, Lise; Brumbaugh, William & Michele; Bürgisser, Heinz & Trudy; Cagienard, Pius; Carmalt, Sam; Carraro, Davide [StN]; Christe, Fabien [St]; de Groot, Kees & de Groot- Boodt, Julie, with de Groot, Christopher [N]; Eckardt, Peter & Buchmann, Johanna; Eichenberger, Urs; Felder, Theodor; Fiebig, Bernd; Fleckenstein, Martin; Fraenkl, Res & Katrin; Fricker, Peter & Marie- Louise; Graf, René; Grasmück, Kurt & Madien; Gregorczyk, Lukasz; Gunzenhauser, Bernhard & Censier, Kathrin; Häring, Markus; Heinz, Roger [Sp]; Heitzmann, Peter; Hemsted, Tim; Kalbskopf, Reinhard [N]; Keller, Franz; Leu, Werner; Matter, Albert & Dora; Meier, Beat; Meylan, Benjamin; Möhler, Hanspeter & Dorothea; Moscariello, Andrea & Mondino, Fiammetta & Camilla; Müller-Merz, Edith & Hansjakob Müller; Müller, Werner; Oesterle, Hans & Christine; Omodeo-Salé, Silvia; Pfiffner, Adrian [E, Sp] & Anne-Marie; Reichetseder, Peter; Reinhard, Benedict & Eva; Rybach, Ladislaus & Ruth; Schmid, Stefan & Jacobs, Inge; Schmidt, Thomas; Scholz, David [StN]; Schwendener, Brigitte; Schwendener, Dario [N]; Stäuble, Albert & Tilda; Stäuble, Martin; Stumm, Fred & Margrit; Suana, Michael; Teyssen, Thomas & Irmtraud; von Poschinger, Andreas [E, Sp]; Wach, Hans [Sp]; Walde, Michel [StN]; Wannier, Mario; Wyss, Roland [E] & Wyss-Böhni, Kristina; Ziegler, Martin & Rosemarie. [E] Excursion leaders 17 or 18 June; [N] Non-member (Guest); [Sp] Speakers 16 June; [St] Student member; [StN] New student member Saturday 16 June: Administrative and Eckert, Laura Endres, Martin Glaus, Wolfgang Scientific Sessions (Hotel Chur), Partners' Herget, Marius Huber, Martin Jentsch, Programme, Cocktails and Dinner J.P. de Loriol, Roland Muggli, Jürg Neidhardt, (Hotel Chur) Volkmar Pümpin, Peter Teumer und Jörg Uttinger erhalten hat. I General Assembly / Generalversammlung Die Traktandenliste wurde den angemeldeten Mitgliedern gemailt; die GV-Teilnehmer (Protokollentwurf, zu genehmigen am 22. akzeptieren die Traktandenliste. Als Juni 2019 an der GV in Genf) Stimmenzähler werden Beat Meier und Bernd Fiebig gewählt. Um 13.50 Uhr begrüsst Präsident Bernhard Gunzenhauser die 55 anwesenden Mitglieder auf Deutsch, mit einigen Worten auf 1 Genehmigung des Protokolls der Englisch. GV vom 17. Juni 2017 in Ascona / Adoption of the Minutes of the Er informiert, dass er Entschuldigungen von General Assembly held on 17 June den Vorstandsmitgliedern Christian Minnig 2017 at Ascona und Ueli Seemann, vom Revisor Walter Frei sowie von den Mitgliedern Renate Bolliger, Der Protokollentwurf der letztjährigen Jenny Burckhardt, Peter Diebold, Ruedi Generalversammlung, publiziert im Swiss Bulletin für angewandte Geologie (Heft 22/2, S. 56-60) wird ohne Diskussion mit Handmehr ohne Gegenstimme genehmigt. 1 Member of SASEG's management committee 109 2 Bericht des Präsidenten, Juni 2017 - Juni 2018 / President's Report, June 2017 - June 2018 B. Gunzenhauser ehrt zuerst fünf Mitglieder Danach verliest B. Gunzenhauser die Namen für ihre langjährige Mitgliedschaft: 65 Jahre der 8 innerhalb der letzten 12 Monate dabei sind René Bertschi und James Büchi, zugetretenen persönlichen Mitglieder; 5 davon 60 Jahre dabei sind Lukas Hauber und Albert sind an der Jahrestagung dabei. Stäuble, 50 Jahre dabei ist Michel Petch. Dem anwesenden Albert Stäuble überreicht Membership changes within the past 12 B. Gunzenhauser unter grossem Applaus die months are as follows: von ihm unterzeichnete Urkunde persönlich Membership as of 17 June 2017 315 (Fig- 1). Personal members joining + 9 Den anderen Jubilaren wird er die Urkunde (for comparison: previous zuschicken, mit einem persönlichen 1 2 months: +10) Members Re-instated 0 Begleitschreiben. (previous 12 months: +2) Members Resigning - 16 Dann wird stehend und schweigend den drei (previous 12 months: -19) Mitgliedern gedacht, die in der Berichtsperiode Membership Suspended - 2 verstarben: (previous 12 months: -1 Expulsions - 5 Heinz Jahre - (Henri) Oertli (67 Mitglied) (previous 12 months: -13) - Frank Scherer (57 Jahre Mitglied, treuer Deaths - 3 Tagungsteilnehmer, hatte sich noch für (previous 12 months: -5) Chur angemeldet) Membership as of 1 6 June 2018 298 - Elisabeth Wegmann (30 Jahre Mitglied (-17; previous 12 months: -26) nach dem Hinschied ihres Gatten) In the last 12 months membership reduced B. Gunzenhauser erwähnt auch den again noticeably, though the previous 12 Hinschied von Elizabeth Fränkl-Fischer, die months had an even greater reduction, jahrelang zusammen mit ihrem Mann und mostly due to more expulsions (owing to Mitglied Erdhart Fränkl an den Jahrestagungen non-payment of the membership fees for teilgenommen hatte. two years). As in previous years there were many reasons for the resignations. B. Gunzenhauser urges the G.A. participants to recruit new members by using their network. B. Gunzenhauser verkündet mit Genugtuung, dass die beiden im Namen der SASEG organisierten Energie-Exkursionen eine gute Teilnahme zeigten: 27 Personen bei der Besichtigung des Kernkraftwerks Mühleberg (23. November 2017), 45 beim Besuch der Geothermie-Bohrung Satigny (23. Januar 2018), fast die Hälfte davon SASEG-Mitglie- der. Fig. 1: President Bernhard Gunzenhauser presents to Dr. Albert Stäuble a certificate for 60 years of VSP/SASEG membership (Photo: B. Schwendener). Zum Schluss informiert der Präsident die 110 Mitglieder über die ersten Vergabungen des U Bericht der Revisoren / an der letzten GV angekündigten SASEG Auditors' Report Student Grant Scheme. Bei der ersten Runde (Herbst 2017) gab es 5 Anmeldungen und 3 Der von Revisorin D. Decrouez am 7. Juni Preisträger (die je Fr. 600 bis 800 erhielten), 2018 und von Revisor W. Frei am 8. Juni 2018 bei der zweiten Runde (Frühling 2018) eine unterzeichnete Bericht wird projiziert. B. Anmeldung, die die maximale Zuwendung Gunzenhauser liest den Antrag der Revisoren von Fr. 1000 erhielt. an die GV vor, dem Kassier unter Verdankung der geleisteten Dienste Décharge zu erteilen. Ohne Gegenstimme wird die 3 Bericht des Kassiers: Finanzlage Décharge erteilt und damit die Rechnung 2017/Treasurer's Report: 2017 genehmigt sowie Kassier R. Graf entlastet. Financial Situation 2017 René Graf erinnert daran, dass die im Sommer 2015 eingeführte einfache Buchhaltung 5 Bericht des Redaktors / (prinzipiell ohne transitorische Beträge) Editor's Report weitergeführt worden ist, und zeigt dann deutlich Ertrag, Aufwand und Roger Heinz informiert, dass er vor wenigen Vermögensveränderung im Kalenderjahr 2017 (Table 1). Tagen die 14 Beiträge für Bulletin 23/1 (150- 170 Seiten) an die Druckerei geschickt hat. Obwohl angestrebt wurde, in 2017 das Dann stellt er kurz die 11 für Bulletin 23/2 Vermögen etwas abzubauen, resultierte ein Ein- geplanten Beiträge sowie die Pläne für Artikel nahmenüberschuss von Fr. 2237. R. Graf im Bulletin 24/1 vor. Es werden keine Fragen erklärt das teilweise mit dem Verzicht auf zum Bulletin gestellt. B. Gunzenhauser transitorische Buchungen (z.B. wurden die sagt, dass Roger Heinz seine Arbeit als Student Grants der ersten Runde (2017) und Redaktor fantastisch mache; «das Bulletin die Haftpflichtversicherung erst in 2018 lebt». bezahlt). Zudem fiel der Verlust der Tagung Ascona mit - Fr. 642 geringer als erwartet aus, und die Einzahlungen von Mitgliedern 6 Décharge des Vorstandes / fürs Studentensponsoring übertrafen um Discharge of the members of the fast Fr. 2000 die Auszahlungen für gesponserte management committee Studenten. Die anwesenden Mitglieder erteilen dem 1. Fr. 92'893 Vermögen per Januar 2017 Gesamtvorstand Décharge ohne Gegenstimme Einnahmenüberschuss 2017 Fr. 2'237 und sprechen damit dem Vorstand ihr Vermögen per 31. Dezember
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