The European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE) is a multi-disciplinary

Transdisciplinarity

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 professional association for geoscientist

Geoscientist

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s and engineers. It was founded in 1951 and has a worldwide membership. The association is intended for persons that are studying or otherwise professionally involved in geophysics

Geophysics

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, petroleum exploration, geology

Geology

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, reservoir engineering

Reservoir engineering

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, mining

Mining

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, and civil engineering

Civil engineering

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. EAGE operates two divisions: the Oil & Gas Geoscience Division and the Near Surface Geoscience Division. The Head Office of EAGE is located in the Netherlands, with regional offices in Moscow

Moscow

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, Dubai

Dubai

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, and Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur

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Activities

The main activities of EAGE are:

• The organisation of conferences, exhibitions, and workshops
• Publications (journals, books)
• Educational Programmes (short courses, lectures)
• Student Programmes
• Recruitment

Events

Every year, EAGE organizes a large number of events, the largest being the Annual Meeting, attracting almost 6,000 visitors from all over the world. Throughout the year, many different workshops are scheduled on various topics such as: Passive Seismic, Tar Mats, Tight Gas, Borehole Geophyics, Land Seismic, CO2 storage, and more.

Publications

EAGE publishes five scientific journals. EAGE's flagship magazine is First Break. Other publications are Geophysical Prospecting, Near Surface Geophysics, Petroleum Geoscience and Basin Research. In addition, EAGE publishes several books per year.

See also

• List of geoscience organizations
• Society of Exploration Geophysicists
  Society of Exploration Geophysicists
  The Society of Exploration Geophysicists is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the science of geophysics and the education of exploration geophysicists. The Society fosters the expert and ethical practice of geophysics in the exploration and development of natural resources, in...
  
  
• Society of Petroleum Engineers
  Society of Petroleum Engineers
  The Society of Petroleum Engineers is a not-for-profit professional organization whose mission is to collect, disseminate, and exchange technical knowledge concerning the exploration, development and production of oil and gas resources and related technologies for the public benefit and to provide...
  
  
• American Association of Petroleum Geologists
  American Association of Petroleum Geologists
  The American Association of Petroleum Geologists is one of the world's largest professional geological societies with over 31,000 members as of 2007. The AAPG works to advance the science of geology , to promote technology, and to inspire high professional conduct...