Experience, Connect, and Learn...
The AEG 2025 Committee has planned an outstanding technical program with experts from around the country presenting case studies, latest technology and techniques, and new innovations.
Join us for our exciting networking and social events. This is a great way to connect with friends and colleagues while building relationships to help one another grow professionally, personally, and scientifically.
Spotlight your company and connect with the geoscience community. Sponsoring at AEG's Annual Meeting shows your commitment to advancing the applied geosciences and reinvesting into our growing industry.
AEG's 68th Annual Meeting
Opening General Session
Three days of Technical Sessions with Opportunity for 20 PDHs
Great Networking Events
Chicago is one of the top tourist destinations in the United States for a reason. It's a welcoming city with plenty of world-class attractions. Located on Lake Michigan in Illinois, Chicago is famed for its bold architecture. In additional to engineering geology, the AEG 2025 Annual Meeting will focus on sustainability, health, climate change, and
environmental geology.
The Meeting Hotel – Located in the heart of downtown Chicago in the prestigious River North neighborhood of the city, the Westin Chicago River North's location makes it a perfect base to explore the historic and energetic Windy City with nearby attractions including Millennium Park, Chicago theatre district, and the vibrant Chicago Riverwalk. Refreshed in early 2020, the flexible event space offers the perfect setting for meetings. Recharge in your choice of accommodations, from traditional rooms to luxury suites, all with a view of the Chicago River or the downtown skyline. Maintain your health goals with the delicious and healthy on-site dining at 320 RiverBar and the state-of-the-art Westin Workout fitness studio. Enjoy complimentary fitness classes as well as Rise + Ride with Westin and Peloton.
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AEG 2025 Hotel
Westin Chicago River North
320 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60654
Regular Rate: $414 (plus $125 resort fee and taxes)
Our Group Rate: $279 (Plus taxes. Includes resort fee) expires on September 1, 2025.
Reservation Link
Located in the heart of downtown Chicago, IL, in the prestigious River North district, our iconic hotel in the Chicago River North area is an ideal home base for work or rest. Connect with our historic and energetic Windy City using The Westin Chicago River North, which is within walking distance from Millennium Park, the Chicago Riverwalk, the Magnificent Mile and the Chicago Theatre District. Refreshed in early 2020, our flexible event spaces provide a perfect setting for executive retreats and conferences. Recharge in your choice of pet-friendly hotel accommodations ranging from traditional rooms to spacious suites with views of the Chicago River or downtown Chicago skyline. Maintain your health and exercise goals at our WestinWORKOUT® Fitness Studio, offering free classes with a personal trainer. Fuel your day with delicious and healthy on-site dining at 320 RiverBar. If you have to spend time away from home, do it effectively and fully rested.
Speakers (more to come soon...)
Proud to bring exceptional speakers from across the country
Dr. Tim Stark
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Dr. Thomas Oommen
University of Mississippi
Dr. John Kemeny
2024/2025 AEG/GSA Richard H. Jahns Distinguished Lecturer
150 Technical Session Presenters
No Matter Your Interests, There’s Something at AEG 2025 For You.
Join the ultimate geoscience experience for learning best practices, discovering solutions, and developing new perspectives and strategies to plan for what’s next.
2025 Virtual Day Expanded to Two Days
Monday, September 22, 2025 - 10:00am-4:00pm (Eastern)
Tuesday, September 23, 2025 - 10:00am-2:00pm
$100 members/$150 non-members
$20 Students (email heather@aegweb.org for discount code)
Registration for this event will be included with all Annual Meeting full and student registrations.
Join us for AEG's Annual Meeting Virtual Day. This will be two online only days of technical presentations for those that would like to participate in the Annual Meeting but are unable to attend. All presentations will be recorded for later viewing. 9 PDHs will be available for this session.
We are excited to announce that the AEG GASH Technical Working Group is hosting a second virtual day on Tuesday, September 23 from 10am-2:00pm Eastern Time. There is no additional cost for this extra day. This is the same group that convened the outstanding Virtual Volcanic Hazards Symposium earlier this month.
This Special GASH Virtual Session will focus “ADVANCES IN STUDIES OF INTRAPLATE TECTONICS” and will complement the in-person GASH Symposium on the same topic that will be held on Thursday, September 25, 2025. The Virtual session will feature four (4) invited speakers who found it impossible to acquire funding from their respective employers to attend the in-person GASH Symposium. During these sterling technical presentations, speakers will provide detailed information on their studies conducted in the following intraplate tectonic settings to characterize geologic features and resultant seismic hazards:
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The Reelfoot Rift and its associated earthquakes beneath the Mississippi River Valley of the Central United States.
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Earthquake hazards in the New Madrid Seismic Zone in West Tennessee.
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Faulting and the resultant M5.1 earthquake in Sparta, North Carolina, the only earthquake in the Southeastern United States for which surface faulting has been observed.
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Analysis of faulting in the Charleston Seismic Zone, South Carolina, using multiple geophysical data sets.
“This Special Virtual Symposium is going to be too exciting to miss for those keen to hear case histories that showcase the analysis of geologic and seismic hazards in intraplate tectonic settings. The opportunity to learn about approaches and methods applied and to talk with the experts who applied them will be unmatchable!” – Convener Gerry Stirewalt
As a member of AEG for more than 46 years, I am continuously reminded of the many benefits of attending Annual meetings. A few examples of exciting opportunities that commonly occur during Annual meetings that I personally find rewarding are as follows:
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Excellent stimulating and informative presentations related to applied geoscience that cover a broad spectrum of interesting topics.
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Excellent field courses given by individuals who are extremely knowledgeable about the locations being visited.
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Connecting with friends and colleagues as well as adding new folks to my professional and personal networks.
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Participating in mentoring sessions for upcoming “rock stars” who will become the future leaders in their respective technical fields and keep AEG on the cutting edge of applied geoscience.
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Discussions and presentations that remind me of the importance of encouraging diversity, equity, and inclusion at AEG.
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Both teaching (by sharing my experience-based knowledge in conversations and presentations) and learning (from discussions with and presentations made by treasured colleagues and amazingly sharp students).
- Gerry L. Stirewalt, PhD, PG, CEG
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
"Attending the AEG annual conference is an amazing opportunity for students in engineering and environmental geosciences! The support that the AEG community offers for students is like no other. There are so many opportunities to help cover the costs of the conference, such as volunteering events and travel grants. AEG is a smaller conference focused in engineering and environmental geoscience, which allows for more intimate networking events and for students to have their voices heard. Members in attendance at the conference are enthusiastic and excited to hear about research that is being done by students and they give great feedback on poster presentations. The members of AEG are so supportive of students and young professionals, and I look forward to attending more conferences in the future. I would love to see the number of student attendees grow, because I feel that this conference was crucial to my development as a professional and as a geoscientist!"
- Aleigha Dollens, University of Missouri- Kansas City