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IAEG 2026 Organizing committee​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Local

Dominique Ngan-Tillard, Delft University of Technology, Representative of Dutch group of IAEG, Congress chair & co-chair of the scientific committee

Richard Rijkers, Geowat, Congress co-chair and Finance co-manager

Leon van Paassen, Royal Boskalis, Chair of the scientific committee

Denise Maljers, TNO, Co-chair of the scientific committee

Erik van der Putte, Royal Haskoning-DHV, Internal advisor

Irene Manzella, ITC Twente University, Internal advisor

Jacco Haasnoot, CRUX Engineering BV, Sponsorship manager

Milcar Vijlbrief, Dura Vermeer, Excursion manager

Nikolaos Antoniadis, ex-Delft University of Technology, Social media master

Siefko Slob, Cohere Consult, Ingeokring chairman, Communication manager

Rik Hoedemaker, Royal Boskalis, Dutch YEG representative, Secretary

Tom de Gast, Waterschap Hollandse Delta, Finance manager

Trudy Middendorp, Delft University of Technology, Congress administration manager

Ginny Ruiter, Delft University of Technology, Congress administration co-manager

International

Helen Reeves, IAEG vice-president for Europe, Jacobs, United Kingdom.

Janusz Wasowski, IAEG vice-president for Europe, Italian National Research Council, Italy

Anthony Bowden, IAEG vice-president for Australasia, Bowden Geological Pty Ltd, Australia

Ranjan Kumar Dahal, IAEG vice-president for Asia, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Julien Cohen-Waeber, IAEG vice-president for North America, Exponent, United States

Moshood Niyi Tijani, IAEG vice-president for Africa, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Francisco Nogueira de Jorge, acting IAEG vice-president for Latin America, Engeo Consultoria, Brazil

Shengwen Qi, acting IAEG vice-president for Asia, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Stratis Karantanellis, YEG's committee chair, University of Michigan, United States

Ann Williams, WEG's committee chair, Beca Ltd, New Zealand

Jean Hutchinson, IAEG Advisory Board, Queens University, Canada

Mark Eggers, IAEG Advisory Board, Pells, Sullivan Meynink, Australia

Daniele Giordan, IAEG Advisory Board, Italian National Research Council, Italy

Xuanmei Fan, chair IAEG2023, Chengdu University of Technology, China

Vassilis Marinos, IAEG President, University of Athens, Greece

The IAEG 2026 Organizing Committee will be updated after the EUROENGEO 2024 conference in Dubrovnik, Croatia.

More than a third of its members will be women, in line with the IAEG by-laws.