During the Conference Dinner at the recent International IAH Congress, hosted at the Cape Town International Conference Centre (CTICC) in the week of 18-24 September 2023, it was a great honour and privilege to present two of our much esteemed colleagues with a well-deserved LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD for recognition of outstanding service and dedication to furthering the science and technology of groundwater:

At the closing ceremony of IAH 49 held in China, the groundwater torch was passed to South Africa to host IAH 50. We congratulate the conference organisers on hosting a successful conference under the trying circumstances posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Congress theme for IAH 50 is Groundwater: A Matter of Scale. This theme combines scientific advances through local to global scale experiments and case studies, with those extending over various temporal scales.

Ritchie Morris recognized by the International Association of Hydrogeologists

_{At their Annual General Meeting held in Wuhan, China in September 2022, the International Association of Hydrogeologists recognised Ritchie Morris of Morris Environmental & Groundwater Alliances for his work in developing and managing a groundwater supply near Sedgefield.}

Geocongress 2023 (organised by the GSSA and Stellenbosch University)
Abstract submissions are now open for Geocongress 2023 at Stellenbosch University between the 11-13 January 2023.

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Preliminary Programme: The preliminary programme is now available on our website at https://iah2023.org.za/
Please view the programme to plan your attendance and make the most of the diverse sessions and presentations.

The GWD Young Professionals Committee hosted of the Division's Networking Events for 2022 at the two main Branches, Gauteng and Western Cape, respectively.