The 71st EFG Council meeting was held in Lisbon, Portugal, on 21 and 22 May 2016. During the meeting two new Board officers were elected.

Following the end of the term of Nieves Sánchez (ICOG), Michael Neumann has been elected to the position of Vice-President. He has more than 30 years of experience in economic geology, mining and environmental geology and has been working in over 15 countries worldwide, in different positions, involving various languages, people and social groups. Michael Neumann is currently operations manager and chief geologist at Sachtleben Bergbau Verwaltungs-GmbH, Lennestadt, Germany. He is member of the German Association of Professional Geologists (BDG).

Gabriele Ponzoni has been elected unanimously to the position of Secretary General. He graduated in 1993 and acquired professional experiences in different Italian government agencies (municipalities, provinces, regions, national institutions and ministries) and as a freelance by various types of consulting (with small business and large industrial customers as well). He is a member of the Italian CNG and replaces Domencio Calcaterra in the position of Secretary General.

EFG is also glad to welcome a new full member, the Turkish Association of Economic Geologists (TAEG). TAEG was founded in 2011. It is headquartered in Ankara and open to all geologists that are graduates of an accredited geology faculty in Turkey, or universities of other countries with equivalent academic standards. EFG now counts 24 national membership associations in 25 European countries.

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EFG President Vitor Correia with delegates of the Turkish Association of Economic Geologists (TAEG).