The IASPEI medal is awarded for merits in seismology: for sustaining IASPEI goals and activities and for scientific merits in the field of seismology and physics of the Earth's interior.
The IASPEI Medal 2019 was awarded during the Opening Plenary at the General Assembly in Montréal to Brian Leslie Norman KENNETT, who could unfortunately not attend. Brian sent instead his acceptance speech as a video message, which was shown during the plenary. The laudation was given by Prof. Kazuki Koketsu, Japan.