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April 2021
PGO 2021 Virtual Symposium – Session A
Avoiding Disaster – The Case for Building a Stronger Future by Including Diversity in Decision Making Four accomplished leaders will outline real life disasters and how they could have been mitigated through inclusion of greater diversity in key decisions and provide real-world examples of the crisis our profession is facing due to a lack of diversity and inclusion. In addition, the panel will present statistics to illustrate how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting women disproportionately. Tools and information will be…
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Risky Business: A Changing Paradigm of Managing Risks in a Changing World Geoscientists from entry-level to highly experienced all have to navigate through an evolving landscape of risks. Just as the geologic record is characterized by slow methodical change punctuated by sudden events that dramatically alter the landscape, trends and events in risk management can change the risk paradigm for practicing geoscientists.
Find out more »PGO 2021 Virtual Symposium – Session C
Resource Management: Infinite Wants and Minimal Wastes No matter how abundant resources are, human wants always find a way to make them scarce. Successful resource management needs both a strong scientific basis and a practical approach. This session looks at aspects of managing some very different resources - minerals, groundwater, and soils - and also the scarce resource of "somewhere to put those soils". The presentations discuss how policies affect projects, how to back regulation up with sound science, how…
Find out more »PGO 2021 Virtual Symposium – Session D
Innovation in Geoscience: Implications of Emerging Technologies and Their Applications The world is changing for everyone, including geoscientists. Our sources of energy, advancements in monitoring, the use of machine learning and the handling of “big geoscience data” will be explored by our four speakers. The green economy requires new resources for renewable energy while monitoring and operations on geoscience-related projects are taking new paths with advanced learning approaches through machines and other means. Advancements in geoscience are generating large volumes…
Find out more »April 2022
Professional Geoscientists Ontario: 2022 Virtual Symposium
Session A: The Intersectionality of Reconciliation with Diversity and Inclusion: What does it mean & why does it matter to me? The Federal Government designated September 30th as a National Day of Truth and Reconciliation to recognize the importance of the impact of the Indian Residential School era on First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples, their families, and communities. How do we support those that we work with and help ourselves to be respectful respondents to reconciliation? It is our…
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Session B: Professional is a Verb not a Noun! If you've ever told anyone "I'm a qualified person" you might have been lying without knowing it. There is only the qualified person. In the securities sphere, the qualified person is the professional that approves a particular item of scientific or technical disclosure for a mineral project. In the environmental sphere, it's the professional that conducts or supervises a particular environmental site assessment and certifies the Record of Site Condition. These…
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Session C: Communicating in Turbulent Times It feels like the world has changed. Experts are everywhere, giving opinions and citing data from sources across the reputational spectrum. How can we maintain and build trust with the public, whom we are sworn to protect? Do we use our best jargon to prove how smart we are? Do we rely on sanitized presentations, so we never make a mistake? We shouldn’t; we need to adapt. We need to meet our audience where…
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Session D: Sustainability and Climate Change – Embracing New Opportunities for Geoscience As stated by the Bank of Canada in January 2022 “Climate change poses significant risks to the financial system and the economy. These include disruptions from more frequent and severe extreme weather events as well as risks stemming from the transition to a low-carbon, net-zero economy.” The financial risks, and consequences for health and wellbeing, are significant for Canada. However, there are also opportunities for geoscience professionals to…
Find out more »August 2022
Mines and Money Online Connect
Mines and Money Online Connect brings together miners, investors, financiers, and industry professionals to network, hear market analysis, compare investment opportunities, share knowledge, discuss, debate and most importantly do business, all in a virtual and online format. The 72-hour event offers senior management teams of mining companies the opportunity to connect and meet face-to-face with carefully qualified investors from institutional funds, private equity groups, family offices and private investors to discuss project updates and share presentations virtually. With an unrivalled…
Find out more »October 2022
IN-PERSON: Round Table with H.E. Akylbek Kamaldinov, Ambassador to the Republic of Kazakhstan to Canada
You are hereby invited to participate in the upcoming Round Table with H.E. Akylbek Kamaldinov, the Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Canada in Toronto, organized by the Canada Eurasia Chamber of Commerce (CECC). Over the last three decades, Kazakhstan and Canada have produced a solid framework for developing economic cooperation, including trade and investment. As a result, a trade turnover between the countries reached $620 million CAD in 2021 (the highest figure in the last six years). Additionally,…
Find out more »November 2022
International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC)
The International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) is where global mining leaders connect with technology, finance, and the future. As Australia's largest and most influential mining event, IMARC creates a global conversation, mobilises the industry for collaboration and attracts some of the greatest leaders in the mining, investment, and technology industries for three days of learning, deal-making and unparalleled networking at the ICC Sydney from 2-4 November. Learn from more than 450 mining leaders and resource experts with six concurrent…
Find out more »Basics of Geology Mining and Mineral Processing
This course is intended for people who are interested in a broad overview of how the mining business works from a technical perspective. Aspects of Geology, Mining and Mineral Processing will be addressed in the context of the discovery, development and production of mineral deposits. For people with no technical background in geology or mining, the course will provide a basic introduction of the critical technical factors impacting on the success of mining companies. For those with some technical expertise,…
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