Tuesday, 21 October 2014: 1:00 PM-5:00 PM
Vancouver Convention Centre-West 214
American Geosciences Institute; GSA Geology and Society Division

 

Heather R. Houlton, Richard K. Spruill and Ann Johnson, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:00 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:05 PM
INVESTIGATING GEOSCIENCE COMPETENCIES: THE GEOSCIENCE CAREER MASTER’S PREPARATION SURVEY (GEO CAREER MAPS)
SOLEM, Michael, Association of American Geographers, 1710 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20009, msolem@aag.org and HOULTON, Heather R., American Geosciences Institute, 4220 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22302
1:20 PM
THE ASBOG® FUNDAMENTALS AND PRACTICE EXAMINATIONS:   THE DEVELOPMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF A NATIONAL EXAMINATION
SPRUILL, Richard K., Department of Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, 101 Graham Building, Greeniville, NC 27858, spruillr@ecu.edu
1:35 PM
CURRICULUM PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT TOOL (CPAT): A NEW APPLICATION TO ASSESS GEOLOGY/GEOSCIENCE CURRICULA USING A NATIONAL STANDARD
KATH, Randy L., Geosciences, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA 30118, rkath@westga.edu, SPRUILL, Richard K., Department of Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, 101 Graham Building, Greeniville, NC 27858, and WARNER, Jack L., TEST, Inc, 12594-B E. Pacific Circle, Aurora, CO 80014
1:50 PM
SELF – REGULATION OF GEOSCIENCE PRACTICE IN CANADA AND THE RECENT DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPETENCY PROFILE DESCRIBING THE ARRAY OF ABILITIES FOR SAFE, EFFECTIVE AND ETHICAL PRACTICE
BONHAM, Oliver, Geoscientists Canada, 200-4010 Regent Street, Burnaby, BC V5C6N2, Canada, obonham@geoscientistscanada.ca, BROSTER, Bruce, Department of Earth Sciences, University of New Brunswick, Box 4400, 2 Bailey Drive, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada, CANE, David, Catalysis Consulting, 230 - 1210 Summit Drive, Kamloops, BC V2C 6M1, Canada, JOHNSON, Keith, Consultant, 20 Frankdale Ave, Toronto, ON M4J 3Z9, Canada, and MACLACHLAN, Kate, Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan, Suite 300 – 4581 Parliament Ave, Regina, SK S4W 0G3, Canada
2:05 PM
ACQUISITION OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCY DURING THE APPRENTICESHIP OF GEOLOGISTS-IN-TRAINING: NEW GUIDANCE FOR SUPERVISED PRACTICE UNDER QUEBEC REGULATIONS
LIARD, Alain, Ordre des géologues du Québec, 500 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Bureau 900, Montréal, QC H3A 3C6, Canada, dirgen@ogq.qc.ca, DURAND, Micheline Joanne, Université de Montréal, Faculté des sciences de l'éducation, Montréal, QC H2V 2S9, Canada, BARRETTE, Diane, Groupe Vision Compétence, 9280 Boul. Henri-Bourassa, Québec, QC G1G 4E6, Canada, and BEAUDRY, Pierre, Montréal, QC H2H 2C7, Canada
2:20 PM
HESS CORP'S STRATEGY TO OVERCOME THE LOOMING "GREAT CREW CHANGE"
GREEN, Laurie D., Geoscience and Engineering Development, Hess Corporation, 1501 McKinney, Houston, TX 77010, lgreen@hess.com
2:35 PM
HOW CAN A PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY HELP GEOSCIENCE STUDENTS?:  EXAMPLES FROM AIPG GEORGIA SECTION
WALLACE, Ronald J., Georgia Department of Natural Resources, 3650 Garrards Crossing, Roswell, GA 30075, ronald.wallace@dnr.state.ga.us
 
2:50 PM
Break
3:00 PM
GEOLEAD (GEOSCIENCE LEARNING, ENGAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT): A MULTI-STAKEHOLDER CONCEPT TO INCREASE THE SIZE AND DIVERSITY OF THE EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE TALENT POOL
ASHER, Pranoti M.1, ADAMEC, Bethany1, FURUKAWA, Harry1, KAPLAN, Marlene2, HAACKER-SANTOS, Rebecca3, LEWIS, Gary B.4, VELASCO, Elsa5, and MORRIS, Aisha R.6, (1) American Geophysical Union, 2000 Florida Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20009-1277, pasher@agu.org, (2) NOAA, Silver Spring, MD 20910, (3) Soars, UCAR, Boulder, CO 80301, (4) Education & Outreach, Geological Society of America, 3300 Penrose Place, Boulder, CO 80301, (5) Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Tulsa, OK 74137, (6) Education and Community Engagement, UNAVCO, Inc, 6350 Nautilus Drive, Boulder, CO 80301
3:15 PM
EDUCATING STUDENTS FOR A CAREER IN APPLIED GEOLOGY
KLIPFEL, Paul D., Reno, NV 89519, p.klipfel@sbcglobal.net
3:30 PM
DEVELOPING PRACTICAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES THROUGH A FEDERAL INTERNSHIP
LESLIE, Bret W. and ANDERSON, Elaina R., U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 1300, Arlington, VA 22201-3367, leslie@nwtrb.gov
3:45 PM
LESSONS FROM MY SUMMER INTERNSHIP - NATIONAL RIVERS AND STREAMS ASSESSMENT WITH THE NAGT AND USGS
KIDMAN, Genevieve, Physical Science, Southern Utah University, 351 West University Boulevard, Cedar City, UT 84720, genevievekidman@yahoo.com
4:00 PM
PREPARING THE NEXT GENERATION OF GEOCHEMISTS: THE MAGNET MODEL
HANANO, Diane, WEIS, Dominique, and SCOATES, James S., Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia, Pacific Centre for Isotopic and Geochemical Research, 2020-2207 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada, dhanano@eos.ubc.ca
4:15 PM
A CAREER IN GEOSCIENCE: GETTING DISCOVERED
MCANDLESS, Patrick Michael, 6640 Juniper Drive, Richmond, BC V7E4Z6 Canada, pmcandless@telus.net
4:30 PM
IS POOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN ACADEMIC AND APPLIED GEOSCIENCE CONTRIBUTING TO AN ILL-PREPARED WORKFORCE? OUR KNOWLEDGE GAPS - WHAT ARE THEY? WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF NARROWING THEM? HOW CAN WE BRIDGE THEM?
ALLINGTON, Ruth, IUGS Task Group on Global Geoscience Professionalism, c/o European Federation of Geologists, C/O Service géologique de Belgique, Rue Jenner 13, B-1000 Brussels Belgium, rutha@gwp.uk.com
 
4:45 PM
Discussion and Concluding Remarks
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