Kingston GoGeomatics Back to School Social – September 16, 2022
AOLS reps will be attending this year’s Kingston GoGeomatics Back to School Social, to be held on Friday, September 16 from 6:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m. at The Merchant Taphouse (merchanttaphouse.com). AOLS is a sponsor of the event.
Since 2013, GoGeomatics has held an annual series of coast-to-coast Back to School Socials. It is a chance for students to meet other students and professionals in the geomatics, GIS, and geography fields, and learn about industry trends, products, and developments.
The last socials to be held, in 2019, welcomed over 500 students to the sector.
Further to our reminder in the last issue of In Sight about our need for mentors in the new AOLS mentoring program, we would add that mentors need not be active to be eligible. On the contrary, we would strongly encourage retired members to sign up for the mentoring program and pass on their wealth of knowledge.
Mentors can indicate their interest by filling out a simple application and a confidentiality agreement and sending both to memberservices@aols.org. The application will be posted to the Mentors’ Group and will be made accessible only to those members seeking a mentor.
2022 Condo Start to Finish Conference
Registration is open for the 2022 Condo Start to Finish Conference at Universal Eventspace in Vaughan or online.
We are back! With the fundamental changes in development since our last conference in 2014, we are proud to bring you the Condo Start to Finish Conference in November 2022.
Join us for a day packed with critical insights into the condo development process and changes to the Condo Act.
AOLS has awarded five formal hours of CPD for the conference.
AOLS members use code: AOLS10 to get 10% off tickets (reg. $359, AOLS $323).
Shining a Light on AOLS.org
This is the first in a series of explainers about hidden features of aols.org.
The AOLS website contains a wealth of information that members will find helpful in maintaining their professional expertise, running their business, or simply keeping themselves informed and entertained. But it's not always obvious where that information can be found. This series aims to train a light on some of those darker corners of aols.org.
And where better to start than at the beginning, with the surveyors who helped to establish and develop land surveying in Ontario?
It's possible you haven't heard of the "Yates database." Created and maintained by the Archival and Historical Committee, it is an ever-growing archive of registered surveyors and people who were reported as surveyors or who signed plans in the province of Ontario from 1774 to present.
It has been stored as a series of PDF files and is available under "Historical Surveyors" on the members' website at members.aols.org/splash/member-tools/historical-surveyors (login required). Once there, you can search for surveyors by name or licence/registration number.
Click here for the archives page for the latest Horizon and e-communiqué
Stay informed about what is happening in your national surveyor community!
Do you have suggestions for AOLS In Sight?
If you have information that you think will be of interest to other members, please let us know by emailingdwhitton@aols.org. Your input is always welcome!
