Introducing AOLS's New Marketing and Recruitment Committee
CPD Deadline Approaches
Guidelines Regarding Certificates of Authorization
Save the Date: Office Procedures and Checklists Webinar
December 15, 2022
AOLS Waives Fees to Access Registration Documents
The Hans Klinkenberg Memorial Scholarship
In the News: An Entangled Matter-Wave Interferometer. Now with Double the Spookiness
Reminder: AOLS Seeking Executive Director
The Association of Ontario Land Surveyors is seeking a new Executive Director. Be part of a high-performing regulator and influence the change in how the profession is governed. This is an exciting time to be Executive Director as the AOLS considers changes to the Surveyors Act and registration practices and is addressing demographic challenges.
The Executive Director is the senior staff officer of the Association that manages the operations of the AOLS within policies set by Council. They provide advice to Council, lead strategic planning, communicate with government and stakeholders, and act as treasurer of the Association.
The ideal candidate will be an experienced licensed surveyor in Canada with leadership and management experience. They will be a good communicator and able to lead strategic planning. Ideally, they will have backgrounds in managing budgets, developing policy, and managing office systems.
For further information, please see the position description posted here: bit.ly/3VpUqYm.
Salary will be commensurate with experience and is highly competitive. Health benefits and a retirement plan are also included.
Please submit your application no later than December 15, 2022 to Brian Maloney at bmaloney@aols.org.
Survey Law II Course – Winter 2023 Semester
Attn: All Evaluated and Articling Students,
For those of you required to take the Survey Law 2 course to meet Academic and Experience Requirements Committee expectations, please carefully read the following and register asap.
The Survey Law 2 course is being offered by Izaak de Rijcke through the Four Point Learning site starting January 11, 2023. CBEPS will award exemptions from both C8 Cadastral Studies and C9 Survey Law to candidates upon successful completion of both Survey Law 1 and Survey Law 2 (not individually) with a passing mark of 60%.
The overall purpose of Survey Law 2 is to build on Survey Law 1 (to be offered again next fall) with a special emphasis on the evaluation of evidence and special circumstances encountered in problematic and natural boundaries. Understanding the workings of the legal system and the legal process is essential for regulated professionals entrusted to make ethical and defensible opinions that have the potential of being reviewed by a court.
This university-level course will be taught entirely online with two lectures per week: a "live" one scheduled for Wednesday evenings from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. EST and a prerecorded one made available later in the week. The "live" lectures are recorded for later viewing. The course syllabus is available here: 4pointlearning.ca/4PL/SLaw2_Syllabus.pdf. The fee for this course is $750.00 plus HST. This fee cannot be treated as tuition under the Income Tax Act. No refunds are issued 30 days after the course start date.
To register for the course, complete this form: bit.ly/3gTi7t0. Once payment is confirmed, you will receive an enrolment key and instructions to register with Four Point Learning to access class materials and participate remotely.
Introducing AOLS's New Marketing and Recruitment Committee
At its meeting on November 28, Council approved terms of reference for the new Marketing and Recruitment Committee (MRC).
The MRC unifies the work of three previous groups: the Geomatics Recruitment and Liaison Committee (GRLC), the Public Awareness Committee (PAC), and the University and College Liaison Committee (UCLC).
The MRC's simplified structure will allow for more coordinated and efficient outreach to several stakeholders: high schools, universities, governments, and members of the public.
Its primary aims are to attract technical and professional staff to the land surveying profession to meet the needs of the public and to promote the role of the Association to the public.
The MRC has already met and started work on some exciting projects. Keep an eye on future issues of In Sight for more details.
CPD Deadline Approaches
These are the final four weeks for CPD requirements for surveyors belonging to CPD cycle 2020–2022.
Members must have 66 hours of professional development and 36 hours of formal education courses in a three-year cycle. Members practising fewer than 100 days per year need an additional 30 hours of formal activities and/or professional activities.
Log into GeoEd at geoed.ca to view or edit your profile, submit and edit CPD activities, and view your CPD cycle report and past CPD submissions by year.
GeoEd includes some useful information about our CPD program:
Professional Development (CPD Program and Summary)
Listing of CPD activities offered by the AOLS, with CPD hours and categories
CPD approved activities
Various online learning opportunities are available on GeoEd's website, including recordings of AOLS webinars.
Members active in professional surveying are required to accumulate, in each three-year period, at least 36 hours of formal activities and at least 66 hours of professional activities.
The Association has recently updated its Access to Records Related to Registration Policy. This policy ensures that all registration applicants have access to information in their files.
Previously a small fee was charged for access to all documents related to applications for registration. Except for large or unusual requests, this fee has now been waived.
The Hans Klinkenberg Memorial Scholarship Fund provides scholarships to students in the geomatics sciences at technical institutes and community colleges in Canada. Students may apply prior to February 15 of each year as outlined in the description and application form available on the CIG website. Awards are presented annually in amounts ranging from $500 to $2000. Submissions are judged on the basis of scholastic achievement, recommendations, and the personal statement requested. Winners receive a financial award, an award certificate, and a one-year student membership with the Canadian Institute of Geomatics.
Further information about the Hans Klinkenberg Memorial Fund and the application form are on the CIG web page.
The next application deadline is February 15, 2023. This scholarship is dedicated to students in the geomatics sciences at technical institutes and community colleges across Canada.
In the News: An Entangled Matter-Wave Interferometer. Now with Double the Spookiness
From PHYS.ORG:
A team of physicists has combined entanglement and delocalization to develop a process that improves the precision of quantum sensors, a breakthrough that could someday be used in common applications such as navigation, geodesy, or GPS surveying.
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