Lassonde School of Engineering Summer Co-op Students for Hire
National Surveyors Conference
May 10–12, 2023
Upcoming Workshop: GIS Capability Maturity Model
April 18, 2023
Canada’s LiDAR Expo
April 25, 2023
Upcoming Regional Group Meetings
AOLS Office Closed for Easter Holiday
The AOLS office will be closed on Friday, April 7 and Monday, April 10.
We wish you all a lovely and peaceful Easter weekend.
Due Soon: Applications for AOLS Deputy Registrar
A reminder that the AOLS is looking for a land surveyor to join its ranks as our second Deputy Registrar. The deadline is Monday, April 17.
The successful applicant will have the pleasure of working alongside our current Deputy Registrar, Maureen Mountjoy, and Registrar, Penny Connors, on a diverse work portfolio.
The AOLS offers a healthy work/life balance and a competitive compensation package.
Send your resume and references to ajeraj@aols.org or by mail to the Association offices with the attention line “Deputy Registrar Search.”
Webinar: Office Procedures and Checklists, Part 3
You are invited to attend the third part of a six-part series of webinars presented by AOLS SRD Consultant Tom Packowski, OLS, on Office Procedures and Checklists.
When: Wednesday, April 19, 2023, 12 p.m. EDT (U.S. and Canada)
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Update Your Contact Info with AOLS
Do you know a colleague who is missing out on In Sight, regional group meeting notices, or other AOLS communications? They could be using an outdated email address. This can lead to missed opportunities and information, which can affect you and your company.
Employers, please take a moment to remind your employees to update their contact info. This is particularly important with articling students or anyone who has recently moved to a new firm.
Visit members.aols.org and click on your name in the upper right corner and then Account Settings to check and update your contact details.
Lassonde School of Engineering Summer Co-op Students for Hire
As the Summer term (May–August) is fast approaching, the Lassonde Co-op is here to support your last-minute hiring needs for positions starting in May 2023. Students can start as late as May 22, 2023. The summer job board will close April 30, 202.
We have 2nd- and 3rd-year engineering and computer science students actively searching for Summer start positions of 4-,8-,12- or 16-month work terms. Our team can support you with quick turnaround job postings and collection of applications. Please connect with the Lassonde Co-op team today!
Interested in hiring 1st-year women in engineering student for a summer co-op? Lassonde is piloting a Women in Engineering Co-op Stream for Summer 2023. Contact Mayolyn Dagsi at dagsi@yorku.ca to learn more.
Ontario-based organizations: have you hired a Lassonde Co-op student for Summer 2023? Please let us know to ensure your eligibility to receive a Co-op Tax Credit letter for a maximum credit of $3,000 per student, per qualifying work term.
Hiring for Fall 2023? The posting period for positions starting in September officially opens May 8. Send your postings to hirecoop@lassonde.yorku.ca. Have an early timeline? Submit your postings now and we will promote to our students.
Looking to hire part-time, new graduate (within two years of graduation) and graduate students (Masters and PhD) students? Contact York University's Career Centre at ccjobs@yorku.ca or submit your posting through Experience York.
National Surveyors Conference
When: May 10–12, 2023
Where: Mont-Tremblant, Québec
Cost: $540 for full conference
Speakers:
Denis Hains, President & CEO of H2i Inc. Moderator: First Nations – Trusted Crowd Sourced Bathymetry in Northern Vancouver Island
Julia Meldrum Smith, ACLS Practice Review Manager. Panelist: File Retention and Archiving Files round table discussion
Kent Groh, host of Geoholics and Moderator for Geospatial Experts Panel
This workshop introduces a variety of GIS maturity models in common use throughout the geospatial community. It will focus on the GIS Capability Maturity Model (GISCMM) as tool for GIS management, operations, and tracking. Through hands-on exercises, workshop attendees will complete an initial assessment of their own GIS operation.
Topics Covered:
What is a capability maturity model?
A survey of GIS capability maturity models
Origins of the GIS Capability Maturity Model
The Geospatial Management Competency Model
Theory of GIS Management
Development of the revised, peer-reviewed GIS Capability Maturity Model
Exercise: the GIS Capability Maturity Model – Step by Step
Methods of displaying and comparing results
Exercise: Attendee discussion and feedback
Prerequisites and Recommendations – No prerequisite. Recommended for GIS managers, consultants, and academics interested in understanding GIS management.
The Canadian LiDAR Commercial Expo is a completely virtual B2B event matching reality capture lidar vendors with practising 3D professionals from Canada and beyond.
When: Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Where: Online Event
Cost: Free
Host and moderator: Dr. Tim Webster, Research Scientist/Geomatics Consultant
Dr. Tim Webster is a distinguished research scientist with the Applied Geomatics Research Group in Nova Scotia. His research focus is mapping and earth’s surface modeling processes and uses lidar for his research. He is also a consultant for lidar projects around the world. Tim is the recipient of many awards for his work and is a Canadian geomatics leader.
Going forward, all regional group meeting notices will be sent to the entire membership. A good deal of important information is shared at these meetings, so we feel it would be of value to promote inter-group engagement and dialogue. Want to attend another group's meeting? Please do. Just send an RSVP to its chair.
North Eastern Regional Group
Date: Friday, April 21, 2023
Time: 9 a.m.
Location: Churchill’s Prime Rib House, 631 Lakeshore Dr., North Bay ON
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