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The latest updates from the CFES and our member associations and related societies can be found below, on social media and within our video newsletter updates.  

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April 2021

  • The IAPG (International Association for Promoting Geoethics) has released their first newsletter of 2021

  • Following the 2021 AGM, CFES would like to thank departing board members, Past President Graziella Grech, Secretary Charlie Jefferson & International Director Mostafa Fayek, for their dedication to CFES over many years.  We welcome Beth McLarty Halfkenny who moves from Outreach Director to take on the role of President-Elect, Amanda McCallum as the incoming Outreach Director and new President of CGEN & Katherine Boggs as International Director.  Ollie Bonham is the incoming Past President, and Rachel Newrick is the incoming President. We look forward to another good year. 

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March 2021

  • CFES congratulates Sandra Barr on being awarded the 2021 CFES Mentorship Medal. CFES is now accepting nominations for the 2022 Mentorship Medal. Please see the Mentorship Medal page for details on the award to Sandra Barr, recognition of past recipients and the nomination process. 

  • Register by March 26th to get earlybird pricing for the Professional Geoscientists Ontario's 2021 Virtual Symposium on April 20, 22, 27 & 29 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET. 

  • March 24th: The 18th fgl-society is hosting a civic forum on the global climate emergency and Canada's energy transition. Click here to join the discussion. 

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February 2021

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January 2021

  • CFES is calling for three new board members. Please see the attached board descriptions and submit your application as per details in the posting. The new positions will take effect during the AGM, April 2021.  

  • President Elect: Each year the Canadian Federation of Earth Sciences (CFES) seeks a new President Elect.  This position transitions to the role of CFES President then Past President in subsequent years.  

  • Secretary: The CFES Secretary is central to the organization and a key contributor to operations, leadership, continuity, and corporate memory.  

  • Director - International: The International Director is responsible for all CFES activities that have an international component and that involve multinational geoscience organizations and national geoscience organizations in other countries, including representing CFES on the Canadian National Committee for International Union of Geological Sciences (CNC).

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December 2020

  • The Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists [CSEG] is offering a Virtual Learning Series in February 2021. Join online for this showcase of Canadian Innovation in Geoscience. 

  • The Canadian Geological Foundation invites all interested parties to submit proposals for the 2021 CGF grant competition. The CGF uses a three-tiered grant system related to the size of the grants being requested: small grants (<$10,000), medium grants ($10,001 to $30,000) and large grants (up to $45,000). In addition, the Foundation will consider the possibility of multi-year grants (i.e. specific amounts to be paid in each of up to 4 years). The secretary must receive your application by March 31, 2021. 

  • The IAPG newsletter is now available and, in addition to many links regarding GeoEthics, requests input to a survey on Geoethics in the Geosciences. 

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November 2020

  • CFES is calling for two new board members. Please see the attached board descriptions and submit your application prior to Monday, November 23, 2020. 

  • Director of Communications: The Communications Director is responsible for communication of CFES activities to the broad Earth Science community, other science communities, students, and the public in general.

  • Director of External Engagement: We are looking for an individual with the time and enthusiasm to be proactive in seeking out and responding to opportunities to publicize the Earth Sciences and its contributions to the general public, policy-makers, governments at all levels, and the media.

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October 2020

  • CFES congratulates Professor Dominique Weis on being awarded the 2020 CFES Mentorship Medal. CFES is now accepting nominations for the 2021 Mentorship Medal. Please see the Mentorship Medal page for details on the award to Professor Weis, recognition of past recipients and the nomination process. 

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August 2020

  • Congratulations to the Cliffs of Fundy, in Nova Scotia, and Discovery, in Newfoundland and Labrador, on their recent designation as UNESCO Global Geoparks! With rock dating back to more than half a billion years, the Discovery UNESCO Global Geopark, a part of which overlaps with the traditional lands of the now-extinct Beothuk people, contains some of the most spectacular and best-preserved Ediacaran fossils in the world. With more than 40 geosites across 125 km, the Cliffs of Fundy UNESCO Global Geopark visitors can discover the world's highest tides, Canada's oldest dinosaur fossils, and magnificent landscapes steeped in Acadian tradition and Mi'kmaq legends, tales and culture.

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June 2020

 

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