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The Calgary Geoscience Data Managers Society (CGDMS) is accepting articles for potential publication on its website and potentially featured via a link in its monthly Newsletter.  All submissions should be approximately 500 – 1000 words and should be informative and educational in nature.  Submissions should have a broad appeal to the membership and provide insight for the benefit of the society’s members.  Articles may contain non-commercial content regarding various aspects of data management, information management and knowledge management as it pertains to the geosciences.  Topics such as versioning, taxonomy, different kinds of databases, ACCESS, Sequel, data capture, data archival, searching fields, data retrieval and the like are all topics of benefit.  Comparing different methodologies for data archival and the benefits of different medium are also important aspects.  

CGDMS reserves the right to limit the number of submissions from any one individual and reserves the right to determine the appropriateness of the material for publication on its website.  CGDMS is providing this service to its members with the intent to help to showcase the value of the work that we do.  It is hoped that any unemployed or under-employed members may find this project beneficial to oneself to promote one’s expertise for the purposes of securing future employment. 

Original pieces of work are preferred. Please cite any sources used in your submission. 

Please submit a clear title for your paper and a brief description of yourself. When published, do you want any questions to be addressed to you directly? If so, please give us consent and the appropriate contact information to publish with your biography or choose to incorporate this into your paper.

All submissions should be sent by e-mail to info@cgdms.ca for publication consideration.  

The Calgary Geoscience Data Managers Society (CGDMS) is prepared to promote online workshops on its website and potentially featured via a link in its monthly Newsletter.  These are the criteria to follow if you have courses/workshops you would like to present to our membership.  The session should be informative and educational in nature.  Content should have a broad appeal to the membership and provide insight for the benefit of the society’s members.  Sessions may contain non-commercial content regarding various aspects of data management, information management and knowledge management as it pertains to the geosciences.  Topics such as versioning, taxonomy, different kinds of databases, ACCESS, Sequel, data capture, data archival, searching fields, data retrieval and the like are all topics of benefit.  Comparing different methodologies for data archival and the benefits of different medium are also important aspects.  

CGDMS reserves the right to determine the appropriateness of the material for promotion to our members.  It is hoped that this project may be beneficial to members wishing to maintain or increase their expertise for the purposes of career growth. 

Original pieces of work are preferred. Please cite any sources used in your presentation. 

Please submit a clear title for your session(s) and a brief synopsis. All submissions should be sent by e-mail to info@cgdms.ca for consideration.   

**  We welcome your ideas and look forward to seeing you in the future!

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The Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act

Standards and Guidelines.  A large part of APEGA’s role in industry is establishing standards and guidelines to assist professional members in doing their work. This ensures that they not only follow the ethical guidelines but that the quality of work is done to a high standard ensuring the safety and confidence of the general public. 

Online Tutorials ~

Each online tutorial is planned for 20-30 minutes with a Q&A session to follow. Recordings of these sessions can be found under the Resources / Webinars**Members Only.  You must be a member to access recorded sessions and webinars.  Click here…

 

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