Student and Young Professionals

CWRA Student and Young Professionals

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SYP News

Branch or Affiliate: SYP
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
As you may know, the Student and Young Professionals group has been coordinating a CWRA – SYP Mentorship Program for the past two years. Feedback on the program thus far has been excellent and well worth the time investment.

The purpose of the CWRA – SYP mentoring program is to promote the management of Canada’s water resources by strengthening the professional capacity of students and young professionals through meaningful mentorship opportunities and relationships. While mutually benefiting students, young professionals and CWRA professionals, this program aims to foster a larger professional water community.

To keep the program growing so that more people can benefit from it, the program the committee is attempting to increase both awareness of the program and involvement. For the program’s continued success we do need more mentors. Please invest in the next generation of water professionals by becoming a mentor!

For more information or to sign up as a mentor, please check out our website at: http://cwra.org/Branches/SYP/Mentorship.aspx
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SYP Events

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Past Events

Conférence-midi
Event Date: Tuesday, January 31, 2006
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Conférencier invité : Marie-Claude Leclerc, Directrice générale du Regroupement des organisations de bassin versant du Québec Sujet : La gestion par bassin versant; réalités québecoises
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Conference: Mr. Aly Shady - Feeding the World of Damning the Dams: Hard Choices in Global Water Crisis
Event Date: Tuesday, February 08, 2005
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Invitation of Mr. Aly Shady to speak about global water issues and more precisely to review current and future global food problems. The presentation was given on the Macdonald Campus of McGill in Ste Anne de Bellevue. SYP volunteers were present to answer questions and provide information on the CWRA and the Montreal SYP chapter. SYP chapter information and sign-up sheet were made available. The speaker, along with the SYP organizers, some students and professionals, was then invited to a lunch at the Tadja Hall (faculty members' restaurant).
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SYP Social and Professional Mixer
Event Date: Thursday, March 29, 2007
Event Location: University of Guelph
The purpose of the event, which was held in the Landscape Architecture Building of the University of Guelph, was to bring together students and water resources professionals for an informal evening of social interaction. Approximately 30 people attended the event, with a good cross-section of students, young professionals and professionals from academia, government, industry and NGOs. These included the Universities of Guelph, Waterloo, and Western Ontario, Conservation Ontario, GRCA, Canadian Water Network, Trout Unlimited Canada, CF Crozier & Associates, Conestoga-Rovers & Associates, and OMAFRA.

The strongest points of the event were: - Keynote speaker: Dr. Isobel Heathcote provided a very inspiring talk on her long career in water management. We provided her with a list of questions to guide her discussion beforehand. This questions related to the types of things we were interested in, such as the importance of mentors in her career, her experiences in academia and outside academia, and lessons learned. - Food: We provided nice refreshments that were appreciated by professionals that drove from other places to attend the event in Guelph after a long day of work. - Student posters: We showcased several posters from students in the chapter, and they contributed to the professional yet relaxed atmosphere of our event.
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Pub Night
Event Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2009
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Our annual pub night was held Wednesday Jan. 28rd in the Den at the University of Calgary. It was a huge success with more than 30 students and professionals enjoying drinks and food while getting to know each other. Students were able to get some insight to potential careers in water-related fields.
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Student/Professional Mixer
Event Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2009
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This event is being organized in order to provide the opportunity for students and professionals working in water related careers to socialize and also listen to a round table discussion on water issues. The mixer will be held on Wednesday March 25th in the Bianca Room, Mac Hall, University of Calgary, from 6 to 8 PM.
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Bow River Cleanup
Event Date: Sunday, May 03, 2009
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This year’s City of Calgary Pathways and River Cleanup is Sunday, May 3rd. We will have a team out this year to enjoy a great day together by doing some positive work for their community.
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Stream Rehabilitation Work with Trout Unlimited
Event Date: Friday, April 10, 2009
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We are joining with Trout Unlimited to do some bank stabilization work on the Dogpound Creek using natural materials found on site (native soils, tree cuttings) to recreate conditions similar to the original found upstream. We hope to stabilize the banks to decrease erosion damage from future flooding.The project is tentatively scheduled for completion on Saturday, April 18th, 2009. RSVP To Chad Nixon for “The Saturday, April 18TH Event” at chad.nixon@amec.com By FRIDAY, APRIL 10TH.
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