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Past Events

“All Things Water” Seminar Series

Event Date: Friday, April 08, 2011
Event Location: Room 330A, Earth and Ocean Sciences Building, UBC Campus
A seminar series which takes place every 2nd Friday starting March 11 at noon on diverse water resource topics. All welcome!
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“All Things Water” Seminar Series

Event Date: Friday, March 25, 2011
Event Location: Room 330A, Earth and Ocean Sciences Building, UBC Campus
A seminar series which takes place every 2nd Friday starting March 11 at noon on diverse water resource topics. All welcome!
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Coolest Water Project of 2011

Event Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Event Location: Thea’s Louge in Thea Koerner House Graduate Student Center at UBC, http://www.maps.ubc.ca/PROD/index_detail.php?locat1=408

Join us in the search of the Coolest Water Project of 2011 – an evening of networking and bragging with Vancouver’s water professionals.

Overview:

The Coolest Water Project is a competition in search of the *Coolest* water related project of 2011. Water professionals in the private and public sector are invited to present their projects in a fun and casual atmosphere to the SYP, who will in turn get to judge the winning project. The event is planned in conjunction with World Water Day, March 22, 2011 and will take place at Thea’s Louge in Thea Koerner House Graduate Student Center at UBC campus starting at 6pm.

Further information for professionals:

Are you working on the coolest water project of 2011?

Calling all water professionals! The SYP is looking for the coolest water-related project of 2011 – do you think you have it? Want bragging rights amongst your peers? Want to impress upcoming science, engineering, planning, and policy graduates?

Then present your project at the 1st annual Coolest Water Project competition on March 22, 2011! Your project can be any water related project involving flood forecasting, channel restoration, policy, groundwater, basin studies, remediation projects, governance, planning, environmental impact, ecology, etc. It doesn’t have to be a physical design, it simply has to be interesting. Your audience (and judges) will be the members and guests of the Canadian Water Resource Association – Students and Young Professionals (CWRA-SYP). This will be an evening of networking, mingling and most importantly, bragging. It will be a great opportunity to meet with potential new hires and summer students.

The fine print: The competition is open to projects started, worked on, or completed in the past 12 months. Please submit a brief project summary (<250 words) to cwra.syp.van@gmail.com for consideration in the competition. Accepted projects will be given approximately 10 minutes to present followed by a few minutes for questions. Poster presentations can also be accommodated (and can be sent in lieu of a project summary). Presentations will take place on March 22, 2011 at the UBC campus starting at 6 pm. Presentations used at previous conferences and awards competitions are acceptable. Final details will be sent upon receipt and confirmation of your project. APPLICATIONS ARE DUE MARCH 14, 2011.

We are also looking for sponsors for this event. If your company is interested in helping to make this a success please contact as well!
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“All Things Water” Seminar Series

Event Date: Friday, March 11, 2011
Event Location: Room 330A, Earth and Ocean Sciences Building, UBC Campus
A seminar series which takes place every 2nd Friday starting March 11 at noon on diverse water resource topics. All welcome!
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Movember

Event Date: Monday, November 01, 2010
Event Location:
Movember - For the month of November, the Geography and Biology students will be competing in the Movember challenge. Mustaches will be grown by men. Females and males are encouraged to raise money to go towards prostate cancer research. Judging will take place December 3rd at the Zoo at the University of Lethbridge. This night will also serve as a mixer for those interested and/or involved in the CWRA SYP program. See http://ca.movember.com/ to register and for more information.
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Slide du Jour

Event Date: Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Event Location: Room WESB 1001 in the Alberta Water and Environmental Science Building, University of Lethbridge
Every Wednesday from October 13 - December 1 2010 at noon. A 1 hour presentation given by students or professors on water and environmental related issues.
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Bow River Cleanup

Event Date: Sunday, May 03, 2009
Event Location:
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
Event Location:
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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Student/Professional Mixer

Event Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Event Location:
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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Pub Night

Event Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Event Location:
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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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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Conférence-midi

Event Date: Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Event Location:
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
Event Location:
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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