Join us for Coast to Coast “Back to School” 2016 GoGeomatics Canada Socials
GoGeomatics Canada is kicking off the new school year this September, and welcoming everyone to our Canada-Wide Back to School Socials. We encourage new and returning students to come out to this, our third Annual series of free events, and enjoy a much-needed study-break. Mingle with students from other programs, industry professionals, and managers. The
Canadian geomatics community is close-knit, and these socials are a great way to build up contacts for co-op placements, internships, and jobs.
The Canadian Geomatics Community is growing! We Now have 11 GoGeomatics Canada Groups! Let us know if you want to start a group in your community.
Not a student? That’s okay, you’re invited too! Come out, meet some students and help welcome them into the industry. We would love to see people from all areas of geomatics like GIS, remote sensing, and surveying at this free community event.
Like free stuff? So do we! You’ll enjoy free snacks like wings and nachos at this event, and you’ll even have the opportunity to win some prizes, including t-shirts, geospatial books, and more. 
This event marks the third annual GoGeomatics Back to School Socials. It’s the start of a brand new season for monthly GoGeomatics socials across Canada with the help of our Gold level sponsors, Esri Canada, the Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA), and the Canadian Institute of Geomatics (CIG). We also want to thank our Silver city level sponsors who are supporting the socials in their communities. They are Digital Globe, the Langara Open GIS program, Stantec, Selkirk College, Brandt, McElhanney, GM Blue Plan, Lim Geomatics, G-Locate, Kim Geomatics, and our media sponsor the Canadian GIS & Geomatics Website.
Across Canada, we are expecting approximately 300 to 400 geomatics folks coming together from coast to coast, in 11 communities: Vancouver, Nelson, Kelowna, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Niagara, Peterborough, Kingston, Ottawa, and Halifax.
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If you’re thinking of coming, please send your RSVP to by using our Meetup Group Links below.
Take a look at the dates and locations for our Back to School Socials, and mark your calendar! Also you can write to us at (info@gogeomatics.ca) and get on the monthly reminder list and newsletter for that city.
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City |
Date, Time |
Location |
Meetup Group |
GoGeomatics Group Leaders |
Vancouver |
Sept 21, 6:30PM |
The Lennox Pub |
RSVP here | Shannon Cox David Solari John Cristiani |
Nelson, BC |
Sept 22, 6:30PM |
Lionshead Pub |
RSVP here | Chloe Denny Ian Parfitt |
Kelowna, BC |
Sept 22, 6PM |
Mission Tap House |
RSVP here | Dianne Gray Jason MacEachern |
Calgary |
Sept 21, 6PM |
Bank & Baron |
RSVP here | Aubrey Downey Maria Meier |
Edmonton |
Sept 22, 6PM |
The Metro |
RSVP here | Jihyun Seo Lisa Jen |
Toronto |
Sept 15, 7PM |
Betty’s On King (Upstairs) |
RSVP here | Susie Saliola Catherine Ennis |
Peterborough |
Sept 20, 6:30PM |
One Eighty Hunter Street Pub |
RSVP here | Rachel Kuzmich Danah Ashcroft |
Kingston |
Sept 21, 6:30PM |
Kingston Brew Pub |
RSVP here | Tristan Forward Mike See |
Ottawa |
Sept 29, 7PM |
James Street Pub |
RSVP here | Jonathan Murphy Carina Saab |
Niagara |
Sept 24, 6:30PM |
Fresco’s Restaurant & Bar |
RSVP here | Darren Platakis Neal Pilger |
Halifax |
Sept 23, 7:30PM |
Your Father’s Moustache |
RSVP here | Jackie Woodruff Ted Mackinnon |
GoGeomatics Canada Thanks our sponsors who are not only supporters of the geomatics community but “Leaders” of the Canadian geomatics community. Please visit their websites.
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Hello,
I would be interested in starting up a southern Saskatchewan group of GoGeomatics Canada. I am currently the Geomatics Technology Manager at Caltech Surveys and was formerly an instructor and later program head of the geomatics and surveying engineering technology program at SIAST/SaskPolytech. I have industry and student ties here within Saskatchewan and very welcome the opportunity to give back to geomatics in Saskatchewan.
Please let me know if there is any interest in this endeavour and if so how to proceed.
Thanks,
-RB
If any page on the GoGeomatics site deserves a story map of all the venues for your “Back to School” sessions – it’s this one ! : )
Sounds like a very good idea. Perhaps one of the GIS students or a new grad would like to put it together. A great way to learn if someone has not used Story maps before.
If any of your students are interested, they can get in touch with me and we could help them with this little project. I think it would be a great addition to the site…. but I’m a little biased.
And how about Montreal? Any meetup here?