Past Events

Thank you to everyone who committed to sponsoring and/or prepared to exhibit at ESfS 2020!

Download the ESfS 2020 Thank you PDF [2MB]

Thank you Booklet

Download the ESfS Cancellation and Postponement Announcement

Postponement Announcement

Thanks to our ESfS 2020 Sponsors!

Due to the cancellation of ESfS 2020, some funds and donated items and resources have been returned to organizations, while others will be used by ESfS or the CSEG Foundation.

GOLD LEVEL SPONSORS
Canadian Natural
Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists (CSEG Foundation)
CSPG Foundation
Parex Resources

SILVER LEVEL SPONSORS
Canadian Geological Foundation
Chevron Canada
CSEG Foundation Anonymous Donor
Government of Alberta

LITHIUM LEVEL SPONSORS
Cenovus Energy
Thrust Belt Imaging
Brian and Elaine Russell
GLJ Petroleum Consultants
Inter Pipeline Ltd.
Pulse Seismic
Steelhead Petroleum Ltd
Canadian Rockies Earth Science Resource Centre
Tourmaline Oil Corp.
W. Brett Wilson

COPPER LEVEL SPONSORS
Canada Action
CSEG Foundation Anonymous Donor
Earth Signal Processing Ltd.
Helen Isaac
Hilary Schumacher
SeisWare

DOOR PRIZES AND EDUCATOR RESOURCES
AirTerra Inc.
Alberta Palaeontological Society
Bolder Climbing Community
Bow Habitat Station
Burgess Shale Geoscience Foundation
Calaway Park
Calgary Flames
Calgary Hitmen
Calgary Roughnecks
Calgary Tower
Calgary Zoo
Canadian Space Agency/ Agence spatiale canadienne
Canmore Cave Tours
Caring For Our Watersheds
Engineers and Geoscientists BC
Evict Radon
Frank Slide Interpretive Centre
Inside Education
Journey 2050
Map Town
Mining Matters
National Music Centre | Studio Bell
Ocean Networks Canada
Perimeter Institute
Peters’ Drive-In
PetroLMI
Royal Ontario Museum
Silver Cove
Society of Petroleum Engineers Calgary Section
The Big Box
Yamnuska Wolf Dog Sanctuary

Thanks to all who were going to exhibit at ESfS 2020!

AirTerra Inc.
Alberta Palaeontological Society (Mar 15 only)
Burgess Shale Geoscience Foundation
Calgary Rock and Lapidary Club
Calgary Zoo
Canada Action
Canadian Association of Geophysical Contractors
Canadian Natural
Canadian Nuclear Society
Canadian Rockies Earth Science Resource Centre (CRESCRC)
Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists (CSEG Foundation)
Canadian Space Agency / Agence spatiale canadienne
Canmore Museum and Geoscience Centre
CREWES, University of Calgary
CSPG Foundation
Department of Geoscience U of C
Earth Science Stories
Energy Production & Transmission Canadian Geographic Giant Floor Map
ESfS Trilobite Fossil Station
Evict Radon
Frank Slide Interpretive Centre
Geoscience Activity Tables
Inside Education (Mar 16-17 only)
Journey 2050
Lafarge Canada Inc.
Let’s Talk Science
Mining Matters
Natural Resources Canada – Geological Survey of Canada
Ocean Networks Canada
Parks Canada Agency
PetroLMI
Roots 2 STEM
Rothney Astrophysical Observatory
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
Society of Petroleum Engineers Calgary Section
Women in Science and Engineering (WISE)
Yukon Dan Gold Panning

Thank you to everyone who participated in ESfS 2019!

The feedback we received from teachers, students, youth groups, the public, exhibitors and sponsors was overwhelmingly positive.

Download the ESfS 2019 Thank you PDF [4MB]

ESfS 2019 Thank you booklet
 
 
Thanks to our 2019 Sponsors!
 

GOLD LEVEL SPONSORS
Canadian Natural
Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists
CSPG Foundation
Parex Resources

SILVER LEVEL SPONSORS
APEGA Foundation
CSEG Foundation Anonymous Donor
Government of Alberta

LITHIUM LEVEL SPONSORS
Brian and Elaine Russell
Canadian Rockies Earth Science Resource Centre
Chevron Canada Resources
GLJ Petroleum Consultants
Inter Pipeline Ltd.
Paramount Resources Ltd.
Repsol Oil & Gas Canada Inc.
Sproule
Tourmaline Oil Corp.

COPPER LEVEL SPONSORS
AGAT Laboratories
Earth Signal Processing Ltd.
Explor Geophysical
geoLOGIC systems ltd.
Helen Isaac
Lafarge Canada Inc.
Petrel Robertson Consulting Ltd.
Pulse Seismic
SeisWare International Inc.
Society of Petroleum Engineers – Calgary Section

DOOR PRIZES AND EDUCATOR RESOURCES
AirTerra Inc.
Alberta Geological Survey of the Alberta Energy Regulator
Alberta Palaeontological Society
Bow Habitat Station
Burgess Shale Geoscience Foundation
Calaway Park
Canadian Association of Geophysical Contractors (CAGC)
Caring For Our Watersheds
Drumheller Rocks GeoTourism
Engineers and Geoscientists BC
Evict Radon
Frank Slide Interpretive Centre
Geoscientists Canada
Inside Education
Journey 2050
Laser City
Map Town
Mining Matters
Natural Resources Canada – Geological Survey of Canada
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada NSERC-CRSNG
Ocean Networks Canada
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
TELUS Spark
Theatre Calgary
Women in Science and Engineering (WISE)

Thanks to our 2019 Exhibitors!

AirTerra Inc.
Alberta Geological Survey of the Alberta Energy Regulator
Alberta Palaeontological Society (Mar 17 only)
Beakerhead
Burgess Shale Geoscience Foundation
Calgary Rock and Lapidary Club
Canadian Association of Geophysical Contractors (CAGC)
Canadian Natural
Canadian Nuclear Society
Canadian Rockies Earth Science Resource Centre
Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists
CanGEA
Canmore Museum and Geoscience Centre
CREWES, University of Calgary
CSPG Foundation
Department of Geoscience, University of Calgary
Energy Production & Transmission  Canadian Geographic Giant Floor Map
ESfS Trilobite Fossil Station
Evict Radon
Explor Geophysical
Frank Slide Interpretive Centre
Geoscience Activity Tables
Inside Education (Mar 18-19 only)
Journey 2050
Let’s Talk Science
Mining Matters
Natural Resources Canada – Geological Survey of Canada
Ocean Networks Canada
PetroLMI
Roots 2 STEM
Rothney Astrophysical Observatory
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
Society of Petroleum Engineers – Calgary Section
Women in Science and Engineering (WISE)
Yukon Dan Gold Panning

Thank you to everyone who participated in ESfS 2018!

Download the ESfS 2018 Thank you PDF
ESfS 2018 Thank you booklet

View our video on YouTube [1:15]
ESfS 2018

The Earth Science for Society (ESfS) committee is pleased to announce that we were awarded an NSERC/CRSNG PromoScience grant for ESfS 2018
Press Release: PromoScience Grant

ESfS 2014 Photos

Thanks to our ESfS 2019 Speakers!

SPEAKER: Dr. Benoit Beauchamp
Professor, Department of Geoscience, University of Calgary
Topic: The Arctic is Hot!

SPEAKER: Dr. Martyn Unsworth
Professor, Department of Physics, University of Alberta
Topic: Using geophysics to understand volcanoes and earthquakes

Thanks to our ESfS 2018 Speakers!

SPEAKER: Dr. Ross Lockwood
PhD Condensed Matter Physics, Course Developer
Topic: Everyday Astronaut

SPEAKER: Dr. Jon Noad
President, Sedimental Services
Topic: How and Where to Find Fossils in Alberta

Thanks to our 2017 Geo-Theatre Speakers!

SPEAKER: Don Hladiuk
Retired Geologist and Life Member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
Topic: Pluto Revealed

SPEAKER: Dr. Jon Dudley
Retired Geologist and Research Associate Arctic Institute of North America
Topic: Cruising the Arctic – A Voyage Through Time and Change

Thanks to our 2016 Geo-Theatre Speakers!

SPEAKER: Dr. François Therrien
Curator of Dinosaur Palaeoecology, Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology
Topic: The Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction: What do we really know?

SPEAKER:Dr. David J. Knudsen
Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary
Topic: Exploring the Aurora and Space

GEOSCIENCE SHOW: Dr. Chris Harrison
Creative & Social Media Geoscientist, Dr. Chris Inc.
Topic: How do we see with sound?

Thanks to our 2015 Geo-Theatre Speakers!

SPEAKER: Ben Gadd
Rockies guide, writer, speaker, educator and consultant
Topic: Geology Rocks! The Making of   Canadian Rockies Geology Road Tours

SPEAKER: Dr. David Eaton
Professor of Geophysics, Department of Geoscience, University of Calgary
Topic: The Calgary frost quake of March 4, 2014

Thanks to our 2014 Geo-Theatre Speakers!

SPEAKER: Dr. Gerald (Jerry) Osborn
Professor, Department of Geoscience, University of Calgary
Topic: Past and Future River Flooding in Calgary

SPEAKER: Dr. Donald (Don) C. Lawton
Professor and Chair in Exploration Geophysics, Department of Geoscience, University of Calgary
Topic: Waveriders – earthquakes and seismic exploration

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