Past Events

Thank you to everyone who participated in ESfS 2024!

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

Download the ESfS 2024 Thank you PDF [4MB]
Thank you Booklet

Sponsors List

GOLD LEVEL SPONSORS
Canadian Natural Resources
CSEG Foundation
CSPG Foundation

SILVER LEVEL SPONSORS
Canadian Association of Energy Contractors (CAOEC)
Canadian Geological Foundation
Cenovus Energy
CSEGF Anonymous Donor
CSEGF Anonymous Donor
Government of Alberta
Strathcona Resources
Tourmaline Oil Corp.
Whitecap Resources Inc.

LITHIUM LEVEL SPONSORS
The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA)
Birchcliff Energy
Canadian Rockies Earth Science Resource Centre
E3 Lithium
Eavor
Imperial
McDaniel
Pulse Seismic
Scotia Wealth Management

COPPER LEVEL SPONSORS
Earth Signal Processing
EQ3 Project – Earthquake Early Warning Education: Ready for Alerts
Gary Margrave
Richard Willott
SAIT: The Connector Lab and Geomatics Engineering Technology
SeisWare
Statcom Seismic Processing

EDUCATOR RESOURCES
Geoscientists Canada
Inside Education
Let’s Talk Science
Mining Matters
Natural Resources Canada-Geological Survery of Canada (Calgary)
Ocean Networks Canada
Perimeter Institue
RASC Calgary
Ten Peaks Innovation

DOOR PRIZES
Alberta Palaeontological Society
Bow Habitat Station
Butterfield Acres
Calaway Park
Calgary Farmyard
Calgary Flames, Hitmen, Wranglers, Roughnecks
Canmore Cave Tours
E3 Lithium
EQ3 Project – Earthquake Early Warning Education: Ready for Alerts
Granary Road
Journey 2050
Mining Matters
Ocean Networks Canada
Sigma Explorations Inc.
Studio Bell
Ten Peaks Innovation

Thanks to our ESfS 2024 Exhibitors!

Exhibitor List

Alberta Geological Survey of the Alberta Energy Regulator
Alberta Palaeontological Society (Mar 17 only)
RASC Calgary
Calgary Rock and Lapidary Club
Canadian Association of Geophysical Contractors
Canadian Natural
Canadian Nuclear Society
CREWES, Department of Earth, Energy and Environment, Faculty of Science, University of Calgary
Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists
CSPG Foundation
Yukon Dan Gold Panning
Earth@UCalgary
Geoscience Activity Tables
ESfS Trilobite Fossil Station
Inside Education (Mar 18-19 only)
Journey 2050
Mining Matters
Natural Resources Canada-Geological Survery of Canada (Calgary)
Ocean Networks Canada
Rothney Astrophyical Observatory
SAIT: The Connector Lab and Geomatics Engineering Technology
Ten Peaks Innovation
Let’s Talk Science
Canadian Rockies Earth Science Resource Centre
Women in Science and Engineering UCalgary

 

ESfS 2024 Exhibitor Profiles

 

Download the ESfS 2024 Scavenger Hunt booklet
Scavenger Hunt Booklet

 

ESfS 2022

Thank you to everyone who participated in ESfS 2022!

Download the ESfS 2022 Thank you PDF [5MB]

Thank you Booklet

Sponsors List

GOLD LEVEL SPONSORS
Canadian Natural Resources Limited
Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists
CSEG Foundation Anonymous Donor
CSPG Foundation
Government of Alberta
Parex Resources

SILVER LEVEL SPONSORS
Birchcliff Energy
Canadian Association of Energy Contractors (CAOEC)
Canadian Geological Foundation
Chevron Canada
CSEG Foundation Anonymous Donor

LITHIUM LEVEL SPONSORS
APEGA
Brian and Elaine Russell
Canadian Rockies Earth Science Resource Centre
Cenovus Energy
Imperial
Inter Pipeline
McDaniel
Pulse Seismic
Scotia Wealth Management
Thrust Belt Imaging
Tourmaline Oil Corp.

COPPER LEVEL SPONSORS
CSEG Foundation Anonymous Donor
E3 Lithium
E3 Project – Earthquake Early Warning Systems Education
Earth Signal Processing Ltd.
Journey 2050
Pam Pribilovic
Statcom Seismic Processing
The Evict Radon National Study and Radon West

EDUCATOR RESOURCES
APEGA
Canadian Rockies Earth Science Resource Centre
Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists
CSPG Foundation
Drumheller Rocks GeoTours
E3 Project – Earthquake Early Warning Systems Education
Geoscientists Canada/Géoscientifiques Canada
Inside Education
Journey 2050
Natural Resources Canada – Geological Survey of Canada (Calgary)
Ocean Networks Canada
RASC Calgary
Ten Peaks
The Evict Radon National Study and Radon West
University of Calgary Biogeoscience Institute

DOOR PRIZES
Alberta Palaeontological Society
APEGA
Bolder Climbing Community
Bow Habitat Station
Calaway Park
Canadian Rockies Earth Science Resource Centre
Canmore Cave Tours
Caring for our Watersheds
Drumheller Rocks GeoTours
E3 Lithium
E3 Project – Earthquake Early Warning Systems Education
Heritage Park
Journey 2050
Map Town
Ocean Networks Canada
RASC Calgary
Renu Sahota
Sigma Explorations
Silver Cove
TELUS Spark
Ten Peaks
The Evict Radon National Study and Radon West

Thanks to our ESfS 2022 Exhibitors!

Exhibitor List

Alberta Palaeontological Society
APEGA
Biogeoscience Institute, University of Calgary
Calgary Rock and Lapidary Club
Canada from Space Canadian Geographic Giant Floor Map
Canadian Association of Geophysical Contractors
Canadian Natural
Canadian Nuclear Society
Canadian Rockies Earth Science Resource Centre
Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists
Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists
Department of Geoscience, University of Calgary
Drumheller Rocks GeoTours
E3 Lithium
E3 Project – Earthquake Early Warning Education
ESfS Trilobite Fossil Station
The Evict Radon National Study and Radon West
Geoscience Activity Tables
Inside Education (Nov 28-29 only)
Journey 2050
Mining Matters
Natural Resources Canada – Geological Survey of Canada (Calgary)
Ocean Networks Canada
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada – Calgary Centre
Ten Peaks
Women in Science and Engineering UCalgary
 

ESfS 2022 Exhibitor Profiles

 

ESfS 2020

Thank you to everyone who participated in ESfS 2020!

Download the ESfS 2020 Thank you PDF [2MB]
Thank you Booklet

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.

 

ESfS 2019

Thank you to everyone who participated in ESfS 2019!

Download the ESfS 2019 Thank you PDF [4MB]
ESfS 2019 Thank you booklet
View the Calgary Journal article and video from ESfS 2019 here [2:20]
ESfS 2019 Article and Video

 

ESfS 2018

Thank you to everyone who participated in ESfS 2018!

Download the ESfS 2018 Thank you PDF [4MB]
ESfS 2018 Thank you booklet
View our video on YouTube [1:15]
ESfS 2018 Video

ESfS 2024 Photos

Thanks to our ESfS 2024 Speakers!

SPEAKER: Dr. Eva Enkelmann
Author and Associate Professor, Department of Earth, Energy, and Environment, University of Calgary
Topic: Rocky Voices – the stories that rocks can tell you

SPEAKER: Dr. Annie Quinney
Senior Instructor, Department of Earth, Energy, and Environment, University of Calgary
Topic: Rex Appeal
 

Thanks to our ESfS 2022 Speakers!

SPEAKER: Dr. Dale Leckie
Author and Adjunct Professor, Department of Geoscience, University of Calgary
Topic: The Geology of Alberta’s Most Scenic Landscapes – erratics, impacts, and algae

SPEAKER: Cory (C.W.) Gross
Science, History, and Art Educator, Consultant, and Educational Tour Guide
Topic: The Age of Dinosaurs: Life in Cretaceous Alberta

 
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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Liquid Nitrogen Geyser
Thermal energy can create a bombastic blast. What could possibly happen when liquid nitrogen goes from below freezing to room temperature? Find out!

Fire Tornado
Chemical and mechanical energy can create amazing results. Help harness this combination and generate a tornado right on stage!