This message was sent to ##Email## To advertise in this publication please click here June 16, 2022 To view email in web browser, click here. .NEWS Join Us! PGO's 20th Annual General Meeting PGO Virtual June 23, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. PGO invites all registrants, geoscientists-in-training and student members to participate in the upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM). Among the items to be presented and approved during the AGM are draft amendments of the PGO’s By-Laws that have been approved by Council. Please click on proposed by-law amendments for your review. PGO registrants (full, limited, temporary and non-practicing P.Geo.'s) attending the meeting will be asked to vote on these amendments. A proxy form is available for those who wish to vote but won't be able to participate in the virtual AGM. Registration is required. Please register online. REGISTER NOW 4 Seasons of Reconciliation — Indigenous Awareness Online Course PGO A series of online resources which promote a renewed relationship between Indigenous Peoples and Canadians, through transformative and engaging learning towards anti-racism education. Please click on this link to see the video trailer for an overview on the course. REGISTER NOW .WHAT'S NEW Disclaimer: The events and media articles featured in Field Notes do not express or reflect the opinions of Professional Geoscientists Ontario, or any employee thereof. Canadian Regional Young Persons' Lecture Competition Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining in partnership with Mining Innovation Commercialization Accelerator (MICA) Deadline for Submission of Abstract: June 21, 2022 The Mining Innovation Commercialization Accelerator Network (MICA) is committed to continuing and expanding the Young Persons’ Lecture Competition (YPLC) in Canada. MICA will host the Canadian Competition on June 30 at 2:00 p.m. EST. Contestants will be selected based on abstracts submitted by June 21 to deliver presentations of their research. READ MORE .IN THE MEDIA Disclaimer: The media articles featured in Field Notes do not express or reflect the opinions of Professional Geoscientists Ontario, or any employee thereof. PDAC 22: Canada places bets on critical minerals Mining Magazine The global drive towards electrification and electric vehicles places Canada in a prime position to provide critical minerals, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson told the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) on June 13. READ MORE Indigenous groups say UN declaration improving relations with Canadian mine operators Financial Post First Nations leaders involved in two Canadian mining projects say their communities “finally have a voice” since Canada’s implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (UNDRIP) came into force almost a year ago. 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