Student Chapter Webinar: SEG Student Chapter Earth Day Symposium

The annual SEG Student Chapter Earth Day Symposium is a free virtual event organized each year by a different SEG Student Chapter. It brings together aspiring young economic geologists and SEG student members to reflect on the challenges, opportunities, and roles of early career professionals in a world that is experiencing rapid climate change and other ecological and societal challenges.
This year's symposium, jointly hosted by the UBC-SEG and UNZA-SEG Student Chapters, will center around the theme Communication: Cultivating the Next Geo-Generation. Themes and discussions will focus on how the minerals industry can improve on communicating the importance and value of mineral exploration and resource extraction to its various stakeholders, including the general public and the broader geosciences community. This symposium will highlight the critical role that students, early career professionals, and seasoned geologists play in shaping the public perception of mining and exploration, and how that role must continue to evolve in order for the minerals industry to succeed.
This virtual event will feature a variety of world-class presentations from leaders in geoscience communication, academia, and industry. This includes a keynote presentation by geoscientist and science communicator Christopher Jackson, as well as a panel discussion from geo-communicators Cate Larsen, Taija Torvella, and Amanda McCallum.
Keynote Speaker
Christopher Jackson, Director of Sustainable Geoscience, Jacobs
Speakers and Panelists
Stephen Piercey, 2024 SEG President
Taija Torvela, University of Leeds
Cate Larsen, Geologize Ltd
Amanda McCallum, Ignite Education Inc
David Cooke, CODES
Chanda Katotobwe, University of Zambia Student Chapter
Liseli Kunda, University of Zambia
Anne Thompson, Petrascience
Panel Moderator
Maxwell Porter, Chair of SEG Students Committee
Recorded on Thursday, April 25, 2024