Geomatics Engineering Students' Society - University of Calgary

Congratulations to the 2022-2023 GESS Council!

GESS President: Seema Mustaqeem
VP Academic: Hayden Mancenido
VP Communications: Tina Lee
VP External: Jackson Cooper
VP Finance: Nicole Lim
VP Internal: Gabriel Jones
Co-VP Events: Tony Nguyen
Co-VP Events: Jan Kendrick
Third Year Representative: Spencer Rambold
Fourth Year Representative: Rhea Zambra
Swiss Commissioner: VACANT
Artistic Co-Commissioner: Sara Ly
Artistic Co-Commissioner: Samuel Towns
Expo Co-Commissioner: Claire Mah
Expo Co-Commissioner: Hannah P**n
Events Commissioner VACANT

The GESS Annual General Meeting is happening next week on Thursday March 31 from 7-8pm MST! If you’re interested in joining council next year, be sure to attend so you can learn more about the various positions available.

Meeting link: https://ucalgary.zoom.us/j/95774040007

***EARLY BIRD SPECIAL: First 100 tickets are sold on a discount!! Use promo code: EARLYBIRD22

Hey Old Sports! We are excited to invite you to an event never done before: The Mega Kegger! 6 engineering societies have teamed up to bring you one last big event of the academic year.
You know how it goes:
Unlimited Beer!
Toonie bar! (BRING YOUR CHANGE!)
Dress up for free coolers and shots!
Food trucks
Roaring 20s Theme

See you all there! Buy your tickets here -> https://buy.stripe.com/00g8xy3G8c8r6Nq7sD

AFTERGRAD IS HAPPENING THIS SATURDAY, MARCH 12! Join us for a fun and relaxing night of unlimited pool, games, and plenty of food and drinks! Invite your friends, everyone is welcome!

TWO FREE drinks, cover charge & access to games included with your ticket.

Tickets can be purchased here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/after-grad-tickets-288388035377

Please direct all questions and inquiries about the After Grad to: [email protected]

The ESS Annual Dinner is taking place on Thursday March 24th from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm at MacHall AB! Come join us to celebrate exemplary students and professors in their respected fields! We will have a keynote speech and many surprises!

Link to registration form (deadline is March 15th): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/engg-dinner-tickets-291067138647?utm-campaign=social&utm-[…]tm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=escb

Link for professor awards nomination (deadline is March 11th): https://forms.gle/e8hx1LF13P8qksRW6

Link for students awards nomination (deadline is March 11th): https://forms.gle/tNJViYjiFYrqooqV8

Tune into our Geomatics graduate student presentations tomorrow from 11am-12pm MST to learn about the cool research projects happening in our department. These presentations are part of our Expo so be sure to check it out!

Gathertown link for Expo: https://gather.town/app/4GuSItML2RRqLh4y/2022%20Geomatics%20Exposition

**UPDATE: The Alberta Land Surveyors' Association will no longer be joining us but instead will be replaced by Matrix Solutions Inc.**

Last but not least, the Geomatics Expo will be happening on Thursday, February 17 over GatherTown! Take advantage of the opportunity to network with industry professionals from over 20 different companies and learn about the various applications of Geomatics.

Gathertown link: https://gather.town/app/4GuSItML2RRqLh4y/2022%20Geomatics%20Exposition

We’ll be hosting an Internship panel featuring our fellow Geomatics Engineering students on Tuesday, February 15th! Tune in so you can learn more about the internship opportunities in Geo and where your career may be able to take you.

Zoom link: https://ucalgary.zoom.us/j/92545688503?pwd=Q2o4OURnM2lWVGg0cWtia0k2emtFQT09
Password: Geomatics

GESS will be holding a couple of industry events next week from Feb 14-18 to help you prep for our Geomatics Expo!

For our first event, we will be hosting a LinkedIn prep session over Zoom on Monday, February 14. It’s a great opportunity to learn how to optimize your LinkedIn profile to improve your job search and kickstart those professional connections!

Hope to see you there!

Zoom: https://ucalgary.zoom.us/j/94441503760?pwd=RTR2R2Q4RklESHRvajhUQzlRTnRZQT09
Passcode: 170358

We’re excited to bring back our Geomatics Engineering merchandise collection for 2022! Our department is the only engineering department that has partnered with the UofC bookstore to create an official collection of quality, custom apparel.

This year’s lineup primarily features Champion hoodies, crew necks, and rain jackets. We are also offering Geomatics/UofC branded beanies, toques, and triple layered face masks. Crewnecks, hoodies, and head gear are embroided, while masks and rain jackets are digital transfers.

This collection will be available until January 24 at the UofC bookstore, so don’t miss out! -> https://www.calgarybookstore.ca/shop_product_list.asp?catalog_id=625