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Friday Seminar Series – GeoemploymentPresented by the AIG and AIG National Graduate Committee
Seminar Supporters
Friday 20th May 2016
Registration from 8.45am – 9am
Seminar from 9am – 5pm
AMC Consultants, Training Room
Level 21, 179 Turbot St
Brisbane, QLD
The AIG Qld branch and the AIG National Graduate Committee is hosting the next Friday Seminar on Friday 20 May. The theme for the seminar is “Geoemployment in turbulent times – options and opportunities in good times and bad” and will include more than 15 presentations on topics such as:
The seminar is aimed at all geoscientists, but will really benefit students, graduates, underemployed and unemployed geoscientists. Registration for the seminar is now open. If you would like to contribute to the seminar by presenting on any of the topics please contact Mark Berry (mberry@amcconsultants.com) or Josh Leigh (josh.leigh@activex.com.au)
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| Geoscience employment trends – Contrasting government and industry views | Mark Berry (AMC Consultants) |
| Employers and Employees – The balance of rights and responsibilities | Megan Kavanagh and Sam McIvor (Colin Biggers & Paisley) |
| Finding Your Career Golden Thread – A career profile that will get you noticed | Sam Robinson (Floreat Consulting) |
SESSION 2: The pro’s and con’s of different geoscience employment options |
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| Multinationals | Andrew Waltho (Rio Tinto) |
| Juniors | Doug Young (Findex) |
| Government | Fergus O’Brien (Dept Natural Resources and Mines) |
| Academia and R&D | Gregory Webb (University of Qld) |
| Services (consulting and contracting) | Ian Lipton (AMC Consultants) |
| Self employment | Brice Mutton (Brice Mutton & Associates) |
SESSION 3 |
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| What the industry wants – Results from the AIG National Graduate Group geoscience survey | Josh Leigh (AIG National Graduate Committee) |
| Mentoring – Steering the wheel to success | Genna McDonagh (AIG National Graduate Committee) |
| The role of the different geoscience organisations – why so many? | Rod Carlson (AMC Consultants) |
| AIG and AusIMM ethical considerations and complaints processes | Mike Erceg (AIG) and Ian Goddard (AusIMM) |
SESSION 4: My story case studies |
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| The joys and pitfalls of a varied geology career | Sonia Konopa (Anglo American) |
| Employment options – Lessons learnt from a mining downturn | Adrian Diaz (self employed) |
| Lessons learnt working in industry and government | Sarah Sargent (Geological Survey of Qld) |
| Open forum | |
For catering purposes registration will close at Thursday 19th May, 5pm (AEST).
AIG members $60
Non-members $100
Students $20 (limited places available)
Unemployed AIG members $20 (limited places available)
All prices include GST.
Please note, if you have issues with the online registrations please email us at bookings@aig.org.au.
For further information contact Mark Berry mberry@amcconsultants.com.
For registration issues or booking enquiries please email us at bookings@aig.org.au.
Click here to download the event flyer.
BookingsRegistrations have now closed. |
