AOLS
1043 McNicoll Avenue M1W 3W6 Toronto, ON, Canada

LASSONDE VIRTUAL BADGE DAY - Wednesday, July 29, 2020 Calling all Girl Guides! Lassonde School of Engineering would like to invite Girl Guides to earn their Engineering Badge!... Branches: Guides, Pathfinders, Rangers & Trex Lassonde's Badge Day provides an exciting opportunity for Girl Guides to earn their badges while learning about the fascinating world of STEM through various online activities. Students will also discover opportunities in computing and engineering fields Limited spots are available! If you are a female-identified student between the ages of 9-16 and not a Girl Guide, but would like to participate, please email us at: [email protected] More information at https://lassonde.yorku.ca/lassonde-virtual-badge-day

The recent events and the Black Lives Matter movement have reminded us that racism and discrimination continue. We recognize that we cannot take for granted that our processes are fair. The Association of Ontario Land Surveyors is committed to being open to all who are qualified and strive to be Ontario Land Surveyors. We value diversity. Over the last year we have trained members of our Council, Academic and Experience Requirements Committee and leadership team in Unconscious Bias to help ensure our processes are fair. We have a policy on Harassment and Discrimination and intend to remind our members of such. We will strive to continue improving and working to ensure racism and other forms of discrimination are not tolerated. #BlackLivesMatter #diversitymatters #diversity #diversityequityinclusion #inclusion

***With the COVID-19 pandemic, the Association of Ontario Land Surveyors has chosen to have its staff work from home where possible to help minimize the spread of the virus. Staff remaining in the office will be practicing social distancing by working in separate offices and keeping safe distances. The office will remain open; however, we are discouraging visitors to the office. Please avoid coming to the office unless absolutely necessary. We will continue to respond to emails and phone calls.***

Thank you to all the attendees of the 2020 AOLS Annual General Meeting! Your participation has made this into another great convention. We also could not have done this AGM without the support of our sponsors and exhibitors. Thank you! Finally, thank you to the Deerhurst Resort team who have helped us make sure this event is a success!... ***Please feel free to share you photos from the AGM in comments to this post.*** Pictured below: Incoming President Andrew Mantha (right) presenting Past President's Gavel to outgoing President Al Jeraj #aolsAGM2020 #deerhurst Deerhurst Resort #aols

Congratulations to the five most recent OLS's! CLICK THE LINK to see the new surveyors' short bios: http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render

Over the last couple of months, we have had 10 new OLS's join our association! Please meet the first five of this batch (the other 5 are to follow...) - CLICK THE LINK to see the new surveyors' short bios! http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render

2020 Annual General Meeting Registration Deadline Is This Saturday! No Extension will be given this year! --------------------------------------------------- Hello Everyone,... Please be reminded that the Registration Deadline for the 2020 AOLS Annual General Meeting is coming up this Saturday, January 25, 2020, at midnight! As of that time, the Member Registration Price is set to go up from $385 to $500. Please take advantage of the regular Registration Price and save $115+HST by registering ASAP! It has been decided that NO EXTENSIONS will be provided on the Registration Price this year. Registration Deadline has been set up according to the date when we will need to confirm attendance numbers with the venue. Please see the Registration Package for all the program details: REGISTRATION PACKAGE https://www.aols.org//REGISTRATION%20PACKAGE%202020%20Fina Please note the 3% Credit Card Convenience Fee has been waived this year! REGISTER FOR THE AGM: https://events.myconferencesuite.com/AGM_2020/reg/landing

All the staff at the AOLS office would like to wish you and your near and dear a very Happy Holiday Season and a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous 2020!!!

"Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems" Seminars - Registration Deadline Is Approaching! TORONTO - Tuesday, December 10, 2019 LONDON - Wednesday, December 11, 2019... OTTAWA - Friday, December 13, 2019 Time: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm CPD time: 7 Formal hours Deadline to register for ALL locations is December 2, 2019. *********************************** This full-day seminar was developed to be practical and management-oriented, concentrating on determining whether this tool/ technology meets the specifications and is applicable to a particular project or not. This seminar is aimed to help geomatics firms understand how they may implement UAV's into their everyday geomatics practice in order to remain competitive and profit from the use of this technology. It will explore the basic concepts of what it takes to use UAV technology and how to manage it so as to make it another tool in our tool box. As the acceptance and use of RPAS technology increases, we need only understand what it takes to utilize it effectively and make a profit at doing so. For more information and to register, please see https://www.aols.org/events/rpas-seminars-2019-toronto

AOLS Seminar: "Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems (RPAS): Implementation into a Professional Practice" TORONTO - Tuesday, December 10, 2019 LONDON - Wednesday, December 11, 2019... OTTAWA - Friday, December 13, 2019 This seminar will cover: Role of UAV's UAV Project Management Pricing your project Where to start and more! Please see https://www.aols.org/events/rpas-seminars-2019-toronto for information. Registration Deadline for ALL locations is December 2, 2019! #RPAS

Hello Everyone, On September 20, 2019, we had two new Ontario Land Surveyors sworn in at the AOLS office: Dmitri Elmov and Amir Keshavarz. Please see Dmitri's and Amir's photos and short bios below, and please help us welcome these newly sworn in OLS's to the profession!... http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render

Indigenous land surveyors explain what they do, why it matters and why surveying might be the career for you in this video produced by NRCan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW6gLwfPi4Q&feature=youtu.be