Committee Description: Earth Science for Society (ESfS) is a fun, educational, and dynamic geoscience outreach event in which students, families, youth groups, and the public are given an opportunity to explore the wonders of Earth science. Interactive, hands-on exhibits are showcased in four themed pavilions.
Available Position(s): See list below
Position Description: See list below
Required Time Commitment: Monthly 2-5 hours from March 2023-April 2024 and support at the exhibition for set-up and/or take-down. Some positions require more hours closer to the exhibition and at the exhibition itself (1 hour committee meeting via Zoom, 1 hour sub-committee meeting, tasks to prepare for your subcommittee).
Event Date: Ongoing planning in preparation for the ESfS Exhibition on March 16-19, 2024.
Contact: Julia Davison at julia.davison.pgeo@gmail.com or esfscanada@gmail.com
Please see the website: https://esfscanada.com/our-team and click on the orange link for the “organizing committee sign-up form”. For any questions, please email Julia.
Available Positions:
Vice Chair Volunteers- leadership role to assist the chair in organizing volunteers for the exhibition and any other ESfS-in-Motion events. It is busy two months prior to the exhibition and at the exhibition itself to organize volunteers and work with the software initlive.
Vice Chair Program Delivery- Assist the chair to reach out to schools, to build the scavenger hunt booklet, plan buses. Regular email responses.
Vice Chair Speakers- work with the chair to reach out to potential speakers. Back-up the chair on emails. Be at the event on Sunday to support the speakers. Regular email responses.
Vice Chair for Venue & Logistics- work with the chair to organize the venue rental contract, payment, exhibitor furniture, catering for exhibitors and volunteers, planning the layout with exhibits and the venue etc. You should be able to attend most of the event dates. You will need to be able to respond regularly to emails.
Committee positions for Sponsorship or Exhibits
This is a great chance to network with geoscientists. The team reaches out via email, phone calls, and in-person to share the ESfS opportunities with potential sponsors and exhibitors.