ASPB 2019: Connecting biologists to their resources
Lake Louise, Alberta.
The theme for the 2019 Alberta Society of Professional Biologists’
(ASPB) conference, “Connecting Biologists to their Resources” will
explore a variety of resources accessible to biologists. The content of
the conference will support the practicing professional through
presentations and workshops focused on (but not limited to) the
following areas:
- Technology, Tools, and Training:
Advances or changes in the resources we use to conduct our work,
including updated equipment (e.g., different acoustic recorders),
updated models (e.g., comparison of available fatality estimators) and
recommended training/courses biologists could acquire to
obtain/maintain/improve Professional status.
- Our Indigenous Partners:
Experiences working with Indigenous communities and incorporating
traditional indigenous knowledge into Impact Assessments; Bills C-68 and
C-69; determining what qualifies as proper consultation; review of
issues that have been happening with pipeline projects
(e.g.,TransMountain)
- Adjusting to a Changing Climate:
Situations that are changing the environment (e.g., forest fires, flood
events) and impact our relationship with the environment, which have
the potential to alter or have already altered how we do our work.
- Government Update:
Overview of the provincial One Stop System for Approvals and Code of
Practice (COP) notifications; updates to the project submission process
for renewable projects in Alberta; updated/amended federal Acts and
their implications to current work processes (e.g., proposed amendments
to the Fisheries Act, updated Fisheries and Oceans Canada
guidance for Projects near water, Carbon Tax programs, changes to the
Pan Canadian Framework; updates to the Master Schedule of Standards and
Conditions for Crown land); decontamination protocols for whirling
disease).
ASPB 2019