Volunteer Opportunities

The following are a list of Volunteer Positions currently available. To apply for these or to make a general inquiry about volunteering, please use this form.

Reservoir Committee – Content Generator

How would you like to help expand the Reservoir? Perhaps you know of subjects that the Reservoir should include. Or maybe you would like to volunteer, but you're not sure where to start. Why don't you join the Reservoir Committee? The Reservoir, a monthly magazine, is a means of communicating the Society's news and events, and also offers technical content of geologic interest.

Reporting to the Technical Editor, the Content Generator will perform the following tasks:

Assist in obtaining content for the Reservoir and;
Attend the monthly Reservoir meetings.

Considerations

Time commitment is about 3-6 hours a month.

Reservoir Committee – Writer

Do you like to write? Are you interested in sharing your geological expertise with the CSPG Membership? Why not join the Reservoir Committee? The CSPG's monthly magazine, the Reservoir, is a means of communicating the Society's news and events, and also offers technical content of interest to the petroleum industry.

Reporting to the Technical Editor, the Content Generator will perform the following tasks:

Write content of Society or geologic interest for the Reservoir.
In consultation with the Technical and Coordinating Editors, identify subject matter and write articles.
Attend the monthly Reservoir meetings.

Considerations

Writers must be able to express ideas clearly and logically and should enjoy writing. Creativity, curiosity, a broad range of knowledge, self-motivation, and perseverance are also valuable.
Time commitment is about 3-6 hours a month.

Publication Index Committee Member

The Publications Index Committee regularly reviews papers in CSPG Bulletins and Memoirs in order to identify specific keywords that can be effectively used in literature search engines, such as the CSPG Index.

The Committee meets as a group once every one or two months to review keywords for each CSPG paper. Once agreement on recommended keywords (including NTS areas and geographic areas) is reached, the Chair enters these keywords into the CSPG Index database.

Roles and Responsibilities

Review keywords assigned to each CSPG paper; and
Discuss the rationale for selecting these keywords with the Committee.
Note that keywords (or subjects) can be defined as "words under which you would expect that paper to be listed" and which contain significant geological data.

Qualifications

Familiarity with computerized literature search processes such as the CSPG Index; and
Recognition of common keywords in the geological literature.

Considerations

One Committee meeting at noon every one-two months.

Geofluids Division – Coordinator

The long-standing Hydrogeology Division has been reinvented as the Geofluids Division to reflect the understanding that sedimentary basins are complex, multi-phase dynamic systems which integrate a range of biological, chemical and physical processes over geological time to produce petroleum and other economic resources. This Division provides a forum for discussion of research into the role of all fluids in mineralogical, chemical, and structural evolution of the Earth's crust, emphasizing subsurface fluid movement and the associated bio-geo-chemical and physical processes of petroleum systems.

The Division typically hosts an informal brown-bag talk every month, except during the summer. Talks are held on the third Thursday of each month starting at 12:00 noon and finishing before 1:00 p.m. Each talk consists of a 40 minute technical presentation followed by a 10 minute question period. Currently, our monthly talks are held at the ConocoPhillips Auditorium, which can be found on the +15 level on the west end of the building (401 - 9th Avenue SW, Calgary).

Reporting to the Chair of the Geofluids Division, the Coordinator will perform the following tasks:

Assist in inviting lunch time speakers;
Hosting the talks once a month; and
Sending out announcements.

Qualifications

Preferably a member of the CSPG.

Considerations

Time commitment is about 2 to 3 hours a month but this is flexible and doesn't have to be every month.

To apply for any of these positions click here.

CSPG Education Committee – Continuing Education Chair

The Education Committee of the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists provides courses, seminars and field trips in petroleum geology and related subjects to increase and broaden member's knowledge of petroleum geology and industry practices. Courses are geared to the professional development of our members and are suitable to their professional standing (junior, intermediate and senior). Courses are held at various venues throughout the year; however, demand is highest during the Annual Convention and Education Week. The Committee has an immediate opening for a Continuing Education Chair.

The Continuing Education Chair will perform the following tasks and/or be responsible for:

Coordinating with the Cont. Ed. Co-Chair and overseeing all members of the Continuing Education Committee for safety, advertising, logistics, budgeting and registration
Liaise with the Assistant Program Director on the CSPG Executive Committee and the CSPG office staff
Take ownership of Field Trips as a specialty within the committee (the Co-Chair will take ownership of Short Courses)
Help to identify relevant Field Trips and Short Courses and communicate to the Field Trip & Short Course and Education Week Coordinators
Hold monthly meetings
Liaise with CSPG Annual Convention Committee and staff to integrate Field Trips and Short Courses into the Convention
Hand duties off to the Cont. Ed. Co-Chair after 2 years

Qualifications

Preferably a senior member of the CSPG
Experience in Field Trip/Short Course management or someone who has been on a convention committee/other committee are a plus
Great organizational skills are important

Considerations

A significant time commitment is necessary throughout the year (few hours/week)
A heavier time commitment may expected around the Convention (May) and Education Week (October)
Manpower and resources will be provided to assist the Cont. Ed. Chair

To apply for any of these positions click here.

CSPG Education Committee – Continuing Education Co-Chair

The Continuing Education Co-Chair will perform the following tasks and/or be responsible for:

Coordinating with the Cont. Ed. Chair and overseeing all members of the Continuing Education Committee for safety, advertising, logistics, budgeting and registration
Liaise with the Assistant Program Director on the CSPG Executive Committee and the CSPG office staff
Take ownership of Short Courses as a specialty within the committee (the Chair will take ownership of Field Trips)
Help to identify relevant Short Courses and Field Trips and communicate to the Convention Short Course & Field Trip and Education Week Coordinators
Facilitate monthly meetings and meeting minutes
Liaise with CSPG Annual Convention Committee and staff to integrate Field Trips and Short Courses into the Convention
Be a successor for the Cont. Ed. Chair after 2 years

Qualifications

Preferably a senior member of the CSPG
Experience in Field Trip/Short Course management or someone who has been on a convention committee/other committee are a plus
Great organizational skills are important

Considerations

A significant time commitment is necessary throughout the year (few hours/week)
A heavier time commitment may expected around the Convention (May) and Education Week (October)
Manpower and resources will be provided to assist the Cont. Ed. Co-Chair

To apply for any of these positions click here.