Appel de participation au Frank Arnott Award pour étudiants en géosciences

The intent of the second Frank Arnott Award (FAA 2.0) is to provide students with industry relevant learning experiences utilising modern, pre-competitive datasets from around the world.  The outcome will build a sustainable supply of enthusiastic, skilled geoscientists that can steer the mineral industry going forward.

Who can participate?  The FAA 2.0 challenge is open to students who are either currently enrolled in undergraduate earth science degree or post-graduate with less than 3 years industry experience. FAA 2.0 encourages participating teams to be multi-disciplinary in that they comprise of earth scientists, engineers and data scientists, etc.

What are the benefits to participants? Opportunities to collaborate with multi-disciplinary groups from own academic institution and/or from other universities, gain hands-on experience working with modern data types encountered in real world scenarios/future employment, improve leadership and team-based soft skills, receive feedback and recognition by the mineral exploration industry, expand industry networks and employment opportunities.

Datasets for interpretation: Students will be able to select from a set of provided regional high quality datasets from around the globe.

Judging: Independent judges will evaluate the results using predetermined criteria which speak to Innovation in data integration and visualisation, application of methodologies new to earth sciences, exploration significance of team findings and discernible evidence of collaboration within the team.

The FAA 2.0 will proudly be hosted by the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada, the leading voice of the mineral exploration and development community. With over 8,000 members around the world, PDAC’s mission is to promote a globally-responsible, vibrant and sustainable mineral sector that encourages best practices in technical, operational, environmental, safety and social performance. PDAC is known worldwide for the annual PDAC Convention—the premier international event for the industry—that attracts over 25,000 people from 135 countries. 

Important dates

• FAA 2.0 Launch: March 4, 2019
• Deadline to register your team:  July 1, 2019
• Deadline to submit ‘Expanded Abstract’: September 1, 2020
• 6 finalist teams selected: October 16, 2020
• Finalist presentations and awards: March 2021  (PDAC)

More information and registration: https://www.pdac.ca/members/students/faa/background