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Proactive disclosure Print version   | |  Successes in Science and Technology Annual Review (2004-2005) Awards and Honours
NRCan's Earth Science Sector, Elections Canada, and Statistics Canada were presented with a joint Award for Excellence by Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) in recognition of the collaborative efforts of the three departments in advancing Canada's National Road Network. ESS Info's Publishing Services received a Special Achievement in GIS award at the Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI's) 24th Annual User Conference. Centre for Topographic Information in Sherbrooke, has acknowledged the performance of two Canadian companies, Groupe Trifide Inc. (Quebec) and Groupe Info Consult (Sainte-Foy) for producing geospatial data that surpasses strict technical requirements while maintaining strong links with CTIS technical representatives. Dr. Stephen Grasby has received the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists (CSPG) Service Award for his role in organizing and chairing the first CSPG Gussow Conference, which focused on water resources and energy development. NRCan Merit Awards recognize teams and individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the Department. This year, ESS recipients were Claudette Pellikan for her leadership of the 2004 Science and Technology Week Organizing Committee and Claude Dubois for his participation. Christine Langham, Fiona Warren and Dr. Don Lemmen were awarded for their work on the Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation: A Canadian Perspective Team. Dr. Simon Hanmer and Dr. Mark Williamson were honoured for their 'Leading Change in Managing, Partnering and Delivering Geoscience Knowledge for Canadians' activities.
While working on a regional mapping project in the Yukon Territory in 1988, Dr. Lionel Jackson discovered a new fossil weasel now named 'Mustela jacksoni' in his honour and the site is known as the "Lionel site." Dr. Marc R. St-Onge has accepted an appointment to the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Oxford offered in recognition of his international reputation as a field and metamorphic/tectonic geologist. His research has dramatically improved understanding of the geology of northeastern Canada and led to increased mineral exploration in the region. During the 32nd International Geological Congress, the voting member countries of the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) elected scientist Dr. Peter Bobrowsky to the four-year position of Secretary General. Dr. Marc D'Iorio was named co-chair of a new working group on polar applications created at the XXth Congress of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. The polar applications working group will play an important role in providing inputs to polar research in support of International Polar Year 2007-08. Dr. Carolyn Anglin, Dr. Jim Ryan, David J.W. Piper, and Dr. Simon Hamner have been elected to serve three-year terms as Councillors of the Geological Association of Canada (GAC). Dr. Martine Savard was elected to serve as a Councillor of the Mineralogical Association of Canada (MAC).
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Mapping Services Branch has won the Association of Professional Executives of the Public Service of Canada (APEX) Award for the second year in a row in the category of Leadership in Service Innovation. This year's award recognizes the federal, provincial, and territorial team associated with the GeoBase Portal (www.geobase.ca), which is hosted and managed by ESS and supported by GeoConnections.