{"id":239,"date":"2021-02-01T11:50:32","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T18:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsapbi\/?p=239"},"modified":"2021-02-01T11:50:32","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T18:50:32","slug":"become-a-student-member-of-bcia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsapbi\/2021\/02\/01\/become-a-student-member-of-bcia\/","title":{"rendered":"Become a Student Member of BCIA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello everyone,<\/p>\n<p>Your BCIA Vancouver Branch Student Representatives would like to help you continue to navigate the British Columbia Institute of Agrologists (BCIA)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bcia.com%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cedistefano%40tervita.com%7C8a8bb528b3224453edbb08d818988fb2%7C4b8e6acf3edc450b9d6c56379f677857%7C0%7C0%7C637286390823468464&amp;sdata=uN3EHsTBAVmUDHlXBKhMyQpRnFuTFuxKwZONcHOuX00%3D&amp;reserved=0\">https:\/\/www.bcia.com\/<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0and explore what it can offer you as a\u00a0<strong>student or a recent graduate.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>What is BCIA?<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBCIA is the provincial organization authorized under the Agrologists Act, a British Columbia statute, to govern the professional conduct of its registrants, in support of the public interest. Persons who hold themselves out to be a Professional Agrologist or Registered Technologist in Agrology must be duly registered with BCIA under the Act.\u00a0 BCIA has\u00a01400+ practicing agrologists, who are professionals in areas such as agriculture, food production, environment and resource management.\u201d\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Findd.adobe.com%2Fview%2F765b3bd1-995b-4523-8e82-224f3fca6073&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cedistefano%40tervita.com%7C8a8bb528b3224453edbb08d818988fb2%7C4b8e6acf3edc450b9d6c56379f677857%7C0%7C0%7C637286390823478414&amp;sdata=D5VZ6tVY%2FrDQPepWgd%2BIOS9sNsdlwFZWMfxjrzU%2BIsg%3D&amp;reserved=0\">View a Summary of the BC Institute of Agrologists<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Upcoming Event<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Vancouver Branch 2020 AGM<\/strong>: a virtual AGM \u00a0Zoom\u00a0hosted by the BCIA Vancouver Branch. This is a great opportunity to see what your Branch has been up to last year and what is planned for the year to come.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Time: 6:00 pm (PST),\u00a0February 4, 2021<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcia.com\/events\/vancouver-branch-virtual-agm\">Registration<\/a> is open now<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>How to become a member?<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Student membership is free\u00a0<\/strong>and you can <a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bcia.com%2Fnode%2F390145&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cedistefano%40tervita.com%7C8a8bb528b3224453edbb08d818988fb2%7C4b8e6acf3edc450b9d6c56379f677857%7C0%7C0%7C637286390823478414&amp;sdata=keQ0ekMKfw4j5VVCDZB%2BOguUGjzYw5bmF2nzcneIMq0%3D&amp;reserved=0\">apply online<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Applicants for Articling Agrologist within 6 months of graduation will have 50% off application fee waived. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bcia.com%2Fmembers%2Farticling-agrologist-program&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cedistefano%40tervita.com%7C8a8bb528b3224453edbb08d818988fb2%7C4b8e6acf3edc450b9d6c56379f677857%7C0%7C0%7C637286390823488372&amp;sdata=YqpeFEHUftLiOn9EnHJ6JSz5aExKWmT8xWoBTm1Py84%3D&amp;reserved=0\">here<\/a> to see the requirement of becoming an Articling Agrologist.<\/li>\n<li>Introducing the new &#8216;Registered Technologist in Agrology\u00a0(RTAg)&#8217;. <a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bcia.com%2Fnews%2Fbcia-introduces-registered-technologist-agrology-category&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cedistefano%40tervita.com%7C8a8bb528b3224453edbb08d818988fb2%7C4b8e6acf3edc450b9d6c56379f677857%7C0%7C0%7C637286390823488372&amp;sdata=wpY7e%2B%2BkdaUNBGm4genjZIV%2Bl8Rd2EzyDoiGPuzR6Ds%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Find out more<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Resources and Events<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a student member you will have access to many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcia.com\/events\">events:<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Networking:\n<ul>\n<li>Tradeshows<\/li>\n<li>Volunteering opportunities<\/li>\n<li>Mentorships<\/li>\n<li>Drinks with Aggies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Professional development\n<ul>\n<li>Field trips<\/li>\n<li>Workshops<\/li>\n<li>Conferences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bcia.com%2Fresources&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cedistefano%40tervita.com%7C8a8bb528b3224453edbb08d818988fb2%7C4b8e6acf3edc450b9d6c56379f677857%7C0%7C0%7C637286390823498329&amp;sdata=ikDEweOBPA1JA4BhsgD9K6SIDnKNhY%2FJCmk0LO7%2FnCM%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Agrology related resources and articles<\/a><\/li>\n<li>BCIA AGMs &amp;\u00a0Annual Conference<\/li>\n<li>BC Land Summit (every 4 years)<\/li>\n<li>Employment opportunities and listings<\/li>\n<li>Access to other Professional Agrologists\u2019<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcia.com\/about-bcia\/scholarships-and-awards\/scholarships-and-awards-potential-agrologists\">Scholarships<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Most of the events have waived or reduced registrations costs for student members.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>BCIA\u2019s Response to Covid-19<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In light of the provincial health officer and minister of health orders and directives that are aimed at preventing the spread of the virus in BC, BCIA is taking steps to support public health recommendations to reduce the spread of COVID-19.\u00a0 During this time, the BCIA and all branches are working to provide on-line and virtual events. As a member you will receive information and have access to future events.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>BCIA Student Liaison Contacts<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Your BCIA Vancouver Branch\u00a0Student Liaison contacts are available to answer any questions you may have and\u00a0help you\u00a0navigate the BCIA and applications process.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Carson Li, A.Ag.\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:cason.li@ubc.ca\">carson.li@ubc.ca<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Yasemin Parkinson, P.Ag.\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:yparkinson@kwl.ca\">yparkinson@kwl.ca<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Contact info for other branches:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bcia.com%2Fcontact-us%2Fbranch-executive-council&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cedistefano%40tervita.com%7C8a8bb528b3224453edbb08d818988fb2%7C4b8e6acf3edc450b9d6c56379f677857%7C0%7C0%7C637286390823508282&amp;sdata=2VQ0H160eJE3%2FVg6O1fu930acMcYH40M9zDZdjOoP%2Fo%3D&amp;reserved=0\">https:\/\/www.bcia.com\/contact-us\/branch-executive-council<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello everyone, Your BCIA Vancouver Branch Student Representatives would like to help you continue to navigate the British Columbia Institute of Agrologists (BCIA)\u00a0https:\/\/www.bcia.com\/\u00a0\u00a0and explore what it can offer you as a\u00a0student or a recent graduate. What is BCIA? \u201cBCIA is the provincial organization authorized under the Agrologists Act, a British Columbia statute, to govern the &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsapbi\/2021\/02\/01\/become-a-student-member-of-bcia\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Become a Student Member of BCIA&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64925,"featured_media":200,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-other-opportunity"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsapbi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsapbi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsapbi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsapbi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64925"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsapbi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=239"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsapbi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":240,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsapbi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239\/revisions\/240"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsapbi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsapbi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsapbi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsapbi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}