{"id":6358,"date":"2020-06-28T10:05:14","date_gmt":"2020-06-28T17:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/?p=6358"},"modified":"2020-06-28T10:05:14","modified_gmt":"2020-06-28T17:05:14","slug":"reach-out-to-new-graduates-on-behalf-of-bcia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/post-6358","title":{"rendered":"Reach-out to new graduates on behalf of BCIA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We would like to introduce you to the British Columbia Institute of Agrologists (BCIA)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcia.com\/\">https:\/\/www.bcia.com\/<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0and what it can offer you as a\u00a0<strong>student or a recent graduate<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indd.adobe.com\/view\/765b3bd1-995b-4523-8e82-224f3fca6073\">View a Summary of the BC Institute of Agrologists<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\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\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcia.com\/node\/390145\">apply online<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Applicants for Articling Agrologist within 6 months of graduation will have 50% off application fee waived. Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcia.com\/members\/articling-agrologist-program\">here<\/a>\u00a0to see the requirement of becoming an Articling Agrologist.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcia.com\/news\/bcia-introduces-registered-technologist-agrology-category\">Find out more<\/a>\u00a0about\u00a0the new &#8216;Registered Technologist in Agrology\u00a0(RTAg)&#8217;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Resources and Events<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a student member you will have access to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcia.com\/events\">Networking events<\/a>\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 developments\n<ul>\n<li>Field trips<\/li>\n<li>Workshops<\/li>\n<li>Conferences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcia.com\/resources\">Agrology related resources and articles<\/a><\/li>\n<li>BCIA\u00a0AGMs &amp;\u00a0Annual Conference<\/li>\n<li>BC Land Summit (every 4 years)<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Employment opportunities and listings<\/li>\n<li>Access to other Professional Agrologists<\/li>\n<li>Most of the events have waived or reduced registrations costs for student members.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Upcoming Event<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong> Ag Meet &amp; Greet:<\/strong> a virtual meet &amp;\u00a0greet via Zoom\u00a0hosted by the BCIA Vancouver Branch. This is a great opportunity for new graduates to find out more about the BCIA and also\u00a0have you\u00a0questions\u00a0answered by P. Ags from various industries.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Time: 5:30 pm (PST),\u00a0July 8th, 2020<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcia.com\/events\/agrologists-meet-greet\">Registration<\/a>\u00a0is open now<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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>&nbsp;<\/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.\u00a0carson.li@ubc.ca<\/li>\n<li>Yasemin Parkinson, P.Ag.\u00a0yparkinson@kwl.ca<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcia.com\/contact-us\/branch-executive-council\">Contact info<\/a> for other branches<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Carson\u00a0Yuchen\u00a0Li<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0MSc.<br \/>\nResearch Lab Coordinator<br \/>\nFaculty of Land and Food System<br \/>\nThe University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus<br \/>\n202-2357 Main Mall\u00a0|\u00a0Vancouver BC\u00a0|\u00a0V6T 1Z4 Canada<br \/>\nPhone 604 822 2354<br \/>\ncarsonli0710@gmail.com<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sal-lab.landfood.ubc.ca\/\">https:\/\/sal-lab.landfood.ubc.ca\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We would like to introduce you to the British Columbia Institute of Agrologists (BCIA)\u00a0https:\/\/www.bcia.com\/\u00a0\u00a0and what it can offer you as a\u00a0student or a recent graduate. &nbsp; What is BCIA? \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&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18841,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-and-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18841"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6358"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6358\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6359,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6358\/revisions\/6359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}