Short Courses

Each year Roundup presents an assortment of short courses before the conference that are conducted by highly regarded instructors and industry leaders. Each course covers a diverse selection of timely material.  If you are interested in offering a short course, please be advised the schedule for Roundup 2013 is full and finalized. If you are interested in offering a short course as part of Roundup 2014, please contact AME BC in April 2013.

If you are registered for a Short Course that takes place on Friday, January 25, 2013 or Saturday, January 26, 2013 you will simply give your name at the short course registration desk to register. 

Then on the first day on registration, Monday January 28, 2013  you will pick up your badge, delegate bag and any purchased tickets at the main registration desk.

**Please Note: If you loose your badge there will be a
$56 NON-REFUNDABLE FEE for reprinting your badge

2013 Short Course Roster

Updated: January 18, 2013

SC1 - Aboriginal Awareness: A First Nations Perspective

Date: Friday, January 25
Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location: The Westin Bayshore, Stanley Park Ballroom Salon 1, level 2
Presented by: AME BC Aboriginal Relations Committee
Maximum Capacity: 80
Sponsored by: Goldcorp Inc.
SC2 - Mining Company Disclosure 101

Date: Friday, January 25
Time: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm 
Location: The Westin Bayshore, Ballroom Salon D & E, level 1
Presented by: AME BC; Sally Gillies, Stefan B. Lopatka, Leon Lyszkiewicz, Rod Young, TSX Venture Exchange; and Alex Homenuke, Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada – IIROC
Maximum Capacity: 100
Sponsored by: McCullough O'Connor Irwin LLP.
SC3 - Introduction to the Estimation of Mineral Resources

Date: Friday, January 25
Time: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Location: The Westin Bayshore, Stanley Park Ballroom - Salon 3, level 2
Presented by: AME BC & Marc Jutras, Alamos Gold Inc.
Maximum Capacity: SOLD OUT More tickets just released
Sponsored by: TBA (opportunity available)
SC4 - Exploring Through Cover - What Works, What Doesn't and Why

Date: Friday, January 25
Time: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Location: The Westin Bayshore, Cypress Room, level 2
Presented by: AME BC; Mel Best, Colin Dunn, Travis Ferbey, Dave Heberlein, Ray Lett,Vic Levson, Beth McClenaghan, Alain Plouffe, Barry Smee, Ralph Stea,Brent Ward, Robin McKillop and Matthew Leybourne.
Maximum Capacity: SOLD OUT
Sponsored by: Activation Laboratories Ltd. (Actlabs)
SC5 - Understanding and Running an Effective QA/QC Program

Date: Saturday, January 26
Time: 9:00 am to 4:30 pm
Location: The Westin Bayshore, Cypress Room, level 2
Presented by: AME BC; and Todd McCracken, Tetra Tech
Tickets Remaining: 7
Sponsored by: TBA (opportunity available)
SC6 - Exploration Footprints of Hydrothermal Mineral Deposits

Dates: Saturday, January 26 & Sunday, January 27
Time: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Location: The Westin Bayshore, Bayshore Ballroom - Salons D & E, level 1
Presented by: AME BC; and Craig Hart, Mineral Deposit Research Unit (MDRU)
Maximum Capacity: SOLD OUT More tickets just released
Sponsored by: Goldcorp Inc.
SC7 - Mining Essentials (formerly known as Exploration and Mining 101)

Dates: Saturday, January 26 & Sunday, January 27
Time: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Location: The Westin Bayshore, Stanley Park Ballroom, Salon 1, level 2
Presented by: AME BC; and Dr. Robert Stevens, BCIT
Tickets Remaining: SOLD OUT
Sponsored by: TBA (opportunity available)
SC8 - Geophysics for Geologists

Dates: Saturday, January 26
Time: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Location: The Westin Bayshore, Stanley Park Ballroom, Salon 2, level 2
Presented by: AME BC;and Greg Hodges, Fugro  
Tickets Remaining: 20
Sponsored by: Fugro Airborne Surveys Corp.
SC9 - Structural Geology Analysis of Economic Mineral Deposits

Dates: Saturday, January 26 & Sunday, January 27
Time: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm 
Location: The Westin Bayshore, Stanley Park Ballroom, Salon 3, level 2
Presented by: AME BC; Wayne Barnett and James Siddorn, SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc.
Tickets Remaining: 9
Sponsored by: TBA (opportunity available)
SC10 - Embarking on Your New Career in Mineral Exploration (for students and recent graduates)


Date: Sunday, January 27
Time: 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Location: The Westin Bayshore, Cypress Room 1 & 2, level 2
Presented by: AME BC; and Kendra Johnston, Independence Gold Corp.
Tickets Remaining: SOLD OUT
Sponsored by: Equity Exploration Consultants Ltd.