What does CGEN stand for?

THE CANADIAN GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION NETWORK (CGEN) Ward was also a participant in the conference organized by the Geological Society of America (GSA) from which sprang the Coalition for Earth Science Education (CESE) in 1993.

INTRODUCTION Many European countries, Australia and China have developed extensive programs for geoheritage education, and, in general, are well ahead of Canada in recognizing and celebrating their geodiversity (Gray 2004), but groups concerned with geoscience education, such as the Canadian Geoscience Education Network (CGEN), are working to diminish the gap, with numerous projects now underway (Nowlan 2007).

The Canadian Geoscience Education Network has been connecting interested parties from across Canada for many years in this regard.

The principal developer is Jenn Sabean, who has worked with a committee of the Canadian Geoscience Education Network (CGEN) under the chairmanship of John Clague.

The early talks in the session dealt partly with national programs like the Canadian Geoscience Education Network (Fran Haidl, Saskatchewan Industry and Resources), the new book on the geology of Canada to be published in honour of the International Year of Planet Earth entitled Four Billion Years and Counting: Canada's Geological Heritage (Godfrey Nowlan et al.

Alan Morgan of the University of Waterloo and President of the Canadian Geoscience Education Network (CGEN), suggested that although our science is world class, and regardless of low funding and department closures, our outlook is bleak due to inadequate recognition by the educational system and general public, an aging geoscientist population, and a worsening replacement rate.