In
this edition of Between Us, find out about:
Ø
Results of the
2004 National Mini-Survey
Ø 2006 Climate Change Technology
Conference
Results of the 2004 National
Mini-Survey
The 2004 national mini-survey is a collection of
baseline demographics on the engineering profession within Canada. Engineers Canada staff collected
the data for this survey during the first half of 2004.
Some key findings from the survey show that:
Ø Slightly less
than nine percent of the associations'/ordre's membership are women.
Ø The greatest
concentrations of professional engineers reside in Northern Canada where, in
the Northwest Territories, there is one professional engineer for every 53
inhabitants, while in the Yukon, there is one P.Eng. for every 80 inhabitants.
Ø International
engineering graduate (IEG) members make up 13.5 percent of the total
professional membership. There is also a strong presence of IEG applicants in
Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec. In Ontario, almost two-thirds of PEO's
applications are from individuals educated abroad.
Engineers Canada was proud to support the 2005 Canadian Federation of Engineering
Students (CFES) Congress. Held each year in various locations across Canada,
Congress 2005 took place in Toronto from January 2-8. Over 200 engineering
students attended.
Highlights of this year's event included a presentation by Engineers Canada's CEO,
Marie Lemay, P.Eng., ing., who stressed the importance of becoming involved in
the profession. She also informed students about what the profession is doing
at the national level. Engineers Canada's David Lapp, P.Eng., Manager of Professional
Practice gave students a primer on the topics of both climate change and
professionalism and ethics.
Other interesting speakers included: Mike Lazardis, President and Co-CEO
of Research In Motion, makers of the Blackberry hand-held wireless device; a
talk by astronaut Bjarni Tryggvason of the Canadian Space Agency; and, an
audio-visual presentation by Jason Carvalho, founder of the Canadian Social
Entrepreneurship Foundation.
Next year's Congress is scheduled to be held in Windsor, Ontario. For
more information, please contact CFES' new president, Joshua Wong at joshua.wong@cfes.ca
2006
Climate Change Technology Conference
In an effort to raise awareness on the effects of climate change, the
Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) will be holding a national and
international conference entitled, Climate Change Technology: Engineering
Challenges and Solutions in the 21st Century.
Endorsed by Engineers Canada, this conference aims to bring the Canadian engineering
community together in order to collectively establish solutions that mitigate
or adapt to the effects of climate change.
The climate change conference will be held in Ottawa from May 9 to
12, 2006.
If you are interested in submitting a paper, making a presentation for
the conference, or would like more information, please visit www.ccc2006.ca
The deadline for proposals is March 18, 2005.
Ø Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board
(CEAB) meeting,
Ottawa,
February 6-7, 2005
Ø Engineers Canada Board of Directors meeting,
Gatineau,
February 12-13, 2005
Ø Meeting of the Canadian Engineers' Awards
Selection Committee,
Gatineau,
February 11, 2005
Ø National Engineering Week,
February
26 - March 6, 2005