In
this edition of Between Us, find out about:
Ø Announcement
of Engineers Canada Guideline
Ø
EIC
Climate Change Technology Conference 2006
Engineers Canada
hosted its 2006 annual meeting between May 31 and June 3 in Whitehorse, Yukon.
Highlights
of the four-day event include:
Ø An interesting panel discussion on
globalization facilitated by the Honourable Roger Simmons, Senior Policy
Advisor, Government Relations, with keynote speaker Ulises Pabón, Executive
Vice-President of Quality for Business Success Inc., and panelists John Boyd,
P.Eng., President-Elect of the International Federation of Consulting Engineers
and Dan Marcek, Deputy Director of HP University Relations. The group discussed
potential problems, challenges and risks associated with globalization and how
these issues can best be addressed to increase opportunities on the global
front.
Ø The signing of the Canadian Engineering
Leadership Foundation (CELF) memorandum of understanding by Engineers Canada, the Association of Consulting
Engineers of Canada (ACEC), the Canadian Academy of Engineers (CAE), the
Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC), the National Council of Deans of
Engineering and Applied Sciences (NCDEAS) and, the Canadian Federation of
Engineering Students (CFES). CELF aims
to foster a better understanding of each organization's mandates and activities
so that they can more effectively harmonize policies and optimize resources on
joint initiatives that are aimed at advancing engineering in Canada.
Ø The signing of the revised agreement
between Engineers Canada and the Commission des titres d'ingénieur (CTI), which will
further enhance the international mobility of engineers because now, all
professional engineers in Canada, whether or not they were educated under a
CEAB-accredited engineering program, are able to obtain France's ingénieur
diplômé designation. Additionally, CEAB graduates who possess one or more years
of engineering work experience are also eligible for the ingénieur diplômé,
even if they are not yet registered professional engineers. For engineers from
France who desire to work in Canada, the revised agreement is also very
beneficial; and,
Ø The presentation of the Canadian
Engineers' Awards to seven outstanding, well-deserving recipients and one
remarkable engineering project. For more information on the Canadian Engineers'
Awards recipients, visit our website at: www.engineerscanada.ca/e/prog_awards_1.cfm
The Association
of Professional Engineers of Nova Scotia (APENS) will receive the first ever,
David Richard (Dick) Smith Award given by the Metropolitan Immigrant Settlement
Association (MISA).
This award is
presented to a person or association in recognition of exceptional initiative
and creativity in support of immigrants and immigrant issues, and for the
impact of their contribution on the immigration sector.
In this case,
APENS is being recognized for their advocacy activities and placement contributions.
On behalf of the
profession and the constituent members, Engineers Canada extends its sincere
congratulations to APENS for their outstanding dedication and initiative to
immigrant-related issues.
Engineers Canada's Board of
Directors have approved the revised National Guideline on the Environment
and Sustainability.
Developed by the
Canadian Engineering Qualifications Board's (CEQB) Environment and
Sustainability Committee (E&SC), the revised guideline builds on The
Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists, and Geophysicists of
Alberta's (APEGGA) Guideline on Environmental Practice and on the
Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia's
(APEGBC) Guideline on Sustainability to produce the National Guideline on
the Environment and Sustainability.
The E&SC
believes the updated national guideline provides additional clarity and
explanation of engineering practice in relation to the environment, sustainability
and climate change.
In May 2006, the
Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) conference on climate change took place
in Ottawa, Ontario.
The conference, organized
by the EIC and its member societies, in partnership with several other
organizations, including Engineers Canada, was extremely successful. It attracted over 350
attendees, including engineers, scientists, researchers, policy-makers and
operators. Members of the Canadian Engineering Qualifications Board's (CEQB)
Environment and Sustainability Committee (E&SC) were also present.
The conference
was jam-packed with several engaging sessions that covered topics relating to
engineering adaptation and/or mitigation, policy, strategy and regulations,
monitoring and standards, green house gas markets, risk management, and
modeling and analysis.
Over 150 papers
and presentations were given at the conference, including 31 presentations on
adaptation, which is the focus of Engineers Canada's Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation
Action Plan. The E&SC is currently preparing a report, which will be sent
to the constituent members following review by the CEQB at its September
meeting.
Further
information about the conference, including a selection of papers and
presentations can be viewed at www.ccc2006.ca