The Association is seeking nominations for its 2022
Awards. Honours are presented in a variety of categories and recognize
outstanding Manitoba engineers and geoscientists, teams, and employers. There
are two new award categories for 2022, including the Innovation Award and the
Student Achievement Award. Information about the awards and award nomination
forms can be found on our
website.
Do you know a Manitoban who is blazing a trail in the
fields of engineering or geoscience? The Association accepts submissions for
the Manitoba Trailblazers feature in
The Keystone Professional on an
ongoing basis. If you know someone who deserves to be recognized for their
innovative work or impact in the industry, please send submissions to
LEllis@EngGeoMB.ca.
Past examples of the Manitoba Trailblazers features can be found on our
website.
The Nominating Committee assists Council in identifying
election candidates who meet the criteria for councillors as described in the
Governance Policy, in a manner consistent with the Act and By-laws, and takes
into consideration the broadest possible diversity of the membership. This
committee is looking for four new members: three professional members, one of
which needs to be a professional geoscientist, and one intern (engineering or
geoscience). Please see the
call for volunteers for full details.
The Registration Committee (RC) is currently seeking
mid-career practitioners with oversight/management experience and expertise in
mining, mechanical/HVAC, geological engineering, or geoscience to join the
committee. RC reports to Council and is responsible for conducting the final
review for members and interns who are moving forward towards final
registration. Meetings are held virtually over the lunch hour. For more
information about this position, please see the
call for volunteers for full details.
This course, hosted by Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba,
is the seventh Building Regional Adaptation Capacity and Expertise
(BRACE)/Manitoba Climate Resilience Training (MCRT) course in the nine-course
Foundational and Infrastructure path specifically recommended for
infrastructure professionals. Focusing on the PIEVC risk assessment process,
this course will outline the main steps of conducting a climate change
risk/resilience assessment on infrastructure systems. To register for this
course, please see the
event listing.
The deadline is fast approaching to access all of
the Ingenium 2021 conference content! Registration for all of the live and
exclusively recorded professional development seminar is open until
this
Friday, January 14, 2022, with the
On-Demand
Library available until January 28, 2022. Association registrants can access over 15 hours of professional development sessions for the reduced rate of just $100.
Register online.
BE-STEMM 2022 - February 2, 2022
The Canadian Black Scientists Network (CBSN) is hosting
their first annual conference for Black Excellence in Science, Technology,
Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine/Health (BE-STEMM 2022). This virtual,
interdisciplinary conference will highlight established and rising star Black
Canadians in STEMM fields through plenary talks and concurrent talks sessions.
To learn more about the event details, please see the
conference
website.