Thursday, October 31, 2024
2024
EngGeoMB Annual General Meeting and Annual Awards Ceremony On
Thursday, October 24, 2024, Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba welcomed David
Amorim, P.Eng., as the new Association President for 2024-2025. FEC designations were additionally given to eight recipients of the honour,
and on the same
day, eight awards were presented to outstanding individuals and companies at the
Annual Awards Ceremony held at the Fort Garry Hotel. For more information about
the AGM and award recipients, please read the full
news
story.
Updated
and New CBA Guides Available Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba has
adopted updated guides for competency-based assessment (CBA) to align with the
CBA reporting system used by the Association and other Canadian regulators. In
addition, two new guides
- Canadian Environment Experience Competencies for
Engineering and
Canadian Work-Environment Experience Competencies for
Geoscience are now
available. Applicants, interns,
validators, and assessors are encouraged to review the updated and new guides.
Government Relations Advisory Committee (GRAC) -
Multiple
Positions GRAC assists and advises the Director of Government
Relations on provincial government and rural and urban municipality community
relations, lobbying activities, and on operational planning for the Department.
The primary focus of GRAC for the next several years will be to assist the
Government Relations Department in a major rewrite of the Association's
legislation, The Engineering and Geoscientific Professions Act. The committee
is looking for members; professional geoscientists (P.Geo.), engineers (P.Eng.)
or interns in good standing with the Association, from various disciplines, who
are committed to developing a good relationship with government while
supporting the philosophy, strategy, and actions of the Association. Membership
of this committee is comprised of individuals who are willing and able to act
as non-partisan individuals when representing the Association as part of this
Committee. For full details, please review the full
call
for volunteers.
Ingenium Professional Development Conference - Register Today! -
Tuesday, November 19 - Thursday,
November 21, 2024 From your home, your office, or wherever in the
world you may be, join your fellow Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba
practitioners for the virtual 2024 Ingenium Conference! Gain valuable
professional development hours and get involved with the Association without
having to leave your desk. During the Professional Development Seminars, live
virtual keynotes and interactive sessions will explore current topics
combined with the convenience of on-demand options for the ultimate in value
and flexibility. For more details, check out the
Ingenium
website and
register
online today.
CSSE: U of M Engineering Students Helping in Honduras -
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
The Manitoba Chapter of the Canadian Society of Senior Engineers (CSSE) invites you to attend their next session.
In February of 2024, a dozen University of Manitoba students and two Biosystems Engineering professors travelled
to Honduras and worked with a local engineer and the NGO, Global Brigades.
This presentation will discuss the setting, the challenges, and their accomplishments while emphasizing the need to work with and for the community.
To register for this event, please see
the full
event
listing.
The
India Members Chapter Presents: Motorcoach Industries - Industrial Visit -
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 The India Members Chapter is excited
to offer an exclusive industrial visit to Motor Coach Industries (MCI), a
renowned leader in North America for designing and manufacturing high quality
motor coaches. This visit offers a unique opportunity to explore MCI's advanced
production processes and gain insight into the cutting-edge technologies
shaping the future of transportation. To register for this event, please see
the full
event
listing.