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APEGBC Volunteers May Qualify for Engineers Canada Fellowship To honour individuals who have given noteworthy service to the engineering profession, the national organization of the 12 provincial and territorial associations that regulate the practice of engineering in Canada—Engineers Canada—created the Engineers Canada Fellowship. APEGBC volunteers may be eligible to receive this distinction. Engineers Canada Fellowships may be conferred upon individuals who have given noteworthy service in one of five categories, one of which is to have served the engineering profession in a volunteer capacity for at least 10 years. The total length of service can be a combination of service on Engineers Canada boards and committees or service as a volunteer for an Engineers Canada constituent member, e.g., APEGBC, APEGA, etc. APEGBC would like to identify all members who qualify for this honour. If you have served the engineering profession as described above for at least 10 years, please visit www.apeg.bc.ca/ecf/ and complete your application by Tuesday, February 12, 2013. Engineers and non-engineers upon whom this honour is bestowed will receive a certificate and a pin, and are awarded the use of the distinction “Engineers Canada Fellow – FEC” or “Engineers Canada Honorary Fellow – FEC (Hon).

Members Invited to Share Intercultural Engineering Project Experiences APEGBC, ASTTBC, BCIT and Camosun College are partnering to develop a course on intercultural engineering for BC engineers and technologists. To gather case studies, course designers are seeking to speak with individuals willing to share their experiences of working on multicultural teams or as a part of a technology or engineering project whose outcome was affected by non-technical considerations such as culture and language. Participation would take less than an hour by e-mail or phone. The names of companies and individuals will be changed for anonymity unless participants indicate otherwise. This BCCampus-sponsored online course will examine the role of culture and language in technology and engineering projects, including international development projects. Case studies will be used to analyze the ways in which non- technical considerations may affect project success or failure. APEGBC members’ input will be instrumental in shaping the course, which is intended to prepare new engineers for a global workplace. To share your experiences in intercultural engineering, contact Joyce van de Vegte, P.Eng., by phone at 250.370.4438 or e-mail at vandevegte@camosun.ca.

Online Game Encourages Students to Try Engineering Careers The EnGenious project is finding a way to acquaint junior high students with engineering through familiar means. This national outreach project includes an engineering video game to provide a fun, interactive medium for students to explore engineering careers, as well as a career website to provide resources to teachers and parents. Led by the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA), EnGenious is a joint project of Engineers Canada and the provincial and territorial engineering associations. The online game features 10 mini-games featuring six engineering disciplines and a broad range of industries, as well as game avatars that players can create and customize. The game was developed with Pulp Studios Inc. and Gskinner.com. The career website for EnGenious will serve as a one-stop classroom resource, providing tips for classroom use, in-class engineering activities, outreach info that is relevant to the educator’s region and video game instructions. It also provides information to the public on types of engineers, what engineers do, where they work, and steps and support needed to become an engineer. Launching at the end of February 2013, EnGenious can be found online at www.engenious.ca.

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