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Call for Nominations 2013 APEGBC Environmental and Sustainability Awards Nominations are now being accepted for APEGBC’s Environmental Awards and Sustainability Award. Environmental Awards APEGBC’s Division of Environmental Professionals encourages submissions for the Environmental Awards, which highlight the role of engineers and geoscientists in responsible environmental management. Awards are offered in two categories: 1) Concept and Assessment; 2) Design, Construction and Monitoring. Full details on the submission process and awards criteria for the Environmental Awards can be found in the Submission Rules and Judging Criteria at www.apeg.bc.ca/services/ awards/ environmentawards.html. Sustainability Award From innovative processes that do more with less to adaptive measures to address an uncertain climate future, APEGBC engineers and geoscientists practice at the leading edge of sustainability. APEGBC recognizes these leaders through the annual Sustainability Award as a means to celebrate and share the positive contributions to a sustainable future. The award is open to any project that has demonstrated a commitment to and understanding of the concept of sustainability and/or has applied one or more of the Sustainability Guidelines. The Sustainability Committee welcomes diverse nominations from sustainable projects both large and small. Full details on the submission process and awards criteria for the Sustainability Award are available here: www.apeg.bc.ca/about/ sustainability/award.html. The winning submissions will receive their awards at APEGBC’s 2013 annual conference, to be held October 24- 26 in Whistler, BC. The deadline for initial 500-word nominations for both the Environmental Awards and the Sustainability Award is March 8, 2013. For more information about the awards program, contact Laurel Buss, Communications Officer at lbuss@apeg.bc.ca or 604.412.6052.

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The 2013 President’s Awards The APEGBC President’s Awards are British Columbia’s top honours for profes- sional engineers, professional geoscientists and limited licensees. APEGBC needs your help to identify deserving individuals within the engineering and geoscience community—professionals who serve as role models, excel at what they do and inspire others. The awards program was created to recognize the exemplary and outstanding professional, technical and community contribu- tions of APEGBC members, and allows the association to showcase the profes- sions to the public. Award winners are selected by a committee of APEGBC members based on nominations submitted by their peers. Nominations are now being accepted for the 2013 President’s Awards and the deadline for nominations is Friday, April 12, 2013 . There are seven categories of President’s Awards. They comprise meritori- ous achievement, community service, professional service, and teaching at the post secondary level. A fifth award, the Young Professional Award, recog- nizes an individual no older than 35 years of age who combines professional achievement, community service and professional service early in their career. The other two awards, the R.A. McLachlan Memorial Award and the C.J. Westerman Memorial Award, are APEGBC’s premier awards for engineering and geoscience respectively. These two awards recognize those who have made a significant contribution to their profession throughout their careers. Nomination forms, along with information on the nomination process, are available online at: www.apeg.bc.ca/services/awards/prezawards/nomprocedures.html. If you have questions about the awards program or how to nominate someone, contact Laurel Buss, Communications Officer at lbuss@apeg.bc.ca or 604.412.6052. Mentor of the Year Award APEGBC’s Mentor of the Year Award recognizes excellence amongst mentors in the engineering and geoscience community in British Columbia. Mentorship plays a key role in supporting a successful career in engineering and geoscience. APEGBC acknowledges the importance of mentoring relationships among association members with its Mentor of the Year Award. Nominations are now being accepted for APEGBC’s 2013 Mentor of the Year Award. Nominees must be a mentor in the APEGBC Mentoring Program. Full

details on the nomination process and awards criteria can be found online at www.apeg.bc.ca/ services/awards/mentorawards.html. The deadline for nominations is May 17, 2013 and the award will be presented at APEGBC’s 2013 annual conference, to be held October 24–26 in Whistler, BC. APEGBC’s Mentoring Program pairs members-in-training (EITs/GITs) and applicants with professional members based on profession, expertise and location. The goal of the program is to help the members-in-training or applicants obtain the advice, counselling and assistance they need to help them achieve professional registration. For more information on APEGBC’s mentoring program, visit: www.apeg.bc.ca/services/mentoring.html.

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