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JANUARY/FEBRUARY 20 13 [ vol .17 no .1]

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New Leadership for APEGBC: CEO and Registrar Ann English, P.Eng. Melinda Lau

19 Capacity Building in the Developing World: The Continuing Evolution of Sustainable Mining Dr. Malcolm Scoble, P.Eng. 23 Canadian Innovation and the SR&ED Program Roz Seyednejad, P.Eng. 26 Awesense’s Wireless Monitoring for Power Grids Goes International Jean Sorensen 29 A Short History of Biomedical Engineering Education in British Columbia Dr. Andrew Rawicz, P.Eng. 32 LNG Export from BC: Opportunities and Challenges Dr. Zoher Meratla, P.Eng.

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President’s Viewpoint – The Profile of Engineering and Geoscience in BC

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Association Notes – Innovation Gets a Fresh Start in 2013; Have You Declared Your CPD?; Providing References for Registration Applicants; Council Election Call for Nominations; APEGBC Volunteers May Qualify for Engineers Canada Fellowship; Members Invited to Share Intercultural Engineering Project Experiences; Online Game Encourages Students to Try Engineering Careers; National Engineering and Geoscience Month 2013; Call for Nominations: Environmental and Sustainability Awards, President’s Awards, Mentor of the Year

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Council Report – November 30, 2012

ON THE COVER: APEGBC’s new CEO and Registrar, Ann English, P.Eng. Photo: Andrea Sunderland.

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6 Letters 6 Newsmakers 35 APEGBC Professional Development 36 Discipline and Enforcement 37 Membership 41 Professional Services 46 Careers 47 Datebook

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