INNOVATION January-February 2014

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New Eyes Trained on Planet Earth: Richmond’s UrtheCast Installs Cameras on the ISS to Deliver Startling Views of Our World D’Arcy Jenish 22 BC Geoscientists Contribute to International Resource Management Discussion Jean Sorensen

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President’s Viewpoint – International Projects Are Guided by Ethics

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Association Notes – 2014 Council Election: Call for Nominations; Volunteers Sought for Innovation Editorial Board; APEGBC Government Relations Update; 2014 President’s Awards: Call for Nominations; APEGBC Mentor of the Year Award; Call for Annual Conference Presenters; APEGBC Introduces Deterrents Against Exam Misconduct; Supporting Engineering and Geoscience Students in BC; APEGBC Foundation Calls for Scholarship Adjudicators; Declaring CPD; OQM Launch Assist; Sustainability and Environmental Awards: Call for Nominations; Go Green with Your Innovation Subscription; National Engineering and Geoscience Month 2014

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Council Report: October 27, and November 28, 2013

ON THE COVER: Cosmonauts install the UrtheCast cameras on the ISS. Photo credit: UrtheCast.

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Sea to Sky Branch Seeks New Ideas and Member Involvement

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APEGBC Releases Position Paper on Climate Change

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New Building Energy Requirements—BCBC 2012 and 2014 VBBL

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New Energy Requirements and Their Impact on Professional Responsibilities

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In Support of Sustainability for Engineering and Geosciences

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5 Letters 5 Newsmakers 21 APEGBC Professional Development 31 Membership 34 Professional Services 38 OQM List

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Firn snow fields situated on wind leeward sides of steep slopes in the high Andes of northern Chile/Argentina. Gelifluction lobes can be seen on the far right ridge Photo: L. Arenson, 2014.

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