INNOVATION January-February 2018

CELEBRATING BC ENGINEERING AND GEOSCIENCE LEADERS Award Nominations are Now Open

Please direct questions about the Mentor of the Year Award to Amit Plaha, Mentoring Program Coordinator, aplaha@egbc.ca or 604.412.4885. FOREST ENGINEERING AWARD OF EXCELLENCE NOMINATIONS ACCEPTED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR The Forest Engineering Award of Excellence, sponsored jointly by Engineers and Geoscientists BC and the Association of BC Forest Professionals (ABCFP), recognizes excellence, cooperation and leadership in forest engineering. The award is presented annually and alternates between associations. For detailed information about nomination procedures, terms of reference, and eligibility, visit egbc.ca/ For-Members/Awards. Questions about the association’s awards program can be directed to Laurel Buss, Communications Officer, lbuss@egbc.ca or 604.412.6052.

both large and small. The Sustainability Award is open to any project that has demonstrated a commitment to, and understanding of, the concept of sustainability or has applied one or more of the Sustainability Guidelines.

Nominations are now being accepted for the association’s President’s Awards, Environmental Award, Sustainability Award, and Mentor of the Year Award. The awards will be presented in Vancouver, BC, at our 2018 Annual Conference in October. PRESIDENT’S AWARDS NOMINATIONS ACCEPTED UNTIL FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2018 Our President’s Awards are British Columbia’s top honours for professional engineers, professional geoscientists and licensees. The awards recognize the exemplary and outstanding professional, technical, and community contributions of Engineers and Geoscientists BC members and allow the association to showcase the professions to the public.

ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD NOMINATIONS ACCEPTED UNTIL FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2018 The Division of Environmental

Professionals encourages submissions for the Environmental Award highlighting engineers and geoscientists’ roles in responsible environmental management, environmental protection, and sustainable development. MENTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD NOMINATIONS ACCEPTED UNTIL FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2018 Our Mentor of the Year Award recognizes excellence among mentors in BC’s engineering and geoscience community. Nominees must be an active mentor in the association’s Mentoring Program.

SUSTAINABILITY AWARD NOMINATIONS ACCEPTED UNTIL FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2018

The Sustainability Committee welcomes nominations from sustainable projects

The recipients of the 2017 President’s Awards: Dr. Brian Guy, P.Geo. , Shanna Knights, P.Eng. , Gary Schubak, P.Eng. , Elise Chan, P.Eng. , Dr. Mina Hoorfar, P.Eng. , Tijana Smiljanic, P.Eng. , Kevin Turner, P.Eng., FEC , and Robert Allan, P.Eng.

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