INNOVATION January-February 2022

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INNOVATION PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN Innovation Magazine invites Engineers and Geoscientists BC registrants to submit project photos and project descriptions for the annual Project Highlights edition, planned for May/June 2022. This annual project highlights pictorial features the diverse activities of BC’s professional engineers and geoscientists at home and abroad. Registrants, licensees, and firms are invited to submit photographs and project descriptions of engineering or geoscience projects for inclusion in this edition of Innovation . To be considered

2022 AWARD NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN WITH TWO NEW CATEGORIES Nominations for the Engineers and Geoscientists BC Awards (formerly the President’s Awards), the top awards for professional engineers and professional geoscientists in the province, are now open. These awards recognize exemplary professional, technical, and volunteer contributions made by registrants of Engineers and Geoscientists BC towards public safety and wellbeing. TWO NEW AWARDS ADDED The awards program has undergone a number of changes for 2022, including the addition of two new awards: the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Award and the Innovation in Sustainability Award. The Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Award recognizes individuals who have made a significant contribution to equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) efforts in the engineering and geoscience professions in BC and is open to registrants who have demonstrated a positive impact on removing barriers to greater EDI in engineering and geoscience in BC. The Innovation in Sustainability Award celebrates ethics, imagination, and innovation and recognizes the leadership roles engineers and geoscientists play in environmental protection and environmental enhancements. This award replaces the former Sustainability Award and Environmental Award and is open to any project (or portion of a multi- disciplinary project) that has demonstrated a commitment to the protection of the environment or action on climate Several additional changes have been made to the awards program to better align its goals with the Professional Governance Act (PGA), which introduced restrictions on certain advocacy activities. Engineers and Geoscientists BC undertook a comprehensive review of its programs against an evaluation framework provided by the Office of the Superintendent of Professional Governance, which guided regulators away from activities that support registrants’ interests, but also provided for certain change using innovative solutions. ADDITIONAL CHANGES FOR 2022

exceptions by acknowledging that some activities support organizational sustainability—such as those that encourage volunteerism. For more information on the review, visit egbc.ca/Advocacy-Review . As a result of this review, the Terms of Reference for each award have been updated to better emphasize nominees’ contributions to public safety, wellbeing, and interest, and to better recognize volunteer service to Engineers and Geoscientists BC. In addition, the following awards have been discontinued: the Community Service Award, Teaching Award of Excellence, Mentor of the Year Award, and Editorial Award. Nominations for all awards are now open and the deadline to submit an application is Friday, April 1, at 5:00 PM. The awards will be presented in fall 2022. For detailed information about the changes to the awards program, nomination procedures, awards terms of reference, and eligibility, visit egbc.ca/Awards .

for inclusion, projects must be currently underway, or have been completed on or after the end of June 2021. Projects must also involve registrants or licensees of Engineers and Geoscientists BC. More information about submission criteria is provided at egbc.ca/Pictorial , where you can also find a link to the submission form. The form must be submitted by March 1, 2022. Late submissions will not be accepted. Due to space limitations, Innovation is unable to accommodate all submissions. We encourage registrants working for large companies to coordinate their project submissions. Only one submission per company is typically selected.

If you have any questions, email innovation@egbc.ca .

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