INNOVATION July-August 2021

ENGINEERS AND GEOSCIENTISTS BC 2021 ANNUAL CONFERENCE

The Engineers and Geoscientists BC 2021 Annual Conference is going virtual for the second year in a row! The annual conference will include many of the features registrants have come to expect and value, including continuing education sessions, topical streams, exhibitor booths, and keynote speakers. The virtual nature of the conference is ideal for professionals working remotely, and will also provide access and flexibility to registrants across the province.

ENGINEERS AND GEOSCIENTISTS BC ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2021 | 8:30 AM–12:00 PM. The AGM is free to attend, but registration is mandatory by Monday, October 25, 2021 at 5:00 PM, Pacific Time.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2021

Public Health 2.0 COVID-19 and the Open Source Outbreak Dr. Jennifer Gardy, Deputy Director of Surveillance, Data & Epidemiology for The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

With a blend of scientific knowledge and on-stage magnetism, Gardy sheds new light on themes such as disease transmission, vaccine equity, and what public health collaboration could mean for our species. Gardy will discuss the implications of COVID-19 on healthcare systems, the future of healthcare, lessons learned, and the impacts of the pandemic in health and tech industries. In a globally connected world with a rapidly expanding population, identifying and stopping future pandemics before they spread is more critical than ever.

OCTOBER 27 – 28, 2021 ◆ VIRTUAL CONFERENCE

ENGINEERS AND GEOSCIENTISTS BC 2021 ANNUAL CONFERENCE

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2021

Our National Stories: Inspiring Canadians At Home and Abroad Peter Mansbridge, Chief Correspondent of CBC News & Anchor of The National for 29 Years

What does Canadian leadership look like? Is there something special, and vital, about leadership in this country? In this engrossing talk, based on his reporting from around the world, Peter Mansbridge offers accounts of extraordinary acts of leadership by ordinary Canadians, at home and abroad. He speaks of stories of courage and selflessness, from Sri Lanka to the Netherlands, Afghanistan to our own Indigenous communities, to show us that Canadian leadership is, at core, about caring. It’s about being there for our neighbours—down the street, across the country, or even around the world—when and where they need us the most.

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