INNOVATION March-April 2014

Call for Nominations: Forest Engineering Award of Excellence The Forest Engineering Award of Excellence—sponsored jointly by APEGBC and the Association of BC Forest Professionals (ABCFP)—recognizes excellence and promotes cooperation and leadership in forest engineering in the broadest sense. Nominees may be individuals, organizations or associations responsible for projects that demonstrate or represent outstanding accomplishments in forest engineering. Individuals must be members of either ABCFP or APEGBC. Organizations and associations must be recognized as being associated with professional forestry, professional engineering or professional geoscience. To be eligible, projects must have been completed within the past two years and carried out by, or under the supervision of, a member of either association. Nominees must be either residents of BC or work for a BC-based firm, or the work must have been carried out in BC. A management, academic or research contribution, or the life’s work of an individual, may also be considered. Nominations must contain the names and signatures of three registered members of either association, accompanied by a one-page statement of nomination outlining the reason(s) for the nomination, and supporting information such as CVs, project outlines, letters of reference and news clippings. Award nominations are accepted throughout the year, and the presentation of the award alternates between associations. Details on the award criteria and nomination forms are available on the website at apeg.bc.ca/For-Members/Awards/Forest-Engineering-Award-of-Excellence- Nomination. Further questions may be directed to Laurel Buss, APEGBC Communications Officer, at lbuss@apeg.bc.ca or 604.412.6052.

Innovation Magazine Seeks Member Submissions The Editorial Board for Innovation meets periodically throughout the year to discuss the upcoming issues of the magazine and brainstorm ideas for features that suit each bi-monthly theme and interest our readership. These meetings often produce many interesting ideas, including but not limited to 3D printing technol- ogy, ship building in BC, a retrospec- tive article featuring past prominent engineering and geoscience projects, disaster recovery and relief projects, diversity in the professions, special effects projects and cognitive biases within the professions. Curiosity runs high when it comes to topics of interest for the magazine. As a wide and varied member- ship, there is a greater opportunity to include a broader range of material covering many topics that would in turn reflect more vastly the vari- ous specializations and paths of the professions. To that end, the Editorial Board would like to appeal to our members and colleagues in engineer- ing and geoscience to step forward to submit stories that are relevant and topical to a variety of sectors. The May/June issue will focus on Innovations Made in BC, while the July/August issue will host the proj- ect pictorial (see page 10 for more information) and we welcome the submission of feature-length stories for inclusion. If you have expertise or some opinions or stories that would be relevant to either of these issues, submit your ideas to Michelle Grady, Managing Editor, Innovation , at mgrady@apeg.bc.ca. For the edito- rial guidelines, visit apeg.bc.ca/ innovation-editorial. Additionally, if you are interested in participating as a member of the Editorial Board for Innovation and contributing to the conversation, please e-mail the Managing Editor with a current CV and a small sum- mary of your interest in the board.

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