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Annual Conference and AGM to Take Place in Whistler, BC October 24-26, 2013

Sustainability Guidelines in Effect January 2014 APEGBC Council approved revisions to the APEGBC Sustainability Guidelines at their November 30, 2012 meeting. Having now undergone legal and editorial review, the guidelines are now available online and will come into effect in January 2014. The Sustainability Guidelines will provide an important framework, founded on the principle of holding paramount the public’s interest, which will guide APEGBC members in their professional practice. The approval of this document is an important revision to the existing APEGBC Sustainability Guidelines , which had not been updated since 1995. The primary obligation of the guidelines is that members must discuss with their clients or employers the opportunity to incorporate sustainability into the project or work. Sustainable options would only be presented if the client or employer wishes to proceed. If the client or employer declines, the member’s obligation is complete. The Sustainability Committee undertook an extensive consultation period with committees and divisions, and through an online survey and a webinar presentation for members. Based on feedback received, changes were made to the guidelines to reflect member input. Training and educational seminars and webinars on the revised guidelines will be organized by the Sustainability Committee and APEGBC, and offered throughout the province as continuing professional development opportunities. A presentation on the Sustainability Guidelines will also be offered through the environmental engineering professional development stream at the APEGBC Annual Conference and AGM in Whistler, BC in October 2013. The revised Sustainability Guidelines are available online at www.apeg.bc.ca/pprac- tice/ppdocs.html. For more information contact: sustainability@apeg.bc.ca. Resource Sector Engineering and Geoscience Bursary The Division of Engineers and Geoscientists in the Resource Sector (DEGIRS) is pleased to offer a $2,000 bursary aimed at advancing engineering and geoscience edu- cation and practices in BC. The bursary is intended to provide financial assistance to students in an accredited postsecondary or postgraduate program at a degree-granting institute in BC. Studies should relate directly to professional engineering and/or geo- sciences/geotechnique in the resource sector. The deadline to submit applications is June 30, 2013 . Bursary application guidelines are available at www.apeg.bc.ca/students/scholarships/degirsbursary.html. For additional information please contact Jason Olmstead at jason.olmstead@gov.bc.ca.

APEGBC’s 2013 annual conference and annual general meeting will take place October 24-26 in Whistler, BC. The conference and AGMwill be held at the Whistler Conference Centre and will be the venue for two days of professional develop- ment sessions, networking opportunities and a tradeshow, followed by the 94 th annual general meeting of the Association of Professional Engi- neers and Geoscientists of BC. This year’s professional development sessions will feature the following streams: management, better business, geotechnical, structural engi- neering, energy efficiency and renewable energy, young professionals, engineering and geoscience in the resource sector, municipal engineering and environmental engineering. The annual general meeting of the asso- ciation will be held at 8:30 am on Saturday, October 26. All members are welcome and are encouraged to attend. There is no charge to attend the AGM business portions of the annual conference. More information on conference sessions and activities, as well as online registration, is available on the conference website at www. apeg.bc.ca/ac2013/. A print brochure is includ- ed as a pull-out insert in the centre of this issue of Innovation. Conference sponsorship opportunities are available at a variety of levels with benefits to meet the needs of businesses, including recog- nition on site, at events, on promotional mate- rials or online. For information on sponsorship opportunities, please contact Jennifer Chan at jchan@apeg.bc.ca or 604.412.4861.

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