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ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND AGM SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 17–19 IN KELOWNA More than 800 professionals, experts, academics, and students will gather in Kelowna, BC, for Engineers and Geoscientists BC’s Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting. This year, the Conference will be held October 17– 19, 2018, at the Delta Grand Okanagan Resort, and will include two days of professional development, networking, and an industry trade show. ENTRANCE AND TRANSFER SCHOLARSHIPS HELP STUDENTS COPE WITH COST OF EDUCATION The Engineers and Geoscientists BC Foundation’s Entrance and Transfer scholarship applications are now open. Six scholarships, valued at $2,500 each, are available to students entering full-time engineering or geoscience degree programs. One scholarship, valued at $1,000, is available to a student entering an engineering transfer program. Marie Nikkel, who just completed her first year of engineering at UVic, received the Entrance Scholarship in 2018 after graduating from WJ Mouat in Abbotsford. There, she helped raise over $30,000 for the BC Children’s Cancer Program—just one of her impressive volunteer accomplishments, which contributed to her selection as a scholarship recipient. Next year, Marie expects to specialize in electrical engineering, where she’ll learn about power and energy systems, renewable energy, and small electronics. Although Marie hasn’t yet selected her career path, she’s excited about her options and may even pursue a Master’s degree in Germany.

Professional development streams include Engineering and Geoscience in the Resource Sector, Municipal Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Geoscience, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Structural Engineering, Geoscience, Management, Better Business, Regulatory

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register online, visit egbc.ca/conference. Sponsorship opportunities are available, with benefits to meet businesses’ needs, including recognition on-site or online, at events, and on promotional materials. For information, contact association marketing specialist Maria-Carmen Kelly at mckelly@egbc.ca .

Affairs, and Emerging Professional. All members are invited to attend

Engineers and Geoscientists BC’s 100th AGM, from 8:30 AM–12:30 PM on October 19, 2018; there is no charge to attend the AGM. For conference information and to

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Do you know an outstanding student like Marie? Encourage them to apply for the Entrance and Transfer scholarships at egbc.ca/scholarships . Applications are due by June 30, 2019. If you are interested in supporting engineering and geoscience students in the pursuit of careers in these professions, consider volunteering with, or donating to, the Engineers and Geoscientists BC Foundation. Find out more at egbc.ca/foundation .

Marie’s first year of university cost almost $18,000, but the Engineers and Geoscientists BC Foundation Entrance Scholarship helped to offset some of this cost. Marie has been working almost constantly since she was 12 years old, but her savings won’t cover the cost of her education. “It was a huge relief,” Marie says about receiving the news that she received the scholarship last year. “It was like a burden was lifted off my back.”

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