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as soc ia t i on notes 2016 Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting Connect + Discover

More than 800 delegates gathered at the Victoria Conference Centre in late-October for APEGBC’s 2016 Annual Conference and AGM. They took part in professional development and connected with colleagues. APEGBC wishes to thank our exceptional volunteers, sponsors, exhibitors, speakers, and

conference delegates for their participation and support in making this year’s conference a resounding success. Next year’s annual conference and AGM will take place in Whistler, BC, from October 19–21, 2016. We hope to see you there!

An outstanding group of volunteers coordinated 12 professional development streams or workshops and seminars addressing significant issues faced by BC’s engineering and geoscience professions. This year’s streams included Engineering and Geoscience in the Resource Sector (coordinated by Lee Deslaurier, P.Eng.), Municipal Engineering (James Chandler, P.Eng.), Environmental Engineering and Geoscience (Dr. Sarah Alloisio, P.Geo.), Management (Rob McDermot, P.Eng.), Emerging Professional (Sarah Douglas), Structural (Thor Tandy, P.Eng., Struct.Eng., FEC), Better Business (Dr. Jin Dong Yang, P.Eng.), Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (Dorota Kwasnik, P.Eng.), Geoscience (Antigone Dixon-Warren, P.Geo.), Climate Change (Dr. Conor Reynolds, P.Eng.), and APEGBC (Miles McKinnon, P.Eng.).

APEGBC’s 97 th Annual General Meeting took place Saturday, October 22, where incoming president Bob Stewart, P.Eng. ( S hown ), was sworn in, and the 2016/2017 Council was introduced. Three advisory motions were brought forward and carried by members for Council's consideration (S ee page 11) .

Keynote speaker John Herdman, head coach of the Canadian Women’s National Soccer Team, shared his performance- improvement philosophies. Thursday's keynote speaker, Amber MacArthur, president of Konnekt Digital Engagement, spoke of the need to anticipate, adapt to, and capitalise on change in today’s digital economy.

The Honourable Todd Stone, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, brought greetings on behalf of the BC government to delegates at the President’s Awards Gala.

Delegates met the exhibitors at the conference tradeshow, learning about products and services to support their work. Forty-five exhibitors took part.

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