INNOVATION Sept-Oct 2019

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womeninengtech.ca TO CONNECT WOMEN WITH CAREER RESOURCES, EVENTS A new website to connect women with information and resources about career development opportunities in the engineering and technology sectors is now live.

retention for women in engineering and technology sectors. The $993,000 contract for the project was announced by the Ministry in May 2019. This funding will address priority areas such as outreach to secondary schools and post-secondary schools, and will help the participating associations develop tools to incorporate diversity and inclusive practices in the workplace, hold lunch-and-learns for employers, and host virtual career fairs for Indigenous Women, Internationally Trained individuals, and persons with diverse abilities. The funding will also help Engineers and Geoscientists BC further advance the 30 by 30 initiative, spearheaded by Engineers Canada, to increase newly registered female engineers to 30 percent by 2030. Visit womeninengtech.ca to learn more about the project, access information and resources, or to sign up to be a Champion. using your six-digit User ID number and password. You can also mail a copy of your renewal invoice and your method of payment to the association at the following address (allow sufficient time for delivery and processing): Engineers and Geoscientists BC 200 – 4010 Regent Street Burnaby, BC V5C 6N2 The January 1 renewal deadline also applies to members who submit their 2019 annual membership renewal invoice to their employers for payment. Please allow enough time for your employer to process your renewal. WHAT IF I WANT TO RESIGN? If you wish to discontinue your membership with Engineers and Geoscientists BC, be sure to resign before to January 1, 2020, to avoid being liable for membership renewal fees. Resignation can be tendered through our website, by signing into your Engineers and Geoscientists BC account, or by contacting Engineers and Geoscientists BC directly. Resigned professional members can reapply for membership according to the association’s Return to Practice procedure. Members-in-Training who reapply must comply with the association’s Reinstatement Policy. Any outstanding annual membership fee, late fees, and associated administrative fees must also be paid before a membership can be reinstated.

The womeninengtech.ca website is one of the first outcomes of the Sector Labour Market Partnership Project—a joint initiative of Engineers and Geoscientists BC, the Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of BC (ASTTBC), and the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies of BC (ACEC-BC). The website features events and resources, as well as information about the project’s Champion network—an opportunity for individuals, employers, secondary schools, and post-secondary institutions to collaborate to break down barriers to women and girls experience accessing engineering and technology career paths in BC. The Sector Labour Market Partnership Project is a two-year pilot of the Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills and Training, designed to develop recruitment opportunities and enhance MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL IS COMING SOON It is almost time to renew your membership for 2020. Here’s what you need to know to complete your renewal. UPDATE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION AND AREA OF PRACTICE Before October 25, 2019, take a moment to sign into your account to ensure your contact information and area of practice are up-to-date. You can update your information at egbc.ca/update-info , using your six-digit User ID number and password. HOW DO I RENEW? You can renew your membership beginning November 1, 2019. The deadline to renew your membership is January 1, 2020, after which late fees will be applied to overdue payments. After March 1, 2020, members and licensees who have not renewed their memberships will be struck off the register. For 2020, membership fees for practising members have increased by $20, plus a temporary special levy of $15 to transition the association from our existing regulatory framework to the Professional Governance Act . The membership fees for non-practicing members are 50 percent of those for practicing members, plus the temporary special levy of $15. To learn more about these fees, visit egbc.ca/ About/Governance/Responsible-Financial-Management . You can renew your membership by signing into your Engineers and Geoscientists BC account at egbc.ca/account ,

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