Announcements 

***NEW*** Technical examination registration deadline is February 26, 2024. Obtain further information here.

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***NEW*** DiscoverE’s “Engineers Week” returns February 18 to 24. This year’s theme — Welcome to the Future! — is about celebrating today’s achievements and paving the way for a brighter and more diverse future in engineering. To access free resources, you can use to inspire future innovators, such as hands-on engineering activities and lesson plans, information about engineering education, and pathways to a technical careers, visit DiscoverE.org.

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Leadership Opportunity: Engineers Canada announces search for a new Vice President of Regulatory Affairs. Engineers Canada is actively seeking a dynamic individual to join the team in the Ottawa office, contributing to the advancement of the consistent high standards in the regulation of engineering. Learn more about this opportunity here.

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Call for volunteers. If you are an engineer, engineer-in-training, or engineering student, your engineering experience would be extremely valuable to Future City Experience participants. Future City volunteers serve as mentors to the participants, sharing their engineering experience, answering questions, and providing advice as students work through the engineering design process to research, plan, and build their future city. Apply by February 2 here to become a mentor today.

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WISE NL is now accepting applications for Supervisors for the Summer Student Employment Program (SSEP). Supervisors have the opportunity to hire female high school students who are interested in pursuing careers in science, engineering, mathematics, medicine, or technology at no financial cost! Learn more here about Supervising a SSEP student. Supervisor applications are open until Monday, February 5th.

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Geoscientists without Borders funds global projects that apply geoscience to humanitarian issues such as groundwater management; earthquake, volcano, and tsunami preparedness; habitat management; and pollution mitigation. If you’re looking for funding to apply your geoscience skills to make the world safer, apply here before January 31.

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Leadership Opportunity: Geoscientists Canada announces search for a new Chief Executive Officer. Geoscientists Canada is the national organization of the regulatory bodies that govern Canada’s Professional Geoscientists and Geoscientists-in-training. Learn more about this opportunity here. Deadline is January 29, 2024.

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PEGNL is looking for experienced professionals to help review the experience of those applying for licensure by serving as Volunteer Assessors in the Competency Based Assessment (CBA) framework. While all areas of expertise are welcome, we are looking for additional assessors with experience in the following areas: mechanical engineering, process engineering, chemical engineering, computer engineering, geology, and geophysics.
If you have been licensed for at least 5 years and are interested in learning more about becoming an assessor, please apply on our website.

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Registration is open for the FUTURE CITY EXPERIENCE: Climate Change, a design challenge for students in grades 6-8! This year, students are tasked with designing a city adapted to the challenges of climate change using the engineering design process. Registration closes January 28, 2024. For more information and to register, visit ExploreEngineering.ca. Join us in shaping the future of sustainable cities!

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        Courses  

***NEW*** The Institute of Asset Management is hosting a virtual course, Creating and Maintaining a Strategic Asset Management Plan, across two half days January 31 and February 1. This course provides practical insight into the development of effective strategies, including alignment with organizational objectives and workforce engagement, risk management, cross-disciplinary collaboration - and more. For further information please visit https://lnkd.in/eyhhVFpv.

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Climate Risk Institute is offering multiple courses as part of the Infrastructure Resilience Professional Credentialling program, which is designed to equip infrastructure professionals with the necessary knowledge and tools to assess and manage future climate impacts.

Upcoming courses:

 

• Asset Management and Climate Resiliency. Register before January 29.

 

• Climate Law. Register before February 12.

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        Events & Sessions  

***NEW*** Women in Resource Development Corporation is offering a virtual workshop, Diversity, Inclusion & You, which provides participants with practical and foundational knowledge about diversity and inclusion. Workshops are schedule for February 8, February 22 and March 19. For further information please visit https://wrdc.ca/news/.

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The 2024 Atlantic Engineering Hockey Tournament (AEHT) will be held in Halifax, Nova Scotia on April 12th-13th, 2024. The annual hockey tournament has been held at various locations throughout the Atlantic Provinces over the past 30 years. For further information please visit aeht2024.ca. Deadline for team registration is March 22, 2024, first sixteen teams to register are eligible to play.

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Women of STAC Bursary Fund, 2024 Application Period now open.

Awarded each year to select women, the Bursary Fund, provides financial support to enable the pursuit of training, professional development, and/or academic programs for women in the telecommunications field. Deadline to apply is February 26, 2024.

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We welcome you to email pegnl@pegnl.ca with any feedback you may have on this Member Announcement.