PEGNL – Professional Engineers and Geoscientists Newfoundland and Labrador
PEGNL – Professional Engineers and Geoscientists Newfoundland and Labrador

Member Announcements – October 11

Announcement Date: 10.11.2024

Member Announcements – October 11

         Announcements 

***NEW*** Earth Science Week 2024 begins Sunday. From October 13 to 19, Earth Science Week will celebrate the theme “Earth Science Everywhere”. The year's theme emphasizes the influence geoscience has in our homes, in products, roads and transportation, and across STEM disciplines and the humanities. This theme will hopefully encourage individuals to appreciate how geoscience relates to their interests, communities and future pursuits.

For more information and resources (including webinars and toolkits) please click here, to visit the Earth Science Week website, an American Geosciences Institute program.

Join us as DiversityNL facilitates a session on, “Creating a Culture of Inclusion in the Workplace” Wednesday, October 16, 2024, 12:00-1:30 PM NST. This is session 3 in a 3-part education series held virtually through Zoom (Zoom meeting details have been sent to all members).

Creating a culture of inclusion in the workplace takes time and intention. Through this session we dive into ways of creating safer spaces through signs, symbols, policies, and actions. Environments built on positivity and praise are explored. How can we build and shift culture and become more aware of our privilege. What is allyship and what can each of us do to move the needle ahead as it is an everyone responsibility.

The Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa, is launching a new certificate program designed for early-career engineers. The program is titled “Legal Foundations for Engineers Certificate”. The goal of the program is to help bridge the gap between technical expertise and legal awareness, strengthening the capacity of engineers to make informed decisions that reduce risk, ensure compliance, and advance innovation.

Further information of the program is available here. The program commences October 28, 2024 and application to join the program are due to October 23, 2024.

The Atlantic Immigrant Career Loan Fund (AICLF) ISANS-led initiative can help immigrants with permanent resident status or Canadian citizenship obtain training and certification in their chosen fields or related fields in their new home provinces. For more information on eligibility requirements please visit www.aiclf.ca.

The Government of Canada is pleased to launch a call for proposals to develop and pilot a national-scale Coastal Communities Adaptation Toolkit under Natural Resources Canada’s Climate-Resilient Coastal Communities (CRCC) Program. The CRCC Program supports accelerating adaptation actions to enhance the climate resilience of communities and businesses in coastal regions across Canada.

The Toolkit aims to provide coordinated and curated access to coastal adaptation resources and tools that support informed climate-resilient decision making and actions. The deadline to apply is November 15, 2024. For more information, visit the CRCC webpage and contact adaptation@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca to request the proposal guidelines and templates.

WISE NL is seeking expressions of interest from individuals who would like to join their Volunteer Board. To learn more about WISE NL's mission and goals, click here. If you would like to be considered, please send a brief bio and statement of interest to vp@wisenl.ca by October 14, 2024. 

        Courses & Events 

***NEW*** Women in Resource Development Corporation is offering a series of virtual workshops, which provide participants with practical and foundational knowledge for a journey towards fostering a more equitable and inclusive workspace.

Upcoming workshops include:

  • Unconscious Bias (October 16 and November 26)
  • Allyship in the Workplace (October 24 and December 3)
  • Microaggressions in the Workplace (October 29 and November 28)
  • Creating a Respectful Workplace (November 12 and January 21)
  • Diversity, Inclusion & You (November 14 and January 23)
  • Inclusive Leadership (December 5)

For further information please visit https://wrdc.ca/news/.

Climate Risk Institute is offering multiple courses as part of the Infrastructure and Climate Resilience Planning Micro-credential, which is designed to develop essential knowledge and skills in climate risk assessment, adaptation strategies, and resilience planning tailored to infrastructure practitioners.

Upcoming courses:

  • Indigenous Knowledge and Perspectives of Climate Adaptation
  • Climate Law for Infrastructure Practitioners
  • Climate Change and Infrastructure Risk Assessment - the PIEVC Protocol
  • Asset Management and Climate Resiliency
  • Climate Change Training for Planners: Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation
  • Management of Climate Risk for Infrastructure Practitioners
  • Applied Climate Science for Infrastructure Practitioners

To learn more about this program (or individual courses of interest) and register, click here.

The St. John’s engineering and business community welcomes Engineers Without Borders CEO, Brian Harrigan on October 17th 2024, from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Theatre Hill Bar + Café, 390 Duckworth Street St. John's, NL A1C 1H8. Brian Harrigan, EWB’s CEO will share the new vision and direction of EWB Canada and provide an update on an ambitious and significant project, Engineering Brighter Tomorrows, in Zambia and Malawi focused on tailored solar energy solutions- and digital equity- for health care and education transformations that will lift entire communities and save lives. This is a fully complementary event (but please RSVP here, to confirm attendance, as space is limited).

Registration is open for econext’s 2024 conference. Scheduled October 30, 2024 in St. John’s, if you would like to hear about the latest developments in the province from decision makers and thought leaders relating to clean energy, green innovation, ongoing environmental challenges, and the pursuit of net zero, register by clicking here.

Conference for Women in Engineering & Technology is scheduled for October 24th to 26th, a three-day flagship event by the Society of Women Engineers which offers opportunities to engage in networking, gain career insights, and connect with industry leaders on innovation. Participants can attend interactive workshops on leadership and engineering subjects, cultivating relationships and empowering women. For more information click here.

 

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