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

Member Announcements – October 18

Announcement Date: 10.18.2024

Member Announcements – October 18

         Announcements 

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.

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.

        Courses & Events 

***NEW*** Engineers Canada and Polytechnique Montréal have opened registration for a tenth offering of their free online course, Sustainability in Practice. The open online course is offered in both English and French and uses real-life case studies from across Canada to demonstrate the practical application of Engineers Canada’s 10 principles of sustainable development and environmental stewardship for engineers. The course is completed entirely online and can be completed at each participant’s own pace. To learn more and register click here.

***NEW*** The Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division (SMFD) of the Canadian Geotechnical Society (CGS) is mandated to promote the practice and research in classic geotechnical engineering and to provide professional development opportunities. The executive committee of SMFD is pleased to present a virtual workshop on reliability-based design and invites eight renowned speakers from the academia and industry. The workshop will cover Limit State Design theory and practice in geotechnics and structures. To learn more about this workshop and register, click here.

***NEW*** CLIMAtlantic is hosting a webinar session on the Lake Banook Living Shoreline Project in Dartmouth, NS, on Wednesday, October 23rd, from 12:30-1:00  PM NL time. CLIMAtlantic is looking forward to hearing from Shauna Doll, an Environmental Specialist with Halifax Regional Municipality. She’s all about using ecological restoration to boost biodiversity and build climate resilience. It’s just 20 minutes of presentation followed by a 10-minute Q&A. To learn more and register click here.

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 (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.

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.