In April of 1969, Judith Weiszmann, P.Eng, FEC was one of the first female engineers registered to practice in the Province of Manitoba. Despite significant barriers and skepticism near the beginning of her career, Judith eventually overcame all of them and went on to pioneer a successful 40-year long career as a structural engineer. She was given the Association's Award of Merit in 1995 and, in 2016, Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba introduced the Judith Weiszmann Women in Engineering Champion Award in her honour. To learn more about Judith Weiszmann, see the full news story.

Two weeks left to submit your abstract! Planning is still underway for our Ingenium Conference in October. The Association welcomes abstracts for presentations and workshops on any topic related to engineering and geoscience and the professionals which practice in those fields. For more information, see the Call for Abstracts. The Ingenium Task Group is also interested in hearing what topics interest you, e-mail your suggestions to GKeatch@EngGeoMB.ca.

Did you know that the Association now has ten member chapters? We'd like to welcome our two newest chapters; the Pakistan Members Chapter and the Nigerian Members Chapter. Visit our Chapter webpage for a listing of our current chapters. Practitioners are encouraged to affiliate with Association chapters through your online member profile. Affiliation with a chapter is not exclusively based on ethnicity or location. Anyone can join any chapter for mutual support, networking, and special events. Choose a chapter and get involved today!

Very limited spots available! Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba recognizes that many practitioners are adapting to new working environments and schedules during these unprecedented times. As part of our Centennial Speaker Series, the Association in partnership with Canada Life is pleased to offer this two-hour interactive online course for a subsidized fee to our practitioners. Participants will be shown how to manage projects remotely, how to communicate successfully in a remote environment, and how to adjust important leadership qualities to a remote audience. Space is limited. For more information on the course and to register online, see the event listing.

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