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Last chance to register! In accordance with By-law 13.4(a), the Council of
Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba invites all professional members and interns
to join us for the 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM) next week on
Thursday,
October 14, 2021. The AGM will be held online and registration is
required to attend. Election and by-law voting results will also be announced
at this time. To register and see the agenda, please see the
event
listing.
Have you signed up for the 2021 Ingenium virtual
conference yet? With all presentations being recorded this year, there's no
need to choose between topics or miss out on any sessions. Plus, registrants
of Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba also get a discount on the registration
fee, getting access to the Professional Development Seminars for just $100
(plus GST). For more details on speakers and to review the conference
schedule, check out the
Ingenium website and
register
online today.
The University of Manitoba Engineering Competition (UMEC)
will be taking place virtually this year and is in need of judges to help
evaluate competitions and presentations. Judging is scheduled from 3:00 p.m. to
6:00 p.m. for both days. If you are interested in volunteering or have
questions, please contact the University of Manitoba Engineering Society Vice
Stick External, Duncan Lamont at
vse@umes.mb.ca. It is required for judges to
be either professional engineers or engineers in training.
This two hour, self-paced course on energy efficiency
addresses issues that relate to understanding the importance of energy
efficiency in controlling global climate change, measurement and verification
plans, energy consumption modelling, risk estimation, and many more. For more
information, please see the
event
listing.
Presented by the Manitoba Chapter of the American Concrete
Institute (ACI), this webinar will discuss the theory and application of
recycled ground glass powder (GGP) in concrete. This two-part presentation will
cover an overview of the use of GGP in concrete and the application of this
technology in the recently completed Darwin Bridge project. See ACI Manitoba's
website for more information and to register.
Join the Westman Chapter for a professional development
luncheon featuring Kent Bannister from Trek Geotechnical. The presentation will
focus on design, construction, and performance monitoring of stone column
reinforced embankments with a case study of the Saskatoon Interchange project,
which consisted of design-build construction of two grade-separated traffic
intersections. Check out the
event
listing to register.