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Professional Development

 

Thursday, October 25, 2007
7:30am- 8:45am
Registration & Keynote Breakfast
 
 
Morning
Concurrent Sessions

9:00am-10:15am
A1A
Practicing Engineering under FRPA

A1B
Practicing Geoscience under FRPA
A2
Recent Changes in the Design and Detailing of Steel Roof Deck Diaphragms
A3
Towards a Framework for Professional Renewal

A4
Design and Planning of the Olympic Athletes' Village - A New Paradigm in Public/Private Partnerships in Green Building
A5
Engineering GIS: Your Key to Tapping a $9 Billion Market
A6
Constructive
Conversations
10:15am- 10:45am
Refreshment & Networking Break
 
Morning Concurrent Sessions

10:45am-12:00pm
B1A
Practicing Hydrology under FRPA

B1B
Forest Engineering Legacy of FPC and the New World of FRPA
B2
Update to "Seismic Assessments and Retrofit Design Concepts using a Performance-based Approach"
B3A
Protecting the Public: What does it mean?

B3B
Continuing Professional Development Requirements For APEGBC Members
B4
GVRD's Waste-to-Energy Facility in Burnaby
B5
Integrating PSAB Accounting Requirements and Asset Management Planning
B6
Attracting and Retaining Employee Talent: Engagement as a Competitive Advantage
12:00pm- 1:30pm
 
Afternoon Concurrent Sessions

1:45pm-3:00pm
C1A
Aspects of Professional Reliance Related to FRPA

C1B
Retaining Engineering and Geoscience Professionals under FRPA
C2
Overview of the Design of Guardrails in Part 4 of the BC Building Code
C3
Practicing Under TILMA
C4
BCHydro and Clean Energy: The Implementation of Additional Capacity at Revelstoke Generating Station
C5
Managing Municipal Assets: First Steps
C6
Personalities in the Workplace
3:00pm-3:30pm
Refreshment & Networking Break
 
Afternoon Concurrent Sessions

3:30pm-4:45pm
DEGIFS Annual General Meeting D2
Using Cement Technology for the Treatment of Contaminated Sites
D3
Digital Signature and Electronic Seal Technology
D4
The Second Law and Climate Change: Humanity as Dissipative Structure
D5
A Lifecycle Approach to Facility Stewardship
D6
Networking for Success
4:45pm - 6:30pm
 

 

Friday, October 26, 2007
7:30am- 8:45am
Registration & Keynote Breakfast
Engineering and Geoscience in the Forest Sector Structural Engineering
Consulting Practice
Sustainability
Better Business
Morning Concurrent Sessions

9:00am-10:15am
E1A
Coast Forest Conservation Initiative: Ecosystem-based Management

E1B
Implications of Ecosystem-based Management
E2
Ministry of Transportation Supplement to CBDC S-6
E3
Construction Law for Consultants
E4
Are Corporate Responsibilities and Corporate Profits Mutually Exclusive?
E5
Better Health through Innovation
10:15am-10:45am
Refreshment & Networking Break
 
Morning Concurrent Sessions

10:45am-12:00pm
F1A
Forest Practices Board Perspectives on Engineering and Geoscience under FRPA

F1B
The Role of Root Reinforcement on Groundwater Interactions on Slope Stability in Coastal BC
F2
Ministry of Transportation Initiative for Bridge Monitoring for Post-Earthquake Response and Damage Detection
F3
Strategies for Pricing for Profit
F4
Making a Sustainability Consulting Practice a Reality

F4B
A Strategic View of Sustainable Community Infrastructure
F5
Developing your Leadership Brand
12:00pm-1:30pm
Afternoon Concurrent Sessions

1:45pm-3:00pm
G1A
FP Innovations - FERIC Research Update: Improving Safety and Competitiveness at the Road-Truck Interface

G1B
WorkSafeBC Rules and Regulations: Professional Reliance and Expectations
G2
Real Time Damage Detection for Bridges
G3
Risk Management for your Business
G4
Triple Bottom Line Tools for Decision Making

G4B
UVic Wastewater Initiative
G5
Exploiting your Engineering Data, 3D Style
3:00pm-3:30pm
Refreshment & Networking Break
 
Afternoon Concurrent Sessions

3:30pm-4:45pm
H1A
LMH 56: An Update on Risk Related to Professional Work Under FRPA

H1B
Fish Passage through Drainage Structures
H2
Limit States Versus Working Stress Designs for Bridge Foundations
(5:00pm)
DSE Annual General Meeting
H3
Insurance Contract Review Workshop
H4
BC's Energy Challenge to Engineers
H5
Adding Value to your Organization...are you Managing your Human Resources Effectively?
6:30pm - midnight
 

 


 

Click here to view the 2007 Conference brochure, featuring a comprehensive listing of conference streams and events, as well as valuable, logistical information.

Click here to view the 2007 sponsor/exhibitor brochure and registration form.
Please note the Important Dates below:

 
Advanced Registration Closes
October 21
Pre-Conference Technical Sessions
October 24
Conference Start Date
October 25
Conference End Date
October 27



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