Events for the enjoyment and education of APEGBC members, including information forums, meetings, and Branch Events are listed in the Events Calendar below.
This calendar is updated on a monthly basis and no responsibility is assumed by APEGBC for the accuracy of the information or dates/times provided. For additional event information or registration, please contact the individuals or agencies listed. For events occurring in your local branch go to APEGBC's Branch page.
Ongoing: APEGBC is pleased to provide a number of continuing professional development seminars in a variety of topics. For more information please see the Continuing Professional Development ad in your most recent copy of Innovation or visit our CPD Events web site.
APR, MAY, & JUN/07. DAWEG SPRING SPEAKER SERIES. DAWEG is hosting an early morning speaker series, sponsored by BC Hydro during the last week of April, May, and June, 2007. The events will include breakfast and will feature talks by engineers and corporate managers from the utilities, manufacturing and alternative fuels industries around the theme of "Shaping the future now...for generations to come". The sessions will be held at a different central location each month across the Lower Mainland in an effort to make it convenient to attend at least one session . Everyone is welcome. Information: www.apeg.bc.ca/daweg. |
MAY – JULY, 2006. CASCADIA’S BUILDINGS IN BALANCE SERIES. Includes workshops and seminars on the most current and innovative issues in sustainable development and design in Cascadia’s three largest cities: Portland, Seattle and Vancouver. May events include “International Advances” (May 3); “Marketing Green Development: (May 23); The Green Building Revolution: A lunchtime lecture with Jerry Yudelson (May 23); and “Women in Sustainable Development” (May 30th). For more info: www.cascadiagbc.org/events. |
JUN 1/07. BUILDING COMPLETE COMMUNITIES: DEVELOPERS LEADING THE WAY. Smart Growth BC will be hosting our fourth annual conference to bring together land use professionals, developers, government staff and elected officials. 'Building Complete Communities: Developers Leading the Way' will focus on innovative smart growth developments in BC. Information/Registration: www.smartgrowth.bc.ca. |
JUN 1/07. VANCOUVER ISLAND BRANCH. 17th Vancouver Island APEGBC Golf Tournament. Includes a Texas Scramble golf game, a fabulous dinner and prizes. Location: Cowichan Golf & Country Club, Duncan BC. Cost: $75.00 (cheques made payable to "APEGBC Vancouver Island Branch") . Information/Registration: W.E. (Bill) Dunn, P.Eng. 250-478-9581; wedunn@langleyconcretegroup.com or Leon Cake 250-954-3546. |
| JUN 14/07. DVBIA ANNUAL APPRECIATION AWARD LUNCHEON. Join Ray Anderson, founder and chairman of Interface Inc., the largest modular carpet manufacturer in the world, and hear how the "Greenest Executive in America," turned his environmentally unfriendly company into a sustainable and profitable enterprise in this rare Canadian appearance. Time: 12:00 noon. Location: Hyatt Regency Hotel. Cost: Members $70, non-members $85, table of ten $700 with priority seating. Tickets in advance only. Please quote promotional code "APEGBC2007" to receive the member rate of $70. Information: 604-685-7811; ivy@downtownvancouver.net; www.downtownvancouver.net. |
| JUNE 18-22/07. ALLUVIAL FANS. Three days of presentation sessions and two days of mid-conference field trips. Banff Park Lodge, Banff, Alberta. Dr. David Wilford, PGeo, of BC Ministry of Forests and Range will be one of the speakers. See details in first circular. Information/Registration: alluvialfans2007@smu.ca or http://husky1.stmarys.ca/~pgiles/AF2007/AlluvialFans2007.htm. |
| JUNE 21/07. LEED CANADA FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION. This one day workshop provides a technical overview of the LEED Canada-NC Green Building Rating System. LEED NC recognizes building that incorporate design, construction and operational practices that combine healthy, high quality and high-performance systems and materials with reduced environmental impacts. Location: Victoria, BC. Information/Registration: www.cascadiagbc.org/events. |
| JUN 21/07. GREEN ROOF PRESENTATION & TOUR. Come learn how green roofs can increase thermal efficiency and mitigate stormwater run-off and many other benefits. Time: 3pm – 5pm.Location: BCIT, 555 Great Northern Way, Vancouver. Information: http://www.greenroof.bcit.ca |
| JUNE 22/07. LEED FOR CONSTRUCTION. This ½ day seminar introduces the LEED Rating System and sustainable design issues that affect general and trade contractors, manufacturers and suppliers. It provides tips on construction waste management, commissioning green buildings, managing a sustainable construction site and what materials to choose and why. Location: Victoria, BC. Information/Registration: www.cascadiagbc.org/events. |
| JUNE 22/07. A NEW APPROACH TO INTEGRATED BUILDING DESIGN.. Thisworkshop introduces an alternate approach to integrated building and HVAC systems design that results in lower operational costs for building owners, improves occupant comfort and reduces environmental impacts. Location: Burnaby, BC. Information/Registration: www.cascadiagbc.org/events. |
| JUN 27/07. GREEN BUILDING CODES AND POLICIES WORKSHOP. Time: 9am – 1pm followed by an interactive workshop 1pm – 5pm. Location: Floral Hall, VanDusen Botanical Garden, 5251 Oak Street, Vancouver. Information/Registration: http://www.cascadiagbc.org. |
| JUN 28/07. INTRODUCING GREEN BUILDINGS & LEED® TO CONTRACTORS. This seminar will present an overview of the LEED® requirements from the contractor’s perspective, then delve into the practical details of how project managers and site superintendents can navigate the LEED® process to successfully deliver a LEED® project. Time: 8:00 a.m. – Noon. Location: Greater Vancouver Regional District, Head Office, 4330 Kingsway, Burnaby. Cost: Free. Registration: buildsmart@gvrd.bc.ca or by phone at 604-456-8810. Refreshments will be provided. |
JUL 14/07. DISCOVERY DAY FESTIVAL. Everyone's invited to build the Mystery Solar Powered Device at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts in the City of Burnaby. Kids from ages 7 to 107 can join in this fun competition. Schools and science clubs are encouraged to send their teams. Look for the Solar Power Roadshow tent at the Discovery Day festival. Time: 10am-4pm. Cost: Free. Information: Rob Matthies 604-739-7717. |
| AUGUST 22 - 24/07. 18TH CANADIAN HYDROTECHNICAL CONFERENCE. The 3-day conference will continue the tradition of biennial CSCE hydrotechnical specialty conferences. Practitioners, academics, and students are invited to attend. The abstract deadline is January 31, 2007. Location: Winnipeg, MB. Information/Registration: www.csce.ca/2007hydrotechnical , or Shawn Clark, Technical Program Chair clarks@cc.umanitoba.ca. |
| SEPTEMBER 14/07. LEED CANADA FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION (NC). This one day workshop provides a technical overview of the LEED Canada-NC Green Building Rating System. LEED NC recognizes building that incorporate design, construction and operational practices that combine healthy, high quality and high-performance systems and materials with reduced environmental impacts. Location: Burnaby, BC. Information/Registration: www.cascadiagbc.org/events. |
| SEPTEMBER 15-16 2007. BUILDING COMMUNITIES SYMPOSIUM. This two-day symposium for women in engineering in BC is hosted by UBC's Networking Engineering Women (NEW@ubc). This event will involve workshop sessions on how to develop networks, build mentoring relationships, develop leadership skills, and create communities. On the second day of the workshop, participants will self-organize and plan, develop and create web pages for their own networking/community/interaction event. Location: Loon Lake, Maple Ridge, BC. Information/Registration: http://batman.mech.ubc.ca/~wesymposium. |
| SEPTEMBER 22 – 27, 2007. CANADIAN DAM ASSOCIATION 2007 ANNUAL CONFERENCE ‘A Climate of Change’. The annual conference is the signature event for CDA and typically attracts over 200 dam industry professionals, representing utilities, mining companies, consultants, government officials and service companies. Join us as we address a wide range of evolving issues related to design, management and safe operation of dams. Location: Delta Hotel, St. John’s, NL. Information/Registration: www.cda.ca. |
| OCTOBER 3/07. LEED CANADA FOR COMMERCIAL INTERIORS (CI). This one day workshop for building tenants and designers provides an in-depth discussion of the LEED-CI credit requirements and certification process. The training will address the basic principles of sustainability as they relate to tenant improvement projects and present the definitive standard for what constitutes a green interior. Location: Burnaby, BC. Information/Registration: www.cascadiagbc.org/events. |
| OCT 25-27/07. APEGBC ANNUAL CONFERENCE & AGM. BC's Premiere Engineering & Geoscience Event will be happening in Whistler, BC at the Telus Whistler Conference Centre with the host hotel being the Hilton Whistler Resort and Spa. Forge lasting partnerships with over 700 professional engineers and geoscientists, government representatives, industry leaders and consultants. Information: www.apeg.bc.ca/ac2007/main.html. |
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