CONTINUING EDUCATION
The 2023 Engineers and Geoscientists BC Annual Conference and AGM will bring together engineers and geoscientists from all over the province for a learning and networking experience.
By participating in this year’s annual conference, registrants can earn up to a total of 36 Continuing Education (CE) Hours:
- Breakfast presentation (1 CE Hour per day)*
- Keynote luncheon (1 CE Hour per day)*
- CE sessions (up to 32 CE Hours available)
For In-Person Conference Attendees: If you only attend in-person, and do not watch any of the on-demand content, you can earn up to 12 CE Hours. If you attend the In-Person Conference and watch all the on-demand content, you can earn up to 36 CE Hours.
For Live Stream Attendees: If you attend via live stream, you can earn up to 8 CE Hours. If you attend via live stream and watch all the on-demand content, you can earn up to 32 CE Hours.
For AGM Attendees: You can earn up to 3 CE Hours.
Please note that you must self-report your conference CE Hours based on the sessions that you attended in full.
*The following session(s) will not be available on-demand:
- Strategic Networking: Make Your Contacts Count
- Thursday, October 26, 2023, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
TECHNICAL LEARNING
THURSDAY'S SESSIONS:
- Extending Safety Engineering for Critical Systems to Take Account of Security Threats
- Traditional Indigenous Technology
- Structured Management of Climate Change Adaptation with ISO Standards
- Inclusive Design Principles
- Indigenous Perspectives to Project Experiences
- Risk Management and International EPC from a Ride Manufacturer and Consultants Point of View
FRIDAY'S SESSIONS:
- Forest Roads and Landslide Risk - Perspectives from Sea to Sky
- Optimizing Safety Critical Tasks Using a Human Factors Approach
- Fire and the Built Environment - Risk Management Challenges
- Impacts on Highway 8 Due to the November 2021 Atmospheric River Event
- Challenges and Opportunities for Rail Industry in Changing Climate
- Applying Reverse Engineering to a Houdini Trick - Argon Cold Recovery
REGULATORY LEARNING
THURSDAY'S SESSIONS:
- Engineers Canada Guideline on Indigenous Consultation and Engagement
- Demystifying Audits: An Overview of the Audit Programs for Individuals and Firms
- Engineer Obligations in the Grade Crossing Regulations and Standards
- Effectively Working with B.C. Regulators
FRIDAY'S SESSIONS:
- How Engineers and Geoscientists Get in Trouble
- Success Oriented Supervision
- BC Energy Step Code - Introduction of the Zero Carbon Step Code
- Regulation of Embodied Carbon and Professional Practice Resources for Structural Engineers
COMMUNICATIONS AND LEADERSHIP LEARNING
THURSDAY'S SESSIONS:
- Strategic Networking: Make Your Contacts Count*
- Writing with Impact - Being Concise and Clear
- Leadership Coaching
- Creating a Workplace Culture of Belonging
FRIDAY'S SESSIONS:
- Tough Talks - Managing Difficult Conversations with Employees
- Investing in Leaders to Bolster and Sustain Bold Climate Actions in BC
- Burnout - Helping the Individual and Helping the Workplace
- Learning from Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Failures
ETHICAL LEARNING
THURSDAY'S SESSIONS:
- Ethics in Practice: Professional Conduct Between Submitting Professionals and Authorities Having Jurisdiction
- Managing Professional Liabilities
FRIDAY'S SESSIONS:
- Decolonizing Engineering
- Practices for Inclusive Workplaces
*Sessions and presentations are subject to changes.