Connecting Paris to Barcelona, thebridge is made of a four-lane steel-builtroadway stretching across 2460 metres.At its highest, the roadway is suspended280 metres above the Tarn River. It issupported by seven concrete pillarsstanding 343 metres tall, greater thanthe height of the Eiffel Tower – in factthe bridge was actually constructed bythe Eiffage construction group, buildersof that historic Paris landmark.

Some 205 000tonnes of concrete wereused to make itspillars and supports. Thesteel deckingalone weighs 36 000 tonnes –enough to makefive Eiffel Towers.Architect Sir

Norman Foster designed the Millaubridge to fulfill a 120-year warranty.

From both sides of the valley, the metal sections of the structure were assembled, lifted and then

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his cable-stayed bridge, the highest in the world,was finally opened to traffic for the first time onDecember 17, 2004–two months ahead of schedule.TT

pushed and fastened into place oneach of the supporting pillars.

The bridge is part of the A75 motorway and was designed to serve asa bypass to the nearby town of Millau,which up until now has experiencedserious summer traffic congestion.

According to industry news reports, theMillau Viaduct carries about 10,000vehicles a day and up to 25,000 duringsummer, relieving pressure on theRhone valley pass in the east, cloggedin recent years with tourist and freightvehicles travelling to Spain.

fiveenough steel to make

five Eiffel Towers

Eiffel Towers

SOURCE: European Space Agency & Bridgepros.com

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The Millau Viaduct as seen from space.

Construction Date 2001

Completion Date 2005

Length 2.5 km

Height 280 m

Architectural Design: Foster and Partners

Design Concept: SETRA

Structural Engineering: EEG Simecsol and Greisch

Contractor:Eiffage Construction

Co-Contractor: Eiffel Construction

Fabricator: Freyssinet (stay cables)

Launching Enerpac

Formwork:PERI Formwork and Scaffolding

For more information, visit http://www.viaducdemillaueiffage.com/ http://www.viaducdemillau.com/

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The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of New Brunswick

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APEGNB Executive and Council 2005

President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brent Smith, P.Eng.

Vice-President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iris Auclair-Bernard, P.Eng.

Past President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian B. Barnes, P.Eng.

CCPE Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Allan Giberson, P.Eng.

CCPG Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Keys, P.Geo

Fredericton Councillors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eldo Hildebrand, P.Eng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jane McGinn, P.Eng.

Moncton Councillors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Gallant, P.Eng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Larry Dionne, P.Eng.

Saint John Councillors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tanya Horgan, P.Eng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greg Harding, MIT

Northeastern Councillors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Claude Mallet, P.Eng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ray Ritchie,, P.Eng.

Northwestern Councillors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Cormier, P.Eng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mireille Vautour, P.Eng.

Geoscientist Councillors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Lentz, P.Geo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Mersereau, P.Geo.

Lay Councillors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hélène Beaulieu, LLB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phil Booker

APEGNB Staff

Andrew McLeod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mcleod@apegnb.comExecutive Director

Tom Sisk, P.Eng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sisk@apegnb.comDirector of Professional Affairs

Sandra Stairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sandra@apegnb.comDirector of Registration

Melissa Mertz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . melissa@apegnb.comDirector of Communications

Rachael Christenson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rachael@apegnb.comAccounting

Michelle Richard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . michelle@apegnb.comRegistration Coordinator

Connie Corrigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . connie@apegnb.comCCAP Coordinator/Administrative Assistant

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friends and neighbours that thisAssociation regulates the professions andensures that the public interest continuesto be served and protected.

The Association’s Council continues tomonitor and enhance our relationshipwith NBSCETT. We have a Task Force inplace and have held initial discussionswith NBSCETT to explore the concept oflimited licensure, which has been implemented and/or is being discussedin other jurisdictions in Canada. APEGNBhas made no commitments. However, weare looking at the best practices fromthese other jurisdictions and will evaluatethem for consideration and update themembership accordingly.

For 85 years, APEGNB has been a progressive model for professional self-governance. The Association has alwaysbeen, and prides itself in being, a relevant,self-governing body with a focus on itsregulatory and enforcement roles. Toensure our continued success, eachmember has a responsibility to serve thepublic trust and uphold the administrationof our professions’ Act. We rely heavilyon volunteers for committees and otheractivities to carry out this mission. Onbehalf of all members, I thank the manyvolunteers who already participate in theAssociation’s affairs and I urge others tobecome actively involved.

you should have received a letter ballotfor ratification to allow Council to proceedwith the approved recommendation fromthe Annual Meeting. This is a big stepforward for your Association and I urgeeach of you to review the report and tofamiliarize yourself on this issue. Fromthe discussion at the Annual Meeting, themembership asked, that in proceeding,we also take this opportunity to showcasesome of the latest engineering innovationsin building design and construction. It ismy intent that this be accomplished.

Our communications program has dramatically progressed in the past twoyears, particularly in the material providedto the membership. A consistent, professional look and approach hasreceived positive feedback from membersand non-members alike. In addition,communications support has helped toincrease the visibility of the professionsat the APEGNB Branch level. Branchmembers have hosted numerous successfulevents such as the APEGNB Video GameLab, the APEGNB Build-Off and theAPEGNB Fling-A-Pumpkin Contest whichhave generated an incredible amount ofpublicity and interest from the community.

Members can each do their part in promoting the professions to the public—by using their P.Eng. and P.Geo. designationswhenever possible, attending Branchfunctions and reminding colleagues,

hank you for providing me withthe opportunity to serve as yourAssociation’s 85th president. As Ihave stated on other occasions, I

am honoured by your confidence and Ilook forward to working with an energeticand diverse Council, the membershipand staff to address the many issues facing our professions.

I thank past president, Brian Barnes, P. Eng., for his many contributions duringthe past year as well as our outgoingCouncil members: Roger Cormier, P. Eng.; Ken Bhola, P. Eng.; Bruce Broster,P. Geo. and lay councillor Nicola Carter.Each has played an important role inpositioning the Association for evengreater success in the years to come.

Speaking of success, APEGNB’s AnnualMeeting was a well-attended and memorable event that provided insightinto the power and importance of ethicsin our professional practice. UshaKuruganti, P. Eng. , her team of volunteers,the APEGNB staff as well as the excellentspeakers and generous sponsors helpedmake our 85th Annual Meeting a milestone conference.

At the Annual Meeting, the APEGNBOffice Building Task Force presentedtheir report and recommendations to themembership. The report can be viewedby visiting www.apegnb.com. By now,

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Brent E. SmithP.Eng., ing.PPrreessiiddeenntt’’ss MMeessssaaggee

erci de m’avoir accordé leloisir de servir en tant que85e président de votre association. Comme je l’ai

affirmé en d’autres occasions, votre confiance m’honore, et appuyé d’unconseil d’administration pluriel etdynamique ainsi que des membres etdes employés, j’ai hâte de m’attaqueraux nombreux sujets et dossiers d’intérêtpour nos professions.

Je tiens à remercier le président sortant,Brian Barnes, ing., de ses nombreusescontributions durant la dernière année.Merci également aux membres sortantsdu CA : Roger Cormier, ing.; Ken Bhola,ing.; Bruce Broster, géosc., et notre conseiller non spécialiste Nicola Carter.Chacun a joué un rôle clé afin d’ouvrirla voie à de plus grandes réussites pourles années à venir.

À propos de réussite... L’assembléeannuelle de l’AIGNB a été très courue etrestera un évènement mémorable dansnos annales. À cette AGA, nous avons pumieux saisir le pouvoir et l’importancede l’éthique dans l’exercice de nos professions. Usha Kuruganti, ing., sonéquipe de bénévoles, le personnel del’AIGNB, ainsi que les excellents orateurset les généreux commanditaires, ontcontribué à faire de notre 85e assembléeannuelle un congrès remarquable.

À la réunion annuelle, le groupe de travail sur l’immeuble à bureaux del’AIGNB a soumis aux membres sonrapport et ses recommandations. Onpeut consulter le tout à l’adressewww.apegnb.com. À ce jour, vousdevriez avoir reçu un bulletin de vote deratification afin d’autoriser le CA à donner suite aux recommandationsapprouvées par l’assemblée générale. Ils’agit d’un grand pas en avant pourl’Association et je vous exhorte à étudierle rapport et à vous renseigner sur ledossier. À partir des échanges à la réunionannuelle, les membres s’attendent à cequ’en cours d’exécution, nous profitionsde l’occasion pour valoriser les plusrécentes innovations en matière de géniede la conception et de la construction

d’immeuble. C’est ce que j’ai l’intentiond’accomplir.

Notre programme de communication abeaucoup progressé au cours des deuxdernières années, surtout en ce qui concerne le matériel fourni aux membres.Une approche et une image cohérenteset professionnelles nous ont attiré descommentaires positifs, tant de la partdes membres que des non membres. Deplus, l’appui des communications a permis d’accroître la visibilité de nosprofessions à l’échelle des sectionslocales de l’AIGNB. Les membres ontorganisé plusieurs activités réussies auplan local : le Laboratoire de jeux vidéode l’AIGNB, le Concours des « patenteux» ingénieux de l’AIGNB et le concoursProjetez-la-citrouille de l’AIGNB ontgénéré une publicité incroyable et suscité l’éveil dans la collectivité.

Les membres peuvent par ailleurs contribuer à faire connaître la professionauprès du public en affichant leur titreing. ou géosc., lorsque c’est possible, enparticipant aux activités de la sectionlocale, et en rappelant à leurs collègues,leurs amis et leurs voisins quel’Association réglemente les professionset qu’elle veille continuellement à laprotection de l’intérêt public.

Le CA de l’Association continue d’entretenir et d’améliorer nos liens avec

la Société des techniciens et technologuesagréés du génie du Nouveau-Brunswick.Nous avons formé un Groupe de travailet entamé avec lui des pourparlersautour du concept d’un permis d’exercicelimité, qui a déjà été adopté ou que l’onétudie présentement dans d’autres territoires de compétences au Canada.L’AIGNB n’a pris aucun engagement.Toutefois, nous suivons de près ce qui sefait de mieux ailleurs; nous évalueronschaque pratique d’après ses mérites etnous renseignerons les membres en conséquence.

Depuis 85 ans, l’AIGNB fait figure demodèle progressiste en matière d’autorégulation professionnelle.L’Association a toujours été – et nous ensommes fiers – un organisme d’autorégulation pertinent, voué à sesfonctions de mise en application desrèglements. Afin de nous assurer un succès continu, chaque membre doitveiller à préserver la confiance du public et respecter la Loi régissant nosprofessions. La réalisation de notre mission dépend grandement dubénévolat au sein des comités et pourorganiser des activités. Au nom de tousles membres, je remercie les nombreuxbénévoles de leur apport aux affaires del’Association, et je convie les autresmembres à s’engager activement.

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85thAnnual MeetingAt the

Fredericton Mayor Brad Woodside officially

opens APEGNB's 85th AnnualMeeting

(From L to R) Boyd Touchie, P.Eng.,Ed Smith, P.Eng. and Hollis Cole, P.Eng.,

catch up on the past year.

Past President Brian Barnes, P.Eng., (right)

speaks with outgoing councillors Ken Bhola, P.Eng. (centre) and

Bruce Broster, P.Geo.

The membership takes a vote

February 18-19, 2005Lord Beaverbrook Hotel, Fredericton, NB

Paul Cole, P.Eng.,addresses the Annual Meeting

Annual Meeting delegates check out some of the latestresearch projects underway at the University of New Brunswick during the Spotlight on Innovators showcase.

UNB Spotlight on Innovators

On Location…

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Marty Taylor, vice-president of organizational services for the Institute for

Global Ethics, discusses the topic of Ethical Fitness—Why Now?

The Presenters

Dr. Chris McGibbon, a professor at theUniversity of New Brunswick and research

chair of UNB’s Rehabilitation Biomechanics,shares his perspectives on ethics in the

biomedical sciences.

Lt. Col. Ranjeet Gupta, commandant of theCanadian School of Military Engineering,explains the ethics policy the military uses

while on deployments.

2004 President Brian Barnes, P.Eng., (left)presents Senator Joseph Day, P.Eng., with anAPEGNB Citizenship Award in recognition ofhis extensive public service and promotion ofscience and technology at the national level.

2004 President Brian Barnes, P.Eng. (left)congratulates John Wheatley, P.Eng., on

receiving an APEGNB Citizenship Award for hismany volunteer activities in the community.

Boyd Touchie, P.Eng.(left) and Brian Barnes,P.Eng., (right) pose withAPEGNB VolunteerAward recipientsWilliam Barrett, P.Eng.(second from left) and Howard McFarlane,P.Eng. William andHoward have been the Association’s scrutineers for the past 20 years.

TheAward Winners

Dr. Arie Ruitenberg,P.Geo. (centre), receivesthe Association’s first L.W. Bailey Award inrecognition of his outstanding contributions to theprofession of geoscience from Brian Barnes, P.Eng.,and Dr. SteveMcCutcheon, P.Geo.

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By day, he’sAPEGNB’s directorof public affairs. Bynight, Tom Sisk,P.Eng., is casinoauctioneer!

Men in Kilts:(L to R)

Greg Snyder, P.Eng.,Senator Joe Day,

P.Eng., and APEGNB past

president,Don Mckay, P.Eng.,

show that Celticfashion is still

in vogue!

Magician Kevin Robartsentertains the

crowd with cardtricks and comedy.

Serge Doucet, P.Eng.,(centre) plays the numbers game andwins big (in Monopoly money)!

Dr. Frank Wilson, P.Eng.,tries his luck at roulette

APEGNB was pleased to see Canada’s finest from CFB Gagetown inattendance at the technical sessions.

Delegates were treated to a rare sight on Friday afternoon–a tour ofForest Protection Limited–home of the world's only fleet of operational

WWII-era Avengers.

Casino Night Annual Banquet

Technical Sessions Technical Tours

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Roland Leblanc,P.Eng., chair of the

2006 AnnualMeeting Committee,

invites delegates tonext year’s meeting

in Moncton.

TheCommittee

OurSponsors

Who Made It Happen

(L to R): Boris Allard, P.Eng.,Dr. Usha Kuruganti, P.Eng., (chair),Alexis Smith, P.Eng., Rebecca Geneau,MIT; Gillian Ash, MIT; Ben Coles, MITand Tom Gilmore, MIT .

Missing from photo:Jason Andrews, P.Eng.; TrevorHanson, MIT; Jared McGinn, P.Eng.;Jean-Guy Lemay, MIT; Grant Roach,MIT; Etienne Dupuis, MIT; and JeffHum, MIT.

Greg McKenna, P.Eng., (right) of Neill andGunter, was glad he registered for the 2005

Annual Meeting before January 31, 2005. Hewon a set of four Goodyear all-season tires

courtesy of Coast Tire & Auto Services.Dewayne Mertz, senior manager for CoastTire, was on hand to present Greg with his

gift certificate.

APEGNB also appreciates the generous sponsorship of the following organizationsthat helped to make the 2005 AnnualMeeting an outstanding success!

• Business New Brunswick• Saint John Energy• Neill & Gunter• Coast Tire• XL Professional Design• Manulife Financial• ADI Limited• Encon• RJ Bartlett Engineering• The Algonquin Hotel• UNB College of Extended Learning• Project Management Institute• Jacques Whitford

well-being of the public is at the forefront of everything we do.”

During his term as president, Smith willfocus on expanding the Association’s continued competency and professionaldevelopment programs. “To keep currentin this era of rapid change, it is crucialthat our members take advantage ofevery learning opportunity available. Tomake certain that our members activelyparticipate in ongoing education, APEGNB regularly conducts random practice reviews.I am pleased to report that New Brunswick’sengineers and geoscientists lead thecountry in pursuing additional education.”

Smith is joined on APEGNB Council byfour other newly elected officials including

A mechanical engineer, who is currentlythe superintendent of the fuel handlingdepartment at Point Lepreau, Smithsays he is "honoured to represent theviews and interests of our more than4,800 members. APEGNB plays animportant role in the health and wealthof this province. Our members ensurethat the roads we drive on, the waterwe drink, the technology we use, theenergy that heats our homes and theenvironment we enjoy are safe andsecure. Our Association ensures thatthe professionals carrying out this workare qualified to do so. The safety and

vice-president and construction engineer,Iris Auclair-Bernard, P.Eng. (from Charlo);Greg Harding, MIT, a civil engineeringgraduate and lawyer with StewartMcKelvey Stirling Scales in Saint John;Mireille Vautour, P.Eng., a project engineerwith Roy Consultants in Edmundston andTerry Mersereau, P.Geo.—a mineral exploration geologist and owner ofNortheast Exploration Services in Bathurst.John Gallant, P.Eng., was re-elected torepresent Moncton as were Jane McGinn,P.Eng., for Fredericton and Claude Mallet,P.Eng., for the Northeastern District.

Election results were announced during APEGNB’s Annual Meeting held inFredericton on February 19.

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he Association of ProfessionalEngineers and Geoscientistsof New Brunswick (APEGNB)is pleased to announce the

election of Brent Smith, P.Eng., as its85th president.

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Iris Auclair-Bernard, P.Eng., Elected Vice-President

compétences requises pour ce travail. Danstoutes nos réalisations, la sécurité et lemieux-être du public arrivent en premier. »

Au cours de son mandat à la présidence,M. Smith se consacrera à l’expansion desprogrammes de maintien des compétences etde perfectionnement professionnel del’Association. « Afin de rester au courant ences temps de changements rapides, il estessentiel que nos membres profitent detoutes les occasions d’apprentissage possibles.Pour favoriser une participation active à l’éducation permanente chez nos membres,l’AIGNB effectue régulièrement des inspectionsprofessionnelles, au hasard. Je suis heureuxd’annoncer que les ingénieurs et les géoscientifiques du Nouveau-Brunswick sontles premiers au pays pour ce qui est d’acquérir du savoir additionnel.

Ingénieur mécanicien actuellement superviseurdu service de manutention des combustiblesà Point Lepreau, M. Smith préside désormaisl’un des organismes de réglementation lesplus importants de la province.

« Je suis honoré de pouvoir défendre lespoints de vue et les intérêts de 4800 membreset plus, a déclaré M. Smith. Cette associationjoue un rôle clé lorsqu’il s’agit de protéger lasanté et de générer la richesse dans cetteprovince. Nos membres veillent à ce que lesroutes que nous empruntons, l’eau que nousbuvons, la technologie que nous utilisons, lesimmeubles où nous travaillons et le milieudont nous bénéficions soient propices à notresanté et à notre sécurité. L’AIGNB veille à ceque les professionnels en exercice aient les

M. Smith sera secondé au CA de l’AIGNB parquatre autres nouveaux élus dont la vice-présidente et ingénieure en construction,Iris Auclair-Bernard, ing., de Charlo;Greg Harding, membre en formation,diplômé en génie civil et avocat chez StewartMcKelvey Stirling Scales de Saint John;Mireille Vautour, ing., ingénieure de projetchez Roy Consultants à Edmundston; etTerry Mersereau, géosc., géologue en explo-ration minière et propriétaire de NortheastExploration Services à Bathurst. JohnGallant, ing. a été élu pour représenterMoncton ainsi que l’ont été Jane McGinn,ing. pour Fredericton et Claude Mallet, ing.pour la région du Nord-Est.

Les résultats de l’élection ont été dévoilésdurant l’assemblée annuelle de l’AIGNB quia eu lieu à Fredericton le 19 février.

Brent Smith, ing., élu président de l’AIGNB’Association des ingénieurs et desgéoscientifiques du Nouveau-Brunswick (AIGNB) est heureused’annoncer l’élection de Brent

Smith, ing., en tant que 85e président de l’organisme.

LL Iris Auclair-Bernard, ing., choisie vice-présidente

Brent SmithP.Eng./ ing.

Elected Presidentélu président

Iris Auclair-Bernard,P.Eng./ ing.Elected Vice-Presidentélue vice-présidente

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AAsskk TThhee DDPPAA

Q.

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If an engineer violates a corporate code of ethics, does that mean (s)he shouldautomatically be reported to APEGNB?

Instances of high-ranking corporate officials beingfired, or otherwise relieved of their duties, followinginvestigation into wrong-doing seem to be on therise. At the least, the stories of corporate misdeedsmake interesting news and so are reported widelyand in great detail.

In many cases, the reasons given by the corporation’s board of directors for the dismissal of an individual include the breach of the company’s code of ethics.

If questioned, most of the general public is quiteclear in their regard for business leaders who havestolen from the company or its shareholders. Theusual response is that stealing is wrong and shouldbe punished either by dismissal, financial penalty,incarceration or all three.

When the corporate wrongdoing includes a breachof the corporate code of ethics, opinion as to punishment can vary widely. Take the recent case ofa Boeing executive who was ousted when his affairwith another executive, who happened to be anengineer, became known when reported by a corporate whistleblower. Internal investigationrevealed that the engineer had not benefited in hercareer or salary because of the relationship with themore senior executive. However, in rendering itsdecision, the Board made it clear that the actions ofthe married senior executive represented a

perceived lack of judgment, did not support the best interests of the company and that the breach of ethics may impair the executive's ability to lead the company.

For the moment, the engineer remains employedalthough her conduct is still under investigation by Boeing.

The Boeing code of ethics directs that "employeeswon't engage in any conduct or activity that mightraise questions as to the company's honesty, impartiality, or integrity."

The APEGNB Code of Ethics states that "honesty,justice and courtesy form a moral philosophy which …constitute the foundation of ethics." A latersection deals with the members' responsibility inprofessional life which includes direction to "reportto their Association or other appropriate agenciesany illegal or unethical decisions or practices bymembers or others".

While the tone of our code of ethics speaks to professional life, we are affected by events outsideour professional life. It is foreseeable that at somepoint a complaint could be lodged against a member for breaching the APEGNB Code of Ethics,even if the breach was not directly related to engineering or geoscience.

Tom Sisk, P.Eng.Director of Professional Affairs

If you have a regulatory question about ethics, discipline or enforcement,

e-mail sisk@apegnb.com

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The Challenge

Each team was challenged to create avehicle that would transport an egg up afour-foot incline, drop off the edge andthen land on the floor with the egg intact.Teams were given the same amount of‘money’ andthe opportunityto buy "junk"from the materials room.

The Judging

The teams were scored on cost, ingenuity,and egg survival. At the end of the eventwe had three survivals, 1 smashed eggand 1 that didn't quite make it over theedge. Designs ranged from a mouse trappowered car, elastic band powered car,and a well packed cylinder dropped downa ramp to create enough speed to make itup the incline on the other end.

The Winners

Congratulations to the winning team—the Coleson Cove Power Pack:

• Frederic Bouchard, P. Eng.• Luc Leblanc- student, • Daniel Gaudet, P.Eng.• Steve Lodge, P.Eng.• Armand Leblanc, welder• Pierre Michaud, MIT

With three engineers on his team, teamcaptain, Armand, suggested that toomany cooks could ‘spoil the broth’ sinceengineers have a “tendency to over-

design”. (Engineers “over-design”? Whatcould he possibly be talking about?!)

The Sponsors

APEGNB thanks the generous support ofour sponsors:

• Ocean Steel• Fundy Fencing• Fundy Engineering• QM construction• NB Power• Brookville Lime• Barbour Foods• Galbraith Construction• ADI Limited

Special thanks to the Telegraph Journal fortheir excellent media coverage and UNBSJfor providing the facilities to host the event.

Coming Next—Paint Ball!

Look for our next event in April - PaintBall. Other events on the agenda includea Geology field trip, a June Dinner, a JulyGolf Tournament and a possible whitewater rafting trip!

Anyone who would like to help out withthese events please check our website orcontact any member of the Saint JohnBranch executive.

Tanya Horgan, P.Eng – Chair

Saint John Branchappy New Yearfrom the SaintJohn Branch!

Our first newsitem comes

from the 85th

APEGNB AnnualMeeting in

Fredericton. On behalfof the Branch, I am pleased to congratulateGreg Harding, MIT, as the Association’sfirst-ever, member-in-training (MIT) tobe elected to our provincial Council. I amcertain he will bring a fresh perspective tothe governance of our Association.

An update since ourlast newsletter is theoutstanding success ofthe APEGNB Build Off.Inspired by the popular televisionshow, Junkyard Wars,the APEGNB Build-Off generatedplenty of interest inthe media and I’mhappy to report itwill now becomean annualBranch event.

The Rules

Each Build-Off team was required to have aminimum of two members—a professionalengineer and a student (from high school,university, or community college). Threemore members, from any background,could be added to round out the team.

The Teams

A total of five teams participated:

• The Coleson Cove Power Pack• Aliant Drawing a Blank• The Fundy Engineering Fog Busters• The Fundy Engineering Crazy Engineers• The New Brunswick Community

College–Saint John Control Freaks.

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The Control Freaks from NBCC show off their creation.

Pierre Michaud,P.Eng., a member

of the ColesonCove Power Pack,takes inventory of

the 'junkyard'materials.

Curling Night

Build-Off Winners:The Coleson Cove, Power Pack

The January Curling Night, held at Thistle-St. Andrews, was a sporting night of fun,

creative scoring and ...embarrassingmoments. More than 30 people attended withTeam Telephone sliding away with top honours.

uring the past fewmonths, theNorthwesternBranch organ-ized its secondTGIF Sociable.

Due to busyschedules, only

four members wereable to attend. Perhaps

the summer will allow more time for ourBranch members to network and socialize.

During the month of March, to coincidewith National Engineering Week, the ever-popular Pasta Bridge Competitionwas held in local schools. Results of thecompetition will be published in the nextissue of Engenuity.

In February, I had the opportunity toattend APEGNB’s 85th Annual Meeting in

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Fredericton along with more than 150other APEGNB members and guests. Iwas honoured to hear that I was elected aprovincial Councillor and I look forwardto representing the Northwestern Branch.

Congratulations to Usha Kuruganti, P.Eng.,and her team for all their hard work. Theethics-based theme was enlightening andthe social events made for a memorableand fun-packed weekend. I encourageeveryone to mark February 17-18, 2006,on their calendars because that’s whennext year’s Annual Meeting will take place in Moncton at the Delta Beauséjour.I strongly encourage everyone to attend and support their Association and profession.

As for this year’s events, there will be anindustrial visit at the McCain complex inGrand Falls as well as our Annual Branch

Meeting. As usual, details will be sent toyou by e-mail.

As winter melts away, I hope to meetmore of our Branch members duringthese upcoming events. In the meantime,you can always share your questionsand/or comments by calling me at 737-9730 or via e-mail: mireille.vautour@grouperoy.com.

Northwestern Branch

u cours desderniers mois, undeuxième 5 à 7a été organisé.Toutefois,seulement 4

braves membresy ont participé. Au

mois de mars, dans lecadre le la semaine

nationale du génie, ont eu lieu les compétitions de ponts pasta dans lesécoles de la région. Nous vous ferons partdes résultats dans la prochaine édition.

En février avait également lieu la réunionannuelle provinciale qui se tenait cetteannée à Fredericton. Félicitations à UshaKuruganti, ing., et son équipe pour le beautravail! Ce fut une fin de semaine intéres-sante, enrichissante et remplie de plaisir!

Parmi les activités à venir, il y a une visiteindustrielle chez McCain à Grand-Saultainsi que la réunion annuelle de la

branche. Comme à l’habitude, nous vousenverrons les détails par courriel.

Vous pouvez toujours envoyer vos questionset/ou commentaires en me rejoignant au737-9730 ou à :mireille.vautour@grouperoy.com.

Bonne fin d’hiver! Et surtout, ne vousdécouragez pas; vous pourrez bientôt remiserles pelles à neige et sortir vos chaises de patio.

Mireille Vautour, ing – présidente

La Section du Nord-Ouest

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DDMireille Vautour, P.Eng. – Chair

campus of the NBCC on March 18. APEGNB purchased 10 licenses to use thesearch engine from the popular videogame, Half-Life 2. The gaming technologyallowed students to apply various physicsprinciples such as mass, friction andgravity to create jet cars, compressed airtanks and gears.

If you have any questions, ideas or concerns, or if you would like to volunteerfor upcoming Branch activities, please e-mail me: tom.paisley@upm-kymmene.com

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he NortheasternBranch AnnualMeeting washeld inFebruary inBathurst. The

highlight of theevening was a

presentation by Dr. Gerard Poitras, P.Eng.,

and Dr. Yves Gagnon, P.Eng., of theUniversité de Moncton. The presentation,entitled “Wind Atlas of New Brunswick”, wasa description of the geographical areas inthe province with the potential to efficientlygenerate energy from the wind. Dr. Poitrasis the director of the Wind EngineeringCentre at UdM. Tom Sisk, P.Eng., APEGNB’sdirector of professional affairs, also discussed “Continuing Competency andElectronic Sealing of Documents”. Bothpresentations generated much discussionand many interesting questions.

During the meeting, the following 2005Branch Executive was elected:

Chairperson Tom Paisley, P.Eng.

Past Chair Ray Ritchie, P.Eng.

Vice Chair Serge Dugas. P.Eng.

Treasurer John LeBlanc, P.Eng.

Secretary Gaetan Benoit, P.Eng.

Communications Kevin Gallant, P.Eng.

Association Affairs Kirk Mullin, P.Eng.

Councillor Northumberland Kirk Mullin, P.Eng.

Councillor Gloucester East Denis Gallant, P.Eng.

Councillor Gloucester West Mark Rice, P.Eng.

Councillor Restigouche Vacant

P. Geo Representative Pat McMahon, P.Geo.

Congratulations are in order for KevinGallant, P.Eng., who successfully hostedtwo educational events on behalf of theBranch for students in the Northeasternregion. On March 16, the APEGNBPhysics Video Game Lab took place at theCCNB campus de la péninsuleacadienne inShippagan.The sameevent washosted at theMiramichi

Tom Paisley, P.Eng.—Chair

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Représentant des géoscientifiques Pat McMahon, géosc.

Toutes nos félicitations à Kevin Gallant,ing., qui au nom de notre section a organisé et piloté avec succès deux activités éducatives pour les étudiants dela région du Nord-Est. Le 16 mars, leLaboratoire de jeux vidéo en physique del’AIGNB a eu lieu au CCNB-Péninsule

’assembléeannuelle de lasection duNord-Est a eulieu en février àBathurst. Le fait

saillant de lasoirée à été la

présentation de MM.Gérard J. Poitras, ing., et

Yves Gagnon, ing., de l’Université deMoncton. Intitulé Atlas éolien duNouveau-Brunswick, leur exposé se voulaitun portrait des régions géographiques de laprovince renfermant un potentiel énergé-tique éolien. M. Poitras, D.Sc., est directeurdu Centre de génie éolien de l’U. de M.Tom Sisk, ing., directeur des affaires professionnelles à l’AIGNB, a par ailleursabordé les thèmes du maintien des compétences et de l’apposition du sceauaux documents en mode électronique. Lesdeux exposés ont suscité de nombreusesdiscussions et questions intéressantes.

Au cours de la réunion, les membres suivants ont été élus au conseil d’administration de section :

Président Tom Paisley, ing.

Président sortant Ray Ritchie, ing.

Vice-président Serge Dugas, ing.

Trésorier John LeBlanc, ing.

Secrétaire Gaétan Benoit, ing.

Communications Kevin Gallant, ing.

Affaires associatives Kirk Mullin, ing.

Conseiller – Northumberland Kirk Mullin, ing.

Conseiller – Gloucester-est Denis Gallant, ing.

Conseiller – Gloucester-ouest Mark Rice, ing.

Conseiller – Restigouche Vacant

Tom Paisley, ing.– président

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acadienne, à Shippagan. Le même évène-ment s’est ensuite transporté au CCNB-Miramichi, le 18 mars. L’AIGNB a achetédix licences d’utilisation du moteur derecherche du populaire jeu vidéo Half-Life2. Grâce à cette technologie, les étudiantsont pu appliquer divers principes de

physique telles la masse, la friction et lagravité pour créer des voitures à réaction,des réservoirs à air comprimé et desengrenages.

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Our Branch is currently reconsideringhow we should carry out our annual program of technical and social functions.We want to encourage other local organizations, whether they be consultants,learned societies such as IEEE, CSCE,ASHRAE,. or other groups to organize thesessions with support from our Branch.With this new approach, we are hoping toimprove interaction among our executive,the Branch members and representativesof other organizations.

Our 2005 executive consists of:

Ken Peck, P.Eng. Chair

Andy Small, P.Eng. Past Chair

Trevor Hansen, MIT Vice-Chair

Tom MacNeil, P.Eng. Treasurer

Ben Coles, MIT Secretary

Serge Levesque, P.Eng. Communications Chair

Matt Alexander, MIT Co-Program Chair

Joe MacDonald, P.Eng. Co-Program Chair

Capt. Randy Dunn MEAC Representative

Greg Snyder, P.Eng. Councillor at Large

Ed Smith, P.Eng. Councillor at Large

John Pugh, P.Eng. Councillor at Large

Jeff Earle, P.Eng. Councillor at Large

Jeff Braun, P.Eng. Councillor at Large

If you have any questions about theabove events or comments, please contact Ken Peck, P.Eng., at 506-454-7247.If you wish to be added to our e-mail distribution list, please send your contactinformation to Serge Levesque, P.Eng.(Serge.Levesque@geoplanopus.ca)

Ken Peck, P.Eng – Chair

Fredericton Branchredericton Branchheld its AnnualBranch Dinneron January 27with a presen-tation by Fred

Blaney, P.Eng.,of the New

BrunswickDepartment of

Transportation. He updated members onthe construction of the last portions of theprovince’s new Trans-Canada Highway.

As this report goes to press, we arerescheduling the March 12 SpringCurling Bonspiel due to the March Break.Please check the Fredericton Branch pagefor updates.

On March 15, we assisted with theASHRAE conference held here inFredericton. We will also be sponsoringthe UNB Engineering Student PaperCompetition in April. The military engineers from CFB Gagetown will hostour spring golf tournament on May 27 atthe Gagetown course in Oromocto.

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in Halifax. All who participated last yearin Prince Edward Island had a great timeand all Moncton Branch members arewelcome to get involved this year. Ifyou’re interested in lacing up your skates,e-mail Serge Doucet, P.Eng., atserge@pace.nb.ca.

The 2006 APEGNB Annual Meeting willbe held in Moncton at the DeltaBeausejour on February 17-18. Ourorganizing committee is chaired byRoland LeBlanc, P.Eng. If you wish to getinvolved in organizing this great event,please contact Roland at rleblanc@adi.ca.

Finally, the Annual General Meeting for the Moncton Branch will be held onMay 16, 2005 at Boomerang’s Steak Housein Moncton. More details will be provided soon.

he first activity of2005 was theFamily Fun Dayheld atCentennialPark. Our

registrationswere up with well

over 50 membersconfirmed. Despite the

strong interest, we unfortunately had tocancel the event due to a blizzard. Suchare the risks when planning outdooractivities in Canada! However, we areundaunted, and will offer this event againnext year—weather permitting of course.

The Branch Executive has also been verypleased with the attendance at the technicalsessions in 2005. In January, we werepleased to host Mr. Guy Duguay of theCity of Dieppe who discussed the city’sdowntown development initiatives. InFebruary, Paul Cole, P. Eng., chair ofAPEGNB’s Internship Committee, briefed

us on the details of logbook preparation.For our March technical session, GérardPoitras, P. Eng., discussed New Brunswick’sgrowing interest in wind energy. A bigthank you to all three presenters whotook time from their busy schedules toadvance our knowledge in these areas.

The Moncton Branch’s focus for themonth of March was NationalEngineering Week (NEW) which we heldduring the week of March 21-25. TheNEW Committee, chaired by MarkBellefleur, MIT, did a fantastic job oforganizing a series of events for the studentsat the Université de Moncton. Thisincluded the Engineering Olympics(technical competitions in civil, mechanicaland electrical engineering), a lunch withthe students hosted by the MonctonBranch, and a technical session.

The Moncton Branch Hockey Team willattend the Atlantic Engineer HockeyTournament to be held April 15-17, 2005

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Veuillez le rejoindre au rleblanc@adi.ca sivous désirez faire partie de ce comité.

Enfin, l’assemblée générale annuelle de lasection de Moncton aura lieu le lundi,16 mai 2005 au Boomerang’s Steak Houseà Moncton. Plus de détails vous serontfournis sous peu.

a première activitéde 2005 était La journéefamiliale enplein-air auParc du

Centennaire.Nous avions plus

de 50 membresinscrits à cet événement.

Malheureusement, on a dû l’annuler enraison d’une violente tempête de neige.Nous promettons de l’avoir l’annéeprochaine (sans tempête cette fois).

La participation aux sessions techniquesen 2005 était très bonne. En janvier, nousavons eu M. Guy Duguay de la ville deDieppe qui a présenté les plans du futurcentre ville de Dieppe. Au mois de février,c’était M. Paul Cole, ing. de l’AIGNB qui amis la lumière sur le programme de

mentorat pour les ingénieurs stagiaires de l’AIGNB, et au mois de mars,Gérard Poitras, ing. a présenté un discourssur l’énergie éolienne au N.-B.

Le comité de la semaine de génie, présidépar Mark Bellefleur, MIT, a organisé unesérie d’activités à l’Université de Monctonlors de la semaine du 21 au 25 mars.

L’équipe de hockey de la section deMoncton assistera cette année au TournoiAtlantique d'hockey des ingénieurs du 15 au 17 avril 2005 à Halifax. Tous sontencouragés à rejoindre Serge Doucet, ing.(serge@pace.nb.ca) si vous désirez vousajouter à nous.

La réunion annuelle 2006 de l’AIGNBaura lieu à Moncton le 17-18 février 2006à la Delta Beauséjour. Le président ducomité organisateur est Roland LeBlanc, ing.

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pride. With typical Canadian modesty fewof us realize we are standing on theshoulders of many great men, of whomLogan is only one.

Thomas Sterry Hunt (1826-1892),Canada’s first geochemist, laid the foundations of chemistry in this country.Among other things he invented andpatented was the green ink used to printbank notes in Canada and the UnitedStates. His paper On the Chemistry of theEarth, in the Smithsonian Report for1869, “ranks with the great classics of the geological sciences.” He is said to havebeen 100 years before his time. A colleaguepaid tribute to him by saying that the fundamental ideas on the origin of thecrust of the earth are “only known to Godand Dr. Sterry Hunt.” He was “one of thegreatest geochemists and mineralogists of all time.”

Elkanah Billings (1820-1876) wasCanada’s first paleontologist. Over thecourse of his career “he erected sixty-onenew genera and one thousand and sixty-fivenew species.” Like Logan he was “anentirely self-taught man.”

Frank Dawson Adams (1859-1942) wasthe founder of modern structural geology.He “recognized full well that theory andexperiment must always reckon with thefacts of nature, a fact that no geologistshould ever forget.”

The Greats are not all in the distant past.This book is dedicated to the memory ofUniversity of Saskatchewan Professor BillSarjeant (1935-2002), whose five volumeGeologists and the History of Geology isan essential reference for anyone taking aserious interest in the history of geology.

It “can be said, without exaggeration, that it did for the history of geology whatthe Oxford Dictionary did for the English language.”

The meat of the book is its collection of“celebratory” biographies of geoscientists,but there is more. There is a Timetable ofCanadian Geology which begins in 7000BC, with Quartzite mining on ManitoulinIsland in Ontario, and ends in 1965 whenProfessor Tuzo Wilson published hispaper on plate tectonics, beginning a newera in earth science. The Timetable and theabundance of bibliographic referencesmake the book a good roadmap forextended study of the history of Canadian geoscience.

All of which brings us back to the matterof why one should read this book. Thehistory of geoscience, in the sense oflearning about the lives of its leadingcharacters, is mentioned in universitycourses only incidentally, if at all. Most ofus have a bit of an educational gap whichcould use filling. This book is an excellentplace to begin doing so.

Contributed by Barry Collins, P.Geo.President-electCanadian Council of ProfessionalGeoscientists

Proud Heritage: People and Progress in Early CanadianGeoscience; Edited by R.W. Macqueen;Geological Association of Canada, St. John’s, NL; hardcover, 217 pages,$38.60

"I have dined with lords and ladies,chatted with Queen Victoria, and been

formally received by the EmperorNapoleon, yet my most cherished memoriescome not from the fine salons of Europe,but from a leaky tent, a bark canoe, my

rockhammer, compass and theodolite, andthe vast and mysterious wilderness

of Canada.”

You have just read one of the best opening paragraphs ever written in theEnglish language.

The extraordinary man who wrote it wasSir William Logan (1799-1875), thefounding Director of the GeologicalSurvey of Canada. This book containsthree papers about Logan. One looks intohow he became a world famous geologistwithout benefit of formal training in geology. Another tells how he wrote thefirst history of the Survey in 1850. Thethird is about “Logan’s Line”, a structuraldislocation in the St. Lawrence River valley which he properly interpretedwhen critics said he was all wrong andshould “turn in his hammer.”

Logan is a giant figure in our past. AMaclean’s Magazine poll placed him asthe most important scientists in Canada’shistory. The highest peak in Canada,Mount Logan, is named after him. A government proposal to rename it “MountTrudeau” was defeated by public outrage.

The declared objective of this book is “togive the work of some of these early geologists and geological observers moreof the recognition that it richly deserves,and to remind the present generation ofan earlier generation of geologists, manynow almost forgotten.” In truth, any geoscientist who reads the book will be leftwith a much greater sense of professional

yes

his January, I attended the Canadian Federation of EngineeringStudents (CFES) Congress. It was my fifth year at the congress. In fact,

I have made a point of attending the event every year since I joined CCPE.I feel it is very important to take the opportunity to talk to the students.Aswe all say, the engineering students are the future of our profession.

Every year, when I come back from thecongress, I feel totally energized; this yearwas no exception. The engineering studentsare full of energy and have great ideas. Theyare bright, passionate and want to make adifference - and it struck me that this isexactly what our profession is all about.

When these motivated engineering studentsgraduate, we need them to join the profession and to be involved. You maybe thinking that we have been saying thisfor years. So what's new, you ask?

Well, I am suggesting that we encouragetoday's students to join our professionnot as observers, but rather as active contributors. We are trying very hard toaddress some of the challenges of ourever-evolving world. Some of the issuesthat we see as challenges are simply apart of the engineering students' everyday life. To today's engineering students,the evolving world is their world.

In Canada, we have the privilege of beinga self-regulated profession. That meansthat the engineer plays a very importantrole not only in regulating the profession,but also in "shaping" it. We can all benefitfrom ensuring that the profession has thebest resources available to help it evolve.Graduating engineering students collectively represent this resource. Ibelieve that it is time to invite graduatingengineering students to take their place atthe table and for us to 'walk the talk.'

I have just returned from the Associationof Professional Engineers andGeoscientists of New Brunswick's AGMand I was pleased to see a number ofyoung members attend the differentevents. In New Brunswick, members intraining (MITs) now have the right tovote and to hold office!

We have to be serious about gettingyoung members involved. Yes, they willchallenge us, and yes, they may think differently, but I believe that this is whatwe need. A healthy organization needs tobe challenged and needs to question itselfin order to evolve. Who better to help usshape the profession, and to meet theneeds of the new generation, than thenew generation itself?

If we do not include young members inthe profession, I believe that we will beworking very hard at maintaining a profession that does not attract youngmembers. Without attracting young engineers, the gap will just grow. Toensure a relevant, healthy profession, let'smake sure that we seek new, young members, and let's listen to what thesemembers have to say. They should feellike they can make a difference.

As an active member of our profession, Isuggest that we can each make the profession more relevant by recruiting ayoung member. Just image how vibrant ourprofession could become if we each did this!

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students; we have lived in the universityresidence or shared apartments withCanadian students; and many of us haveeven had the opportunity to interact withCanadian families and celebrate holidayswith them.

Other employers may feel that internationalstudents have poor English languageskills and/or speak with an accent.However, that may not be the case withmany international students. Some of usoriginate from countries that were British

or French colonies and we have been edu-cated in English and French from the outset.

As far as accent is concerned, I am suremost Engenuity readers will agree that aperson from northern New Brunswickdoes not sound the same as another fromNewfoundland. However, they can stillcommunicate effectively.

Another important concern is regardingpaperwork with Citizenship andImmigration Canada. Having graduatedfrom a post-secondary institute in NewBrunswick, international students are eligible to work in New Brunswick for twoyears after being issued a work permit.Obtaining a work permit is usually not aproblem given that there is a written offerof employment in a field related to one’sdegree. There are no costs incurred by theemployer in helping international studentsobtain a work permit. After living five orsix years in the country, most internationalstudents feel very comfortable with theirlifestyles in Canada and choose to livehere permanently.

Hence, I urge all employers to give dueconsideration to international applicants

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he University of NewBrunswick has been calledthe most “international”

university in Canada with inter-national student enrollment atalmost 20 percent and studentsfrom more than 60 different countries.

The majority of the international enrollmentis in professional degree-granting programssuch as engineering. However, only fewerthan five percent of engineers in NewBrunswick are non-Canadian. This meansthere are many international studentswho, after graduating from UNB, do notget an engineering job in the provinceand have to leave in order to find work intheir chosen profession.

International students, having completedat least one degree in New Brunswick, arepotential “new” Canadians who, if giventhe opportunity, can contribute to theeconomic growth and social diversity ofthe province and the country.

Clearly, these students have demonstratedthe ability to adapt and thrive in a culturedifferent from theirs. They obviously havestrong academic backgrounds since theirdegree was completed in Canada. Theyoften speak several different languagesand have knowledge of business practicesin many different countries which wouldbe a tremendous asset for employers withglobal operations.

“Dedicated” is almost always the bestterm to describe the work ethic of aninternational student. They have firmgoals and have worked very hard to achievethem—sacrificing the companionship offamily and friends to follow their dreams.

The big question then is: Why areemployers in New Brunswick not hiringmore international students?

Some employers fear that internationalstudents are not familiar with theCanadian culture and may not be a good fitin the company. I understand that differentindividuals have different degrees ofadaptability but I believe that most inter-national students are familiar, to a largeextent, with the Canadian culture havinglived in Canada for three to five years.

We have worked in groups with Canadian

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even though the name on the résumémay be hard to pronounce. The integra-tion of international students in theworkforce can have tremendous benefitson the economic growth and sustainabilityof New Brunswick and Canada. I hopethis will be possible with the joint effortof employers across the province.

Abhishek Bachal was born in India and finishedhigh school in New Delhi. He came to Canadain September 1999 to pursue an engineeringdegree at the University of New Brunswick andexpects to graduate in May 2005. Mr. Bachal ismajoring in computer engineering and hascompleted four co-operative work terms (fourmonths each) in Saint John. He has alsoworked part-time on-campus as a teachingassistant with UNB’s Faculty of Engineeringand Faculty of Mathematics. During his yearsat UNB Saint John, Mr. Bachal also worked atthe International Recruiting Centre and theIntegrated Technology Services Help Desk. Ifgiven the opportunity, Mr. Bachal would like toobtain employment in his field here in NewBrunswick. Mr. Bachal can be contacted by e-mail: d1vj3@unb.ca

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MA05-700B.Sc. Civil MUN Student; Highschool graduate with honours 2002. Currentlyenrolled in civil engineering co-op programwith Memorial University of Newfoundland. Iam currently on my second work term. Pastwork term experience with Petro-Canada,where duties included, reviewing and issuingengineering documents such as project proposals, CAD drawings, and general correspondence with contractors. Also, highschool work term with Newfoundland Powerthat a was general introduction to engineeringsuch as project management, drafting, andpower generation facilities. Computer skillsinclude Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, C++ structured programming. Also trained in FirstAid and WHMIS programs. Entering my 4th aca-demic term so a strictly civil focused work termis not necessary, anything engineering focusedwould provide an excellent learning experience.

MA05-701B.Sc. Mechanical UNB Student;Currently studying Mechanical Engineering atUNB, Canada - expected completion date ofJune, 2005. My work experience is limited but Ihave had great success in school and there isno reason why this success would not carryover into the work place. I currently maintain ahigh grade point average (84%). I have been onand off the Dean’s list through out my studentcareer. I am very interested in the company, Iam willing to relocate anywhere in the World,and feel that I could become a strong asset ifgiven the opportunity.

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Winter Contest Corner

Winners

John B. Topp, P.Eng

Charlotte, North Carolina

John Carr, P.EngKingston, Ontario

Keith Brideau, ing. Nadeau Division Shermag

St-François, NB

Marc Arsenault, MIT3580-12 des Compagnons

Sainte-Foy, Québec

Michel Poirier, P.Eng.Remediation Engineer

Department of theEnvironment and Local

Government Fredericton, NB

Contest Corner

Wintthhee SSpprriinngg PPrriizzee PPaacckkaaggee!!

To win this season’s APEGNB prize package,e-mail your answer to the question above to info@apegnb.com by May 1, 2004. The first five correct submissions drawn will win a new APEGNB t-shirt, ball cap, scriptscribbler, and magnetic pin.

Congratulations to the winners (listed at left) whomanaged to find the mathematician among the star-studdednames that included a supermodel (Milla Jovovich), a soccerplayer (Emir Kusturica) and a basketball star (Vlade Divac).

The Serbian engineer who suggested that the movement ofEarth through space affected climate, was of course, D: Milutin Milankovitch.

The NASA Earth Observatory hadthis to say about Mr. Milankovitch:

“The Serbian astrophysicist MilutinMilankovitch (1879-1958) is bestknown for developing one of the mostsignificant theories relating to Earthmotions and long-term climatechange. Born in the rural village ofDalj, Serbia, Milankovitch attendedthe Vienna Institute of Technologyand graduated in 1904 with a doc-torate in technical sciences. After abrief stint as the chief engineer for aconstruction company, he accepted afaculty position in applied mathe-matics at the University of Belgrade in

1909—a position he held for the remainder of his life.

Milankovitch dedicated his career to developing a mathematicaltheory of climate based on the seasonal and latitudinal variations of solar radiation received by the Earth. Nowknown as the Milankovitch Theory, itstates that as the Earth travels throughspace around the sun, cyclical variationsin three elements of Earth-sun geometrycombine to produce variations in theamount of solar energy that reachesEarth… Together, the periods of theseorbital motions have become known asMilankovitch cycles.”

What is Sedna (2003 VB12)?A. The most distant object orbiting our sun.B. A hybrid automobile developed by Icelandic engineers.C. The world’s smallest computer.D. A new Star Trek character.

it’s not surprising that a wide spectrum oftypes of relationships exists. By and large,no two mentorship relationships lookexactly alike. However, two broad categoriesof mentorship have been identified thathelp guide organizational decision-makingwhen it comes to initiatives gearedtoward promoting mentorship.

The first and most common type of mentorship is called informal mentorshipbecause it develops naturally between amore senior and a more junior person.Sometimes, a protégé will approach apotential mentor and request career guidance. At other times, mentorshipsprings spontaneously from friendship andneither the protégé nor the mentor are fullycognizant that mentorship is taking placeuntil they step back and think about it.

The second type of mentorship is calledformal mentorship because the pairing oftwo individuals is deliberately orchestratedby an organization. In this case, an officialmentorship program is established and

standard procedures are followed to trainparticipants and to ascertain who shouldbe paired with whom.

However, other formal mentorship programsdo not dictate which two people shouldbe paired. Instead, a list of willing protégés

and mentors are identified and trained withnecessary skills, and then allowed to selectfor themselves their own mentorship partners.This is because without the bonding thatoccurs in informal relationships, formalrelationships tend to fizzle out rapidly.

What Characteristics Do GoodMentors Possess?

As with other types of relationships,there’s no magic formula to follow when itcomes to being a great mentor. Whatsome protégés find helpful, others won’t.Fortunately, researchers have been able toidentify some common characteristics ofsuccessful mentors. In broad strokes, thetypes of assistance that mentors offertheir protégés can be classified into oneof two categories (Fine and Pullins, 1998).Vocational functions include career-related help with things like sponsorship,exposure and visibility, coaching, protection, and giving the protégé challenging assignments. On the otherhand, psychosocial functions pertain

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by Vanessa AnastasopoulosEdited from the January/February 2005 CIM Bulletin

he face of today’s mineralsindustry is looking a littlemore wrinkled than it was

a few decades ago. Laugh lines arebecoming more visible as theaverage age of the workforce increases. In a recent sector study onhuman resource issues and challenges, the Mining Industry Trainingand Adjustment Council (MITAC-Canada) identified an aging and retir-ing workforce as one of the major challenges facing the industry. But it’snot just the age of the workforce that’s changing. Now, more than everbefore, this sector is populated by people of diverse cultural backgroundsand women. How can we best accommodate these changes and transferskills and knowledge to new employees while preserving the traditionsand integrity that have made this industry so successful? Researchersand human resource specialists agree that the ticket lies in mentorship.

“Institutional knowledge needs to be passedalong or it will be lost,” cautioned LarrySmith, manager of project evaluation forInco, and a long-time mentor. “It is likewe are all part of a bucket brigade, and ifsomebody hands you a bucket and youdon’t pass it along then it won’t get to theplace it needs to be.”

Mentorship is one of the most direct waysof passing along the bucket. In a mentorshiprelationship, a more experienced person(the mentor) offers guidance and supportto the professional growth and developmentof a less experienced person (the protégé).

Through mentorship, industry knowledgeand skills are transferred to younger generations. But when a senior managertakes an interest in helping develop amore junior employee’s career, there are many more benefits than just knowledge transference.

Given that mentorship relationships canbe forged by virtually any two individuals,

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mentorshiptwo broad categories of mentorship have been identified

that help guide organizational decision-making when it

comes to initiatives geared toward promoting mentorship.

informal & formal

more closely to the development ofcareer-related soft skills and include thingslike role modelling, acceptance and confirmation, counselling, and friendship.

Not all mentors could or should try to offerboth types of functions—the type of guid-ance provided will depend on the strengthsof the mentor and the needs of the protégé.

Generally, it’s best to let the protégésguide the mentoring process; this waythey can tell their mentors what theyneed and the mentors aren’t left guessingor, worse, demanding benefits for protégés.

Benefits for Mentors

Something that people often lose sight ofis that mentorship between a protégé andmentor is a win-win relationship. In addi-tion to all the perks for protégés, mentorsalso gain a lot through their support ofothers. “You’ll get more out of it than youput in. If you have the good fortune towork with young people, then you havethe opportunity to pass along yourknowledge, like a legacy,” advised Smith.Indeed, most mentors report a sense ofsatisfaction and self-confirmation fromhelping others (Fine and Pullins, 1998).

Mentors also learn a lot from their relationships with protégés. In guiding amore junior person’s career, mentorssharpen their own leadership and training skills (Shafer et al., 2000). Also,there are technical skills and knowledgethat get revisited, often in a new light. “It’sastonishing what you learn when you tryto teach something—things you’ve forgotten and things you need to go backand check,” said Smith.

Benefits for Organizations

“In this industry, there is a real concernabout loss of institutional knowledgebecause, today, people don’t get careerswith companies, they get jobs,” said Smith.Mentorship can go a long way towardreversing this trend. Research on the orga-nizational benefits of mentorship suggeststhat individuals who are mentored bytheir seniors show increased loyalty andorganizational commitment (Fine andPullins, 1998). For organizations, thistranslates into reduced turnover andabsenteeism, as well as a dedicated work-force that strives for excellence. Another

organizational benefit of mentorship is itsunparalleled ability to promote and sustainthe desired organizational culture.

Making Mentorship AnOrganizational Priority

Successful organizations know the valueof mentorship and work toward activelypromoting it among their employees. Inmost cases, paying lip-service to the merits of mentorship just isn’t enough.Formalized programs that support thedevelopment of mentoring relationshipsmake all the difference because they letpeople know that mentorship is importantfor everyone—the mentor, the protégé,and the organization as a whole—andthat the organization recognizes andencourages these relationships.

At Inco, mentorship is considered a crucial factor in the development ofyoung managerial leaders, a belief whichis communicated to employees regularly.

Inco has had a mentorship program inplace for several years and is now in theprocess of revamping it. Until recently,mentorship was targeted by asking protégés to identify three potential mentorsfrom senior management. Humanresources would then set up a relationshipwith one of the selected mentors. “We’vefound that the trouble with this approachis that chemistry is what’s important andyou can’t manufacture that,” explainedPadfield. “A good mentor likes the protégéand wants to see him succeed…You can’tmandate or train that.”

Building upon this learning, the aim ofthe new Inco mentorship program will beto teach people how to be good mentorsand let mentorship relationships develop naturally.

According to Padfield, friendship is animportant element of good mentorshipand this is what keeps the relationship

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going. “Mentorship relationships that aremaintained act as a kind of support forthe leadership development of people…itends up as a friendship where you bothshare things.”

At Hatch, mentorship is recognized asone of the foundational building blocks ofthe organization. Historically, Hatch hasalways identified mentorship as beingvery important, to the extent that it isconsidered to buttress Hatch’s success asa professional culture. Mentorship was anintegral part of the personal philosophyof Gerry Hatch, who originated the company. “Gerry hand-picked peoplewho shared a similar approach to mentoring,” explained Tom Reid, directorof marketing and communications whohas been writing the history of Hatch.“Since then, mentorship has become partof Hatch’s cultural fabric. All senior

managers have had mentors over the years.Mentorship gives everyone the opportunityto fast-track their understanding of thecompany…and this can only happenwhen people work together and help eachother along.”

Between 1985 and 1995, the number ofHatch employees doubled from 485 to1100 and, by 2005, Hatch will have over6000 employees.

Detailed documents about developingmentoring relationships at Hatch are madeavailable on the company’s intranet,alongside with other crucial companydefinitions, philosophies, and guidelines.

In addition, the intranet provides employeeswith a list of volunteer mentors. “Seniormanagement is looking for people whoare aligned in their thinking,” said Reid.“You can get there a lot faster if you havea mentor who can guide you through it.

You can get advice on issues that wouldtake years to sort out yourself.”

VANESSA ANASTASOPOULOS, M.A.,Ph.D. researches organizational impactsof workplace policies and practices.

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I take the vision whichcomes from dreams

and apply the magic of science and mathematics,

adding the heritage of my profession

and my knowledge of nature's materials

to create a design.

I organise the efforts and skills of my fellow workers

employing the capital of the thrifty

and the products of many industries,

and together we work toward our goal

undaunted by hazards and obstacles.

And when we have completed our task

all can see

that the dreams and plans have materialised

for the comfort and welfare of all.

I am an Engineer

I serve mankind

by making dreams come true.

– Anonymous (supposedly found pinned to a site hut duringthe construction of India’s Konkan railway)

EngineersCreed…

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“Women think that an

engineer is a man in hip

boots building a dam. They

don’

t realize that 95 percent

of engineering is done in a

nice air-conditioned office.”

– Beatrice Alice Hicks (1919–1979), U.S.women Engineers (1951). Originally quotedin a 1952 Mademoiselle article; Hicks hadbeen selected as one of ten outstanding“Young Women of the Year.” As quoted inPast and Promise, part 4, by Diane T.Masucci and Maggie Sullivan.

On why so few women became engineers. Hicks actively recruited young women to the study of engineering.

On page 33, of the Winter 2004 Engenuity,the visual that accompanied the story“Canadian test site, located in NewBrunswick, reduces greenhouse gases”was incorrect. The photo that should haveappeared is published below. APEGNBregrets the error.

Engineers ...

are not mere technicians

and should not approve or

lend their name to any

project that does not

promise to be beneficent

to man and the

advancement of civilization

– John Fowler

APEGNB Discipline Committee DecisionsThe following two most recent decisions of the APEGNB Discipline Committeeare published in compliance and under the authority of Section 18(11) of the1999 Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act.

Case 11 SSummaryA member of the Association has been subject to a hearing before the DisciplineCommittee to answer charges of incompetence and professional misconduct.

The case involved the design of an advertising sign including reinforced concretefoundation, steel structure and connections between the foundation and structuralsteel. Deficiencies in the design were discovered early in the design process andthe sign, as designed by the member, was never constructed.

Under the Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act, section 18(10)(i) noticeis hereby given that Mustapha BBouhamdani, P. Eng., has been found guiltyof incompetence and professional misconduct in the matter and has had certainrestrictions and conditions placed on his practice. This includes the successfulcompletion of specialized training related to his practice, having certain of hispresent work reviewed and having parts of his previous work reviewed. Therestrictions and conditions will remain in effect until the penalties have been fulfilled, including any costs assessed in the penalty.

Case 22 SSummaryA member of the Association has been subject to a hearing before the DisciplineCommittee to answer charges of professional misconduct. The opinion of theDiscipline Committee was that the requirements of the Continued CompetencyAssurance Program must be strictly enforced by APEGNB to meet the obligationsof the Act

The case involved the Continuing Competency Assurance Program and the member'sfailure to submit documentation in support of his continuing education activities.The member had failed to respond to the initial request as well as to several follow-up requests nor did he apply for an exemption within the guidelines.

Under the Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act, section 18(10)(i) notice ishereby given that Donald PParlee, P. Eng., has been found guilty of professionalmisconduct in the matter and has had his name removed from the Register untilsuch time that he complies with the requirements of the Continued CompetencyAssurance Program and has reapplied for membership through the normal channelsand been accepted by the Board of Examiners and Admissions Committee. Untilthat time, Mr. Parlee may not use the P.Eng. designation nor practice engineeringnor hold himself out as capable of performing engineering.

Director of Professional AffairsAPEGNB

Claude DeGarie, P.Eng., ofGTI, and Scott Henderson

of Ravenwood Farms, standon a new cover system

developed by GeomembraneTechnologies Inc. (GTI) forthe agricultural sector. The

system was installed lastsummer at Mr. Henderson'sfarm in Irishtown, NB. In

addition to this installation, GTI also has a newagricultural cover installation at a farm in Quebec.

Correction Notice

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as the general chair of the conference.Others include Vijay Bhargava, fromthe University of British Columbia, andBrian O'Shaughnessy, vice-presidentof video and access technology development for Bell Canada.

Leon-Garcia’s keynote speech, entitledTelecom Industry, University andGovernment Collaboration:Opportunities for an Industry inTransition, will discuss the many pres-sures the telecom industry is currentlyexperiencing. “New access networks, IPinfrastructure consolidation, new IP-based services, competition, and newbusiness models are creating opportu-nities for meaningful and significantcollaboration in the short, medium,and long term,” Leon-Garcia says.

Building on a history of innovation

Atlantic Canada’s history in communi-cations technology includes the storiesof innovators who have made majorcontributions to the field: Bell and histelephone; Marconi and his wireless-radio milestones in Newfoundland and

Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, the siteof North America’s first transat-lantic radio station; GlenGlenn, from Chipman, NewBrunswick, who pioneeredradio and sound technologiesfor the American film and tele-vision industries and founded aworld-leading Hollywoodsound recording company.

Even the Pony Express, once thefastest means of communication, hadits roots in Atlantic Canadian ingenuity. In 1849, to speed the arrivalof news from Liverpool, England, toNew York City, a pony express servicewas established between Halifax andVictoria Beach, N.S., on the Bay ofFundy. From there, a charteredsteamship took the news packages toSaint John, N.B., for transmission bytelegraph to New York.

The Way Ahead: Partnering forInnovation

Today’s communications-technologyinnovators, like their illustrious forebears,are committed to success. CNSR projectpartnerships between the University ofNew Brunswick, Dalhousie University,the Université de Moncton, ACOA'sAtlantic Innovation Fund and suchcompanies as Aliant, Nautel, Seimac, Norteland Leadership International are creatingnew R&D opportunities in the region.

One example of a fruitful R&D partnership is the new collaborationbetween Aliant and UNB. Aliant’sWireless Innovation Fund is investing$450,000 over the next three years tothe Next Generation WirelessTelecommunications Systems forMobility Project at UNB. Headed bycomputer science professor Bernd Kurz,this project will result in technology thatwill enable service providers to delivera wide variety of mobile applications tosubscribers across the globe throughthe most appropriate network.

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esearchers from aroundthe world will gather atthe Citadel Halifax Hotel,

from May 15 to 18, to share thelatest knowledge and expertise incommunications technology.

Communication Networks and ServicesResearch Conference 2005 (CNSR 2005)will provide a forum for practitionersfrom all areas of information and communications technology to cometogether and learn from one another’sresearch. It will be the third international conference of this typeheld in Atlantic Canada in as many years.

“Atlantic Canada has a history of innovation in the communicationsfield,” says conference chair Zhizhang(David) Chen of Dalhousie University.“This year’s conference will showcasemany innovations while providing aplatform for a wide spectrum of technicalpresentations.” Dr. Chen says participants are expected from aroundthe globe, including such countries asChina, France, Germany, Iran, Ireland,Thailand, the United States and, ofcourse, Canada.

The two-and-a-half-day conference willhave two parallel sessions. In additionto regular technical presentations, it willfeature keynote speeches, industrial paneldiscussions, tutorials and workshops.

The first keynote speaker will beAlberto Leon-Garcia, a University ofToronto professor who will also serve

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One example of a

fruitful R&D partnership

is the new research

collaboration between

Aliant and UNB.

Brian O'Shaughnessy,P.Eng., Bell Canada'svice-president of videoand access technology,is responsible for BCE'sBell UniversityLaboratories program.

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Solid Partnerships: Investing inInnovation

The Aliant Wireless Innovation Fundwill invest $2.5 million over five yearsto support Atlantic Canadian innovation.“Aliant encourages innovation acrossthe region, and is thrilled to be partnered with the University of NewBrunswick,” says Aliant Mobility vice-president Chuck Hartlen. “We

continue to embrace partnerships thatcontribute to the growth of intellectualcapital and leadership in the development of communications technology in the region.”

“The communications technologyresearch underway in Atlantic Canadawill support our drive towards innova-tion and leadership that will benefit the

CNSR 2005 Third Annual Conference onCommunication Networks and Services Research

Halifax, N.S., Canada May 15 – 18, 2005

For more information go to www.cnsr.info or e-mail cnsr2005@dal.ca

All workshops and tutorials will be held on Sunday, May 15, 2005.

To register for the conference and the workshops or tutorials, go to:www.cnsr.info/Events/CNSR2005/

Workshops (including hands-on labs) and tutorials include:

Workshop 1. Secure Communications in the Next Generation Internet

Workshop 2. Total RF Transceiver Design: From Ideas/Concepts toRealizations and from Components to Systems

Tutorial 1. Provisioning for Carrier VoIP Networks: Models and Examples

Tutorial 2. IP-Oriented Quality of Service in Next Generation Networks:Application to Wireless Networks

entire country,” says Bell Canada's vice-president, Brian O'Shaughnessy, P.Eng.,who is responsible for Bell UniversityLaboratories.

Bell University Laboratories is an innovative private-public partnershipbetween Bell Canada and universitiesacross the country. It creates opportu-nities for communications-industryprofessionals and universityresearchers to collaborate on researchprojects. O’Shaughnessy says thismodel facilitates innovation and showsthat Bell University Laboratories contributes to the development ofcommunications technologies inCanada and allows for the development of new perspectives and discoveries.

The pounding hooves of the PonyExpress have long been silent, but thedriving, creative spirit that is their legacy still thrives in the hearts andminds of Atlantic Canada’s innovators.Their desire to find faster and betterways of communicating with the worldis stronger than ever.

SHARING THE LATEST KNOWLEDGE:CNRS 2005 conferencechair Dr. Zhizhang (David)Chen (left), program chair Dr. Jacek Ilow, and ChrisLoadman, research engineer at DalhousieUniversity, stand in frontof RF transceiver measurement equipmentused in their communica-tions research. They will be among the manyresearchers who gather atCNSR 2005 to share thelatest developments incommunications technology.

RESEARCH THAT'S MAKING A DIFFERENCE:

Dr. Bernd Kurz and his UNB graduate studentsinvestigate the development of context-awareapplications for wireless mobile end user devices.From L to R: Mohammed Basalamah, Dr. Kurz,Beika Zhan.

n international jury hasnominated the finalistsfor the “Mondialogo

Engineering Award”, the firstworldwide intercultural contestseeking ideas for sustainable technical improvements in develop-ing countries. Two of the partici-pating teams are from DalhousieUniversity in Halifax. A team fromMontreal and Toronto have alsomade it to the finals. (See projectdescriptions on next page.)

Forty project ideas from internationaluniversities, selected from 111 proposals,have now been short-listed for one ofup to 20 awards totalling $475,000 CADin prize money. The winners will beannounced during an internationalceremony at the end of May in Berlin.

Assessment of the projects was basedon the criteria of technical excellence,sustainability, feasibility and intercultural

dialogue within the project group.More than 1,700 young engineers andstudents from 79 countries registeredfor the contest and formed 412 international teams.

The “Mondialogo Engineering Award”,an initiative launched byDaimlerChrysler and UNESCO, aims topromote dialogue among civilizations.The initiative calls on students fromindustrialized and developing countriesto work together on technical proposals

addressing the UN MillenniumDevelopment Goals, particularly theeradication of poverty and the promotion of environmentally sustainable development.

The finalists nominated during the jurymeeting in Stuttgart include teams

from Asia/Pacific, Africa, Arab states,Latin America/Caribbean, NorthAmerica and Europe.

The international jury includes Prof.Peggy Oti-Boateng (Director of theTechnology Consultancy Centre atKwame Nkrumah University, Ghana),Prof. Shirley Malcom, USA, (Head ofEducation and Human Resources forthe American Association for theAdvancement of Science), Prof. Lee-YeeCheong from Malaysia (President of

the World Federation of EngineeringOrganizations, WFEO), Prof. Wei Yu(Director of the Research Center forLearning Sciences, SoutheastUniversity, China) and Prof. GülsünSaglamer (Istanbul TechnicalUniversity, Turkey).

Chairmen of the Jury are DeputyDirector-General of UNESCO Prof.Marcio Barbosa(Brazil) and ChiefEnvironmental Officer ofDaimlerChrysler AG Prof. HerbertKohler (Germany).

The aim of Mondialogo is to encouragedialogue between people who worktogether across continents on a jointproject. This cooperation is intended todevelop understanding, tolerance andfriendship between people with

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dialogueamong civilizations

"The aim of Mondialogo is to

encourage dialogue between

people ...across continents."

different cultural, religious and linguistic backgrounds.

In addition to the “MondialogoEngineering Award”, the partnershipinitiated by UNESCO andDaimlerChrysler also includes the“Mondialogo School Contest”, a worldwide contest aimed at promotingintercultural dialogue between schoolstudents, and an Internet Portal in fourlanguages with a magazine featuringintercultural topics.

For more information, visit www.mondialogo.org

MARITIME FINALIST

Participating Teams:

• Kwame Nkrumah University of Scienceand Technology (Kusami, Ghana)

• Dalhousie University (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

Title of Project:

• Production of Potash and AlliedProducts from Cocoa Pod Husk

Award Sector:

• Development of natural resources

Team Leader/ Contact:

• George N. K. Rockson/grockson@yahoo.com

Team page:

• http://www.mondialogo.org/mo/site/?key=3.3.3&team_id=160

MARITIME FINALIST

Participating Teams:

• An-Najah National University (Nablus-West Bank, Palestine)

• Dalhousie University (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

Title of Project:

• Treatment and recovery of waste wheyin Palestinian dairy industry

Award Sector:

• Food production and processing

Team Leader/ Contact:

• Dr. Hassan Arafat,nabulsi444@yahoo.com

Team page:

• No Team page available at present

ONTARIO FINALIST

Participating Teams:

• McGill University Faculty ofEngineering (Montreal, Canada)

• Universidad National de Ingenieria(Managua, Nicaragua)

Title of Project:

• Current lack of lighting systems in ruralareas of Nicaragua

Award Sector:

• Energy development

Team Leader/ Contact:

• Bahareh Seyedi/ bseyedi@hotmail.com

Team page:

• http://www.mondialogo.org/mo/site/?key=3.3.3&team_id=309

ONTARIO FINALIST

Participating Teams:

• Ryerson University (Toronto, Canada)• American University of Beirut

(Beirut, Lebanon)

Title of Project:

• Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles(UAVs) for Land Mine Detection

Award Sector:

• Emergency and disaster response and reconstruction

Team Leader/ Contact:

• Dr. Zouheir Fawaz/ zfawaz@ryerson.ca

Team page:

• http://www.mondialogo.org/mo/site/?key=3.3.3&team_id=246

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Registrations:

ADAMS, JOHN R.C., P.ENG.

BALIHODZIC, NIHAD, P.ENG.

BERRY, DAVID R., P.ENG.

GIUDICE, GINA, P.ENG., P.GEO.

HULSMAN, JESSICA, P.ENG.

HUSSEY, MICHAEL J., P.ENG.

HYNDMAN, NORAH, P.ENG.

JOHNSTONE, SHERYL, P.ENG.

LAROUCHE, PASCAL, P.ENG.

LEBLANC, JEAN-MARC, P.ENG.

LEBLANC, ROLAND, P.ENG.

MACDONALD, HEATHER, P.GEO.

MACDONALD, MARK, P.ENG.

MACPHERSON, STEVEN, P.ENG.

MALLETT, BRENT, P.ENG.

MCKEEN, TIMOTHY, P.ENG.

NICOLAU, MARIA, P.ENG.

PURDUE, DAVID, P.ENG.

QIAO, MICHAEL, P.ENG.

REEVES, MALCOLM A., P.ENG.

SIVRET, ERIC, P.ENG.

UNDERHILL, IAN, P.ENG.

Transfers-in:

BOUCHARD, FREDERIC, P.ENG.

DAS, ANIMESH, P.ENG.

DOWNEY, TREVOR, P.ENG.

FORAN, JASON, P.ENG.

HACHÉ, DANIEL, P.ENG.

SAVOIE, ALAIN, P.ENG.

WILKINS, MEGAN, P.ENG.

Members-in-Training

CHIASSON, PHILIPPE, MIT

DAVIS, HEATHER, MIT

DOHERTY, ADAM, MIT

GODIN JR., RENE, MIT

GRANT, J. RAYMOND, MIT

GUITARD, KEITH, MIT

HAMILTON, BRADLEY S., MIT

HILDEBRAND, MARTINA, MIT

HUBBARD, CARLEY J., MIT

KEENAN, AARON L., MIT

KRUSE, STEFAN, MIT

LAW, BRADLEY, MIT

LEGERE, JAMES, MIT

LESLIE, TIMOTHY, MIT

LITTLE, BRIAN, MIT

MACDONALD, FRANK A., MIT

MACLAGGAN, TEDFORD, MIT

MAZEROLLE, RODRIGUE, MIT

MCCARTHY, BRIDGET, MIT

MORRISON, JILLIAN L., MIT

QUINN, HEATHER A., MIT

STEWART, WESLEY, MIT

TOWNSEND, JEFFREY, MIT

UNGA, SERGE, MIT

URQUHART, CORY, MIT

WALTON, BRAD, MIT

Licencees:

CHANDLER, CRAIG, P.ENG.

GILLIS, BRIAN, P.ENG.

HARDER, RANDAL, P.ENG.

HENDERSON, ALLAN, P.ENG.

JOYAL, PAUL, P.ENG.

LANGLOIS, BRUNO, P.ENG.

LAPALME, PIERRE, P.ENG.

MARTEL, DENIS, P.ENG.

MOFFATT, MICHAEL, P.ENG.

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WASSON, J. STEVE

WILLIAMS, DAVID

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“Having a prestigious consulting firmas our first customer only serves toreinforce the quality of our product.”

In addition to their first corporate saleof FocalTRACK, AEC Innovations hasalso just licensed their web-based projectmanagement and collaboration softwareto another of Atlantic Canada’s largestengineering firms – ADI Group Inc.

FocalTRACK will be used by ADI to helpmanage the design and construction ofa recently awarded 70-bed NewBrunswick hospital.

“FocalTRACK provides a significantadvantage to clients by allowing themto better control project information,”explains Morehouse. “It preventspotential delays or costly errors thatcan happen in such a fast-paced andmulti-team environment. FocalTRACK'srole is to get the right information, tothe right people, at the right time,”

Bruce Lundrigan, P.Eng., project controls lead for ADI states, “Thevery nature of projects today, fast-tracked with multiple contractorsand geographically dispersed project participants, calls for an

easily accessible, collaborative environment for the management anddistribution of core project informa-tion. We look forward to FocalTRACKfilling that need.”

The New Brunswick Department ofSupply and Services, owner of the hospital project, is also pleased to havethe FocalTRACK software in place tofacilitate rapid sharing of critical documentation among the design andconstruction teams.

“Efficiencies gained by better projectcontrol systems such as FocalTRACKimproves communication anddecreases risk. This results in a leaner,better-managed project that translatesto fewer variances in schedule, costand quality,” says Morehouse.

“AEC Innovations has other announce-ments in the works,” said Morehouse,“We’re just finalizing details. Webelieve we’re off to a great start”.

AEC Innovations is a provider of innovative project management andcollaboration software with a focus onstreamlining the information flow andcommunication in the AEC industry. Itis a privately held corporation foundedin September 2000.

For more information on FocalTRACK,visit www.aecinnovations.com or contact Randy Morehouse by e-mail(rtm@aecinnovations.com) or phone

at (506) 454-2266.

providesa significant advantage to clients

FocalTRACK's role is to get the right

information, to the right people, at the

right time

Innovations, aF r e d e r i c t o n -based software

solutions company, has just madeits first corporate sale of its web-based project management andcollaboration software known asFocalTRACK.

Neill and Gunter, an internationalengineering design and consulting firm headquartered in Fredericton, hasadopted FocalTRACK as a strategicmove in a highly competitive industryafter testing the product last summer.

FocalTRACK was developed by AECInnovations to address the communi-cation and coordination challengesthat exist in the architectural, engineering and construction (AEC)industries today. The software providesowners, project managers, and otherproject participants with the ability todramatically increase the efficiency inwhich project information is distributedand managed among all project teammembers, regardless of location.

“We wanted to enhance and complement our project managementcapabilities,” says John Stevens, P.Eng.,Neill and Gunter’s manager of businessdevelopment. “FocalTRACK is a keypart of our strategic direction.”

Neill and Gunter has twice been votedas one of Deloitte’s “50 Best ManagedPrivate Companies”, a national awardsprogram that recognizes companiesthat have implemented world-classbest business practices.

“This is a key milestone for our company,” says Randy Morehouse, co-founder and vice-president of operations for AEC Innovations.

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