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Chartered Engineers Pacific CEP)
Item Description Action
1 Welcome:
The Chairman (MWK) opened the meeting at 5.15 pm and stated the
Group’s adopted mission: ‘Deliver inspirational engineering events and
networking opportunities to members and guests of the CEP’
Chair confirmed that the positions of (i) representative of IMechE and
(ii) Honorary Secretary are vacant. Committee was encouraged to find
candidates for the positions. GDR is holding the position of Interim Secretary.
VNJ resigned from serving on the Committee, due to her upcoming
relocation outside of the region. Chair thanked VNJ for her valuable and
loyal service (Newsletter team, research report on expressive items) to the
committee during 2017 and part of 2018, confirming her high standing with
the Group.
2 Attendance:
David Harvey (DH), Alan Kay (AK), Chris Richardson (CR), Arul Raja (AR),
George De Ridder (GDR), Alan Wood (AW), Matthew Walton-Knight (MWK),
Douglas Yee (DY), Vanessa Nodar-Juste (VNJ), Suresh Vishwakarma (SV),
David Woo (DW), Zeeshan Khan (ZK)
Apologies of absence from meeting were received from: Non.
Meeting was duly constituted as the minimum number of six members were
in attendance.
3 Setting of Agenda:
The Agenda was adopted with additions per 10a) and 10b)
4 Approval of Previous Minutes:
The Minutes of the last Committee Meeting on November 15, 2017 were
approved as tabled, without corrections or objections.
Proposed by AR; seconded by DH; CARRIED.
CHARTERED
ENGINEERS
Pacific
Minutes of CEP Committee Meeting APRIL 11, 2018 Venue: Accent Inns Burnaby
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Item Description Action
5 Matters Arising from Previous Minutes:
a) Expressive Promotional Items, previous 5 a): After discussion about the
purpose and options, the following decisions were approved and
CARRIED unanimously on proposal by DH and seconded by ZK:
i. Acquire umbrellas imprinted with the CEP identity (current
logo) for a total expenditure up to $500. Prototype to be pre-
approved by Committee.
ii. Present umbrellas in lieu of money to speakers and students
participating in CEP sponsored events.
iii. Implementation coordinated by ?
b) ICE-200-year celebrations planning for 2018: speakers program as
described in previous Minutes 5b) was being deployed;
DY (MICE) presented an illustrated address about the infamous rock
slide in 1903 that destroyed the mining town of Frank in southern
Alberta Canada. The next presentation will be on May 19 by DH
(FICE)
c) School-engagement project initiative by IET to promote engineering
and technology among school students: stand over to May meeting.
Previous Minutes 5c)
d) PATW competition UBC May 12, 2018: SV assumed role of event
coordinator; two students from UBC have entered, more are
expected; funding request to IET has been approved and there is no
cost to CEP; volunteer judges representing CEP are CR, MWK, AK,
potentially DW. Event is advertised on CEP website under CURRENT
EVENTS.
ALL
MWK
SV
SV, CR,
MWK,
AK, DW
6 Technical Program: Updated schedule 2018 per ENCLOSURE A
a) Summer social in July: Will consider a Appreciation Dinner for
Committee; subsidy to be discussed; invitees, venue (Felicos
Restaurant Richmond www.felicos.com).
2019 Program is open. AGM speaker required. Felicos restaurant will
be considered as a venue, after the July social meeting as a test-run.
The 2019 event dates must be finalised before September, and venue
bookings immediately arranged with The Accent Inns for the larger
Fraser Room for all events.
b) April 11, 2018 Technical Meeting: (post meeting notes): Speaker Dr.
Zak Al-Ramly spoke about his leadership philosophies and
management style developed during the growth of his software
engineering company of 70 staff in Richmond BC: ZE POWER
ENGINEERING, attended by 25 persons. The non-technical topic lead
to stimulating participation from the audience, well enjoyed by all.
The speaker distributed free copies of his RECENT book ZAKISM:
DW,
GDR
ALL
GDR
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Item Description Action
REFLECTIONS ON BUSINESS (2017). Slides of the presentation will be
available on CEP website. No attendees name list was available.
c) March 14, 2018: Post Meeting notes: Decision proposed by MWK
seconded by GDR CARRIED : Speaker Mike Donaldson’s request will
be respected, to forward the $150 Speakers Honorarium on his behalf
to The Society of Canadian Women in Science and Technology.
d) Honoraria to speakers: Decision unanimous adopted and carried on
proposal by GDR and seconded by DH: After April 11, 2018 no
monetary honoraria will be offered to speakers (refer item 5 a) ii)
above; Reasonable expenses accrued by speakers will be payable
on approval by the Chair, Treasurer and Secretary.
e) Expense claiming: Reasonable expenses accrued by members of the
Committee in serving of CEP objectives are claimable and payable
on approval by the Committee, per claim form as included in the
previous Minutes Enclosure B. CARRIED on proposal by MWK
seconded by DY.
DY
ALL
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7 Finances
a) Overview
i. Current account balance = $ 19,855.64
ii. Cashable lockout account reserve = $ 5,000
(in addition to i)
iii. Membership (in addition to i) = $ 123.81
b) Approved and CARRIED expense claims, proposed by DH and seconded
by AW:
1. Pre-approved by email: non
2. Provisional $1000 for April 11, 2018 meetings; Post meeting note:
actual invoice paid to GDR was $943.49
3. Provisional for travel expense claims by Alan Kay: $120
4. New submissions: $131.03 for new cheque book from Vancity
5. $14.62 for postal purchases to DY.
c) No funding received yet from London for the 2018-Q1 Request. MWK
compiled the Q1-2018 Report. MWK has contacted IMechE and
arrangements for transfers though Wells Fargo Bank London to Vancity
are underway.
d) Handover of cheque signing rights to DY & MWK at Vancity was
completed in April 2018.
e) After discussion it was unanimously agreed and CARRIED to regard
statutory taxes (gst & pst) as part of non-refundable expenses in the
Ledger and Statements. CEP is not registered for tax exemptions or tax
dues.
DY
DY
ALL
8 Newsletter:
Editor is GDR with assistance from ZK and AW. Volume -1 2018 is due in June.
ZK/AW/
GDR
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Item Description Action
9 Website:
No discussion; carried over to next meeting.
GDR
10 New Business:
a) ICE-200, 12th Brunel International Lecture on July 29th, 2019; CEP will be
asked to book a venue, and then coordinate and advertise the event, but
all costs will fall to the ICE. Our event lead should be the new ICE Western
Canada Representative, taking over from MWK. Suggested venues: SFU
Vancouver Campus, either the Segal Graduate School of Business
(http://www.sfu.ca/vancouver/welcome/about-us/contact/segal-
graduate-school-of-business.html or, the Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue
http://www.sfu.ca/vancouver/welcome/about-us/contact/morris-j-wosk-
centre-for-dialogue.html . Once the new Rep is confirmed, they should
start assembling a schedule and budget for the Lecture in conjunction
with ICE London. See Enclosure B: ICE-200 Brunel Lecture.
b) IEEE-Exec Meeting April 4, 2018 at SFU: attended by SV as representative
of CEP. The PATW competition was also on the agenda.
c) CCA - LN Conference call on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 was attended by SV
as representative of CEP. A copy of SV’s report, which was pre-edited by
GDR, MWK and DY is copied in Enclosure C. Eight LNs operating in US,
Canada, and Caribbean participated in the call-in in addition to CCA
members and a representative from IET Communities.
MWK
11 Next Meetings:
Next Committee Meeting is on Wednesday May 16, 2018, 5:00 pm at the
Accent Inns, Burnaby, followed by a presentation from Dr. Barry Koehler at 7
pm about Arthritis, Where Engineering Principles Play A Role
ALL
12 Adjournment: MWK closed the meeting at 6:45 pm.
Minutes by GDR, April 11, 2018
ENCLOSURE A- Events Schedule 2018
ENCLOSURE B – ICE-200, 12th Brunel International Lecture
ENCLOSURE C –CCA - LN Conference call by SV on Tuesday, April 3, 2018
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Enclosure A – EVENTS SCHEDULE 2018
Technical meetings commence 7:00 pm, following Committee Meeting at 5:00 pm. Additions and
amendments to the above schedule along with details on individual functions will be distributed via
email and posted on our websites:www.wcgce.org.ca or www.charteredengineerspacific.ca
Date Venue Tech Meeting at 7 pm
Subject - Topic
Presenter Status
January 24,
Wednesday
Terminal City
Club
Vancouver
AGM &
Annual Dinner
Guest speaker: Mr. Bob
Stewart P.Eng, past
president of EGBC.
Executed
March 14, Wednesday
Accents Inn
Burnaby
General Fusion
Mike Donaldson
Executed
April 11,
Wednesday
Accents Inn
Burnaby
Growing a Consulting
Firm; Converting a
Vision to Reality
Dr Zak El-Ramly
Executed
May 16,
Wednesday
Accents Inn
Burnaby
Arthritis, Where
Engineering Principles
Play A Role
Dr Barry Koehler
Confirmed
June 27,
Wednesday
Accents Inn
Burnaby
TBC Prof. Vijay Kumar
Verma
Confirmed
July TBC Felicos
Restaurant,
Richmond
(TBC)
Committee
Appreciation Dinner
TBC Confirmed
September 19,
Wednesday
Accents Inn
Burnaby
Modern Measuring
and Sensing devices;
Spatial Technologies
Keith Belsham Confirmed
October 17,
Wednesday
Accents Inn
Burnaby
Battery Powered
Electric Vehicle
Bruce Stout Confirmed
November 14,
Wednesday
Accents Inn
Burnaby
TBC Bowinn Ma, P.Eng, MLA, BC Provincial Government
Confirmed
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June 2018 – December 2019
Enquiries: deborah.oyelaja@ice.org.uk
Transportation Infrastructure and Interdisciplinary/Systems Interfaces on Complex Mega-Projects. With content on “The Future of Civil
Engineering”
Linda Miller is a Bechtel leader currently serving as Construction Director on the new Sydney Metro Tunnels & Stations Excavation team. Sydney Metro is Australia's biggest public transport project, which, when complete, will deliver 31 Metro Stations and more than 66 km of new tunnels, including tunnels crossing under the iconic Sydney Harbour. Prior to this, Linda was the Project Manager of London's Crossrail Farringdon Station and previously the Project Manager for Crossrail's Connaught Tunnel Project, which inspirationally included bringing a 135 year old disused tunnel back to life.
SYNOPSIS
“DREAMING BIG”
It is no secret or surprise that a transport boom is overtaking the world. On every continent and in every government, transportation infrastructure is seeing a call to action as hasn’t been heard in decades. The reasons driving these are many, and the time for all institutions, private industries and members of the public to put a shoulder behind this boom is now. Why is this so? Why now? The answer is because the next generation is “dreaming big” and they are crying out for – Economic Prospects – The two key factors in bridging the gap between poverty and prosperity are education/skills, and mobility. Mobility is, of course, the goal of great transportation projects. Transport puts the wind in the sails of young adults starting off in the world; economically disadvantaged individuals making it to steady employment; small business enterprises connecting their products with customers; and growers, creators and workers with the education/skills to deploy moving forward. Mobility is the wind. Social Justice – Future societies increasingly value all people, including those who need multiple diverse pathways for their transport. Now, in every single extended family, we each have at least one loved one, who – because of health, physical incapacity – a wheelchair, loss of sight, a potential for seizures, learning or mental differences, and, increasingly due to fragile old age – are not able to drive. Diverse transport options are, for them, the difference between imprisonment at home or freedom. Environmental Imperatives – Climate change and the counting of our Carbon Footprint are no longer far away, abstract concepts, or a burden in the hands of our scientists! They are overtaking us today and the next generation is already changing the way we create every political decision we make, every bite of food we eat, every way we move. Dramatic, quantifiable environmental benefits are springing from intelligent transport projects, and new innovations – both from engineers and from all creative thinkers in all walks of life – are generating a leap-frogging of the benefits each year. New government priorities, funding models and stakeholder engagement methods are being crafted. What else is needed? What do leaders and engineers in great, powerful, intelligent transport projects need to do, and how can they thrive amidst the changing nature of engineering and the emerging needs and capacities of the next generation? During her 12th Brunel International Lecture Series, Linda Miller OBE will address all of these concepts, using six “inescapables” to embrace and act upon. These will give practical examples, using concrete examples from recent projects on three continents.
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CCA LN CC Agenda 3 April 2018
The proposed format is for each LN to get 5 minutes to present a maximum 3 items that have worked well in their LNs and lessons learned and how these may apply to other LNs. After all LNs have presented, the remaining time can be used for discussions. To make it easier to follow and give an opportunity to LNs who cannot attend, if each LN could provide a bullet list - single page (max) with following info to all on this distribution list before the call, it would be greatly appreciated
• Name of your LN and representative on this call.
Name of LN: Chartered Engineers Pacific (aka Western Canada Group of Chartered Engineers) serves members of ICE, IMechE, IET, IStructE, CIBSE located in British Columbia, Yukon, Washington State and Alaska.) Name of Representative: Dr. Suresh Vishwakarma, MIET
• How useful were the updates from the last call - and any points for clarification? It was a good opportunity to share our activities, plans. and challenges with other LNs in Americas.
• What have you done recently (activities/events)? Stack rank up to 3 topics) Past Events from Oct 2017 onward
I. Oct 18, 2017 - Presentation on Distributed Fiber Sensing Systems by Dr. Sudhakar Cherukupalli, Principal Engineer, BC Hydro
II. Nov 15, 2017 - Presentation on Surrey Emergency Program by Mark Graffioen, City of Surrey III. Jan 24, 2018 - AGM followed by presentation on by Bob Stuart, past President of EGBC;
Instated new Committee (14 members) and executive committee IV. Mar 14, 2018 – Technical Presentation on Fusion Energy Mr. Mike Donaldson, VP, Fusion
Energy Engineering Forthcoming events
i. Apr 11, 2018 -– Professional Practice Presentation on Growing a Consulting Firm: Converting a Vision to Reality by Dr. Zak El-Ramly, President & CEO, ZE Power Group
ii. May 12, 2018 - PATW at UBC iii. May 16, 2018 - Technical Presentation on Rheumatoid Arthritis: Where Engineering Principles
Play a Role by Dr. Barry Koehler, UBC Chemical Engineering iv. Jul 2018 - Summer Social Event jointly with EGBC
o Were they successful (how)? Yes, pretty much. Members were presented with first class speakers and relevant topics. Member-events were attended by 20-40 members and guests from different disciplines, providing network opportunities among multi-disciplines.
o If not, why (in your opinion)? We could have attracted more IET members if CEP had their updated contact details. CEP doesn't receive notice updates from institutions about member data. Apparently, a direct result of this ‘privacy protection’ is a diminished awareness of and interest in our activities – approximately 5% of member counts show regular interest in events.
o What are the lessons learnt that other LNs could benefit from? Try to use all source and means to search for IET members (internet, Linkedin, and others) in your region and encourage them to associate with LN’s activities. CEP website is an effective contact-tool for new arrivals seeking to make contact; our well-designed website with inviting appearance is invaluable. Also, let us establish more multi-institution groups across the Americas as we have in BC with CEP / WCGCE and in AB with CPGCE. All UK institutions appear to be struggling with low or reducing member numbers in the Americas. Separately, we may fail - we may become too small to do anything, but if we (IET, ICE, IMechE and IStructE) come together in the Americas regions, states and provinces are numbers are such that we can do so much more. Recommend sharing of program information and event postings among LNs; need to set-up a communication conduit for regular exchanges; CEP is open to sharing all information with others.
• What additional support do you need from the CC-A? Updated list of members, adequate funding, encouragement, and support to draw the key engineering institution together in the Americas.
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