2023-08-31 News Notice

Registration is Now Open for the 2023-2024 Women in Engineering and Geoscience Mentorship Program
The program runs from October 2023 to March 2024 and is open to women and non-binary professionals, interns, and students. The program is aimed at supporting engineering or geoscience students and interns by matching them with professional members who are working in a similar field. To register, please visit the Women's Mentorship Program webpage.

Provincial Financial Support for Internationally Educated Professionals
The Government of Manitoba launched the Manitoba Careers for Internationally Educated Professionals Program to support internationally educated professionals towards their goal of working in their professional field in Manitoba. The program provides non-repayable financial assistance to help internationally educated professionals with assessment and training costs while pursuing registration. To be eligible, applicants must have started the application process with Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba. For more information, please see our news story.

The Engineer-in-Residence Program
The Engineer-in-Residence program (EIR) is an engineering outreach program which pairs professional engineers and interns with local classrooms for regular visits throughout the school year. There are four schools on the Manitoba waitlist who are still looking for an Engineer-in-Residence volunteer to join them for the upcoming school year:

Ecole Seven Oaks Middle School (800 Salter Street, Winnipeg) **French speaking required**
James Nisbet Community School (70 Doubleday Drive, Winnipeg)
West St. Paul School (3740 Main Street, West St. Paul)
Dr. F.W.L. Hamilton School (3225 Henderson Hwy, East St. Paul)

For more information and to apply as a volunteer, please see EIR Website.

EngGeoMB September Council Meeting - September 14, 2023
Council invites professional members, interns, students, and any resident of the province of Manitoba to come and observe the September Council meeting. To register, please email the Secretary of your intention to attend the meeting. The deadline to register is September 13, 2023, at 12:30 p.m. For more information, please see the event listing.

EngGeoMB Social Hour - September 28, 2023
The Sports and Social Committee is pleased to announce the new EngGeoMB Social Hour, a quarterly in-person event for registrants of the Association to meet one another in a casual setting. This first event in September will feature drinks and snacks at the Association office in Winnipeg, and is open to all registrants of Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba. Tickets are complimentary but spaces are limited, so register via our event listing if you would like to attend!

Engineering Practices and Design in Steel Industry - September 12, 2023
The India Members Chapter invites you to attend their in-person technical event, where Sadegh Mirzaeian Taftion, P.Eng., will be presenting. This event is an opportunity to learn more about main codes, standards, and guidelines that govern the engineering practice and design in the steel industry. This event is being offered in-person at the Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba Office at 870 Pembina Highway, where food will be provided, and special door prizes will be announced at the end of the event. For more information and to register, please see the event listing.