Events Calendar
Technical meetings typically commence at 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 posted on this web page.
| 2019 | Venue | Event / Technical Meeting | Presenter | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 23 | Pier 7 Restaurant, North Vancouver |
Annual Dinner | Guest speaker: RAdm. Richard W. Greenwood C.Eng | Completed |
| February 20 | Accent Inns, Burnaby | The History of Jaguar Cars and the Development of the V8 Engine for the 21st Century | CEP Committee | Confirmed |
| March 20 | Accent Inns, Burnaby | China's Engineers: from Li Bin (3rd Century B.C.) to today | Diana Lary | Confirmed |
| April 17 | Accent Inns, Burnaby | The History of Jaguar Cars and the Development of the V8 Engine for the 21st Century | Malcolm Clough | Confirmed |
| May 11 | Fred Kaiser Building, UBC, Vancouver | Present Around the World Competition (PATW) for students & young professionals | IET/CEP/ Dr. Suresh Vishwakarma |
Confirmed |
| May 15 | Accent Inns, Burnaby | Capstone Design Course | Dr. Paul Lusina | Confirmed |
| May 25 | Fred Kaiser Building, UBC, Vancouver | Speak Out for Engineering Competition | IMechE/CEP/ Dr. Suresh Vishwakarma |
Confirmed |
| June 19 | Accent Inns, Burnaby | Business Responsibility: Risk and Opportunity | Christie Stephenson | Confirmed |
| July 29 | TBC | ICE: 12th Brunel International Lecture: July 29th 2019 | Linda Miller | Confirmed |
| September 18 | Accent Inns, Burnaby | TBA | David McQuiggan | Confirmed |
| September 21 | Langara College, Vancouver | Seminar- Artificial Intelligence | IMechE/IET/CEP/ Dr. Suresh Vishwakarma |
Confirmed |
| October 23 | Accent Inns, Burnaby | TBA | Paul Wilson | Confirmed |
| November 20 | Accent Inns, Burnaby | TBA | TBA | Open |
| 2018 | Venue | Event / Technical Meeting | Presenter | Status |
| January 24 | The Terminal Club, Vancouver | AGM & Dinner | Mr. Bob Stuart, BC Hydro |
Completed |
| March 14 | Accent Inns, Burnaby | Fusion Energy | Mr. Michael Delage, General Fusion |
Completed |
| April 11 | Accent Inns, Burnaby | Growing a Consulting Firm: Converting a Vision to Reality | Dr. Zak El-Ramly, ZE Power Group |
Completed |
| May 16 | Accent Inns, Burnaby | Arthritis, Where Engineering Principles Play a Role | Dr. Barry Koehler, UBC Chemical Engineering |
Completed |
| June 27 | Accent Inns, Burnaby | Influence Without Authority | Prof. Vijay Kumar Verma Research Emeritus |
Completed |
| July TBC | Felicos Restaurant, Richmond | Committee Appreciation Dinner | Completed | |
| September 19 | Accent Inns, Burnaby | Modern Measuring and Sensing Devices: Spatial Technologies | Mr. Keith Belsham, Spatial Technologies |
Completed |
| October 17 | Accent Inns, Burnaby | Battery-Powered Electric Vehicle | Mr. Bruce Stout, Vancouver Electrical Vehicle Association |
Completed |
| November 14 | Accent Inns, Burnaby |
Transit oriented development and North Vancouver transportation |
Ms. Mowinnn Ma, North Vancouver-Lonsdale MLA |
Confirmed |
| 2017 | ||||
| January 25 | The Terminal Club, Vancouver | AGM & Dinner | ||
| February 22 | Accent Inns, Burnaby | No technical meeting | Mr. Paul Fast C.Eng P.Eng FIStructE | Completed |
| April 12 | Accent Inns, Burnaby | Non-Traditional Solutions to Tap Connect Transmission Generators |
Dr. Mukesh Nagpal | Completed |
| May 17 | Accent Inns, Burnaby | Evening Discussion: A Debate on How We Fund Infrastructures | Hosted by Matthew Walton-Knigh and Marina Li | Completed |
| July 29 | Canada Place | Dinner Cruise with APEGBC Sea-to-Sky Branch | Host: APEGBC Sea To Sky Branch | Confirmed |
| September 19 | Christ Church Cathedral | Structural Renovations - Christ Church Cathedral | Ian Birtwell, Meredith Anderson and James Emery | Confirmed |
| October 18 | Accent Inns, Burnaby | Distributed Fiber Sensing Systems | Dr. Sudhakar Cherukupalli | Confirmed |
| November 15 | Accent Inns, Burnaby | Surrey Emergency Program | Mark Graffioen | Confirmed |
| 2016 | ||||
| January 27 | Royal Vancouver Yacht Club | AGM & Dinner - A Geologist's Quest to Understand Our Blue Planet | Dr. John Clague | Completed |
| March 16 | Accent Inns, Burnaby | Robotic Submarines | Shane Jensen and Taylor Moore | Completed |
| April 27 | Accent Inns, Burnaby | Autonomous Surface Vehicle |
Jaclyn Tarnai, Graham Williamson, David Wong, and Yiran Zhou |
Completed |
| May 18 | Accent Inns, Burnaby | Imaging, Mechanics and Osteoarthritis |
Prof David Wilson, |
Completed |
| June 29 | The Terminal Club, Vancouver | IMechE President's Dinner |
Mr. Jonathan Hilton |
Completed |
| July 16 | 760 Pacific Blvd. S, Vancouver | Dinner Cruise False Bay | Host: APEGBC Sea To Sky Branch | Confirmed |
| September 21 | Accent Inns, Burnaby |
ZincNYX fuel cell storage systems: background, use and impact on global electrical generation |
John McLeod, ZincNYX |
Confirmed |
| October 12 | Accent Inns, Burnaby |
Dr Peter Cripton, UBC Mechanical Engineering |
Confirmed | |
| November 23 | Accent Inns, Burnaby |
Edward Green, Charter Project Delivery |
Confirmed | |
| 2015 | ||||
| January 28 | Royal Vancouver Yacht Club | AGM & Dinner - Port Metro Vancouver | Robin Silvester, CEng, President & CEO Port Metro Vancouver | Completed |
| March 25 | Accent Inns, Burnaby | Human-Robotics-Interaction | Prof Mike Van Der Loos, UBC | Completed |
| April 15 | Accent Inns, Burnaby | Evergreen Line Project Overview | Meiric Preece, DBC Technical Director Evergreen Line | Completed |
| May 20 | Accent Inns, Burnaby | Innovative Natural Gas Delivery System in the Australian Outback |
Dr Michael Wrinch, Principal, Hedgehog Technologies Inc. | Completed |
| July 18 | West Vancouver | Annual Summer BBQ | APEGBC Sea-To-Sky | Completed |
| September 16 | Accent Inns, Burnaby | Wind Turbines - Design & Build Wind Turbines - Design & Build | Antonio Marchet, Endurance Wind Power | Completed |
| October 21 | Accent Inns, Burnaby | Perspectives on Climate Change and World Energy | Stan Ridley, West 2012 Energy Management | Completed |
| November 18 | UBC Robson Square | Innovative Buildings and Structures in the Middle East | Eric De Fleuriot de la Coliniere, Associated Engineering (BC) |
Completed |
| 2014 | ||||
| January 29 | Royal Vancouver Yacht Club | AGM & Dinner - Meet the APEGBC Leadership Team | Ann English, P.Eng. and others | Completed |
| March 25 | Vancity Kingsway | Holistic Engineering | Alan Kay | Completed |
| June 11 | Accent Inns, Burnaby | Christchurch Earthquake: Two Years Later | Prof. Ken Elwood | Completed |
| July 26 | West Vancouver | BBQ and Committee Meeting | Host: APEGBC Sea to Sky Branch | Completed |
| September 17 | Accent Inns, Burnaby | Design of Theatre Motion Seating System | David Lo | Completed |
| November 18 | Accent Inns, Burnaby | Renewable Energy | Dr. Mehrzad Tabatabaian | Completed |
| 2013 | ||||
| January 30 | Royal Vanc Yacht Club | AGM & Dinner - Climate Change and Global Warming | Prof. Andrew Weaver | Completed |
| March 20 | Holiday Inn Metrotown | The Emerging Role of the Engineering Consultant - How to Find and Deliver Value | John Holland, C.Eng P.Eng | Completed |
| April 17 | Holiday Inn Metrotown | New Pitt River Cable-Stayed Bridge Design & Construction | Craig Schaper, C.Eng P.Eng. | Completed |
| May 15 | Holiday Inn Metrotown | BCSA 10 Year Strategy - as it relates to Risk Management | Catherine Roome, P.Eng | Completed |
| June 21, 24 | Vancity Kingsway | Successful interviewing | Wilma Marais, CHRP | Completed |
| July 27 | West Vancouver | BBQ with APEGBC Sea-to-Sky | Bill Vaughn | Completed |
| September 18 | Vancity Kingsway | Living Buildings Challenge | Gregory Snaith, P.Eng | Completed |
| October 23 | Holiday Inn Metrotown | Kinder Morgan Pipelines | Greg Toth, P.Eng | Completed |
| November 20 | Vancity Kingsway | Port Metro Vancouver Projects | Matthew Walton-Knight, C.Eng | Completed |