EIC President's Report

1 June 2003 – 31 May 2004

Guy Gosselin

As my two-year term nears an end, I must say it has been a pleasure and a gratifying experience to work alongside the dedicated and distinguished individuals serving on Council. I may not have accomplished all of my personal goals, but I will pass on the helm with the satisfaction of knowing that excellent progress has been made in many important areas, thanks to the help and support of Council members, committee chairs and the EIC Office. Let me report on some of that progress and recognize those responsible:

Inter-Society Collaboration on the Rise

My sense is that EIC member societies are increasingly more open to collaborative action on matters of common interest (i.e. championing lifelong learning, recognizing excellence through new awards, promoting RedR, engaging in PAGSE consultations, and collaborating in important areas such as infrastructure renewal and emergency preparedness, to name a few). I am delighted and encouraged by this positive development: it speaks well for the increasing relevance of the EIC federation and its continued ability to fruitfully advance the interests of member societies, and by extension those of the engineering profession.

No example of this shines as brilliantly as the excellent cooperation so far being exhibited in the organisation of the EIC Climate Change Conference. Slated for 2006, it will be the first EIC conference to have been held in seventeen years! Climate change will increasingly impact all of our society, on both a human and economic scale. It is heartening to see the entire Canadian engineering community so willing to mobilize its collective intelligence and know-how to address the key technical challenges that climate change will undoubtedly create through more erratic and extreme weather patterns.

Within a year of the conference idea being debated at a special workshop in Kingston (September 2003), a central theme was adopted (i.e. the engineering challenges and solutions presented by climate change in the 21st century), a planning committee was struck and drafted a comprehensive Memorandum of Agreement on the proposed conference, six member societies agreed to partner with EIC on a 50-50 cost/benefit sharing basis, a well-qualified Conference Chair was appointed (John Grefford), dates and location were settled (10-12 May 2006 in Ottawa), and an army of volunteers have been assembled and are already active on the conference's many subcommittees. Such tremendous progress on a very challenging project has simply been unheard of within EIC circles in recent years, and a great deal of appreciation for this success goes to Council members, Executive Director John Plant and, lastly, conference Chair John Grefford who has literally taken the "bull by the horns" and is doing a tremendous job harnessing the volunteers' enthusiasm into significant forward progress. Notwithstanding these fantastic efforts to date, a lot remains to be done and continued inter-society cooperation, particularly with regards to conference publicity and participation, will be extremely crucial to the conference's eventual success.

Another example of effective inter-society collaboration is the unseen work that goes into the very successful honours and awards banquet held annually in Ottawa. The participation rate, in terms of both the number of high quality submissions and banquet attendance, has climbed significantly in the past two years. This excellent performance can be credited to the societies' leaderships who actively promote the program, the dedication of nominators who research and prepare detailed nomination cases for these senior awards, the EIC Honours and Fellowships Committee (ably chaired by Ray Benson) which carefully reviews all nominations, and to John Plant and Huguette Findlay (EIC's Head Office), who spend an incredible amount of time and energy planning all the details so the event can be an enjoyable and memorable experience.

Teamwork is also the operating mantra for the EIC History and Archives committee, which have just published on EIC's web site an additional six Working Papers on significant historical aspects of engineering development in Canada. These documents are of educational value to engineers of all stripes and a very interesting read. I invite all to circulate or reference these broadly within your communities of stakeholders.

National Engineering Organizations

The level of collaboration amongst Canada's national engineering organizations (the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers, the Association of Consulting Engineers of Canada, the Canadian Academy of Engineering, and the Engineering Institute of Canada) also appears to have reached new heights. The executive managers of these organizations now meet on a regular basis to discuss common engineering issues and opportunities. Over the past two years, two significant new initiatives have been jointly sponsored: the establishment of Engineers for a Safer Canada, which provides a unified voice for all engineers on the important issue of infrastructure renewal (Michel Langelier, CSCE Exec Director, represents EIC on this initiative); and the founding and operation of RedR Canada, a charitable organization that provides qualified professionals to front-line humanitarian agencies dealing with world wide disaster relief and prevention. I am currently representing the EIC on the RedR Cda Board, serving a 3-year term as Vice-Chair. I believe the engineering profession is much better served through such joint actions by the four national organizations.

EIC's Engineering Excellence Initiative

EIC continues to work to champion the need for lifelong learning and for engineering practitioners to commit to continuing competency development as a hallmark of professional excellence and ethics. This is indeed a long-term process, but things are progressing in the right direction with mandatory reporting of professional development activities increasingly becoming the norm across the country. Following this year's Speech from the Throne, the EIC sent a letter to the Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Paul Martin, commanding his government on the inclusion of lifelong learning as an important vehicle for building a 21^st Century economy, and highlighting the need to also support continuing education and professional development as a key element of that policy.

The EIC (Council member Michel Langelier, John Plant and myself) have also pursued discussions with senior and lower management at Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) on the possibility of funding a mentorship program for small and medium enterprises and the creation of a new HRSDC Sector Council that could appropriately define and fund labour studies of interest to the engineering community.

Miscellaneous

Finally, I have also been representing the EIC on the Partnership Group on Science and Engineering (PAGSE), a cooperative association of over 20 national organizations that promotes to federal parliamentarians issues concerning the nature and importance of research in science and engineering and its applications to society. The Group meets monthly and organizes a series of breakfast lectures and an annual symposium on Parliament Hill to showcase outstanding Canadian research accomplishments. The Group also submits an annual brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, highlighting priority areas of importance to the science and engineering community. Participation by EIC provides an opportunity for member societies to influence federal policies affecting engineering research priorities and funding.

In closing, I wish to again recognize the tireless and excellent work of Executive Director John Plant and Office Administrator Huguette Findlay who efficiently handle all day-to-day operations and provide outstanding advice and cheerful support to EIC Council and its committees. Thank you both for a job extremely well done.

OBJET : Rapport du président de l’ICI

(1^er juin 2003 - 31 mai 2004)

Au terme de mon mandat de deux ans, je dois dire que ce fut un grand plaisir de travailler en compagnie de gens aussi dévoués que mes collègues du c.a. Je n’ai peut-être pas atteint tous mes objectifs, mais je cède la place à mon successeur en sachant que de grands progrès ont été réalisés dans nombre de secteurs importants, grâce à l’appui des membres du conseil, des présidents des comités et des permanents de l’Institut canadien des ingénieurs (ICI). Voici un aperçu des réalisations et des gens qui en sont principalement responsables.

Accroissement de la collaboration entre les sociétés membres

Je constate que les sociétés membres de l’ICI sont de plus en plus ouvertes à la collaboration sur des questions d’intérêt commun (i.e. faire avancer la formation permanente, rendre hommage à l’excellence par de nouveaux prix, faire la promotion de « RedR », participer aux consultations « PAGSE », et collaborer dans des secteurs importants comme la réfection des infrastructures et le degré de préparation face aux cas d’urgence.) Je suis ravi de cette évolution positive, qui témoigne de la pertinence de cette fédération qu’est l’ICI et de sa capacité à faire valoir les intérêts des sociétés membres et de la profession.

J’en cite comme exemple l’excellente collaboration manifestée jusqu’à ce jour pour l’organisation du congrès de l’ICI sur les changements climatiques. Prévu pour 2006, il s’agit du premier congrès organisé par l’ICI en 17 ans ! Les changements climatiques vont affecter de plus en plus notre société, au niveau humain comme au niveau économique. Il est encourageant de voir que l’ensemble de la profession au Canada est prêt à se mobiliser pour relever les défis techniques que vont poser les changements climatiques en créant une météo de plus en plus capricieuse.

Avant qu’une année entière ne se soit écoulée depuis que l’idée du congrès n’ait été débattue (Kingston, septembre 2003), un thème central a été choisi (i.e. changements climatiques au 21^e siècle : défis et solutions en matière d'ingénierie), un comité de planification a été créé et a préparé un protocole d’entente global sur le congrès projeté, six sociétés membres ont accepté d’être partenaires de l’ICI et de partager les coûts et les bénéfices sur une base 50-50, un président compétent a été nommé (John Grefford), des dates et un emplacement ont été arrêtées (10-12 mai 2006, à Ottawa), et une armée de bénévoles a été réunie et travaille déjà dans les nombreux sous-comités. De tels progrès dans un projet aussi exigeant n’auraient pas été possibles auparavant. Une bonne partie de ce succès est attribuable aux membres du c.a., au directeur exécutif John Plant, et, enfin, au président du congrès, John Grefford, qui a « pris le taureau par les cornes » et mis à profit l’enthousiasme des bénévoles pour réaliser ces immenses progrès. Malgré tout ce qui a été accompli, il reste beaucoup à faire, et la collaboration entre les sociétés membres, notamment en matière de publicité et de participation, demeure essentielle pour assurer le succès de l’événement.

Autre exemple de collaboration entre les sociétés : tout le travail en coulisse qu’exige le banquet des lauréats, qui a lieu à tous les ans à Ottawa. Le taux de participation, compte tenu de la quantité et de la qualité des candidatures et des présences, a connu une augmentation importante au cours des deux dernières années. Cette remarquable réalisation peut être portée au crédit des sociétés qui se sont occupées de faire la promotion du programme, au dévouement des proposeurs qui recherchent et préparent les candidatures aux principaux prix, au comité des distinctions honorifiques de l’ICI (sous l’habile direction de Ray Benson) qui examine toutes les candidatures, et à John Plant et Huguette Findlay (les permanents de l’ICI), qui consacrent un temps fou à planifier tous les détails qui font du banquet une fête aussi agréable qu’inoubliable.

Le travail d’équipe est également le mode de fonctionnement du comité des archives et des affaires historiques de l’ICI, qui vient de publier sur le site web de l’ICI six autres études sur d’importants aspects du développement du génie au Canada. Ces documents ont une valeur éducative pour tous les ingénieurs, en plus d’être fascinants à lire. Je vous invite à faire connaître ces documents dans vos milieux respectifs.

Les organismes nationaux du génie

Le niveau de collaboration entre les organismes nationaux de génie au Canada ( Conseil canadien des ingénieurs, Association des ingénieurs-conseils du Canada, Académie canadienne du génie, Institut canadien des ingénieurs) a également atteint des sommets inégalés. Les directeurs exécutifs de ces organismes se rencontrent maintenant sur une base régulière pour aborder des sujets d’intérêt commun. Au cours des deux dernières années, deux nouvelles initiatives d’importance ont été commanditées conjointement : « Engineers for a Safer Canada », qui permet à la profession de parler d’une seule voix dans l’important domaine de la réfection des infrastructures, (Michel Langelier, directeur exécutif de la SCGC, y représente l’ICI ) ; et la création et le fonctionnement de RedR (Ingénieurs pour le secours en cas de catastrophe – RedR Canada), un organisme de bienfaisance qui fournit une assistance professionnelle de première ligne aux agences d’aide humanitaire pour prévenir et aider en cas de catastrophe sur une base mondiale. Je représente en ce moment l’ICI au conseil canadien de « RedR », dont j’ai été nommé vice-président pour un mandat de 3 ans. J’estime que la profession est beaucoup mieux servie par de telles démarches conjointes de la part des quatre organismes nationaux.

L’initiative de l’ICI en matière d’excellence

L’ICI continue de faire la promotion de la formation permanente et d’inciter les ingénieurs à constamment mettre à jour leur compétence afin d’assurer l’excellence de la profession. Il s’agit d’un processus de longue durée, mais notre progrès est constant, et le signalement obligatoire des activités de perfectionnement est en voie de devenir la norme dans tout le pays. Suite au discours du Trône de cette année, l’ICI a fait parvenir au Premier ministre Paul Martin une lettre félicitant son gouvernement pour avoir fait de la formation permanente un facteur important pour la réussite de l’économie au 21^e siècle et pour avoir souligné la nécessité d’aider la formation permanente et le perfectionnement dans le cadre de cette politique.

L’ICI (M. Michel Langelier, John Plant et moi-même) ont également poursuivi des discussions avec des cadres de plusieurs niveaux du ministère fédéral du Développement des ressources humaines sur la possibilité de financer un programme de mentorat pour les PME et sur la création d’un nouveau Conseil chargé de définir et de financer des études de main d’œuvre susceptibles d’intéresser notre profession.

Divers

Enfin, j’ai également représenté l’ICI au “Partnership Group on Science and Engineering” (PAGSE), une association coopérative de plus de 20 organismes nationaux qui se consacre aux dossiers du gouvernement fédéral sur la nature et l’importance de la recherche en science et en génie et sur les applications dans la société. Le groupe se réunit à chaque mois et organise une série de petits déjeuners conférences ainsi qu’un symposium annuel, sur la colline parlementaire, pour souligner les réussites canadiennes en matière de recherche. Le groupe présente également un mémoire annuel au comité permanent de la Chambre des Communes sur les Finances, pour établir des secteurs prioritaires dans les domaines des sciences et du génie. La participation de l’ICI donne l’occasion aux sociétés membres d’influencer les politiques fédérales qui touchent aux priorités et au financement des recherches dans les domaines du génie.

Enfin, je tiens à souligner le remarquable travail de notre directeur exécutif, John Plant, et de notre administratrice, Huguette Findlay, qui expédient les affaires courantes de l’ICI et qui aident et conseillent si bien les membres du conseil d’administration de l’ICI ainsi que ses comités. Merci à vous deux pour ces belles performances.

REPORT OF THE

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

B. John Plant,

1 June 2003 – 31 May 2004

Administration:

There were no staff changes during the period of the report. The administration of the office is working well.

Council Members:

David Innes replaced Denis Beaulieu (CSCE), Jean-Francois Legault replaced Andrew G. Hart (CSCHE), Jim Gordon replaced Gordon Thomson (CSEM) and Denis Leboeuf replaced Kerry Rowe (CGS)

Continuing Education:

Increased use of the registry was experienced with the number of registration now exceeding 24,000. Three new providers were added during the year; The Ontario Society for Professional Engineers, The Canadian Dam Association and the University of Windsor. On the down side, The University of British Columbia, McMaster University and École Polytechnique did not renew their membership.

HAF 2004:

This major activity of the Institute was again most successful with an attendance of 227. Twenty Fellows, five medal winners and two Honorary Members were recognized. The awardees and their award citations can be found on the website at http://www.eic-ici.ca/english/tour/haf2.html. The mood at the event was very positive.

Sustaining Members Campaign.

Despite our efforts the revenue from Sustaining Members continues to decline. The problem is seen to be one of being unable to find appropriate contacts in companies to approach.

Membership:

The number of Member societies remained unchanged.

EIC Career Site:

This web based enterprise, launched in 2001, performed reasonably well with approximately 3000 job applicants providing their curriculum vitae. Employer interest grew modestly and net revenues improved to previous levels.

Engineer’s Business Center:

Unfortunately the Business Center is not yet capturing the interest of the members of our member societies or sustaining members.

TREASURER’S REPORT

Richard Bathurst

Total revenues of the Institute including the Fund were $145,807 and total expenditures $131,675 for net revenue of $14,132.

The EIC Fund had revenues of $82,252 ($79,875 previous year) and expenditures of $75,365 ($65,284 previous year) for net revenue of $7887 ($14,591 previous year).

Member society contribution was down from $33,025 in 2002 to $32,398 in year 2003. Sustaining member contributions were down from $40,900 in 2002 to $34,000 in year 2003. Revenue was down in the continuing education program with $21,016 received compared to $21,040 revenue in 2002.

Expenditures were up very slightly. (ie. $131,675 compared to $131,455). The EIC spent approximately $3,667 less in office rent and office equipment. Professional and consulting fees decreased from $2230. in year 2002 to $1556. in year 2003. Salaries and benefits increased to $81,187 compared to $79,716 in 2002 an increase of $1,421. Expenditures on the continuing education program decreased from $2,171 to $284 primarily due to a reduction in travel costs for recruiting Participating Partners and workshops and on membership services likewise from $8,095. to $3,736. In the latter case travel cost were reduced due to the conversion of one Council meeting to a teleconference.

Investment income decreased from $26,759 in 2003 to $28,530 in 2002. The EIC Fund continues to be controlled by an independent Board of Trustees, established in 1996. The Board met twice in September 2003 and in March 2004 and approved a balanced budget for 2004.

Audited financial statements for the year ending 31 December 2003, for the Institute and the Fund, have been prepared in bilingual form by the Ottawa firm Watson Folkins Corey LLP Chartered Accountants appointed as EIC auditors are enclosed in this Annual Report. As recommended by the auditors in 1999, the financial positions of EIC’s Operations and the EIC Fund are presented in separate financial statements to simplify tax filing and clarify the independence of the two funds.

CANADIAN GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY

Suzanne Lacasse

President

The Canadian Geotechnical Society delivers broadly based, multi-disciplinary programs and services to its members. At the annual meeting of the Board of Directors of the Society in Winnipeg MB in September 2003, the President reported that 92 local meetings, workshops, short courses and conferences were held during the past year. Membership remains essentially unchanged. At the end of 2003 CGS counted 1262 members, very close to the 1286 reported at the end of 2002, and up more than 10% compared to 2001. The accounts for 2003 were again in balance and reserves remain strong.

The Society has local groups in 20 Canadian cities in all parts of the country. The Society counts seven technical divisions: Soil Mechanics and Foundations, Rock Mechanics, Engineering Geology, Geosynthetics, Cold Regions Geotechnology, Geoenvironmental Engineering, and Hydrogeology. There are also five technical committees: Landslides, Professional Practice, Computing, Membership, and Education. The Board approved a new sub-committee on transportation geotechnics, associated with the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division.

The 56th annual Canadian Geotechnical Conference in Winnipeg in September 2003 was a technical, social and financial success. It attracted over 400 delegates and featured about 200 technical papers. The conference was organized in partnership with the Canadian National Chapter of the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH-CNC) and the North American Geosynthetics Society (NAGS). Profits from the conference were shard between the local CGS group in Winnipeg, the national CGS, IAH-CNC and NAGS. During 2003, the Society was involved with the following conferences and workshops:

a) International Conference on Large Dams (CIGB-ICOLD) International Symposium on Major Challenges in Tailings Dams: Montréal June 2003:

b) 2nd International Symposium on Contaminated Sediments, Québec City, May 2003.

c) 3rd Canadian Conference on Geotechnique and Natural Hazards (GEOHAZARDS), Edmonton, June 2003.

d) 56th Annual Canadian Geotechnical Conference, in partnership with International Association of Hydrogeologists – Canadian National Chapter (IAH-CNC) and the North American Geosynthetics Society (NAGS). Winnipeg, September 2003

e) In addition, many of the CGS local groups held short courses, workshops, etc. of one to two days duration, and several were held in association with the annual joint conference in Winnipeg.

Future plans include the Society's annual conferences in Québec City (2004); and Saskatoon (2005). The following Specialty Conferences are planned for 2004: 1st Canadian Conference for Young Geotechnical Engineers and Geoscientists in Québec City; Cold Regions Geotechnique - A Canadian Legacy in Calgary; and the First International Conference on Environmental Technology, Practice and Policy, London ON. In 2005, the International Conference on Landslide Risk Assessment will be organized in Vancouver, and in 2006 the CGS expects to host the 3rd International Conference on Soft Soils Engineering in conjunction with the 59th annual Canadian Geotechnical Conference. Through its Geoenvironmental and Hydrogeology Divisions, the CGS will actively support the EIC-sponsored conference on climate change and the Kyoto Accord planned for 2006.

The Canadian Geotechnical Society supports the objectives and activities of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE). During this past year, the President, Suzanne Lacasse, worked closely with her colleagues in the Geo-Institute of the American Society for Civil Engineering, to develop a proposal for improved policies for voting and membership fees in the ISSMGE.

The Canadian Geotechnical Society runs a website with separate web pages for each of its divisions, regions and committees. The CGS web page is linked to the website of the Engineering Institute of Canada, the Canadian Geoscience Council, and many other national and international organizations. The Canadian Geotechnical Journal (NRC Research Press) continues to produce a large number of excellent technical papers in 6 issues per year. The Journal ranks among the top three Geotechnical Journals in the world. It is seen as a truly international journal and the forum of choice for refereed publication, especially on field investigations and case studies. Electronic access to the Journal is available to Canadians at no cost via NRC. Information about the Society and coming opportunities for professional development are distributed each month by e-mail to all members in the form of CGS e-News. The magazine Geotechnical News is published in Vancouver independently of the CGS. By agreement with the publisher, it carries about 6 pages of CGS News items in each issue.

Work is progressing on revisions to the Canadian Foundation Engineering Manual and on a new manual on Guidelines for Site Characterization. The finalized documents will hopefully be offered to CGS members in 2004.

Sponsorship from Canadian industry to the non-profit organization The Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique permitted a Cross Canada Tour by Dr. Jack Clark in October 2003. Dr. John Carter from Sydney University, Australia is currently completing plans for a tour to ten cities. Nine companies, part of the CGS Corporate Sponsors program, also provided financial support for the activities offered by the Society.

The CGS values and encourages efforts to promote engineering through initiatives such as the Partnership Agreement for Science and Engineering (PAGSE), and quadripartite consultations between the EIC, CCPE, CAE and ACEC. The Society also encourages greater levels of collaboration at local, national, and international levels. In this regard, CGS recently entered collaboration agreements with the IAH-CNC, the Deep Foundation Institute (DFI) and the Geo-Institute of ASCE.

CANADIAN SOCIETY FOR CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Jean-François Legault

President

The Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering (CSChE) is the national technical association representing the field of chemical engineering and the interests of chemical engineers in industry, academia and government. It brings together the diverse chemical engineering community to exchange knowledge, and enables its members to provide responsible technical leadership to benefit society. Its core purpose is to advance the principles and practice of chemical engineering in Canada for the benefit of society

Strategic Plan

The Strategic Plan was reviewed at the March 2004 CSChE Board meeting. Recognizing membership and financial base limitations, the CSChE has within its budgeted resources (time – volunteers & staff, finances) focused on those activities and programs that have the most potential to bring high level returns (financial, membership recruitment, membership retention) to the Society and high value benefits to both members and non-members. This led to the following strategic thrusts:

· Technical Relevance & Competence

· Knowing Chemical Engineers and What They Want

· Dealing with Partners & Competitors

· Visibility & Influence - How We Communicate

· Managing Resources

Membership

Membership has continued to increase over the last three years (136 new members in 2003) and is presently at 1400 members. This is due to an enhanced marketing approach and better meeting the members’ needs. Membership through our alliance with our American and Mexican partners has also contributed to this success.

Finances

With the increase in membership, the finances of the Society have seen an improvement in this area of the budget. The 53^rd CSChE conference also generated over $18,000 additional revenue. Although the overall 2003 budget for the Society was not quite met, it came within $6,000 of achieving the target.

Alliances

Chemical Institute of Canada (CIC). Under the umbrella of the CIC, the CSChE cooperates with two sister-organizations, the Canadian Society for Chemistry (CSC) and the Canadian Society for Chemical Technology (CSCT), to promote the chemical profession in Canada.

North American Alliance of Chemical Engineers (NAAChE). In 2000 the NAAChE international partnership was signed between the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), the Instituto Mexicano de Ingenieros Quimicos (IMIQ) and the CSChE. In the fourth year of this partnership, we continue to see members of the other two societies purchasing CSChE memberships. At present, 43 AIChE and IMIQ members (down from 82 in 2003) have proceeded to do so.

A NAAChE meeting was held during the AIChE Conference in Apr 04. The CSChE Vice-President, Gerry Phillips, and myself attended the event with the main objective of rejuvenating the Alliance. Progress was made and more discussion will take place by October 04. The areas for potential development and/or collaboration were identified as sustainability, energy and climatic changes. We also met with the AIChE President and Executive Director to discuss the CSChE Strategic Plan and chemical engineering in Canada

Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC). The CSChE is a member of the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC). The Society’s permanent representative shall remain myself.

Conferences

The 53^rd CSChE conference took place in Hamilton (26-29 October 2003). The conference was extremely successful. The constant support of the National Office in the organization of this conference was a major contribution to its success.

The next CSChE conferences are planned for Calgary (3-6 Oct 2004), Toronto (2005) and Sherbrooke (2006).

Technical Divisions

The technical divisions of the CSChE/CIC are doing very well and offer an opportunity to chemical engineers to network with other engineers in the same area. The newly created Process Safety Management (PSM) Division is very active and has attracted new members into the Society. In fact, it successfully conducted two Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Section 200 workshops in 2004 (Edmonton and Toronto). Both were well attended, generated revenue and most likely will be repeated in the near future.

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering (CJChE)

The CJChE continued to create a deficit in 2003 that was due in part to the backlog of manuscripts and the extra expenses incurred to catch up. However prompt actions were taken to remedy the situation. Our objective remains to increase circulation by 20% and generating net surpluses of 10% by 2005.

CANADIAN SOCIETY FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING

Michel Langelier

Executive Director

June 2004

CSCE has gained tremendous momentum, largely by building partnerships towards advancing professional knowledge and the practice of civil engineering. Indeed, in the past year, CSCE has launched several new domestic and international initiatives aimed at creating forums that address issues specific to the needs of our profession/discipline. We have also gained tremendous credibility by the quality of the programs being delivered, aside from witnessing a 9% membership growth.

For instance, as part of promoting the importance of life-long learning, this year CSCE met with most of the professional engineering associations to collaborate on this issue. Also, in my capacity as Chair of EIC’s Excellence Initiative Committee (ExIC), I have engaged in several discussions with HRDC to include EIC (and its nine constituent societies) in HRDC’s Engineering Sector Council, whose mandate will primarily deal with designing nation-wide programs aimed at developing a skilled labour workforce to better meet the industry’s needs. In a comparable fashion, CSCE has produced a national education strategy for the National Guide on Sustainable Municipal Infrastructure (NGSMI) which provides recommendations for the next seven years on how to optimize the uptake of the InfraGuide. Meanwhile, our professional development department was busy collaborating with our sections to organize the delivery of 14 different workshops in 7 cities, launching a new in-house customized training program for the industry, and coordinating the delivery of our HRDC/CSCE 2003-2004 internship program.

In March 2004, we met with more than 35 Chief Executive Officers of high profile engineering firms to discuss their involvement as corporate members of CSCE, and of the pertinence of our learned society offering services customized to their training needs.

The future success of the CSCE will lie in our ability to offer additional leadership workshops to our section chairs, such as the one we held in Niagara-on-the-Lake in the fall of ‘03. Indeed, this workshop built on the importance of learning from our successes, of finding the means to communicate to the community the benefits of working through an association like CSCE on issues affecting our profession, and underlined the importance of marketing the quality of our programming.

As we are becoming more visible, CSCE is working to partner with governments, municipalities, professional associations, universities and research organizations, to provide the profession with the tools to inform and influence the public and decision makers in shaping policies that will lead to the optimization of programs instrumental in making our society a prosperous, safe and healthy place to live.

We believe that our efforts of the past few years have finally started to pay off.

CANADIAN SOCIETY FOR ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT

James Gordon

President

As mentioned in last year’s report, the Canadian Society for Engineering Management (CSEM) continues to enjoy a steady and loyal following in Western Canada. The CSEM Chapters located in Calgary, Vancouver and Edmonton hold regular luncheon meetings that sponsor presentations from engineers from all disciplines In March 2004 the Calgary Chapter was a partner in a very successful Seminar examining the role ‘Innovative Technology’ plays in the Enhancement of Engineering. The key word for the success of this Seminar of course being “Partnership.”

Elsewhere in Canada, CSEM is facing the same challenges confronting other learned societies, the time factor required by monthly meetings and the dollar risk factor in the promotion of seminars.

Financially, CSEM remains solvent. Expenses in 2003/2004 have been kept minimal in order to maintain a sound cash position. This of course was necessary while our Administrative problems were being addressed. Fortunately the move of our Administrative Centre from Ottawa to Kingston has overcome many of the frustrations previously felt by both The Board of Directors and General Membership and for this we must thank the Executive Director for EIC, John Plant and the current President of EIC, Guy Gosselin for sanctioning a contractual agreement for the EIC office in Kingston to provide, at a reasonable fee, the necessary administrative assistance CSEM needed so badly at national level.

The Board of Directors continues to meet periodically by teleconference to discuss ways to improve the operation and to ensure CSEM will continue to participate as a member of EIC to the full extent of the capability of its manpower and finances.

CANADIAN SOCIETY FOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Marc Rosen

President

Looking Back and Onward

As my two years as President of CSME winds down and I think of the honour it has been to serve our national society, it seems appropriate both to reflect and to look onward. So in this, my final message as CSME President, I take stock of what we’ve accomplished over the last couple years – which I believe is quite substantial – and comment on what I think lies ahead.

CSME’s biannual Forum continues to be a strong event. CSME Forum 2004 in London, Ontario looks like it will be a great success. Special efforts have been made to reach out to other members of the mechanical engineering community to ensure CSME is as inclusive as possible. The upcoming CSME Forum, for instance, will include an interesting symposium on Mechanisms, Machines and Mechatronics organized by the Canadian Committee for the Theory of Machines and Mechanisms (CCToMM). Plans for CSME Forum 2006, which is to be held in Calgary, or perhaps a bit further west in the mountains, are well underway.

There have been several mini-symposia which have allowed local regions to feature a topic of direct local interest, and which were well attended. Mini-symposia complement the larger Forums, and are expected to grow in numbers.

Our student competitions also are thriving. The second CSME Student Paper Competition is running this year, and has attracted much interest. The CSME Design Competition continues to be one of our core activities and grows in appeal. These competitions provide a key link to mechanical engineering students, and foster excellence in interesting and challenging ways.

CSME Finances are under control, although more funds are always needed to allow us to improve member services. In line with the need to boost resources, a critical initiative has been launched to increase CSME membership, focusing first on the academic community and then broadening to industry. In parallel, efforts have been expanded to enhance student participation and membership in CSME. These efforts are key to CSME’s future success.

Our web site has been overhauled and great reviews were received. The importance of this activity cannot be overstated, as the web site is a key means by which we can enhance the profile of mechanical engineers. In addition, the web site is a key link to our members, which helps us serve them better.

Our publications continue to attract interest and provide interesting and high-quality sources of information and news. The CSME Bulletin is more vibrant than ever and keeps both members and non-members aware of many advances in our field. The CSME Transactions continue to be a recognized archival journal for the publication of original and important research, respected and utilized by Canadian and non-Canadians alike.

CSME’s relationship to the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC), the umbrella society for many engineering societies in our country, is stronger than ever, with more joint activity involving CSME, EIC and its other constituent societies occurring than in recent memory. In particular, an interdisciplinary conference on engineering solutions to global warming, jointly organized by EIC and several other societies, including CSME, is planned for 2006 or 2007.

CSME has taken seriously its role as a leader of mechanical engineering in Canada by coordinating and organizing regular meetings of the chairs and heads of mechanical engineering departments in Canadian universities. We see these meetings as key in helping shape the future of the profession, and as an important means by which CSME can keep informed of potential challenges, emerging opportunities and new directions. This year’s meeting of chairs and heads will be held in conjunction with Forum 2004.

For all that has been accomplished, I sincerely thank all who have contributed their time and energy – be they CSME Board members, active members of local chapters or other volunteers. Without your efforts, CSME cannot function and achieve its mission.

Of course, everything that occurs in CSME seems to involve, in one way or another, our Administrative Assistant, Judi Weaver, and I cannot close without thanking her – personally and on behalf of the society. Judi’s tremendous dedication keeps CSME organized and running smoothly and she plays an essential role in coordinating the efforts of our many volunteers.

I am confident that the future is bright for both mechanical engineers and CSME. The mechanical engineering profession has always been strong, but has undergone somewhat of resurgence in the last few years. This is evidenced in part by the significant increase in applications to mechanical engineering programs across the country. The increased interest motivated University of Ontario Institute of Technology to develop a Mechanical Engineering program, which will be launched in September 2004.

The excitement about mechanical engineering is strongly exhibited by university students. I was tremendously impressed, when I spoke in the early spring at a CSME Student Night at Ryerson University, to see over 70 enthusiastic students turn out. What mechanical engineers may do in the future can only be speculated upon, but I am sure it will be exciting and important.

Thus it is with a touch of sadness that I approach the end of my term as President. With great hopes for an increasingly strong CSME, I convey my best wishes to my successor. And I thank all CSME members for their trust and support over the past two years, and for honouring me with the opportunity to serve as President of our great society. I look forward to remaining involved as CSME marches on, providing a key Canadian voice to our profession.

Bill Kennedy

President

After a decline in 2003, IEEE Canada’s membership has rebounded with an increase of 4% with release of the May 2004 Member Statistics. As of May 2004 membership stood at 13,737 with 10,264 voting members. IEEE Canada saw 10 members elevated to Fellow in 2004. These IEEE Fellows are listed together with their city and citation.

Dr. Frederick Nicholas Trofimenkoff, Calgary, for contributions to high temperature instrumentation.

Mr. Charles F. Henville, Vancouver, for contributions to power system protective relaying.

Prof. Gordon Roberts, Montreal, for contributions to the design and test of analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits, and education

Prof. Mohamad A.H. Sawan, Montreal, for contributions to implantable medical devices.

Mr. Frank DeWinter, Kitchener, for contributions to the development and application of medium voltage adjustable speed drives

Dr. Andrew K.C. Wong, Waterloo, for contributions to machine intelligence, computer vision, and intelligent robotics.

Dr. Tarlochan Singh Sidhu, London, for innovations and contributions to the development of digital relaying algorithms

Dr. Robert Alexander Hanna, Mississauga, for contributions to the applications of medium voltage adjustable speed drives and power quality.

Prof. Ismail Burhan Turksen, Toronto, for contributions to fuzzy logic systems.

The first of three meetings for 2004 was held in Niagara Falls in May and preceded the annual Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering. At the conference banquet, the following IEEE Canada awards were handed out.

JJ Archambault Eastern Canada Council Award - Xavier Maldague

M.B. Broughton Central Canada Council Award - Pelle Westlind

E.W. Glass Western Canada Council Award - Rob Anderson

Wallace S. Read Service Award - Witold Kinsner

Outstanding Engineering Educator Award - Hoang Le-Huy

Outstanding Engineer Award - Haran Karmaker

Reginald Fessenden Medal- Ken Wu

McNaughton Medal - Renato Bosisio

Following the banquet, Dr Bosisio gave the inaugural McNaughton Address in which he described his research on microwave measuring techniques.

In conjunction with the Spring Region Meeting, a Membership Development Workshop was held. This was the first time the workshop has been held outside of Piscataway, NJ and the first time the workshop was conducted for Section Membership Development Chairs. Sixteen Membership Development Chairs from Canada attended the workshop. To broaden interest in the workshop, IEEE Canada invited one of the American Regions to participate and they sent three members.

IEEE Canada is in the process of reviewing its governance structure and the report of the governance committee was reviewed and approved at the Niagara Falls Meeting. The Executive Committee was instructed to add structure to the governance committee’s report and bring back formal motions for approval to the Calgary Meeting in October.

A major initiative of IEEE Canada over the next two years is to craft alliances with the provincial licensing bodies for both engineers and technologists / technicians to make them aware of IEEE’s educational products.

CANADIAN

NUCLEAR

SOCIETY

Jeremy Whitlock

President

Prepared by Parviz Gulshani

CNS Organization

The Canadian Nuclear Society (CNS) is a not-for-profit corporation. It is a technical society whose members are primarily individuals interested or involved in some area of nuclear science and technology. The CNS also accepts as members’ educational institutions such as libraries.

The primary objectives of the CNS are to promote the exchange of information and encourage education in nuclear science and technology, and to enhance the professional and technical capabilities of its members.

The CNS conducts its affairs through a Board of Directors (or Council), whose members are elected by the membership. The CNS is organized into Branches, Technical Divisions and Committees. The Branches are established in different regions of Canada and organize local functions, such a organizing seminars and educational activities, in fulfilling the CNS goals. The Technical Divisions organize conference, symposia, and courses on topics of interest to its members in nuclear science and technology. CNS Committees are established as needed to manage or carry out activities of the Society.

The CNS communicates special events, news and other technical matters to its membership through its CNS Bulletin (published quarterly), through its newsletter C-News (issued periodically), via frequent e-mails to the membership, and via its website (www.cns-snc.ca).

2003-2004 CNS Activities

In the year June 2003 – June 2004, CNS activities were as follows.

The Technical Divisions organized a number of conferences, symposia, and workshops:

CNS 24^th Annual Conference and 28^th Student Conference, Toronto, Ontario, 2003 June 8-11
CANDU Chemistry course, Cambridge, Ontario, 2003 February 17-18
CANDU Reactor Safety Course, Kincardine, Ontario, 2003 April 7-9, and September 15-17
CANDU Reactor Safety Course, Sheridan Park Conference Centre, Mississauga, Ontario, 2003 April 7-9
8^th International CANDU Fuel Conference, Honey Harbour, Ontario, 2003 September 21-24
CNS 25^th Annual Conference and Student Conference, Toronto, ON, 2003 June
6^th International CANDU Maintenance Conference, Toronto, Ontario, 2003 November 16-18
Nuclear Energy and Hydrogen Research Seminar, Trois -Rivières, Québec, 2003 October 29
The Canadian Nuclear Industry Seminar: Nuclear Energy – a Hard Look at the Future, Ottawa, Ontario, 2004 February
CANDU Reactor Safety Course, Sheridan Park Conference Centre, Mississauga, Ontario, 2004 June 2-4
6^th International Conference on Simulation Methods in Nuclear Engineering, Montreal, Quebec, 2004 October 13-15
CANDU Reactor Safety Course, Kincardine, Ontario, 2004 October

The following events are currently being organized:

CANDU Reactor Physics Course, 2004 Autumn
CANDU System Life Management Workshop, Ontario, 2004 Autumn
System and Equipment Operations Overview Course, Ontario, 2004 Autumn
Quality Assurance Course, Toronto, Ontario, 2004 Autumn
CANDU Fuel Technology Course, Toronto, Ontario, 2004 Autumn
National Conference on Radioactive Waste, Decommissioning and Environmental Restoration, Ottawa, Ontario, 2005 May 8-11
CANDU Chemistry Course, Cambridge, Ontario, 2005 January 31
Containment Conference – Advancements and Aging, Ontario, 2005 Spring
26^th Annual CNS Conference and 29^th Annual Student Conference, Toronto, Ontario, 2005 June 12-15
9^th International CANDU Fuel Conference, 2005 Autumn
Human Factors Engineering Workshop, 2005Autumn
CANDU Reactor Safety Course, Kincardine, Ontario, 2005 Autumn
International CANDU

Maintenance Conference,

Toronto, Ontario, 2005 November 6-8

The CNS is sponsoring the following activities:

Nuclear Industry Seminar, Ottawa, Ontario, 2004 February 18-19
PBNC-14, 14^th Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2004 March 21-25
ICONE-12, 12^th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, Hyatt Crystal City, Arlington, VA, 2004 April 25-29
PHYSOR – 2004, Chicago, Il, 2004 April 25-29
3^rd International Youth Nuclear Congress (IYNC), Toronto, Ontario, 2004 May 9-13
ANS Summer Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, 2004 June 13-17
ICAPP 04, 2004 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants, Pittsburgh, PA, 2004 June 13-17
FIV 2004, 8^th International Conference on Flow-Induced Vibration, Paris, France, 2004 July 5-9
Americas Nuclear Energy Symposium 2004, Florida, 2004 October 3-6
NUTHOS-6, Nara, Japan, 2004 October 4-8
EPRI International Conference on Water Chemistry of Nuclear Reactor Systems, San Francisco, CA, 2004 October 11-14
ANS Winter Meeting, Washington, DC, 2004 November 14-18
Nuclear Industry Seminar, Ottawa, Ontario, 2005 February CANDU
Monte Carlo 2005, Chattanooga, TN, 2005 April 17-21
12^th International Conference on Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems – Water Reactors, 2005 August

Activities of the CNS Technical Committees were as follows:

The Intersociety Affairs and International Liaison committees continued to maintain collaborative ties with sister nuclear and other technical societies within Canada and abroad. The Intersociety Affairs Committee has continued its efforts over the years to establish a CANDU display at the Ontario Science Centre.

· The Education Committee continued its efforts to educate the public on nuclear science and technology. It organized a Workshop for Science Teachers at McMaster University on 2004 May 24.

· The CNS creating a CNS Journal registered with ISSN for publication of papers on nuclear science and technology and Canadian nuclear issues.

The CNS is considering setting up a bursary program for CNS members and their children. Over the years, the CNS has donated educational materials and financial support to schools, libraries, etc..
The Internet Committed continued its effort of updating the CNS website and adding new links to related websites.
The Honours and Awards Committee has awarded a number of Canadian Nuclear Achievement Awards to members of the nuclear industry for valuable contributions.
The Fusion Committee continued its effort to the bitter end to to bring the ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) project to Canada.

Branches

Each of the CNS local Branches organized activities appropriate to its local region. These activities included:

Seminars presented by speakers on various areas of interest to the Branch membership. Some of these speakers were invited from EIC member societies.
Participation in student engineering and science fairs, judging exhibits and presenting CNS awards to the winners.

MARINE

TECHNOLOGY

SOCIETY

Ferial El-Hawary

President

This is the 3rd year for the MTS being one of the EIC member societies. MTS has a great interest in promoting and up dating on the marine related technology in all sectors: Offshore resources (Oil and Gas), Navy and Defence, Government Agencies and Academia.

MTS Objectives:

* Disseminate marine science and technical knowledge

* Promote and aid education of marine scientists, Engineers and technicians.

* Advance the development of the tools and procedures required to explore, study, and further the responsible and sustainable use of the Ocean.

* Provide services, which create a broader understanding of the relevance of the marine sciences to other technologies, arts, and human affairs.

MTS International Activities

Conferences and Specialty Workshops

The Off-shore Technology Conference "OTC" is the major annual event, which is co-sponsored with 12 other Societies. This conference is very large and takes place in Houston, TX every year in the month of May.

The OCEANS Conference is an annual event, which is co-sponsored only with the IEEE/OES Oceanic Engineering Society.

MTS has an Awards and Recognition Program

MTS Publications - Journal and Newsletter "CURRENTS".

MTS Students Scholarship

MTS Council Meetings

MTS Canada - Canadian Maritime Section

Now, I am promoting Canada (Either Vancouver or Quebec City) to be the site
of one of the future MTS/IEEE OCEANS Conference for the year 2007 or 2008,
with providing the leadership and support.

Our local MTS/Canadian Maritime Section Executive had a meeting in May'03
with "Robert Winokur" who is the MTS/V.P. Eastern Region to discuss the local
activities and membership. The recommendation is to team up with other local marine oriented society, since we have many of those societies in the Canadian Atlantic.

WebSite Development: MTS/ Canadian Maritime Section has established its own Web Page for the first time. This page has been linked with the MTS WebSite as well as with the EIC WebSite. There is a continuous up-date. Please visit: < www.mtsociety.org>

We had our AGM as a joined Dinner Speaker Event with the local IEEE/OES Chapter on Friday, January 23, 2004, which it was very well attended.

Following-up on recruiting for MTS members by having and confirmed a Distinguished Speakers tour to speak as joint event with our OES Chapters in Montreal, Trois-Rivières, Quebec City, Canadian Atlantic and Newfoundland.

The Tour's confirmed date is in June '04. Halifax Event is on June 28, 2004 as dinner and a presentation on: AVIONICS FOR MANNED SPACE by Dr. Myron Kayton, Kayton Consultant, Los-Angeles, CA.

Much more progress has been made towards MTS/OES OCEANS '2008 Conference to be held in Quebec City, September'2008.

We are planning for a Luncheon Speaker Event during the Tall Ships Visit Halifax in July 30, 2004.

Canadian Society for Senior Engineers

Len Bateman

President

The Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for Senior Engineers was held in Halifax on May 15, 2004. The incoming chairman, Nelson Ferguson, held a cocktail reception in his home the evening before the meeting. The Board met early the next morning and concluded the business by 1.30 PM, after which the Board and their wives were treated to a two-hour trip around the harbor by Gordon Weld on his impressive yacht. The weather cooperated with a beautiful sunny day. It was an impressive trip from the owners dock in the Northwest Arm to the harbor entrance and up to Bedford Basin and back. The members then returned to the hotel and changed for dinner at the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron Club House. The brief Annual meeting followed the dinner attended by a group of thirty members and ladies.

There is continued interest in the organization and efforts to hold luncheons at which a speaker is present and at which members can renew acquaintances has produced some impressive results. In addition to the luncheons that were being held in Victoria, Vancouver and Winnipeg, luncheons have been held in Edmonton and Montreal. The objective is to have local members convene to enjoy the opportunity to meet with their friends and hear something of interest about important developments in their communities, or the country at large.

Our members continue to send in their contributions, which help us to support such organizations as the Youth Science Fair, the NALTA project and other activities which are designed to encourage the youth of our high schools to pursue a career in Engineering or the Sciences. Those who follow these activities are deeply impressed by the work done by the students. This in itself also encourages our members to continue to lend their financial support.

This past year we wrote to all the Professional Engineering Associations and the Canadian Council to advise them of our efforts to provide a forum for their retired members. Some results were forthcoming, but these efforts will be continued.

We produced a special Newsletter in January to apprise every one of our new name and of our efforts to open our membership to all retired engineers. We do not charge membership dues but anticipate that our members will continue to financially support the organization with their donations, which are tax deductible, and for which the treasurer will issue a Charitable Donation Receipt.

We again request the other Member Societies of the Engineering Institute of Canada to send us the lists of their retired members so that they can keep in the loop with their confreres and also participate in the important work of the CSSE - encouraging the youth of our country to get involved in a rewarding career. Some feel that there will be a severe shortage of Engineers in the near future and we can help to keep this from happening.

HONOURS, AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS COMMITTEE

Raymond Benson

Chair

The Honours Awards and Fellowships (HAF) Committee concluded their work for the year 2003, with the successful annual EIC meeting held on March 6, 2004. Twenty-seven of Canada's top engineers were honoured at the awards dinner convened in the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. Of the twenty-seven persons so honoured, twenty were inducted as Fellows of the Institute. Five received medals, and two new honourary member of the institute was accepted. Candidates selected for possible awards were initially proposed by the constituent societies of the EIC. Following, the committee selected the final candidates in accordance with the guidelines of the institute, and recommended a final list to the National Council of the EIC. The council made the final selection, with the process coordinated by John Plant.

Presentations of the awards were made formally at the March 6, 2004 banquet, hosted by Guy Gosselin, EIC President. Co-hosts of the presentations were Drs. Djaouida Chenaf and Ray Benson. Following is the current makeup of the HAF Committee.

Ray Benson - Chairman

Zdravko Duvnjak - CSChE

P. Daniel Burns - CSCE

Amarjit Banwatt - CSME

Richard Bathurst - CGS

Colin Campbell - CSEM

Abdel Sebak – IEEE

Edward G. Price - CNS

The list of award winners is as follows:

Dr. David E. Allen - Julian C. Smith Medal

Dr. Edward C. McRoberts - Julian C. Smith Medal

Dr. Norman C. Beaulieu – K.Y. Lo Medal

Dr. James Graham - John B. Stirling Medal

Dr. Dennis E. Becker - Canadian Pacific Railway Engineering Medal

Master Ryan Hreljac - Honourary Member EIC

Dr. David Strangway – Honourary Member EIC

Fellowships:

Dr. Lee S. Barbour

Dr. Rama Bhat

Mr. Fred Boyd

Dr. Peter Buckland

Dr. David M. Cruden

Mr. Ralph E. Crysler

Dr. M. Jamal Deen

Dr. Robert W. Donaldson

Dr. Andrew Eisenhauer

Dr. Amin Ghali

Dr. John Ross Grace

Dr. David Haccoun

Dr.Terrence William Hoffman

Mr. Ralston E. MacDonnell

Dr. Denis Mitchell

Dr. Subbarayan Pasupathy

Dr. Kenneth C. Porteous

Dr. Adam Skorek

Dr. Stavros Tavoularis

Dr. Anthony A. Tawil

The HAF Committee was pleased to have been involved in the awards program for the year 2003 and is looking forward to participating in next year's program.

HISTORY AND ARCHIVES

Raymond Findlay

Chair

Nil Report

Technical Professional Development Committee

Vijay K. Sood

Chair

The TPDC had two meetings in 2003. The first one took place in March 2003 in Ottawa, and the second one in Kingston in Sept. 2003.

One item under consideration by the TPDC was the proposed EPIC Award. An initial proposal was brought forward since Dr H. Ahuja of EPIC offered to contribute funds to initiate this award. However, after discussions at the Sept 2003 meeting of the TPDC, a decision to implement this award was tabled pending further evaluation/discussions with Dr. Ahuja. This decision is still pending. Recent contact with EPIC has taken place and it is hoped that the TPDC can move this project forward to a successful implementation.

A second item under consideration by the TPDC was collaboration with the CCPE for a project dealing with the integration of international engineering graduates in Canada. In April 2004, the TPDC Chair attended a meeting convened in Ottawa by the CCPE and Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC). This meeting dealt with the engineering profession in Canada, jurisdiction, accreditation and how these issues affect International Engineering Graduates (IEGs). A federal government department (HRDC), which is funding this project, has concerns about the impact of these issues on the engineering profession and foreign credentials.

Each year, thousands of international engineering graduates (IEGs) immigrate to Canada. They may be seasoned engineering professionals who have been practicing in their native countries, recently engineering graduates or they may be working in jobs that would be technologist or technician positions in Canada. Regardless of which group they fall into, many of these IEGs arrive in Canada expecting to begin work as engineers and are unable to find engineering employment.

The Canadian Council of Professional Engineers (CCPE), its provincial and territorial partners, and Human Resources Development Canada have recognized the importance of addressing this critical employment issue. Together, they have embarked on a joint initiative to solve the integration problem — to better enable IEGs to gain employment in Canada and earn licenses as professional engineers (P.Eng. or ing.) in their province or territory of residence.

Launched in January 2003, From Consideration to Integration (FC2I) is a three-phase project that aims to:

• Research the Canadian immigration process, provincial and territorial engineering licensing procedures and approaches to assessing the credentials of IEGs, examine licensing processes of other professions and in other engineering jurisdictions, and gather feedback from IEGs, settlement workers and from those who employ engineers

(Phase I);

• Analyze the information gathered in Phase I, determine where the process of integration needs improvement, develop models, processes and tools to better equip IEGs, develop consistent and transparent foreign credential recognition processes for licensing

In May 2004, the recommendations made by this working group were approved by the CCPE. The Minister responsible has now sanctioned phase 3 of this project and the work to implement the recommendations will commence in the Fall of 2004.

The TPDC is actively following this project.

Audited Financial Statement for 2002
The EIC has two accounts, The "Fund" (charitable status) and The "Operating Account".

EIC FUND

EIC OPERATING ACCOUNT

President EIC	Guy Gosselin, M.B.A., P.Eng.
President Elect EIC	Maja Veljkovic, P.Eng.
Past President EIC	Ken W. Putt, FEIC, FCSEM
Treasurer EIC	Djaouida Chenaf, PhD
President CGS	Suzanne Lacasse, PhD,
President CSCE	Denis Beaulieu, PhD, FCSCE
President CSChE	Andrew Hart, FCSChE,
President CSEM	J. Gordon Thomson, FEIC
President CSME	Marc Rosen, PhD, FCSME, FEIC
President IEEE Canada	Mohamed El-Hawary, FEIC
President CNS	J.E. (Ian) Wilson
President MTS	Ferial El-Hawary
President CSSE	FEICLen Bateman

NAME	AWARD
Dr. Norbert R. Morgenstern	Sir John Kennedy Medal
Mr. Gary C. Bruce	Julian C. Smith Medal
Dr. R. Kerry Rowe	K.Y. Lo Medal
Dr. Saeed Mirza	John B. Stirling Medal
Dr. Michael Bozozuk	Canadian Pacific Railway Engineering Medal
Mr. Robert A. Goodings	Honourary Member EIC
Mr. Edwin C. Webster	Honourary Member EIC

EIC COMMITTEES

HISTORY & ARCHIVES

1 June 2003 – 31 May 2004

Richard Bathurst

Strategic Plan

· Managing Resources

Finances

Alliances

Conferences

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering (CJChE)

June 2004

Looking Back and Onward

Bill Kennedy

CNS Organization

Branches

Raymond Benson

Chair

HISTORY AND ARCHIVES

Technical Professional Development Committee