WEC 2013

For all those who took part in WEC 2013, great job! Special congradulations goes out to our communtications team whoplace 3rd and our junior design who placed 2nd. Due to their high placing, our junior design team is heading to Ottawa this march for the Canadian Engineering Competiton! Check out the photo gallery for to see more.

This picture was featured on the UNBC homepage!

End of Semester/Finals/Winter Break

With the last day of classes for the fall semester behind us now, we can start looking forward to enjoying our Holiday break. Here is a a bit of a stress reliever for everyone studying hard for their exams.

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Wild Wild West Fest

We had a fantastic night at Reley's Pub with the Cariboo Blues. By the end of the night, we not only sold out, but sold another 20 on top of that for a grand total of 170 tickets sold. We want to thank everyone who helped make this event possible, it was a very succesful night.

Shane Lake Year Kick Off

Another great turn out for our Shane Lake kick off BBQ this year. Thanks to eveyone who could to make it out!

Year End Shane Lake Cook Out

Here's a picture of our awesome bonfire we had this year.

Needs more lighter fluid

Year End!

Hey Everyone! I've posted the pictures of our Super Uncasual Friday and have made other minor changes to the site. If you are browsing the site and notice any broken links, please report them to me at eesa@unbc.ca. As your new webmaster, I will try my best to keep our site up to date.

Western Engineering Competition 2012

Congratulations to the fine folks who competed at the 2012 Western Engineering Competition. This year we had 3 teams representing UNBC at WEC which is probably the most people we've ever sent to the competition.

The Teams

• ConsulBting Engineering: Tiffany Cobb, Maureen Long, Julia MacGillivray, Hayden Schmidtz
• Junior Design 1: Danika Doucette, Allison Matfin, David Saabas, Michael Thiessen
• Junior Design 2: Curtis Jung, David Lenuzzi, Soledad Ronco, Rietta Szotek

Top Row (Left to right): Soledad, Maureen, Danika, Allison, Tiffany, Julia
Bottom Row (Left to right): Michael, Curtis, David S, David L., Hayden

Sushi Party!

Pictures from our sushi & s'mores night are finally here! A special thanks to Erik for hosting the get together, everyone who helped plan this event and to the drivers. This event was a great success and the general consensus was that this should become an annual event.

October 18, 2011 - Meeting Minutes

Call to order 2:31

• This month?s social event: Sushi ?Study? Party at Erik Bobiki?s
• Arrive between 4:30-5:30 Saturday, October 22, 2011
• If you have a vehicle and willing to drive let Danika Doucette know and she will arrange for carpooling
• People volunteering at meeting (passengers available):
• Alli Matfin(4)
• Rebecca Page (4)
• Ken Gombots (4)
• Erik Bobiki (3)
• Lulu Wang (4)
• Steve Bertulli (4)
• Kayden Petrovich (4)
• EESA will supply the basic ingredients, if you want something additional, please bring for yourself (Danika to provide a list of supplied ingredients)
• WEC/WESST
  • Maureen Long gave an overview of WEC (Western Engineering Competition)
  • Winner continues on to the Canadian Engineering Competition (CEC)
  • 6 categories (design (2 teams of 4 people), debate, consulting, innovative design, communication ? the last ones require some preparation ahead of time), teams from each school compete in each category
  • In Calgary in January 18-22, 2012 (Wed-Sun); Theme: Water
  • Industry tour, networking event, social events, etc.
  • Funding may be possible through NUGSS, EESA, APEGBC, Faculty, etc.
  • $250 delegate fee + transportation
  • Nicole gave an overview of WESST (Western Engineering Student Societies)
  • Our regional group (CFEC is national group)
  • Last week the retreat was held
  • News: SFU- Surrey is a new school adopted into the society ? now gets a vote
  • Informal associations of student schools
  • Allows networking with other schools ? asking advice from other schools (ex. PI in the face week)
• Jackets
• We will be ordering jackets similar to previous years jackets. These will have the red and yellow EESA logo on the left chest, and an optional back ?Environmental Engineering? logo across the back. Additional discussions surrounded including a club motto somewhere small on the jacket. Jackets will be approximately $100 or $115 with the back logo.
• Money will be paid upfront
• Kimberly Gulevich will be collecting sizing and money ? if you are interested please contact her (kgulevich@telus.net or in person)
• There was some discussion surrounding the switch to a different jacket ? if you have any questions, please let us know.
• Link to Jackets (will be black):
• Men?s:http://www.stormtech.ca/hsj-1-men-s-crew-bonded-shell.html
• Women?s:http://www.stormtech.ca/hsj-1w-women-s-crew-bonded-shell.html
• Sizing Chart: http://www.stormtech.ca/index.php/stormtech-sizing-chart
• 2nd Year Transfers to UBC (application packages handed out by Josee) and due Jan. 17th to Marlita Whyte. Please make sure you have received one, and complete it.
• 2nd year retreat to UBC is starting to be organized by ESSA-UBC
• Tours of UBC campus, attend a few lectures, scavenger hunt, social nights, meet staff and faculty of UBC
• 3 day weekend
• Priority for funding and spots for 2nd years
• Usually coordinate with E-week (1st full week of February) however dates are pending
• UBC EESA will organize events; UNBC to provide participant numbers and possibly funding/organize funding.
• Mike Thiessen gave an overview of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC (APEGBC) Annual Conference and AGM that was attended by Mike Thiessen, Kimberly Gulevich, Danika Doucette, Alex Ouskine, and Maureen Long
• Mike gave an overview of APEGBC and what they are and why we should be involved ? if you have any questions, don?t hesitate to ask Mike as your APEGBC Student Advisory Council Member
• Finances
• No stipulations in the constitution or from NUGSS on how money is to be spent ? given that a budget is provided and approved by Council
• A General Meeting will be held in November
• The constitution will be amended, so please attend to vote and have you opinion on these changes heard.
• CFES (Canadian Federation of Engineering Students) Congress is to be held in Whitehorse
• January 4-10, 2012
• EESA should look at sending one student
• Communication
• Discussion regarding too many e-mails, but was decided that it was appropriate

APEGBC 2011 Annual Conference & AGM

On October 12, Mike Thiessen, Kimberly Gulevich, Danika Doucette, Alex Ouskine, and Maureen Long made the trip down to Kelowna to attend the APEGBC Annual Conference and AGM.

Kim, Maureen, and Danika

Frosh Scavenger Hunt

On September 18, EESA held its first ever Frosh Scavenger Hunt. Thanks to everyone who came out. Check out the photo gallery for more pictures.

Challenge: "Find two bars or pubs (The Generator for bonus points)"

Shinerama

Thanks to everyone who participated the 2011 Shinerama! EESA had a great turnout and an overall awesome day of fundraising. Check out the photo gallery to see what we were up too.

Our #1 donation of the day coming from Steve from Beefy Boys Hot Dogs.

2011 Annual ENSC Cookout at Shane Lake!

Photo by Dr.Rutherford

First Meeting

Come hear what our fearless leader Mike has to say.

We are looking for people (including first years!) to join our executives and help build a friendly engineering community here on campus. If you're interested in helping out, even outside of being on the executive, please let us know.

Details: Tuesday, Sept 13 at 3:30PM in room 6-390

Shane Lake BBQ 2011

EESA wrapped up the 2011 school year with a BBQ at Shane Lake.

Summary of March 30, 2011 Meeting / Election Results

The meeting was called to order by Jacob Emerson at 12:30 p.m. in the NUGSS Club spaces. Fourteen(14) club members were present including the executives, outgoing and incoming, listed below.

• Executives In Attendance
• Outgoing: Jacob Emerson(VP President - outgoing), Ian Rodriguez(VP Secretary - outgoing)
• Incoming: Mike Thiessen(VP President ? incoming), Erik Bobicky(VP Finance ? incoming) Josee St. Pierre(VP Vice President - incoming), Heath de La Giroday(VP Events ? incoming), Danika Doucette(VP Events ? incoming), Alex Ouskine(VP ? Events ? incoming), Curtis Jung(VP ? Webmaster), Kim Gulevich(VP Secretary ? incoming)
• Year-end Elections Elections were held for all club positions. Members present at the meeting voted on candidates who had been previously nominated for the positions. All candidates received a unanimous votes by all members. The new executive members are listed in the category above.
• Ideas for Future Events Several ideas were discussed with regards to events for both next year, and the end of semester.
• Tour of Bio-Energy Facility Operated by Canfor Sawmill- Eric suggested that he would be able to organize a tour of a hog fuel plant at one of the local sawmills in Prince George. A bus would possibly need to be chartered if there was enough interest amongst the group.
• Campus Green Roof Project- Danika had an idea for a student-led development project on campus. EESA could submit a proposal to convert empty roof space into a green space. This could be small-scale and our club could attach its name to a permanent structure(like a park bench) within the project. We would need to contact the facilities manager and work-up a proposal for evaluation next year.
• Proposals by Incoming VP Events, Heath: Heath laid out three ideas he has been developing as projects the club could work on next year. They are:
1. Junkyard Wars: This could be simple or complex and could be a ?table? event ? something we could use during frosh week. He has drawn up plans for this event and it could be done using commonly found items.
2. Pedal-powered vehicle for parking attendants: Club members could design and build a small bicycle-car type vehicle for the parking attendants to use on their daily rounds vs. the gas-powered runabout they use now. Heath has spoken with the parking manager about this and they would need to look at worksafe/ union regulations. The idea is feasible from their point of view and EESA could begin a preliminary planning to submit a proposal to them along with a budget/cost-benefit analysis
3. Composting system upgrade: The facilities manager has identified the composting system as something that could be greatly improved by the club. We could design and build a system for UNBC. It would be a project of manageable size and it would fit well with our future role as environmental engineers.
• Frosh Week- Some areas were identified where EESA could do a better job of engaging the incoming first-years next September. Some of the things the club could do are listed below:
• Table/booth with engineering-related display staffed by EESA volunteers to let new engineering students know about the club and sign them up for an email list
• Contact incoming first-year students ahead of time to let them know about the club and give them a better intro to their colleagues in the program
• Organize an icebreaker event within the first week of the semester ? something that would be accessible to minors
• Prepare an informative pamphlet/booklet for first-years with survival tips and key information for the current year.
• Jacob emphasized that, to maintain our club status, we will need to participate in Shinerama and attend the club hearings(held the second week of classes). An idea for washing the fire department?s trucks was floated as an interesting fundraiser for Shinerama. Furthermore, it will be important to have some of the new students participating with positions in the club. Jacob said that VP Vice President could be offered to a first year who showed motivation about the club.
• Communications- Members voiced concerns that communication with members has been a perpetual problem throughout the year. Incoming President Mike noted that email is probably not always the best way to contact people. Especially, using the UNBC webmail. There needs to be an updated email list with email contacts that people usually check. A phone list was also recommended by incoming VP Events Alex. He suggested that text messages may be a more efficient way to get the word out. Incoming Vice President Josee volunteered to assist with upgrading our communications. This will be an issue next year as well when new students enter the program.
• Club Finances- Outgoing President Jacob gave a financial brief. Fundraising from local engineering firms and APEG could bring in additional funds. Jacob has copies of fund-raising letters used by previous executives. The club funds may be used for sending students to conferences, pub nights, and projects provided everyone was in official agreement.
• Next Meeting: Date and Time TBD