OSPE - The Voice - Fall 2013 - (Page 1)

PublIShER Mark Dietrich EDITOR Andrea Ritter CONTRIbuTORS Paul Acchione, P.Eng. Kristina Brugger Liz Greenland Kris Light Kristian Kennedy John Moudakis Alina Oprea Patrick J. Quinn, P.Eng. Dave Tyrell, P.Eng. & Gary Floyd, PhD Lee Weissling Contents 14 8 22 DESIGN & PRODuCTION Bailey Design Associates ADDITIONAl PhOTOGRAPhy uP FRONT ADVOCACy IN ACTION Barry Roden 2 20 Viewpoint Point & Counterpoint ADVERTISING INQuIRIES Greetings from your President and "The Con in Continuing Professional Jason Powers 416-223-9961, ext. 234 1 866 763-1654, ext. 234 jpowers@ospe.on.ca Chair; Message from the CEO Development" by Patrick J. Quinn, P.Eng. OSPE IS PROuDly SPONSORED by 4 "CPD: Maintaining and Enhancing our Newsbytes Credibility" by Paul Acchione, P.Eng. News and notes on OSPE and the engineering community 8 22 OSPE urges action on subway relief Engineers of Influence/ WEAC Fall Forum Tackling Transit 23 OSPE Political Action Network Anne Sado, P.Eng., inspires at 8 in Full Swing inaugural event Volunteers instrumental in delivering OSPE messages to MPPs OSPE-PEO Chapter bbQs Engineers and families enjoy 24 summer fun 10 Profile: Bill and Bob Goodings OSPE's Energy Task Force provides input 25 Engineering in parallel 12 The 66th Annual Professional Engineers Awards Gala Join us Saturday, November 23, 2013 9 Elliot lake Inquiry OSPE invited to Inquiry Roundtable ENGINEERING INTEllIGENCE 26 Intellectual Property 8 best practices for managing your for the engineering event of the year COVER Energy Planning most valuable business assets 28 OSPE has you Covered Tom Anselmi, P.Eng. Answers to your questions about OSPE's Sports and entertainment Secondary Liability Insurance program executive, community leader, engineer of influence 14 Now hiring Engineers? PROFESSIONAl EDGE 30 OSPE introduces more Professional Employers can't find engineers. 4950 Yonge Street, Suite 502 Toronto, ON M2N 6K1 info@ospe.on.ca www.ospe.on.ca Postage paid: Publications mail 40606018 Development offerings for engineers, Engineers can't find jobs. OSPE including PMP certification and PPE prep investigates this troubling disconnect and proposes solutions. 19 Preparing New Grads for Employment Universities have a role to play 19 Canada's Engineering labour Market learn, Develop, Grow your Career 36 Grow your Engineering Team OSPE offers new and enhanced products and services for employers, including more events and our 2013 Employer Compensation Survey A snapshot of current trends TheVoice Fall 2013 1 http://www.ospe.on.ca http://www.ospe.on.ca http://www.fsc.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of OSPE - The Voice - Fall 2013

OSPE - The Voice - Fall 2013
Contents
Viewpoint
Newsbytes
Engineers of Influence/WEAC Fall Forum
OSPE-PEO Chapter BBQs
Tom Anselmi, P.Eng.
Profile: Bill and Bob Goodings
The 66th Annual Professional Engineers Awards Gala
Now Hiring Engineers?
Preparing New Grads for Employment
Canada’s Engineering Labour Market
Point & Counterpoint
Tackling Transit
OSPE Political Action Network in Full Swing
Energy Planning
Elliot Lake Inquiry
Intellectual Property
Learn, Develop, Grow Your Career
Grow Your Engineering Team

OSPE - The Voice - Fall 2013