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O F O N TA R I O ' S E N G I N E E R S 12 PUBLISHER Paul Acchione, P.Eng. 20 EDITOR Andrea Ritter 7 CONTRIBUTORS Jennifer Coens Liz Greenland Kristian Kennedy John Moudakis Alina Oprea Dave Tyrell, P.Eng. & Gary Floyd, PhD Aarthi Vig Chrisy Wilson Contents DESIGN & PRODUCTION Bailey Design Associates ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY Barry Roden Justin Senior UP FRONT Viewpoint OSPE salutes dedicated volunteer Greetings from 2 Albert Schepers, P.Eng. your President and Chair ADVERTISING INQUIRIES Marla Currie 416-223-9961, ext. 234 1 866 763-1654, ext. 234 mcurrie@ospe.on.ca 20 PAN Profile 3 21 Strength in Numbers OSPE is Listening Membership Satisfaction survey nets valuable feedback OSPE amplifies engineers' voice through CDAO 22 Learning from Elliot Lake Newsbytes OSPE provides expertise at News and notes on OSPE and the 4 OSPE IS PROUDLY SPONSORED BY Inquiry Roundtable engineering community 7 22 Energy Planning OSPE responds to Province's long-term plan Profile: Robert A. Goodings, P.Eng. OSPE honours long-time volunteer 8 23 Across the Pond and Back with President's Award National Engineering Month Celebrating the profession across Ontario Opportunities, implications for engineers in new trade agreement ENGINEERING INTELLIGENCE 24 Intellectual Property 10 Engineers Connect at OSPE Events Part two of two: managing your most valuable business assets Engineers of Influence, E3, WEAC, VIP Pass COVER 12 Advocacy for Our Profession It's taken years of work and plenty of perseverance, but the voice of engineers is being heard 16 Issues that Matter See where OSPE is focusing advocacy efforts now - and why 17 Decades of Advocacy An OSPE timeline shows how far we've come 4950 Yonge Street, Suite 502 Toronto, ON M2N 6K1 info@ospe.on.ca www.ospe.on.ca Postage paid: Publications mail 40606018 26 OSPE Employer Compensation Survey Latest data predicts generational shifts in the workplace 28 Deadlier than Drunk Drivers? New technologies encourage drivers to keep hands on the wheel, off the phone PROFESSIONAL EDGE 30 Resources within Reach OSPE launches Engineering Employer Resource Centre 31 Professional Development ADVOCACY IN ACTION OSPE responds to member input with 18 From Classroom to Career exciting enhancements New OSPE report 32 OSPE Launches Corporate Program examines underemployment New OSPE program provides value among engineering grads for companies 20 Talking Transit Governments show interest in OSPE report TheVoice Spring 2014 1 http://www.ospe.on.ca

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of OSPE - The Voice - Spring 2014

OSPE - The Voice - Spring 2014
Contents
Viewpoint
OSPE is Listening
Newsbytes
Profile: Robert A. Goodings, P.Eng.
National Engineering Month
Engineers Connect at OSPE Events
Advocacy for Our Profession
Issues that Matter
Decades of Advocacy
From Classroom to Career
Talking Transit
PAN Profile
Strength in Numbers
Learning from Elliot Lake
Energy Planning
Across the Pond and Back
Intellectual Property
OSPE Employer Compensation Survey
Deadlier than Drunk Drivers?
Resources within Reach
Professional Development
OSPE Launches Corporate Program

OSPE - The Voice - Spring 2014