Q. What's the significance of the logo?
A. There are 6 parts to the logo:
Shield:
long standing symbol used by the founding societies of the engineering
profession, the ICE and the ASCE.
CSCE/SCGC:
English and French acronym for the society, based on John Bell's original
logogram.
Red
Maple Leaf: symbol of Canada throughout the world.
Silver
ring: symbol of the iron ring, binding all Canadian engineers
together.
Green
background: symbol of the vast natural resources of the nation.
Date:
1887, the year that CSCE was founded.
Q. You mentioned the local section.
How is CSCE organized?
A. National Headquarters are located
in Montreal, Quebec. CSCE is divided into 5 geographic regions: Atlantic,
Quebec,
Ontario, Prairie and Western.
There are a total of 20 local sections across Canada. Many universities
that offer
civil engineering programs
have student chapters of CSCE located on campus.
Q. Does Memorial University have a Student
Section?
A. We're working on it. When the information,
and the corresponding web page is active, you'll find ou through our
regular updates.
Q. What are NLT's?
A. National Lecture Tours. Several times a
year, CSCE offers interesting presentations on a wide variety of topics.
It
provides our members the
opportunity to meet and listen to prominent civil engineers and others
prominent in their
fields. Attendance
at these NLT's is FREE to all of our
members. And there's more: Attendance at NLT's can help you
satisfy the requirements
of APEGN's Continuing Professional Development
Program.
Q. I've heard about that program.
All of this talk about these things called PDH's and CEU's. What
are
they exactly, and
how can CSCE help me get them?
A. Okay, first things first. PDH stands
for Professional Development Hour. CEU
stands for Continuing Education
Unit. CSCE
gives out PDH's and CEU's when you attend CSCE sponsored events.
For more detailed information
on PDH's and CEU's, we strongly
suggest that you visit our Continuing
Education Page.
Q. Tell me about the technical components
of CSCE.
A. CSCE has 9 Technical
Divisions: Cold Regions, Hydrotechnical, Engineering Mechanics,
Construction, Transportation,
Engineering Materials, Computer
Applications, Structural, and Environmental. CSCE has 12
Technical Committees:
Timber Structures, Civil
Engineering Education, Rehabilitation of Infrastructure, Hydraulic Structures,
Municipal
Engineering, Masonry Structures,
Sustainable Development, Toxic & Hazardous Waste, Permafrost, Urban
Drainage,
Advanced Composite Material
in Bridges & Structures, and Pavement Design, Construction & Management.
Q. What are the benefits of membership
in CSCE?
A. Easy question. Long Answer. Check
out our Membership Page and our Continuing
Education Page. This will give you
some idea of what CSCE can
offer you.
Q. Who is on the section executive?
A. To find who is on the executive commitee, what their positions are, and how to contact these people,
check out our Executive
Committee Page.
Q. Do you have annual conferences? Where
and when is the next annual conference?
A. For information on where the next annual conference is being held,
information, you can visit
the national CSCE Conferences and Activities page.
Q. So, do you update this site regularly?
Can I get updates of upcoming events and workshops?
A. Sure! All you have to do is send us your
e-mail address by clicking here.
And as long as you're a member, you'll be the
first to know about what's
new in our section.
Q. So, how can I get in touch with my
local section?
A. Easy. There are several ways to contact
us.
| Local Section | National | |
| World Wide Web | www.engr.mun.ca/~csce | http://www.csce.ca/ |
| csce@engr.mun.ca | info@csce.ca | |
| Snail Mail | P.O. Box 23220
Churchill Square Postal Outlet St. John's, NF A1B 4J9 |
4920 de Maisonneuve Blvd.
Suite 201 Westmount, Quebec H3Z 1N1 |
Last Updated February 26, 2001 5:46:47 PM