Date:

July 16-20, 2012, from 8:30-5:00pm daily.

Location:

E2-229 EITC, University of Manitoba

Abstract:

In the beginning of Summer 2011 comes a camp for Grade 9-11 students, that explores the frontiers of Science and Engineering! Meet university students, professors, industry experts, and an astronaut! The Camp forucses on aerospace and space ideas, with exciting demos and hands-on activities!

What will be happening at camp?

• Space physics and rocket theory
• Satellite communications
• Detecting illegal transmitters
• Remote sensing
• Picosatellites and nanotechnology
• High altitude balloon launch, tracking, and recovery operations
• Model rocket building and launch
• Various lab tours and demonstrations in the Faculty of Engineering
• Robotics workshops
• And lots more!

Registration:

Camp is $75 per camper (if received by June 1, 2012)  Registrations received after June 1 are $125.  Payment in full is required to confirm registration.  Maximum Number of participants is 45.  Bursaries are available for families in need. Register online by clicking here!

Documents:

• Event Brochure [800KB PDF]

Contact:

For more information, call Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) at 474-8148 or wise@umanitoba.ca.

Date:

Thursday February 2, 2012
6:00 p.m. Reception, 7:00 p.m. Dinner

Location:

Canad Inns Fort Garry, 1824 Pembina Hwy, Winnipeg, MB

Abstract:

APEGM’s Annual Networking Dinner is held to help encourage student engineers and geoscientists to become more involved in their profession before graduation. The dinner features a delicious meal, a guest speaker, and activities to encourage interaction between the students and professionals. The networking dinner is a great way to promote yourself and your company and support the future of engineering and geoscience in Manitoba.

The networking dinner is a great way to promote yourself and your company and support the future of engineering and geoscience in Manitoba:

• Excellent networking and business development opportunities.
• Exposure to seniot decision-makers in the industry.
• Association with a well-organized and productive event.
• Recognition as a supporter of excellence in engineering and geoscience.
• Exposure to new talent through students in the engineering and geoscience fields.

Speaker:

George Trachilis

Speaker Bio:

George Trachilis is a highly experienced Business Executive, Coach, and Leader who has demonstrated the ability to solve complicated business problems with a collaborative team-based effort. George has focused on personal mastery techniques,and implemented tools that align management teams to focus on common goals.

George’s main objective is to find and lead the right organization towards sustained growth, profit, and business systems. During this venture, he will develop a team of leaders to communicate with respect, trust, and honesty during their journey towards achievement of these goals.

George has experience with leading executive teams, being part of a high-performing executive environment, problem solving/root cause elimination, coaching by asking questions, project management, and 5S workplace organization

Registration:

Registration is $80 per person or $300 per table. Details can be found in the Dinner Brochure [168KB PDF].

Contact:

For more information contact the APEGM office at 474-2736.

Date:

Basic LabVIEW Program
August 15-16, 2010 from 8:30 am – 4:30 pm.

Advanced LabVIEW Program
August 18-19, 2010 from 8:30 am – 4:30 pm.

Location:

Red River College – Notre Dame Campus
Room AB09 – 2055 Notre Dame Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Abstract:

Red River College offers two courses for beginners and advanced users interested in developing applications in the LabVIEW graphical programming environment. The workshop covers basic LabVIEW program concepts and applies them in hands-on exercises.

Basic LabVIEW Program (Aug 15-16, 2011):

• Front panel, the user interface design
  • Apply controls, indicators, charts, arrays, clusters
• Hardware configuration through Measurement and Automation (Max)
  • Configure virtual channels
  • Create tasks
• Implementation of data collection in the block diagram
  • Manage the data flow by using loop, case and sequence structures
  • Learn to use local sequence, local variable and shift register
  • Control the sampling rate of the data collection
  • Display and archive data
  • Utilize the debug tools to monitor, troubleshoot and repair a Labview program
  • Create subVI to implement hierarchy design

Advanced LabVIEW Program (Aug 18-19, 2011):

• Project Based Hierarchy Design
• Automation and Calibration Implementation
• Serial Communication Application Development
• Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Monitoring via NI OPC Server and DSC Module
• FPGA Embedded compact RIO System Design and Implementation

Cost:

$750 per participant per course
$395 per students per course
10% discount for IEEE Members

Registration deadline is August 5, 2011.

Documents:

For more information, please download the course brochures:

• Basic Course Brochure [224KB PDF]
• Advanced Course Brochure [122KB PDF]

Registration:

Contact Taryn Presley at (204) 632-3803 or tpresley@rrc.mb.ca.

Date:

July 18-22, 2011, from 8:30-5:00pm daily.

Location:

E2-229 EITC, University of Manitoba

Abstract:

In the beginning of Summer 2011 comes a camp for Grade 9-11 students, that explores the frontiers of Science and Engineering! Meet university students, professors, industry experts, and an astronaut! The Camp forucses on aerospace and space ideas, with exciting demos and hands-on activities!

What will be happening at camp?

• Space physics and rocket theory
• Satellite communications
• Detecting illegal transmitters
• Remote sensing
• Picosatellites and nanotechnology
• High altitude balloon launch, tracking, and recovery operations
• Model rocket building and launch
• Various lab tours and demonstrations in the Faculty of Engineering
• Robotics workshops
• And lots more!

Registration:

Camp is $75 per camper (if received by June 1, 2011)  Registrations received after June 1 are $125.  Payment in full is required to confirm registration.  Maximum Number of participants is 45.  Bursaries are available for families in need. Register online by clicking here!

Documents:

• Brochure and registration form [716KB PDF]

Contact:

For more information, call Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) at 474-8148 or wise@umanitoba.ca.

The 16th annual Manitoba Robot Games will be held on Saturday, March 19 at Tec Voc High School. Once again, a number of volunteer positions are available – judge, timekeeper, security, registration, etc. So, if you have a few hours to spare, please come out, make new friends, and have fun in an environment that promotes science and technology to youth in MB!

If you would like to volunteer, send me an email with:

Your availability:

• Training is Wednesday, March 16, 7 – 8:30 PM at Tec Voc
• Set-up is Friday, March 18, 5 – 7 PM
• Games are Saturday, March 19, 8 AM – 6 PM

Your t-shirt size

Your contact information

Looking forward to seeing you at the Games!

Jelena Piplica
Volunteer Coordinator
MB Robot Games
www.mbrobotgames.ca