Upcoming Events and Announcements
NEIA Golf & BBQ
$10,000 Hole in One Prize!
NEIA is set to host its annual Golf and BBQ networking social at Clovelly Golf Course on Wednesday, September 22. Join us for a day of golfing and networking, delicious BBQ, and sunshine (hopefully!). This year we will be golfing on the Black Duck Course, with tee off at 1:00 p.m.
Golf Only
Members: $50.00 +HST
Non-Members: $60.00 +HST
BBQ Buffet Only
Members: $50.00 +HST
Non-Members: $60.00 +HST
Students: $30.00 +HST
Full Event
Individual Golfer (Member): $80.00 +HST
Individual Golfer (Non-Member): $90.00 +HST
Individual Golfer (Student): $50.00 +HST
Team of Four: $300.00 +HST (Members & Non Members)
*Teams: Foursomes will be selected on order of registration unless registering as a team.
For sponsorship opportunities or to register, contact Hlynn Kenny at 709.772.3333 or hlynn@neia.org.
Waste Management Research Fund Established with $300,000 in Funding
A new research partnership was announced today between the Multi-Materials Stewardship Board (MMSB) and Memorial University's Leslie Harris Centre of Regional Policy and Development to stimulate research into Newfoundland and Labrador's waste management needs and opportunities. The new waste management research fund is established with $300,000 in funding through MMSB's Waste Management Trust Fund.
The fundamental goal of the Provincial Solid Waste Management Strategy is to divert 50% of material going to landfills and implement full province-wide modern waste management by 2020. For more information, click here.
Ireland Trade Mission
Continuing to advance the province's relationship with Ireland, the Department of Innovation, Trade and Rural Development, in collaboration with Ireland Business Partnerships, is planning trade and export development initiatives for the next several months. We would like to hear from companies, organizations, associations, etc. who have an interest in this market. Whether you are an experienced or new exporter, we want to hear from you!
As part of this activity, the Department is currently recruiting for a trade mission to Ireland from September 20-24, 2010. An information session will be held on Monday August 9, 2010 (location TBD) with interested companies. The mission will be multi-sectoral and may include, but is not limited to, companies from the following sectors: ocean technology, advanced manufacturing, information and communications technology, life sciences, tourism and culture.
The deadline to apply for participation in the trade mission is Wednesday, August 11, 2010. Funding may be available through the International Trade Assistance Program (ITAP) which covers up to 50% of eligible costs and includes a daily per diem. Please click here for the mission and ITAP application forms.
To register for the information session, apply for the trade mission, or inquire about other trade activities, please contact Tonya Hussey at 709.729.3641 or tonyahussey@gov.nl.ca.
The Charlie Riggs and Cathy Macdonald Riggs Memorial Award
NEIA would like to remind its members of the Charlie Riggs and Cathy Macdonald Riggs Memorial Award at Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN), established in memory of Charlie Riggs and his wife Cathy Macdonald Riggs. Charlie Riggs was an avid member, volunteer, and all around supporter of NEIA. Those who wish to provide financial support to this Award may do so by contacting Jillian Gibson of MUN or by visiting www.munalum.ca.
The Charlie Riggs and Cathy Macdonald Riggs Memorial Award has been established in memory of Charlie Riggs (Bachelor of Engineering –Mechanical, 1988) and Cathy Macdonald Riggs (Bachelor of Science – Psychology, 1984) by AMEC Earth & Environmental (a division of AMEC Americas Limited). The award will be valued at a portion of the income on the endowment and will be awarded annually on a rotating basis between the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science and the Department of Psychology. Recipients from Engineering can be enrolled in any year of the undergraduate program. Preference will be given to students involved in environmental organizations such as the Newfoundland Environmental Industry Association (NEIA) or environmental initiatives supported by the Professional Engineers and Geoscientists Newfoundland and Labrador (PEGNL). The award will be administered by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards upon recommendation of the Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science and the Head of Psychology, Faculty of Science, respectively.
October 2010 Environmental Industries Mission to Australia and New Zealand
Export Environnement, one of Quebec’s environmental industries associations, has received funding from the Government of Quebec and DFAIT Global Opportunities for Associations to bring an environmental industries business mission to Australia and New Zealand.
Export Environnement is charging a mission participation fee, with the amount to be confirmed, but likely to be CDN$2500. The mission will be in two cities in Australia, most likely Sydney and Melbourne, from October 18-22, 2010, and Auckland, New Zealand October 26-27, 2010. The focus of the mission is individual one-on-one business meetings, with a target of five pre-matched and pre-vetted meetings for each location. SYDNY and AKLND are assisting with the identification, vetting and pre-introductions of local contacts for one-on-one meetings. Condensed programs will be possible for those participants who wish to spend less time in the region, and meeting programs in additional cities will also be possible.
The greatest opportunities and sub-sectors of focus in Australia and New Zealand currently relate to water/waste water treatment (including coal seam gas waste water treatment), and waste management. However, Export Environnement has opened the mission to all companies with any environmental industries products or services, which also includes remediation technologies and pollution controls.
Please click here for further information as well as contact information.
Abydoz Engineered Wetland receives PEGNL Environmental Award
The towns of Appleton and Glenwood, along with the engineering firm Abydoz Environmental, have been presented with the 2010 Environmental Award by Professional Engineers and Geoscientists Newfoundland and Labrador [PEGNL] ‘in recognition of the application of science, technology, engineering and environmental management in Newfoundland and Labrador.’
Abydoz designed and installed this engineered wetland system in which specialized plants stimulate bacterial growth around their roots. The bacteria consume the sewage contaminants and naturally clean the effluent, without the use of electricity or chemicals.
“The residents of Appleton and Glenwood can be proud to know that they have a waste water treatment facility that is among the best and most innovative in the country, and we are particularly proud that we have been there every step of the way in the creation and operation of this system,” says Glenn Sharp, engineering manager of Abydoz Environmental.
For more information, visit the Abydoz website: www.abydoz.com
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