Category YEIP Blog

What we learned from getting protested

YPAC President and CEO, Molly Beckel, recently moved to TC Energy’s Toronto-based commercial team as a Marketing Representative.  As part of her ongoing outreach activities, she often give talks (technical/non-technical) at educational institutions. In the past, these had all been…

Empowering Women & Girls in STEM

Recently, YPAC was invited to a discussion hosted by the US Consul General with NASA’s Dr. Fox to address empowering women & girls in STEM. Kendra Ryan and Sarah Vandaiyar attended on behalf of YPAC. Dr. Fox discussed her journey…

Thank you Rotork!

On November 7th, Rotork hosted YPAC Edmonton members for a Speaker Event and Facility Tour at their Edmonton location. The evening started with an overview of electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic actuator methods applicable to the pipeline sector. Ben Wanke, Rotork…

YPAC Conference 2019!

Shaping the Future of the Pipeline Industry Thank you so much to our conference attendees, speakers, volunteers, and sponsors for making the 2019 event at Hotel Arts an enormous success!  Bhushan Ivaturi, Chris Foster, Chris Bloomer, Tisha Schuller, Carlos Murillo, Deanna…

Inside the Albertan Pipeline Industry

Mohammad Pourmohammadbagher, from YPAC’s Edmonton Chapter, shares his perspective  On June 4th, the Edmonton YPAC Chapter welcomed the leadership team of TYTEC Engineering to the University of Alberta Faculty Club to share their experience of leading a company in the Alberta…

YPAC Participates at CEPA Pipeline Dialogues

YPAC President, Sarah Vandaiyar (currently on secondment with CEPA) recently represented Young Pipeliners at the event in Montreal Shared from: Canada’s transmission pipelines connect Canadians to safe and responsible energy. Because our members reach such a broad and inclusive…

YPAC’s Queen’s TEAM: Report Available!

Last year, YPAC sponsored an engineering design team through Queen’s University’s TEAM Program.  YPAC wanted to extend our congratulations and thanks to the individuals who prepared the resulting pipeline crossing methodology selection tool and report. Working with educational institutions in…

Banff Pipeline Workshop: Key Takeaways

Zaida Rojas, YPAC Outreach Coordinator, Kevin Tsang, YPAC Advisor and co-founder, and Nancy Manchak, Edmonton Chapter Chair, share their learnings For Zaida Rojas, Banff was a great opportunity to learn and get engaged: 3 key takeaways from 2019 Banff Pipeline Workshop * The next…