I am grateful for the opportunity to write this message from my home in Surrey, BC, on the unceded traditional territories of the Coast Salish Nations of Katzie, Tsawwassen, Stolo, Wasanec, and Kwantlen.
Many of you are reaching the end of a four-, five- or even six-year program and are looking forward to graduating with your engineering degree in the spring. Others of you are already practicing engineers or engineers-in-training, perhaps new to Canada or the Lower Mainland. But you are all probably curious, and hopefully excited, about receiving an iron ring.
We here, at Camp 5, have the privilege of administering a ceremony to new graduates or practicing engineers, during which we are reminded of the awesome responsibility we take on as members of the engineering profession. During the ceremony called The Calling of an Engineer, we make a promise, we take an obligation, to responsibly and ethically practice the profession throughout our careers, and to carry that ethical pledge into all areas of our lives.
The next ceremony will be held on April 1, 2026 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver, BC, and will be open to eligible candidates from UBC, BCIT, SFU and previously graduated engineers now practicing in the Lower Mainland. We want to invite you to attend this ceremony, to make the promise, and to receive your iron ring as a reminder of that promise. We are scheduling information briefings (dates and times to be verified) at each campus in November. Registration will be open in November through until early January, so don’t miss out. Details on eligibility, details on the information briefings, and details on registration will be posted as they become available.
You will also be able to register a Presenter, or a Guest to attend the ceremony and observe your obligation together. We will know in mid-January how many additional seats will be available for guests, once the main registration of candidates is complete, so keep your eye open in January for a release of additional tickets.
The ceremony is Wednesday April 1, 2026 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Save the date! If you are an engineering student who graduated in 2025 or are scheduled to complete graduation requirements by April 2025, or if you a post-graduate candidate eligible for registration with EGBC, we want to invite you to register.
As always, if you have any questions, comments, suggestions or ideas, please feel free to reach out to me or the appropriate warden (see Contact Us) and we will do our best to answer (but first check the website to see if the answer is there).
Yours truly,
Neil K. Hemrajani Singh, P.Eng.
Chief Warden Camp 5
The Wardens of CAMP 5 