APEGGA Summit 2011

What’s happening at our annual conference?

• The Summit Awards Gala
• an art show featuring the work of members and their families
• the APEGGA Annual General Meeting
• six streams of professional development, in addition to the Executive Track seminar
• and much more

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Online polls open Tuesday, Feb. 22, 9 a.m.

For the fourth year in a row, electronic voting is the preferred way to exercise your franchise, as 19 Council and President Elect/Vice-President candidates seek support.

Letters are going out today to eligible voters with a one-time-use voting password, along with details on how and when to cast your vote.

Election Candidates
Frequently Asked Questions

Please note: not all membership classes are allowed to vote. You must be

• an Honorary Life Member or Life Member

• a Professional Engineer, Professional Geologist or Professional Geophysicist

• or a Professional Licensee

to vote in this election.

Polls close Sunday, March 27, 12 noon

See the February PEG – in the mail now – for full pre-election coverage, including hardcopy versions of candidate biographies.

Clips of Careening Concrete

We’ve uploaded YouTube clips of the national Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race, which APEGGA supported as a race day sponsor. The University of Alberta Faculty of Engineering hosted the Jan. 29 event. The APEGGA sponsorship is part of APEGGA’s commitment to strengthening relationships with engineering students, engineers-in-training and young professional members. APEGGA also demonstrates this commitment through its Engineering Student Project Funds at U of A and the University of Calgary’s Schulich School of Engineering. This year, Jim Smith, P.Eng., APEGGA President-Elect, participated in the awards gala for the concrete toboggan race. Overall 2011 champion, from the Schulich school at U of C, put a portion of the Engineering Student Project Fund towards its entry.

YouTube Clips:

National Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race
Jim Smith, P.Eng., APEGGA President-Elect

Volunteers are still needed to participate in Edmonton activities. If you can assist at the events listed below please contact Lindsay Malden at lmalden@apega.ca and provide

• first and last name
• professional designation
• phone number
• email
• event(s) and date(s) available
  

Edmonton Science Olympics

Shaw Conference Centre, Saturday, March 5

• 8 more volunteers needed for event judging
  
• 2 more volunteers needed to assist event managers at Science Olympics
  

Elementary Science Nights

Volunteers will staff hands-on science activities that have already been prepared and assist with set up and take down. Volunteers need to arrive at 5 p.m. (or as close as possible) for set up. We will be finished and out before 8:30 p.m. These events are open only to the host school families and will run from 6 to 8 p.m. Please remember to advise the date(s) you are available.

• 10 more volunteers needed
  Tuesday, March 15
  Caernarvon School
  14820 118 Street, Edmonton
  5 – 8:30 p.m.
  
  
• 8 more volunteers needed
  Thursday, March 17
  King Edward School
  8530 101 Street, Edmonton
  5 – 8:30 p.m.
  
  
• 10 more volunteers needed
  Thursday, March 24
  Dunluce School
  11735 162 Avenue, Edmonton
  5 – 8:30 p.m.
  

Volunteer for Scientists & Engineers-In-The-Classroom Program

Recruitment of volunteers is ongoing for the Scientists & Engineers-in-the-Classroom program in Calgary and Edmonton. The newly merged program of APEGGA and the Alberta Science Literacy Association is an exciting opportunity to increase science outreach to more Alberta students. Your help is needed to make it a success.

If you would like to make science classroom presentations, please sign up with one of the science networks below. Training is provided.

Calgary Science Network
Edmonton Science Outreach Network

Digital Signatures for Authenticating Electronic Documents

APEGGA members have long had the option to issue professional documents in electronic form as long as the process they used met the requirements outlined in the Practice Standard for Authenticating Professional Documents. None of those requirements have changed, except for one – the source from which members may obtain a digital signature. Effective April 1, the only digital signature that will be acceptable for APEGGA members signing their stamps on electronic documents will be the one obtained through APEGGA.

Just as APEGGA does not manufacture and distribute traditional ink stamps, neither does it distribute the digital signatures/certificates. Instead, the Association has entered into an agreement with Notarius Inc. to provide the necessary services. Members apply to APEGGA for their digital signatures and APEGGA will authorize Notarius to issue those to the members. Notarius partners with and provides digital signature kits for 11 associations that represent more than 160,000 professionals from coast to coast, including the Ordre des ingénieurs du Quebec, the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia and the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Manitoba.

Notarius and APEGGA have packaged a promotion enabling firms to implement pilot projects and see the benefits for themselves. To find out more about this promotion, contact Notarius at sales@notarius.com or call 1-888-588-0011.

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Revised Stamping Guideline

APEGGA's Practice Standards Committee has prepared the near-final draft of version 3.0 of the Practice Standard for Authenticating Professional Documents. The revised document provides more clarity and additional information on stamping procedures and management of engineering and geoscience documents.

Before completing its final draft, the Committee would welcome any comments that may help to improve the document. Deadline for comments is March 18.

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Alberta Student Energy Conference

Make Your Mark

Connecting engineering, business, and geoscience students with industry leaders. Bringing energy to the future through innovation and inspiration.

March 25
At the BMO Center

albertastudentenergy.com

Still Time to Shine Those Emeralds

Looking for a weekend project? Why not spend a few hours preparing a nomination for the 20th annual Emerald Awards?  Nominations are open for our 10 categories through our online nomination system.

However, time is running out. Nominations close at

4 p.m.
Friday
Feb. 25

Nominate your environmental hero today!

Engineers Without Borders

On Friday, March 4, over 300 engineers, students and professionals will gather at the Crowne Plaza Chateau Lacombe in downtown Edmonton to enjoy Wabonwa Night, an elegant Wine and Cheese and Silent Auction presented by the Engineers Without Borders University of Alberta and Edmonton Professional Chapters.

Wabonwa Night: Wine & Cheese and Silent Auction
Location: Crowne Plaza Chateau Lacombe
10111 Bellamy Hill, Edmonton

Doors open at 7 p.m.

Tickets: $35 professionals/$25 students
Ticket group rate: 10 tickets for $300.
Tickets must be purchased prior to midnight on Saturday, Feb. 28.

Dress Code: Business attire

Calling All Project Champions

Are you a project champion? Did you manage a great project or were you part of one’s team?

Project Management Institute Northern Alberta Chapter would like to recognize your success.

It’s time for PMI NAC Project of the Year 2011 Awards submissions.

Download guidelines and forms at

www.pminac.com

CSPG CSEG CWLS Convention

APEGGA is pleased to be a Platinum Sponsor for the CSPG/CSEG/CWLS annual geoscience convention, known this year as Recovery 2011.  The convention will be interesting not only to Professional Geoscientists, technologists and technicians, but also to members of the upstream oil and gas engineering disciplines.

There are early registration savings to be made by going to the official convention website.  Detailed information about the program, venue and the Earth Sciences for Society companion event is also available on the site.

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