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REGISTER NOW –
CONFERENCE DEADLINE LOOMS
Have you registered yet for the APEGGA Annual Conference?
The ticking sound you hear is time running out.
Deadline is April 5. That’s less than
three weeks away.
Theme of the APEGGA Annual Conference and Annual General
Meeting this year is Partners in Professionalism – and one way to be a
partner is to get involved.
Don’t miss out on our excellent professional development offerings and
important APEGGA business. Executive Track Seminars are back this year for members
facing the challenges found on the higher rungs of the corporate ladder. The
Summit Awards will honour some of the best and brightest in the APEGGA professions.
And there’s much, much more.
Events take place April 25 to 28 in Calgary. Full information
is a few mouse-clicks away.
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JUDGES URGENTLY NEEDED
FOR ONLINE SCIENCE CHALLENGES
APEGGA members from around the province are invited
to help judge the Science Alberta Foundation’s Wonderville.ca Science Challenges.
APEGGA is a sponsor of the 2007 edition of this exciting online event.
Judging takes place online from April 9 to 11. Each judge
will spend about three hours all together, rating 10 different projects over
the three days. Judges work in pairs, and final projects will be chosen April
12. Judging is based on pre-determined criteria.
Between 30 and 50 judges will be needed depending on the response
from schools. Last year, 200 teams entered the competition.
The challenges are for student teams in Grades 7 and 8. Grade 7 students will
build and design an amusement park ride. Grade 8 students will build a Rube Goldberg
Machine that extracts a marble from a tube.
Please support this fun science event and sign up as a judge before
March 22.
Click
here to register.
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NEW SPEAKER ANNOUNCED FOR AGM
 In the March PEGG, we told you that the Hon. Iris Evans, Minister
of Employment, Immigration and Industry, would be the luncheon speaker at the
APEGGA Annual General Meeting.
Plans have changed. The minister is, it turns out, is unable to make it.
But we’ve found a great replacement for the April 28
lunch – Peter
Tertzakian, chief energy economist of ARC Financial Corporation and the author
of A Thousand Barrels a Second.
Click
here for more information.
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USE THAT VOTE
By now, you should have received your ballot package in
the mail. Please exercise your right to help shape APEGGA’s future.
And remember to vote in the special ballot on the ASET-APEGGA one Act, two Associations
proposal. The ballot and information on the regulatory model are in your regular
Council election package. Full background appears online.
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HELP US FIND
EXCEPTIONAL TEACHERS
Are your children being taught by an outstanding math or
science teacher? Members are encouraged to participate in the nomination process
of the Teacher Awards Program, which recognizes exceptional science and math
teachers in Grades 1-12.
You can organize a nomination for a teacher in your community.
Ask students, parents and school administrators to complete the nomination form
or write letters along with your own.
Fourteen award recipients will be selected from around the
province. Award recipients receive recognition and a certificate. Their schools
receive $1,000 for science and math education.
Nomination deadline is March 31.
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ARE YOU A GOOD COACH?
Coaching is a challenge for everyone – particularly the modern manager
or team leader, continually called upon to generate loyalty and success within
an organization. APEGGA has booked Einblau & Associates to help you develop
your coaching skills, and foster sustained, superior performance from your people.
Rachelle Lee of Einblau will offer Coaching for Commitment
on March 29 and 30 in Calgary.
Click
here for more information |
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APEGGA
Head Office
1500 Scotia One
10060 Jasper Ave. NW
Edmonton AB T5J 4A2
Tel: 780-426-3990 1-800-661-7020
(within North America)
Fax: 780-426-1877
E-mail: email@apegga.org
Website: www.apegga.org |
Calgary
Office
2200 Scotia Centre
700 2nd Street SW
Calgary, AB T2P 2W1
Tel: 403-262-7714
Fax: 403-269-2787 |
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MARCH PEGG
ONLINE - Special ballot announced. Court decision supports
APEGGA. Challenges in the wind. Cultural diversity at the annual conference.
Why limitation of liability clauses are important. How you can participate in
two book projects. These headlines and many others await.
Click
here for the March PEGG. |
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UPCOMING EVENTS |
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March
20 – Lethbridge President’s Visit ...
more
March 20 – Edmonton luncheon, featuring the vice-president
of product development and sales, Spar Aerospace ...
more.
March 21 – Medicine Hat AGM ...
more.
March 29 – Fort McMurray Branch AGM ...more
April 10 - Edmonton Branch Luncheon ...
more
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UPCOMING EVENTS |
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For
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COMPETITIONS
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Alberta Women’s
Science Network – DEADLINE NOW
March 20 is the deadline for entries in the ASWN 2007 Minerva
Mentoring Award. Each year, the network recognizes an outstanding mentor who
has made a significant contribution to mentoring women of all ages in science,
engineering and technology in Alberta. Visit here to nominate
a mentor NOW.
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