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Special Ballot Details
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Ballot counters at work April 11.
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The results of the professional member ballot on amending the EGGP Act as
per the Memorandum of Understanding between APEGGA and ASET were announced in
a joint news release issued Wednesday, April 11.
Additional information on how members voted is now available.
- Of the 34,547 professional members eligible to vote,
5,657 chose to exercise their right to vote on the special ballot. That’s
16.4 per cent.
- Of the ballots cast, 4,273 (75.5 per cent) voted “yes” to
the question “Should The Engineering, Geological and Geophysical Professions
Act be amended to create a one Act, two Associations regulatory model, as per
the Memorandum of Understanding signed by ASET and APEGGA on December 18, 2006?”
- There were 1,384, (24.4 per cent) “no” votes
cast. Spoiled ballots accounted for just over two per cent of the ballots cast.
- It is interesting to note that on average 15 to 20 per cent
of professional members exercise their privilege in the annual Council elections.
The ASET membership similarly endorsed the MOU in a
separate ballot held at the same time as the APEGGA balloting. ASET tallied 2,660
votes (94 per cent) endorsing the Memorandum of Understanding and 170 votes (six
per cent) against.
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Professional Geologists and Geophysicists Needed
Win a convention delegate registration
to the 2007 CSPG – CSEG
Joint Convention
We are looking for professional geologists and professional
geophysicists to volunteer to staff the APEGGA booth at the 2007 CSPG – CSEG
Joint Convention. The tradeshow part of the convention is
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Monday, May 14, 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
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Tuesday, May 15, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Location is Calgary Stampede and Exhibition, Halls A and B
Shifts will be broken down into two-hour slots. As a volunteer you will receive
an exhibitor pass for the day to enjoy the entire tradeshow.
The first professional to volunteer for a minimum of three shifts will receive
a complimentary convention delegate registration. This registration includes
one Flowdown ticket, access to the technical sessions and the core conference,
access to the Exhibition Hall, and one Core Meltdown ticket.
If you are able to volunteer, please contact Nanica
Brown at 403-262-7714 or nbrown@apegga.org. |
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ONLINE SURVEY
Canadian Standards Association Wants
Engineering Perspective
The Canadian Standards Association invites professional
engineers to participate in a short and confidential online survey. The aim is
to gain insights from a professional engineering perspective into the state of
awareness about the challenges a changing climate poses for Canada’s civil
infrastructure.
If you practice engineering in any of the infrastructure categories below,
it is particularly important that you participate.
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Transportation: roads, highways, associated drainage systems, airports and
runways
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Buildings: structures, climatic loads, building envelope, geotechnical, building
systems
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Water: drinking water, storm water, erosion, flood control, waste water
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Energy: transmission, distribution and hydro generation.
The Canadian Standards Association believes that the
survey will be useful in many ways. It will help to facilitate initiatives to
ensure that Canada’s
professional engineers are properly equipped to deal with significant national
issues such as climate change, and resilient, adequate Civil Infrastructure.
Please participate in this important initiative
by going to http://ws5.voxco.com/intweb.dll/online/RIS/climate |
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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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APRIL PEGG
ONLINE - New member’s parents from China attend induction.
Future meets present during engineeing and geoscience week. President wraps up
his term with a snapshot of Alberta. Biofuels: a homegrown Canadian energy alternative.
Computers boost Piikani information technology. These headlines and others await.
Click
here for the April PEGG. |
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UPCOMING EVENTS |
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MAY
10 – The Golden Rule of Meetings, a Calgary Branch PD evening
featuring Bruce Lee of Encore Seven Inc. ...
more
MAY 15 – Engineering & Operational Challenges – Military
Transport Aircraft, an Edmonton Branch luncheon featuring Christian Sauvé of
SPAR Aerospace ...
more.
MAY 16 – Learn about brine concentrators and cyrstallizers,
and how they apply to treating water produced by SAGD heavy oil recovery. A Calgary
branch luncheon featuring Bill Heins of GE Water & Process Technologies/Resources
Conservation Co. International ...
more.
MAY 24 – Human Factors Engineering. Learn about design principles that
enable engineers to manage the interaction between people and their environments.
An Edmonton Professional Development evening featuring Lorna Harron, P.Eng....more
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UPCOMING EVENTS |
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Five
days of APEGGA Member-in-Training Seminars begin on May 9 in Edmonton and May
14 in Calgary. Introduction to Leadership. Decision Making. Personal Productivity.
Negotiating. Stress Management. How to Present Your Ideas Effectively. Click
here for more. Click
here for more.
Requirements for Licensure Seminar for M.I.T.s, May 24 in Calgary and May
31 in Edmonton, featuring Mark Tokarik, P.Eng., APEGGA Director, Registration.
Click here
for more. |
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