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Continuing Series: What’s In It For Me?
Registered Education  Savings Plan
Recently the federal government introduced a number of enhancements to its RESP program. If you haven't already begun, now may be the time to start saving for your child's future.
The Heritage RESP is available to APEGGA members and comes with a special incentive - a gift certificate of $50 per enrolled child.
Click here to read more about the program.
Click here for further information.
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Yellow Pages Error
Due to an unforeseeable error, the listings for APEGGA in the Calgary Yellow Pages book are incorrect. Please call 403-262-7714 to reach APEGGA’s Calgary office.
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SHAD Valley Deadline for Applications
Bright High Schoolers in Your Midst?
Smart, well-rounded high school students are needed for summer residency placements through the renowned Shad Valley program. Students completing Grade 10, 11 or 12 will end up at participating Canadian universities from June 28 to July 24 where they’ll be immersed in science, technology, entrepreneurship and leadership. Two intake deadlines approach.
Click here for more.
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Towards Safer Alberta Roads
David Chalcroft, P.Eng., a past president of APEGGA, continues to push for safety improvements on Alberta roads. One program he’s called for is a mandatory ignition interlock system for drivers convicted of impaired driving or refusing a Breathalyzer. The program is now in place, and you can read about it and other advancements on the traffic front in the newsletter of the Office of Traffic Safety.
Click here for more.
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MENTORS NEEDED
Aboriginal Volunteers Needed in Edmonton
APEGGA urgently needs Aboriginal professionals to assist with mentoring students in Grades K–9 in an Edmonton
school beginning this fall.
Female Mentors Needed
in the Edmonton Area
- Give back to your profession
- Take satisfaction in helping others
- Share your knowledge
- Access new talent pools
- Enhance coaching skills
- Earn CPD credits
Alberta’s locally and internationally educated graduates
need your help.
For more information please contact:
Arlene Lack, Mentoring Coordinator
Phone: 780-426-3990 ext. 2820
or 1-800-661-7020
alack@apegga.org
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GeoSkills 2009 Approaches
GeoSkills is a student-industry training day and geoscience mixer.
Mark this date on your calendar:
Wednesday, Feb. 4.
Metropolitan Centre, Calgary
Stay tuned! More information soon.
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Calgary Science Olympics
Event managers are needed to help the Science Olympics Work Group in determining and preparing the challenges that students will complete on Feb. 21.
Event managers will also attend the event and oversee one challenge.
Contact Lindsey Collins to volunteer: lcollins@apegga.org
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National Engineering Summit 2009
Canada's first National Engineering Summit is planned for May in Montreal. The event will take place from May 19 to 21.
Click here for more information.
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WISEST Upcoming Events
Wednesday, Dec. 3
SET-for-Success (Entrepreneurship in Science, Engineering, and Technology – Speaker and Networking Series) event: 4 – 5:30 p.m. The two speakers will offer:
- A bioScience/biomedical engineering perspective – from the COMPRU (now iRSM) world-class centre of reconstructive surgery, located in Edmonton. More info
- An educational learning technology perspective – from an up-and-coming learning systems software development company. More info
Click here to RSVP.
Thursday, Dec. 4
WISER – Women in Science, Engineering, and Research – Early career researcher and professional network event 5:30 – 8 p.m.
Click here to RSVP or by e-mail to wstudent@ualberta.ca
Both events will be held in Athabasca Hall, in the Heritage Lounge at the University of Alberta. (approx 91st Ave and 115th St).
Click here for campus map.
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Ninth Annual U of A Engineering Students’ Society Career Fair
Jan. 29 and 30.
This fair connects U of A engineering students with engineering job opportunities.
Booths have the potential to reach a large portion of the 3800 undergraduate and 700 graduate engineering students on campus. The fair takes place at the Engineering Teaching and Learning Complex in the heart of the engineering sector of campus.
Register online starting on Nov. 17.
Click here for more.
Contact Claire Smith
Vice-President External Relations
vp.external@ess.ualberta.ca.
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Engineers Canada
Engineers Canada announces its call for entries for the 2009 National Scholarship program. Seven scholarships totalling $62,500 will be awarded:
Click here for more.
Deadline for applications is March 1.
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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
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REPORT OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Nominees for APEGGA 2009 Election.
Click here for PDF.
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THE PEGG ONLINE–
The Workplace Rainbow, Foundation Nets $6,200, Nominees for APEGGA 2009 Election, Professional Practice & Ethics Corner, Compliance, President's Notebook, APEGGA Calgary Branch Executive 2009 Nominations, Picture This, The Many Scopes of Geoscience, Readers’ Forum, Environment Committee Series, Newsmakers, EWB SERIES, Doing Business, Edmonton Bridge Examined
For Climate Change Vulnerability, World Watch, U of A Faculty of Engineering Joins in Centennial Celebrations, Petroleum Concentration Sees Strong Growth, Mixer Draws Out Tales of Summer Work and Fun, Edmonton Engineers Win National Scholarships, Upcoming WISEST Deadlines and Events, WISEST Celebrates Past Successes And Prepares for New Ones, Host of Well-Wishers Take Part in WISEST Anniversary
These headlines and more await you in the November PEGG Online.
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LUNCHEON |
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Edmonton
The Edmonton Branch does not have a scheduled luncheon in December but will resume on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. Please watch your email and the APEGGA website for further details.
DEC. 11 – Calgary
Luncheon - Realistic Coal Solutions to Clean Energy
Facilitator:
Paul Clark, P.Eng.,
Ripley Canyon Resources
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Coming in the Jan. PEGG
• Leading Change 2009 – Check out the schedule for this year’s APEGGA Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting, April 23-25.
• Environment Committee Series – An Okotoks solar neighbourhood leads the way in North America.
• Educational Boost – The APEGGA Education Foundation announces its 2008 scholarship and medal winners, as a new partnership with the University of Calgary is officially launched.
• The Keyser File – Meet the little environmental firm that could. And can. And does.
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