Calgary Branch PD Evening
Internationally Educated Graduates (IEG’s) – APEGGA Licensing Requirements: An Information Session

Bill Santo, P.Eng., Assistant Director of Registration will explain the requirements for individuals to become licensed as Professional Engineers, Geologists, or Geophysicists with APEGGA with particular emphasis on the issues relating to IEG applicants.

This event will be of interest to IEGs and employers who hire IEG Engineers and Geoscientists and who want a better understanding of the APEGGA licensing process and requirements.

Pre-Registration and advance payments are required. Seating is limited and registrations will be dealt with on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Please call the Calgary APEGGA office at 262-7714 or register online. The Calgary Branch accepts Visa, MasterCard, or American Express.

Alberta has approximately 1.7 trillion barrels of oil sands potential of which approximately 185 billion barrels are recognized as proven under current SEC regulations. Conventional oil and gas have passed their peak production and the energy future of the Province is tied directly to production of oil sands.

Oil sands production will be constrained by carbon dioxide emissions. Sagd bitumen when converted to fuels is about 2.5 times as CO2 intensive as conventional light oil. Alberta has the geology to effectively manage CO2 emissions by using them as a feedstock for enhanced oil recovery. EOR will allow depleted reservoirs in southern Alberta to be revitalized and return to their initial production rates. It has been estimated that there are more than 1 billion barrels of light oil to be recovered in southern Alberta using CO2 and enhanced oil recovery. Ironically although Alberta is a very large CO2 emitter most of the CO2 that is produced is contaminated with nitrogen as a result of combustion. EOR requires pure CO2.

Mr. MacGregor is Chairman of Enhance Energy and North West Upgrading which have developed an integrated approach to CO2 management for central Alberta. He will speak on what effective CO2 management means and how it can be implemented cost effectively in the Province leading to the growth of the EOR industry and the evolution of sustainable refining and petrochemical industries in the province based on Alberta’s proprietary geological advantages.

To ensure adequate seating please preregister with the Calgary APEGGA Office at 262-7714 or register online prior to Wednesday, May 13, 2009. The Calgary Branch accepts Visa, MasterCard, or American Express.

Canmore Museum and Geoscience Centre
Geoscience Day Event

The Canmore Museum and Geoscience Centre will hold a Geoscience Day on May 23, starting at 11:00 AM.  The event will feature a presentation of a pair of binocular microscopes to the Centre by APEGGA, and a demonstration and hands-on session for participants conducted by members of APEGGA and the CSPG Core and Sample Division.  There will also be a series of demonstrations and an exhibition of geophysics hardware sponsored by the CSEG Outreach committee.

While directed primarily to schoolchildren in Grades 6 through 12; parents, teachers and the general public will be welcome to attend.  More information is available at the Museum website: www.cmags.org