Branch Seminar

Making Meetings Work

Date:   Thursday, May 10, 2007

Time:  5:30 – 6:00 p.m.  Registration,  6:00 – 9:00 p.m.  Seminar
                                            
Location:   APEGGA Conference Centre,
2200, 700 2nd Street SW

Cost:  $45 Members and Guests

Facilitator:   Bruce Lee, President,  Encore Seven Inc.

The Golden Rule of Meetings: Attend and participate in the meeting the way you would like others to – when you are the Chairman.  Be prepared by understanding “Prime Time”, time wasters and personal and work career priorities.

Clear, simple and effective techniques to reduce time spent in meetings and to maximize your teams’ effectiveness.  50% of meetings run too long and 50% of participants are not prepared – or should not be there.  Understand the benefits and barriers to good meetings.

Workshop Content:

• Ensure the meeting is necessary – criteria to run it.

• Meeting room set up and organization.

• Designing the agenda & program for each meeting.

• Guidelines for being the Chairman.

• How to personally get the most out of the meeting.

• Understand basic meeting “Rules”.

• 8 post meeting personal action steps to follow.

Checklists for:

• Assuring maximum attendance.

• How to run the meeting.

• Becoming a great Chairman.

• How to be an effective participant.

• Keeping stress down after it’s over.

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 to register before Friday, May 4, 2007.  Calgary Branch accepts Visa, MasterCard, or American Express.

Branch Luncheon

Implementing Zero Liquid Discharge in SAGD

Date:   Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Time:    Registration: 11:15 a.m.,  Luncheon: 11:45 a.m.,  Speaker: 12:15 p.m.

Location:  Calgary TELUS Convention Centre,  Macleod Hall D,  120 9 Avenue SE

Cost: $36  Members and Guests,  $18  Students

Guest Speaker:    Bill Heins, GE Water & Process Technologies / Resources Conservation Co. International (RCCI)
                                            
Over the past 40 years, there have been numerous advances in the implementation of zero liquid discharge technology in a wide variety of industries and applications.  Planning to implement zero liquid discharge right from the start wins faster community acceptance, streamlines the permitting process, eliminates the need for deep well injection or other disposal methods, and minimizes make-up water requirements.  Over 120 mechanical zero liquid discharge systems are now in operation worldwide using RCC® Brine Concentrators, Crystallizers, and Dryers, including three zero liquid discharge SAGD heavy oil recovery projects currently operating in Alberta.

Wastewater is converted by the Brine Concentrator to extremely pure distilled water for reuse in the steam generator or other process applications.  The waste from the Brine Concentrator is reduced to dry solids in the Crystallizer and / or Dryer, while recovering the remaining wastewater for reuse.  Membrane processes, such as reverse osmosis and electrodialysis reversal, can also be used in some cases as a pre-concentration step, minimizing the size and energy consumption of the Brine Concentrator.

This presentation will discuss the various applications of Brine Concentrators and Crystallizers, especially as they apply to SAGD heavy oil recovery produced water treatment. Specific examples will be used to illustrate the wastewater recycling process and demonstrate how the zero liquid discharge system is integrated into the overall process.

To ensure adequate seating please pre-register with the Calgary APEGGA Office at 262-7714 prior to Friday, May 11, 2007.  Calgary Branch accepts Visa, MasterCard, or American Express for tickets sold prior to the day of the event.