APEGGA Edmonton Branch Luncheon |
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Date: |
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 |
Time: |
11:30 am Registration
12:00 pm Luncheon
12:30 pm Guest Speaker
1:15 pm Conclusion |
Location: |
Westin Hotel - 10135 100 Street |
Cost: |
$30.00 Members ($35.00 at the door)
$35.00 Non-Members ($40.00 at the door)
$20.00 Students |
Speaker: |
Andrea Gonzalez, Engineers Without Borders |
The Road to Better Rural Infrastructure
Engineers Without Borders has been working with local partners in Ghana to improve their data and infrastructure planning capabilities. We believe that this will enable our partners to better meet the water, road, education and health care needs of communities in Ghana. In the past, decisions have often been made by bureaucratic processes and inaccurate or absent data, and decision-makers generally have a fragmented understanding of what rural communities need. Having identified these as root causes of widespread infrastructure failure, Engineers Without Borders volunteers are testing new approaches to evidence-based planning, and scaling up ideas that create positive impact. We are working in conjunction with local partners to create surveys, analyze trends, and aggregate existing data to get a better picture of where infrastructure is needed most. In doing so, we are improving the data analysis and critical thinking skills of district employees. We would like to share with you some of our successes, as well as learning.
To register, please contact Carol Edwards on or before Wednesday, May 11th:
Phone: 780-426-3990, ext. 2368
Email:cedwards@apega.ca
Register online
*No refunds as of May 11th. No-shows will be billed.Payment can be made in advance by credit card: VISA, MasterCard or American Express. Please remember to register early, we have been selling out. |
