Association Branches
Advance
APEGGA’s mission by facilitating information exchange between members,
Council, and the public on all matters relating to the professions
of engineering, geology and geophysics.
Branch
Manual
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Main
Branch Area
SPECIFIC
BRANCH GOALS
Branches,
by themselves or in conjunction with other APEGGA groups, focus
on two audiences - the public and members. The activities to support
these goals will vary by Branch.
Public
1.
Promote science and technology in local schools, as part of APEGGA's
Outreach Program under the direction of APEGGA's Outreach Coordinators.2.
Enhance and promote the image of the professions in their communities,
as part of APEGGA's strategic initiative under the direction of
APEGGA's Communication & Public Affairs Department.
Members
1. Provide information and mentoring to MITs, as part of APEGGA's
Mentoring Program under the direction of the Professional Development
Department.
2. Provide opportunities to network with members and the public
in order to assist career development, to problem solve and to understand
the other professions in the Association.
3. Provide local professional development and other programming
needs tailored to the branch members' needs, as part of APEGGA's
Professional Development Program under the direction of the Professional
Development Department.
4. Provide a conduit or network through which information can flow
between the membership and Council and vice versa, under the direction
of the Executive Director or designate.
5. Enhance APEGGA's image and value to members and those who should
and could be members, as part of APEGGA's strategic initiative to
enhance the value and relevance of professional membership under
the direction of various departments.6.
Increase member involvement in issues, committees and activities.
PRINCIPAL BRANCH ACTIVITIES
Corresponding
to the above numbered items, the activities can be summarized
as follows:
Public
1.
Conducting classroom instruction and experiments, sponsoring and
judging science fairs and math competitions, sponsoring events
during National Engineering Week.
2.
Exhibiting at trade fairs, supporting charitable and other community
based events.
Members
1.
Recruit, train, connect, record, and reward mentors and provide
feedback on the Mentoring program
2.
Organize lunch & dinner meetings, PD days and evenings, golf
tournaments, curling bonspiels, 1st year College transfer events
and other social events
3.
Lunches, dinners, PD days and evenings 4,5&6.
One on one discussions, issue forums
STRUCTURE
AND OPERATION
Refer
to Section 1.5 and 1.6 of the Branch Manual for the constitution
and role of the Executive and the duties of the Chair, Secretary,
Treasurer and Members at Large.
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