Calgary Branch
Executive Meeting Minutes

Thursday, February 1, 2001

APEGGA Board Room, Calgary
1600 - 734 7th Ave. SW



PRESENT
S. (Steve) Wyton, P.Eng., Vice Chair
T. (Terry) Cooper, P.Eng.
J. K. (Judith) Lentin, PhD., P.Geol.
T. M. (Tumpa) Reinhardt, E.I.T.
M.J. (Mike) Styczen, P.Eng.
E.A. (Ed) Wilson, P.Eng.
F.K.L. (Francis) Chan, P.Eng.
R.C. (Ronald) Hinds, PhD., P.Geoph.
I.M. (Ian) Squires, P.Eng.
A. (Anil) Nayak, P.Eng.

L. A. (Len) Shrimpton, P.Eng., Director, Professional Development - via Videoconference

REGRETS
J. W. (John) Pastega, P.Eng., Chair
K. (Kevin) Richmond, P.Geol., Past Chair
T. G. (Tibor) Kaldor, P.Eng.

Patricia Huynh recorded the minutes.

1. CALL TO ORDER

The meeting commenced at 5:10 p.m.


2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

There was one addition:

Item 8: Mentoring Subcommittee

MOVED by Tumpa Reinhardt and SECONDED by Ian Squires, THAT the agenda be accepted as amended. Carried.


3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JANUARY 11, 2001, MEETING

MOVED by Ed Wilson and SECONDED by Tumpa Reinhardt, THAT the minutes of the January 11, 2001, meeting be accepted as distributed. Carried.


4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF CALGARY BRANCH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, JANUARY 18, 2001

MOVED by Ian Squires and SECONDED by Mike Styczen, THAT the minutes of the Calgary Branch Annual General Meeting, January 18, 2001, be accepted as distributed. Carried.


5. BRANCH ORGANIZATION

At the last meeting on January 11th, the CBEC discussed forming various subcommittees, to consist of one to two members from the executive, who would lead/handle specific initiatives/activities for the Calgary Branch. Below represents the results of further discussion:


¨ Corporate Sponsorship: Steve Wyton, Ron Hinds

¨ Network (includes general APEGGA recruiting): Hold until Corporate Relations Manager (CRM) is hired. Ron Hinds will act as liaison between the Calgary Branch and CRM as necessary

¨ Mentoring: Ed Wilson, Anil Gupta, Steve Calderwood, Judith Lentin

¨ Recruiting/Nominating for Branch Executive: Kevin Richmond

¨ Budget: Terry Cooper, Anil Nayak

¨ Special Events: (i.e. NEW, CSPG Honourary Address, etc.) Tumpa Reinhardt, Mike Styczen, Ron Hinds for geo events

¨ Promotion/Newsletter: Tibor Kaldor?, Francis Chan

¨ Geoscience Liaison: There is already a Geoscience Liaison Group that was formed by Council and includes some councillors. Len will inquire as to how the Calgary Branch could be involved. Ron Hinds has volunteered if there is a role for the branch.

¨ Lunches - Steve Wyton to seek a chair for the CBMC

¨ PD Evenings - Ian Squires and Glenn Jelinski

ACTION: Shrimpton


6. NATIONAL ENGINEERING WEEK SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT

NEW is scheduled for the week of March 3-11 this year. The two events chosen are Provincial Challenge, aiming at the Grade 7-8 level; and Poster Contest, aiming at the elementary level. It was proposed that the Calgary Branch provide the funds, to a maximum of $500, for the purchase of supplies for these two events.

MOVED by Judith Lentin and SECONDED by Ed Wilson, THAT the Calgary Branch provide the funds (maximum $500) for the purchase of supplies for Provincial School Challenge and Poster Contest. Carried.

Tumpa will continue to coordinate NEW with Stacey Andrews, Public Affairs Officer, and will update the CBEC members via email.

ACTION: Reinhardt/Andrews


7. BRANCH MEETINGS COMMITTEE REPORT

An annual ticket agents'/committee members' appreciation luncheon is scheduled for 11:30 a.m., on June 6th, at The Fairmont Palliser Hotel.


8. MENTORING SUBCOMMITTEE

At present, the mentoring group consists of Ed Wilson, Anil Gupta, Steve Calderwood, and Judith Lentin. The group will get together next week to go over some of the mentoring documents and subsequently, to formulate a plan on how to proceed with the program.


9. NEXT MEETING

The next CBEC meeting will be held at noon on Monday, March 19, 2001, in the Calgary APEGGA office.


10. ADJOURNMENT

MOVED by Anil Nayak and SECONDED by Ian Squires, at 6:35 p.m., THAT the meeting be adjourned. Carried.


Distribution:

J. W. (John) Pastega, P.Eng. Chair
K. (Kevin) Richmond, P.Geol., Past Chair
S. (Steve) Wyton, P.Eng.
T. (Terry) Cooper, P.Eng.
T. G. (Tibor) Kaldor, P.Eng.
J. K. (Judith) Lentin, P.Geol.
T. M. (Tumpa) Reinhardt, E.I.T.
M. J. (Mike) Styczen, P.Eng.
E. A. (Ed) Wilson, P.Eng.
F. K. L. (Francis) Chan, P.Eng.
R. C. (Ronald) Hinds, P.Geoph.
I. M. (Ian) Squires, P.Eng.
A. (Anil) Nayak, P.Eng.

H. N.(Neil) Windsor, P.Eng., Executive Director
L. A. (Len) Shrimpton, P.Eng., Director, Professional Development
Shirley Layne, Edmonton APEGGA Office
Calgary APEGGA Office