Calgary Branch
Executive Committee Minutes

Monday, March 19, 2001

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



PRESENT
J. W. (John) Pastega, P.Eng., Chair - via Teleconference
K. (Kevin) Richmond, P.Geol., Past Chair
T. G. (Tibor) Kaldor, P.Eng.
T. (Terry) Cooper, P.Eng.
J. K. (Judith) Lentin, PhD., P.Geol.
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
S. (Steve) Wyton, P.Eng., Vice Chair
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.

Patricia Huynh recorded the minutes.

1. CALL TO ORDER

The meeting commenced at 12:10 p.m.


2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

There was one addition:

Item 11: New Business - Letter of Complaint to Tom Boleantu, P.Geol.

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


3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 1, 2001, MEETING

MOVED by Judith Lentin and SECONDED by Terry Cooper, THAT the minutes of the February 1, 2001, meeting be accepted as distributed. Carried.


4. BRANCH CHAIR

4.1 Branch Chairs Meeting

Below are some of the items that were discussed at the last Branch Chairs Meeting on February 7th:

¨ MIT seminars have been redesigned with some improvements.
¨ The Branch Activity Report is to be submitted to Shirley Layne, Special Events Coordinator, (for posting and distribution) at least one week prior to the Branch Chairs meeting. Tibor has agreed to take on this task.
¨ "PEGGasus" is being developed to provide an online learning market place, where members could log-on (for a fee) to do research, and/or take courses on professional development.

4.2 Council Meeting

Council approved a budget of up to $50,000 to be used toward the construction of PEGGasus. Another issue discussed was the Presidential Honorarium - members will be asked to reply with mail-in ballot whether they are in favour of or against an honorarium for future APEGGA Presidents.

4.3 Business Plan/Budget

The Calgary Branch should have its Business Plan/Budget ready for submission by June. The report is to cover 18 months, starting in June of the existing year to year-end, plus a full year following.


5. GEOSCIENCE COMMUNITY LIAISON SUBCOMMITTEE

As stated at the last meeting, there is already a Geoscience Liaison Group, therefore it is uncertain whether there is a need for branches to be involved. Len is waiting for feedback and recommendations from Council.

ACTION: Shrimpton


6. SPONSORSHIP SUBCOMMITTEE

Ron and Steve will formulate a policy for sponsorships for Calgary Branch's special events. If this project proceeds, it is suggested that the funds received from the sponsors be used toward reducing the cost of ticket for attendees.

7. SPECIAL EVENTS SUBCOMMITTEE

7.1 NEW

There was nothing to report.

7.2 Luge for Liver

It was thought that the event went well and was enjoyed by all participants.

7.3 CSPG Honourary Address

This event was sponsored by APEGGA for the past two years and it was thought to have enhanced APEGGA's image in the eyes of the geoscience community. Ron will contact Denise Hodder to get additional information regarding the sponsorship.

ACTION: Hinds


8. MENTORING SUBCOMMITTEE

The group has had 3 -4 subcommittee meetings in the last month, and has been very busy working out the details including researching on the internet, and setting up the framework for the program. They have recently purchased a set of instructional videos and got a hold of some sample booklets and manuals on mentoring, which they will review later on this week.

ACTION: Mentoring Subcommittee


9. PROMOTIONS/NEWSLETTER SUBCOMMITTEE

It was thought that email would be a good tool to use to communicate with members in the Calgary Branch area using the existing APEGGA membership database. The email sent will be personalise, and contain information on events such as; information/issue forums, PD days/evenings, luncheons, mentoring seminars, etc.

ACTION: Promotion/Newsletter Subcommittee


10. BRANCH MEETINGS COMMITTEE

10.1 New Chair

Ian Squires will officially be the Chair for the CBMC in September 2001.

10.2 Lunches

There was nothing new to report.

10.3 PD Evenings

There was nothing new to report.


11. NEW BUSINESS - Letter of Complaint to Tom Boleantu, P.Geol.

Steve Wyton sent an official letter of complaint to Tom Boleantu concerning his conduct at a Calgary Branch Professional Development evening on January 9th at The Palliser Hotel.


12. NEXT MEETINGS

The next CBEC meeting will be held at noon on Monday, April 23, 2001, in the Calgary APEGGA office.

13. ADJOURNMENT

MOVED by Judith Lentin and SECONDED by Anil Nayak, at 1:20 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