Calgary Branch
Executive Committee Minutes

Monday, May 28, 2001

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

PRESENT
J. W. (John) Pastega, P.Eng., Chair
T. G. (Tibor) Kaldor, P.Eng.
J. K. (Judith) Lentin, PhD., P.Geol.
E.A. (Ed) Wilson, P.Eng.
F.K.L. (Francis) Chan, P.Eng.
R.C. (Ronald) Hinds, PhD., P.Geoph.
A. (Anil) Nayak, P.Eng.

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

REGRETS
K. (Kevin) Richmond, P.Geol., Past Chair
S. (Steve) Wyton, P.Eng., Vice Chair
T. (Terry) Cooper, P.Eng.
T. M. (Tumpa) Reinhardt, E.I.T.
M.J. (Mike) Styczen, P.Eng.
I.M. (Ian) Squires, P.Eng.

Patricia Huynh recorded the minutes.

1. CALL TO ORDER

The meeting commenced at 12:10 p.m.

2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

MOVED by Tibor Kaldor and SECONDED by Ed Wilson, THAT the agenda be accepted as distributed. Carried.

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF APRIL 23, 2001, MEETING

MOVED by Judith Lentin and SECONDED by Francis Chan, THAT the minutes of the April 23, 2001, meeting be accepted as distributed. Carried.

4. GEOSCIENCE COMMUNITY LIAISON SUBCOMMITTEE

Please refer to item 6.1.

5. SPONSORSHIP SUBCOMMITTEE

A copy of the report, APEGGA Calgary Branch Meetings Committee Corporate Sponsorship Guideline, was distributed. It was agreed to have this item tabled until the next meeting to give members sufficient time to review the document, and then to come back with comments.

ACTION: All

6. SPECIAL EVENTS SUBCOMMITTEE

6.1 CSPG Honourary Address

Ron Hinds has arranged a luncheon meeting (May 29th) with the Chair and Co-Chair of the CSPG Honourary Address to discuss sponsorship needs. He will provide the CBEC with details of the meeting via email.
Ron will also contact Stacey Andrews, Public Affairs Officer, to make arrangements on having a booth set up at the next CSEG Convention.

ACTION: Hinds/Andrews

7. MENTORING SUBCOMMITTEE

Ed and Judith worked to put together a PowerPoint presentation for today's meeting. Handouts were given to those present to follow along and to make notes.

The Mentoring Subcommittee is making progress in setting up a mentoring system to facilitate recruiting and training. Enmax has expressed interest and mentioned that they would be willing to provide financial backing. Please refer to the distributed handouts for more information.

The subcommittee is very enthusiastic and eager to launch the mentoring program as soon as possible; however, it was agreed that before it proceeds any further, Council's input and approval is required. Ed will present the Mentoring report to Council at their June meeting.

ACTION: Wilson

MOVED by Ed Wilson and SECONDED by Ron Hinds, THAT a Mentoring report be presented to Council with a request for recommendations and approval; thereafter, the item is to be brought back to the CBEC for further discussion. Carried.

8. PROMOTIONS/NEWSLETTER SUBCOMMITTEE

Tibor distributed handouts for members to look over. This item is tabled until the next meeting.

9. BRANCH MEETINGS COMMITTEE

9.1 Luncheons

No report was given.

9.2 PD Evenings

No report was given.

10. NEW BUSINESS - JOINT ACTIVITIES WITH ASET

It was agreed to have this item removed from future agendas.

11. BUSINESS PLAN/BUDGET

The Business Plan and Budget spreadsheet were handed out for information. John and Anil will get together to collaborate the particulars. Once completed, a copy will be emailed to the CBEC members.

ACTION: Pastega/Nayak

12. ADJOURNMENT

MOVED by Anil Nayak and SECONDED by Ed Wilson, at 1:15 p.m., THAT the meeting be adjourned. Carried.

The CBEC meeting dates are as follows at noon in the Calgary APEGGA office.

Monday, September 17, 2001
Monday, October 15, 2001
Monday, November 19, 2001
Monday, December 17, 2001
Monday, January 14, 2001

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