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Participants Needed
For National Exam
Focus Groups
Would you like to help review the Professional Practice Examination syllabus?
Click here to find out more about participating in focus groups for the National Professional Practice Examination Advisory Committee.
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Your Climate Change Roadmap
APEGGA members should take the initiative, learn about the science behind climate change, and “judge for themselves what is known and not known.” So says Dr. David Manz, P.Eng., in advance of a three-day course in late July he’s offering at the University of Calgary.
Click here for more on this story.
Global Warming and Climate Change takes place in Calgary on
- Tuesday, July 22, 6-9 p.m., and
- Wednesday and Thursday, July 23 and 24, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Click here for more on the course and how to register.
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Aboriginal Mentors Needed in Calgary
We are in urgent need for Aboriginal professional members to assist with mentoring students in grades K–9 and
10–12 in two Calgary schools.
For more information please contact
Arlene Lack, Mentoring Coordinator
Phone: 780-426-3990 ext. 2820
or 1-800-661-7020
E-mail: alack@apegga.org
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Continuing Series: What’s In It For Me?
With the Student Advantage Program you save money on car, health, and flight travel benefits throughout North America.
 The APEGGA Student Advantage Program better known as ASAP, is a free program offered to 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th year undergraduate students.
Students enrolled in masters or PhD programs do not qualify for this membership.
Click here for more information.
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Deadine Extension – Salary Survey
We want to hear from you!
The deadline for completion of salary survey datasheets has been extended to June 30.
 We are also still looking for a company to be featured on the cover of the 2008 Value of Professional Services publication. Send your photos that demonstrate teamwork in the practice of the professions.
Click here for more information on the survey.
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CSPG Core and Sample Division Talk
Achieving Professional Recognition for Wellsiters and Core and Sample Evaluators
This is an open forum between APEGGA officials and prospective new APEGGA members now working at wellsites as geological supervisors/wellsiters/mudloggers and independently at the Core Research Centre doing core and cuttings petrographic analysis. |
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The forum is intended to provide answers to the standard questions such as |
- What can APEGGA do for me?
- Why do I need this?
- Why now?
- How do I apply?
- How much does it cost?
Speaker: Tom Sneddon, P.Geol., Manager, Geoscience Affairs, APEGGA
Date: Wednesday, Sept. 24
Time: 12-1:30 p.m.
Location: ERCB Core Research Centre,
Calgary
Click here for more information.
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CIF Technical Session
The Canadian Institute of Forestry - Rocky Mountain Section invites you to join your fellow natural resource professionals to gain a better understanding of the implications for professional signoff for reclamation and remediation.
Technical Session: Reclamation and Remediation Professional Sign-Off
– Implications for Natural Resource Managers
Date: Wednesday, June 25
Location: Old Timers Cabin; 9430 Scona Road; Edmonton
Time: 8:50 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Registration begins at 8. Lunch is included in the registration fee.
Click here to view the agenda and registration form.
If you have any questions, contact Beverly Wilson at 780-422-5229 or Bev.Wilson@gov.ab.ca.
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2nd Annual WISEST Golf Tournament
Date: Thursday, July 24
Location: Millwoods Golf Course, Edmonton
WISEST is celebrating its 25th anniversary of partnering with industry, government and academia to offer programs which attract and retain under-represented populations into scientific fields, resulting in increased diversity and workforce availability. Proceeds from this event will support WISEST.
Join us for our annual afternoon Texas Scramble golf tournament which brings together the Alberta community of corporations, organizations and individuals who support diversity for a fun-filled time of networking and interactive innovative demonstrations in science, engineering and technology. Shotgun start at 2 p.m. sharp.
To register for the golf tournament and support this worthy cause, please visit www.wisest.ualberta.ca
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Watch For Them
Coming in the July PEGG
The Summit Series – Still in her 30s, Laura Lucier, P.Eng., is already a renowned flight controller for the Canadian Space Agency in Houston. Read all about our winner of the Early Accomplishment Summit Award.
Call for Nominations – It’s already time to get those nominations ready for the 2009 edition off the Summit Awards. Read up on the categories – and put your peers on the pedestal.
Aboriginal Awareness – Have you ever wondered how industries and Aboriginal communities actually get down to business and work together for mutual success? Columnist Robert Laboucane brings you up to speed.
Member Benefits – If you’ve got your hardcopy PEGG with you, you’ve got a rundown at hand of the money-saving benefits your APEGGA membership entitles you to. That’s true, at least, from the July edition onward, with the kick-off of a new directory.
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APEGGA
Head Office
1500 Scotia One
10060 Jasper Ave. NW
Edmonton AB T5J 4A2
Tel: 780-426-3990 1-800-661-7020
(within North America)
Fax: 780-426-1877
E-mail: email@apegga.org
Website: www.apegga.org |
Calgary
Office
2200 Scotia Centre
700 2nd Street SW
Calgary, AB T2P 2W1
Tel: 403-262-7714
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Association of Fundraising
Professionals –
Deadline is July 15.
Click here for
more.
More Awards – APEGGA keeps a regularly
updated list of awards you, your projects, or someone you know might qualify for.
The list links directly to the appropriate websites. Enter now – and if
all goes well, collect later.
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here for more.
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APEGGA INVESTIGATIVE COMMITTEE
The APEGGA Investigative Committee is looking for professional engineers, geologists and geophysicists to fill upcoming vacancies. The Investigative Committee is a statutory committee created under the EGGP Act. Its mandate is to investigate complaints against APEGGA members and permit holders received by the Registrar’s designate in accordance with the requirements of the act.
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AUG. 18 – 31st Annual APEGGA Golf Tournament
Proceeds go to the APEGGA Education Foundation.
Click
here for more.
SEPT. 11– APEGGA Calgary Branch Annual Golf Tournament
Click
here for more.
SEPT. 12 ASET/APEGGA Edmonton – Annual Golf Tournament
Click
here for more.
SEPT. 20 – 7th Annual ASET/APEGGA Golf Classic – Central Alberta
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Team
Up For Blood Challenge - Your organization has the power to save lives, this summer. We encourage Edmonton-area companies to team up with EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd. and Canadian Blood Services in the Summer Blood Challenge, July 14 to
Sept. 13. To register and for more information, click here.
If your company is not located in Edmonton and you're interested in making a blood donation this summer, call 1-888-2-DONATE for clinic information.
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