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Your Say On
Climate Change
 Climate
change – the implications surrounding it are
many and varied. And so are the opinions of APEGGA members.
Where do you stand?
The APEGGA Environment Committee has devised a short consultation
survey, so you can help APEGGA address the challenges this complex issue presents.
We’re interested in what you believe and what you think – when it
comes to the science and public policy of climate change.
You may complete and return the survey online, right now,
or mail or fax the paper version in your October PEGG. Your participation is
appreciated. Results from the survey will be reported back to the membership
in a PEGG article and online.
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Last Call:
Mentoring Conference
APEGGA’s second annual National Mentoring Conference
is gearing up to be just as successful as the inaugural one. Registrations are
coming in from across Canada and from various professions. Under the banner Celebrating
Mentors, the conference in Calgary kicks off Thursday, Oct. 25, with a banquet
and continues Friday, Oct. 26, with a full day of speakers, presentations and
break-out sessions.
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Another Last Call:
Summit Nominations
Your greatest achievers and achievements will be honoured
at the 2008 Summit Awards gala, and we want to ensure we’ve got the best
selection of nominations we can gather. Deadline for nominations has been extended
to Oct. 31.
Click
here for a downloadable nomination package and more information
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Volunteer Code of Conduct
Hundreds of APEGGA members volunteer for our committees, boards, task forces,
Outreach Program and many other programs, which reach thousands of children,
students and adults alike. Our volunteers help APEGGA tremendously by delivering
many of the programs and services that make us what we are to members and the
general public.
Similarly, as APEGGA representatives their conduct reflects on APEGGA. Our
image as a professional association is largely shaped by these volunteers.
For that reason, your Council has approved a new Volunteer Code of Conduct.
Click
here for the Volunteer Code of Conduct
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DID YOU KNOW. . .
About Our Secondary Professional Liability Insurance Program?
APEGGA engineers, geoscientists and R.P.T.s automatically have extra protection
for personal liability arising from practice in non-consulting occupations. Paid
for in your annual dues, this coverage also may extend to past employees of consulting
firms who no longer have access to other professional liability insurance.
Click
here for more information |
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APEGGA Rocks
Our annual and Rock & Fossil Clinics – always a bit hit with the
whole family – are just a few days away. The clinics take place Saturday,
Oct. 20, in Edmonton and Canmore.
Geoscientists will identify materials collected by
the public. Each Rock & Fossil
Clinic also includes a guest speaker and a hands-on geoscience workshop for children.
Did you know diamonds are derived from volcanoes? Roy Eccles, P.Geol., with
Alberta Geological Survey, will show and tell all about volcanoes in his presentation
at the Edmonton clinic.
Do Hector Lake, Mount Hector and Kicking Horse Pass ring a bell? Ernie Lakusta,
author of The Intrepid Explorer: James Hector’s Explorations in the
Canadian Rockies, will be at the Canmore Geoscience Centre to share exciting
stories and photos about the Palliser Expedition.
Note: In Edmonton, attendees must purchase general
admissions at the TELUS World of Science – Edmonton to participate in the
hands-on workshop and hear the guest speaker.
Click here for more |
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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
Fax: 403-269-2787 |
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THE PEGG ONLINE – Honouring
APEGGA’s Best. Member Consultation on Climate Change. Outreach Call for
Volunteers. President’s Notebook – Communication and Consultation.
Getting a Return on Your People Investment. The Summit Series – A Profound
and Critical Role; the Two-Million-Dollar Fundraising Man. The Keyser File – Old
Light Industrial Site Contaminated No More. Council Briefs – Combined Geoscience
Designation Could be in Association’s Future. World Watch – Straight
Talk About the Leaning Tower of Pisa. These headlines and more await you in the
October
PEGG Online.
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BRANCH LUNCHEONS |
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NOV. 13 – Calgary. Fears,
Myths & Realities Regarding Climate Change and Industry, with Peter Alvarez,
president of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers. Click
here for more.
NOV. 27 – Edmonton. The Confederation Bridge – A
10-Year Perspective, with Stewart Nelson, P.Eng., of ISL Engineering and Land
Services Ltd. Click
here for more.
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EVENING EVENT |
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OCT.
22 – Calgary. Engineering Your Financial Future, with executive financial
consultant Girish Agrawal. Click
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT |
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Plain
Talk – Communication Skills That Work, with Rachelle Lee of Einblau & Associates.
Nov. 14 in Calgary, Nov. 16 in Edmonton. Click
here for more.
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