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A HARDER LINE ON SOFTWARE
 If software developed in Alberta uses engineering and
geoscience principles, it requires professional authentication from an APEGGA
member. That’s what
the current draft of the new Guideline of Professional Responsibilities in
Developing Software calls for.
The guideline arises from a need to defend public safety
and security as it may be affected by software failure. Subsequent investigation
of the Therac-25 accidents (in which a software problem resulted in massive,
killer overdoses of radiation) found that “many companies building safety-critical
software are not using proper procedures from a software-engineering and safety-engineering
perspective.”
To read the proposed guideline and have your say, click
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ARE TECHNOLOGISTS PROFESSIONAL?
APEGGA President Larry Staples, P.Eng., gives his take on the important and
controversial subject of legislation for technologists.
Click
here for more.
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 NOMINATION
TIME
Who’s up for election in 2006? And who belongs on the list but isn’t
there yet? Click
here for the APEGGA Nominations Committee’s suggestions
and the procedure for nominating others.
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| THE VALUE OF
MEMBERSHIP
APEGGA provides you a licence to practice. But the
Association also offers a wide range of benefits and other services to allow
you to get the most out of your membership.
Click
here for more.
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YOUR OIL & GAS CONNECTION
The Oil & Gas Index has a new and free online service, which connects
you to oilpatch services and suppliers in Western Canada.
Visit www.oilandgasindex.com.
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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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NOVEMBER
PEGG ONLINE
A bright light in the shadow, a volunteer’s love of the science of crashing,
and helping the public learn more about rocks – these stories and many
more await your attention. Click
here for the November PEGG Online.
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APEGGA PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
DAY
Nov. 28 in Calgary, Dec. 1 in Edmonton. Choose from three seminars – financial
management, technical reporting and effective business communication.
Click here for more.
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NOV 21, 2005 |
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CENTRAL
ALBERTA BRANCH BOWLING NIGHT – RSP by Nov. 18.
...find
out more
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DEC. 1, 2005 |
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CALGARY
BRANCH PD EVENING - Sherri Olsen Coaching Services will help you learn a coaching
model that works. In fact, bring your own real-life scenario to resolve.
...find
out more
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DEC. 6, 2005 |
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CENTRAL
ALBERTA BRANCH LUNCHTIME FORUM – Learn about APEGGA’s compliance
efforts from David Todd, P.Eng., Director, Compliance.
Contact: Peter Stevens
for more information. |
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DEC.
8, 2005 |
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CALGARY
BRANCH LUNCHEON - Dr. Soheil Asgarpour, P.Eng., of Alberta Energy, discusses
maintaining the pace of oil sands development – while minimizing overall
costs and the environmental footprint.
...find
out more. |
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JAN.
17, 2006 |
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EDMONTON
BRANCH LUNCHEON - Bill Van der Meer, P.Eng., updates members on the Edmonton
Ring Road.
Contact Shirley Layne for more information. |
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