The PEGG October 1999
Please check the October PEGG on the specified pages for more information on the items listed, or link to the stories where indicated.
Darrel Danyluk, P.Eng., continues to examine change, this time, its impact on human resources management
Plans are proceeding to permit the first Registered Professional Technologists (Engineering) to be registered.
Letters / 4
APEGGA Members enjoy some advantages relative to other professions in setting up corporations.
Council met in Fort McMurray on Sept. 16
"We are everywhere" is the theme of a new APEGGA advertising campaign.
APEGGA Calgary Branch and the Edmonton District held their inaugural luncheons of the 1999-2000 season.
Executive Director's Notes / 6
The Code of Ethics is the subject of this months 'You Asked' question.
Support Recognized / 7
Meeting Professionals International recognizes APEGGA's support.
The PEGG continues its series on active APEGGA volunteers with a profile on Darcie Greggs, P.Geol.
APEGGA's 1999 Salary Survey is published as an insert in this month's PEGG. A page 7 story compares salary findings and cost of living rises.
Rating Risk / 8
APEGGA Members Simon Thomas, P.Eng., and Steve Hrudey, P.Eng., PhD, are co-authors of Risk and Dead in Canada, What We know and How We Know It.
Get with the Program, ASAP! / 9
The just-begun APEGGA Student Advantage Program (ASAP) is offered free to all university students in second, third and fourth-year engineering, geology and geophysics. ASAP offers a number of benefits for those who enroll.
Centre Adds Value to Math/Science Teaching / 9
Students and teachers alike stand to benefit from the Imperial Oil National Centre for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education at the University of Alberta.
Boyd Geomatics Maps its Future / 10
Boyd GeoMatics Ltd. envisions multiple applications for its computer-based high resolution aerial photography services.
Overcoming Differences / 10
Cultural differences can lead to misunderstandings when hiring professionals with non-Canadian backgrounds.
Staving Off History / 11
The last wood stave syphons owned by the province and used to carry water are about to be replaced.
World Watch / 11
Engineers may be able to teach paleobiologists some lessons about dinosaurs.
Reg Isley on the Cutting Edge / 14
Whether it's aircraft or forestry equipment, APEGGA Honorary member Reg Isley applies inventive solutions.
Success of Price is Axia-Matic / 15
After a meteoritic rise in the oil industry, Art Price, P.Eng., has set new targets for personal and corporate growth.
Warehouse Savings / 17
A new energy-efficient Calgary warehouse will bring savings.
Research needed to counteract brain drain hype.
Turning R&D Into Dollars
The Alberta
Research Council and the province's major universities are pacesetters
when it comes to commercializing research.