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RAKE IN THE LEARNING
At Fall Professional Development Days
 Two high-end seminars come to Calgary Sept. 17 and
18, then to Edmonton Sept. 19 and 20. Dr. George Jergeas, P.Eng., presents on
Achieving Excellence in the Delivery of Mega Projects, and Katharine Bondy, B.Ed.,
CHRP, on Optimizing the Generations in the Workplace.
Give your career a boost while earning Continuing
Professional Development credits.
Click
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Bell Sorts Out Billing
Billing errors have come out of a new Bell Mobility
plan negotiated with APEGGA. But the company is sorting out the problem now.
We’ve got the full story
about what happened, which members’ bills were affected and how Bell is
reacting.
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CELEBRATING MENTORS
Oct. 25 and 26,
Calgary
Last year’s National Mentoring Conference was a huge success. Help us
make this one even better – and learn more about how everyone wins from
mentoring relationships.
Click
here for more
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Make
Your Opinions Count
Calgary Branch wants to help you with Growing Your Influence
in the Workplace. Gord Aker, P.Eng., president C-Quill Developments Inc., presents
this Professional Development Evening seminar on Sept. 27.
Click
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Join the Outreach Program
Promote your profession, as well as science, math and technology. Participate
in activities including science fairs, career booths, science or career classroom
presentations, career interviews, job shadows, science nights and more. Meet
other members, hone your presentation skills, and earn professional development
credits. Program runs from September to June.
Click
here to find out more and sign up |
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Experience Examiner Needed –
Civil Engineering
Looking for a challenging and interesting volunteer position with APEGGA?
One that involves you in a critical regulatory role? The Board of Examiners needs
a civil engineering experience examiner.
Click here for more |
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Hockey Players Help
Find a Cure
Memory Marshall, P.Geol., of Calgary, was diagnosed with
a rare form of pregnancy-related cancer, shortly after giving birth to her first
child. She passed away just 16 months later.
Her husband founded Hockey for the Cure in her honour. The
tournament is a fundraiser for the Tom Baker Cancer Centre and the Alberta Cancer
Foundation, and it takes place Sept. 7 to 9 in Calgary.
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The Bricks and Mortar of Sustainability
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation wants to
help members turn the buzz about sustainability into real places and buildings
in real communities. The 2007 CMHC Research Conference, under the theme True
Balance: Sustainability in Action, happens Sept. 12 in Calgary, with presentations
on Vancouver’s
Olympic Village, Toronto’s waterfront, Edmonton’s Riverdale NetZero
Project and much more.
Click
here to find out more and register
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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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WHERE’S YOUR PEGG? The last available
PEGG Online is the July
issue – but have no fear.
The next edition turns up on your doorstep and on your screen in early September.
Watch for our usual departments, continuation of our Aboriginal Awareness series,
the first article of several planned on Engineers Without Borders, details on
our upcoming second annual National Mentoring Conference, and much more.
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Sept.
18 – Edmonton Branch. Simon Knight of Climate Change Central presents
on Alberta as an Energy Superpower, as it faces a carbon-constrained future.
Click here for more on the difficult questions surrounding Alberta’s energy
future.
Oct. 3 – Calgary Branch. Eric Potter, P.Eng., of Global
Thermal Electric presents on a specialized area of the power generation sector
and its challenges in going green. Click
here for more on Remote Power – It’s
Not Easy Being Green
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Sept.
27 – Calgary Branch. Growing Your Influence in the Workplace. See item
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Keep
those clubs handy. Several branches want to make sure you know about upcoming
tournaments.
Fort McMurray Branch, Sept 15 Click
here
Central Alberta Branch, Sept. 17 Click
here
Lakeland
Branch, Sept. 23
Click here
And Calgary Branch says thanks to its sponsors. Click
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Team
Up For Blood Challenge - Team Up for Blood Challenge – Your organization
has the power to save lives. We encourage Edmonton-area companies to team up
with EBA Engineering Consultants ltd. and Canadian Blood Services in the Summer
Blood Challenge, which winds up Sept. 15. For more information, visit www.blood.ca/edmonton.
Blood donations are welcome from other locales too, of course. Contact www.bloodservices.ca for
information on the clinic nearest you. |
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