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Average Salary Tops $100,000
 The annual Value of Professional Services, the most visited document on the
APEGGA website, brings news of an eight per cent increase in salaries. A survey
of 126 employers found that the average base salary for members, including students,
is $105,264. For the first time, the survey looked at regional variations. Where
do you fit on the salary spectrum?
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Ride the Mentoring Boom
 The APEGGA Mentoring Program is gathering momentum in time for the second
annual National Mentoring Conference in Calgary, Oct. 25 and 26. Council has
approved a new mentoring Summit Award, staff members are working on new and proven
mentoring initiatives, and registration is underway for the conference, under
the banner Celebrating Mentors.
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Rock Solid Fun
Our annual and Rock & Fossil Clinics – always a
big hit with the whole family – are Saturday, Oct. 20, in Edmonton and
Canmore. Geoscientists will identify materials collected by the public. Each
Rock & Fossil
Clinic also includes a hands-on geoscience workshop for children and a guest
speaker.
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.
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Is Your Nomination
Ready?
Deadline is just over a week away for 2008 Summit Awards nominations. Have
you prepared a nomination for the top-level projects and people in the APEGGA
professions?
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All About APEGGA
New research from Ipsos Reid takes a close look at
APEGGA, from the point of view of members, the public and permit holders. The
good news is that awareness of the Association and positive feelings for the
professions are strong among the public. As well, most members are satisfied
with APEGGA’s performance.
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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 –A
Hands-on Spin on Science. President’s Notebook – The Season of Learning.
Faked Resumé Dupes Permit Holder. Executive Director Receives Award. Readers’ Forum.
People Make the Difference in Airport Project. The Summit Series. Aboriginal
Awareness – Residential School Syndrome II. First Person – Rotary
Trip Boosts Knowledge. Living the Immigrant’s Dream. Goodworks – Go
Fair with Engineers Without Borders. These and many more headlines await you
in the September PEGG
Online.
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BRANCH LUNCHEONS |
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OCT.
3 – Calgary. Remote Power – It’s Not Easy Being Green, with
Eric Potter, P.Eng., of Global Thermoelectric. Click here for more.
OCT. 16 – Edmonton. How to Reduce the SAGD Fuel Bill – Understanding
the SAGD Heat Cycle, with Ian Buchanan, P.Eng., of Jacobs Consultancy Canada
Inc. Click
here for more.
OCT. 17 – Calgary. The Answer My Friend is Blowing
in the Wind: ENMAX’s
Renewable Energy Program, with Raymond McKay, P.Eng., vice-president, business
development, Alberta, at ENMAX. Click
here for more.
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OCT.
22 – Calgary. Strategies for Your Financial Future, with executive
financial consultant Girish Agrawal. Click
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MEMBER-IN-TRAINING
SEMINARS – Business Writing for Results, Introduction to Financial
Skills, Goal Setting, Team Players Get the Promotions, starting Oct. 1 in Calgary
and Oct. 15 in Edmonton. Click
here for more.
COACHING FOR COMMITMENT – Learn to motivate your employees in a positive
way through coaching conversations and other strategies. Featuring Rachelle Lee
from Einblau & Associates, Oct. 30 and 31 in Calgary. Click here for more.
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