EDMONTON BRANCH LUNCHEON

Date: Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Time: 11:30 am Registration, 12:00 pm Luncheon, 12:25 pm Guest Speaker

Location: Westin Hotel - 10135 100 Street

Cost: $25.00 Members ($30.00 at the door), $30.00 Non-Members ($35.00 at the door), $15.00 Students

Guest Speaker: Gerry Gabinet, Manager of Economic Development and Tourism, Strathcona County

TOPIC: Alberta’s Industrial Heartland

Alberta’s Industrial Heartland Upgrader announcement – fact or fiction? Gerry Gabinet will provide an update on the status of the announcement, current projects and timelines anticipated for each project. Find out about the supply and service companies who will be working with the various upgraders. There will be a discussion on the challenges associated with this upgrader and the changing fields of royalties and environmental announcements such as those issued in November and December dealing with the total effects on the airshed and project risks. Finally, Mr Gabinet will discuss opportunities and challenges.

To register, please contact Shirley Layne, CMP
Phone: 426-3990
Email: slayne@apegga.org

Payment can be made in advance by credit card: VISA, MasterCard or American Express. Please note that refunds will not be issued if cancellations are received after March 12.

No-shows will be billed.

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Upcoming Branch Luncheons - Mark Your Calendars!
Tuesday, April 8, 2008

2008 ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Deadline for APEGGA Annual Conference
Registration is April 1

APEGGA’s Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting take place in Edmonton from April 17-19, 2008. This year’s theme, Rock Solid Professionalism, highlights the foundation underlying APEGGA Members’ commitment to public safety and well-being. The theme also reflects the fact that 2008 is the International Year of Planet Earth. Join us for three solid days filled with a slate of opportunities to contribute to your professional Association and to be involved in career-building, networking and social events.

• To see a complete list of conference activities, please click here.

Professional Development Seminars

Don’t miss out on the many professional development seminars being offered. Hear Dr. Alan Lightman, a noted astrophysicist, novelist and professor at MIT discuss The Physicist as a Novelist and Einstein’s Theory of Relativity at the Executive Track seminar on April 17. Or if you prefer, you may choose one of our five different professional development streams such as Infrastructure Integrity, Links to Leadership Success or Water Management in Alberta’s Oilfields. Click here for full details on all of the streams.

Annual General Meeting

Become involved in the business of your Association. Vote on matters that are brought before Council, hear about issues of importance relating to APEGGA and the professions, and present motions for consideration by Council. If you can’t join us in Edmonton, why not register to attend the AGM via webcast?

• Click here to register for the webcast.

The deadline to register is Tuesday, April 1.