APEGA
YOUR PATH TO A SEAT ON COUNCIL
Deadline Approaches For Council Nominations Are you ready to take a major step in the life of an APEGA Professional Member? One that could see you playing a key role in shaping the future of your professions and the self-regulatory system that allows you to practise? If so, consider seeking a seat at the table of the next APEGA Council. Nominations are open for the 2017 APEGA Council election — but not for much longer. They close on October 19, 2016, at 11:59 p.m. Do you have a professional peer you know would make a great Councillor? If so, please pass along this information. Strong, thorough preparation will give potential candidates the best chance of being endorsed by the Nominating Committee and elected by their peers. You must submit your nomination electronically through the Member Self-Service Centre at apega.ca. Full information appears there and in the summer 2016 edition of The PEG . If you no longer have your copy of the magazine, read it online at apega.ca. You’ll need to prepare a variety of materials (some mandatory and some not) and gather endorsements from 25 other Professional Members. The APEGA Nominating Committee is charged with ensuring that recommended candidates represent a strong combination of attributes for Council. Through its own networks, the committee searches for potential candidates to endorse. But it also draws upon self-nominated candidates. Before the election, the committee arrives at its list of candidates — Members who are willing, suitable, and available for Council governance and succession. Every year, at least four Professional Members are elected to Council. Members also choose a President-Elect and a Vice- President each year, who will lead Council and join the immediate Past-President on the APEGA Executive Committee. Not including the Executive Committee, Council is made up of 12 Professional Members and three public members. The Government of Alberta appoints public members to be the eyes and ears of the public. Names of all qualified and properly nominated candidates will appear on the 2017 ballot, regardless of whether they receive the Nominating Committee’s endorsement. APEGA runs background checks on all potential nominees, a term you will need to accept before clicking submit in the Member Self- Service Centre.
You
• Familiarize • Decide • Access Member Self-Service Centre • Complete your submission
Nominating Committee
• Collects • Interviews • Meets/Reviews • Endorses or Doesn’t Endorse
APEGA
• Confirms information with you • Communicates with you
• Creates ballot • Runs election
Ballot Counting Committee
• Confirms results • Prepares report to CEO and President
CEO/President
• Calls you to discuss results of election
QUESTIONS? elections@apega.ca
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