President’s Notebook
APEGA
Building Public Awareness is Intrinsic to APEGA Centennial 2020 BY GEORGE EYNON , P.GEO., FGC, FEC (HON.) APEGA President
I was sworn in as APEGA’s 100th President at the Annual General Meeting in April, making me the association’s elected leader for the year up to and including the launch of our centennial, which happens April 10, 2020. I am honoured to be involved at this level. A century of public service through professional self-regulation is definitely worth celebrating, but our centennial is more than a party. It’s a public awareness opportunity that APEGA can and will use to full advantage. My career has taught me that the more stakeholder buy-in you achieve, the more successful your enterprise. Our enterprise is self-regulation, which under our model means APEGA serves the public interest at the pleasure of the Government of Alberta (GoA). We need this campaign. Our centennial comes at a time when self-regulation and the value of professional expertise itself are under threat. Misinformation and a lack of knowledge abound in the public sphere, fostered by communication platforms that tend to strip conversation of nuance and substance. For the most part, the public we serve doesn’t have a clue about APEGA. They have little idea about who we are, what we do, or why we do it.
We can change that. Council agrees, having made public awareness the number one goal of APEGA Centennial 2020. The tactical work of telling the story of APEGA and our role in building this province are the responsibility of each and every one of us. Yes, it’s a staff responsibility, under the direction of Registrar & CEO Jay Nagendran,
LINKS Centennial 2020 Photo Contest
A Century Well Built APEGA Strategic Plan
Questions or comments? president@apega.ca
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