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PEG’s Digital-Only Era Begins
strategic goals in light of a difficult Alberta economy, a reduction in membership applications, and a need to strengthen APEGA’s foundation as a regulator. Cost reduction is not the only benefit of going digital. With page counts sometimes running well over 100, combined with the large print run, the magazine had a significant environmental impact. Also, concentrating on digital means The PEG will become fully integrated with our website, social media platforms like Linkedin and YouTube, our electronic newsletters, and other digital forms of communication. APEGA’s decision comes at a time when many of Canada’s flagship magazines are moving to digital. Rogers Media announced in September that print versions of Maclean’s magazine will decrease in frequency. Rogers is reducing the print frequency of other brands, too. Some are moving entirely online.
Published on paper since at least the 1940s, The PEG has been a glossy, full-colour magazine, a tabloid newspaper (in terms of design but not content), and a simple newsletter of head-and-shoulder, black-and- white photos. It’s had at least four names, most of them based on acronyms of the APEGA professions. It’s been distributed and read across Alberta and around the world, with its circulation peaking at more than 75,000 copies. Now, The PEG enters yet another era. In 2017, it becomes a digital-only publication. The spring 2017 PEG will be available in a flip- page version for desktops and a swipe version for tablets and phones — but not in print. Watch for a mid- February e-PEG announcing its online arrival. The move is one of many cost-cutting measures and other operational changes approved by Council. The decisions were made to allow APEGA to meet
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“Professional development is close to my heart,” Dr. Noad says. “It broadens your working scope and helps you stay relevant as a professional. If you don’t engage in professional development, you’re isolating yourself and you’ll fall behind in advancements in your field.” In fact, networking is more important than ever in the current job market. “I was told by a recruiter that four out of five jobs are now found through networking.”
his computer skills up-to-date by taking free training offered by software companies. He regularly attends professional luncheons and conferences. Recently, he chaired the Gussow Conference in Banff, which provided geoscience professionals an opportunity to discover new ideas and applications for clastic sedimentology. He’s also formed his own geology training company to help others build their skills.
Complete details on APEGA CPD requirements are available in the APEGA guideline called Continuing Professional Development Program. Find it online at apega.ca.
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