Share Your Knowledge and Experience APEGA Members are needed for the following volunteer opportunities
National Engineering and Geoscience Month Opportunities Inspire students during APEGA Science Olympics 2017! If you’re interested in creating passion and enthusi- asm for the professions among the next generation of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists, we need you for event assistance and event judging. Professional Engineers, Professional Geosci- entists, M.I.T.s, and geoscience and engineering university students required. Volunteering is easy and rewarding — no science olympics experience necessary. EDMONTON Saturday, March 4, 2017, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Shaw Conference Centre, 9797 Jasper Avenue NW For event judging, you will be advised if your event is in the morning or afternoon Note: all volunteers must also attend a training session: Saturday, February 18, or Saturday, February 25, 2017, at the APEGA Edmonton office. CALGARY We will also be recruiting volunteers for the APEGA Science Olympics in Calgary. Check coming e-PEGs and the volunteering section of apega.ca. UNIVERSITY OUTREACH EVENTS ( EDMONTON AND CALGARY) JANUARY 2017 Rapid Resume Review Rapid Resume Review is an event designed to give students instant feedback on the content of their resumes. Students and volunteers are given five minutes per round to focus on one aspect of each student’s resume. The feedback helps each student create an outstanding resume. FEBRUARY 2017 Speed Mock Interview Using the same format as Rapid Resume Reviews, Speed Mock Interviews focus on strengthening skills that help students feel more confident in presenting themselves and shining during those intimidating interviews. MARCH 2017 Speed Networking Share your expertise, knowledge, and career details by speaking one-on-one with various students for short intervals. Students are exploring career options, looking to make professional contacts for internships, and networking.
Environmental Professional Practice Subcommittee
Candidates must: • be an APEGA Member licensed as a P.Geo., P.Geol., P.Geoph., or P.L.(Geo.) • specialized in geological engineering Calgary Member Event Speakers Do you have presentation and public speaking skills? Practising Professional Members are needed as speakers to present 15-minute speeches at special Member events held throughout the year. Possible topics include: • the importance of being an active APEGA Member • self-regulation • voting • legislative review • what belonging to APEGA has meant to you • volunteering • career topics relevant to the current economic climate in Alberta • other professional practice topics Inspire Graduating Students Each spring, APEGA hosts workshops — one in Calgary and one in Edmonton — that enable graduating engineering and geoscience students to interact with Professional Members of APEGA and discuss professional and ethical issues. Cases are used to address APEGA registration, enforcement, and discipline issues. CALGARY Saturday, April 1, 2017, 8:45 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. Calgary TELUS Convention Centre 136 8th Avenue SE EDMONTON Saturday, April 1, 2017, 8:00 a.m.- 11:00 a.m.
APEGA seeks Members to serve on the Environ- mental Professional Practice Subcommittee. Candidates must: • be an APEGA Member licensed as a P.Geo., P.Geol., P.Geoph., or P.Eng. • have background and current practice in environment-related geoscience or engineering
Engineering Professional Standards Subcommittee
Professional Engineers are needed to assess and evaluate APEGA Professional Practice Standards, Guidelines, and Bulletins related to the professional practice of engineering to ensure that they are adequate to protect the public interest. Members of this subcommittee will propose revisions or additions to the Practice Standards Committee as needed by the Committee's mandate. Candidates must: • be an APEGA Member licensed as a P.Eng. • be a Responsible Member for their firm • specialize in one of the following engineering disciplines: » structural » civil, geomatics, or both » geotechnical » chemical
» mechanical » petroleum » electrical
Geoscience Professional Standards Subcommittee Professional Geoscientists are needed to assess and evaluate APEGA Professional Practice Standards, Guidelines, and Bulletins related to the professional practice of geoscience to ensure that they are adequate to protect the public interest. Members of the subcommittee will propose revised or new Standards, Guidelines, and Bulletins to the Practice Standards Committee as needed by the Committee’s mandate.
Shaw Conference Centre 9797 Jasper Avenue NW
Interested in being considered as a volunteer? Please complete the volunteer registration form, found under Calgary and Edmonton Graduating Students’ Workshop in the volunteering section of the APEGA website. More information will then be made available to you.
For further information on any of the volunteer opportunities listed on this page — or on other APEGA-related volunteer opportunities — please contact us: volunteer@apega.ca 1-888-262-3688 Also feel free to check the volunteer section of the APEGA website, apega.ca, under Members & Permit Holders.
For dates and more information, check coming e-PEGs and the volunteering section of apega.ca.
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