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 | |  | Meet Industry Leaders and Honour Excellence at the APEGA Summit Awards Gala Experience an unforgettable evening at the APEGA Summit Awards Gala on April 23 at the Edmonton Convention Centre! Celebrate the groundbreaking achievements of Alberta’s top professional engineers and geoscientists, nominated by APEGA registrants, while enjoying a delicious dinner, live entertainment, and valuable networking opportunities with industry leaders. Don’t miss your chance to be part of this inspiring event—secure your seat today before spots fill up. Registration closes April 13. | | BRANCH EVENTS
| | Webinar | Heat to Electricity via the Organic Rankine Cycle 4/15/2026 11:00 a.m. This webinar will explore how waste heat sources can be converted into useful electrical power. Webinar | Quality Is Not a Final Check 5/5/2026 12:00 p.m. Quality is not something inspected at the end of a job—it is shaped by decisions made throughout the project lifecycle. This webinar explores how early planning, accountability, and risk management influence engineering outcomes. Join the Edmonton Branch for this event. Webinar | Contracts and Negotiations: Tips and Tricks 5/6/2026 11:00 a.m. This webinar equips entrepreneurs and business teams with practical insights into crafting and negotiating commercial contracts. | | APEGA EVENTS
| Webinar | Requirements for Licensure 3/17/2026 12:00 p.m. This session provides an overview of APEGA’s licensure requirements, including academic qualifications, professional obligations, and the competency-based assessment process, to support applicants on their paths to professional registration in Alberta. Webinar | Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics 4/7/2026 12:00 p.m. This webinar will explain computational fluid dynamics, a computer-based simulation method that uses numerical techniques to model fluid flow and heat transfer, enabling engineers to analyze, design, and optimize complex systems across multiple industries by understanding its fundamentals, applications, and limitations. Webinar | Negotiating for Optimal Results 4/30/2026 10:00 a.m. This two-hour session explores how to balance achieving substantive negotiation outcomes with maintaining strong working relationships by examining mindsets and assumptions, contrasting positional bargaining with interest-based negotiation, and identifying strategies to create win-win value for both parties. | |  |  | APEGA Announces Results of 2026 Council Election | Thank you to everyone who voted in the 2026 APEGA Council election. Your participation in the activities that support self-regulation of the professions is valuable and important.
For executive council, Ken Hawrelko, P.Eng., has been voted president-elect. Natasha Avila, P.Eng., has been elected to serve as vice-president.
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|  | New CPD Requirements in Effect | On November 1, 2025, APEGA’s revised Continuing Professional Development (CPD) practice standard and Personal Annual Competency Evaluation (PACE) practice guideline were launched for all practising professional members, professional licensees, and licensees. Starting on their next annual renewal date, registrants will be assigned five mandatory learning modules in myAPEGA, taking approximately 10 hours to complete, and can start creating their PACE plan. |
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| | Join the Discipline Committee
APEGA is seeking volunteers with prior committee and governance experience to join the Discipline Committee. The Discipline Committee is a critical piece of APEGA's disciplinary framework, with committee members adjudicating on allegations of unskilled practice and unprofessional conduct. Join the Nominating Committee
The Nominating Committee is responsible for ensuring that the knowledge, skills, and attributes of council election candidates have been assessed through a transparent, formal, and structured process. APEGA is currently looking for volunteers to serve as members of the committee for the 2026 term. |
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| Beyond Boundaries Conference 2026 – Hosted by the Canadian Coalition of Women in Engineering, Science, Trades, and Technology (CCWESTT), the Beyond Boundaries conference takes place May 23–26 in Calgary. APEGA registrants can save 10% on registration using code APEGACCWESTT2026. | | Why am I receiving this email? You have opted to receive non-regulatory email from APEGA. If you’d rather not receive these emails, you can unsubscribe. You will still receive regulatory email from APEGA. Please add [email protected] to your address book or safe-sender list to ensure our emails make it to your inbox. |
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