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| |  | Register Today: Spots Are Filling up Fast for the
APEGA Science Olympics Register a team, join as a volunteer, or get peak exposure as a sponsor at the APEGA Science Olympics, where Alberta’s innovative young minds witness the power of the professions firsthand. Help inspire the next generation of engineers and geoscientists in Edmonton on April 5 and Calgary on May 24. | | BRANCH EVENTS
| | | Webinar | Let’s Go Nuclear: The Future of Fission in Alberta, Canada, and the World 12/10/2024 12:00 p.m. Join the APEGA Edmonton Branch to hear an overview of nuclear energy globally to put Canada and Alberta in context and discuss what the future of nuclear energy might look like in the province. Brought to you by the Edmonton Branch. Everyone is welcome to attend. Webinar | School Travel Planning in Lethbridge 12/3/2024 12:00 p.m. School travel plans were completed at two elementary schools in Lethbridge. This planning exercise addressed safety of vulnerable road users, one of the focus areas of the Transportation Safety Plan. This event will present the process and results of this planning exercise. Brought to you by the Lethbridge Branch. Everyone is welcome to attend. | | | APEGA EVENTS
| Webinar | Secondary Professional Liability Insurance 11/27/2024 12:00 p.m. This session will offer an overview of the secondary professional liability insurance program that is available to APEGA members. Webinar | Role of Problem-Solving Strategies in Bottom-Line Improvement 12/3/2024 12:00 p.m. This presentation is a cookbook on how to improve the bottom line in any organization. You will obtain an understanding of the fundamental processes needed to implement and maintain a continuous improvement culture essential to improving organizational performance. Webinar | Mastering Risk: A Journey Through Risk Management for Capital Projects 12/5/2024 9:00 a.m. Join us to gain both theoretical knowledge and practical skills in managing risk throughout the project lifecycle. This course will go beyond the confines of a traditional lecture format by using word clouds, polls, and a real-time collaborative virtual whiteboard, ensuring an engaging learning experience. | |  | Upcoming Revision: Licensed Professional as an Expert Witness | APEGA is updating the Professional Member as a Witness guideline, expected to be retitled Licensed Professional as an Expert Witness. This revision will provide clearer guidance for permit holders and licensed professionals called to offer expert testimony in a legal setting. Once the draft is posted on apega.ca, registrants and the public will be invited to review and submit feedback. |
|  | Public Review on Code Changes Now Open | The Canadian Board for Harmonized Construction Codes (CBHCC) is inviting code users, interested parties, and the broader public to take part in the next public review of proposed changes to the 2020 editions of the National Model Codes.
Feedback on the proposed changes helps shape the National Model Codes, which are adopted by the provincial or territorial authorities that have jurisdiction over the regulation of construction of buildings and houses.
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| | | Nov. 27 | Overcome Your Biggest Hurdle with Shift Management
| Learn how to overcome your own resistance and that of others while maintaining positive relationships. | |
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| WinSETT Leadership Program – WinSETT develops and delivers professional development sessions that are tailored to women and underrepresented people in the science, engineering, trades, and technology (SETT) fields throughout Canada. Explore the Skill Builders Program today.
| Canadian Institute of Mining (CIM) Branch Social – Heavy Metal Equipment & Rental and Brandt Tractor present the December 3 CIM Edmonton Branch social event "Shaping the Future: Setting the Stage for Resource Industry Sustainability." In this session, Gord Winkel, P.Eng., M.Sc., FCSSE, from the University of Alberta, will discuss energy transition.
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