| | _3047243.jpg) | Introducing the 2025 APEGA Summit Award Recipients Get ready to be inspired. Meet the 10 outstanding professionals who are being recognized for their remarkable achievements and lasting contributions to the engineering and geoscience fields. Join us in celebrating these innovators at APEGA’s Summit Awards Gala on April 24 at the Calgary Convention Centre.
This inspiring evening brings together some of Alberta's brightest minds for a night of celebration and connection. Seats are limited, so save yours now before registration closes next week on April 14.
| | Welcome, Paul Wynnyk,
CMM, MSM, CD, P.Eng.
APEGA is pleased to welcome Registrar and CEO Paul Wynnyk to our team. Paul brings a wealth of experience safeguarding public welfare, including almost four decades in the Canadian Armed Forces and, most recently, five years with the Government of Alberta. Paul started April 1, and he will oversee the continued advancement of professional standards, help navigate changes to legislation, and support the continued role of engineering and geoscience in driving Alberta’s economic growth and innovation.
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| | | | BRANCH EVENTS
| | | Webinar | Geomatics: The Key to Smarter, Safer & More Efficient Digital Transformation in Engineering Projects 4/23/2025 12:00 p.m. Discover how geomatics is driving digital transformation and enabling innovation, data quality, and project efficiency across the engineering landscape. Brought to you by the Edmonton Branch. Everyone is welcome to attend. Webinar | Same-Day Pipe Renovation. Is It Possible? 5/8/2025 12:00 p.m. This presentation will provide information on recent developments in fast cure and high build spray-in-place-pipe (SIPP) pressure pipe renovation products and trenchless application technologies. Brought to you by the Lethbridge Branch. Everyone is welcome to attend. Webinar | Hydronic System Performance 5/13/2025 12:00 p.m. This presentation will examine the performance impact of improper valve sizing, unstable system pressures, and balancing device selection. Brought to you by the Edmonton Branch. Everyone is welcome to attend. Webinar | Can You Hear the Music of AI Engineering Thinking? 5/22/2025 6:00 p.m. Join us for an exploration of artificial intelligence (AI) as an emerging engineering practice domain, defining AI's unique capabilities and establishing the critical need for a specialized, regulated AI engineering profession. Brought to you by the Calgary Branch. Everyone is welcome to attend. | | | APEGA EVENTS
| Webinar | Handling Challenging Calls & Conversations 4/24/2025 12:00 p.m. In this webinar, we will identify strategies that can be used to communicate effectively when handling challenging calls and conversations. Webinar | Environmental, Social, and Governance: What Oil Professionals Need to Know 4/29/2025 12:00 p.m. In this webinar, we will unpack what environmental, social, governance (ESG) means, how ESG ratings work, and the pros and cons of ESG from corporate and investing perspectives. | |  | Virtual Professional Development Conference | June 4 & 5
Take advantage of early-bird rates and get 20% off your registration.
| New Sessions Added
| Presented by: Erik Halliwell, M.Sc., B.Sc., and Hannah Parry, M.Sc., B.Sc. |
| Presented by: Anthony Chan, P.Eng. |
| Presented by: Joel Fairbrother, JD |
| Presented by: David Irvine, MSW, B.Sc. |
| |  | You're Invited to APEGA's Annual General Meeting | APEGA’s annual general meeting (AGM) is on Friday, April 25, 2025, starting at 2:00 p.m. APEGA Council approved the agenda special rules of order at the March 20 council meeting, outlining the procedures to be followed at the AGM. Registration for the AGM closes at noon on Thursday, April 24. |
|  | Revised Practice Bulletin in Effect and Enforced | A revised Clarifying Authentication Requirements for Drilling and Completions practice bulletin was published April 1, 2025. The bulletin clarifies authentication and validation requirements for professional work products created by the upstream oil and gas industry focused on drilling and completions activities. This revision is considered administrative as the requirements of the bulletin have not changed. You must be in compliance with this practice bulletin to meet your statutory obligations as a licensed professional. |
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|  | APEGA Discontinuing Salary Survey | Due to recent amendments to the Competition Act, APEGA is discontinuing the annual Salary Survey. The Competition Act governs various activities that could affect market dynamics, including the sharing of competitively sensitive compensation information by employers. APEGA has chosen to take a cautious approach to ensure compliance by removing copies of previous Salary Surveys and by no longer publishing future reports. |
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|  | Happy 105th Birthday APEGA! | On April 10, 1920, the Engineering Profession Act was proclaimed in the legislature and the first iteration of APEGA was formed, growing to include 106 members by the first annual general meeting. Today, APEGA has more than 69,000 registrants and more than 4,900 permit holders! |
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| Professional Geoscientists Ontario Virtual Symposium – Professional Geoscientists Ontario is hosting its annual Virtual Symposium over four days—April 15, 17, 22, and 24. While tailored to professional geoscientists and geoscientists-in-training, the symposium will provide insights for regulators, government, legal practitioners, academia, students, and members of the public who are interested in the intersection of science, ethics, and society, and how these concepts are applied in the modern world. | Celebrate with the Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists – On May 15, come celebrate the shared experiences, challenges, and triumphs that have united the geoscience industry. Please join the Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists for this spectacular evening of celebration as they commemorate 75 years of proud accomplishment.
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