The APEGS Council met Thursday, June 15, 2017 at the Temple Gardens Mineral Spa in Moose Jaw. 17 of 19 Councillors were present. Mike Griffin, APEGS legal counsel, attended as a guest. Council will meet next on October 12 and 13, 2017 in Saskatoon. The October 12, 2017 Council Meeting will include a meeting with the APEGS Past Presidents.
Council received the following presentations and information items:
Mike Griffin presented on fiduciary duty and conflicts of interest.
The Executive Director and Registrar presented on an Introduction to Self- Regulation.
Activity updates were provided from the constituent society liaisons, the ACEC-SK liaison, the Sponsorship Task Group liaison, and the APEGS Directors to Engineers Canada and Geoscientists Canada.
The APEGS Director of Registration provided an update on the Online Competency-Based Assessment Pilot and the status of the member database upgrade project. Gillian Pichler, P.Eng., Director, Registration for the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia presented a demonstration via WebEx of their Online Competency-Based Assessment tool now in use.
Council passed motions as follows:
Appointing Amanda Kostiuk, Engineer-in-Training to the 30 by 30 Task Group torepresent the APEGS Equity and DiversityCommittee.
Life Membership was approved for the following members:
Jackson, Graham G., P.Eng.
Li, Patrick T-Y, P.Eng.
Redekop, Robert P., P.Eng.
Wilde, Richard L., P.Eng.
Appointing Dwaine Entner as the public representative to the Investigation Committee.
Council noted and received the following reports:
Registrar’s reports: The report on compliance activities for March and April 2017.
The Continuing Professional Development reporting statistics for 2016 and other activities to date including the results of the survey of attendees at the Continuing Professional Development plenary of Friday, May 5, 2017.
The unaudited financial statements for March and April 2017.
Executive Committee minutes, 30 by 30 Task Group minutes, Board minutes, and reports from the committees.
Committee member appointments:
Khan Wahid, Ph.D., P.Eng. to the Academic Review Committee; Elen Li, P.Eng. to the Professional Practice Exam Committee; Marvin Loewen, Engineering Licensee to the Licensee Admissions Committee.
APEGS Value Proposition (AVP)
On June 16, 2017, also at the Temple Gardens Mineral Spa in Moose Jaw, Council, APEGS staff, and committee representatives conducted a full day of APEGS Value Proposition (AVP) planning. The planning session was facilitated by T. Bakkeli Consultants Inc.