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 | |  | Don't Miss Your Chance to Make Your Voice Heard APEGA Council sets strategic direction, approves budgets, and helps ensure strong oversight of the professions we support. Take a few minutes to review the 2026 candidates and cast your ballot before polls close on Thursday, March 5 at 4:30 p.m. MST. | | BRANCH EVENTS
| | Webinar | Introduction to Tunnelling 3/12/2026 12:00 p.m. Tunnels are a key to the success of many different types of infrastructure projects. This presentation will provide an overview of tunnelling and its significance in modern engineering. Join the Edmonton Branch for this event. 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. 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 | The Seismic Elements of Early-Stage Carbon Storage Development 3/10/2026 12:00 p.m. Seismic data is critical for understanding subsurface conditions in carbon storage projects, helping ensure safety, manage risks, and optimize costs through site-specific planning from early development to ongoing monitoring. 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. | |  | Revised Practice Guideline | Licensed Professional as an Expert Witness | The Practice Review Board has approved the revised practice guideline Licensed Professional as an Expert Witness, which went into effect February 1. When a licensed professional is called upon to act as an expert witness in legal and quasi-judicial settings, they play a vital role by providing specialized knowledge beyond the court’s expertise. This guideline outlines key considerations for licensed professionals and permit holders, providing professional practice advice and best practice recommendations.
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|  | Clarified Standards Support Safety in Truss Design | New Government of Alberta STANDATA clarify when licensed engineering professionals must be involved in roof truss and structural system design under the National Building Code – 2023 Alberta Edition. The guidance takes effect March 1. Registrants working in this area should review the updated requirements and their alignment with APEGA's Code of Ethics and practice standards.
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|  | Have a Question? Get an Answer at APEGA’s Virtual Registrant Forum | Sign up today for APEGA’s free Virtual Registrant Forum on March 4 at 12 p.m. to learn what’s coming up for professional engineers, professional geoscientists, and permit holders in Alberta and pose your questions about regulation to our panel. Registration closes March 2 at 12 p.m.
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|  | Celebrate Excellence at the APEGA Summit Awards Gala | Save the date for a night of inspiration, networking, and entertainment at the APEGA Summit Awards Gala on April 23 at the Edmonton Convention Centre. This evening celebrates the professional engineers and geoscientists who are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. |
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| | | Save on Plans with APEGA Mobile
| APEGA Mobile, backed by Rogers, offers more competitive pricing and upgraded plans, exclusive to APEGA registrants. Get 100GB plus "Roam Like Home" in the United States and Mexico. | |
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|  | Bridge the Gap from Campus to Career | APEGA’s Work Readiness Program is available to engineering and geoscience university students and members-in-training. This multi-year, self-directed program helps participants identify potential career development opportunities while learning how to apply classroom knowledge, skills, and attitudes to the professions. |
| _3238538.png) | Celebrating National Engineering Month | This March, the engineering profession is opening its doors to show how engineers open doors! Engineers Canada annually celebrates the heart and soul of engineers—their passion, commitment, and action towards making the world a better place—during National Engineering Month. Would you like to host an event to showcase the work of your engineering team, colleagues, or engineering students? |
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| | Join the Discipline Committee
APEGA is seeking volunteers with experience in structural engineering 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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