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matters related to professional practice and public safety. (More, on page 13.) Update on Geoscience Competencies for Registration In November 2014, Council passed a motion that the Geoscience Competency Profile be adopted in principle as the foundational document that describes entry-to-practice experience requirements for professional geoscientists. Council received an update regarding discussion and planning by Geoscientists Canada’s Canadian Geoscience Standards Board (CGSB) regarding

the deployment of their Competency Profile for Professional Geoscientists at Entry to Practice. Geoscientists Canada has submitted a proposal to Economic and Social Development Canada (ESDC) for the funding of three initiatives in the deployment of the Competency Profile: mapping the Competency Profile to the Geoscience Knowledge and Experience Requirements for Professional Registration in Canada; identifying competency-based assessment tools that might be developed; and developing an online self- assessment tool for prospective applicants.

Appointments Advisory Task Force on Corporate Practice Michael Currie, P.Eng., FEC Building Codes Committee John Buscemi, P.Eng. Leonard Pianalto, P.Eng., FEC Fred Tai, P.Eng. Avy Woo, P.Eng., CP

Mentoring Kathy Tarnai-Lokhorst, P.Eng., FEC Organisational Quality Management Committee James Blake, P.Eng. Frank Humber, P.Eng. Shirley McLaren Ferenc Pataki, P.Eng. John Perry, P.Eng. Pat Stephenson, P.Geo. Greg Thorne, P.Eng. Nominating Committee Emily Cheung, P.Eng., FEC Frank Denton, P.Eng., FEC, FGC (Hon.) Mark Porter, P.Eng., Struct.Eng. Doug VanDine, P.Eng./P.Geo. Kimberley Wong, P.Eng. Practice Review Committee Patrick Shek, P.Eng., FEC Registration Committee Claudio Arato, P.Eng., FEC Neil Brazier, P.Eng., FEC Dr. Philippe Kruchten, P.Eng., FEC Arash Masbough, P.Eng., FEC Glenn Pellegrin, P.Eng., FEC Standing Awards Pamela De Mark, P.Geo. Dr. Ash Parameswaran, P.Eng.

Building Enclosure Committee Dr. Rodrigo Mora, P.Eng. Terra Shimbashi Consulting Practice Committee Dr. Mario Bianchin, P.Geo.

Dejan Lenasi, P.Eng. Kitty Leung, P.Eng., Struct. Eng.

Sean Liaw, P.Eng., FEC Todd Stewart, P.Eng. Discipline Committee Dr. Upal Atukorala, P.Eng. Geoscience Committee Bruce Downing, P.Geo., FGC, FEC (Hon.) Peter Friz, P.Geo., FGC Edward Hickin, P.Geo. David Jenkins, P.Geo. Jules Lajoie, P.Eng., FEC, FGC (Hon.) Brendan Miller, P.Geo. James Moors, P.Geo., FGC, FEC (Hon.) John Perry, P.Geo., FGC, FEC (Hon.) James Robertson, P.Geo., FGC, FEC (Hon.) Glen Singleton, P.Geo., FGC, FEC (Hon.) Brent Ward, P.Geo., FGC, FEC (Hon.) Investigation Committee Alan Rampton, FCA

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