INNOVATION July-August 2017

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Coming Soon: Renewed Brand for the Association in late August As we move closer to launching our renewed brand in the coming weeks, we are getting ready to make a visible shift in our public and member communications. As a regulator, our focus will always remain on safety and protecting the public interest, but the world and our professions are constantly changing and we are seizing the opportunity to actively shape how our professions are perceived to effectively to deliver on that primary focus. Our new brand identity has been developed to represent the professionalism and prestige of our association and our members. At the launch in late August and going forward, you will see a consistent and impactful visual expression of who we are. Our drive is to be a beacon of inclusivity, with a focus on ethics, excellence, and progress. Online, in print, and in person, we will show that BC’s engineering and geoscience professionals are modern and diverse, practising to the highest professional and ethical standards. You may recall that our renewed brand was developed over three years, as a deliverable of the 2014-2017 strategic plan. At the direction of Council, a task force of members and staff worked with an external creative agency to define and bring to life the essence of the association and its members. Consultation was an integral part of this process, including engagement and testing with members, stakeholders, and the public. Members are our best champions and we look forward to revealing and celebrating our new brand with you later this summer. If you’re looking for more information on our work to date, catch up on branding news by reading updates in past issues of Innovation (May/June 2017 – page 10, March/April 2017 – page 8, and September/ October 2014 – page 8) at apeg.bc.ca/Resources/News-and-Publications/Innovation- Magazine/Innovation-Past-Issues. Questions? Contact Maria-Carmen Kelly, Marketing Specialist, at mckelly@apeg.bc.ca or 604.639.8179. Cast Your Vote in the 2017 Council Election Voting for the 2017 Council Election will be conducted electronically, and members and licensees will be emailed access to candidate statements and voting instructions on September 8, 2017. Be sure to verify or update your contact information with APEGBC so that you receive the voter information email for the election. This information will also be available online, and paper ballots and hard copies of the candidate statements can be requested from the APEGBC office. Voting opens September 8 and remains open until 12:00 pm noon, pdt, Friday, October 6, 2017. APEGBCmembers eligible to vote in Council elections include professional members (P.Eng. and P.Geo.) and engineering and geoscience licensees (Eng.L. and Geo.L.). When logging into the APEGBC website to update your information, consider updating your password. Regular password changes help keep your information secure. To update your information or change your password, log onto the member portal at apeg.bc.ca/update-info, or contact the APEGBC office at 604.430.8035 or toll-free 1.888.430.8035.

New Procedure for Submitting Motions for the 2017 Annual General Meeting Changes to the rules that govern the Annual General Meeting (AGM) are being introduced this year to allow members to learn more about proposed motions in advance, before engaging in debate or voting on the motions at the meeting. Under the revised meeting rules: a) members should submit motions for consideration at the meeting 30 days in advance of the AGM (by 5:00 pm on Thursday, September 21, 2017), and b) members can only submit motions on the day of the AGM if two-thirds of those in attendance support their introduction. These changes are intended to support sound decision making— allowing the advance publication of motions so that members have time to inform themselves on a given topic prior to debating it at the meeting, and enabling members to decide whether they have enough information to immediately consider the topic being raised in a motion. Advanced submission also allows time to address any procedural issues with proposed motions in anticipation of presentation at the AGM. To submit a motion, download the Proposed AGM Motion Form at apeg. bc.ca/agm and email the completed form to Sarah Wray, executive assistant to Council, at swray@apeg. bc.ca by 5:00 PM, September 21, 2017. Motions may be proposed by professional members (P.Eng. or P.Geo.) or licensees (Eng.L. or Geo.L.). A motion’s mover and seconder must both be present at the AGM to introduce their motion. Motions will be published to members in early October. The AGM will be held at 8:30 AM on Saturday, October 21, 2017, in Whistler, BC. For more information, visit apeg.bc.ca/agm.

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