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as soc ia t i on notes c ounc i l repor t obtain or provide traditional documentary evidence for registration, while ensuring administrative fairness and requiring sufficient proof that standards have been met. Under the policy, applicants in the above situations will be given opportunity to provide alternate means of proof of qualifications. APPOINTMENTS Advisory Task Force on Corporate Practice Susan Craig, P.Geo. Mike Currie, P.Eng., FEC Dr. Michael Davies, P.Eng./P.Geo. Catherine Fritter, P.Eng. Adrian Gygax, P.Eng., Struct.Eng. Timothy Kwasnicki, P.Eng. Scott Martin, P.Eng. David Melville, P.Geo. Andy Mill, P.Eng., Struct.Eng., FEC Julius Pataky, P.Eng. Greg Scott, P.Eng. Colin Smith, P.Eng., FEC, FGC (Hon.) John Turner, P.Ag. (ret.) Selena Wilson, P.Eng.

Consultation on Limited Licence Title At its June 19, 2015, meeting, Council made several resolutions regarding further exploration for adding value to the engineering and geoscience licensee grade of membership. These included a motion that APEGBC study the merits of changing the titles “engineering licensee” (Eng.L.) and “geoscience licensee” (Geo.L.) to include the word “professional.” APEGBC/ABCFP Joint Practice Board Jeremy Araki, P.Eng. Building Codes Committee Oon-Soo Ooi, P.Eng. Mihajla Vitkovic, P.Eng., CP Climate Change Advisory Group Dr. Johanna Wolf Consulting Practice Committee Robert Heikkila, P.Eng., FEC Alan Bates, P.Eng. Jason Olmsted, P.Eng.

Based on market research and feedback from the Limited License Subcommittee, Registration Committee recommended to Council that stakeholder consultation be conducted to consider alternate designations for engineering and geoscience licence holders. Council approved the recommendation.

Professional Practice Committee Matthew Cameron, P.Eng., FEC Emily Cheung, P.Eng., FEC Mark Porter, P.Eng., Struct.Eng. Sustainability Committee Christine Bieber, P.Geo. Rimon Estawro, P.Eng. Mukesh Sharma, P.Eng. Dana Zheng, EIT Technical Review Board Adam Lubell, P.Eng Shelly Zhao, P.Eng., Struct.Eng.

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