INNOVATION May-June 2016

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2016/2017 Nominating Committee Candidates for Election to Council In accordance with the association’s Bylaw 3, notice is hereby given of the nominees for the 2016/2017 Council of APEGBC. The 2016 Nominating Committee selected the following nominees: Candidate Discipline Branch 2016/2017 Council Election In accordance with APEGBC’s Bylaw 3, there are two ways by which a member or limited licensee may be nominated to stand for Council election: 1) by the Nominating Committee, or 2) in writing by any 25 or more members and/or limited licensees in good standing.

2016 Nominating Committee Dr. John J. Clague, P.Geo., FGC, FEC (Hon.), Past President, Chair Branch Appointees Iqbal Bhuiyan, P.Eng., Vancouver Branch Heqing (Albert) Jian, P.Eng., Fraser Valley Branch Piotr Mazur, P.Eng., Sea to Sky Branch Malcolm Metcalfe, P.Eng., Okanagan Branch Eric Pettit, P.Eng., Victoria Branch John Stephens, P.Eng., West Kootenay Branch Don Williams, P.Eng., Central Interior Branch Wen Zhang, P.Eng., Burnaby/New Westminster Branch Council Appointees Emily Cheung, P.Eng., FEC Frank Denton, P.Eng. FEC, FGC (Hon.) Mark Porter, P.Eng., Struct. Eng., Doug VanDine, P.Eng./P.Geo. FEC, FGC Kimberly Wong, P.Eng.

Presidential Candidate R.P. (Bob) Stewart, P.Eng.

Electrical

Vancouver

Vice Presidential Candidates (one to be elected) D.I. (David) Harvey, P.Eng., StructEng., FEC

Structural

Richmond/Delta

K.V. (Katherina) Tarnai-Lokhorst, P.Eng., FEC Mechanical

Victoria

Councillors (five to be elected) C.J. (Caroline) Andrewes, P.Eng. D.E. (Dan) Campbell, P.Eng. C.I. (Catherine) Fritter, P.Eng.

Metallurgical Mechanical

Vancouver Sea to Sky

Electrical

Richmond/Delta

L.A. (Leon) Gous, P.Eng.

Civil

Vancouver

C.J. (Catherine) Hickson, P.Geo., FGC

Geology

Burnaby/New Westminster

V.G. (Vijay) Kallur, P.Eng., FEC

Civil

Richmond/Delta

N.B. (Neil) Kelly, P.Eng. J. (Julius) Pataky, P.Eng.

Mechanical

Sea to Sky Vancouver

Electrical

A.E. (Albert) Sommerfeld, P.Eng.

Civil

Central Interior West Kootenay

L.B. (Larry) Spence, P.Eng. J.T. (Thomas) Tiedje, P.Eng.

Mechanical

Electrical

Victoria

M.P. (Matthew) Walton-Knight, P.Eng.

Civil

Sea to Sky

Nomination by 25 Members Members are reminded that nominations for President, Vice President and Councillors may also be made in writing by any 25 or more members or limited licensees in good standing. Such nominations, signed by the members and/or limited licensees making the nomination with the written consent of the nominee, must be received by the Registrar at the association office no later than 5:00 PM , Wednesday, June 29, 2016. The form for nomination by 25 members is available at apeg.bc.ca/25_Member_Nomination_Form, or by contacting Tracy Richards at trichards@apeg.bc.ca or 604.412.6055. Role of the Nominating Committee The Nominating Committee is charged with seeking and selecting a slate of candidates for election to Council that they believe best demonstrate the qualities needed for strong leadership of the association. Specifically, the committee sought candidates that have demonstrated skills in strategic thinking, organisational management, financial fluency, governance and strategic planning, in addition to a minimum of five years of experience as a professional member or limited licensee. To fulfil its mandate, the committee sought candidates through a series of Call for Nominations notices sent to the membership, and committee members reached out to potential candidates in regions throughout BC.

Under Bylaw 3(b), in order to qualify as Nominating Committee candidates, candidates for the office of President must have served on Council for at least two full years prior to taking office, and candidates for the office of Vice President must have served at least one year on Council prior to taking office. Previous experience on Council is not required for write-in candidates. Important Dates Wednesday, June 29, 2016 Nominations by 25 members must be received at the association office by 5:00 pm. Friday, July 15, 2016 Nominees’ Statements of Candidacy must be received at the association office by 5:00 pm. Friday, September 9, 2016

Election package and ballots will be available online to all members by this date. Paper ballots available upon request. Friday, October 7, 2016, 12:00 pm noon All ballots must be submitted and received by noon. Election results will be published on the APEGBC website by Wednesday, October 12, 2016.

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