The Newsletter of the ACPA
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Stay in
touch with your fellow chemists!  
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What's this about a new ACT for chemists?
The ACPA recently signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) between the College of Alberta Professional
Foresters (CAPF), the College of Alberta Professional Forest
Technologists (CAPFT), the Alberta Society of Professional
Biologists (ASPB) and the Association of the Chemical Professsion
of Alberta (ACPA), agreeing to form a partnership whereby the
collective organizations can pursue a more effective and
sustainable model of professional regulation.
The foresters and forest technologists are
pursuing a merger of their two colleges which will require that the
Regulated Forestry Profession Act be opened and modified. The
chemists and biologists have been invited to consider this
opportunity to join with the forestry professions under one
umbrella Act. We are calling this act the Natural Science and
Environmental Professions Act. (NSEPA).
A framework document for NSEPA based on our
negotiations to date is available here.
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Come enjoy a
glass of wine and socialize with fellow chemists while you learn
more about the new legislation we are negotiating with the Biology
and Forestry Professionals. Your input is important!
Register now
for a free drink ticket at the door.
ACPA
Open House - Calgary
March 20,
2014 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
ACPA
Open House - Edmonton
April 10,
2014 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Have you registered for
your Ethics Course?
All current
ACPA members must take this course by the end of 2016. We can only
take 25 to 30 people at a time, so don't wait. Complete yours now.
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2014 Annual General Meeting
The 2014 AGM has been booked for Saturday, May 3,
2014. The meeting will be held at the Executive Royal Inn
Leduc-Nisku at the Edmonton Airport. More information will be
available soon.
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Nominations close on March 19, 2014
Nominees for the ACPA Board of Directors selected by the
Nominating Committee are
Nick
Platts (Nelson Environmental Remediation Ltd., Spruce Grove)
Patrick
Kamau (Concordia University College of Alberta, Edmonton)
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Did you know
that ACPA now features a Jobs feed on our group page on LinkedIn? If you are
an employer looking for a chemist or a chemist looking for
employment, post your notice under our group job discussions.
Job postings
are listed in the Careers page on the ACPA website. Please
check this web page regularly for new postings that may have
tight application deadlines.
Job
advertisements are posted on the ACPA website for a three-month
period. A $100 fee is charged for this service, but this fee
will be waived for advertisements submitted by ACPA members in good
standing (Professional Chemists or Chemists-in-Training) on behalf
of their organizations. Ads may be e-mailed directly to the ACPA office.
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The content of this newsletter is provided only as
an information service to members. Inclusion of any information
does not represent official positions, opinions or support of the
Association of the Chemical Profession of Alberta (ACPA), or its
Officers, Directors, or staff members. The information is collected
from a variety of sources and is circulated to the membership as
information only. The ACPA does not guarantee that all submissions
will be circulated and is not responsible for the accuracy of
any information provided.
ACPA Office
P.O. Box 21017
Edmonton, AB T6R 2V4
Phone: 780-413-0004
Fax: 780-413-0076
E-mail: acpaoffice(AT)pchem.ca
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