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calgary annual general business meeting

THURSDAY, June 13, 2013
at The Belfry in Downtown Calgary

Door Prizes!

This event is complimentary to all area pipers.  SPED Members have priority registration.

Keynote Speaker: Bruce Fraser, Manager, Piping Department Oil Sands, AMEC Americas
Topic is Oil Sands Extraction.

Presentation on Everything 3D by AVEVA’s principal consultant, Ian Piggott

A Light supper will be served compliments of SPED

A Vote will be taken to adopt Calgary Chapter Bylaws and elect chapter officers; only SPED members may vote.  To become a SPED member, visit www.spedweb.com
Nominations must be made before May 13, 2013

For more information about this event or to nominate a candidate, visit http://www.calgary.spedweb.com.

 
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Job Opening in Houston, Texas


Needed: Piping Designer (not necessarily an engineer) 4-5 years of experience, 3 months in office/plant. Working on AutoCad for a pretty good rate (up to $85. an hour). SPED PPD Certified preferred.  If interested, Lane Hays LER Management 716 803 0539

 
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PDMS Pilots and SPED Chapter will meet together April 25, 2013

PDMS Pilots will be holding a monthly meeting at Sherlock's Pub this Thursday evening, April 25, 2013 starting around 5:30 and will last until 7 or 8PM.  We will be joining the monthly SPED meeting group down by the pool tables.  This will be a social meeting with opportunities to network and have some fun.
Come out and join us!

SPED Midwest Chapter Meeting May 23, 2013

The next SPED Midwest Chapter meeting will be held on Thursday, May 23, 2013, 6:30p.m at the offices of C&I Engineering. Tyler  Mulkins and Greg Karpinsky with the Victaulic Company have agreed to come in and do a presentation. Victaulic has developed some innovative additions to their product line in the past 10 years and I believe we can look forward to a very informative presentation.  Please RSVP to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by May 21 so that we can get a head count for food and drinks. Once again, the Midwest Chapter is for all pipers in the Louisville, Kentucky area and we encourage and welcome Piping Engineers and Designers from all area engineering companies. I look forward to seeing you there.

 

 1st Annual General Business Meeting for Canada in Calgary, Alberta

Plan to attend on June 13, 2013 at The Belfry in downtown Calgary

Speaker and Agenda to be announced.

 
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A Tale of Two Programs

 

Two CAD programs at regional community colleges can give us valuable lessons in what is working and not in American Workforce entry level education. I have the rare privilege of sitting on two advisory committees for CAD AAS degrees at Lee College, Baytown, Texas, and Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology at Okmulgee, OK. Associate of Applied Science (AAS) programs are two-year degree plans designed for quick entry into the workforce. The primary lesson from both programs is the difficulty for the petrochemical industry to signal its opportunities to high school students planning their next steps.

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On March 27th the Calgary Chapter of SPED Bylaws were voted on and accepted by the SPED members in attendance at this meeting. Please visit the SPED Calgary web page http://calgary.spedweb.com/sped-calgary-bylaws/ for details of this meeting and the adoption of the new SPED Chapter Bylaws.

 

This meeting featured a technical presentation on pump fundamentals. Please visit the SPED Calgary web page http://calgary.spedweb.com/ for details of this entertaining and informative brief.

 

SPED officer nominations are now requested. Please ask a SPED Member to nominate you for a Calgary Chapter of SPED Board position or send us your suggestions. The duties and responsibilities of these volunteer positions are listed under Article IV Officers and Organization.

 

SPED officer nominations are now open to all SPED members until 30 days prior to a planned for Annual General Business Meeting (AGBM)scheduled for June 13th; about May 14th. Please email your nomination specifics and contact information to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it "> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and Paul or Kevin will contact the nominated personae.

 

After May 14th I will let you know of the results and the plan for the election of the next Calgary SPED Board at the AGBM.

 

Thank you for your participation in designing a better future one pipe at a time.

 

All the best,

Kevin  Noakes & Paul Bowers, 

SPED Calgary Chapter,

Co-Presidents 

 
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The Society of Piping Engineers and Designers (SPED) is an international society established to promote excellence and quality in the practice of piping engineering and design. SPED emphasizes education and training to advance the employability and competitiveness of its members. !

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