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Spring 2024

2024 Annual General Meeting

Join us for the ACPA 2024 Annual General Meeting on May 29, 2024!

 

Complete 2024 Annual General Meeting materials will become available on the ACPA website closer to the meeting date and may be accessed for review and download within the Member Menu – Annual General Meetings - 2024 AGM.

 

This will include prior years' approved financial reports, operating budgets, and meeting minutes, as well as nomination information and the 2024 agenda and presentation.


Wednesday, May 29, 2024

7:00 PM MT, via Zoom

 

Registration Deadline:

May 27, 2024


Register Here
Member News

Tips for Filing Your PDC's

Tip #2: When you are reading literature take a photo or capture a screenshot of the abstract for the paper you are reading and drop it in your PDC file for easy reference.

Call for Board Nominations

Consider an exciting opportunity to help your Association and serve as a member of the ACPA Board of Directors. Nominations are now open.


New Directors will be elected and installed at the next Annual General Meeting (AGM).

Learn More | Nominate
Courses & Events

SALMTEC Spring 2024 Classes

SALMTEC is a training centre that provides relevant and accessible learning opportunities, free references & resources, and links to products that relate to our training courses.


Currently, they are offering several online, blended and field training courses that bridge the gap between land management practices and the applied science upon which these practices are based.

Current course offerings include:

  • SALMTEC Grassland Vegetation Inventory: A User’s Guide Interactive Class
  • Biophysical Bootcamp
  • SALMTEC ABWRET-A Interactive Class
  • Biophysical Foundations – Blended Course
  • Hydrology & Wetland Design
  • Preliminary Wetland Delineation 
Learn More

ACPA Learning Centre

Did you know that you can do your WHMIS training, Transport of Dangerous Goods, H2S Awareness, Defensive Driving, and lots of other great courses through this training portal?


If you are a member of ACPA, log in to start learning or pick up where you left off. Free and discounted courses are available.


If you are not a member courses are available at regular prices. Join now and gain access to member discounts along with a long list of other member benefits and opportunities!

Learning Centre

ACPA January Seminar

Thank You

The ACPA Technical Seminar Committee would like to thank Wyatt Lynds for presenting a webinar on financial literacy for members in January. Those members that would like more information can contact Wyatt at wyatt@qubeinvest.ca.

ACPA Accepting 2024 Scholarship Applications

ACPA Undergraduate

Scholarship in Chemistry

The ACPA Undergraduate Scholarship in Chemistry ($1000) is awarded annually to a student who is registered in a full-time undergraduate chemistry program at a university in the province of Alberta.


Application Deadline: March 31, 2024

Learn More | Apply

Arthur Bollo-Kamara

Graduate Scholarship

The ACPA has established the Arthur Bollo-Kamara Scholarship as a memorial tribute to Arthur Bollo-Kamara, Ph.D., P.Chem., and the work he conducted on behalf of chemists in this province. This $1000 scholarship is awarded annually to a student registered in a graduate chemistry program at a university in the province of Alberta.


Application Deadline: March 31, 2024

Learn More | Apply
MEMBER MATTERS

Frank W. Bachelor Award - Call for Nominations

The ACPA Frank W. Bachelor Award for Service to the Chemical Profession was established in 2004. This award recognizes outstanding volunteer contributions to the chemical profession in Alberta. The recipient of the award receives a plaque and complimentary professional membership in the ACPA for life provided that the recipient continues to meet the requirements for Professional Chemist status. This award is the highest honour of all ACPA awards.

Nominees must have a good-standing membership with the ACPA to qualify. Please submit the completed nomination form below by April 1, 2024, at 3:00 PM MT to qualify.

Nominate Today
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Chemist's Rings Available



The Chemist's Ring is available for sale to any ACPA Professional Chemist who is a member in good standing. Completion of the Professional Ethics for Chemists and Jurisprudence courses is a requirement to remain a member in good standing.


Note: Limited quantities of titanium rings are currently in stock


Available Sizes: 2-7, 9, 12-13

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Job Board

Job postings are now FREE to post for both members and non-members! To share your employment opportunity, log in or create an account today.


Job postings are listed on the Job Board page on the ACPA website. Please check this web page regularly for new postings that may have tight application deadlines.

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TD Insurance

Meloche Monnex Offer

As a trusted partner, the TD Insurance Meloche Monnex Program is dedicated to helping Association of the Chemical Profession of Alberta members get access to preferred insurance rates on car, home, condo and tenant coverage.


For more information or to get a quote visit www.tdinsurance.com/pchem or call 1-866-293-9730.

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