willowdale/thornhill professional engineers ontario ... · 2015 ceremony and november 27th 2015...
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Willowdale/Thornhill Professional Engineers Ontario Chapter
Chair: Vimbai Brenda Munyukwi, P.Eng; PMP; MBA
Agenda 1. Call to order
2. Routine Business 6:00 PM - 6:10 PM
Approval of agenda
Approval of minutes 2015 AGM
3. Opening remarks & Introduction of 2015/16 board 6.10 PM – 6.15 PM
4. 2015-2016 year-in review - Committee Chair Reports 6.15 PM – 6.45 PM
5. Financial Statement Review 6:45 PM – 7:15 PM
6. Volunteer awards presentation 7:15 PM – 7:25 PM
7. Presentation of slate of candidates for 2015/16 board 7:25 PM – 7:40 PM
8. Other business 7:40 PM – 7:50 PM
9. Questions 7:50 PM – 8:00 PM
10. Adjournment
11. Networking opened until 9:00 PM
2015/16 Executive Board Members Vimbai Brenda Munyukwi Chair Noubar Takessian, P.Eng., FEC Vice-Chair Maziyar Bolour, P.Eng. Treasurer Aung (Ko Ko) Kyaw, EIT Secretary Nanda Lwin, P.Eng. GLP Committee Chair Souheila Bardakji, P.Eng. AGM/CP Committee Chair Nick Shelton, P.Eng Programs Committee Chair John Penaranda, P. Eng. Executive Mohammad Horriyat, P.Eng. Electronic Media Committee Chair Hamdy Elarabi, P.Eng Publications Committee Chair Fred Saghezchi, P.Eng. Executive Mohinder Grover, P.Eng. Awards Committee Chair Joseph D’souza, P.Eng Executive Maliheh Farahnak, P.Eng. Licensing Assistance Program Committee Chair Rana Tehrani Yekta, EIT Education Committee Chair
Programs: Seminars and ToursJanuary
LEAN-ing toward success… A 6 step approach to improving the operation of a business
Retirement countdown – Are you ready?
FebruaryEngineering failures – Lessons in professional ethics
Tax planning 102: Preserve your wealth
MarchP.Eng licensure and benefits
Insurance planning: Open forum
AprilAn engineering perspective on climate change
You died… Now what happens to your assets?
MaySuccessful networking
Who will carry out your wishes, when you’re gone?
JuneCan SR&ED benefit you?
Why holistic financial planning?
JulySo you’re thinking of a MBA?
Six Mistakes investors make with their finances
AugustWTPEO BBQ
Leveraging excellence for the youth
SeptemberCase study in the history of technological innovation
How to survive a bear market
Investment strategies for the savvy investor
OctoberIntellectual property 101: What engineers ought to know about patents..
Attention business owners and consultants: Do you know your legal rights?
NovemberWTPEO pub night
Fireside chat with the McClelland financial group advisors
Publications Committee
Issued Volume X, Issue II on June 2015
The following WTPEO activities are covered: Chair’s message Seminar-EPOCC PEO Licensure PEO AGM 2015 Mathletics – 2015 CPC Album Community Portal
Publications Committee
Issued Volume XI, Issue I on January 2016
The following WTPEO activities are covered : Chair’s message CPC Album Industrial Exception Obituary: Steve Rakus Blast from the Past On behalf of the Programs
Committee CPD Scholarship Winners Mathletics - November BBQ Album Community Portal
Electronic Media Chair Mammad Horriyat, P.Eng. Improved the electronic communication system
between chapter’s members and board by using the new PEO email distribution system (Campaigner)
Designed and developed new templates, images, web pages in campaigner and set up and configured to efficiently track and report the issues during E-blasts
Discovered the software bugs in PEO calendar and in grid and list views and then reported the problems to PEO IT project manager and also suggested the best solutions to resolve them and actively participated in test and evaluation of the upgraded software
Electronic Media Chair Mammad Horriyat, P.Eng. Proactively communicated to chapter’s chair, secretary
and committee chairs ( Program, education, EIT, CPC, GLP, Publication and Awards) to create invitations for seminars, ceremonies, meetings, student’s competitions for scholarship awards and other events
Updated web site in accordance with new information, application forms, news letters and event photos
Created, designed, developed and upgraded web site and made new methods for better accessibility the PEO updates and chapter’s latest news and events
Education
Scholarship Program
Seven students were awarded with $500 scholarships.
The winners attended the CPC with their parents.
Mathletics event for students in grade 7-8 was held on November 29, 2015 at Hillcrest Library.
Approximately 40 students attended the event.
Positive feedbacks were received from the parents
Education
Education
Education
National Engineering Month
The event is being held on March 13, 2016
Grade 5-6 Mathletics
Grade 7-8 Water for The World
UPCOMING EVENTS IN MARCH!!!!
Awards Committee ReportCommittee’s Mandate:
Search for and encourage nominations for several different internal PEO and external awards. They include:
PEO Order of Honour
PEO Engineering Excellence (OPEA)
Gord Sterling EIT
Ontario Volunteer Service
PEO Volunteer Service Recognition
Certificate Presentation/Annual General Meeting
Two CP’s held in 2015:
o May 08; 47 recipients received their certificates
o November 27; 48 recipients received their certificates
AGM held on March 03, 2015
Certificate Presentation/Annual General Meeting
Certificate Presentation/Annual General Meeting
Certificate Presentation/Annual General Meeting
EIT & LAPEIT workshop – Experience summary dated June 10t
2015, location: Thornhill Community center
Description: The session focused on how to prepare experience summary for the achievement of P.Eng. license.
40 EITs attended. The workshop arranged by chapter and presented by PEO EIT department, Tracey Qaruana and managed by Past EIT manager Late Manoj Choudhary. Mr Mohinder Grover one of the ERC members was also attending and answered the members questions at the end of session.
EIT & LAPMentors (Cycle 5) appreciation dinner. Dated Friday, Nov
6th, 2015, At Thornhill Golf & Country Club. 11 mentors attended.
EIT & LAPLAP (Licensure Assistance Program) new cycle January 2016-June 2016 kick off meeting , on 5th of January 2016, from 5:30pm to 8:00 pm at Hillcrest Library -Auditorium
in order to introduce matched Guides(Mentors) and Interns(EITs) together and start the new session for the year 2016.
14 EITs (Interns) matched with 12 Mentors (P.Eng, Guides). Different decipline attended but we could managed successfully to match the Guides and Interns with the same major.
EIT & LAPLAP (Licensure Assistance Program) new cycle January 2016-
June 2016 kick off meeting ,
EIT & LAP Upcoming event work shop: Date TBD , ( subject
introducing LAP program to EITs and P.Engs in our chapter)
At the end I would like to ask the members to participate in LAP program be a mentors (Guides) of a EIT to prepare the experience record.
Willowdale/Thornhill’sGLP Top Five!
Nanda Lwin, MEPP, P.Eng., FEC
Honourable Mention: Meeting the former premier.
#5: Trustee attends math competition.
#4: Celebrating the New Year with politicians.
#3: Government Liaison Academy.
#2: A new Liberal government in Ottawa.
#1: Meeting PC leader Patrick Brown.
Awards Committee Report
Two executive members nominated for the following:
PEO Order of Honour
Gord Sterling EIT
Two executive members to receive:
PEO 5-Year Service Pins
Maziyar Bolour, P. Eng.
Souheila Bardakji, PhD, P.Eng.
(As of Feb 8th, 2016)
Everyone should have a print out in the package for today’s meeting
2015 Financial Statement Review Balance brought forward into 2015 from 2014
$14,658.44 as of Dec 31st, 2014 balance
Versus 2014 carryover of $1,454.12 from 2013 plan
Carryover increment due Increased allotment in 2014 (65% increase from PEO from 2013)
2014 Chapter Allotment received:
$20,080.26 allotment from PEO
Versus 2014 allotment of $30,000.08 33% decrease from YAG due to new allotment model + reduced
budgets from PEO regarding the chapter allocations
2015 Financial Statement Review Income sources for 2015:
$6,548.55
Chapter certificate presentation reimbursement from PEO May 8th
2015 ceremony and November 27th 2015 ceremony for certificate recipients
$441.15
Re-imbursement from PEO for LAP session held on 26th Feb, 2016
$794.38
Re-imbursement from PEO for NEM held on 29th Mar, 2016 of $700
Mathletics revenue from entrants of $94.38
Total 2015 income: $27,864.34 vs YAG $37,947.50 Attributed to reduced allotment from PEO for 2014
2015 Financial Statement Review 2015 Expenses:
$523.40 2014 Chapter AGM carry over held on Mar 3rd, 2015
$13,089.43 for 2 Chapter certificate presentations (152 recipients + guest)
24% increase vs. YAG. 2014 spend was $9,855.14 (101 recipients + guests). Increase falls inline with recipients + guests increment
$2,185.07 for Chapter newsletter PEO sent to members with no email for 2014 ~1234 members.
30% increase vs YAG. 2014 spend was $1,527.92. Increase due to major improvements in number of articles and formatting
2014 Financial Statement Review
$4,324.73 for 10 chapter executive meetings
Includes library room booking fee, mileage and food for volunteers. Avg # attendees = 15. Avg cost per meeting = $332.67
19% increase vs YAG. Number of attendees increased by 13% and cost per meeting reduced by 4.8%
2014 spend was $3,495.29. Avg# attendees = 12 Avg cost per meeting = $349.53
$490.06 for website updates
Go daddy renewal fee included
40% increase vs YAG. 2014 spend was $314
2015 Financial Statement Review 2015 Expenses:
Total of $15,195.49 vs $9,670.17 YAG 2014 (36% increase)
Some highlights include:
Chapter scholarship award - $1,000
Seminars - $3,148.54 vs YAG $2,800
Volunteer appreciation dinner - $1,623.65 vs YAG $1,200
Summer BBQ - $2,106.10 vs YAG $1,300
EIT workshops - $470.36
LAP - $441.15
Committee meetings - $550.17
NEM - $813.08
Mathletics - $1,107.67
2015 Pub night - $715.13
2015 Financial Statement Review Total 2014 expenses = $35,808.18
29% increase vs YAG $25,385.98
Closing bank balance as of Dec 31st, 2015 = $6,714.60
Annual Report total = $7,412.60
Bank balance ≠ Annual report total
Difference of $698 due the following cheques which were not deposited and received in 2015.
Cheque #001474 November 27, 2015 amount $500.00
Cheque #001480 December 6, 2015 amount $22.00
Cheque #001483 December 8, 2015 amount $176.00
Slate of Candidates 2016-2017 Nanda Lwin
Sara Aminae
Rana Tehrani Yekta
Debassi Dey
Mohammad Horiyat
Hamdy El Ara bi
Souheila Bardakji
Noubar Takessian
Armick Ivanian
Fred Saghezchi
Amit Gopta
Mohinder Grover
Maziyar Bolour
Nicholas Shelton
Andrew Herbst
Vimbai Munyukwi
Maliheh Farahnak
Ko Ko Aung
Seyed-Abbas Aftab-Jahani
Azin Aslani
Board Meeting/Election of Officers The new chapter executive will meet on
March 8, 2016 The current chapter board will be dissolved at
that meeting The new chapter board will nominate and
elect new officers for 2016-2017