11th Annual Education Week in Calgary
Mark in your calendar, February 6 - 10, 2012 as the dates for the ACIA's 11th Annual Education week. We are excited to announce a new class for the 2012 Education sessions will be:
- Grounding and Electrical Connections
To register for any of the classes, download the
2011 Class Registration Form(.pdf)
Please note that the AGM will be held on Friday, February 10 along with a FREE LUNCH - not the usual Tuesday of that week. Irrigation Association Executive Director, Deborah M. Hamlin, will be along to give a State of the Union Report on the IA and the industry in general. The AGM will kick off at 9:30am for coffee with the formal part of the proceedings starting at 10am sharp.
CEU Advisory
As of January 1, 2011 certified professionals must submit 20 CEU's per 2-year cycle to remain in good standing. In November 2010, all IA-certified professionals were notified of their new CEU cycle. For information about your CEU cycle, contact the IA office at Certification@irrigation.org or call 703.536.7080.
You can find out what the activities and requirements are for qualifying for CEU's by going to Certification
A copy of the qualifying activities and requirements can also be downloaded by clicking the attached link: CEU Qualifying Activities and Requirements
Remember CEU's can be submitted online at no charge, or be mailed or faxed to the IA for a US$25 processing fee.
Want to get involved?
The ACIA is always looking for members wanting to get involved. If you would like to find out more and are interested please contact Jim Mansfield, President slmansfield@shaw.ca |
WaterSense Update
We can report that Environment Canada has reached an agreement with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to bring the WaterSense program to Canada. Yes, Canadians are finally eligible to become a WaterSense Partner and to use the marketing tools provided by this program.
If you are an Irrigation Professional and would like to know more about WaterSense and the partnership program follow this link: http://www.epa.gov/watersense/services/cert_programs.html
If you already know enough about the program and would like to become a Partner follow this link: http://www.epa.gov/watersense/partners/irrigation.html
ACIA Charitable Support
The ACIA has always felt it important to give back to the community through charitable donations and involvement in charitable events. This year we are pleased to announce that the ACIA has donated $1,500 to Brown Bagging for Calgary's Kids (BB4CK) which has been serving Calgary children and youth since 2002.
Beginning with 4 schools, BB4CK has expanded to provide nutrition to nearly 1500 children every day, in 90 schools. In addition, BB4CK has partnered with 70 organizations and community groups who are providing an additional 1800 breakfasts, lunches or healthy snacks each day. Together they have prepared and delivered almost 580,000 notorious meals.
Thanks to the timing of our donation, BB4CK will receive a matching $1,500 donation from Eric and Kathy Prosser through the Prosser Charitable Foundation. If you would like to know more about BB4CK and how you can get involved directly, visit their website at: www.brownbaggingit.org
If you have a charity that you believe the ACIA should get involved with next year, please let us know at info@irrigationalberta.org |
