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PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS ONTARIO OTTAWA CHAPTER

ANNUAL REPORT OF

THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Prepared for: The 56th Annual General Meeting

February 24th, 2016

Guy Boone, P.Eng Chair, PEO Ottawa Chapter

Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) Ottawa Chapter

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

1 Agenda for 56th Annual General Meeting ............................................................. 1

2 Minutes of the 55th Annual General Meeting ........................................................ 3

3 2015 Chair’s Report .............................................................................................. 6

4. 2015 Chapter Executive and Executive Committees ............................................ 7

5. Events and Programs Committee Report ............................................................. 9

6. Communications Committee Report ................................................................... 12

7. Education and Outreach Committee Report ....................................................... 13

8. Membership Committee Report .......................................................................... 20

9. Licensure Assistance Program Committee Report ............................................. 22

10. Nominating Committee Report ........................................................................... 22

11. Entrepreneurship Committee Report .................................................................. 23

12. Liaison Committee Report .................................................................................. 24

13. Awards Committee Report.................................................................................. 25

14. Government Liaison Program Chapter Committee Report ................................. 26

15. Ottawa Chapter By-Laws .................................................................................... 27

16. Treasurer’s Report .............................................................................................. 28

17. Chapter Boundaries ............................................................................................ 31


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1 Agenda for 56th Annual General Meeting Date: Wednesday, February 24th, 2016 Location: Sala San Marco, Ottawa, ON Time Schedule: 5:30 pm Chair’s Reception and Networking 6:00 pm Chair’s Welcome and Business Meeting

Call to Order and Welcome

Introduce 2015 PEO Ottawa Chapter Executive and VIP Guests

Review and adopt minutes of 55th Annual General Meeting

Chair’s Report

Treasurer’s Report, including audited financial statements 6:40 pm Discussion and Q & A 6:50 pm Introduction of the 2016 Slate of Candidates (officers & directors) 7:00 pm Grace and Reflections, Dinner 7:30 pm Keynote Speech –The Engineering Change Lab 8:30 pm Break 8:45 pm Presentation of Service Awards 9:15 pm Presentation of New Members Certificates 9:45 pm Adjournment



Speaker Biography and Topic of Keynote Speech: Mark Abbott, P.Eng., MBA, CMA, PMP Engineering Change Lab Animator, Engineers Without Borders Mark is a Professional Engineer (Mechanical Engineering) originally from Burlington, Ontario. After years in the consulting world he joined the Vancouver Professional Chapter where he helped to launch Fair Trade Vancouver, and travelled to Ghana as a Professional Fellow. Shortly after, Mark joined the National Office as part of the Executive Team, leading a Talent Team that attracts, engages, and enables system change leaders in full time roles within the organization. The Engineering Change Lab: The Engineering Change Lab (Eng Lab) is a multi-year, multi-stakeholder forum to unlock the full potential of the engineering profession by addressing complex challenges that no individual stakeholder can solve alone. The initiative is co-owned by organizations from across the engineering profession in Canada (companies, government, universities, regulators, associations, and non-profits). Senior leaders from each of these organizations work together over time to advance initiatives (or experiments) to help shape the future of the engineering profession. These initiatives target the biggest challenges facing the profession in Canada: poor record of innovation, lack of diversity, failures in ethics and professionalism, exclusion of non-licensed engineers from the profession, inflexibility of the education model, etc... The Lab was initiated by Engineers Canada and Engineers Without Borders with the ongoing support of Reos Partners, who are the global leaders in the Change Lab process. As part of the secretariat, Mark Abbott supports the backbone strategy and execution of the Lab, and supports EWB’s connection to the Lab and overall work in the Engineering Leadership space.



2 Minutes of the 55th Annual General Meeting

PEO Ottawa Chapter Meeting Record March 31st, 2015

Hilton Lac-Leamy 3 Boulevard du Casino, Gatineau, QC J8Y 6X4

Present: John Hazel Guy Boone

Sharon Barr Joe Podrebarac Kathryn Sutherland Sucha Mann Ingrid de Buda David Grant Gareth Wood John Kizas Hubert Mamba Sein Maung

Regrets: Pierre Legault Fraser Smith Fred Harlow Shormila Chatterjee Nima Heyde Attendance: Approximately 120 members

i) Call to order

The meeting was called to order at 6:30pm by John Hazel.

ii) Approval of Agenda Motion: To approve the agenda of the 55th Annual General Meeting (AGM). Moved by: Hubert Mamba; Seconded by: Ishwar Bhatia Motion carried.

iii) Chair’s report John Hazel briefly discussed various chapter initiatives and activities during the past year. Refer to the 2014 Chair’s Report in the 55th AGM Booklet, dated March 31st, page 6.

iv) Acknowledgment of Departing Executive Members John Hazel introduced the outgoing Executive and thanked the following departing Executive members for their dedicated service:

- Pierre Legault - Fraser Smith - Fred Harlow - Shormila Chatterjee - Nima Heyde



v) Minutes of the 54th Annual General Meeting The minutes of the 54th AGM (February 26th, 2014) were included in the booklet for the 55th AGM dated March 31st, 2015, pages 2 to 5. A motion to adopt the minutes was not called.

vi) Treasurer’s Report Joe Podrebarac summarized the Treasurer’s Report for 2014, which was reviewed by Valerie Todd and Igor Milasin. Refer to the booklet for the 55th AGM dated March 31st, 2015, pages 38 to 39 for details. Motion: That the Treasurer’s Report for the Year 2014 be approved: Moved by: Ishwar Bhatia, second by: Guy Felio. Motion carried.

vii) Ottawa Chapter By-laws The bylaws were revised in 2014, and these revisions are described in both the 2014 Newsletter and the booklet for the 55th AGM dated March 31st, 2015, pages 26-37. The Chair of the By-laws Committee provided a short outline of the revisions. There is a correction on page 30: fourth paragraph (the Secretary). Third line, remove “STRONG>” from the sentence. Motion: To accept the revisions to the chapter bylaws as amended. Moved by: Joe Podrebarac, second by: Derek Hughes Motion carried.

viii) Committee Reports John Hazel presented a brief synopsis of the various committee reports as presented in the booklet for the 55th AGM dated March 31st, 2015, pages 8 to 24.

ix) Questions/Discussion from the Floor A question was raised as to how much of the membership fees to PEO are being allocated to the Ontario chapters. John Hazel responded that Ottawa Chapter was provided an allocation of approximately $20,300 for 2014, which is based on the activities the chapter engages, not the proportion of membership population. A follow-up question was raised as to why there was a $14,000 mutual fund account in the notes of the Financial Statement. Joe Podrebarac explained (and Ishwar Bhatia, PEO Lieutenant Governor in Council confirmed) that the Ottawa Chapter had in previous years kept a reserve in mutual funds, but this reserve is now required to be released in accordance to the Not for Profit Act.



x) Introduction of New Executive Slate: John Hazel introduced Guy Boone as the new Chair of the chapter for 2015.

Guy Boone then introduced his incoming Executives as presented in the

Nominating Committee Report in booklet for the 55th AGM dated March 31st,

2015, page 21.

xi) Dinner and Keynote Speech Keynote speakers: Gerard McDonald, P.Eng., MBA, PEO Registrar and Sandro Perruzza, Chief Executive Officer of OSPE Topic: “Future Vision and Strategic Plans for PEO and Ontario Society of Professional Engineers”

xii) Distinguished Service Awards Guy Felio, P.Eng. was recognized for the “Distinguished Engineering Professional Award”: Ray Barton was recognized for outstanding volunteer service to the profession.

xiii) New Members Certificate Ceremony Twenty four (24) New Members received their licenses during the New Members Certificate Ceremony:

Mohamed Amer-Mohamed Jason Counsell Charbel Abou-Tayeh Nawaz Alam Daniel Peter Bartens Patrick Joseph Gavigan Roumenda Ghasah Andrew Joseph Giallonardo Francisco Gómez González Michael John Houser Damir Karamehmedovic Philip Walter Kiazyk Scott Allan Klassen Anantjit Singh Komal Jamie William Arnold Leslie Philippe Andre Leopold Levesque Gang Li Tariq Maksoud Michael Ross Montcalm Kemal Musulchi Donna Teresa Padavan Ryan Richard Race Mohammad Riazi Ramie Mohamed Abdellatif Said

xiv) Adjournment

Motion: That the 55th AGM of the PEO Ottawa Chapter be adjourned at 9:45 pm.

Moved by: John Hazel; Seconded by: David Grant Motion carried.



3 2015 Chair’s Report

On behalf of the Ottawa Chapter Executive, I am pleased to present this summary of the chapter’s accomplishments and activities for 2015. Based on the number of members, the Ottawa Chapter is the largest in the province, and our public and private sector members take pride in the commitment and dedication of professional engineers who serve and protect the public.

Each year the Ottawa Chapter implements a program to deliver on the core directives of PEO: to facilitate communication between PEO Council and its members; to provide a forum for discussion of local engineering matters, professional development and social outreach; and to promote public awareness of the engineering profession.

The 2015 Chapter Business Plan focused on three key operational priorities:

1. Representing the interests of the Ottawa Chapter through PEO forums such as the AGM, Regional Congresses and Chapter Leaders Conference, and collaborating with other PEO Chapters.

2. Furthering progress toward advancing the professional status and welfare of all members, and promoting public awareness of the engineering profession. This year, the Ottawa Chapter launched a new Entrepreneurship program (see Nov/Dec 2015 of Engineering Dimensions on pages 12 and 13) under the leadership of Dr. Tapan Das, P.Eng., and encourages all engineers to innovate and consider ways to support others to become successful entrepreneurs.

3. Partnering with other professional associations, such as the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE), to diversify networking opportunities and offer a broad variety of events, such as the second Engineering Employment Event (E3) and a Federal All-Engineers Election Debate; strengthening our alliances with other associations, such as The Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). This year, we engaged with engineering students from both Ottawa U and Carleton U, and were pleased to have Ottawa U host the New Member Certificate Ceremony in December.

Chapter activities are made possible through the dedicated efforts of a remarkable team of volunteers. I would like to express my gratitude to these enthusiastic volunteers, and to the hard-working members of the Executive Committee. I thank you all for your support and commitment to the profession and to your chapter.



4. 2015 Chapter Executive and Executive Committees

The Officers of the 2015 Chapter Executive consisted of the following: Chair: Guy Boone, P.Eng. Vice Chair: Sharon Barr, P.Eng. Past Chair: John Hazel, P.Eng. Treasurer: Joe Podrebarac, P.Eng. Secretary: Kathryn Sutherland, P.Eng.

The Directors of the 2015 Chapter Executive consisted of the following: Ingrid de Buda, P.Eng. David Grant, P.Eng. Sucha Mann, P.Eng. Gareth Wood, P.Eng. John Kizas, P.Eng. Hubert Mamba, EIT Tapan Das, P.Eng. Sushanth Sankaran, P.Eng Sawson Adbul-Majid, P.Eng.

Committees:

Events (Seminars, Tours, Professional Development)

Chair: Lance Jelinski (Carleton student)

Vice-Chair: John Hazel

Members: David Grant, John Kizas, Sushanth Sankaran

Education and Outreach (Schools, Student Members, Science Fairs, Student Papers etc.)

Chair: Sharon Barr

Vice-Chair: Simon Nouadjou (U of Ottawa student)

Members: Hubert Mamba, Sushanth Sankaran

Student Papers Night Subcommittee

Honorary Chair: Nancy Schepers

Co-Chairs: Fraser Smith, Frank Hendriksen

Members: David Grant

Government Liaison Program (GLP) – Interaction with the MPPs, MPs, and Civic Leaders

Chair: Hubert Mamba

Vice-Chair: Anwar Syed

Members: Joe Podrebarac, Sucha Mann, Tapan Das



By-laws

Chair: Joe Podrebarac

Members: Ingrid de Buda, David Grant, John Hazel, Kathryn Sutherland

Communications (Website, Newsletter)

Chair: Sushanth Sankaran

Vice-Chair: Ingrid de Buda

Members: David Grant (web), Nima Heyde (webmaster), Sein Maung (webmaster), Sharon

Barr (email), John Hazel (EventBrite), Gareth Wood (Twitter, Calendar)

PEO Awards and Ontario Citizenship

Chair: John Hazel

Members: Sucha Mann, David Grant

Membership (New Members Night)

Chair: David Grant

Members: Ingrid de Buda, John Hazel, Joe Podrebarac, Gareth Wood, Sucha Mann

Liaison with other Associations

Chair: John Kizas

Members: Gareth Wood, John Hazel, Colin Heyens (EWB, U of O), Lance Jelinski (Carleton)

Sustainability & Green Energy

Chair: Sucha Mann

Members: Joe Podrebarac, Fizza Sheikh (EWB Carleton)

Mentorship Program

Chair: Gareth Wood

Members:Tapan Das, Hubert Mamba

Nomination Committee (for 2016 slate):

Chair: John Hazel

Members: Ingrid de Buda, Sucha Mann, Joe Podrebarac, David Grant



5. Events and Programs Committee Report The Events Committee plans and implements events for the benefit of members and to raise awareness of engineering in the general public. Events are categorized as technical seminars, facility tours, or social/networking. The following list represents the major activities for 2015: Clarifying the Path to P.Eng. February 4th, 2015 The Ottawa Chapter hosted a sold-out seminar presented by Tracey Caruana, P.Eng., EIT Program Coordinator, from PEO headquarters. The seminar included a presentation on the process and steps to transition through internship to fully licensed professional engineer, as well as an interactive Q&A session. As a precursor to our Licensure Assistance Program (LAP) for 2015, the Ottawa Chapter decided to host an event that would inform new hopefuls of the route to obtaining licensure as P.Eng. We were joined by Tracey Caruana from PEO HQ who took us through the Licensure Assistance Program (LAP) and attempted to answer a variety of questions. The response for the event surpassed our original estimates and clearly there is a need on a yearly basis to schedule an ongoing event. Our apologies go out to those people who could not subscribe in time, in the end we had nearly 100 people attend and had standing room only. PEO Ottawa Social and OSPE Town Hall February 9th, 2015 On February 9th, OSPE CEO Sandro Perruzza hosted a Town Hall meeting in the Novotel in Ottawa, where he presented OSPE's new strategic plan and wanted to hear our thoughts about OSPE's future and how OSPE can better serve engineers and the profession. The Town Hall was followed by a joint OSPE and PEO Ottawa Chapter social. Over forty attendees networked over refreshments. Enable Ottawa May 14th, 2015 Enable Ottawa 2015 came about through the gradual discussion with other organisations of how engineering should be front and centre in creating a more inclusive Canadian society for persons living with disability. Coincidentally, the event was very close to the 10 anniversary of the AODA (Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act) which allowed us to contact Minister Duguid and the Rt. Honorable David Onley and receive personalised videos for the seminar.



We teamed with the mainly ‘US and west coast’ based Tetra society, March of Dimes DesignAbility and the Carleton University Read initiative to support engineering graduates who were developing and creating future appliances for the ability impaired. The event saw 118 registrants and in the order of 90 actual participants on the day. The format before and after the three key presentations was a series of booths and demonstrations that allowed people to network, team-build and discuss opportunities. The purpose of this first seminar in Ottawa was to highlight the challenges presented to all of us when considering the improvements required for people with impaired abilities who were growing up, working and living in modern society and how can engineering, industrial design, and technology help and improve the lives of these people for a more equitable and fair society. Catch the Wave! June 28th, 2015 PEO Ottawa Chapter once again hosted its annual Family Fun Day at the Splash Wave Pool at 2040 Ogilvie Road on Sunday June 28th, 2015. Approximately 80 engineers and their families got wet enjoying the main wave pool, slide, kiddy-pools and hot-tubs. A pizza lunch was provided. Many thanks to all volunteers who helped out, and to the City of Ottawa staff for their courteous service. HOPE Volleyball Charity Tournament July 11th, 2015 PEO Ottawa Chapter entered at team in this year’s Hope Volley Ball charity tournament held on July 11th, at Mooney’s bay here in Ottawa. Enjoying a long day of Beach Volleyball, The “PEO Engineers” were one of over 1,000 teams registered to take part in the tournament. After losing their first two matches the PEO team won three in a row, ending with a 3-2 record. Congratulations to team members Andre Sirios, Ian Whittal, Paul Dobrovolny, Predrag Vucetic, Lance Jelinski, Steve Selig, Zac Reesor, Camilla Zhang, and Hubert Mamba. Diefenbunker Tour July 25th, 2015 PEO’s Ottawa and Algonquin Chapters as well as OIQ Gatineau sector co-hosted a one-hour guided tour of the Diefenbunker, a four-story, 300-room, 100,000-square foot underground bunker meant to house 535 Canadian government officials and military officers in the event of a nuclear war. Shrouded in mystery, the Diefenbunker, nicknamed after then Prime Minister John Diefenbaker, was designed and built in secrecy during the crest of the Cold War between 1959 and 1961. The Diefenbunker was given National Historic Site status in 1994, and CFS Carp was closed the same year. The building opened as a museum and national historic site in 1997. The tour was attended by over 100 engineers and their family and friends, and ended with a pizza lunch in the bunker's cafeteria.



Algonquin Centre for Construction Excellence Tour September 17th, 2015 The PEO Ottawa Chapter organized a group of members to tour Algonquin College’s Centre for Construction Excellence. Here they were shown some of the newest technologies that can virtually capture rooms using lasers to sense distance, then mapping the room with a specialized piece of software. They were not only shown demonstrations of various ways to print 3D objects, but also shown one of the newest thermal cameras on the market. PEO Town Hall – Elliot Lake Inquiry September 29th, 2015 On September 29th, PEO President Thomas Chong hosted a Town Hall meeting discussing key issues pertaining to engineering self-governance, stemming from the Elliott Lake Commission Inquiry, such as Continuing Professional Development (CPD). The event was held at the Marriott Courtyard Conference and Event Centre at Vanier Parkway) and was moderated by Ottawa Chapter Past Chair John Hazel. Approximately 100 engineers and stakeholders attended the event. NRC Wind Tunnel Tour November 19th, 2015 On Thursday, November 19th, The National Research Council provided Ottawa Professional Engineers Ontario members with a tour of their wind tunnel facilities. Located at the uplands campus near the Ottawa International Airport, this tour consisted of an explanation and a walk through of the 9x9 meter square wind tunnel. Once the tour was complete, the participants had a chance to ask various questions to one of the facility managers. Chalk River Tour December 4th, 2015 The Canadian Nuclear Laboratories opened its doors to the Chalk River Laboratories for Ottawa Engineers on December 4th. This event was organized by the Ottawa Chapter, in conjunction with the PEO Algonquin Chapter. Participants were treated to a guided tour of the facilities, including the National Research Universal (NRU) Reactor. Other facilities and labs visited include the drop test tower, applied physics lab, hydrogen lab, medical lab, thermohydraulics lab, inspection, monitoring and dynamics, and fuels and materials cells.



6. Communications Committee Report

The communications committee currently uses a number of mediums to broadcast its events:

Publicizing of our events through wide spread email campaigns to Professional Engineers in the Ottawa region (e-blasts)

PEO Ottawa Chapter website itself through both our upcoming and past events pages

Promotion of our events with the use of the Eventbrite tool along with promo codes inserted for those helping out and special guests attending

Use of a Twitter account to further promote engineering events

A number of updates are constantly made to the Ottawa Chapter website to ensure it is as up-to-date as possible. Enhancements to it are also being considered such as a new events calendar to help summarize the events on a month to month basis.

The committee has strived to be efficient in its e-blasting services through careful selection of both the day of the week and time in order to attain the maximum response rate possible. Further, the committee has accentuated its efficiency in the way it conducts its events: for example, in the “Sustainability Seminar” event hosted on the 3rd of February, people were checked in via an Eventbrite mobile phone application providing both faster check-ins of guests along with instant statistics in terms of attendees. Further, an online survey was created to gather feedback from the guests so as to assist in the planning process for the next event.

Should you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding either of our chapter website or any of our processes in the advertising or conducting of our events, do not hesitate to reach out to our Communications Committee Chair.



7. Education and Outreach Committee Report The Education and Outreach Committee plans and implements programs and activities that:

Promote quality education in Science, Technology, Mathematics to ensure qualified engineers

Engage elementary, high school and university students to foster an interest in engineering

Improved understanding of engineering by the general public Enhance the public image of engineers and the engineering profession

PEO Ottawa Chapter Student Outreach was very active this year, providing mentoring and judging at a variety of events: Invention Convention, First Lego League, Science Funfest and Engineering Challenges. Chapter volunteers also visited local high schools and colleges for seminars on Career Days and Emerging Technologies. National Engineering Month (March) included joint activities at Carleton University and University of Ottawa, engaging a full range of participants. Grade 12 Engineering Scholarship Every year, PEO provides up to $1000 in scholarship funds to Grade 12 students enrolled at high schools in the Ottawa region who will be attending an Engineering faculty at an Ontario university accredited by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB). Award criteria are based upon academic performance, extracurricular activities, community service and interest in pursuing a career in engineering as a licensed Professional Engineer. The following are the Scholarship Recipients for 2015:

Claire Lizotte ($500) South Carleton High School, attending University of Western Ontario

Lia Codrington ($250) Canterbury High School, attending University of Toronto

Edward Beingessner ($250) Sacred Heart Catholic High School, attending University of Western Ontario

Winterlude’s Cool Science Saturdays: PEO K’Nex Build Event February 15th, 2015 As part of Winterlude festivities, Ottawa Chapter engineers participated in “Cool Science Saturday” hosted by Natural Resources Canada’s Booth Street Complex. The day-long event featured hands on family activities with PEO volunteers assisting kids and parents in building and testing catapults using basic materials. Kids were encouraged to design their structure for performance and durability. All participants received National Engineering Month souvenirs. Over 100 children and their parents participated.



National Research Council’s Engineering Challenge Competition National Engineering Month February 26th, 2015 Engineers from across the Ottawa Valley, teachers from grade 5 to 7 and over 500 students engaged in a problem solving activity where student teams were challenged to design and construct a structure to protect an egg from breaking when rolled down a ramp and hitting a target. This annual event promotes an active interest in engineering and technical demonstration of problem solving skills to meet clear design criteria. The engineering volunteers assigned to each team provided technical assistance and valuable insight into how engineers exercise problem solving in a team atmosphere in the weeks leading up to the final event. At the Grand Finale, a combined panel of engineer judges awarded prizes to the designs and prototypes that best met the contest criteria. Canada Aviation and Space Museum National Engineering Month March 7th & March 22nd, 2015 As part of this year’s National Engineering Month, Ottawa Chapter engineers participated in an outreach event hosted by the Aviation and Space Museum. The day-long event featured hands on family activities with PEO volunteers assisting kids and their parents in building and testing catapults using basic materials. Kids were encouraged to design their structure for performance and durability. All participants received National Engineering Month souvenirs. Over 100 children and their parents participated. Carleton University Engineering - National Engineering Month Opening Ceremonies March 9th, 2015 PEO past-chair John Hazel provided the keynote speech to open National Engineering Month at Carleton University. Following the presentation, PEO volunteers and engineering students mingled and discussed relevant topics, in particular, promotion of the engineering profession. Carleton University Engineering Student Licensure Workshop National Engineering Month March 10th, 2015 A Lunch and Learn session was held at Carleton University to connect engineering students with practicing professionals. Jeannette Chau, P.Eng. from PEO presented the topic of PEO Licensure, and the steps necessary to become a Professional Engineer following graduation. Refreshments were served and a question/answer session followed. About 45 students from all engineering disciplines gathered.



University of Ottawa Engineering Student Networking Event National Engineering Month March 12th & 19th, 2015 Two Lunch and Learn sessions were held at the University of Ottawa to connect engineering students with practicing professionals. About 45 students from all engineering disciplines attended the sessions with volunteers from the PEO Ottawa Chapter. In this interactive networking session, students heard each volunteer tell their story, as well as lessons learned, career path options and a variety of other topics. A lunch was served, which allowed informal discussions to continue after the presentations. 54th Annual Ottawa Regional Science Fair March 28th, 2015 PEO Ottawa Chapter was proud to be a sponsor of the Ottawa Regional Science Fair (ORSF) held on March 28th. Approximately 350 students from 40 schools participated, with over a thousand attendees. With hundreds of exhibits to review, judging was challenging but rewarding. Among the dozens of creative and unique projects submitted for the Ottawa Chapter Special Award, five projects were awarded prizes for outstanding demonstration of the application of engineering principles:

Picture This: A Novel Approach to Limb Donor Matching, Prosthetic Design and Bone Allografts

Student: Daniel McInnis

School: St. Francis Xavier

The Dustomatic: A Zero-Contact Triboelectric Duster

Student: Noah Zeibdawi

School: Greenbank Middle School

Water to Fuel Generator

Students: Ahmed Moazzam , Yusuf Shariff

School: Abraar School

Sang électromagnétisé

Student: Melisa Eraslan

School: Collège catholique Franco-Ouest

Automécumoire

Students: Kailyne Mapp-Nadeau , Catherine Arpin

School: Collège catholique Franco-Ouest



Student Papers Night April 8th, 2015 PEO Ottawa Chapter held its annual Student Papers Night at Sala San Marco on April 8th, 2015. It’s a friendly competition between the Engineering 4th year undergraduates from the Universities of Ottawa and Carleton; two groups from each University present their technical papers, which is adjudicated by judges selected from the engineering community at large. The evening presents an opportunity for the engineering students to compete in a technical forum, to exercise their skills in public speaking and to defend the technical substance of their papers. The Ottawa Chapter contributed $1,000 in prizes and awarded the following recipients based on the following categories:

Best Technical Content: “Crash Test Dummy Design Projects” by Nick Ogrondnik and Omar Masaud, Carleton University

Best Innovation and Creativity: “Microbial Fuel Cells” by Matt Neilson, University of Ottawa

Best Social and Environmental Sustainability: “From Buckets to Rainbarrels – Water Harvesting and Treatment in Rural Tanzania” by Alanna Brunskill, Melanie Fillingham, and Courtney Berquist

Best Overall Presentation: “Suluna” by Christopher Morgan, Matthieu Lemay and Jonathan Bedard Schami, University of Ottawa

The winner of the Tom Folkes trophy was: University of Ottawa. The Chapter would like to thank the following for volunteering as judges for the evening:

- Kim Allen, FEC, P.Eng., Chief Executive Officer of Engineers Canada;

- George Thomas, P.Eng., Principal of DST Consulting Engineers; and

- Alan (Al) Perks, P.Eng., of R. V. Anderson and Associates Limited. The Chapter would also like to thank the following for their dedication, hard work and support to the success of this program:

- Honorary Chair Nancy Schepers, P.Eng., Executive Advisor, Light Rail for the City of Ottawa;

- Former Student Papers Committee Chair Wayne Bennett, P.Eng., of the City of Ottawa (retired);



- Student Paper Sub-Committee Co-Chairs:

- Fraser Smith, P,Eng., of the City of Ottawa; and

- Frank Hendriksen, P.Eng., of Morrison Hershfield.

The Chapter would like to recognize the following professors and staff members for their support of this event:

From the University of Ottawa:

- Dr. Claude Lague, P.Eng., ing., B.Sc.A. (Université Laval 1982); M.Sc. (Université Laval, 1986); Ph.D. (University of California - Davis, 1990); FCAE, MACG, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Professor, Mechanical Engineering;

- Dr. Sai Vanapalli, M.Tech. (Kakatiya, India); Ph.D. (Saskatchewan); Professor, Civil Engineering (Geotechnical Engineering);

- Dr. Colin Rennie, P.Eng., B.Sc. (Guelph); M.A.Sc. (British Columbia); Ph.D. (British Columbia); Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering, Professor, Civil Engineering (Water Resources, River Engineering, Hydraulics);

- Dr. Ronald Townsend, B.Sc. (The Queen’s University, N. Ireland); Ph.D. (The Queen’s University, N. Ireland); D.Sc. (The Queen’s University, N. Ireland); Professor Emeritus, Civil Engineering (Hydraulic Engineering);

- Dr. Kevin Kennedy, B.Sc. and M.Sc (University of Western Ontario); Ph.D. (University of Ottawa); Professor, Chemical Engineering and Civil Engineering (Biological waste treatment) and Lafleche Industrial Research Chair;

- Andre Skaff, B.A.Sc. (American University of Beirut – AUB), Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering (Engineering Graphics);

- Dr. Xudong Cao, B.A.Sc. (Beijing); M.A.Sc. (Toronto); Ph.D.(Toronto); Professor and Graduate Programs Coordinator, Chemical Engineering;

- Dr. Riadh Habash, P.Eng., Ph.D.; Professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and McLaughlin Research Chair in Energy and Health



From Carleton University:

- Dr. Paul Van Geel, P.Eng., B.A.Sc., Ph.D. (Waterloo), Professor, Environmental Engineering; Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering;

- Dr. Onita Basu, P.Eng., B.A.Sc.; M.A.Sc. (British Columbia); Ph.D. (Waterloo); Associate Professor, Environmental Engineering;

- Dr. Liam O’Brien, B.Eng. Aerospace (Ryerson); M.A.Sc. Aerospace Engineering (Toronto); Ph.D. Building Engineering (Concordia)Assistant Professor in Architectural Conservation and Sustainability Engineering;

- Dr. Cynthia Cruikshank, B.Sc., Ph.D. Queen's University; Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering;

- Dr. Joana Rocha, M.A.Sc., Ph.D., University of Victoria; Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering;

- Dr. Glenn McRae, P.Eng.,Ph.D., University of British Columbia; Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering;

- Dr. Mojtaba Ahmadi, B.Sc. Sharif University; M.Sc. University of Tehran; Ph.D. McGill; Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering;

- Dr. Troy Anderson, Professor of Management and Strategy, Sprott School of Business;

- Dr. Andrew Speirs, B.Sc. (Queen's); M.A.Sc.(UBC), Ph.D. (Carleton), Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering;

- Dr. Craig Merrett, B. Eng. Carleton; M.S., Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering;

- Brian Laughton, Academic support officer;

- Nancy Powell, Graduate assistant, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering



PEO Student Outreach October 17th, 2015 Our first Ottawa PEO outreach event of the Fall season was held Sunday October 17 at the Aviation Museum. PEO volunteers were helping kids build structures from marshmallows and spaghetti. The kids were encouraged to test their structures for load bearing capacity, stability, and drop test. National Child Day National Science & Technology Week November 15th, 2015 The day-long event featured hands on family activities with PEO volunteers assisting kids and their parents in building structures from spaghetti and marshmallows. Kids were encouraged to design their structures with stable bases, to achieve great heights. Structures were tested for load bearing capacity, and overall stability. All participants received National Science and Tech Week souvenirs. Over 250 children and their parents participated. The Chapter is grateful to the volunteer engineers for their support and participation in this event. The Annual First Lego League Ottawa Regional Tournament December 5th, 2015 The Annual First Lego League (FLL) Ottawa Regional Tournament was held at Ashbury College. The Challenge this year was Trash Trek: From collection, to sorting, to smart production and reuse, there is more to your trash than meets the eye! The tournament has three parts: the Robot Game, the Project, and the FLL Core Values. Teams of up to ten children with two adult coaches participate in the Challenge by programming an autonomous robot to score points on a themed playing field (Robot Game), developing a solution to a problem they have identified (Project), all guided by the FLL Core Values. This tournament brought together 20 teams from across Ottawa from Grades 4 to 8 to showcase their solutions. PEO volunteers served as judges at this fun and interactive event.



8. Membership Committee Report The Membership Committee conducted three (3) certificate presentation ceremonies for newly licensed engineers in 2015. The certificate presentation ceremony is a first opportunity for newly licensed engineers to meet peers, potential colleagues and the Chapter Executive. It also provides the Chapter an opportunity to foster interest and future participation among new members. The first certificate presentation ceremony of the year was held in conjunction with the 55th annual AGM held on March 31st (details of the AGM presented elsewhere in this booklet). A total of 28 new member recipients were slated to receive their licenses, twenty-two (22) attended the ceremony. The second certificate presentation ceremony was held on Wednesday June 24th at the Museum of Science and Technology. The keynote speaker was Dr. Colin Rennie, Ph.D., P.Eng., Professor of Hydraulics at the University of Ottawa. The topic of discussion was “How Mountain Canyons Erode and Lowland River Valleys Evolve; a 500km Journey along the Fraser River”. A total of 38 new member recipients were slated to receive their licenses that night; twenty-nine (29) attended the ceremony. The third and final certificate presentation ceremony of the year was held on Wednesday December 1st, at the University of Ottawa, Desmarais Building. The keynote speaker was Yvan Bastien, PMP, P.Eng., Chair of Ottawa Valley Outaouais Chapter of Project Management Institute (PMI). The topic of discussion was: “Lessons Learned along an Engineer's Career Path”. A total of forty-two (42) new member recipients were to receive their licenses that night; twenty-eight (28) attended the ceremony. Congratulations to all new members who received their licenses in 2015. The names of all recipients are presented in the table on the following page:



March 2015 June 2015 December 2015

Recip

ients

Houssam Alchawa

Charbel Abou-Tayeh

Nawaz Alam

Daniel Peter Bartens

David James Berrow

Yvan Chabot

Patrick Joseph Gavigan

Roumenda Ghasah

Andrew Joseph Giallonardo

Francisco Gómez González

Michael John Houser

Kyle James Humphreys

Damir Karamehmedovic

Philip Walter Kiazyk

Scott Allan Klassen

Anantjit Singh Komal

Jamie William Arnold Leslie

Philippe Andre Leopold Levesque

Gang Li

Tariq Maksoud

Michael Ross Montcalm

Kemal Musulchi

Ryan Richard Race

Donna Teresa Padavan

Muhammad Bahlul Pasha

Mohammad Riazi

Ramie Mohamed Abdellatif Said

Carlos Daniel Rodriguez Soto

Mohammad-Mehdi Alaei-Bavili

Shah Arifuzzaman

Gregory William Baker

Miodrag Bolic

Gail Frances Bouchette

Zacharie Brunet

Daniel Stephen Benjamin Clarke

Daniel Osborne Cole

Alexandra Patricia Delamer

Robert Douglas Freel

Holly Bridget Foley

Kunjan Ghimire

Peng Hu

Patrick Joseph Juneau

Briana Paige Kemery

David Barry Knight

Justin David Kurosky

Eric Lanteigne

Shawn Michael Lapain

James William Herbert Mondry

Jonathan Moises Montiel

Branden Douglas Murdoch

Timothy William Clarke Norman

Laura Elizabeth Clayton Paul

John Robert Pettigrew

Son Truong Pham

Justin Cornelius Philippi

Marko Pilic

Kelvin Ratnayake

Tareq Salim

Mustafa Sasal

Christopher Martin Sitkowski

Sergey Taryshkin

Christopher Morgan Thomas

Willem Van der Molen

Donald Ian Warner

Fei Yu

Ping Zhong

Ali Abbas Akl

Alfred Abboud

Ghazi Abou El Hosn

Firas Abou Khamis

Rahman Ahmad

Abdalsattar Alfarra

Antoine Arej

Matthew Joel Armstrong

Rhiannon C. Arsenault

Duane Michael Gordon Burchell

Raouf Chehaiber

Daniel Michel Noel Dicaire

David John Alexander Enns

Frederic Giroux

Karin Marie Pierrette Hinzer

James William Huiskamp

Russel Edward Hunt

Mohammad Hanif Khanotia

Maciej Kuzma

Maxime François Lafrance

Stephanie Katherine Larose

Mitchell Jeffrey Albert Loates

Andrew David MacMillan

Sara Mashaie

Martin Noel

Alexander Geoffrey Nott

Amin Patel

Tanmay Praharaj

Amir Shahram Safavi

Esther Ler-Yen Sienkiewicz

Craig Michael Stackpole

Julieta Barroeta Robles

Joana Luiz Torres da Rocha

Arash Vakili

Fadi Salah

Vahid Sathi

Andrew John Van Seggelen

Jasmin Frieda Margarethe Sidhu

Mariusz Aleksander Sykala

Christoph Bernard Maria von Teichman

Justin Douglas Tudor

David Gregory Wroblewski



9. Licensure Assistance Program Committee Report In a slightly different format this year, Ottawa PEO Chapter decided to wrap up the LAP2014 event on February 3rd with our annual guides appreciation night, where we celebrated the support of our volunteer guides along with our EITs and our good friend Tracey Caruana representing PEO HQ. Listening to our previous set of EITs and guides we took advantage of Tracey’s experience, and kicked off the LAP2015 with our “Clarifying the Path to P.Eng” on February 4th. The LAP started with a further event on June 2nd called “Understanding the experience requirements for licensure – Quality vs Quantity”; where Pauline Lebel, P.Eng., and Tracey Caruana, both from PEO HQ, kindly took us through recording experience for licensing, providing many hints and tips for our new interns and ending by providing a run through of the benefits of the Licensure Assistance Program. On June 3rd, we commenced the matching of guides with interns with our now familiar round table format of introductions and training. This year, we had 11 guides and interns matched and there was a very favourable balance of disciplines. We would encourage our members to take part in this valuable and important experience. Should our experienced engineers wish to sign up, please find this link on the PEO HQ website: http://www.peo.on.ca/index.php/ci_id/25664/la_id/1.htm. Many thanks to all our volunteers assisting in 2015 and we hope to see you all again for the 2016 program. 10. Nomination Committee Report In accordance with Section 7 of the Chapter By-laws, the Nomination Committee prepared a slate of Officers and Executive Members for the 2016 term of office. This slate was circulated to Chapter members via email on December 22nd, and published in the Ottawa Chapter Newsletter. 2016 Officers & Director Slate of Candidates: Officers: Chair: Sharon Barr, P.Eng. Vice-Chair: Kathryn Sutherland, P.Eng. Past-Chair: Guy Boone, P.Eng. Secretary: Hubert Mamba, EIT Treasurer: Joe Podrebarac, P.Eng. Directors: John Hazel, P.Eng. Ingrid de Buda, P.Eng David Grant, P.Eng. Sucha Mann, P.Eng. Gareth Wood, P.Eng. John Kizas, P.Eng, Sushanth Sankaran, P.Eng. Tapan Das, P.Eng. Sawson Abdul-Majid, P.Eng.

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Since no further nominations were received (as this report went to print), as per the process codified in the Bylaws, the slate was acclaimed. The Nominating Committee is confident that this group of volunteer Engineers will maintain the Ottawa Chapter as one of the most dynamic, ambitious and the largest Chapter in the Province. If any member is interested in participating in one of the Chapter committees, or volunteering at any Chapter events, please contact the Chapter Chair.

11. Entrepreneurship Committee Report Ottawa PEO Chapter has pioneered an entrepreneurship program for encouraging and helping engineers in the Ottawa region to innovate and create new businesses for economic benefit of Ontario and Canada. Entrepreneurship is key to Canada’s competitiveness. Exploratory work was done to find resources in Ottawa to provide support to the entrepreneurs to launch a business with their innovative ideas. The resources are follows.

Start-up garage and maker space of University of Ottawa.

Lead to Win program helping entrepreneurs to create a $1M revenue business in three years.

Invest Ottawa to provide business, marketing and legal advice.

“Futurpreneur” to provide financing and business support. Dunn Engineering to provide prototype building support.

After exploring the resources in and around Ottawa, the program was presented to Ottawa PEO Chapter board. The board gave the entrepreneurship team go ahead to launch a pilot program. An email blast was sent to all Ottawa PEO Chapter members inviting them to attend the entrepreneurship pilot launch meeting on June 29th, 2015 limiting the number of attendees to sixty. Seven entrepreneurs were enrolled in the program and one entrepreneur was enrolled as mentor. Getting encouraging results from our initial pilot program launch, we had another meeting on September 30th inviting 150 engineers, resources, volunteers, PEO President, PEO Registrar, OSPE CEO, OSPE vice Chair and Ottawa councillor Marianne Wilkinson. We enrolled 11 more entrepreneurs and 1 more mentor. An article about our program has been published in Nov/Dec 2015 issue of PEO magazine Engineering Dimensions in page 12 and 13, and a mention of our program in President’s message in page 3. Currently eighteen entrepreneurs have been enrolled in the program. One has been accepted in ‘Lead to Win’ program of Carleton U and another is in the enrolment process. One has created a model of his multistage radial compressor using the 3D printer of Carleton U assisted by a graduate student. Two are receiving business development and accounting and legal help from Invest Ottawa. Two are receiving business advice from the team and mentors. One is receiving help to obtain PEO certificate of authorisation. Nine are attending various entrepreneurship and business lecture series of Ottawa U, Carleton U and Invest Ottawa.



For 2016, we are planning to launch the program in a much bigger way next year. Since the entrepreneurship program fits well with the advocacy mandate of Ontario Society of Professional Engineer (OSPE), the Ottawa Chapter will be officially working with OSPE in 2016. The OSPE board has approved this as an OSPE activity and OSPE will initially work with Ottawa Chapter before broadening out to all the other chapters in Ontario.

12. Liaison Committee Report The Liaison Committee takes an active role in building relationships with other groups and organizations whose activities share a common interest with PEO members. Efforts of the Liaison Committee concentrated on the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE), the Algonquin Chapter of PEO and the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ), Outaouais Chapter. With efforts from PEO Ottawa Chapter, OSPE successfully held its second “E3 - Engineering Employment Event” in Ottawa, as well as its inaugural workshop on Preparing Your PEO Experience Record. More events are being organized in partnership with OSPE for 2016, including a preparatory course for the Professional Practice Exam (PPE Prep.) and Celebrate National Engineering Month with the Ottawa Senators! A Tour of the Chalk River Laboratories was made possible through a partnership with the Algonquin Chapter of PEO. The two groups are now exchanging event information in an effort to build stronger relationships among the members of the two chapters. The Algonquin Chapter of PEO and the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec, Outaouais Chapter partnered with the PEO Ottawa Chapter for the Group Tour of the Diefenbunker. The Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec, Outaouais Chapter and PEO Ottawa Chapter are also exchanging event information in an effort to build stronger relationships among the members of the chapters. We look forward to joint events in 2016, possibly even a curling competition. In 2016, we look forward to building on our current relationships and creating a few new ones, in a sustainable fashion.



13. Awards Committee Report The Ottawa Chapter is comprised of engineers in a wide variety of disciplines working in the public and private sector, in a diversity of enterprises. In this environment, engineers produce significant achievements, and as a professional community it is important to take the time to recognize and celebrate these accomplishments. At last years's AGM, the Awards Committee recognized two individuals who made significant contributions to the profession:

Guy Felio, P.Eng., recipient of the Ottawa Chapter Distinguished Service Award;

Ray Barton, recipient of the Ottawa Chapter Outstanding Volunteer Service Award

For 2015, the Ottawa Chapter launched a new awards program modelled after the Ontario Professional Engineers Awards (OPEA) at the provincial level. The Ottawa Chapter award program is a pilot recognition program for professional engineers from the region who have improved our quality of life through the ingenious application of their engineering skills. Recipients' achievements are significantly above the normally high standards of the profession. The presentation of this award is also aimed at furthering public understanding of the professional engineer's role in society. The PEO Ottawa Chapter sent out a call for nominations in January, seeking member submissions for professional engineers in the Ottawa Chapter who have made outstanding contributions to their profession and their community, in the following categories:

Engineering Excellence Award: Recognizing overall excellence in the practice of engineering, where the innovative application of engineering knowledge and principles has solved a unique problem, led to advanced products, or produced above-average results.

Management Award: Recognizing those managing and directing engineering projects or enterprises, where innovative management practice has contributed significantly to the overall excellence of the engineering achievement.

Entrepreneurship Award: Recognizing those applying new technologies or innovative approaches that have enabled new companies to get started, and/or assisted established companies to grow in new directions. The engineer should have demonstrated the initiative, energy and spirit it takes to seek out new ideas and to take a leading role in fostering and promoting them.

Young Engineer Award: Recognizing outstanding young Ottawa Chapter engineers, who have made exceptional achievements in their chosen fields. To be eligible for nomination in the Young Engineer Award category, a candidate must be no older than 35 years of age as of December 31st in the year the



nomination is submitted; and have demonstrated excellence, not only in career, but also in community and professional participation.

Citizenship Award: Recognizing a professional engineer's contributions to volunteer activities and public service. Those who earn this award have given freely of their time, professional experience and engineering expertise - to the benefit of humanity.

A number of excellent nominations were received, and the Awards Committee has recommended a total of four individuals for awards to be presented at the 56th Annual General Meeting. Thanks to all members who submitted nominations highlighting the outstanding work of their colleagues. 14. Government Liaison Program Chapter Committee Report The Government Liaison Program positions PEO on the same side of the table with government to solve public interest issues related to engineering. At the chapter level, engagement with local politicians evolved around the following activities:

A delegation of the PEO Ottawa Chapter GLP attended the 25th Annual OCPLA Summer BBQ with Minister & Ottawa-Centre MPP Yasir Naqvi, Thursday August 20th (Westboro Beach - Yacht Club Cafe; 745 Ottawa River Parkway).

OSPE PAN Representative, Fouad Khalil, P.Eng. and PEO Ottawa Chapter GLP Chair, Hubert Mamba, M.Eng., EIT met with Minister & Ottawa-Centre MPP Yasir Naqvi on Friday September 4th to discuss the OSPE Engineering Underemployment Report.

PEO Ottawa Chapter GLP Chair Hubert Mamba, M.Eng., EIT hosted the 2015 GLP Eastern Region Academy and Congress in Ottawa on October 3rd. Those participating in the successful event were the following:

- Marie-France Lalonde MPP (Ottawa-Orléans), Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs and for the Minister of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure;

- Jack MacLaren, P.Eng., MPP (Carleton-Mississippi Mills), PC Natural Resources and Forestry Critic;

- Jim MacDonell, P.Eng., MPP (Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry);

- Jeannette Chau, P.Eng., PEO Manager of Student and Government Liaison Programs;



- Gonzalo Pineros, EIT, PEO Student and Government Liaison Programs Coordinator;

- Navid Golbon, P.Eng., PEO Kingston Chapter representative;

- Dan Demers, P.Eng., PEO Peterborough Chapter GLP Chair;

- Sucha Mann, P.Eng., PEO Ottawa Chapter representative;

- Dr. Ray Barton, Ph.D., PEO Ottawa Chapter volunteer;

- Guy Boone, P.Eng., PEO Ottawa Chapter Chair;

- Anwar Syed, P.Eng., PEO Ottawa Chapter GLP Vice-Chair;

- Tapan Das, P.Eng., PEO Ottawa Chapter Director;

- Kenneth Serdula, P.Eng., PEO Algonquin Chapter GLP Chair;

- Pankaj Panchal, P.Eng., PEO Algonquin Chapter GLP Vice-Chair;

- Ahsan Hashmi, P.Eng., PEO Thousand Islands Chapter GLP representative;

- Graham Houze, P.Eng., PEO Thousand Islands Chapter GLP Chair;

- Jeff Neilson, P.Eng., PEO Upper Canada Chapter GLP Chair;

- Howard Brown, PEO Government Relations Consultant;

- Alana Lavoie, Public Affairs Practice Lead, Engineers Canada; 15. Ottawa Chapter By-Laws Committee Report The By-Laws Committee Members for 2015 were: Ingrid de Buda, David Grant, Kathryn Sutherland; Chaired by: Joe Podrebarac.

At the 2015 AGM, members approved a new set of by-laws that included Proxy Voting at AGMs, Auditor appointments in accordance with not-for-profit corporations, Lead time for AGM announcements, E-voting for Directors and Executives, Mandate versus Objective of the Chapter, Compliance with the not-for profit corporations Act, and Elections.

In May 2015, PEO Headquarters rolled out a Generic by-law template for all chapters to adopt. The Generic wording was compared to the existing PEO Ottawa Chapter by-laws and a bid to obtain a waiver was made to Headquarters stating that the Chapter



felt our by-laws suited our needs. Headquarters considered this offer and responded that the Generic was to be applied to all chapters.

The PEO Ottawa Chapter completed the Generic by-law template in July 2015 and was advised a few months later that the conversion was on hold and as a result, the PEO Ottawa Chapter is still operating under the by-laws approved by chapter members at the 2015 AGM, which are posted on our chapter website.

16. Treasurer’s Report The chapter accounts are in excellent condition and all major expenditures dealing with nominal chapter business were reimbursed from PEO Headquarters. The chapter funding allotment was allocated as follows:

63% for core and mandated chapter activities

5% for tours and seminars

16% for education and community outreach

16% for member social activities The annual Allocation was up by 38% from the previous year, and we completed all requirements from PEO HQ and most of the Business plan, and we continue to anticipate a positive balance to our accounts. The reviewed financial statements are shown on the next page:



17. Chapter Boundaries Chapter boundaries are set according to the Postal Codes of licensees in PEO HQ's database, plus exceptions based on towns. A more detailed map is available at: http://www.ottawa.peo.on.ca/Public/pmwiki.php/Main/ChapterBoundaries

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