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-1st vice president

-2nd vice president

•Each year for election of the president, 1st and 2nd vice president and councillor-at-large, a central nominating committee proposes candidates. Other nominations are welcome. Regional nominating committees suggest regional candidates.

•There are 5 regions (and congresses) that have 2 regional councillors and two delegates, as well as locally elected councils.

-eastern

-eastern central

-west central

-western

-northern

•Main departments of the PEO include,

-Director of Admissions/Registrar

-Director of Member Services

-Director of Legal and Professional Affairs

-Director of Finance (accounting)

-Executive Director (administration)

-General Secretary (administration)

•Other services offered by the PEO are,

-employment counselling - this group de-emphasizes placement and focuses on placement, advice, criticism, etc.

-salary surveys - frequently published statistics of earnings

-Dimensions - a monthly publication of the association sent to all members.

-publications of relevance to the mandate of the PEO are also available.

-awards

-ethics counselling - a sounding board for engineers in unclear situations.

•The Engineers Act of Ontario allows regulations to be made by the council. These regulations include details involved in issuing licenses, etc.

3.3 REFERENCE

3.3.1 ENGINEERING ASSOCIATIONS