OSPE takes care of business at 2004 Annual General Meeting

May 29, 2004
Carlisle, Ontario

On Saturday, May 29, 2004 OSPE members, volunteers and staff gathered at the Carlisle Golf & Country Club in Carlisle, Ontario for this year’s Annual General Meeting. In one of his last official acts as OSPE President and Chair, Daniel J. Young, M.Eng., P.Eng. ran the meeting and offered a detailed retrospective on the Society's accomplishments throughout his tenure.

Mr. Young touched on membership growth and the many Society programs launched during our first months as a fully independent organization, completely separate from Professional Engineers Ontario.

“December 31, 2003 marked a critical milestone for the Society,” Mr. Young said. “We knew that by that date we had to establish ourselves as a strong, independent and viable organization, capable of representing the voice of Ontario engineers for many years to come. I am very pleased to tell you that this goal was successfully achieved.”

Mr. Young introduced the Society’s new CEO, Sharon Glover, who provided a brief report from the staff.

“Each day brings something new for your professional staff to consider and act upon,” Ms. Glover said. “As your support system, we are, of course, accountable to you. But we are also passionate about your cause. Believing in the engineering profession motivates everything we do each day.”

Following additional brief reports from the Society’s Nominations, Finance, and Audit and Investment Committees, members voted unanimously to accept a proposed bylaw revision. With the change to Bylaw 2, Article # 6 – Governance, 6.5. Nominations and Elections, 6.5.1., the number of supporting signatures required for OSPE election nominations has been reduced from twenty-five (25) to six (6).

The formal business of the day concluded with an opportunity for members to pose questions to members of the Board from the floor. The meeting wrapped up with the presentation of an award to the Engineering Student Societies Council of Ontario from the Canadian Society of Professional Engineers Trust, and an OSPE Award for Meritorious Service to outgoing President and Chair Daniel Young.

The Society would like to thank the many sponsors and volunteers who made this year's Annual General Meeting a success. Visit our website to download a copy of the 2003 Ontario Society of Professional Engineers Annual Report, distributed to all members at the AGM.