The SAE Alberta Section’s 2022 Annual General Meeting was on Thursday, June 23, 2022, at 11:45 AM. It was our honour to feature a pre-recorded technical presentation by Vice-Chair Lee Krywitsky on the “Till-E – Electric Rototiller Project.”

On June 8th at 1pm MDT, SAE Alberta hosted a webinar in which we were fortunate to invite John Babineau from the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure of British Columbia. Mr. Babineau discussed the repair effort to restore BC Highway 5 that sustained heavy flood-related damages in late 2021 and had to be shut down.

The SAE Alberta Section held a lunchtime technical session titled “Tales from the Cab: Discovering Innovations in the Trucking Industry” on March 17, 2022. See Media and Uploads page for the recording.

SAE Alberta Section invited our members to attend our upcoming online kickoff meeting for an amazing volunteer opportunity–“SAE Alberta and ERIEC Collaboration Kickoff Meeting with Special Guest CRIEC”–on Jan 20, 10AM-10:45AM (MST). Refer to the new Volunteer page for more details.

SAE Alberta’s October Technical Meeting was over the lunch hour (12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.) on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 via a virtual Zoom meeting.

Our guest speakers, Mr. Benoit Anctil and Mr. Dominique Charlebois of Transport Canada, discussed Transport Canada’s crash avoidance test program including automatic emergency braking (AEB) testing, automatic emergency steering, lane support systems, collision reconstruction, and low speed automated shuttle testing.

SAE Alberta held our Annual General Meeting from 6:45 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 17, 2021, via a virtual Zoom meeting. We had some informal networking at the start of the session followed by our annual business meeting and a short presentation on the Alberta Zero Emissions Truck Electrification Collaboration (AZETEC) by the Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA).

At the AGM, we reviewed the past year and looked forward to next year’s plans. We also elected board members for another one-year term.

The meeting agenda, minutes of last year’s meeting, and details of the executive roles are on our Media and Uploads page.

The SAE Alberta Section teamed up with the SAE British Columbia on a technical presentation on May 19, 2021. Lyft Inc., Toyota Canada Inc., and the Hydrogen Technology and Energy Corporation gave a seminar on their initiative to provide ridesharing using a fleet of Toyota Mirai(s): hydrogen-powered zero-emission vehicles.

The presentation focused on the viability of using hydrogen-powered zero-emission vehicles from the perspectives of an industry-leading ridesharing company, the vehicle manufacturer, and the supplier for hydrogen-related infrastructure.

The presentation took place over Zoom and there was no recording. Please note that the purpose of the event was to further individual technical knowledge and discussion only: this was not a forum for larger issues.

We hosted a technical presentation on the Ford Mustang Mach-E electric vehicle on February 18, 2021. We thank the generous support of Team Ford, an Edmonton-based Ford dealership, for making this possible.

Please check our Media and Uploads page for a recording and supplemental information.

On November 19, 2020, we hosted a webinar with online-based networking possibilities. The topic of the session was “Recent Developments in Automotive Lubricants”, and the presenters were Brooke Peaden and Daniel Vallee of Imperial Oil Limited.

Check out our Media and Uploads page for a recording.

You are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting to be held over the lunch hour (11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.) on Thursday, June 25, 2020, via a virtual Zoom meeting. There will be no cost as we will be gathering from the safety of our own homes. We will have some informal networking at the start of the session followed by our annual business meeting and a short presentation on SAE Connections and our SAE Alberta micro-site. 

Schedule:

11:45 a.m. Zoom Meeting opens – meet and greet

12:00 p.m. AGM business starts

12:40 p.m. SAE Connections & Micro-site Overview

1:00 p.m. Meeting Ends

At the AGM, we will review the past year and look forward to next year’s plans. We will also elect board members for another one-year term. Although most of our current executive plan to continue in their roles, all positions will be open for nominations. There will also be an opportunity to create new roles on the board for those interested in getting involved. We encourage those interested to attend the AGM and put their names forward.  

Please REGISTER your involvement by 11:59 PM, June 19th at the Zoom link provided directly to you in the email notification. If you did not receive the link, please send an email to info@saealberta.org to request an invite.

If you have any questions about the meeting format or agenda, please let us know at info@saealberta.org. Also, feel free to reach out to us at this email with any questions you may have about getting involved on the SAE Alberta executive. 

A meeting agenda, minutes of last year’s meeting, details of the executive roles and other information will be circulated in the next two weeks.