68th CTAA AGM & Conference Recap
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The 68th annual conference was held in Charlottetown PEI. The conference was a successful exchange of technical information, which also showcased a student poster session and discussions on workplace diversity.
The conference was held over 4 days, Nov 19-22 and attended by 230 delegates. In addition to the technical exchange, delegates were treated to a wonderful eastern experience and enjoyed much nicer weather than had befallen us the previous year.
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The 68th Annual General Meeting of the Association was held on Monday, November 20, 2023, in conjunction with the Annual Conference.
The draft minutes of the AGM will posted in the member’s area – they can be accessed from the Workspace area “Minutes of Annual General Meetings Files”. Note also that the Financial Statements of the Association can also be viewed/downloaded from within this Workspace area ( log in here).
At the AGM the Presidents informed the membership that the board is now in the process of recruiting a replacement for the Secretary-Treasurer position. Information will be communicated as it is available.
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2023 Robert Noble Awards Luncheon
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Below are photos from our 2023 Conference at the Robert Noble Awards Luncheon where we presented our annual awards.
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Past President and long-time member René Dufrense was recognized and inducted as the newest Honorary Member if the Association.
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Presentation of Plaque of Appreciation and the coveted ‘Past President’ pin made by incoming President Richard Hart to outgoing President Véronique Szabo.
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Presentation to the 2022 Winner of the Norman W. McLeod Award for Best Technical Presentation. Made by President Véronique Szabo to Lindsay Johnston.
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Presentation to the 2022 Winner of the Earl Kee Award for Best Presentation by a new author. Made by President Véronique Szabo to Brandon Feener.I'm a new Text block ready for your content.
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Presentation to the Winners of the 2023 Elaine Thompson Award made by Editor Steve Goodman to Marc Proteau and Amélie Griggio (missing author Donald McGinn) for the best written paper submission.
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Presentation to Usam Mudassar of the University of New Brunswick for his winnig Poster in the Student Poster submissions. Presentation made by Selena Lavorato, co-chair of the Student Poster Competition.
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Presentation of Certificate of Appreciation to Rielle Haichert who is leaving the Board of Directors after 9 years of Service. Presentation made by President Véronique Szabo.
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Presentation of Certificate of Appreciation to Sina Varamini for his service as the 2023 CUPGA Chair. Presentation made by President Véronique Szabo.
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The Canadian Technical Asphalt Association is proud to offer three scholarships for students pursuing careers in Asphalt technology. Application information were sent to over 50 universities and colleges in the Spring of 2023. Twenty-five applicants were received. Information regarding our scholarships, eligibility and the application process can be viewed on our website. Members are asked to pass this information on to students they know or meet who are studying asphalt technology at the graduate, undergraduate or college level.
For the 2023 Scholarship, the deadline this year was moved to early September to allow for students returning to classes to be more aware of the availability of the scholarships. This year 25 candidates competed for the three available scholarships. The winners all provided a brief statement of the impact the scholarship will have as they continue their studies.
Meet the Winners:
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Graduate Scholarship
Diana Marcela Aparicio Gutierrez
University of Calgary
"As a graduate student at the Bituminous Materials Chair, Schulich School of Engineering, U of C I would like to express my deepest gratitude for selecting me as the winner of the CTAA Graduate Scholarship 2023. As a civil engineer with a passion for asphalt technologies, attending my master’s degree at the University of Calgary is the first step towards becoming an expert in my field."
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Introducing the 2024 CTAA Board of Directors
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Undergraduate Scholarship
Natalie Lee
University of New Brunswick
"I would like to express my extreme gratitude to CTAA for awarding me the 2023 Undergraduate Scholarship. This scholarship will allow me to spend additional time on my studies, as well as my undergraduate research thesis titled, The Performance of High RAP Mixes."
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Christopher McCarthy
Applied Technology Scholarship
College of the North Atlantic
"I wish to express my gratitude for awarding me the 2023 Applied Science Scholarship. I am
very fortunate to have been chosen as recipient of this award."
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To see a list of all past CTAA scholarship winners from all three categories please visit our website.
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2024 General & Sustaining Member Dues
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2024 membership dues are now due.
Members needing to pay by cheque are asked to ensure that a copy of the invoice number accompany all payments to ensure payment is applied to the correct member’s account. ALSO – please make sure the Association’s new address in West Kelowna is used – as will be shown on the invoice or via the website.
A dues reminder and link will be sent to the email address on file. Members whose fees are not paid will get further email reminders. If you have not paid by March 30th your membership will lapse and you will lose access to the member’s area.
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Sustaining Membership renewals will be emailed on January 14th to Sustaining Member contacts. We will attempt to contact Sustaining members who have not renewed by mid-February – remember you can add your Assistant to your profile to assure they also receive all the emails sent to you, including renewal reminders with the direct link which can allow them to pay the dues for you.
Please remember your personal (General) membership is separate from your companies Sustaining Membership.
Sustaining Member logos are available for Sustaining Member Companies to use, if you have not been provided the logo, contact admin@ctaa.ca – these logos are intended to be used by Sustaining member companies to promote their support of the Association and Industry.
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69th Annual Conference Call for Papers
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The Canadian Technical Asphalt Association invites paper proposals (Abstracts) for the 2024 CTAA Annual Conference in Edmonton, AB on November 10-13, 2024. Please submit your proposal by clicking below.
Stay tuned, more conference details will be available in July 2024 on the Conference page on our website.
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Introducing the 2024 CTAA Board of Directors
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Sitting L-R: Selena Lavorato, Richard Hart, Brandon MacDonald
Standing Front Row L-R: Michael Esenwa, Chris Campbell, Roxana Balba, Keven Bowyer, Véronique Szabo
Standing Back Row L-R: Chuck McMillan, Christopher M. Campbell, Stepen Goodman, Bryan Palsat, Brandon Feener
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Dave Palsat
Honorary Member & Past President
It is with great sadness that we share with you the passing of Dave Palsat on December 20, 2023.
Dave was a member of the Association since 1985, He chaired the 1996 Conference in Edmonton, served on the Board of Directors from to 1992 to 2000 and served as President in 1998. Dave was inducted as an honorary member in 2010. Dave also authored 20 papers for presentation at CTAA conferences between 1982 and 2015.
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Dave spent the first part of his career with Alberta Transportation where he was responsible for major initiatives in recycling and end product specifications. He later moved to EBA/Tetra Tech where he led a consultant team of pavement practitioners to provide practical and innovative solutions to clients. He remained an advocate for CTAA throughout his career and greatly enjoyed meeting colleagues from across the industry at the annual conference.
Dave will be sadly missed.
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