2020 has shaped up to be a pretty wild ride so far, and COVID-19 is looking like it’s going to be a very interesting and lengthy chapter. Like many of you, your YPAC leadership team recently received the message to work from home. Now we’ve all done a day or two from home here and […]
CONTINUE READINGYPAC is monitoring the Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation to ensure the health and safety of our event participants, as well as our volunteers. With health and safety being a top priority for YPAC, we feel it is prudent to cancel our site visit event and to postpone our Vancouver event. All tickets will be refunded. Although […]
CONTINUE READINGThanks to a partnership between the Canadian Gas Association (CGA) and YPAC, Shubham Garg was invited to attend CGAs Operations, Engineering Integrity, and Construction (OEIC) conference in Calgary on February 26 and 27 (Day 2 and Day 3) in Calgary. Shubham was one of three young pipeliners selected to attend the conference free-of-charge through a […]
CONTINUE READINGGreat news! Our University of Alberta chapter is now officially recognized as a student club! Please get in touch with us via facebook, linkedin, or email if you would like to join! Calling all University of Calgary students! YPAC UCalgary is recruiting executives for the 2020-2021 school year! If you’re looking for an opportunity to […]
CONTINUE READINGOn February 27, the Young Pipeliners Association of Canada (YPAC) Calgary Chapter kicked off their 2020 Event Calendar. David Rogers, Senior Rotating Equipment Engineer, from TC Energy gave a great presentation on Gas Turbines and Centrifugal Compressors. The presentation highlighted the major components and operation of this essential pipeline equipment. The audience of attendees was […]
CONTINUE READINGOn February 11, the Young Pipeliners Association of Canada (YPAC) Edmonton Chapter kicked off their 2020 Event Calendar by hosting Philip Hestvik for a fantastic Speaker event. Philip presented an overview of the 2018 Mackenzie River HDD Project completed by Enbridge in the Northwest Territories. The presentation highlighted the overall project lifecycle, including initiation, planning, […]
CONTINUE READINGThe Young Pipeliners Association of Canada (YPAC) is pleased with recent decisions from both the Federal Court of Appeals on February 4, and the Supreme Court of Canada on January 16, which dismissed appeals challenging previous federal approval of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMEP). This decision clearly signals to investors and to international markets […]
CONTINUE READINGWe are looking forward to attending PTC 2020! YPP groups from across the world will be present, and available for questions at our booth. The conference is offering a 150 euro discount for all young professionals members worldwide by using the discount code listed in our newsletter. We will again hold the YPI committee meeting […]
CONTINUE READINGOnshore Pipeline Engineering and Integrity ManagementThe Pipeline Integrity Institute within the Faculty of Applied Science at theUniversity of British Columbia is excited to provide two complementary courses on Pipeline Engineering and Integrity Management in Vancouver from March 2 – 5, 2020. These courses taught by well-known experts in this field will cover: (i) the basics […]
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