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Section Members Election Announcement
SECTION OFFICER ELECTIONS ARE COMING UP AND NOMINATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR OFFICERS.
Due to unforeseen circumstances of the section president, the section passed a motion to extend our election timeline by 60 days to accommodate open nominations by section members. Those dates are indicated in parentheses and italics below.
Following are the nomination and election procedures per our Constitution and Bylaws:
Article 4 Government:
- Section1. The Section officers shall be President, President-Elect, Immediate Past President, Secretary, Treasurer, Vice President Programs, Honor & Awards Chair, and Vice President Membership. Vice President - Education and Society Delegate.
Bylaws: Article 2 OFFICERS
- Section 1. The officers elected by the voting members shall be the President-Elect, Secretary, and Treasurer.
- Section 2. The Past President and President shall be determined by ascension.
- Section 3. The remaining officers -…shall be proposed by the incoming President and approved by a majority of the elected and ascending officers at the July EXECUTIVE BOARD meeting.
ARTICLE 4 – ELECTIONS
- Section 1. By the February (April) meeting, the Past President shall appoint and chair the Nominating A committee consisting of at least four past officers. All SECTION members are expected to take the initiative in suggesting candidates or volunteering their services.
- Section 2. The committee shall observe Article 4 of the SECTION Constitution. No member of the Nominating Committee shall be included in the proposed slate of elected officers. In the March (May) SECTION publication, the committee shall publish the procedures for floor nominations.
- Section 3. The slate of elected officers shall be presented at the March(May) meeting, at which time written nominee-approved nominations shall be accepted from the floor or by delivery to the Nominating Chairman within ten days.
- Section 4. Suppose no additional nominations are made for elected officers. In that case, at the April (June) SECTION meeting, the Secretary shall be instructed to cast a unanimous ballot in favor of the slate of nominees.
- Section 5. If additional nominations are made, the Secretary shall, promptly after the tenth day following the March (May) meeting, mail - first-class or via email - a ballot to all voting members of the SECTION. On May 1 (July 1), the Secretary shall count and certify the results for presentation at the May (July) EXECUTIVE BOARD meeting. The Nominating Committee shall resolve a tie vote.
- Section 6. The installation of the elected officers shall take place at the June (July) meeting, with the term of office to begin on July 1. The additional officers, approved by the elected officers, shall be installed at the July (August) EXECUTIVE BOARD meeting.
Nominations for President-Elect, Treasurer, and Secretary can be submitted via the following link: or copy and paste the following:
Or use the following QR code above.
Section Meeting-April 12, 2022
HOW TO GET A CARBON CAPTURE PROJECT OFF THE GROUND.
In this presentation, Jon joined with Simon Lucchini, will discuss carbon dioxide capture and sequestration (CCS) and why it is a viable and proven method to meet the world's climate change commitments using existing technology while leveraging available resources and infrastructure.
Carbon capture opportunities exist across various industries and applications, from traditional energy production and newer blue hydrogen generation to heavy industries such as steel and cement production. Commercial options for carbon capture technologies using amine-based solvents will be discussed, including specific examples developed for both pre-and post-combustion carbon capture solutions. The relative merits of carbon capture options will be compared, including an examination of business drivers and a discussion about the critical ingredients recommended to deliver a successful carbon capture project.
Jon Isley P.E.
Title: Senior Director of Process Technology
Company: Fluor Canada
Simon Lucchini
Retired Fluor Engineer
About the Speakers
Jon Isley P.E, a Senior Director of Process Technology, has over 27 years of process engineering design and leadership experience. Jon's journey into carbon capture began as a lead process engineer for Fluor on the Quest Carbon Capture Project, which successfully started up in 2015 and has since sequestered over 5 million tons of CO2.
In addition to carbon capture, Jon offers technical expertise in process technologies such as hydroprocessing, hydrogen generation, gasification, and syngas.
Simon Lucchini has 40 years of experience in all phases of Safety Instrumented Systems design from Hazard Identification, Systems Specification, Design, Systems Verification and Audit, Operations and Maintenance for the Petro-Chemical process industry. He has worked in the Process industry in roles ranging from operations/maintenance to corporate engineering and project engineering.
Simon, now retired, was most recently the Fluor Global Fellow in Safety Systems Design and the Chief Controls Specialist based at the Fluor Calgary Alberta Canada office. He has written papers on Safety Systems for various industry and academic venues. He has co-authored an ISA book on safety systems and written two chapters in Bela Liptak Instrument & Automation Engineer’s Handbook (5th Edition).
When: April 12, 2022
Time: 11:30AM to 12:30PM
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