Engineers Canada Board Meeting – Ottawa – 27 Sep 2017

CFES Update to Engineers Canada Zenon Kripki, President

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CFES 2017-2018

INTERNAL EVENTS

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INTERNAL EVENTS

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Summer Officer Meeting June 23-25 – Saskatoon, SK

CFES President’s Meeting September 22-24 – Vancouver, BC (Hosted by SFU Burnaby)

Fall Officer Meeting October 20-22 – Montreal, QC

CFES Conference on Diversity in Engineering November 10-12 – Hamilton, ON (Hosted by McMaster)

CFES Congress (50 years!) January 1-8, 2018 – Halifax, NS (Hosted by Dalhousie)

SUMMER OFFICER MEETING

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Presentation from EngiQueers Canada, made decision to begin Standing Partnership, provide mutual support Set preliminary schedule for President’s Meeting, planning for Congress Made a strategy, process for renewing our Strategic Plan (2018-2021)

CFES PRESIDENT’S MEETING

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CFES PRESIDENT’S MEETING

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International Partnership Agreements, CIESO, Policy Updates General Meeting Plenary

Background on inclusivity in CFES, Training given by EQ Canada Inclusivity Training

Environmental Sustainability, Academic Advocacy, Motions Working Group Discussions

Structure brainstorming on 4 topics: Student Services, Student Representation, Financial Management, Communication & Outreach

Strategic Plan Input

CFES PRESIDENT’S MEETING

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CFES CDE

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CDE 2016 – Montreal, QC (McGill) – ~200 Delegates

CFES CDE

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CDE 2017 – Hamilton, ON (McMaster)

cde.cfes.ca

Out on Bay Street Design with Empathy

Indigenous Perspectives Canada 150 STEM Challenge

Making More Inclusive Events Sexism in the Workplace

Language of Sexuality Rape Culture in Engineering

24+ Sessions, Workshops, Keynotes

CFES CONGRESS

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Congress 2017 – London, ON (Western) – ~180 Delegates

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EXTERNAL EVENTS

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EXTERNAL EVENTS

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June, September CEAB Meetings Mitch Cassidy, VP Academic

June, September Engineering Change Labs Lora Blondin, Leadership Development; Veronica Knott

ACEC National Leadership Conference 2017 Zenon Kripki, President; Jessica Dakkak, Corporate Relations

BEST Presidents’ Meeting 2017 Zenon Kripki, President

October NCDEAS Meeting Mitch Cassidy, VP Academic

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INITIATIVES

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STANCES

Mirrored EC’s 30 by 30 goal, focus on student enrolment

30 by 30

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Sustainability WG to provide input for stance as well as conference

Stances on Sustainability

Student workload and mental health (researched already by CREIQ) Teaching quality Academic integrity Experiential versus traditional learning

Stance on Accreditation

CIESO

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Coalition of International Engineering Student Organizations

4 Organizations: CFES, BEST (Europe), NAESC (USA), bonding (Germany)

198 Universities represented in 38 countries

International Engineering Competition, Exchanges, Projects

CFES.CA / FCEG.CA

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CFES.CA / FCEG.CA

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CFES.CA / FCEG.CA

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