FYIC 2012

Hey everyone, this is my report on FYIC 2012.

FYIC is the First Year Integration Conference. This is organized and run by the Engineering School Societies’ Council of Ontario (ESSCO). This year we met at McMaster University.

This conference focuses on getting students involved in their Engineering Societies and ESSCO conferences. It is only open to first year students accompanied by their head delegate. It also had sessions on Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) and the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE). Both the PEO and OSPE are very important to Engineers as the PEO is the body who grants you a Professional Engineering licence and OSPE is the body which represents Engineers, advocating for them and letting the public and government know the interest of Engineers. If you have time, check out both their websites: 
http://www.peo.on.ca/
 and 
http://www.ospe.on.ca/
 .

Instead of summing up each presentation, have a look at them yourself! They are all available as google documents in the following list. I did this format so everyone didn’t have to download files. They’ll be at the bottom of this post.

Finally, If you are interested in attending the next big conference, ESSCO Annual General Meeting, we will be announcing detail about it when we get closer to the date. It’s going to be at Queen’s University in Kingston. So, keep checking back!

FYIC 2012 Presentations:

-PEO101
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1W6TtTxsspMMzYyMjk1YjUtNWRlYi00ZWJlLTg1ODgtMzM4YzBjYmJmMzJl

-Engineering and Public Policy
https://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AVW6TtTxsspMZHZycjJ2cF8weGhqcGY3Njc

-ESSCO Council Meeting
https://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AVW6TtTxsspMZHZycjJ2cF8xNDZnOW1yNWJmcQ

-Intro to Eng. Socs
https://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AVW6TtTxsspMZHZycjJ2cF8xNDhoYjltcjJnNw

-Managing Traditions
https://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AVW6TtTxsspMZHZycjJ2cF8xNTBkYnJ2MmdmcQ

-What I wish I knew in first year (Read this even if you’re not in first year!) 
https://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AVW6TtTxsspMZHZycjJ2cF8xODNqNHZjNzNncA

Congress 2012

HEY EVERYONE,
This is Ian making a post from Whitehorse, Yukon where I am attending the CFES annual general meeting known as Congress.  As the flagship event of the CFES, Congress serves as both the Annual General Meeting of the Federation, as well as a leadership development forum for engineering students from across Canada.

CFES Congress is a diverse conference that spans a full week at the beginning of January and consists of leadership development sessions, informational presentations, guest speakers from industry, a career fair and plenary sessions.

It is during plenary that the decisions that guide the Federation are made. These include the election of the new Executive, ratification of the Board of Directors, changes to policy, mandates for the upcoming year and the selection of hosts for future events.

For more information on the CFES visit their site at http://www.cfes.ca.

I will be posting replies to this post throughout the week to let you know all of the wonderful things I am learning and doing north of 60.

To view my notes follow this link
http://conestogaengsoc.ca/documents/conference-resources/
 and click on CFES Congress 2012 Notes.

EpCon2

Who

You!

What

EpCon 2! A conference that attracts innovative and bright students from across the country. EpCon gathers leaders from the tech industry and students interested in tech from schools across Canada to deliberate application and future of various technologies. Visit
http://hiepic.com/
for more details

When

Friday January 27, 2012 and Saturday January 28, 2012

Where

Bingemans Conference Centre
425 Bingemans Centre Drive
Kitchener, ON  N2B 3X7
Canada

Why

To meet new people and participate in fun events. Test your programming skills out at Encode, or present your awesome ideas to the world at Enlight. With speakers from across the industry and plenty of food, why wouldn’t you want to come to EpCon 2! Register Now!

How Much

$35 for students if you register before December 31st.

$50 if you register after December 31st.

Graduating to Engineering Employment

The Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) will be holding a
Policy Event Series Breakfast on Tuesday, November 29, 2011.  Titled
“Graduating to Engineering Employment,” the session will examine the
perspectives of academics and employers in relation to engineering
graduates and their transition to employment in engineering fields.
The event will be held at the Toronto Board of Trade at 7:30 a.m. until
noon on November 29, 2011.  “Graduating to Engineering Employment” will
serve as an opportunity for university and college faculties, as well as
student and alumni groups from the engineering community to exchange
ideas with industry employers and government on today’s engineering
education and the expectations employers have of engineering graduates.

Early Bird tickets cost $65 for OSPE members and $85 for non-members.
For students, Early Bird tickets cost $30.  Students are required to
bring their students cards on the day of the event. Please find
registration information here.
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http://www.ospe.on.ca/events/event_details.asp?id=179109
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To view the flyer for this event, click here