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First Year Integration Conference
January 23-25 2009 @ University of Ottawa
The First Year Integration Conference (FYIC) offers a chance for first year students to get involved and meet other first year students from other universities across Ontario. This conference is open for applications from any first year engineering students.


Ontario Engineering Competition
February 6-8 2009 @ Guelph University
The Ontario Engineering Competition (OEC) tests the skills of engineering students in a variety of areas of competition such as editorial communications, explanatory communications, parliamentary debate, corporate design, entrepreneurial design, first year team design, and senior team design. Winners of this competition go on to compete at the Canadian Engineering Competition. For more information visit www.oec-cio2009.ca

 
Canadian Engineering Competition
March 5-8 2009 @ University of New Brunswick (Fredericton, New Brunswick)
The Canadian Engineering Competition (CEC) is a chance for engineering students to use their knowledge and skill to compete in one of seven categories against the winners from the four regions of Canada - Ontario, the West, Quebec and Atlantic. For more information visit www.cfes.ca


ESSCO Annual General Meeting
June 2008 @ Ryerson University
The Annual General Meeting of the Engineering Student Societies Council of Ontario takes place every year at one of the member schools across the province. It is a chance to discuss issues affecting engineering societies and students in Ontario as well as make valuable contacts with students from different universities. This conference is open for all engineering students to attend.


CFES President's Meeting
October 3-5 2008 @ Sherbrooke
This conference is run by the Canadian Federation of Engineering Students, and is intended to inform the Engsocs across Canada of the current projects the CFES is undertaking. The primary reason for this is to gain input from the representatives of the Engineering Societies to develop the programs, and ensure that the CFES is doing exactly what is required by them. It is also used to prepare the schools for the upcoming CFES Congress, which is the Annual General Meeting of the CFES. This conference cannot does not require an application form, and the representative is hand selected by the RESS board of directors. The representative is typically one that is the most knowledgeable about the CFES and will give the most input.


ESSCO OESP Presidents Meeting
September 19-21 2008 @ University of Ontario Institute of Technology (Oshawa, Ontario)
This conference is run by the Engineering Student Societies of Ontario and is intended to inform Engsocs across the province about the projects that ESSCO is currently involved with. This meeting allows members to provide input to ESSCO and ensure that the mandates set forth at the ESSCO Annual General Meeting are being met. This conference does not require an application form as the RESS board of directors chooses the two representatives that attend.


National Conference on Women in Engineering (NCWIE)
November 22 2008 @ University of Western Ontario (London, Ontario)
The Conference on Women in Engineering focuses on the progressive involvement of women in the exciting and challenging field of engineering. Keynote speakers and workshop leaders bring years of experience and insightful knowledge. The conference encourages discussion between participants as gender-related matters are challenged. Both men and women from all across Canada and the United States are welcomed to attend.


CFES Congress
January 4-10 2009 @ Carleton University (Ottawa, Ontario)
Every year in January, over 200 students gather together in a weeklong conference to share ideas and information, to discuss issues of national importance to engineering students and to hold the annual general meeting of the Canadian Federation of Engineering Students. As well, delegates from the United States, Europe and New Zealand attend to share with Canadian students about their own organizations. This conference is open for any engineering students to attend.


Professional Engineers of Ontario Student Conference (PEOSC)
November 7 @ University of Windsor
The 4th Professional Engineers of Ontario Student Conference will be hosted by U Windsor and features members of industry, renowned engineering faculty, and student delegates from across Ontario. The theme of the conference will be the importance of the license and will feature key note speakers explaining what the P. Eng license does for students as well as several soft skill workshops and break-out sessions.


CFES Complementary Education Courses (CE Courses)
Held throughout the summer @ Various schools across Canada
Although technically not considered a conference, various schools organize Complementary Education Courses across Canada, with the help of the CFES. They are designed to allow students the opportunity to enhance their engineering education by providing a one-week course on various wide-ranging topics. RESS was the first EngSoc in Canada to host such an event five summers ago in August of 2003.  Since then, approximately 15 CE courses have been held at universities from coast to coast across Canada including Simon Fraser (in BC) and Dalhousie (in Nova Scotia.)  Look for an update on CE course information after CFES Congress in January.  Registration is usually limited to 20-25 delegates per course.  For more information about the complimentary education courses, come into the office and ask or check out the Canadian Federation of Engineering Students website at www.cfes.ca