EngCon 2019
Date: Thursday September 19th 2019
Time: 5:30PM - 9PM
Place: E7 First Floor Pearl Sullivan IDEAs Clinic (E7-1427) & Second floor atrium
Welcome to the 3rd annual EngCon!
This event brings together instructors, alumni, entrepreneurs, and industry with 3rd and 4th year students as you enter your Capstone Projects.
EngCon is a "one stop shop" for you to learn about industrial tools and suppliers. In addition, EngCon will give you an opportunity to meet professionals, expand your professional networks, to seek help, or generate ideas for your projects.
Schedule
| Time | Presenter | Topic (links to presentations) |
|---|---|---|
| 5:30PM | Chris Rennick & Sanjeev Bedi | Welcome/Introduction (pdf of slides ) |
| 5:40PM | Matt Borland (SYDE) | Empathy in Design (pdf of slides ) |
| 6:00PM | Derek Wright (ECE) | How to Know What You Don't Know (pdf of slides ) |
| 6:20PM | Blackberry | Making IoT Endpoints (and beyond) Talk Securely (link to slides) |
| 6:40PM | Wayne Chang (Conrad) | What's the Hype: Opportunities for Venture Creation and Entrepreneurship (pdf of slides ) |
| 7:00PM | Tom Lee (Quanser) | Life After University and the Meaning of Design (pdf of slides ) |
| 7:20PM | Camelia Nunez (Velocity) | From Capstone to Startup (link to slides) |
| 7:40PM | GM Canada | GM Canada Capstone Competition (engcon_2019sept_novideo.pdf ) |
| 8:00PM | Dinner & Networking | In the E7 2nd floor atrium |
| 9:00PM | Wrap-up |
Exhibitors
EngCon will also feature exhibitors showing off products and services that are useful for design projects, including: Keysight, Gap Wireless, ANSYS, Praxair, Swagelok, Blackberry, and the 3D Print Centre. In addition, GM Canada will launch their capstone competition at EngCon!