5, 10, 15 and 20-year Class Reunion

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Welcome to your class reunion!

The 5, 10, 15 and 20-year anniversary class reunion in 2026 is for the Waterloo Engineering classes of 2006, 2011, 2016 and 2021.

You're invited to reunite and reminisce about your engineering student days at your milestone class Reunion. We hope that you will be able to attend your class reunion to celebrate with your family and friends and to reconnect with your classmates, your professors, your Faculty, and your University. You will also have an opportunity to learn how the campus has changed since you graduated as well as meet current students and learn about current student life on campus.

Browse this page to learn all about your reunion, or choose a link to go directly to:

Reunion program

There is a variety of fun, educational and social activities planned for your class Reunion - register for one, two, several or all events.

Saturday, June 6, 2026

Alumni picking up merchandise

Engineering Reunion Headquarters and Open House

9:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Atrium, 1st Floor, Pearl Sullivan Engineering building (formerly Engineering 7)

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The open house will be your one-stop shop headquarters for all things Reunion: name badges, maps, event information, refreshments and much more!

At the open house, you will be able to:
• Mingle with your engineering classmates from the classes of 1966, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 and 2021
• Meet the Dean of Engineering and EngSoc executives
• Replace your Iron Ring - Camp 15 Iron Ring Wardens will be in attendance
• Entertain the kids: Engineering Science Quest (ESQ) will provide fun educational activities
• Purchase your EngSoc souvenirs from the pop-up Novelties Store 
• Meet The Toolbearers and take a photo with The Tool
• Refuel with light refreshments and snacks
• Enjoy a cold beverage from the cash bar


Cost: Included with registration fee

Mary Wells

Reunion Lecture with the Dean of Engineering

9:30 A.M. - 10:30 A.M.
Room 3101 & 3102, 3rd Floor, Engineering 5

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Professor Mary Wells, the Dean of Engineering, will deliver a 60-minute visionary lecture about the future of engineering at the University of Waterloo, followed by a Q&A session.

Cost: Included with registration fee

VIRTUAL OPTIONS AVAILABLE
Distance doesn't mean missing out! This lecture will be recorded and the link to watch it will be shared AFTER Reunion so if you cannot join us on campus, please register for this virtual option. 

Alumni listening to a lecture

Engineering Research Talks

11:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
Room 3101 & 3102, 3rd Floor, Engineering 5

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Learn from Waterloo Engineering faculty members about the transformational and cutting-edge research taking place on campus. These research talks, consisting of five presentations of five minutes each, will focus on the University of Waterloo’s five global futures framework: societal, health, technological, sustainable and economic. These five Waterloo at 100 global futures address the world’s most pressing challenges and the University’s relentless commitment to fundamental research and scholarship. Alumni will have the opportunity to ask questions about the research. Our world is changing, and we must evolve with it – learn how through these research talks.

Cost: Included with registration fee

VIRTUAL OPTIONS AVAILABLE
Distance doesn't mean missing out! This lecture will be recorded and the link to watch it will be shared AFTER Reunion so if you cannot join us on campus, please register for this virtual option. 

A group of engineering alumni enjoying a BBQ outside sitting at a picnic table

BBQ Lunch & Patio Party

12:00 - 2:00 P.M.
North Entrance (outside), Pearl Sullivan Engineering building (formerly Engineering 7)

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Enjoy food, drinks and games with friends and family on the PSE patio. This BBQ provides you with casual time with your classmates to catch up and reminisce. Challenge your classmates to a patio game or two, while enjoying a cold beverage and a barbeque meal.


Note: Outdoor seating on the PSE patio is available; additional seating is available indoors. Cash bar. BBQ lunch available from 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.; cash bar and games available until 4:00 p.m.. 

Cost: $20.00 per person (includes HST). Cash bar.

Two pilots in a plane cockpit taking off in a plane

Flight Simulator Training

12:00 - 4:00 P.M.
AVRIL

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Get behind the controls of the ALSIM AL250 flight simulator, which can be reconfigured to represent several types of aircraft used within pilot training, including single-engine, complex single-engine, and multi-engine aircraft. You'll be guided by aeronautical research coordinator, Rafael Pastorin Repato through a 45-minute live training session and experience first-hand what it's like to be an aviation student at the University of Waterloo.

Sessions are designed for one person but can be shared with another person or two in your group. Must be 15 years or older to participate; others can observe. Please arrive on time and bring a clean change of shoes for your session. If you are unable to do so, you will be provided shoe covers to wear prior to entering the simulator.

Cost: $250 per session (taxes included).

Engineering 7 building

Departmental Open Houses and Tours

1:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Various locations

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Get an inside look and update about your program at each department’s open house. Activities include presentations, tours of labs or studios, information sessions as well as an opportunity to connect with current students, professors and staff from each department.

Cost: Included with registration fee

People in a classroom listening to a lecture

Back-to-the-Classroom Lecture with Prof. Larry Smith

2:30 - 3:30 P.M.
Room 1351, 1st Floor, Davis Centre

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Professor Larry Smith
BA 1968, Economics
MA 1975, Economics

“Warning, warning. Danger, danger.”

In these perilous times, the Canadian economy must now try to accommodate marketplace distortions of unprecedented degree. The global economy and its security frameworks are also under siege. The response of the Canadian governments will be considered.

Cost: Included with registration fee

VIRTUAL OPTIONS AVAILABLE
Distance doesn't mean missing out! This lecture will be recorded and the link to watch it will be shared AFTER Reunion so if you cannot join us on campus, please register for this virtual option. 

Poets

POETS Social Mixer

2:00 - 6:00 P.M.
POETS, 1st Floor, Carl Pollock Hall

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Take advantage of this EngSoc and alumni social mixer in POETS to connect with your engineering classmates and to meet current engineering students. Hear about present-day student life directly from students and the current challenges and opportunities students face. The patio will also be open!

Must be legal drinking age.

Cost: Included with registration fee

Reunion dinner event

Reunion Dinner Party

7:00 - 10:00 P.M.
1st and 2nd Floors, Pearl Sullivan Engineering building (formerly Engineering 7)

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Reception: 7:00 p.m.
Dinner: 8:00 p.m.

Complete your Reunion celebrations with a gourmet buffet dinner in the company of your classmates. Relive your student memories, enjoy good food and drink, and celebrate the milestone anniversary of graduating from the University of Waterloo. A reception with the Dean of Engineering, Mary Wells, will take place before dinner. You and your guests will be grouped for dinner according to your decade of study in select locations.

Cost: $85 per person (HST included). Price includes appetizers and buffet dinner. Cash bar. Advance registration is required; spouses and guests are welcome to attend.

Note: HST #R119260685
If you have any questions about your reunion, please email or call 519.888.4567 ext. 43863. (Please email for the fastest response.)

Registration

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR ALL REUNION EVENTS! Deadline to register is Friday, May 29, 2026.

Register online or by phone at 519-888-4567, ext. 43863.

Cost: $15 per adult; children under 18 years of age are free.

The registration fee gives you an all-access pass to Reunion, including the following:

  • Free parking in Lot B and Lot Q all day
  • Commemorative Reunion lanyard and name tag
  • Beverage voucher for the C&D
  • Complimentary admission to all lectures, the open house, departmental open houses, tours, Patio Party with lawn games, POETS Social Mixer with snacks, and more
  • ESQ activities
  • Free registration for children under 18 years old
  • Photo opportunity with The Tool and The Toolbearers
  • Opportunity to register for activities such as the BBQ lunch, Reunion Dinner Party and more (additional fees apply)
  • Connecting with classmates: priceless!

All activities included in your registration fee are on a drop-in basis and are first-come first-served; ticketed events have guaranteed seating.

NO TICKETS WILL BE ISSUED. You will be added to the guest list - please check in at the Open House when you arrive.

Refunds: The last date for cancellations or changes to your registration is Friday, May 29, 2026; you will be charged in full for cancellations received after this date. 

Support Waterloo Engineering

Celebrate Reunion by making a gift to support Waterloo Engineering. Your donation makes a meaningful impact, helping your alma mater excel current and future student success. There are many ways you can give, such as to your favourite student team, WEEF or an area of greatest need. Make your gift while you register for reunion activities or online if you're not able to attend.

Virtual Reunion Options

DISTANCE DOESN’T MEAN MISSING OUT!

Cannot make it to campus for your Reunion? Are you looking for a way to participate from afar? We’ve got you covered! All three lectures scheduled for your Reunion will be recorded and available for viewing after the event. Enjoy the Reunion lectures again and again and again! Register for the “online lecture” options if you’d like to receive the links to the lecture recordings.

Video recordings will be available after Reunion for the following Reunion lectures:

  • Lecture with the Dean of Engineering
  • Engineering Research Talks
  • Back-to-the-Classroom Lecture with Prof. Larry Smith

Hotel Accommodations

Make a weekend out of your Reunion! We have a variety of locations offering special prices for alumni and guests coming back for Reunion. Be sure to mention “University of Waterloo Alumni Reunion” to take advantage of the rates listed below. Spaces are limited so book early to secure your room.

ST. JACOBS

Homewood Suites by Hilton Waterloo St. Jacobs
45 Benjamin Road, Waterloo, ON N2V 2G8
$159-$169 per night
Call 519-514-0088 for reservations or book directly online with Corporate ID #0003242147

Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Waterloo St. Jacobs
55 Benjamin Rd, Waterloo, ON N2V 0C6
$149-$159 per night
Call 519-514-0090 for reservations or book directly online with Corporate ID #0003242147

DOWNTOWN KITCHENER

Walper Hotel 
20 Queen Street South, Kitchener, ON N2G 1A3 
$179 per night
Book directly online with code G-ENGI (entered under “special rate” as a Corporate or Group code)
Book before May 4 for guaranteed rate

UPTOWN WATERLOO

Delta Waterloo  
110 Erb Street West, Waterloo, ON N2L 0C6
$225 per night
Book directly online
Book before April 23 for guaranteed rate

ON CAMPUS

Summer Accommodations (Ron Eydt Village and MacKenzie King Village)
200 University Avenue West, Waterloo ON N2L 3G1
$60-$149 per night
Learn more (reservations open in March 2025)

Helpful hints

Campus parking 

  • Complimentary parking is available on Saturday, June 6, 2026 in parking Lot B and Lot Q. 

Maps and directions 
Campus Maps, Directions, and Parking 

Dress code 

  • Daytime events are casual. 
  • Business or business casual attire recommended in the evening. 

Other things to do on campus and tourist information 

Can of Ring Road Lager.

CHEERS TO THE ENGINEERS!

Ring Road Lager - crafted by alumni, brewed for engineers.

Commemorate this Iron Ring centennial milestone with a limited edition Elora Brewing Co x University of Waterloo Engineering beer - packs of six and 24 are available - as well as a commemorative t-shirt!

Ontario residents can purchase Ring Road Lager directly from Elora Brewing Company - or gift it to friends and family in the province. 

Orders can be picked up at Elora Brewing Company in Elora or at Reunion on June 6 in PSE (formerly E7) between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm. Shipping is available in Ontario for a fee.

A portion of the proceeds from all Ring Road Lager beer pack sales will be donated to the Faculty of Engineering's 100 Years of Canadian Engineering Fund to support educating the engineer of the future.

Special Offer

Celebrate in style with the W Store's wide selection of Waterloo Alumni branded apparel, swag and gifts! Shipping available worldwide.