Reception

Friday, June 14, 2019 10:00 am - Saturday, June 15, 2019 6:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

20-year Celebration of the Welding Specialization

All past and present members of the University of Waterloo Centre for Advanced Materials Joining are invited to celebrate the 20-year anniversary of the Welding Specialization program and the 10-year anniversary of the Centre for Advanced Materials Joining. Guest speakers will look back on the history of the Welding Specialization, CAMJ, recent achievements, and look to the future of welding in Canada.

Wednesday, June 19, 2019 5:30 pm - 5:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Ethical AI - Separating the Fact from Fad

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The proliferation of AI has placed increased focus on the thorny topic of ethics: to what extent are engineers responsible for - and to what extent can they encode - the ethical behavior of the AI applications they design?

Thursday, May 9, 2019 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Waterloo Alumni Angels Event at Smile.io

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The success of Smile, OMERS Ventures and Shopify have been serendipitously linked. In this panel discussion, we'll explore these connections and dive-deeper into the growing power of the Toronto-Waterloo ecosystem.

On the evening of May 9, join us at Smile.io in Kitchener to hear from five high potential startups and an interesting panel of speakers. 

The schedule for the evening is as follows:

Wednesday, May 29, 2019 7:00 pm - Wednesday, May 29, 2019 9:30 pm PDT (GMT -07:00)

Building a Successful Startup in California

Join University of Waterloo President and Vice-Chancellor, Feridun Hamdullahpur at the new offices of Embark (the world’s leading developer of self-driving trucks) as we bring together experienced entrepreneurs for a panel discussion on the challenges of “Building a Successful Startup in California.”

Thursday, April 4, 2019 7:30 pm - 7:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Support Demine Robotics on International Mine Awareness Day

Demine Robotics is bringing their robotic solution into the Cambodian minefields to clear explosives and needs your support!

Please join Demine Robotics on International Mine Awareness Day, Thursday, April 4th and be a part of the journey of building robots with a humanitarian mission.

Meet the Waterloo alumnus who is innovating a future free of landmines, Co-Founder and CEO Richard Yim, to hear about their progress and kick-off their crowdfunding and fundraising campaign.

Tuesday, April 9, 2019 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm MDT (GMT -06:00)

Waterloo Engineering Alumni After-Work Reception at Matrix Solutions in Calgary

Join us for an after-work networking reception at Matrix Solutions to connect and network with local Waterloo Engineering alumni in Calgary. Hear a brief update about the Faculty of Engineering and the latest changes on campus including a look at the newest engineering building on campus: Pearl Sullivan Engineering. 

Thursday, March 14, 2019 11:30 am - 1:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Systems Design Engineering Symposium-day Alumni Lunch and Lecture

All Systems Design Engineering alumni are invited back to campus for our annual Systems Design / Biomedical Engineering lunch, lecture, and capstone design symposium. Join us for a complimentary lunch, reconnect with the department, and enjoy a cutting-edge research presentation exclusively for Systems Design Engineering alumni. Professor Parsin Haji-Reza will speak about the unusual imaging domain of photo-acoustics, which he is pioneering.