Events

You are invited to attend the 2023 Women in Engineering Summit (WES) UWaterloo Watch Party on Friday, June 9th from 10:30AM to 6:00PM.

Choose to watch only the speakers that interest you or stay the whole day and network with your peers and P.Engs!

WES 2023 has an incredible line-up of speakers who will empower underrepresented communities of engineering professionals such as:

• Women, indigenous, and LGBTQIA2S+ by addressing unconscious bias, inclusion strategies, career planning, and mental wellbeing.

• Internationally Trained Professionals (ITPs), who often must navigate a different culture and unwritten rules in the Canadian workplace.

Refreshments will be served. Please register here or use the QR code attached.

About WES & 30 by 30: The Women in Engineering Summit is an annual opportunity to create a space where experiences and practical solutions for staying in the profession from graduation until retirement could be shared. The 30 by 30 Initiative will help Canada achieve the key developmental target of having 30 percent of newly licensed engineers in Canada who identify as women.

Please join the Women in Engineering Committee as we welcome Ryan Ball, Science & Engineering Librarian, who is hosting a workshop to share what supports and services our Library has available to help you. Content will include how to build effective strategies for finding information, how to critically appraise information to ensure it's of high quality, among other topics.

Light snacks and refreshments will be provided!

Join us at the Round Table with Eva Wu and Prof Elisabeth Prince! Eva is a Structural Software Developer at ClearCalcs focusing on providing structural engineering solutions worldwide. She started her career as a building information modeller, then moved into structural consulting, designing a wide variety of institutional buildings, including community centers, sports stadiums, and educational buildings. Elisabeth Prince is a polymer scientist. She joined the University of Waterloo as an Assistant Professor in January 2023. Her lab is building on her expertise in polymer and materials science to design polymer networks for healthcare and sustainability.

The Round Table with WiE Leaders is a series of discussions which provides a networking and mentorship forum for graduate and undergraduate students. At the Round Table, we hope to connect you to WiE leaders in academia, industry, and government. Listen to their stories and be inspired to overcome and succeed!

Update: Postponed from June 23rd to July 7th

Come join WiE and distress after midterms! WiE is hosting a campfire social on July 7th from 7-9pm at Columbia Lake fire pit 2. Come out to make new friends and enjoy the nice summer weather! Food and beverages will be provided. Link in bio to register so we can estimate numbers for food. Drop-ins are also welcome but food may not be guaranteed.

Date: July 7th

Time: 7-9pm

Location: Columbia Lake 2 Fire Pit 

Join the Women in Engineering Graduate Committee for a trail walk around Columbia Lake on Wednesday, July 12th to meet fellow engineering students. Snacks and refreshments will be provided for the walk. We will meet at 5:30pm in the main foyer of Engineering 7 and will take the bus to Westmount Sports Park. Please remember to bring your Watcard for the bus. Register in advance so we know to expect you!

Want to boost your networking skills and improve your resume for upcoming co-op terms? Join Sandvine for an in-person workshop on Wednesday, July 19th from 5:00 PM-6:30 PM in the Outreach Classrooms in the Engineering 7 building for their best tips on getting internship ready. Dinner and bubble tea will be provided to those who attend. Register now so you don’t miss out!

Please join the Women in Engineering Graduate and Faculty Committees for a picnic in the Grad House Green Space on August 16th from 12pm-2pm. There will be music, outdoor games, food and a chance to win prizes! This is a great opportunity to connect with fellow women engineering students and faculty to enjoy the summer weather!

Drop ins are welcome but we ask that you kindly register in advance so we know how many people to expect for food. 

Women in Engineering (WiE) welcomes all new and returning women and non-binary students, staff and faculty to Waterloo Engineering! Please join us for free food, outdoor games, WiE swag and a chance to learn about all the fun things WiE has planned for the Fall term!

Come out to meet new people and network with peers in engineering!

Please note: Food tickets and swag are limited, you must register to receive a food ticket.

When: Wednesday, September 13th

Time: 12:00pm-2:00pm

Where: CPH Courtyard

Join us in the first Round Table with WiE leaders of this Fall term! This event is a series of roundtable discussions which provide networking and mentorship forum for graduate and undergraduate students. At the Round Table, we hope to connect you to WiE leaders in academia, industry, and government. Listen to their stories and be inspired to overcome and succeed. 

In September 2023, we are honored to have Gillian Wilton, a Water Resources Engineer-in-Training at Stantec, and Jennifer Howcroft, a lecturer at the department of Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo. 

Registrations have now closed for the 2023 conference!

We are excited to announce that we’re hosting our annual What’s Next/ What Now Conference sponsored by Hydro-One! 🎉

🗓 Event Date: September 30th, 2023, from 10:00 am - 7:00 pm

🕚 Event Time: 10:00am-7:00pm

🏫 Event Location: University of Waterloo - Engineering 7 Building

ℹ️ About the Conference
This full day, in-person conference for first and upper year engineering students will showcase a variety of guest speakers and workshops focused on helping participants navigate through both student life and career preparation.

What's Next is for undergraduate students who have, at least, completed their second year of university with a goal of supporting the transition into their first full-time job/career.

What Now is geared toward supporting first year students transition from high school into their new undergraduate experience.

🎓 Participating Universities:
-University of Waterloo
-Western University
-Ontario Tech University
-Toronto Metropolitan University

Registrations open in August!

🚌 Transportation to the Venue will be Provided to:
-Western University
-Ontario Tech University
-Toronto Metropolitan University

👥 Those attending will also get:
-Amazing food 🥗
-Swag 🛍
-The chance to win prizes!