BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Drupal iCal API//EN X-WR-CALNAME:Events items teaser X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Toronto BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682e550baf708 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250305T190000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250305T203000 URL:/engineering/events/fireside-chat-practical-tips-to wards-finding-your-highest-excitement-05March2025 SUMMARY:Fireside Chat: Practical tips towards finding your highest exciteme nt CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nݮƵ Engineering recent alumni are invited to p articipate in an\nexclusive virtual conversation with ݮƵ Engineerin g alumna\, Lisa\nTong (BASc ’01\, Chemical Engineering)\, who recently p ublished her\nbook _Hello (World) Me_\, a personal self-guided coach to se lf\,\nawareness\, understanding\, and choices — to creating the life YOU \nwant. \n DTSTAMP:20250521T223451Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682e550bb095f DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250212T160000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250212T173000 URL:/engineering/events/workshop-working-room-ron-ojanp era-12Feb2025 SUMMARY:Workshop: “Working the Room” with Ron Ojanpera (BASc 1969) CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nݮƵ Engineering students and alumni are invite d to participate in\nan exclusive in-person workshop with ݮƵ Enginee ring alumnus Ron\nOjanpera (BASc 1969\, mechanical engineering). The “Wo rking the\nRoom” workshop is based on 50 years of Ron’s personal busin ess\nexperience.  \n DTSTAMP:20250521T223451Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682e550bb1507 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241009T180000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241009T210000 URL:/engineering/events/alumni-speaker-series-how-engin eers-can-advance-canadas-health-care-09Oct2024 SUMMARY:ALUMNI SPEAKER SERIES “How engineers can advance Canada’s healt h\ncare through technology” CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nInnovations in technology have advanced every aspec t of our human\nlives — often with engineers at the helm. One such examp le is the\nintersection of health care and technology\, as showcased by\nt he University of ݮƵ’s Global Futures framework\n[https://uwaterlo o.ca/waterloo-100/global-futures] which highlights\nthe importance of heal th tech in our future world.\n\nThere are many urgent and exciting opportu nities for engineers to step\nin and help redesign health care systems\, i nnovate solutions and\ndevelop new ways of solving problems for the good o f society.\n\nJoin this live event in Toronto with a panel of engineers\, researchers\nand health tech entrepreneurs who will discuss how — in our rapidly\nchanging world\, challenged by rising costs and lack of access —\nengineering can help advance health care through technology.\n\nThe c onversation will focus on how engineers can work towards\nsolutions for op timal health care\, showcase innovative research\,\ndiscuss strategies for retaining health tech startups in Canada\,\nidentify challenges\, explore opportunities and propose actionable\nsolutions to foster an innovative and thriving health tech ecosystem\nin the country. \n DTSTAMP:20250521T223451Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682e550bb1fef DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240409T180000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240409T200000 URL:/engineering/events/alumni-reception-bay-area-09Apr il2024 SUMMARY:You + ݮƵ in The Bay: Alumni Networking Reception at Sentry CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nThe Deans of the Faculties of Engineering\, Mathema tics\, and Science\,\ninvites you and a guest to an exclusive alumni recep tion at Sentry for\nan evening of networking with University of ݮƵ a lumni and co-op\nstudents currently on work term in San Francisco and the Bay Area.\n DTSTAMP:20250521T223451Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682e550bb2a40 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231219T120000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231219T130000 URL:/engineering/events/master-business-entrepreneurshi p-mbet SUMMARY:Master of Business Entrepreneurship (MBET) CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nMBET students make new things happen. They focus on the\ncommercialization of their ideas to build a new venture or have a\nn ovel approach within existing organizations. In this info session\nlearn a bout the program\, hear about the student experience and what\nhappens to our graduates. Discover why ݮƵ is the place for\nentrepreneurs to gr ow.\n DTSTAMP:20250521T223451Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682e550bb35c1 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230712T110000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230712T130000 URL:/engineering/events/engineering-day-2023 SUMMARY:Engineering Day 2023 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nENGINEERING DAY 2023\n\n DTSTAMP:20250521T223451Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682e550bb426e DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230516T130000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230516T140000 URL:/engineering/events/office-hour-stephen-semeniw-lon g-and-winding-road-adventure SUMMARY:Office Hour with Stephen Semeniw (BASc '89) on “The Long and Wind ing\nRoad Adventure” CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nݮƵ Engineering students and alumni are invite d to participate in\nan exclusive virtual Office Hour with ݮƵ Engine ering alumnus\nStephen Semeniw (BASc 1989\, electrical engineering)\, co- founder and\nvice-president of sales at Tego Cyber as well as management c onsultant\nat Quantus Capital Corporation\, who will talk about “The Lon g and\nWinding Road Adventure.”\n DTSTAMP:20250521T223451Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682e550bb4f07 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230412T100000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230412T120000 URL:/engineering/events/elder-visit-jan-longboat SUMMARY: Elder Visit: Jan Longboat CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nJan Kahehti:io [“beautiful garden”] Longboat\, Turtle clan of the\nMohawk Nation\, is an Elder\, educator\, writer\, herb alist\, cultural\nadvocate and visionary. She has dedicated her life to th e\ndissemination and learning of Indigenous language and culture. She\nsha res her knowledge of Earth teachings\,storytelling\, fasting\, dreams\,\nv isions\, medicine teachings\, women's roles\, and relationships\,\nHaudena usaunee wampum belts\, leadership\, environmental changes and the\nimpact that her original language has on understanding important\nvalues or life. \n DTSTAMP:20250521T223451Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682e550bb5c7a DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230404T160000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230405T170000 URL:/engineering/events/getting-out-garage SUMMARY:Getting out of the garage CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nGetting out of the garage\n DTSTAMP:20250521T223451Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682e550bb6913 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230316T130000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230316T140000 URL:/engineering/events/office-hour-tom-dean-tips-how-s uccessfully-land-your-next-job SUMMARY:Office Hour with Tom Dean (BASc '79) on \"Tips on How to Successful ly\nLand Your Next Full Time Job\" CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nݮƵ Engineering students and alumni are invite d to participate in\nan exclusive virtual Office Hour with ݮƵ Engine ering alumni Tom\nDean (BASc '79\, mechanical engineering)\, director of t echnical\noperations in the Department of Chemical Engineering from 2012 t o\n2022\, to talk about successfully navigating the various steps to\nobta in your next full-time job in a technical field. Tom has been an\nenginee ring hiring manager for the past 35 years and has been coaching\nchemical engineering undergraduate students on the hiring process for\nthe past dec ade\, prior to retiring four months\n DTSTAMP:20250521T223451Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR