On March 1, 2023, Engineers Canada kicked off National Engineering Month 2023 with a panel discussion about the culture of engineering. The panellists discussed the culture shift that is taking place within the profession, from the calls for changes to the Iron Ring Ceremony, efforts to diversify and attract more women to the profession, to issues related to environmental justice and reconciliation.
Moderator:
Adrian Harewood, MA, Associate Professor, Journalism & Communications, Carleton University, Former CBC TV & Radio host
Panellists:
-John Gamble, P.Eng., CEO and President, Association of Consulting Engineering Companies - Canada
-Randy Herrmann, FCAE, FEC, P.Eng., Director of the Engineering Access Program (ENGAP), University of Manitoba
-Griffin Murdoch, President, Canadian Federation of Engineering Students (CFES)
-Jeanette Southwood, FCAE, FEC, LL.D. (honoris causa), P.Eng., Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Strategic Partnerships, Engineers Canada
-Kari Zacharias, PhD, EIT, Assistant Professor, Centre for Engineering Professional Practice and Engineering Education, University of Manitoba; Co-facilitator, Retool the Ring
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Engineers Canada
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Engineers Canada is the national organization of the provincial and territorial associations that regulate the practice of engineering in Canada and license the country's 300,000 members of the engineering profession. We are advancing Canadian engineering through national collaboration.
To learn more, visit our website at: www.engineerscanada.ca
27 окт 2024
