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Submitted by Sung-Yu Lin, Nolan Smith | Director of SponsorshipUVic Engineering and Computer Science Students’ Societysponsorship@uvicecss.ca | University of Victoria We are thrilled to inform you that we had four teams place first in the Western Engineering Competition, earning a…
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Commemoration
Remembering the 14 The 1989 massacre at L’École Polytechnique sparked my life work towards increasing inclusion and belonging in engineering. I realized that again at the DAWEG breakfast last week. On December 6, 2024, I attended a sold-out commemorative event…
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WCE Scholarship deadline extended
WCE is looking for applicants for their scholarships! Here’s some of the blurb from their website https://wcevancouver.com/scholarship/: Thanks to the generous donations of our sponsors, WCE Vancouver is pleased to announce that multiple scholarship awards are available of up to…
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And the winner is…
DAWEG Victoria’s Role Model of the Year for 2024 goes to Susan MacDougall, P.Eng, FEC! You may already know this up and coming founder of Focal Engineering because Susan has been very active in the Victoria STEM scene. To read…
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Report: Discussions on the future of advocating for women in engineering and geoscience (WiEG)
May 9, 2024, University of the Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia Roughly 90 participants met in a hybrid meeting format to discuss options for future alternatives to the Engineers and Geoscientists of BC (EGBC) Women in Engineering and Geoscience Division (WiEG),…
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Reflections on the CCWESTT 2024 Conference
Long time DAWEG advocates!
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Calling EDI advocates & writers
Do you have a topic you would like to share with other advocates for inclusion and belonging in engineering and geoscience? Do you have resources to help those individuals, organizations or groups looking to foster and enhance belonging in their…
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The Edge
Renown inclusion advocate, leader and transformational educator, Dr. Katherina Tarnai-Lokhorst, P.Eng., FEC, FGC(hon), is creating her legacy project, The Edge, a monograph to support those who wish to co-create more inclusive cultures in their workplaces, their communities and wherever they…
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Have we got a calendar for you!
Do you have an engineering- or geoscience-related event that needs posting? Are you from one of the regional branches of Engineers and Geoscientists BC (EGBC) and want to share your event more widely? Do you have an outreach idea you…
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Call for stories
The challenging stories of women in engineering continue, even now in 2024. Let’s shine a light on them and continue to foster a culture of inclusion and belonging in engineering and geoscience.