Conference Funding
The RESS is pleased to tell you about the Open Conference Funding policy. We encourage all undergraduate engineers or other RESS members to apply for to get financial support for attending conferences. Every year there are a number of conferences that the RESS council attends to represent you, the RESS members. This will allow you, the RESS member, to apply for funding from the RESS for attending an engineering or professional development conference that interests you. Just fill out an application from our website and submit it to the lounge, Education Building, Room 127. If you are attending a conference this year, I encourage you to apply. Please direct any questions about Open Conference to our VP Finance at finance@uofrengineering.com.
Canadian Federation of Engineering Student
The Canadian Federation of Engineering Students (CFES) is a national, bilingual organization that represents approximately 60,000 engineering students across Canada. They offer services ranging from leadership development conferences to technical skill competitions, including a national student magazine and other outreach efforts. The CFES aims to provide opportunities in support of an all-encompassing education for engineering students in Canada with the goal of all Canadian engineering students becoming unparalleled professionals in their field.
The RESS is pleased to tell you about the Open Conference Funding policy. We encourage all undergraduate engineers or other RESS members to apply for to get financial support for attending conferences. Every year there are a number of conferences that the RESS council attends to represent you, the RESS members. This will allow you, the RESS member, to apply for funding from the RESS for attending an engineering or professional development conference that interests you. Just fill out an application from our website and submit it to the lounge, Education Building, Room 127. If you are attending a conference this year, I encourage you to apply. Please direct any questions about Open Conference to our VP Finance at finance@uofrengineering.com.
CFES & WESST Conferences
WESST AGM Retreat – Early October
CFES Congress – Early January
Western Engineering Competition – Mid January
Conference on Diversity in Engineering – Mid November
NATIONAL SOCIETIES
CFES:Canadian Federation of Engineering Students
A bilingual national student organization representing Canadian engineering students. Our goal is to enhance the student experience through opportunities fostering the development of leadership, professional and ethical qualities, engineering identity, technical proficiency, and communication.
REGIONAL SOCIETIES
WESST: Western Engineering Students’ Societies Team
The Western Engineering Student Societies’ Team (WESST) is an alliance of engineering student societies across western Canada. We consist of twelve member societies from eleven engineering programs.
WESST helps its member societies share expertise on organizing events, managing budgets and services for undergraduate engineering students.