- Canadian Federation of Engineering Students
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The Canadian Federation of Engineering Students (CFES) (Fédération canadienne des étudiants et étudiantes en génie in French) is the national association of undergraduate engineering student societies in Canada and exists to organize activities, provide services and interact with professional and other bodies at the national and international level for the benefit of Canadian engineering students. The organization is a bilingual non-profit corporation based in Ottawa Canada, managed by a volunteer team of engineering students and recent graduates from across Canada.
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CFES Congress
The flagship event of the CFES, Congress serves as both the Annual General Meeting of the Federation, as well as a leadership development forum for engineering students from across Canada. Congress is typically held in the first week or January, spanning a full week of leadership development sessions, informational presentations, guest speakers from industry, a career fair and culminating in plenary, the decision making body of the CFES. At congress, the CFES National Executive and other officer positions are elected, and bids are made to host other CFES activities.
Host schools
- 1969 McGill University (Montreal, Québec)
- 1970 Université Laval (Québec City, Québec)
- 1971 Carleton University & University of Ottawa (Ottawa, Ontario)
- 1972 University of New Brunswick (Fredericton, New Brunswick)
- 1973 University of British Columbia (Vancouver, British Columbia)
- 1974 University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Ontario)
- 1975 University of Calgary (Calgary, Alberta)
- 1976 Memorial University (St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador)
- 1977 University of Manitoba (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
- 1978 Université de Sherbrooke (Sherbrooke, Québec)
- 1979 Dalhousie University (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
- 1980 University of Alberta (Edmonton, Alberta)
- 1981 Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario)
- 1982 University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Ontario)
- 1983 University of British Columbia (Vancouver, British Columbia)
- 1984 University of Western Ontario (London, Ontario)
- 1985 University of Toronto (Toronto, Ontario)
- 1986 Memorial University (St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador)
- 1987 University of Manitoba (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
- 1988 Université Laval (Québec City, Québec)
- 1989 Dalhousie University (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
- 1990 Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario)
- 1991 University of Saskatchewan (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan)
- 1992 École Polytechnique & McGill University (Montreal, Québec)
- 1993 McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario)
- 1994 University of Calgary (Calgary, Alberta)
- 1995 University of New Brunswick (Fredericton, New Brunswick)
- 1996 University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Ontario)
- 1997 Université de Sherbrooke (Sherbrooke, Québec)
- 1998 University of Alberta (Edmonton, Alberta)
- 1999 University of Toronto (Toronto, Ontario)
- 2000 University of Manitoba (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
- 2001 McGill University (Montreal, Québec)
- 2002 Dalhousie University (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
- 2003 University of Saskatchewan (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan)
- 2004 University of Victoria (Victoria, British Columbia)
- 2005 University of Toronto (Toronto, Ontario)
- 2006 University of Windsor (Windsor, Ontario)
- 2007 Concordia University (Montreal, Québec)
- 2008 University of Alberta (Edmonton, Alberta)
- 2009 Carleton University (Ottawa, Ontario)
- 2010 McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario)
- 2011 Memorial University (St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador)
- 2012 University of Yukon (Whitehourse, Yukon)
Project Magazine (ProMag)
The CFES Project Magazine, also known as Promag, is a magazine published by the CFES and distributed to member schools. Promag accepts submissions from engineering students in a number of topics, from academic to social issues surrounding engineering. As well, important information on the activities and opportunities in the CFES are included in every issue of Promag.
Host schools
- 1984-1987 Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario)
- 1992-1995 École Polytechnique (Montreal, Québec)
- 2001-2006 University of Toronto (Toronto, Ontario)
- 2007 École Polytechnique (Montreal, Québec)
- 2008- University of Western Ontario (London, Ontario)
Canadian Engineering Competition (CEC)
The Canadian Engineering Competition (CEC) (Compétition canadienne d'ingénierie in French) is an annual competition involving more than 150 of the best and brightest engineering students from across Canada.
All competitors at the CEC qualify for the competition through one of four regional competitions:
- Western Engineering Competition (WEC)
- Ontario Engineering Competition (OEC)
- Quebec Engineering Competition (QEC)
- Atlantic Engineering Competition (AEC)
Competition categories
The CEC involve competitions in a variety of topics. Individual competitors can be entered in any one of the following competition categories:
- Extemporaneous Debate
- Senior Team Design
- Junior Team Design
- Consulting Engineering
- Innovative Design
- Engineering Communication
Host schools
As the CEC has a national scope, engineering schools wishing to host the competition must win a competitive bid process through the Canadian Federation of Engineering Students. Schools that have hosted the competition since its inception in 1985 include:
- 1985 University of Waterloo (Kitchener, Ontario)
- 1986 Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal (Montreal, Quebec)
- 1987 University of Alberta (Edmonton, Alberta)
- 1989 University of Western Ontario (London, Ontario)
- 1990 University of British Columbia (Vancouver, British Columbia)
- 1991 Université de Sherbrooke (Sherbrooke, Quebec)
- 1992 Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario)
- 1993 Dalhousie University (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
- 1994 University of Toronto (Toronto, Ontario)
- 1995 University of Alberta (Edmonton, Alberta)
- 1996 Simon Fraser University (Burnaby, British Columbia)
- 1997 Université de Moncton (Moncton, New Brunswick)
- 1998 Carleton University (Ottawa, Ontario)
- 1999 Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal (Montreal, Quebec)
- 2000 University of Western Ontario (London, Ontario)
- 2001 University of Victoria (Victoria, British Columbia)
- 2002 Université Laval (Quebec City, Quebec)
- 2003 Memorial University of Newfoundland (St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador)
- 2004 McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario)
- 2005 University of Calgary (Calgary, Alberta)
- 2006 Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal (Montreal, Quebec)
- 2007 University of Saskatchewan (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan)
- 2008 University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Ontario)
- 2009 University of New Brunswick (Fredericton, New Brunswick)
- 2010 University of Toronto (Toronto, Ontario)
- 2011 McGill University (Montreal, Quebec)
- 2012 University of British Columbia (Vancouver, British Columbia)
- 2013 Carleton University (Ottawa, Ontario)
Complementary Education Courses (CE Courses)
Complementary Education, or CE Courses, provide an opportunity for engineering students to extend their education beyond the basic engineering curriculum. CE Courses focus on a specific academic or development topic, such as Biomaterials, Nanotechnology and Professional Development. In addition to the academic component, CE Courses offer a number of social activities, and are a great way to explore a new city.
National Conference on Women in Engineering (NCWIE)
President's Meeting (PM)
Members
The membership of the organization consists of engineering student societies, rather than individual engineering students. Eligibility for membership is limited to those societies located at a Canadian university that has at least one engineering program accredited by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board and represents engineering student concerns to the school's administration and engineering faculty.
The member societies are divided into four geographic regions for the purposes of representation on the Federation's board of directors:
- Atlantic (New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island)
- Ontario
- Quebec
- West (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and the Canadian territories)
Board of Directors
As a corporation, the Federation has a board of directors that is responsible for managing the business and property of the organization. The board consists of 11 members elected at the annual meeting:
- The President
- The Vice President Finance and Administration
- Four (4) Regional Ambassadors
- The Activity Manager of the CFES Congress
- The Activity Manager of the CEC (Canadian Engineering Competition)
- The Activity Manager of the Project Magazine
- Two (2) Councillors of the Federation
- Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
- Board of European Students of Technology (European student organization for students of technology)
- bonding-studenteninitiative e.V. (German student organization for students of engineering and natural sciences)
- National Association of Engineering Student Councils (American student organization for students of engineering and technology)
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