NEGW KICK-OFFS

Edmonton
Friday, February 25, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Edmonton City Centre East (in front of Grand & Toy and between escalators)

Calgary
Friday, February 25, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Fluor Canada
Atrium, 55 Sunpark Plaza S.E.

2005 FOOD STRUCTURE CHALLENGE

This is a fun challenge for members and companies/organizations. The challenge requires team effort, communication, creativity, imagination, building, resourcefulness, great spirit and heart.

Challenge: Design and build a food structure for the charity of your choice.

Materials: Non-perishable food items. Strong adhesive tape.

Procedure (dates are a guideline only):

• February 21 to February 28: Collect and count non-perishable food items.
  
• February 28:
  1. Design and build your food structure in a public area of your company/organization.
  2. Photograph your structure and upload your photo to the APEGGA link, below. APEGGA will forward a certificate of participation to companies after National Engineering & Geoscience Week.
  http://64.62.167105/apegga/default.asp
  
• February 28-March 4: Display your food structure. Notify local media about the challenge and invite them to photograph your structure.
  
• After March 4: Dismantle your food structure and donate your food items to a charity of your choice.
  

SCIENCE OLYMPICS

Calgary (Grades 1-12)
Saturday, February 26, 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Big 4 Building, Stampede Park

Peace Country (Grades 7-12)
Saturday, February 26, 12:30-4:30 p.m.
Grande Prairie Composite High School

Edmonton (Grades 1-12)
Saturday, March 5, 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Shaw Conference Centre

PROVINCIAL SCHOOL CHALLENGE (Grades 1-12)
Province-wide during NEGW
Deadline for submission of results: Friday, March 11, 2005
Watch for information package, going out to Alberta schools January 10, 2005

UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA

Pi-Throw
Monday, February 28 – Friday, March 4
www.ess.ualberta.ca/pithrow

This year the ESS will be holding its third annual Pi-Throw, an event to raise money for local charity.
Participants pay a fee to send a pie to a friend, peer, professor, co-worker or anyone else. Engineering students volunteer their time to prepare and deliver the pies. A recipient may choose to buy the pie, re-direct it for a fee, take the pie in the face, or not to participate.

This is a fun and amusing way to raise valuable funds for deserving charities. The ESS ran this event last year and met with phenomenal success, raising over $2000 for Habitat for Humanity Edmonton. This year the ESS is again going to raise money for Habitat for Humanity Edmonton and hopes to surpass last year’s total.

Pie orders will be taken from Monday to Wednesday, with pies delivered Wednesday through Friday. Companies or individuals hoping to participate are encouraged to email Adam Henderson, ESS Pi-Throw Coordinator, at pithrow@ess.ualberta.ca

Pancake Breakfast
Monday, February 28 – 8:30 am, Engineering Teaching and Learning Complex (ETLC)

Sponsored by SNC Lavalin and hosted by the Engineering Students’ Society in conjunction with the Faculty of Engineering, free pancakes will help to start off the week on the right note.

Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Open House
Tuesday, March 1, 5:00-8:00 pm, Engineering Teaching and Learning Complex (ETLC)

The ECE department will host an open house to show Computer Engineering program displays and lab tours; Engineering Physics program displays and lab tours; Nanofabrication Facility tours; Electrical Engineering program displays and lab tours; and engineering student projects such as the Autonomous Robotic Vehicle Project (ARVP) and the Autonomous Aerial Robotics Group (AARG).

APEGGA Student Mixer
Tuesday, March 1, 5:00 pm, Engineering Teaching and Learning Complex (ETLC)

Hosted by APEGGA, this event provides a casual forum where students, engineers-in-training, and professional engineers and geoscientists can chat and mingle.

Visions of Things to Come
Wednesday, March 2 - 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Come to CAB to view the capstone projects of future professional engineers, geologists and geophysicists. Also on display are posters presenting some of the cutting-edge research conducted by engineers and geoscientists at the University of Alberta.

National Engineering and Geosciences Banquet
Thursday, March 3 – 7:00 pm

The Banquet is a student/faculty/alumni mixer at the University of Alberta Faculty Club, and is a great opportunity for students and industry alike to make connections and have fun. Keynote speakers will include Brad Hogg, Computer Engineering graduate (1994) and President of Vintacom, will speak on the subject of “Visions of Things to Come” and also his own experiences and the obstacles he has overcome. Dinner and keynote speakers will be followed by an informal meet and greet.

Contact Elandri Roux, Banquet Coordinator, at engbanquet@ess.ualberta.ca to book tickets. Tickets are $35 per person for a three-course meal.

Questions/Comments
Please address questions or comments to Christa Sexauer, ESS National Engineering and Geosciences Week Coordinator, at new@ess.ualberta.ca.

Engineering Students’ Society | www.ess.ualberta.ca
Faculty of Engineering | www.engineering.ualberta.ca

UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY

Canadian Engineering Competition 2005
March 3 - 6, 2005
The Canadian Engineering Competition is an event that showcases innovative and gifted engineering students. The competition promotes communication, design, presentation, and ingenuity. The event also fosters an important link by connecting students from across Canada with industry, government, and academia.
For more details visit www.cec2005.ca


FLUOR CANADA
Fluor Discover-E Classroom Presentations

Monday, February 28 - Friday, March 4
Various Calgary schools

Fluor Kick-off Breakfast
Monday, February 28
Fluor Canada Atrium, 55 Sunpark Plaza SE
Doughnuts, bagels and muffins in the office atrium for Fluor staff to kick off National Engineering & Geoscience Week

Fluor Engineering Luncheon
Wednesday, March 2
A luncheon for all engineers at Fluor