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Annual Conferences and Competitions
These are conferences and competitions held by external engineering organizations such as ACES (Atlantic Council of Engineering Students) and CFES (Canadian Federation of Engineering Students). Engineering students from many different schools come to attend these conferences.
ACES Atlantic Engineering Competition (AEC)
Hosted by ACES | Official Website
Generally held in January or February at an East Coast university, the AEC allows students from all around the Maritimes to compete in eight different categories. These categories have historically included Senior Design, Junior Design, Re-Engineering, Programming, Debate, Innovative Design, Engineering Consulting, and Engineering Communications. The top two scoring teams in each category at the AEC represent their school at the Canadian Engineering Competition later that year. Though first a team of students must qualify at their own universities’ engineering competition to qualify to represent their school at the AEC. Dalhousie usually holds their qualifier mid Fall semester.
CFES Conference on Diversity in Engineering (CDE)
Hosted by the CFES | Official Website
The Conference on Diversity in Engineering (formerly National Conference on Women in Engineering) is a conference put on by the Canadian Federation of Engineering Students (CFES) in mid November of every year. This conference focuses on diversity in a professional setting, celebrating the differences in each individual, and teaching us to work together.
CFES Conference on Sustainability in Engineering (CSE)
Hosted by the CFES | Official Website
The Conference on Sustainability in Engineering is a conference put on by the Canadian Federation of Engineering Students (CFES) in late February or early March of each year. This three-day national conference to educate and engage engineering students on issues of sustainability and how they can tackle it within their engineering career and everyday life.
CFES Canadian Engineering Competition CEC (CEC)
Hosted by the CFES | Official Website
The annual gathering of the very best and brightest engineering students across Canada! Through eight competitions, students will be challenged in the fields of innovation, design, and communications. To attend, students must first qualify by succeeding in their category at the Dalhousie Engineering Competition and Atlantic Engineering Competition.
CFES Canadian Engineering Leadership Conference (CELC)
Hosted by the CFES | Official Website
Formally known as “congress”, the annual general meeting of the CFES and a platform for student collaboration with industry partners, sponsors and fellow students.