What is ESSCO?
ESSCO is an organization that facilitates communication between all the engineering societies in Ontario. ESSCO represents approximately 24 000 engineering students in 15 universities across the province. ESSCO is the liaison with the PEO (Professional Engineers of Ontario), OSPE (Ontario Society of Professional Engineers), and CODE (Council of Ontario Deans of Engineering), and acts as the student voice to all of these organizations with the purpose of bettering student life in engineering.
ESSCO Conferences
ESSCO hosts conferences every year where engineering students, like yourself, from across Ontario get together, enjoy stimulating discussion during sessions, and have a lot of fun.
First Year Integration Conference (FYIC) is attended by first year students and its goal is to introduce students to ESSCO in a fun and enjoyable way. This year, FYIC is being held at McMaster University in February.
President’s Meeting (PM) is for the President and Vice President External from each school. They meet and discuss how the year is going. ESSCO PM is being held at the University of Windsor this year in September.
Annual General Meeting (AGM) is the meeting to elect the next year’s executive and set the direction for the new executive in the coming year. This year, ESSCO AGM is being held at Queen’s University in June.
PEO Student Conference (PEO-SC) is run by the PEO and ESSCO to promote engineering to the public and promote the P.Eng licence. This year, PEO-SC is being held at the University of Ottawa in November.
How to Get Involved
There are many ways that you can get involved with ESSCO and have a great time. National Engineering Month is a good opportunity to volunteer and help run the Rube Goldberg Project in February or March. There is also Math and Science Day at Canada’s Wonderland, which takes place in May. At this event, volunteers help teach high school students about physics and engineering concepts through some of Wonderland’s attractions.
If you feel you would like to get more involved, there are director positions available:
NEM Director: Promote and coordinate the National Engineering Month Rube Goldberg Project
WIE Director : Promote Women in Engineering across the province.
New Initiatives Director: Explore new ways that ESSCO can expand to help students
Wonderland Director: Plan and organize Math and Science Day at Canada’s Wonderland
Promotions Director: Promote ESSCO activities and initiatives, design posters, advertisements, and swag
Engineers For the World Director: Edit and coordinate the publication of the E4TW Article
Find out more at http://www.essco.ca.
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