Acton Events

• Engineering Week Display - Halton Hills Public Library – Acton Branch
  The Acton Branch of the Halton Hills Public Library hosts a display to celebrate National Engineering Week. For more information contact Susan Sinclair by email.
  
  

Barrie Events

• Second Annual Mousetrap Vehicle Challenge - 1 p.m., Tuesday, March 1, Georgian College, Barrie Campus
  A collaborative project of the Georgian Bay Ontario Association of Certified Technicians and Technologists chapter, Georgian College's Engineering Technology Division, the Simcoe County District School Board, the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program and the Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board, the Mousetrap Vehicle Challenge will see up to 40 teams of Grade 7 and 8 students compete for distance, speed and design with the mousetrap vehicles they have designed and built. Each vehicle will get three runs and be measured for both acceleration and distance with the top five to take part in a final heat at the end of the day. The winning school will be awarded prizes and a plaque and the second and third place will win prizes as well; however, all students will go home with something! Refreshments and a technology tour of the Georgian College campus will also be provided. Participating schools will also be visited by Professor Technology, the clown, to peak their interest and creativity and give them general guidelines and ideas to build upon. For more information, contact Stephen Morley, C.E.T., at 905-936-9368 or by email.
  

Belleville Events

• Popsicle Stick Bridge Building Contest – 9 a.m., Saturday, February 26, St. Theresa Catholic Secondary School, 135 Adam St.
  The Quinte chapter of Professional Engineers Ontario is hosting this contest, where the goal is to construct the strongest bridge possible with 100 Popsicle sticks and white glue (provided). A basic Hot Wheels car must be able to traverse the bridge on a construction paper deck; otherwise the design of the bridge is left up to the competitor. Bridges will be tested and prizes awarded in two categories: "Elementary" for Grades 4 to 8 and "Open" for high school students and adults. Winners receive a $75 prize and a trophy. Bridges will be tested to destruction(www.quinte.peo.on.ca). For further information or to register, contact Don Hadley, P.Eng., at 613-966-0254 or by email or Percy Kearse, P.Eng., at 613-395-2064.

• Bridge Building Workshop for Scouts — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Monday February 28, Scouts Belleville
  The Quinte Ontario Association of Engineering Technicians and Technologists chapter will assist Cubs and Scouts from age 8 to 14 years in building bridges of various materials. In doing this it will allow them to earn their Engineering badges. Prizes will be awarded for the strongest and most ingenious designs. For more information contact Michelle Stobbart, C.Tech., at 613-968-9926 or by email.
  
  

Brockville Events

• Popsicle Stick Bridge-Building Contest - 6 p.m., Tuesday, March 9, Brockville Kumon Centre
  The Thousand Islands Chapter of Professional Engineers Ontario in cooperation with the Brockville Kumon Centre invites local students to construct a bridge using Popsicle sticks. Prizes will be awarded based on strength and weight of the design. For more information contact Peter Keays, P.Eng., at 613-498-1876, ext. 232, or by email.

• Energy Efficient Lifestyle Day —Saturday, February 12, W.B. George Centre, Kemptville College
  The Grenville Land Stewardship Council has organized presentations on such topics as straw bale home construction, bio-diesel production (presented by Jeff Kempson, P.Eng.), solar and wind energy for home, net-metering, energy-efficient landscaping, home energy audits, and even “cow-power”. Author Bill Kemp will provide an introduction to renewable energy in Canada; Don McIver (science adviser with Environment Canada) will speak about how climate change affects us all; and the Queen’s University Solar Car will be there! To promote National Engineering Week, PEO Thousand Islands Chapter will be hosting an all-day, drop-in K’NEX workshop for kids. Registration starts at 9 am and the fair closes at 3 pm. Admission is $5 per adult (children under 10 free). For more information contact Jack Henry, Stewardship Coordinator, at 613-342-8528.
  
  

Burlington Events

• Halton Engineering Challenge 2005 - 8 a.m., Saturday, March 5, St. Mark's School, Burlington
  The Hamilton Chapter of Professional Engineers Ontario expects 30 teams of Grade 7 and 8 students from 15 Burlington area schools to compete in building a robotic arm that will transport springs of different sizes and shapes from one point to another. All teams will be judged by local professional engineers and engineering students and will earn a gold, silver or bronze plaque according to their performance. For more information contact Araceli Blackwood, P.Eng., at 905-319-3006 ext. 258 or by email.
  

Chatham Events

• Impromptu Design Competition - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., February 26, Chatham-Kent High School
  The Chatham-Kent Chapter of Professional Engineers Ontario challenges elementary and high school students with two levels of an impromptu design competition. The junior division is for Grade 7 and 8 students and the senior division is for Grade 9 to 12 students. The day of the competition, teams of four students from local schools will be given a task and materials to design and construct their solution to the problem. Judging will be based upon the most innovative design and the design that best completes the task. Spectators welcome. For more information contact Angela Hastey, P.Eng., at 519-436-4600 ext. 2049 or by email.
  

Cornwall Events

• 4th Annual Popsicle Stick Bridge Building Competition - 10 a.m., Saturday, February 26, Cornwall Square
  The Upper Canada Chapter of Professional Engineers Ontario will hold a Popsicle stick bridge building competition for primary and secondary school students. Instructions and building packages will be distributed to the teams several weeks before the event. Spectators welcome! For more information contact John St. Marseille, P.Eng., at 613-933-5602 or by email.
  

Guelph/Cambridge Events

• The Grand River Chapter of Professional Engineers Ontario will organize three activities to celebrate Engineering Week 2004. For more information contact Lars Sterne, P.Eng., at (519) 624-7223 ext. 30 or by email.

Engineering in the Classroom Volunteer Visits - February and March, Guelph/Cambridge & Kitchener/Waterloo Schools
Volunteer engineers will visit local Grade 5 and 6 classrooms to provide information on professional engineering as a possible career opdiscuss what engineering is and to do an engineering-related activity with the students.

File Folder Bridge Building Competition - Guelph/Cambridge & Kitchener/Waterloo Schools
In this exciting competition, Grade 7 and 8 students from local schools will build cardboard bridges using only a file folder and staples or glue. Prizes will be awarded to the first, second and third place school to supplement their science and technology budgets. For more information contact Roydon Fraser at 519-888-4764 or by email.

Engineering Activities for Kids – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, March 5, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, March 6, Stone Road Mall, Guelph
Find out about the exciting world of engineering with University of Guelph Engineering students. Join us for hands-on activities for children and their families, sponsored by the PEO Grand River Chapter. For more information contact Katherine Sorensen, P.Eng., at 519- 824-4120 ext. 56986 or by email.

Hamilton Events

• Biomedicial Engineering Free Public Lecture – 4 p.m., Tuesday, March 1, McMaster University
  McMaster University’s 21st Annual J.W. Hodgins Memorial Lecture presents Professor Robert S. Langer, the Kenneth J. Germeshausen Professor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. For more information contact Terry Milson at 905-525-9140, ext. 27391 or by email.

Kingston Events

• Fifth Annual Popsicle Stick Bridge-Building Competition - 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.., Saturday, March 5, Queen's University
  The Kingston Chapter of Professional Engineers Ontario challenges local elementary school students and adults to construct the strongest bridge possible using only 100 Popsicle sticks and white glue. Engineers and Queen's University graduate students will visit local schools and act as mentors to students. Entrants must pre-register and construct their bridges in advance using supplied materials. Bridges will be tested and prizes awarded in two categories: "Elementary" for Grades through 8 and "Open" for high school students, adults or families working together. Winners will receive $50 and a trophy. Spectators welcome! For further information, contact Brenden MacKinnon, P.Eng., at 613-384-2713 or by email, or Doug Hamilton, P.Eng., at 613-389-9628 or by email.

• Ottawa Geotechnical Group 28th Annual Student Forum - 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 1, Queen’s University, Munro Beamish Hall
  The Ottawa Geotechnical Group, this year, with the assistance of the GeoEngineering Centre at Queen’s – RMC, hosts a graduate student paper presentation. A graduate student selected from each of the four engineering schools in Eastern Ontario (University of Ottawa, Carleton University, Queen’s University and RMC-Kingston) will present their research in the fields of geotechnical or geo-environmental engineering. The presentations will be judges by a panel of professionals in these fields and a prize will be awarded for the best presentation. Spectators are welcome. For more information contact Paul Carnaffan, P.Eng., at 613-738-0708 x 255 or by email.

Kitchener/Waterloo Events

• K'NEX Construction Workshops at the Waterloo Regional Children's Museum - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, February 26 & Saturday, March 5 and 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, February 27 & Sunday, March 6
  Children six years of age and over are invited to let their imaginations run wild by creating wonderful structures using K'NEX, the popular, colour-coded building toy. Special features will include a bridge-building challenge and demonstrations by Engineers Without Borders. Engineering volunteers will be on hand to help kids translate their imaginations into reality on the two weekends of Engineering Week. Workshops will also be held daily during March Break, March 12 to 20. The workshops are free with Museum admission. Location: 10 King Street, West, Kitchener. Call 519-749-9387 for information or consult the website: www.wrcm.ca.

London Events

• K'NEX Construction Workshops at the London Regional Children's Museum - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, February 26 and Sunday, February 27, then daily from Tuesday, March 1 through Sunday, March 6, also 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, March 4.
  Children six years of age and over are invited to let their imaginations run wild by creating wonderful structures using K'NEX, the popular, colour-coded building toy. Special features will include a bridge-building challenge and demonstrations by Engineers Without Borders. Engineering volunteers will be on hand to help kids translate their imaginations into reality. The workshops are free with Museum admission. Location: 21 Wharncliffe Road S., London. Call 519-434-5726 for information or consult the website: www.londonchildrensmuseum.ca.

• The London Chapter of Professional Engineers Ontario will celebrate Engineering Week 2005 with a variety of special events and activities. For further information, contact Ian Cheng, P.Eng., at 519-652-2104 or by email.

Paper Airplane Toss Competition – 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, February 26, London Boys & Girls Memorial Club, 184 Horton St.
Almost everyone has made a paper airplane at some time, but have you ever wondered what kind of science is behind the power of flight? This is the perfect opportunity for you to learn more about flight and to compete with your pet design. Will your design have the endurance for a lengthy flight? Will your design have the ability to land accurately? Come on out, bring your kids, have fun and find out. No need for reservations. All supplies will be provided.

Engineering Week Kick Off Luncheon – 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday, February 28, Hilton Hotel
A distinguished guest speaker. London city engineer Peter Steblin, P.Eng., will give the keynote address at this kick-off event for Engineering Week 2005. Seating is limited, so reserve your table today! Members and public welcome.

Tour of Formet Industries – 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday, March 1 Formet plant, St. Thomas
Formet Industries produces the complete welded assembly truck frame for General Motors for their GMT 800 full size truck line. This is the world’s highest volume truck platform. This tour is for members only. For more information please contact Oscar Avila, P.Eng., at 519-633-6810, ext. 4510 or by email.

National Centre of Audiology Tour/Wine and Cheese Reception – 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Wednesday, March, 2, Centre of Audiology, Elborn College, University of Western Ontario
The three-year-old National Centre of Audiology (NCA) features state-of-the-art equipment and a team of very dedicated research students studying how the human ear works. The tour will give participants a first-hand look at the facility and the work being done there. This event is for members only. Reservations required; space is limited. The wine and cheese reception is a networking event for professional engineers taking place at the NCA facility.

Wind Tunnel Tour – 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday, March 2, Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Laboratory, University of Western Ontario
Located on the campus of the University of Western Ontario, this facility handles wind-testing projects from all over the world. Originally founded by Dr. Allan Davenport in the 1960s, it is the best of its kind in the world. The tour will give participants the opportunity to see many well-known projects and buildings. This event is members only. Children are welcome but have to be supervised at the Wind Tunnel. Food served may contain peanuts. Space is limited. Reservations required. For more information please contact Matthew Ng, P.Eng., by email.

NRC-IMTI Tour – 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday, March 3, Integrated Manufacturing Technology Institute, 800 Collip Circle The University of Western Ontario Research Park
The National Research Council and Integrated Manufacturing Technology Institute have a large presence in the University of Western Ontario Research Park. Many fascinating projects are undertaken at the facility: for example, a machine that can create a physical part from a computer drawing with no machining required! The Director General of IMTI, Georges Salloum, will provide a brief presentation about IMTI’s R & D activities. Public welcome. For more information please contact George Biljan, P.Eng., at (519)-430-7048.

• 2005 Bell-Old South Technology Challenge - Friday, March 4
  Grade 5 and 6 students converge on South Secondary School campus for an event full of mystery and intrigue. Two teams of three members each are selected to attend from each participating school. The participants assemble that day knowing only that each team will be given an identical challenge and, using limited materials in a set period of time, will be asked to plan, design, construct a device and have it evaluated with respect to how the challenge was met. No one has advanced knowledge of what the challenge will be. Ingenuity, cooperation and determination are all essential tools to be applied during the exercise. The day concludes with the testing cycle — often wild and always exciting — where the student’s creations are put through their designed functional tests. For more information contact Mark Chenosky at 519-663-7530 or by email.

• Western Engineering Bonanza – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Thursday March 3, University of Western Ontario
  Local high school students will be bused to University of Western Ontario and given tours and demonstrations of various engineering disciplines before lunch. After lunch, there is a design competition, where to groups are given resources to create a solution to a given problem. For more information contact Robyn Gaebel at 519-661-3609 or by email.

• Charity Concert – 8 p.m. to 2 p.m., Friday, March 4, The Wave, University of Western Ontario Campus
  Students pay $10 to attend a concert of several community bands that are invited to play at our campus bar, The Wave. All proceeds go to Engineers Without Borders. For more information, contact Bill Smolders at 519-661-3609 or by email.

• Engineering Formal – 6 p.m. to 2 a.m., Saturday, March 5, Greek Canadian Club
  All Western engineering students are invited to attend the Engineering Formal at the Greek Canadian Club. Tickets are $35 each, which includes photos and dinner. It is a night to dress up and dance with friends and co-workers. For more information contact Chris Chandler at 519-661-3609 or by email.

• Guiding Exploring Technology - Scouting Exploring Technology (GETSET) – 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, March 5, London Scout headquarters, 531 Windermere Rd.
  The London Chapter of the Ontario Association of Certified Technicians and Technologists (OACETT) will host a variety of activities for Guides and Scouts to explore technology with interactive displays, technical demonstrations, indoor and outdoor challenges and off-site tours. In the Bridge-Busting Competition, hosted in conjunction with the London Chapter of Professional Engineers Ontario, builders will be able to test the load limit of their Popsicle-stick-and-white-glue-only bridge with the Incredible Hydraulic Crushing Machine. Participants must register by noon. Testing starts at 1 p.m., and the bridge that supports the largest load will win. For more information contact Peter Nicholas, C.E.T., at 519-472-4938 or by email.
  

• Design Challenge 2004 - 4 p.m. - 8 p.m., Thursday, March 3, Newmarket High School
  The York Chapter of Professional Engineers Ontario will challenge Grade 7 and 8 student teams from public and separate schools in York region to build a better thermally insulating container. Judging will be in three categories: meeting design requirements, creativity and robustness. Spectators welcome. For more information contact Susan Treki, P.Eng., at 905-946-2212 or by email.
  

Niagara Falls Events

• National Engineering Week Luncheon - 11:30 a.m., Monday, February 28, Sheraton Fallsview Hotel, 6755 Fallsview Dr.
  The Niagara Engineering Week committee’s luncheon celebrates National Engineering Week. Local dignitaries and professionals participate in technical forums before lunch and then listen to an appealing keynote speaker. For more info contact Marianne Tikky at 905-356-7521 or by email.

• Classroom Presentations – Various Niagara-area schools
  Pairs of Certified Engineering Technologists and Professional Engineers visit between 15 to 25 Grade 7-8 classrooms for a day full of fund engineering activities. For more info contact Ralph Scholz, P.Eng., at 905-984-3644 or by email (Ralph.scholz@regional.niagara.on.ca).
  

North Bay Events

• Bridge Building Contest – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., March 5, Commerce Court Campus, Canadore College
  The North Bay Chapter of Professional Engineers Ontario is organizing a bridge building contest for Grade 7 to 12.The challenge will be to build a bridge of any design using six pieces of balsa wood. Judging will be in three grade categories. The bridges will be tested to destruction and extra points will be awarded for accompanying presentation material showing how well students understand the subject. This type of contest is always fun and everyone gets a kick out of seeing whose bridge lasts longest. Spectators welcome. For further information contact Tom Etches, P.Eng., at 705-474 4871, or John Simmonds, P.Eng., at 705-474-4667 or by email.

Oakville Events

• Engineers’ Role in Today’s Society Presentation - 7 p.m. - 9:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 2, Oakville Public Library Auditorium, 120 Navy St.
  The Oakville Chapter of Professional Engineers Ontario will hold an evening of presentations to showcase engineers’ role in present day society. Petro-Canada will present an overview of the petroleum industry and vital role played by engineers in ensuring petroleum products available for use. Rand Technologies presentation will outline the role that engineers play in the field of process and product development. A special presentation will highlight the significant contributions made by engineers in developing products and services to improve quality of life. Students 12+ and adults welcome. Refreshments. Free parking behind the library; free T-shirts for students. RSVP by February 28 to Doug Hink at 905-469-1743 or email.

Ontario-wide Events

• IBM Canada Ltd. E-Mentoring Program
  During NEW, Ontario students and IBM volunteer mentors participating in IBM Canada’s e-Mentoring program will continue their weekly on-line communication through a secure web-based environment. Their focus will be on engineering as a science and the broad range of career opportunities that are offered. One of the unique ways in which the students and mentors will focus on these areas is by exploring www.tryscience.org, where children, parents and teachers have instant, continuous access to the best information and interactive experiments from more than 600 of the world’s finest museums. IBM scientists created the site, which is now available in eight languages, in collaboration with the New York Hall of Science and the Association of Science-Technology Centers. Features include science experiments that can be conducted on- and off-line, field trips to science centres throughout the world, scientific news updates and real-time live web cams. It’s the world’s first global science museum. TryScience.org and its related kiosk program are a key part of an overall effort by IBM to make science and technology more accessible and exciting to children and classroom teachers. Canadian science centres that have installed TryScience Kiosks include Science North in Sudbury and the Waterloo Regional Children’s Museum in Waterloo. For more information contact Cory Philip at 905-316-1353 or by email.

Oshawa Events

• Engineering Week Activities – National Engineering Week, University of Ontario Institute of Technology
  The Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at Ontario’s newest university will host selected engineering week activities, including tours of the campus and engineering lab facilities and an engineering student fair. For more information call 905-721-3268.
  
  Reception for Gary Polonsky - 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday, March 1, East Atrium, Building UA2
  Celebrate our president and vice-chancellor’s honourary membership to the Engineering Institute of Canada.

  Student Engineering Competition - 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday, March 2, East Atrium, Building UA2
  This all-day competition includes balloon-powered car races.

  Engineering Internship/Coop Seminar and Information Session – 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday, March 2, Room I110

  "Engineering the Automobile of the Future" – 10:15 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., Friday, March 4, UB 2080, Building UB
  At this seminar, guest Speaker Tom Odell of General Motors speaks about the role of engineering in the future of the automobile.

Ottawa Events

• Drop-in K'NEX Construction Workshops at the Canada Science and Technology Museum - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily Saturday, February 26 to Sunday, March 6
  Children six years of age and over are invited to let their imaginations run wild by creating wonderful structures using K'NEX, the popular, colour-coded building toy. Special features will include a bridge-building challenge and demonstrations by Engineers Without Borders. Engineering volunteers will be on hand to help kids translate their imaginations into reality. Workshops will also be held daily during March Break March 12 to 20. The workshops are free with Museum admission. Location: 1876 St. Laurent Blvd., Ottawa. Call 613-991-3044 for information or consult the website: www.sciencetech.technomuses.ca.

• The Carleton University Engineering Student Society is planning the following four events for Engineering Week 2005. For more information about these events, contact Nadine Ford at 613-520-3616 or by email.

  Mall Display - 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, February 26, Rideau Centre
  Engineering students will be on hand to answer questions about becoming an engineer. As well, items will be shown to demonstrate how engineering affects our everyday lifestyle.

  Engineering Design Competition - 9 a.m., Monday, February 28, Wednesday, March 2 and Friday, March 4, University Centre
  Students from local schools will take part in design competitions over three days: Monday for Grades 4 and 5, Wednesday for Grades 11 and 12 and Friday for Grades 7 and 8. The winning team in each division will be awarded a trophy and there will be prizes for the top three teams. Students and accompanying teachers will be treated to lunch.

  High School Presentations - Ottawa Area High Schools
  Carleton University engineering students will visit high school science classes throughout National Engineering Week. Working alongside the teachers, they will show students how studies in high school apply to engineering problems and real life technology.

  Pi Throw Charity Event - Thursday, March 3
  Engineering students will participate in a pie toss where all proceeds go to Engineers Without Borders, a Canadian charity that focuses on the use of appropriate technology to help solve problems in communities of the developing world.

• Engineering Challenge 2005 Rubber Band-Powered Car – Monday, February 28, Canada Science and Technology Museum
  The Ottawa Chapter of Professional Engineers Ontario and the National Research Council will collaborate with teachers of Grades 4 to 6 to engage 1,500 students in a problem-solving activity in which student “engineering team” will be challenged to design and construct a rubber band-powered car made of recycled materials. Volunteer engineers begin visiting the classroom in early February, to help the students with their design and building work. For more information contact Kate McLaughlin at 613-993-9234 or by email.

• Engineering Video Documentary Competition – Monday, February 28 to Friday, March 4, Georges Vanier Catholic School, 40 Varley Drive, Kanata
  Grades 5 and 6 students working in teams of three will be assigned an engineering task at the beginning of Engineering Week, namely to create a digital video documentary highlighting how engineering has affected our everyday lives. During the time up to the event, the school is conducting workshops to train students on all aspects of the project. At the end of the week, a formal presentation to an oversight committee of local high-tech leaders will measure the project teams against acceptance criteria provided to them in the project plan. For more information contact Jim Pond, P.Eng. at 613-591-9597 or by email.

• Engineering Week Kiosks – 4 p.m. – to 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 1, Wednesday, March 2, University of Ottawa
  The University of Ottawa Engineering Student Society will hold awareness activities for high school students involving interactive kiosks from different departments on campus. For more information contact Nicolas Horne at 613-562-5800 ext. 6188 or by email.
  

Pembroke Events

• Bridge Building Contest - 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., February 26, West End Mall
  The Algonquin Chapter of Professional Engineers Ontario will host a Popsicle stick bridge-building contest for teams of Grade 6 to 8 students from area schools. Prizes will be awarded for the highest strength to mass ratio and the strongest bridges, and lunch will be provided for participants. For more information contact David Wilder, P.Eng., at 613-584-4252 or by email.
  

Peterborough Events

• Engineering Challenge 2005 - 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 2, Evinrude Centre, 911 Monaghan Rd.
  The Peterborough chapters of Professional Engineers Ontario and the Ontario Association of Certified Technicians and Technologists challenge Grades 10 to 12 students to design, build and test a mechanical "flinger" device powered by one or two rubber bands. The objective will be to fling a projectile over a vertical obstruction for the longest possible horizontal distance. All materials for construction will be provided on the day of the challenge. Pre-registration required by February 20. Spectators welcome! For more information contact Gopal Mitra, P.Eng. at 705-741-4235 (6 p.m tp 9 p.m.) or by email.
  

Pickering Events

• NEW Mall Display – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, March 5, Pickering Town Centre
  The Lake Ontario Chapter of Professional Engineers Ontario will host a mall display, manned by professional engineers, featuring engineering and NEW videos, information on universities offering engineering program and high school requirements. A K’NEX display will be set up as well as displays of Engineering-centric projects in Durham (i.e., 401 expansion). For more information, contact Darrin McCaffrey, P.Eng., at 905-644-6130 or by email.

Richmond Hill Events

• Bridge-Building Competition - 11 a.m., Saturday, February 26, Richmond Hill Central Library
  Grade 5 to 8 students from York Region English and French schools are invited to participate. Judging will be in two categories: best-looking bridge and best weight-bearing bridge. For more information contact Mervat Rashwan, P.Eng., ing., or Magdy Rashwan, P.Eng., at 905-763-2745 or by email.

Sarnia Events

• Popsicle Bridge Building Contest Finale – 11 a.m., Saturday, March 5, Lambton Mall
  The Lambton Chapter of PEO is organizing a bridge building challenge in conjunction with Adopt-a-Scientist, the Lambton Kent District School Board and the St Clair Catholic School Board for Grades 5-8 in 32 schools. The best design from each school will be tested on the Saturday morning. This activity will involve about 960 students and will take the whole month of February to conduct the building activity at all the schools. For more information contact David Murray at 519-869-6683.
  

Sault Ste. Marie Events

• The Algoma Chapter of Professional Engineers Ontario will host several events to celebrate Engineering Week. For more information, contact David Spacek, P.Eng., at 705-942-2070 or by email.

Algoma’s Display of Ingenuity – Saturday, February 26 to Sunday March 6, Station Mall, Sault Ste. Marie
See what engineers are doing in your community. A fine example of engineering projects by local consultants will be on display all week.

Egg Drop Competition – all day, Saturday, February 26, Station Mall
Test your innovation by constructing a contraption with the materials provided to protect your egg from breaking upon impact after falling from the height of a one-storey building.

Second Annual Math Challenge – Saturday, February 26, Station Mall
Grade 7/8 students and Grade 9/10 students test their skills by solving engineering problems, competing for a total of $500 in cash prizes. Winners will have their names permanently engraved on “The Ring”, a trophy presented to the school of the winning team to be held by the school for the entire year. For more information, email.

Scarborough Events

• Popsicle Stick Bridge Building Competition – Saturday, March 5, Scarborough Civic Centre
  The Scarborough Chapter of Professional Engineers Ontario will host a Popsicle stick bridge building competition for Grade 3 to 8 students from several schools. Prizes will be awarded based on the load-bearing efficiency of the bridge structure and the construction techniques and the creative and aesthetic features of the structure. For building competition updates, please visit the Bridge Building Contest website. For more information contact Irene Liu, P.Eng. by email.

• 3rd Annual Interactive Learning Science & Technology Exhibits - Saturday, March 5, Woodside Mall
  The East Metro and Toronto Central chapters of the Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists invites students from elementary and secondary schools in the GTA to participate in various interactive exhibits that build on each other to teach progressively more complex scientific principles learned in class and show how they are applied in the real world through engineering. Location: In front of Public Library, Woodside Mall, McCowan Road and Finch Avenue. For more information contact Egbert Balthazar, C.E.T., at 416-297-1972 or by email or David Chow, C.E.T, at 416-574-8789.

Sudbury Events

• 15th Annual Canadian Mining Games – Thursday, February 24 to Saturday, February 26, Laurentian University
  More than 150 students from nine universities across Canada vie in technical and agile competitions. For more information visit www.mininggames.org.

• Drop-In K'NEX Construction Workshops at Science North - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, February 26 & Sunday, February 27, Saturday, March 5 & Sunday, March 6
  Children six years of age and over are invited to let their imaginations run wild by creating wonderful structures using K'NEX, the popular, colour-coded building toy. Special features will include a bridge-building challenge and demonstrations by Engineers without Borders. Engineering volunteers will be on hand to help kids translate their imaginations into reality. Workshops will also be held daily during March Break, March 12-20. The workshops are free with Science North admission. Location: 100 Ramsey Lake Rd., Sudbury. Call 705-522-3701 for information or consult the website: www.sciencenorth.ca.

• Second Annual National Engineering Week Dinner - 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday, February 23, Collège Boréal
  Organized by Collège Boréal and sponsored the Sudbury Chapter of Professional Engineers Ontario the keynote speaker Bob Saunders from the Aerospace Heritage Foundation of Canada will speak about the Avro Arrow Model Recovery Program. The dinner will be followed by a student-industry networking period. Participants will include high school students and teachers, college technology students and faculty and various industry representatives. The event is designed to promote public awareness of the Engineering professions and to encourage students to consider careers in engineering and technology. For more information, call Jo-Anne Boucher-Miron, P.Eng. at 705-560-6673 ext. 4221 or by email.
  

Thunder Bay Events

• National Engineering Week 2005 Challenge - Thursday, March 3, Lakehead University
  The Lakehead Chapter of Professional Engineers Ontario and the Faculty of Engineering at Lakehead University invite Grade 7 and 8 students to participate in team design competitions organized by students in chemical, civil, electrical and mechanical engineering. The challenges include spaghetti bridge building, egg drop competitions, electromagnetic fishing pole and paper airplane competitions. For more information, contact Dr. Meilan Liu, P.Eng., at 807-343-8952 or by email.

• 2nd Annual Pasta Bridge Building Competition – 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, March 5, Aviation Centre of Excellence, Thunder Bay Airport
  The Civil Engineering Student’s Society of Confederation College will host a bridge-building competition for the first 15 teams of four Grade 5 and 6 students to register. Prizes will be awarded based on mass to load capacity ratio. Lunch will be provided to participants. For more information contact Dr. Peter Kuzyk, P.Eng., at 807-475-6695 or by email.

Timmins/Timiskaming Events

• The Porcupine-Kapuskasing and Timiskaming chapters of Professional Engineers Ontario in conjunction with OACETT, Northern College, the NE Training Board and local school boards have organized two events during Engineering Week. For more information, contact Harvey Sefton, P.Eng., at 705-258-3931 or by email, or Peter Blakey at 705-672-3872 or by email.

Engineering Week Dinner and Speaker – Wednesday, March 2
A dinner with keynote speaker will bring together members of the engineering profession with local college technical students.

Robotics Competition - 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 2, Northern College, Hwy. 101, Porcupine
Timmins and Timiskaming schools will host an event for 32 teams of four Grade 6, 7 and 8 students culminating in a robotics competition. Spectators welcome.

Toronto Events

• Engineers and their Aviation Achievements – February 24 to March 19, Toronto Aerospace Museum, 65 Carl Hall Rd.
  The Toronto Aerospace Museum showcases eight decades of achievements by Canadian engineers in the aviation and space technology industries. Significant Canadian engineering aerospace achievements are highlighted including aircraft, aircraft engines, satellites and related technology. Other displays tell the stories of the University of Toronto Institute of Aerospace Studies and its Ornithopter project, as well as aerospace engineering companies in Ontario. The Museum is located at the former de Havilland of Canada factory at Downsview Park, where two of Canada's top 10 engineering achievements were assembled: the Beaver bushplane aircraft and Alouette 1, Canada’s 1st satellite. For further information call 416-638-6078 or visit www.torontoaerospacemuseum.com.

• Drop-in K'NEX Construction Workshops at the Ontario Science Centre - 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, February 26 & Sunday, February 27, Saturday, March 5 & Sunday March 6
  Children six years of age and over are invited to let their imaginations run wild by creating wonderful structures using K'NEX, the popular, colour-coded building toy. Special features will include a bridge-building challenge and demonstrations by Engineers Without Borders. Engineering volunteers will be on hand to help kids translate their imaginations into reality. The workshops are free with Science Centre admission. Location: 770 Don Mills Road. Call 416-696-1000 for information or consult the website: www.ontariosciencecentre.ca.

• LED: Ladies in Engineering Day - 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, February 26, University of Toronto St. George Campus, Engineering Complex
  When girls get into engineering, exciting things happen! This special event will be aimed towards educating girls about engineering. Female engineering students and alumni will make presentations regarding their experience in engineering and their perspective on the field and their work. Following the presentations, participants will experience hands-on engineering through activities designed to promote learning and fun! This event is open to girls aged 8-14. All participants are required to register. Visit www.prospective.engineering.utoronto.ca and select National Engineering Week for more information and to register.

• Engineering Saturday Aerospace Lecture - 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Saturday, February 26, University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies, 4925 Dufferin St.
  Have you ever wondered how humans can build enormous mechanical contraptions, launch them into the sky and then control them? Space exploration is one of the most advanced topics under current research and development. Humans continuously work towards building the necessary tools and materials to explore the vast unknown of outer space. Space exploration, space systems design and space materials will be explored in this session through three guest lecturers from the Institute for Aerospace Studies. A tour of the facilities will allow participants to see this fascinating research first hand. Don’t miss out on the chance to see what lies out of this world! This event is open to secondary school students, parents and teachers. All participants are required to register. Visit www.prospective.engineering.utoronto.ca and select National Engineering Week for more information and to register.

• Public Library Career Talks – February 28 to March 4, Toronto Public Library Branches
  Engineering volunteers will give special career presentations and demonstrations to elementary school classes at 33 branches of the Toronto Public Library during Engineering Week. For more information, contact Julie Cohen at 416-486-0027 or by email.

• French Classroom Presentations – Monday, February 28 to Friday, March 4, 2005, Toronto French Schools
  French-speaking engineers will engage students of Toronto and GTA French schools in activities and presentations. Interested engineers are invited to volunteer. For more information contact Mervat Rashwan, P.Eng., ing. At 905-763-2745 or by email.

• Bridge-Building Contest - 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tuesday, March 1, Ecole Jeanne Lajoie
  Grade 5 and 6 students from the Catholic French board schools and the public French board schools are invited to participate. Judging will be in two categories: best-looking bridge and best weight-bearing bridge. Interested French-speaking engineers and engineering students are invited to volunteer. For more information contact Mervat Rashwan, P. Eng., ing., or Magdy Rashwan, P.Eng. at 905-763-2745 or by email.

• High School Presentations – Richview Collegiate Institute, Bishop Allan Academy, Don Bosco Secondary School, Martingrove Collegiate Institute, Silverthorn Collegiate Institute, Etobicoke Collegiate Institute and Michael Power Secondary School.
  The Etobicoke Chapter of Professional Engineers Ontario is organizing a series of career presentations and hands-on demonstrations to be made by professional engineers. For example, at some schools, students will use their own ingenuity to build “Crash Cars” using glue, Popsicle sticks, elastics and wheels. These events are not open to the public. For more information, contact Richard Weldon, P.Eng., at 416-964-3246 or by email.

• Ryerson Celebrates Engineering Week 2005
  The Ryerson Student Engineering Society will host the following two events. For more information contact Shawn Mondoux at 416-913-3298 or by email.

  High School Outreach Day - all day, Tuesday, March 1, Ryerson University
  More than schools from across the GTA have been invited to come and explore engineering at Ryerson University. The day will encompass presentations, demonstrations and an engineering competition. Students are incited to discover the true nature of engineering.
  
  24-Hour Volkswagen Bug Push – Wednesday, March 2 to Thursday, March 3, Ryerson University
  Ryerson engineering students will push a VW beetle around the quad for 24 hours to raise money for the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. The goal is to keep the bug moving for at least 24 hours while trying to do as many laps as possible.

• Engineering Innovations Forum - 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday, March 3, Imperial Oil Auditorium, Ontario Science Centre, 770 Don Mills Rd.
  The Toronto Chapters of Professional Engineers Ontario and the Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists are hosting this year's event, which focuses on Ontario’s electricity supply. Learn more about the present state of our electricity system, re-engineering the existing system, potential new energy sources and individual innovations (how users can be innovative) For more information visit the Engineering Innovations Forum website.

• Designapalooza - 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday, March 5, University of Toronto, St. George Campus, Engineering Complex
  This action-packed afternoon gives both parents and students an opportunity to participate in a fun-filled engineering activity. Participants will learn more about the field of engineering from current students and faculty members from the University of Toronto. Parents and students will also have the opportunity to work together through an engineering design challenge run by current engineering students. This is a great day for parents and students to learn more about an exciting profession and be creative together through the design of a hands-on project! Of course, don’t forget it is a design competition – you’ll have to work together to win! This event is open to students aged 8-14 and their parents. All participants are required to register: visit www.prospective.engineering.utoronto.ca and select National Engineering Week for more information and to register.

• Pi Throw – National Engineering Week, University of Toronto, St. George Campus
  A charity event run by university engineering students throughout Canada, the concept is for people to select a particular student or faculty member to be pied in the face at a certain location and time. The person in question has the option of accepting the pie in his/or her face or matching the donation with which the pie was purchased and direct it at someone else. The process repeats itself, providing entertainment for all monetary support for a humanitarian cause. For more information contact Mahvish Ashraf by email.

• Agilent After School Science Program – 1:30 p.m., Friday, March 4, Toronto Public Library, Weston Branch
  Agilent employee volunteers engage and interest students in science education, particularly targeting females and other populations under-represented in the technology industry, so that the children will be better prepared for the future, technologically advanced workforce. Hands-on experiments include electronic circuit games, balloon-powered cars, terrariums, etc. For more information contact Carol Long at 905- 282-6330 or by email.

• Engineering Competition – 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Friday, March 4, Elia Middle School
  Students from several of the school’s classes will rotate through four experiment stations aided by the participation of a professional engineer.

• Engineering and Climbing – 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, March 6, Mountain Equipment Co-op, 400 King St. W.
  The North Toronto chapter of Professional Engineers Ontario will share the excitement of the climbing experience with the public at MEC. There will be two pulley stations (1: and 4:1) on the climbing wall. Participants will harness into the systems, lift the harnessed person off the ground and compare the amount of effort used in the two different systems. The demonstration is aimed to show the participants how climbers can pull each other out of crevasses using pulley systems. There will also be information on universities and careers in engineering at the event. For more information, contact Stephen Davis, P.Eng., at 416-661-3400 ext. 207 or by email.

• Engineering in Climbing – 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Thursday, March 10, Bishop Strachan School
  The North Toronto chapter of Professional Engineers Ontario will use the Bishop Strachan indoor climbing wall to provide an exciting experience for Grade 8 students which links engineering and climbing to their science curriculum. For more information, contact Stephen Davis, P.Eng., at 416-661-3400 ext. 207 or by email.
  

Waterloo Events

• Mall Showcase – 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday March 3, Conestoga Mall
  The University of Waterloo will be showcasing displays and innovative projects from several engineering student groups. Representatives from each club will be on hand throughout the duration of the day. For more information contact Sameer Rehman by email.

Windsor Events

• Members of the Windsor-Essex Chapter of Professional Engineers Ontario, Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists, St. Clair College of Applied Arts and Technology, The University of Windsor and local industry are partnering to present the following activities on the theme "Engineering and Sustainability". For more information contact Susan Jennings, C.E.T. at 519-972-2727 or by email.

Elementary School Essay Contest
Students of local elementary schools are being asked to write an essay. The entries will be judged and the winners will be invited to the luncheon presentation to be recognized and rewarded. Winning schools will receive a book for their library.

Poster Competition
Architectural Technology, Civil Engineering Technology and Construction Engineering Technician students at St. Clair College will design posters and submit them for judging.

Engineering Week Display – Monday, February 28 to Friday, March 4, St. Clair College, Griffin Hall
The local engineering community will set up a display at St. Clair College.

Essex-Windsor Engineering Week Luncheon - 11:30 a.m., March 4, Caboto Club, 2175 Parent Avenue (at Tecumseh Road East)
The keynote speaker will address students, technologists, technicians, professional engineers and guests. Awards will be presented for the elementary school essay contest, high school design competition, bursaries, Engineer of the Year and Technologist of the Year and bursaries for third year engineering student of the University of Windsor and an engineering technology student at St. Clair College will be presented. Public welcome. Reservations required and ticket sales are available in advance.

High School Design Competition – Friday, March 11, University of Windsor
The University of Windsor's engineering student society will hold a design competition in which student teams are provided with specific materials and compete based on performance measurements.