Open
House - March 5 to 9
For an information session and tour, please call Student Recruitment,
at 848-4779.
March
5 - Women in Engineering - Hall Building, 7th Floor
Designed to encourage female high school and CEGEP students to pursue
studies in the sciences and engineering, this event dates back to 1993
and was formerly known as Engineers of Tomorrow. This years keynote
speaker is Deborah Wolfe, Director, Educational Affairs, Canadian Council
of Professional Engineers, and a former military engineer.
March 6 - ECA Societies and Clubs Exhibition Day- Hall Building, 7th
Floor
More than ever, student involvement is an integral part of university
life. These associations organize activities, conferences and company
tours, which complement the textbook theory and classroom experience component
of engineering education.
March 7 - The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Activity Day -
Hall Building, Mezzanine
Concordia has an active student-run branch of the international Society
of Automotive Engineers. It is composed of students from all engineering
disciplines who have a common interest in building and designing on- and
off-road vehicles, as well as airplanes. The SAE will demonstrate the
various vehicles used in their student competitions and will hold an interactive
video car-racing challenge, a power-tools skills competition, and various
workshops.
March 8 Concordia Robowars - Hall Building, H-110 (Auditorium)
Robowars is a robotics competition open to all CEGEPS and universities
across Canada. Students ability to design self-contained, innovative
remote-control robots are put to the test in this challenge. This years
competition includes the classic Sumo Wrestling event for the intermediate
robot builders, the new Solar Roller event for the novice builder, and
the new RoboArt competition for those with creative minds.
March 9 -17 - Annual Bridge Building Competition
Library Building, Atrium / Hall Building, H-110 (Auditorium)
After 17 years, Concordias Bridge Building Competition is still
going strong. See how the future builders of tomorrow incorporate ingenuity,
creativity and engineering skills to construct sturdy and aesthetically
appealing bridges. In past years, some of the structures have successfully
withstood maximum load capacities of over 2,000 kg. when submitted to
the hydraulic Crusher. Its a finale you wont want
to miss!
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