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November 18 - LAN/Magic the Gathering

Tickets for the Charity LAN and Magic Tournaments are now available in Leo's.

$10 for the LAN
$20 for the Magic
or $25 for both!

All proceeds go to the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario. Both events start at noon on November 28th, in the Unicentre Atrium. Tickets are only on sale until November 24th, so get yours now.

November 18 - EngFrosh

Just a reminder, Spirit and Planning applications are currently open. Spirit applications close Friday Nov 20th at 5:30 PM. The rest of Planning closes Friday Nov 27th at 5:30.

Also, you must sign up for an interview in the CSES Office. The Spirit interview sheet is currently posted. It will be taken down Monday AM, so make sure you sign up before that. The interview sheet for the rest of Planning will go up next week.

November 18 - Fall VAP

The Fall Volunteer Appreciation Party is this Friday, at Local Heroes on Bank St. The event starts at 4:00 PM.
If you volunteered at Leo's, or were a director for a CSES Exec, then come at and get appreciated.

November 17 - Events

From now on when there are new events listed in the "Upcoming Events" panel to the right, we'll try and include a link to any relevant social networking site as well. For example, the Fall VAP entry now has a link to the Facebook event page.

November 12 - Calling All Presidents!

CSES will be holding a meeting for all engineering club, society or group presidents (or equivalent). At this meeting we'll be going over the relationship between CSES and and engineering groups, resources and experience we can provide as well as other places to go for help. There will also be a presentation on the new co-curricular records program.

The meeting will take place on the 24th, at 6:00 in the Minto Boardroom. Please forward this on to any engineering club you belong to. If you plan on attending, RSVP to me.

Thanks,
-Rob Stalker, CSES President

November 11 - EngFrosh

Planning applications for EngFrosh 2010 are now open. To apply, check out the the application form at the EngFrosh website.

Also, photos from EngFrosh 2008 are now posted online. Check them out here.

November 11 - Charity LAN/Magic the Gathering

CSES will be hosting its first charity LAN of the year on November 28, 2009. Come out and play some of your favourite games and feel good about it too. We’re donating 100% of our ticket sales to the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario. Tickets are $10 and will be sold in the CSES office. You might want to make sure the 29th is free too, we’re running ALL night long. So bring your rig and play your heart out!

What’s new this year though, is Carleton Engineering’s first ever Magic: The Gathering charity booster draft. My experience is that lots of engineers play Magic, but there hasn’t been a venue for us to all meet. This will be a great chance to meet players of all different skill levels. Tickets are $20 in the CSES office. This gets you 4 Shards of Alara booster packs, and a seat in the tournament. There are plenty of prizes so come out and support CHEO. Hopefully this will be the start of many booster drafts to come. The draft is the same day as the LAN, November 28th. Please go and sign up in the CSES office so that we have an idea of the interest levels.

November 11 - Whirlwind

Remember, Whirlwind is this week, Friday the 13th, at the Legion on Kent. The event will be a mixed ages event, but only those people of age will be given a bracelet for drinking. Doors open at 8pm, so please try and arrive between 8-9pm so that the people working the door can enjoy themselves too.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask our VP Social Christian Keller.

November 4 - Movember

Movember - Underway But Not Too Late!

Movember is officially underway and it looks to be a good month. Moustaches are on the rise while we have prostate cancer against the ropes. If you haven't signed up yet but still want to get involved, it's not too late. Come by the CSES office or e-mail Rob Stalker for more information.

For all those Mo Bros and Mo Sistas our there, get growing and stop that prostate cancer!

November 4 - PEO/OSPE SESSION

The Professional Engineer’s of Ontario and Ontario Society of Professional Engineers will be at Carleton next week to give a session about how student memberships will benefit you. The PEO is a regulating body that licences’ engineers and companies across the province. OSPE promotes the public profile of engineers and advocates to both the government and employers. Both of these organizations offer student memberships and with them come a lot of perks. Come, learn and socialize with two organizations that directly effect engineers.

Date: Wednesday November 4th
Time: 5:30
Location: ME 4494
Please let Hillary know that you’re coming by email.
You will get a stamp in your passport for showing up!
Free Pizza will be served.

October 23 - What is ESSCO?

Have you heard this acronym before, but not really understood what it meant? This Friday the President, Spencer McEwan will be coming to Carleton to give a presentation about ESSCO. ESSCO is the Engineering Student’s Society Council of Ontario and you are all members of it!

Come at 1:45 on Friday afternoon to learn about the society.
Room: Tory 210
Contact: VP External for any questions.

ESSCO Technical Director:
If you like making websites and have knowledge of .php coding, then this position is for you. The Technical Director would be responsible for creating or adding to the administration panel on the website to allow for easy file uploads. They would also be responsible for changing the homepage of the website to what is specified by the Vice President Communications, and adding a page containing links to housing sites in different cities of the province, using information given to them by the VP Comm. If interested email CSES VP External

ESSCO Archives Director:
The Archives Director would be responsible for digitizing all ESSCO documentation that exists within the executive document boxes, at member engineering schools, or that any individuals hold who have been involved with ESSCO in the years past. The successful individual would contact member schools, previous executives, and individuals from ESSCO's past in hopes of acquiring documents. If interested email CSES VP External

ESSCO is looking for engineering students from across Ontario to tell High School students why Engineers Rule the World! You will need to write a 250-500 word article about a prominent and successful engineer and how their degree got them to where they are today. Articles can either be taken from a personal interview or from detailed research. The top 6 articles will be published and sent to high schools across Ontario for potential engineering students to read. Send your submissions to ertw@essco.ca along with your name, school, year of study and engineering discipline.
Deadline for submissions is November 15

October 23 - Conferences

Looking to get involved? Check out these four conferences coming up!

Calling all first years! FYIC is the First Year Integration Conference and it is held this year from the 5-7th of February. This conference will be made up of first year engineering students from across the province. Throughout the weekend you will get the chance to network, interact with professional engineering organizations and learn about both ESSCO and the engineering profession. The workshops and speaker sessions will include information about PEO, OSPE, ESSCO, CFES, student leadership and ideas for events. This is a great way to start to get the most out of your engineering society.
Deadline to apply is November 1st

The PEO Student Conference is a forum that unites the future of engineering with professionals from the Ontario engineering community. Engineering students from Universities all across Ontario are invited to share and discuss issues affecting not only local engineers, but also topics that need to be considered on a global scale. In November 2009, the PEO Student Conference will commence with the goal of aiding in the professionalism and success of new Ontario Engineers and to discuss how involvement in your local PEO chapter will benefit you.
Please join us at this conference on November 27th-29th.
Deadline to apply is October 23rd

On November 27th to 29th, the University of Toronto will be hosting the 19th annual National Conference on Women In Engineering (NCWIE) 2009: Designing the World to Come. It will feature a multitude of workshops, guest speakers, roundtable discussions, and activities focusing on women’s involvement in the engineering and science industries. There will also be many networking, career building and educational opportunities with various companies and organizations spread across the three days. But best of all, NCWIE also serves as an excellent platform to meet with other bright and motivated engineering students from all across the country as well as successful women from the industry.
Deadline to apply is October 20th

CFES Congress 2010 is the Annual General Meeting of the CFES. From the 2nd-8th of January
Come and experience a weeklong conference in Hamilton at McMaster University. The week will include both sessions and round tables that encompass: executive elections, conference biding, plenary and accountability. The open sessions will also allow for member schools to increase knowledge and gain information about other societies. You will get the chance to network with engineering students from all across Canada. Come and see what the CFES does for you!
Deadline to apply is November 1st

To apply to any of the four conferences visit: getinvolved.engsoc.org/conferences
I look forward to hearing from all of you!
If you have any questions or concerns please contact: CSES VP External or just talk to Hillary Flesher.

October 13 - PEOSC and NCWIE

Looking to get involved? Check out these two conferences coming up!

The PEO Student Conference is a forum that unites the future of engineering with professionals from the Ontario engineering community. Engineering students from Universities all across Ontario are invited to share and discuss issues affecting not only local engineers, but also topics that need to be considered on a global scale. In November 2009, the PEO Student Conference will commence with the goal of aiding in the professionalism and success of new Ontario Engineers and to discuss how involvement in your local PEO chapter will benefit you.
Please join us at this conference on November 27th-29th.

On November 27th to 29th, the University of Toronto will be hosting the 19th annual National Conference on Women In Engineering (NCWIE) 2009: Designing the World to Come. It will feature a multitude of workshops, guest speakers, roundtable discussions, and activities focusing on women’s involvement in the engineering and science industries. There will also be many networking, career building and educational opportunities with various companies and organizations spread across the three days. But best of all, NCWIE also serves as an excellent platform to meet with other bright and motivated engineering students from all across the country as well as successful women from the industry.

To apply, use the online application form. I look forward to hearing from all of you!

If you have any questions or concerns please contact the VP External, or just talk to Hillary Flesher.

October 8 - NEW Volunteers

National Engineering Week is taking place February 27th until March 10th, 2010. It takes a lot of work to get this week going and we are still looking for volunteers to assist with planning. If you would like to help out please fill out the form at getinvolved.engsoc.org!!!

October 5 - CUESEF Board of Allocators Election

The candidates have indicated their interest in CUESEF's Board of Allocators, and the election to choose the new Board of Allocators begins Monday, October 5th, 2009. Please visit vote.engsoc.org to view the candidates, and to vote for your departmental representative on CUESEF.

Please note that you can only vote for the positions pertaining to your department. If you have any concerns in regards to the election, please e-mail cuesef@engsoc.carleton.ca.

October 3 - Textbook Library

There is now a list of available books from the Textbook Library. Check out the 'Textbook Library' link above, or click here.