Engineers Without Borders

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Engineers Without Borders

• Christie Digital Systems, September 13, 2007

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Professional Chapters

• Separate from Student Chapters
• Slightly different mandate
• Graduates can further contribute
• Link with professional community
• Link with corporate community

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Professional Chapters

• Waterloo is one of the newest
• Eight chapters so far Vancouver, Fraser Valley
  Initiative, Calgary, Saskatoon, Toronto, Ottawa,
  Montréal, and Waterloo

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Upcoming Events and Programme

• EWB Gala next Wednesday!
• More speakers
• More workshops
• Themes such as
• Fair trade
• Relief vs. development
• Agriculture in developing countries
• Appropriate technology
• Case studies

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Why we need you

• We are looking for people like you
• Not just engineers!
• We are new
• We need new ideas
• We are evolving

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Why we need you

• Many roles to help with
• Workshops
• Discussion groups
• Posters
• Press releases

• Fundraising
• Invitations to politicians
• Facilities
• Speakers

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Whats in it for you

• Excellent way to educate yourself
• Become a more informed and engaged citizen
• Great outlet for social/charitable action
• Worthy cause

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Upcoming Events

• Fourth Annual EWB Gala
• Wednesday, September 19
• Centre for International Governance Innovation
• Workshop Root Causes of Poverty
• Thursday, October 4
• Right Here!

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Contact us

• www.ewb.ca
• waterloo_at_ewb.ca
• Jeff Smith
• jsmith_at_mrc.ca
• Sign up!