National Engineering Week (NEW) 2005  

February 26 to March 6, 2005

OSPE is proud to play a major leadership role in the Ontario portion of National Engineering Week (NEW) - one of our most visible initiatives to promote our profession to the public and encourage young people to consider careers in the field. This year, over 130 Engineering Week events gave our fellow citizens the opportunity to explore, discover and appreciate the "caring" side of the engineering profession highlighting how engineers contribute to the well being of people at home and around the world.

Running from February 26 to March 6, NEW Ontario saw hundreds of engineering volunteers bring the face of our profession to the public in 40 communities across the province. Thousands of kids, teens and adults participated in Engineering Week events, including K'NEX construction workshops, classroom activities, robotics competitions, career talks, mall displays, student design challenges, including mousetrap vehicles and rubber-band powered cars, and even engineering student-run events to benefit charities, such as a session on engineering the perfect "Pi Throw", at the University of Toronto and a “24-Hour Volkswagen Bug Push” by students at Ryerson University to raise money for the Hospital for Sick Children.

A special Engineering Week supplement on the theme “Engineering: A Caring Profession” was published in the Ontario edition of The Globe and Mail and appeared on February 24. The editorial celebrated Ontario engineers and engineering technicians and technologists who develop innovative new technologies that improve and enhance our environmental health in Ontario, Canada and abroad. The six-page supplement reached approximately 700,000 readers across the province.

Many thanks to all of the OSPE members who volunteered at Engineering Week 2005, making this year's events a resounding success. Find out more and view pictures from this year's week of activities at www.engineeringweek.on.ca.