Conferences
As the University of Alberta is a member of the Western Engineering Student Society Team (WESST) and the Canadian Federation of Engineering Students (CFES), students have the opportunity to attend student-centric conferences to learn about topics ranging from leadership to sustainability as well as to connect with students across Canada!
Leadership in Engineering and Advocacy Development Summit (LEADS)
LEADS is the largest engineering student conference in Western Canada. Typically, 60 to 80 student leaders from the eleven engineering universities in Western Canada attend this event, which encourages collaboration on topics such as student issues, leadership development, and future engineering student governance.
Canadian Engineering Leadership Conference (CELC)
CELC is Canada's LARGEST annual student-run conference of the year and is the perfect way for engineering students from across the country to ring in the new year! Attracting between 150 and 200 delegates from over 50 engineering schools from coast to coast, CELC is a great opportunity to reach out and engage engineering student leaders from every institution and field of engineering.
Engineering Executives Leadership Assembly (EELA)
The Engineering Executives Leadership Assembly is a meeting to transition from the last year’s executives to the new year’s executives. The format includes seminars and discussions to allow for the exchange of ideas and support for the new administration.
Summit on Development in Engineering Societies (SDES)
The Summit on the Development of Engineering Societies (SDES) brings together Presidents, Regional Presidents and VP Externals from universities across Canada, along with the Canadian Federation of Engineering Students (CFES) officer team. These 60–90 delegates come from more than 45 universities across the country and vote on key issues that help shape the CFES development goals for the year and advocate for positive changes in engineering education nationwide.