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SYSTEMIC INNOVATIONS
Rest & Reflection
(3:00-4:00)
EWB Recruitment
Location: Laurentian, Richelieu, Joliet, & Frontenac
Are you inspired and excited to drive systemic change in Canada, Africa and globally Are you
motivated by the vision and work of Engineers Without Borders Come out to the EWB recruitment
session and find out about the many opportunities for you to join our team. Whether you’re
interested in the Junior Fellowship program, the African Program Staff positions, work at the
National Office, joining one of our Distributed Teams, or any other opportunities with EWB, this is
your first step!
African Connect Program (ChAPSter buddies)
Location: Seigniory
This is a workshop for APS, Chapter Ambassadors and leaders as well as all those who are interested
in sharing ideas and improving upon the connection between EWB Chapters and African Programs.
How can we strengthen the connection between our African Programs and our Chapters How can
we get creative with the ChAPSter Buddy partnerships How can we build the value of this program
We’ll be diving into these questions and more as we explore the potential of ChAPSter Buddy
Partnerships. This will be an informal workshop, where you’ll have the opportunity to connect with
other program participants, share best practices and creative ideas, as well as brainstorm ways to
make this program the best that it can be!
Skills Development Round 1
(4:00-5:15pm)
Getting the Second Date: Communicating EWB
Location: Panarama
Speaker: Ward Alsop (EWB)
EWB is a complex beast. There are ventures. There’s the chapter network. There’s advocacy, fair
trade and global engineering. There’s systemic innovation, local partners and leadership and system
changers. And beyond that, there’s all the over-simplified messaging that other organizations pump
out into the world, painting poverty as a pretty simple problem to solve.
With all of this in mind, how do you answer simple questions like... what is EWB What do you do
Why should I join Why should I donate This session will help you find the answers by framing these
conversations and thinking about your answers in a different way. You will walk away with new ideas
about how to not only establish a base understanding of what EWB is, but also how to drop in
hooks – pieces of information that make people want to know more.
The primary language of this session is English.
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