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'''Audience'''
All members of the McGill engineering community are invited to attend this forum. One of the forum's purpose is to bridge the gap between students, staff and professors, in terms of perceptions and conceptions of diversity and inclusivity.
McGill Staff and Services
Funded in part by the Mary Brown Fund.
'''Format'''
A keynote presentation followed by questions to the speaker, followed by a panel which is interrupted at some point to launch into roundtable discussions within the audience; at the end of these discussions, each table brings back the results of its discussions to the general audience and the panel, to relaunch the panel discussions.
2014
:Dr. Karen Tonso
Dr. Karen Tonso, Wayne State University (Michigan): A presentation that includes some background information on the challenges that affect underrepresented and excluded groups in engineering (women, queer people, people with disabilities, Indigenous people). The presentation might also discuss how these identities intersect with race and will open for a discussion about how to make changes.
:Sara Houshmand PhD student doing research on coping and responding to microaggression, and recipient of the McGill University’s inaugural Award for Equity and Community Building.
:Loréane Goma
My name is Loreane Goma and I am a third year mining engineering student at McGill university. Cameroonian and Congolese from my parents, I was born and raised in France before moving to Montreal for my studies. I have been a member of POWE since my second year in university and now hold the position of vice president outreach in this club. My responsibilities include managing the EM(ePOWE)R mentoring program, organizing General engineering panels as well as high school visits and presentations.</tab><tab name="2015", index="2">
2015
In 2015 Fall forum, the keynote speaker was Brie code and the panelists were Adeola Odusanya, Prof Gaskin and Tynan Jarrett.
:Tynan Jarrett
:Tynan Jarrett is Equity Education Advisor (LGBTTQ) at McGill University's SEDE office, where since 2009 he has trained staff, faculty and students on equity issues, advised units and departments on policy and programming, and worked to increase access to McGill for groups that are typically underrepresented in the post-secondary setting.
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===Winter Forums===