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=== Fall Forums ===
DESCRIPTION
Hosted by the EUS Equity Committee, the Faculty of Engineering and the Mary Brown Fund, this event aims to bring up topics of diversity in Engineering at McGill. The Fall Forum is a great way to meet people interested in making Engineering at McGill more inclusive and connect with different groups on campus, faculty or industry leaders. The event allows attendees to discuss issues and work towards solutions to implement. It usually consists of a talk by a speaker and it is followed by discussion from a panel of leaders in the McGill community. Refreshments and food are be provided; admission is free. During this forum, attendees are able to share their experiences, discuss with speakers common problems and potential mechanisms and strategies to deal with them, and form allyships across the spectrum of the engineering community based on improved understanding
2014
In 2014 Fall forum, the keynote speaker was Dr. Karen Tonso and the panelists were Adeola OdusanyaCharmaine Lyn, Prof Gaskin Tal Arbe, Loréane Goma and Tynan JarrettSara Houshmand.
Speakers
: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.
PANELISTS
:Charmaine Lyn Director of Medical Admission, Faculty of Medicine