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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.
"'''Benefits'"This forum, included in a series of events, will aim at building long-term support networks within the engineering community, through sharing of perspectives and experiences; developing a shared understanding of the challenges and benefits of creating a truly diverse and inclusive community in Engineering; maintaining an atmosphere of common engagement and commitment towards this community.''
For 2014Conversations This forum, included in a series of events, will aim at building long-term support networks within the engineering community, through sharing of perspectives and DiscussionsAlthough experiences; developing a shared understanding of the forum was held during one evening, it challenges and benefits of creating a truly diverse and inclusive community in Engineering; maintaining an atmosphere of common engagement and commitment towards this community. It initiated numerous conversations with McGill Staff, Faculty members and students. Collaborations, experiences, issues and potential actions were discussed. The subjects of inclusivity, accessibility and microaggressions in EUS events, in the classroom and laboratories, admissions process, design competitions and teams, student projects, internships and transition to the workforce, classroom material, leadership positions in students groups, and diversity within the student and the professors body were covered as well. At the end, over 40 stakeholders were consulted including:.
McGill Staff and Services
FUNDING'''Funding''' 
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
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: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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