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TONIGHT at 7pm and again at 11pm, the Discovery Channel’s Daily Planet will be running a story on the Ontario Engineering Competition! Queen’s teams advanced from the Queen’s Engineering Competition, competing in both the Junior and Senior design challenges at OEC. It will also be re-aired 9am Thursday.

Also in the news was the 2010 Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race hosted by McMaster, featuring our very own Queen’s Concrete Toboggan Team! Check it out! http://www.discoverychannel.ca/Article.aspx?aid=24430

The Engineering Society is postponing applications for next year’s Queen’s Engineering Competition Chair and Committee Members. Keep an eye open in the fall!

You can find all the application forms on the applications page!

We are looking for motivated, personable, and enthusiastic people interested in gaining leadership, business, operations, and marketing skills while making a positive impact on the Queen’s community.

Applicants need not be in the Faculty of Applied Science.*

Head Manager and Golden Words applications are due Wednesday, March 3rd!
Assistant Manager applications are due Wednesday, March 10th!

Any questions? Email Dan Gleeson, Director of Services at services@engsoc.queensu.ca

*Clark Hall Pub, Golden Words, and Tea Room manager positions are available to all undergraduate faculties in the Alma Mater Society. iCon and CEO applicants must be in the Faculty of Applied Science.

The Conference on Industry and Resources: Queen’s University Engineering (CIRQUE) is hiring co-chairs. Applications must be submitted by Friday, March 5th, 2010 and can be viewed by clicking here

The Commerce and Engineering Environmental Conference registration is now open and filling up fast! Please visit www.ceec.ca to register online.

The Engineering Society would like to congratulate the 2010 - 2011 Executive team, who were elected this past Thursday after a three day voting period.  The new team is as follows:

President - Victoria Pleavin

Vice-President (Society Affairs) - Derrick Dodgson

Vice-President (Student Development) - Douglas Haney

Vice-President (Academic) -Adam Bunn

Vice-President (Operations) - Emily Fay

The new team will officially come into power March 17th.  Full election results can be found at: http://engsoc.queensu.ca/society/elections/2010-election-results/.  Again congratulations to all candidates to a great race.

Can’t decide if you want to be a director for the Engineering Society?  Or, do you have many questions that you would love to have answered about the Society?  Well then, you should show up to the Meet & Greet this Tuesday in the ILC Atrium starting at 5:30 pm.

Can’t make it but still want answers?  E-mail any member of the Executive / Director team, or Cenk Aytimur, Vice-President (Society Affairs), at vpsa@engsoc.queensu.ca

Director applications for the 2010 - 2011 year are due Thursday, February 11th and can be found on the Applications page.  Positions manuals describing the roles and responsibilities of each position can also be found on the same page.

Hope to see you Tuesday night!

Every year the Engineering Society honours those that have done above and beyond work in out of school activities. This ranges from involvement in our student government, to involvement in various groups, athletics and more. There are even awards for Professors, Teaching Assistants and general staff.

Awards are given out at the yearly awards banquet which normally occurs during the last month of winter term. This year the banquet is on March 27th, 2010.

To nominate someone for an award you can download a nomination form by clicking here.
For a list of the awards, click here

Want to help run the best Society on campus?  Well then this positions is for you!  The director team is responsible for many facets of the Society, providing an excellent opportunity to get involved, gain some very valuable experience and make friendships that will last a lifetime.

Applications are due on Thursday February 11th at 5:30 in the EngSoc mailbox (right across the Tearoom).  Additionally, please forward an electronic copy to vpsa@engsoc.queensu.ca and vpsa.elect@engsoc.queensu.ca.

Director Meet & Greet will be Tuesday February 9th at 5:30 pm in the ILC Atrium: Come out, meet the incoming Executive / the outgoing Director team, and ask any questions you may have.

Applications and position manuals describing each director’s roles and responsibilities can be found within the “Applications” page.

Come watch the Frosh Week video in Dunning Auditorium on Thursday February 4th at either 6:30PM or 7:15PM. The cost is 1 dollar or a can of food.

See you there!