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FUNDING

Funded in part by the Mary Brown Fund.

2014

In 2014 Fall forum, the keynote speaker was Dr. Karen Tonso and the panelists were Adeola Odusanya, Prof Gaskin and Tynan Jarrett.

Speakers

SPEAKER

: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

:Prof Tal Arbel Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

: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.

2015

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 FUNDING
 Funded in part by the Mary Brown Fund.
+In 2014 Fall forum, the keynote speaker was Dr. Karen Tonso and the panelists were Adeola Odusanya, Prof Gaskin and Tynan Jarrett.
+Speakers
+SPEAKER
+: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
+:Prof Tal Arbel Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
+: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.