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==Social Events==
==Social Events==
====Bluesy Brunch====
====Bluesy Brunch====
Every semester, the [[#Social Committee|MAME Social Committee]] hosts a bluesy brunch in the [[Common Room|Engineering Common Room]] where you can hangout before blues pub and buy pancakes, bagels, coffee and special drinks. This event should be back in Winter 2022.
Every semester, the [[#Social Committee|MAME Social Committee]] hosts a bluesy brunch in the [[Common Room|Engineering Common Room]] where you can hangout before blues pub and buy pancakes, bagels, coffee and special drinks. Look out for bluesy brunch soon! We make Blues a whole day thing (you really oughta participate).
   
   
====Meet & Greet====
====Lora Thursdays====
At the start of every academic year, MAME hosts a meet & greet for all mechies to meet the new [[#Executive Committee|council]]! This is a great opportunity for students to speak to those representing them and also to find out how to get involved. The meet & greet is also where the different [[#committees|committees]] do their initial round of recruiting!
Named for MAME's celebrated Winter '23 Equity & Mental Health Rep, Lora Izambard, Lora Thursdays represent the chance for students to come to special office hours, help themselves to a cup of tea or pot of coffee, and have a chat about anything that's on their mind.
 
====Tea Time / Study Hours====
Tea Times are an opportunity to come enjoy some of the finest tea in the whole of McConnell while conversing with your fellow Mechanical Engineers. It’s a great opportunity to kick-back for a second, meet friends outside of the library and take advantage of the beautiful MAME office. For the 2019-2020 academic year, they are taking place on Thursdays from 2:30-4:00 in MAME. This activity was postponed indefinitely due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
====MAME Banquets====
====MAME Banquets====
Held at the end of the each semester, MAME’s banquets are an event not to miss! Student have the chance to join their fellow mechies at a fancy restaurant and celebrate the end of the semester and the end of our sleep before exams start! There’s a holiday banquet (in Fall) and an end of the year banquet (Winter). They are usually fancy event, where teachers are also invited to attend (mostly in winter).
Held at the end of the each semester, MAME’s banquets are an event not to miss! Student have the chance to join their fellow mechies at a fancy restaurant and celebrate the end of the semester and the end of our sleep before exams start! There’s a holiday banquet (in Fall) and an end of the year banquet (Winter). They are usually fancy event, where professors are also invited to attend (mostly in winter). Banquets are maybe the most important event for you to go to.
   
   
====MAME Clothing Sale====
====MAME Merch Sale====
Alright, this may not be a social event but it may as well be! What’s more social than showing off our McGill Mechanical Engineering Pride? Students can do so by purchasing McGill Mechanical Engineering adorned hoodies, crewnecks, sweatpants, tanks, hats, scarves, patches and much more at our MECH Swag Sale every semester! Furthermore, MAME has migrated fully online. Everything can be bought online at [https://mechanicalengineering.secure-decoration.com/]. Free shipping and 15% off coupons are also common!
Alright, this may not be a social event but it may as well be! What’s more social than showing off our McGill Mechanical Engineering Pride? Students can do so by purchasing McGill Mechanical Engineering adorned hoodies, crewnecks, sweatpants, tanks, hats, scarves, patches and much more at our MECH Swag Sale every semester! Furthermore, MAME has migrated fully online. Everything can be bought online at [https://mechanicalengineering.secure-decoration.com/]. Free shipping and 15% off coupons are also common!
====MAME 3-Man====
Nobody really knows how 3-Man works. Nobody really knows what it is. But everyone knows what it means. Chaos. Excess. Revelry. I can honestly say that there is nothing in my life I've experienced that's quite like a MAME 3-Man. It's a rite of passage for Mechies. Never attend it with 3 Men.


==Academic Events==  
==Academic Events==  
====Academic Forum====
====Academic Forum====
Held towards the end of every semester, the [[Academic Forum]] is a great platform to relay questions and concerns about courses or the mechanical engineering curriculum in general to the department. The department chair and MAME Council are in attendance to hear students out! This event is back in person since Fall 2021.
Held towards the end of every semester, the [[Academic Forum]] is a great platform to relay questions and concerns about courses or the mechanical engineering curriculum in general to the department. The department chair and MAME Council are in attendance to hear students out!  
   
   
====Software Tutorials====
====Becoming Iron Man Tutorials====
MAME hosts several FREE software tutorials such as VBA, MATLAB and LaTex to provide learning skills to our students outside of the classroom. Some of the coursepacks for these tutorials are available [https://mame.mcgilleus.ca/Resources.html on our website]. These tutorials should resume in the 2022-2023 academic year.
Not quite, but keep a sharp eye out for MAME x Someone sponsored workshops and tutorials on machining, software (MATLAB, python, CAD/CAM), arduino, electronics, and much more.  
   
   
====Lab Tours====
====Lab Tours====
With the help of professors and graduate students, MAME hosts lab tours in order to expose students to the different research projects being worked on in our department. These lab tours are very useful to get a glimpse of the research projects available before applications for the [https://mame.mcgilleus.ca/Resources.html SURE program] during the summer! This event should resume in the 2022-2023 academic year.
With the help of professors and graduate students, MAME hosts lab tours in order to expose students to the different research projects being worked on in our department. These lab tours are very useful to get a glimpse of the research projects available before applications for the [https://mame.mcgilleus.ca/Resources.html SURE program] during the summer!  
   
   
====CAD Madness====
====CAD Madness====
[[CAD Madness]] is a weekend long design competition organized by MAME. With the help of a team of 2 or 4 members, students have a given number of hours to complete a design problem presented at the start of the weekend. The design competition concludes with the team presenting their CAD drawings and solution to judges. The top 3 teams have the chance to win cash prizes, and the competition is open to students from all faculties !
[[CAD Madness]] is a weekend long design competition organized by MAME. With the help of a team of 2 or 4 members, students have a given number of hours to complete a design problem presented at the start of the weekend. The design competition concludes with the team presenting their CAD drawings and solution to judges. The top 3 teams have the chance to win cash prizes, and the competition is open to students from all faculties !
====Integral Bee====
Ever noticed that Mechanical Engineers are kind of nerds? For whatever reason, whatever the background, everyone in mech eng has that little part of them that thinks it would be fun to force people to compete against each other to solve math problems in a gladiatorial setting while everyone else screams and applauds like we're roman peasants. MAME's annual integral bee is an iconic competition.
   
   
====MECH Talks====
MECH talks is a week-long event with each day constituting of our esteemed professors and some professionals sharing their journey in the field of mechanical engineering. MECH Talks is a great way to get insights on the different opportunities a degree in mechanical engineering can lead you to and hear directly from the people who made it! This event should resume in the 2022-2023 academic year.
==Professional Events==
==Professional Events==
====MECH Madness====
====MECH Madness====
MAME’s year kick off to an amazing start thanks to our favourite event: '''''[[Mech Madness]]'''''. MECH Madness takes place at a different city in Canada every year and is an annual multi-day industry tour. It consists of two days of industry tours at various companies with the evenings spent sightseeing and interacting with the city’s local engineering students. This event gives students the opportunity to discover the career opportunities a degree in mech eng can offer all across Canada while getting know to know their peers at McGill and other universities as well!
MAME’s year kick off to an amazing start thanks to our favourite event: '''''[[Mech Madness]]'''''. MECH Madness takes place at a different city in Canada every year and is an annual multi-day industry tour. It consists of two days of industry tours at various companies with the evenings spent sightseeing and interacting with the city’s local engineering students. This event gives students the opportunity to discover the career opportunities a degree in mech eng can offer all across Canada while getting know to know their peers at McGill and other universities as well!


2021 Location: Ottawa
Our latest trip was to visit Kingston, ON! Past years have gone to Ottawa, Sherbroke, Quebec City, and more!
 
2020 Location: Cancelled
 
2019 Location: Kingston


2018 Location: Quebec City
====Speed Networking====
====Speed Networking====
Speed Networking is a terrific event for students to talk to company representatives in a more casual yet professional setting. Each table is hosted by an industry rep who talks to about 6-8 students for a certain amount of time. When the time is up, the students switch tables to then converse with the following professional at another table. It is the perfect event to learn about different career paths out there while practicing your communication skills. This event should resume in the 2022-2023 academic year.
Speed Networking is a terrific event for students to talk to company representatives in a more casual yet professional setting. Each table is hosted by an industry rep who talks to about 6-8 students for a certain amount of time. When the time is up, the students switch tables to then converse with the following professional at another table. It is the perfect event to learn about different career paths out there while practicing your communication skills. This event should resume in the 2022-2023 academic year.
   
   
====Industry Tour====
====Coming Soon====
MAME organizes various industry tours in Montreal throughout the year to expose students to different companies. Company representatives give a tour of their company and describe their daily activities as mechanical engineers at said company. These events should resume in the 2022-2023 academic year.
====Meet & Greet====
At the start of every academic year, MAME hosts a meet & greet for all mechies to meet the new [[#Executive Committee|council]]! This is a great opportunity for students to speak to those representing them and also to find out how to get involved. The meet & greet is also where the different [[#committees|committees]] do their initial round of recruiting!
 
====MECH Talks====
MECH talks is a week-long event with each day constituting of our esteemed professors and some professionals sharing their journey in the field of mechanical engineering. MECH Talks is a great way to get insights on the different opportunities a degree in mechanical engineering can lead you to and hear directly from the people who made it! This event should resume in the 2022-2023 academic year.
 
====Industry Dinner====
====Industry Dinner====
MAME’s award winning Industry Dinner is a unique opportunity for students to engage with company representatives. Students are matched with industry professionals that they have showed an interest in with 6-7 other students. The three-course meal allows students and company representatives to interact in a comfortable social environment. Moreover, each company will have the opportunity to make a presentation about their organization during the night. The night concludes with a casual networking session that allows students to interact with companies they have not yet had the opportunity to meet. It a great event to network and learn about different companies interested in hiring future engineers! This event should resume in the 2022-2023 academic year.
MAME’s award winning Industry Dinner is a unique opportunity for students to engage with company representatives. Students are matched with industry professionals that they have showed an interest in with 6-7 other students. The three-course meal allows students and company representatives to interact in a comfortable social environment. Moreover, each company will have the opportunity to make a presentation about their organization during the night. The night concludes with a casual networking session that allows students to interact with companies they have not yet had the opportunity to meet. It a great event to network and learn about different companies interested in hiring future engineers! This event should resume in the 2022-2023 academic year.


== Committees ==
== Committees ==