UES delegates at the CFES Congress 2012

The delegates from the Undergraduate Engineering Society have returned from their venture North of 60 for the CFES Congress 2012 held in Whitehorse, Yukon. Congratulations team on a successful trip representing Western Engineering and for winning the bid for CEC 2014 to be held at The University of Western Ontario.

Landslide Victory!

Congratulations to Gail Hayhoe and Mike Zawalsky for winning the bid for CEC 2014 for The University of Western Ontario!

Congress Update!

We are now in the final days of Congress 2012. Even though the day is almost done there are still many things ahead of us. Gail Hayhoe and Mike Zawalsky have just presented their bid for the Canadian Engineering Competition and have done a great job! After a quick coffee break, Taylor and I will be heading into our first Plenary Session at the conference while our other delegates do a presentation on what we feel our school does best. After a long day of work we will be going out on the town to do more exploring and hopefully get some interesting souvenirs.

 

Greetings from the North!

It has been an awesome couple days here in Whitehorse. We’ve met many different people from across Canada during sessions and met some of the locals at nightly events. They are lovely, welcoming people who mostly want us to get the best experience in the short time we are here. So far, my most favourite thing about Whitehorse is the mountain range in the background of the city. Being from Toronto, the only skyline I see is full of condos and skyscrapers. Seeing a mountain range is definitely something different and beautiful.

After attending many helpful and interesting sessions throughout the day, I am really excited for tonight’s activities! We will be going to the local hot springs for a bath, followed by a night walk and a northern lights tour. When I was last north of 60th parallel, I did not get to see the northern lights so I hope that they come out tonight!

First Day in the Yukon

A 7:00 am flight meant an early morning for our delegates leaving from Toronto. However the early wakeup is worth it since we get to spend more time in Whitehorse. Flying with a layover in Vancouver, where we picked up Lauren, we arrived in Whitehorse around 3:00 pm. It feels like we have been travelling all day due to the time difference.

The weather here is nice considering how far north we are. The temperature feels about the same as Toronto did during the recent cold snap and is supposed to get better throughout the week. Tonight after a few meetings we will be attending a social event hosted by one of the sponsors.