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Holiday “Coffee Break”

Hey ECE grads,

Just in time for the holiday season, we will be having a Holiday “Coffee Break”! We use quotation marks here because this is no regular, boring, coffee break. This is a nice family feast with the following:

MENU:
Rotisserie chicken (spinach pies as the alternative option for vegetarians)
Roasted potatoes
Rice and salad
Cookies, cupcakes, gingerbread
Tea and coffee

Make sure to show up since this is going to be a proper holiday feast!

When: December 1, 1:30pm (THIS FRIDAY)
Where: Bahen Lounge (BA5157)

See you all there,

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Your friendly neighbourhood ECEGSSwinter

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Learn about IP over FREE PIZZA

Hey ECE grads, GECoS (the collaborative effort between all engineering graduate societies, who brought you Halloween pub night) has a professional development event for you:

Does your research have commercial potential?  Are you working with an industry partner?  Or are you interested using your research to do a technology start-up? Come and find out how to leverage your research to create IP (Industry Partnerships) and how that IP is used to build commercial value.

During this interactive workshop, you’ll go away knowing more about:

– What makes your research commercially relevant?

– UT Inventions Policy – who owns what and why and how to access IP for commercial use?

– How does all the money shake out when you make it?

This Lunch&learn event will be hosted by Karen Temple from the Innovations & Partnerships Office (IPO) at the University of Toronto.

Free lunch will be served for participants.

 

Date: Nov 15, 12-1:30pm

Location: RBC Innovation Hub – ONRamp, Banting Building – 100 College Street, First Floor

Lunch: Pizza

RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/inventions-at-uoft-for-grad-student-entrepreneurs-tickets-39571427204

BIO of speaker

Karen Temple provides over 15 years of experience in technology commercialization across a range of sectors.  Prior to joining the University of Toronto as a Commercialization Manager, Karen worked for companies in technology and business development roles.  Working directly with high growth technology companies, her product development experience and market segmentation strategies have repeatedly resulted in faster client acquisitions times.  At the University, Karen is responsible for develops building IP value and negotiating IP access with UT start-up companies.  Karen is currently Chair Education for the Toronto Chapter of the Licensing Executive Society (LES) USA and Canada.

Brought to you by GECoS

http://gecos.sa.utoronto.ca/

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Your friendly neighbourhood ECEGSS

Email: ecegss@utoronto.ca

Website: http://ecegss.sa.utoronto.ca/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ecegss/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ecegssofficial/

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ECEGSS’s Member for 2017-2018!

Hey Everyone,

Sorry for the delay in updates! As always with Graduate Studies, things are busy.
But here is this years ECEGSS team!

Everyone who is here to help! (Missing a few faces!)
Everyone who is here to help! (Missing a few faces!)

 
From Coffee Breaks to Pub Nights, hopefully we can assist you here at U of T!

Until Next Time!

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ECEGSS Elections & Orientation Pub Night

ello to all our returning students and a warm welcome to all our new students joining us this Fall term. We will be hosting our annual elections, followed by an orientation pub night, at the end of this month to kick off the beginning of term, introduce new students to their fellow ECE graduates, and elect new ECEGSS representatives for the ’17-’18 term!

In addition to the current positions we will be proposing the addition of two new positions, an Athletics Director and a Professional Development Director. We will vote on these new positions prior to the election, and if the motion is passed we will be accepting nominations for them on the day of the elections.

If you plan on attending the event, please make sure you register below so we know how much food to order. If you register for the pub night by the end of the day on Friday Sept. 15th you will receive two free drink tickets at the event. All other registrations received prior to the event will receive one free drink ticket.

Voting will take place at the event – voting by proxy is not permitted so be sure to attend and take part in the secret ballot (and eat/drink/mingle).

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ECEGSS Call for Nominations

The ECEGSS will be hosting our annual elections to elect new ECEGSS representatives for the ’17-’18 term on September 20th! We are currently accepting nominations until the end of the day on Friday Sept. 15th.

Nominate yourself or a fellow graduate student for an ECEGSS position. Only nominations with valid emails will be considered. A brief description of the main responsibilities for each position can be found below – if you have questions regarding a position or wish to know all its responsibilities, please email us at ecegss@utoronto.ca.

President: the official representative of the society, organize meetings, and ensure that the society is running smoothly.

Treasurer: responsible for the financial statements of the society and assuming the duties of the president in their absence.

Webmaster: responsible for keeping the website up-to-date

Social Officer (3): responsible for planning, organizing, and leading social events.

Graduate Students’ Union (GSU) Council Representative (3): responsible for attending the GSU Council Meetings

CUPE 3902 Steward: responsible for attending CUPE 3902 Stewards’ meetings and keeping ECE graduate students informed of pertinent developments