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MESSAGE FROM YOUR PRESIDENT AND CHAIR

Now that I've had some time to settle
into my role as President, I'd like
to share the three main goals from
OSPE's Strategic Plan Engineering the
Future Together that I am focused on
implementing throughout my tenure.
Goal 1 - Solidify OSPE's position as a place where engineers gather, share
experience and provide recommendations on issues facing society and the
profession
OSPE currently has six active advocacy Committees and Task Forces - Energy,
Environment, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI), Infrastructure, Research &
Innovation and the Women in Engineering Advocacy Champions Task Force (WE
ACT) - that are committed to conducting research, creating policy recommendations
for government, and engaging all OSPE members and other stakeholders in advocacy
work to ensure our voice as a profession is heard. As President, I am helping to
streamline their work so that OSPE is presenting solid solutions to government
leading up to and at our annual Lobby Day and MPP Reception in April 2020.
Throughout the summer, OSPE's Task Forces have been collaborating to develop
a National Strategy document, which will be presented at our Federal Election
Roundtable on October 9 in Toronto. This event will involve a discussion with the
engineering community and local politicians running for office federally, giving them
the opportunity to respond and speak to how their party platforms address issues
that impact our profession. You can register for this event at www.ospe.on.ca/events.

Dr. Tibor Turi, Ph.D., P.Eng.
PRESIDENT AND CHAIR,
Ontario Society of Professional Engineers

Goal 2 - Delivering high-caliber events that position OSPE as the convener
of collaboration and knowledge-sharing between industry, government and
academic institutions
In June 2019, OSPE hosted its Women in Engineering Forum It's Time We Build
in Kitchener, where 300 attendees discussed the benefits and differences between
mentorship and sponsorship, and worked together to come up with actionable
solutions to help women succeed in engineering. On November 6, 2019, OSPE will
be hosting The Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Imperative in Ottawa, where we're
expecting more than 1,000 people to come together to examine the current reality
of inclusion in the workplace and collaborate in a session to tackle key issues that are
impeding progress. In February 2020, OSPE will be hosting How to Change the World,
an experiential education program that provides an intense and enriching educational
experience where participants meet and collaborate with a highly diverse network
of colleagues motivated to bring their skills to bear on complex societal challenges.
These are just a few examples of how OSPE is leading the industry to come together
to have critical conversations that will impact Ontario and Canada's future.

and contribute to OSPE initiatives and
priorities where they live and work.
The goal of OSPE's Exchange Hubs
is to ensure we are engaging as many
OSPE members as possible in advocacy
work, so we can all get involved in
leading critical conversations and
shaping public policy on complex
issues related to engineering. For more
information on how to get involved,
read the OSPE Exchange Hubs article
on page 25.
I look forward to reporting OSPE's
progress on these important goals in
upcoming issues of The Voice, and I
hope you will share your voice and get
involved in these activities.

Goal 3 - Extend OSPE's reach in communities across the province by launching
six OSPE Exchange Hubs
Last but not least, OSPE has launched six Exchange Hubs across the province. OSPE
Exchange Hubs are community gathering points for our members to share, discuss

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THE VOICE

Fall 2019

I believe that having an
engineering organization
that engages government
and takes the lead in
starting evidence-based
discussions is critical.
OSPE is that organization.
http://www.ospe.on.ca/events
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