contents covERstoRIEs News feaTuRe sTuDeNTs 16 26 36 Breaking Barriers for Women in STEM It's Time for a Culture Shift: Why Allyship, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion are the future of STEM Diversity in Engineering: A Student Perspective upfRoNt 4 Letters to the Editor 6 Message from Your President 7 Message from Your Chief Executive Officer NEws+EvENts 9 Nominate a Volunteer for the 2017 President's Awards! 10 #WEACForum: A Smashing Success 11 What you Need to Know About OSPE's 2018 Board Election 12 Raising the Profile of the Engineering Profession - One Story at a Time 14 What is an E3 and What are the Benefits of Attending? 20 The Ontario Professional Engineers Awards - Celebrating 70 Years of Engineering: Past, Present and Future 23 Advocacy in Action fEatuRE 28 Challenges Faced by International Engineering Graduates - Journey to Licensure for an IEG Stay up to date with OSPE's activities on the Society Notes blog at blog.ospe.on.ca caREERs 32 Employer Spotlight: HGC Engineering 35 Member Profile: Laura Yu, P.Eng., Ph.D. stuDENts 38 Student Opinion Piece: Diversity in Engineering covER stoRY eDI IN eNGINeeRING Introducing the new Chair of OSPE's EDI Committee, Réjeanne Aimey, P.Eng., MBA December 2017 The VOICe 3http://blog.ospe.on.ca