Fall 2020

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EWeek 2021 Focuses on the Future

Engineers Week 2021, with the theme “Imagining Tomorrow,” will take place February 21–27, and this year’s focus will be on virtual role models, distance learning, and diversity and belonging.

Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day, or “Girl Day,” will also carry this theme forward and will be held on February 25. The focus will also be on virtual role models and diversity and belonging, but it will also feature special editions of DiscoverE’s “Chats With Change Makers” series in which a high school student interviews engineers and technicians who are working hard to make the world a better place.

This year’s Future City Competition theme is “Living on the Moon.” To adapt to the pandemic, teams will be allowed to work remotely and competitions will be virtual. Teams will make a video presentation of their cities, and their models will be presented in a slideshow format. There will be a live Q&A for the teams to answer questions about their models and presentations.

Interested in serving as a virtual volunteer mentor or judge? Contact Jake Williams.

EWeek Event Dates

• Chats with Change Makers: new “season” began on September 25 and continues monthly
• Future City Competition: September through April
• The Persist Series (formerly Global Marathon): begins January and continues monthly.
• Engineers Week: February 21–27, 2021
• Girl Day: February 25, 2021
• World Engineering Day: March 4, 2021