Focusing on a community allows students to gain first-hand experience
with the issues confronting real groups of people and to engage one-on-on
e with stakeholders and community representatives.
\nThe course culm
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ir refined understanding of their opportunity and their proposed engineeri
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ions.
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In-person Praxis
III Showcase
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Monday\, April 18\, 2022 | 9 AM to 5 PM EDT
| on campus
\nPLEASE NOTE: Vaccine and mas
k mandates are in effect on campus.
\nYou will receive instructions a
nd COVID guidelines after registering.
\n
Registration is req
uired!
\n
Can’t make it to campus? Check out the Praxis III virtual sessions Apr. 5 – 8.
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Media enquiries are welcome.
Please visit the link above for contact information.
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U of T Engineering alumnus and entrepreneur
Ian Small (E
ngSci 8T6\, MSc CompSci 8T9) as he shares insights and advice gained from
over three decades of working in engineering startups and management.
\n
Topics will include how to manage and lead change\, how to make chall
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\n
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\n
Ian Small has s
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sity of Toronto\, working in tech companies ranging from three-person star
tups to 100\,000-employee multinationals. He first worked as a software en
gineer\, and spent time in software engineering management and software pr
oduct management before transitioning into a range of business leadership
roles.
\n
Ian currently serves on the boards of Lumentum (NASDAQ:LITE
\, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of lasers and photonic devices
) and Snapdocs (a venture-backed startup driving mortgage automation). Ian
has worked with a number of Sequoia Capital portfolio companies\, includi
ng working as CEO of Evernote (personal productivity software)\, CEO of To
kBox (video platform-as-a-service)\, and a lengthy stint with MarkLogic (N
oSQL database). Ian also served as Global Chief Data Officer at Telefónica
\, following its acquisition of TokBox\, served on the advisory board to L
oon (a Google X Labs spinout)\, and started his Silicon Valley career in t
he Human Interface Group at Apple Computer.
\n
Ian’s experience in Si
licon Valley includes fundraising\, tech mergers and acquisitions (both as
buyer and seller)\, and tech spinouts. Ian graduated from the University
of Toronto with a B.A.Sc. in Engineering Science (Computer Science option)
and an M.Sc. in Computer Science\, and is a holder of more than 10 patent
s.
\n
Moderator:
\n
Professor Elham Marzi is a Teaching Stream
faculty member in the Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineer
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\n
This event will be a moderated fireside chat wi
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\n
Register to attend in person or virtually
\nTuesday\, March 21\, 2023 | 6-7 PM EST
\nIn-person: HS610\, Health
Sciences Building\, 155 College Street
\nVirtual: Zoom link will be
emailed to you after registration
\n
Questions? Plea
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\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
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DESCRIPTION:
\n
\n
\n
EngSci’s Prax
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\n
Reg
istration is required for guests w
ho are not affiliated with the course.
\n
At the Prax
is II Showcase\, student teams present and demonstrate their designs to st
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and talk to the teams in small group chats.
\n
Read about a previous Praxis II Showca
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\n
Praxis II is a Yea
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n a single challenge:
\n
Effect a verified and v
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em>
\n
Focusing on a community allows students to gain first-hand exp
erience with the issues confronting real groups of people and to engage on
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\n
The cour
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are their refined understanding of their opportunity and their proposed en
gineering designs with a wide audience through posters\, prototypes and pr
esentations.
\n
\n
Media enquir
ies are welcome. Please visit the link above for contact informa
tion.
\n
Tickets: ht
tps://engsci.utoronto.ca/program/foundation-years/praxis/praxis-ii-showcas
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refine and apply their engineering\, design\, and communication skills. T
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ce of a community.
\nFocusing on a community allows students to
gain first-hand experience with the issues confronting real groups of peo
ple and to engage one-on-one with stakeholders and community representativ
es.
\nThe course culminates in the public Praxis II Showcase. At the
event\, students share their refined understanding of their opportunity a
nd their proposed engineering designs with a wide audience through posters
\, prototypes and presentations.
\n<
strong>Registration is required for guests who are not affiliated with the
course.
\nLearn more about the course
and register for the event here. Registration will open in late Marc
h.
\nMedia enquiries are welcome. Please visit th
e link above for contact information.
\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nTickets: https://engsci.utoronto.ca/program/found
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