Events

This event is for members of the SEAFRI Community of Practice. To obtain a Zoom link to the event, please join the CoP here on the OEC! Membership is free. 

The meeting will focus on a talk given by Joanna Johnson, Ph.D., University of Miami.

To obtain a Zoom link for this meeting, please join the SEAFRI Community of Practice here on the OEC website. 

Presentation: The University of Florida's RCR Program (Title TBA) ~ Michelle Leonard

The Community of Practice (CoP) in Engineering and Social Justice seeks to expand the conversation about engineers’ professional and ethical responsibilities to include engineering as a sociotechnical field and considerations of social justice. Engineers typically receive training that enables them to recognize their professional and ethical responsibilities in broader…

The 32nd Annual APPE International Conference will be held March 2-5, 2023 at the Portland (Oregon) Marriott Downtown Waterfront. The conference welcomes members of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE), as well as non-members from various disciplines and professions. This year’s conference features a number of pre-conference opportunities for…

Leadership and Research Climate & Culture (title TBA) ~ C.K. Gunsalus, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

What would it take to actually value environmental protection, social justice, peace, and human rights in engineering? How do we move from idealistic visions to concrete action? Can engineers make a living wage doing work that promotes these values? This session hopes to promote a discussion about these questions and more. 

Dr. Darshan Karwat is an Assistant…

The increasing impacts of climate change, urbanization, population growth and migration, along with the rapid adoption of technology in our day-to-day lives will continue to create conflict within and among communities; when systems lack the resiliency necessary to dampen this conflict, the outcome is often violence. Knowing that technological design has the ability to…