BESA Summer Banquet
Join BESA for our biggest event of the year: the BESA annual summer banquet. This year, we will be heading to Scaddabush Italian Kitchen (382 Yonge St.) to enjoy a three course à la carte dinner and drinks with our fellow students and guests.
When: Thursday July 27th, 6 pm
Where: 382 Yonge St. (15 min walk from RS)
Dress code: Semi-formal
Tickets: Early bird $25 (sign up by July 19); Regular $30; Guest $35
Sign up here and get your payment to us as soon as possible as spaces fill up!
BESA Cooking Workshop: May 30 (6 – 8pm)
Sick of those frozen pizza dinners night after night? Join BESA for a delectable experience at Loblaws Cooking School. This hands-on, 2-hour cooking workshop includes a 3-course Italian dinner, with 2 courses made by participants under the guidance of a professional chef.
Cost: $20 (sign up by May 20) or $25 after May 20
When: Tuesday May 30, 6-8PM
Where: 60 Carlton Street (13min walk from RS)
Menu:
Appetizer – Proscuitto et pere (prosciutto with fresh pear, aged balsamic, baby arugula, shaved parmesan)
Main Course – Chicken parmigiana with roasted potatoes and seasonal vegetables
Dessert – Tiramisu
Sign up here. Make sure to sign up soon as spaces fill up! We will contact you about payment and details of the workshop as the date approaches.
Photo contest: BESA around the World – OPENS Wednesday!
Your peers have submitted their pictures for BESA Around the World Photo Contest! Stay tuned this Wednesday to vote for the photo you like the most on Facebook or Instagram! The most liked picture on Facebook or Instagram will receive a $20 Starbucks Gift Card.
Contest ends: June 4th @11:59PM
Toronto Rehab Tour (April 27th, 12pm)
Toronto Rehab is home to some of the world’s most technologically advanced rehabilitation research facilities. The iDAPT Centre for Rehabilitation Research is a unique space where ideas can be cultivated and tested in a real-life setting. If you are interested in touring the iDAPT facilities at Toronto Rehab, please sign up here.
BESA Board Game Night
Come out for a night of board games and snacks with BESA!
When: Wednesday, April 26th @6pm
Where: TBD (will be on campus)
Tuesday April 4: BESA Industry Night
Come learn about a growing medical technology company, Interface Biologics (IBI), with an exclusive tour of its facility. The IBI tour was previously cancelled due to an illness but has been re-scheduled for April 4th at 5 PM. Register now as there are only 15 spots.
BESA goes to a Toronto Raptors Game
BESA is going to a Raptors game on at the end of March when they face Charlotte Hornets in Air Canada Centre. BESA only has 10 tickets which will be sold on first come, first served basis. Email Mosa Alhamami <mosa.alhamami@mail.utoronto.ca> as soon as possible to purchase your ticket. BESA members are strongly encouraged to buy tickets before Friday, March 24th 12pm as after this, tickets will be available to non-BESA members.
When: Wed March 29th @7:30pm
Where: Air Canada Centre
Cost: $36
With 1 week left, tickets are 90% sold out for March 27. The calendar for the day and the speakers are posted on Facebook. An Eventbrite ticket will guarantee you access to Career Day. A few tickets will likely still be available at the door if there are no-shows.
When: Mon, March 27th @11:30 am – 4:30 pm (Career Day); 4:30 – 6:30 pm (Networking)
Where: CCBR Red and Black Rooms
Register here
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/career-day-2017-tickets-31946323313
Professional Engineering Session
If you have recently completed your engineering degree or are currently an EIT, and confused about what to do to become a P.Eng., then this seminar is for you!
You will learn:
– What engineering experience PEO is looking for
– How engineering experience is evaluated by PEO
– How you can facilitate the evaluation process
– How to prepare your Experience Record
– What the PPE is?
When: Mon, March 20th @6pm
Where: SF1101
JLABS tour (Mar 14 @9:30-11:30 AM)
JLABS is a network of life science incubators providing emerging companies with resources to bring new healthcare innovations to market. At this event, you will attend a tour of the facility, and hear JLABS entrepreneurs speak about their companies. RSVP here and register on the CLN.
BESA plays Basketball
Come shoot some hoops with BESA in a basketball pick-up game. Feel free to invite your lab mates and UofT friends.
When: Wednesday, March 15 @4-5 pm
Where: UofT Hart House (lower gym)
What to bring: T-card + proper gym wear & non-marking athletic shoes + locker lock (optional)
More info? Contact Mosa Alhamami <mosa.alhamami@mail.utoronto.ca>
St. Patrick’s Day Pub Night
Come out and party with your fellow graduate engineering students. Interested? Sign up here and check out the facebook event!
Where: The Supermarket (268 Augusta Avenue)
When: Thursday, March 16th @ 8pm
Policy and Innovation Initiative’s 1st Hackathon
Hosted by the School of Public Policy, the hackathon aims to explore and pose solutions to some of the most difficult Public Health issues Ontario faces such as alleviating pressures in downtown hospitals and exploring the viability of alternative models for delivering medicine. The Hackathon will comprise of graduate students of public policy, public health, urban planning, engineering, and computer science, as well as public servants and those interested in policy in general. Catered food and coffee will be provided!
When: Sat, Mar 4 @10am to 5pm
Where: Canadiana Gallery (14 Queens Park Crescent W), at the University of Toronto
(St. George Campus).
Register on Eventbrite here and complete your registration form here
Ghana Medical Help Equipment Packing Party
BESA Plays Volleyball
Come out to play volleyball with BESA. Feel free to invite your UofT friends. See details below.
Who: BESA + UofT friends/lab mates
Where: UofT Hart House (lower gym)
What to bring: T-card+proper gym wear & non-marking athletic shoes + locker lock (optional)
More info? Contact Athletics Director Mosa Alhamami <mosa.alhamami@mail.utoronto.ca>
BESA Industry Night
Come learn about a growing medical technology company, Interface Biologics (IBI), with an exclusive tour of its facility. Register now as there are limited spots by filling out this registration form.
When: Thurs, Feb 16 @5-6p
Interdepartmental Trivia Night
Join us for a night of trivia with other FacMed departments. Food and drink available for BESA members on a first-come, first-served basis. Sign up here and check out the Facebook event here
When: Wed, Feb 8th @6-11pm (Trivia starts @ 7:15pm)
Where: O’Grady’s Tap & Grill (171 College Street)
ILEAD Speed Interview Workshop
BESA Indoor Soccer League
Come out this week for a round of indoor soccer.
Who: BESA + UofT friends/lab mates
When: Wed, Feb 8 @9-10 pm
Where: UofT Hart House (lower gym)
What to bring: T-card+proper gym wear & non-marking athletic shoes + locker lock (optional)
More info? Contact Athletics Director Mosa Alhamami <mosa.alhamami@mail.utoronto.ca>
Drop-in sessions of ping pong
When: Tues and Thurs 8-10 pm
Where: Hart House Range Room
Feedback And Munchies (FAM) Party 2017
We need you and your ideas! Do you have answers to questions like “my student experience would be better if…”? The BESA Annual Feedback and Munchies (FAM) Party is coming up and we need your feedback to make your student experience the best it can be. There will be food, prizes and skating afterwards as well!
Check the BESA Facebook page this week for the event and RSVP!
When: Fri, Feb 3rd @6 – 8 pm
Where: CCBR Red Room
Thanks to all the BESA members who showed up at the Feedback And Munchies (FAM) Party 2017! We appreciate the valuable feedback you have provided us! #besa1617
Engineering World Health Workshop 2: Solder & Build
Come out for a hands on workshop and to build your own digital thermometer! Introduction will focus on the modular approach to engineering design and its importance for sustainable and cost effective devices. Participants will have the opportunity to gain hands on experience with soldering and debugging circuits. Register here
When: Thurs, Feb 2nd @6pm
Where: SF2202
Tuesday: Indoor Soccer
Come out to play soccer at Hart House! Non-BESA members are also welcome to join 🙂
Who: BESA + UofT friends/lab mates
When: Tuesday, Jan 17, 7-8pm
Where: UofT Hart House (lower gym)
What to bring: T-card + proper gym wear & non-marking athletic shoes + locker lock (optional)
For more info, Contact Amine Driouchi or Mosa Alhamami
Thursday: Graduate Engineering Pub Night
Come out and ring in the new year with graduate students from UofT’s engineering departments. Admission is free. Free drink ticket to the first 10 to register.
When: Thurs., Jan. 12th @ 8pm
Where: Prenup Pub, 2nd floor (191 College St.)
Registration link here, for more info, check out the Facebook event here
Welcome IBBME Incoming Class of 2016!
We’re so glad to have you. Your student association (Biomedical Engineering Students’ Association, or BESA) has organized a fun-filled Orientation Week from September 7 – 10 in order to get to know you, and to give you the chance to get acquainted with one another. Fill in this form so that we can plan for and gauge the attendance at each event.
Orientation Week 2016 is finally here! BESA has several events lined up for you, so come on out, make new friends and enjoy your first week with BESA! #besa1617
