1.0EWB Canadahttps://www.ewb.ca/en/kimlawsonhttps://www.ewb.ca/en/author/kimlawson/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://www.ewb.ca/en/news-and-events/news/2021-xchange-conference-overview/">2021 xChange Conference Overview</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute("data-secret"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.ewb.ca/en/news-and-events/news/2021-xchange-conference-overview/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“2021 xChange Conference Overview” — EWB Canada" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>In celebration of 20 years of Engineers Without Borders Canada, we were pleased to conduct  EWB’s Virtual xChange 2021 Conference that took place from January 9th to 10th, 2021. This Conference’s theme, Revamp Tomorrow’s Solutions, brought together 200+ members from EWB’s 38 University and Professional networks to engage in sessions and conversations developed around our future-oriented Impact Framework.  The central theme of this year’s conference was EWB’s 20 years of journey, the learnings and the work towards bringing young people and ideas together to work through solutions in eliminating the root causes of poverty and inequality and create a motivating goal moving forward. As systems thinkers, EWBers know that issues cannot have quick and sustainable solutions, both at the same time. These conversations are especially important during the Covid-19 pandemic, which has highlighted the inequity within our communities. By bringing together people and ideas to ask tough questions, the theme, “Today’s solutions don’t have to become tomorrow’s problems” strived to undo the negative impacts left by short-sighted, reactionary solutions. In addition, the conference also sought to provide participants with professional and personal development opportunities and the ability to network with like-minded individuals. “ So many things are yet to happen in the future of EWB. I left it blank, even though so many things are currently happening because our large landmarks will ultimately be created by you” – Boris Martin, Welcome and Looking Back, Looking Forward Multiple engaging sessions were conducted in the span of the 2 days. Speakers hosted sessions on leadership, understanding micro-aggressions, food security, a feminist economic recovery plan and much more! Each session dove deeply into topics of development, sustainability, and equality. We all learned a lot and it helped reignite our combined motivations to make a positive impact.  Sunday touched upon the official launch of […]https://dev-ewb-ca.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Conf-1-300x147.png