Ideas for your events
Things to do
Ideas and inspiration for events can be found almost anywhere.
Any format of event is welcome.
Here are some potential ideas:
- Open up your business or university for a public tour
- Run a series of hands-on workshops or activities
- Host an exhibition/talk/lecture/seminar or debate
- Join together with local companies, societies and communities and look at what engineering companies or features are in your area. Have a chat about how you can turn an element of these into an activity.
- Challenge your audience to a quiz or competition.
- Discover what it’s like to be an engineer – hold one of the following engineering challenges for the people in your locality
Our Activity Sheets are here to help you!
Examples of Events from Engineers Week 2011
Workshop: An exploration of Games Design & Development
This workshop gave the attendees an insight into Computer Games Engineering. It allowed them to explore the process of designing and building a computer game, and also experience the engineering behind computer games including computer graphics, audio, programming, networking and many other skills when working in this exciting sector.
Visit: Boeing 737 NG Landing Challenge
Students got hands on experience with the highest levels of engineering known to man. While getting a once in a lifetime opportunity to compete with their classmates to land a Boeing 737-800 successfully.
Talk: Bridges over the Liffey
Michael Phillips, Dublin City Engineer presented a talk focusing on the history of Dublin bridges right up to the erection of the City’s newest addition, the Samuel Beckett Bridge.
