NICKEL X Conference
NICKEL X Conference
Join NICKEL X at the University of Toronto on August 12-13th, 2025!
NICKEL – the National Initiative on Capacity building and Knowledge creation for Engineering Leadership – is running its annual, interactive conference in-person at the University of Toronto. The theme this year is Leadership During Crisis.
NICKEL is a community of faculty, staff and instructors interested in furthering engineering students’ leadership capabilities. This community gathers to learn from each other, share insights and wisdom from teaching practice, and collaboratively build our capacity to support our students. Through enhancing our students’ leadership, we enable them to increase their positive impact on the world around them.
NICKEL X will involve in-person workshops, classroom simulations, panel discussions, reflective activities, and great conversation!
Objectives for NICKEL 2025:
Build relationships between individuals engaged in engineering leadership education.
Form a network of learning and action.
Demonstrate and experience active leadership learning.
Share best practices and greatest challenges.
Integrate new ideas into university programs.
Stimulate interest in research on engineering leadership and its pedagogy
Who Should Attend?
University faculty, staff, and instructors from Canadian universities with a personal interest and passion for the topic and role alignment with engineering leadership initiatives.
No experience in teaching engineering leadership necessary - just an interest to learn and share your perspectives with others.
Past attendees have included faculty members, curriculum developers, student experience professionals, engineering deans, and department chairs.
Want to Present at NICKEL X?
This year we are inviting our community members to share in building our programme. Are you interested in presenting a workshop or session on an Engineering Leadership topic related to “Leadership During Crisis”? Or do you have an activity that you already teach that would be great learning for our community? If you are interested, please email Nate and Patricia by June 30th to discuss your idea/proposal. Our emails are at the bottom of this information.
How to Register:
Registration is available on the UofT Alumni System. You can register here.
Cost:
The conference fee is $250 CAD + HST ($282.50). Price includes light breakfast and lunch both days, and dinner on the first day.
Accommodations:
Special rates at nearby residences and hotels are available from $135 and will be shared with those registering.
Timing:
The conference will begin at 8:30am on August 12th, and wrap up by 3:00pm on August 13th.
More Information:
If you have any questions, please email Patricia Sheridan (patricia.sheridan@utoronto.ca) or Nate Quitoriano (nate.quitoriano@mcgill.ca).