WESST Leadership in Engineering & Advocacy Development Summit (LEADS)

LEADS will be held in September 2025 in Vancouver, BC, hosted by British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT).

The WESST LEADS Retreat serves as the annual general meeting for WESST and provides its participants with a variety of social and professional events. During the annual general meeting portion of the retreat, the upcoming WESST executives are elected and schools bid to hold the next Western Engineering Competition (WEC). Delegates from each of the engineering schools in Western Canada gather to learn more about the inner workings of WESST and the CFES. The retreat also provides participants with an excellent opportunity to meet and interact with representatives from other engineering societies across western Canada. Those interested in getting into a leadership role are highly encouraged to attend this conference. This conference also includes an Olympics event. This event is purely a fun social gathering designed to promote interaction among Western Canadian engineering schools, introduce new students to events outside their own university and to meet students from various other western Canadian universities.

Each fall, UMES sends delegates to gather with 60 student leaders from across western Canada for 3-4 days, where they collaborate on student issues and leadership developmentin a camp setting. No prior experience or knowledge is required, just a passion to get involved!

For more information, please contact the Vice Stick External or see the WESST website.