Engineering Change Lab-USA (ECL-USA) is a catalyst for change within the engineering community, helping it reach its highest potential on behalf of society
We are living in a world that is facing an unprecedented combination of technological change…
and rapidly evolving societal needs, driven in large part by environmental imperatives. As this uncertain future unfolds, maintaining the status quo is not an option for the engineering community. The imperative for change and adaptation has driven the formation of ECL-USA.
Learn More about ECL-USASummits
ECL-USA convenes two to three times a year to share perspectives, deepen our understanding of engineering’s emerging future, and to launch experiments and focused initiatives designed both to foster change across the entire engineering system from education to practice to research to licensure.
Upcoming SummitsOur Way Forward
Our way forward is through action inspired by the Engineering Change Lab-USA’s mission. ECL-USA was started in 2017, with the mission of becoming a catalyst for change within the engineering profession, by helping the profession reach its highest potential on behalf of society.
To achieve our mission, we will:
- Bring together stakeholders, innovative thinkers, and change agents to explore and generate new knowledge about the role of engineering in an emerging future.
- Self-organize as an independent (non-aligned) entity – complementing existing stakeholder organizations (professional societies and associations), not attempting to duplicate their efforts.
- Become a communications hub, linking and sharing knowledge between stakeholders engaged in creating the future of the engineering community (profession).
- Engage in and lead collaborative initiatives designed to transform the engineering community (profession) to help it thrive in an evolving world.
Recent News
ECL-USA FEATURED ON ENGINEERING CHANGE PODCAST
Thanks to Dr. Yvette Pearson, Associate Dean at the Rice University School of Engineering, for featuring ECL-USA on her Engineering Change Podcast series. Dr. Pearson's podcast (https://engineeringchangepodcast.com/resources) and her work is seeking to transform engineering and aligns closely with the work of ECL-USA. She is particularly interested in shifting cultures to enhance justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion engineering education and practice.
You can listen to the ECL-USA podcast at any of these links.
Apple Podcasts https://lnkd.in/daK4eF5
Google Podcasts https://lnkd.in/dqJXY9A
Spotify https://lnkd.in/dhZWR5T
Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/engineering-change-podcast
Upcoming Events and The Constellation Prize
Engineering Change Lab – USA (ECL-USA) will present two events in the coming weeks that continue to explore the future of engineering. In recognition of the ongoing reality of the COVID-19 pandemic, we will utilize virtual programming through mid-2021. Until our in-person summits are resumed, we will offer a series of half-day, virtual mini-summits at intervals of about every two months. Each of these mini-summits will continue the “deep dive” aspects of our in-person summits. We will also experiment with informal, virtual open houses between the mini-summits to continue the discussions began at summits and to maintain the connections between participants that are an important element of our work.
Upcoming Events
- November 2, 2020 – ECL-USA Virtual Open House. Maintain connections from Summit 9 or catch up with previous connections! Join us for our first virtual open house. Click on the button below and scroll to the registration form titled "ECL-USA Virtual Open House". It is the second form window in the browser.
Register for the Virtual Open House
- December 16, 2020 – Summit 10, Licensure Models for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Summit 10 will feature a half-day deep dive into the need for engineering licensure models to adapt to the transformational technological developments of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Presented in partnership with the National Society of Professional Engineers and the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying.
Future Events
- January 2021 – ECL-USA Virtual Open House
- February 2021 – Summit 11, Developing a Climate Change Public Policy Strategy for the Engineering Community (Tentative)
- March 2021 – ECL-USA Virtual Open House
- April 2021 – Summit 12, Consulting Engineering in a Post-COVID World (Tentative)
- May – June 2021, ECL-USA Virtual Open House
- July – August 2021, The Engineering Ideas Institute II (Topics to be determined)
Accepting Nominations for The Constellation Prize
Summit 9 provocateur Darshan Karwat is one of the organizers of The Constellation Prize, which seeks to reimagine what engineering is for by celebrating engineers and their collaborators whose work embodies the ideals of environmental protection, social justice, human rights, and peace. The prize recognizes both engineers and thoughtful collaborations between engineers and individuals, communities, and organizations. It further seeks to elevate the engineering, technological, and scientific expertise that frontline, marginalized, and disenfranchised communities employ to resist and thrive in the face of systemic oppression. The prize endeavors to inspire others--from students to retirees--while bringing into view a constellation of socially-minded, technically astute practitioners who seek to protect the environment, fight for rights and social justice, and promote peace through their engineering. The deadline for nominations for the prize has been extended to October 31, 2020. In 2020, submissions are limited to US-based engineers and their collaborators. For more information on the award and nomination process, click on the button below.Future Programming Schedule 2020/2021
Engineering Change Lab - USA (ECL-USA) will continue to explore the future of engineering in the coming months. In recognition of the ongoing reality of the COVID-19 pandemic, we will utilize virtual programming through mid-2021. Until our in-person summits are resumed, we will offer a series of half-day, virtual mini-summits at intervals of about every two months. Each of these min-summits will continue the “deep dive” aspects of our summits.
Beginning in October, we will also experiment with informal, virtual open houses between the mini-summits to continue the discussions began at summits and to maintain the connections between participants that are an important element of our work.
We are also beginning planning for an in-person Engineering Ideas Institute II in Summer 2021.
Here is the schedule for our upcoming events.
- November 2, 2020 – ECL-USA Virtual Open House. Maintain connections from Summit 9 or catch up with previous connections! Join us for our first virtual open house. Click on the button below and scroll to the registration form titled "ECL-USA Virtual Open House". It is the second form window in the browser.
Register for the Virtual Open House
- December 16, 2020 – Summit 10, Licensure Models for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Summit 10 will feature a half-day deep dive into the need for engineering licensure models to adapt to the transformational technological developments of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Presented in partnership with the National Society of Professional Engineers and the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying.
- January 2021 – ECL-USA Virtual Open House
- February 2021 – Summit 11, Developing a Climate Change Public Policy Strategy for the Engineering Community (Tentative)
- March 2021 – ECL-USA Virtual Open House
- April 2021 – Summit 12, Consulting Engineering in a Post-COVID World (Tentative)
- May – June 2021, ECL-USA Virtual Open House
- July – August 2021, The Engineering Ideas Institute II (Topics to be determined)
