Students & Academic Community Engagement

The COE Annual Experience & TechniFair provides an opportunity for the academic community to enhance their education, network with users in the industry, and show their work to potential employers. COE has teamed up with Dassault Systèmes to:

• Fund over 70 students to attend the COE 2018 Annual Experience & TechniFair in San Diego
• Help to build the industry innovators of the future
• Work with academic institutions and industry to address workforce and education gaps

College Junior or Senior Engineering students in the Southern California are invited to join us April 17th for a sponsored day at the COE 2018 Annual Experience and TechniFair!

Dassault Systèmes Member Label Schools

Schools Targeted for 2018 Conference

Opportunities for COE Member Employers:

• On-site recruiting and networking
• Interviews with prospective scholars and special interest groups
• Co-op opportunities/internships/mentor programs

Opportunities for Students:

• Gain experience presenting their work at a professional conference through the David M. Aber Scholarship Competition.
• Engage with potential employers and mentors
• Interact with fellow students in the industry
• Spend three days learning and absorbing technical industry knowledge
• Participate in the Vendor Solutions Fair

Opportunities for Schools/Professors:

• Network with individuals in all industries using Dassault Systèmes solutions.
• Discuss the goings on within the Dassault Academic community with other professors using their solutions.
• Gain new technical knowledge with over 100 hours of educational programming.
• Improve their ability to develop top-notch engineers and technologists for the PLM industry

Download the 2018 Academic Letter

Dr. David M. Aber ePoster Scholarship Competition

The 2018 scholarship opportunity has ended. Check back for more information this winter for the 2019 scholarship. 

The Dr. David M. Aber Scholarship Competition gives students the opportunity to showcase their work on projects involving the Dassault Systèmes solutions to leaders within the industry, as well as gain visibility with all attendees at the conference and with the COE Board of Directors.

The winner will receive a $2000 academic scholarship and the runner- up will receive a $1000 scholarship.

Students who submit to the ePoster scholarship competition and are accepted have an opportunity to receive FREE registration, travel and housing at the conference.

Students in the competition who are also eager to volunteer a few hours each day at the COE 2018 conference will be able to interact directly with COE volunteers from the industry and attend the volunteer appreciation event.

Academic Professors can attend the COE Annual Experience & TechniFair at a discounted rate of $600.00 by updating their school's membership list with 5 new students. Contact coe@coe.org for assistance.

Read more about the scholarship program from 2018 recipient, Chelsea Sewell. 

ePoster Presentation Examples

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