Program Structure 

for the Engineering Futures Forum

The Forum will open with an an introduction of the speakers and a brief presentation regarding the Why Engineering Survey and what practicing engineers are telling students about their early experience and current day realities regarding the engineering profession.  Panel members will be introduced and we will then break out into smaller sessions where the engineers will be able to meet with students and informally discuss issues such as: 

• details of their educational and professional background to include where they work and what they do,
• why each individual entered the field of engineering and why they pursued a specific engineering degree,
• what impact working as an engineer has had on their lives, and 
• what is the outlook for job opportunities (in their field) for the future. 

Past year Engineering Futures Forum panels included representatives from:

• UCF-CECS,
• NAVAIR,
• X-nth,
• Disney Industrial Engineers,
• PEO-STRI,
• Northrop Grumman Lasers and 
• NASA-KSC