Roseau, Dominica, March 19, 2025- The Dominica Association of Professional Engineers (D.A.P.E) will host several activities in commemoration of Engineers’ Week.
The celebration, which runs from March 23 to March 29, will begin with a mass at the St. Martin De Porres Roman Catholic Church in Canefield on Sunday, March 23 at 10:30am.
The President of D.A.P.E, Nicole Laville, said it is important to the association to start the week off in thanksgiving.
“On Sunday, March 23rd, we will kick off the week with Mass at the St Martin De Porres Chapel in Canefield. And we’re going to take this opportunity to give thanks and offer our organization, our profession and the work of our hands to the Almighty.”
On Wednesday, March 26, the association will engage the youth with a debate featuring the Dominica State College and the AcademiX School of Learning. The topic of debate was especially selected to pique the interest of the young people.
“The topic of this debate is particularly timely and in keeping with what is happening in 2025 and it is ‘The Rapid Advancement of AI is a Threat to Engineering Jobs and Will Soon Lead to a Lack of Innovation in the Field’. And we believe that this discussion will be crucial for the field of engineering….The debate is also an opportunity to encourage young people to do research about the field of engineering and this is one of the aims of our organization-to promote engineering and to gain ground for new engineers in Dominica,” Laville pointed out.
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Laville indicated that the debate will be held at the Amphitheatre of the Dominica China Friendship Hospital at 2:30pm and the public is encouraged to attend.
To culminate the week of activities, an award ceremony and social will be held on Saturday, March 29.
“To close out the week, we are going to be holding the Engineers’ Award Ceremony and during that ceremony we are going to honour three (3) exceptional engineers for their outstanding contribution and dedicated and long service to the field of engineering in Dominica. This is the first time that this is going to be done for engineers in Dominica so we are definitely looking forward to this event,” she informed.
Laville said she hopes that the award ceremony will serve as encouragement for other engineers to offer dedicated service.
ABOUT D.A.P.E:
The Dominica Association of Professional Engineers (D.A.P.E.) is a professional body committed to enhancing the skills and capabilities of Dominican engineers. D.A.P.E. focuses on maintaining high ethical standards, promoting continuous professional development, and ensuring that engineering practices meet local and international standards.
