Creating Connections ‘09 - September 19-20 2009

September 19-20, 2009

Loon Lake, Maple Ridge, BC

Who: All women in engineering – students, industry professionals, women returning-to-work, new immigrants and academics

What: A fantastic weekend of personal and professional development, insightful keynote speakers, and the opportunity to create connections with other women in engineering

When: September 19-20, 2009

Where: Loon Lake, Maple Ridge, BC

Cost: Fees will range from $35 to $85, including transportation from pickup points in Vancouver, meals, and accommodation. .

More Info: http://wie.apsc.ubc.ca/creatingconnections

Program Highlights:

Three inspirational keynotes:

*Honourary Chair, Dr. Tyseer Aboulnasr, Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science at UBC

*Elena Brief, President of the Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology, Research Director of the Women’s Health Research Network and Research Associate with the Department of Physics at UBC

*Catherine Roome, P.Eng., Chief Operating Officer of the British Columbia Safety Authority

Five sets of parallel workshop sessions on personal and professional development topics – customize your program to fit your interests

A chance to connect and reconnect with other women in engineering

Creating Connections is a follow-up event to the 2007 Building Communities Symposium event. Our goal for this event is for every woman to make connections that provide support, networking, mentoring, partnerships, and to expand their opportunities to make positive contributions to the engineering community and to society.

To register online now, click here.

Early Bird Registration closes August 1, 2009. Don’t miss this fantastic weekend filled with personal and professional development, insightful keynote speakers and the opportunity to create connections with other women in engineering!

Questions? Contact Conference Student Coordinator, Kerry Black @ .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).