SCWIST co-presents evening with Catherine Roome, COO of BC Safety Authority - May 15, 2008

Along with Women in Engineering (Vancouver Region) and DAWEG, SCWIST is proud to present an evening with Catherine Roome, the recipient of the 2008 Influential Women in Business Award. Catherine will be giving an engaging presentation highlighting the success she has achieved with her career as an engineer and Chief Operating Officer. She will also lead an in-depth view of the career path she has pursued along with the influential people she has encountered at various turning point points in her career.

DATE: May 15th, 2008
TIME: 6 – 9pm
PLACE: YWCA, Welch room 1, 535 Hornby Street, Vancouver
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Cost: Free, but space is limited

Beverages, snacks, and sandwiches will be provided. There will be door prizes as well as an opportunity to network. More details can be found on our website (http://www.sfu.ca/~mlahaye/wie_vr.html).

SPEAKER BIO:
Catherine Roome started her career at the University of Victoria where she earned an engineering degree and participated in a co-op placement at the Neil Squire Society. There she developed cutting edge technology for individuals who require mobility assistance to gain access to computer applications via a mouthpiece. In the next stage in her career, she worked at BC Hydro as a Project Engineer and remained there for 15 years. In 2005, she joined the BC Safety Authority as Vice President of Engineering and currently acts as the Chief Operating Officer. In February 2008, Catherine was awarded the Influential Women in Business Award for her numerous accomplishments.

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