News Category: Events
UBC BrownBag Discussion - September 28, 2011
“Who succeeds in science….or why are women still under represented at higher levels and what can I do to avoid this?”
Wednesday, September 28th
12:00-1:00pm
at UBC
Please seclick here for more information.
Knowledge is Power, Part 2 (Ovarian Cancer and You) - September 20, 2011
SCWIST and Ovarian Cancer Canada have organized a special presentation on ovarian cancer. Each year, ~2600 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer in Canada and 1750 will not survive. Currently, without the availability of a screening test, only Knowledge is Power. This special presentation will cover the signs and symptoms of the disease and equip you with the knowledge of what to do. The latest research on ovarian cancer will be discussed and your questions will be answered. This is also a great opportunity to network with SCWIST members and other professionals.
Special Presentation on Ovarian Cancer and Your Health—Learn about the facts and myths surrounding ovarian cancer and the latest research result.
Date—Tuesday, September 20th
Time—6:00 – 9:00 PM
Place—470 Granville St, Office #330 (at W. Pender St)
Fee—Free for SCWIST members and volunteers
$5 for non-membersSandwiches and refreshments will be provided!
Space is limited.
Please RSVP to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
More information at http://www.scwistevents.ca
Tour of TRIUMF - September 13, 2011
Come and join us for a fun and informative tour of Canada’s National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics.
Date: Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Time: 4:00-5:30PM
Place: TRIUMF Facility at UBC (4004 Wesbrook Mall)
Fee: FREE
Please register here.
SCWIST Beach Potluck - August 27, 2011
Bring your friends and family to our Beach Potluck.
Saturday, August 27 from 3-6 PM
Locarno Beach Park (between Jaricho Sailing Centre and Locarno Concession Stand)
Bring a snack, food, or beverage to share with others and be ready to play games (volleyball, Frisbee) and meet other women in science, engineering, and technology.
Watch out for balloons to locate us!
SCWIST AGM - July 5, 2011
All members in good standing are cordially invited to attend the next SCWIST AGM on Tuesday July 5th at 5:45 pm
Location: Paetzold Health Education Centre – Multipurpose Room
VGH, Pattison Pavilion (level 1 – behind the info desk) – 899 West 12th
The guest speaker will be Dr. Jennifer Gardy presenting A C T G – ID: Using DNA Sequencing to Understand Outbreaks of Infectious Disease
This event is free of charge to all members in good standing however please note* advance registration is required*. Please confirm your attendance *no later than
Monday June 27th* via .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) in order to participate. Unfortunately registration after June 27th cannot be accommodated.
New members welcome! Join now here.
We hope to see you there!!
Speaker bio:
Following a three-year post-doctoral fellowship in the Genome BC-supported laboratory of Dr. Bob Hancock at UBC, where she was part of an international team examining innate immunity, Dr. Gardy joined the BC Centre for Disease Control in 2009. Along with colleague Dr. Patrick Tang, she launched its Genome Research Laboratory, bringing a new genomics and bioinformatics perspective to the centre’s public health and infectious disease work.
“Genomics and bioinformatics are giving us new and very powerful tools to reconstruct outbreaks of certain infectious diseases,” notes Gardy, who grew up in Port Moody and has a PhD in bioinformatics from SFU. “The idea is to uncover patterns and use that knowledge to prevent future outbreaks.”
Networking Event & Knowledge Is Power Presentation - June 1, 2011
SCWIST invites you to kick off the summer with a free informative event: Knowledge is Power, presented by Ovarian Cancer Canada. Each year, approximately 2600 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer in Canada, and 1750 will not survive. Arm yourself with knowledge: learn about on the signs and symptoms of the disease and how you can reduce your risk.
June 1, 2011
6:00 – 9:00 PM
Elephant & Castle Pub and Restaurant (385 Burrard St at Hastings—Downtown Vancouver)
This event is FREE but registration is required. Please register here.
IWIS Networking Event - May 10, 2011
You are invited to IWIS networking event. Four successful women in science and technology will share their experiences networking and job-hunting in Canada.
Our panelist will answer questions such as:
* What are some of the techniques you use to effectively network? * How would you interact with your colleagues as oppose to your friends? * What are some things not to do when networking?You can also bring your own questions.
Our panelists are:
1. Software developer at Wurldtech Security Technologies 2. Technical Program Lead at SAP 3. Co-op Coordinator at UBC Engineering Co-op 4. Events Director at SCWISTEntrance by donation. Refreshments will be served.
To register please click here.
IWIS Career Search Workshop - March 9, 2011
Successfully communicating your value in career search – LET’s PRACTICE
DATE & TIME: Wednesday March 9th at 5:30 pm
LOCATION: ISS of BC Head Office – Terminal Street, Vancouver, #612 – 333 Terminal Avenue.
Light refreshments will be provided!
DETAILS: This is a follow up workshop to our last event, Successfully communicating your value in career search presented by Su Townsend from Centrepoint Career Management.
We have designed creative exercises that will help you practice communicating your skills to the employers.
The workshop will give you a chance to see the process from the employers’ point of view by evaluating other participants, as well as get feedback on your performance from others.
Both new immigrants and Canadian, members or non members are welcome to attend!
Please RSVP via .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) by Monday March 7th if you would like attend.
XX Evening - March 8, 2011
Along with TELUS World of Science, SCWIST is proud to present the 17th annual XX networking evening where participants can find out how amazing Wonder Women are making careers in science, engineering and technology.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
5:15 – 9:30 p.m.
TELUS World of Science
1455 Quebec Street (at Terminal)
Vancouver
$10 SCWIST members
$12 non-SCWIST members
Join us, at this women only event, for a lively evening of networking, food and fun at TELUS World of Science.
Thank you for your interest. Registration is now closed.
How Smart Women Energize Their Career and Life - November 4, 2010
WIE – Women in Engineering (Vancouver Region) in collaboration with SCWIST invites you to a workshop on “How Smart Women Energize Their Career and Life”, Thursday November 4th, 2010
Presented by Lisa Martin, Owner of Lisa Martin International, Maximizing Talent to Achieve Outrageous Outcomes!
Lisa Martin is the creator of the innovative talent maximization concept (the topic of her forthcoming book with Alan Weiss), which is a simple, clear, one-of-a-kind blueprint to help organizations outperform the competition in the race for top talent. She mentors rising stars, helping them leverage the kaleidoscope effect in order to achieve stellar results and spectacular careers.
An experienced executive coach, Lisa has been a trusted advisor to many leaders in organizations, including GEICO, IBM and Time Warner Cable.
Having founded and then sold a highly successful public relations agency to a leading national firm early in her career, Lisa also brings a seasoned business and communications perspective to her clients. Over the years, she has helped clients like Merck, Nintendo and Bell build brand awareness, influence public opinion and communicate change initiatives.
Lisa is a co-founder of the Progressive Employers of Canada List, a member of the Vancouver Board of Trade Women’s Leadership Circle Advisory Council, a past nominee of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award (2005) and a past president of the Canadian Public Relations Society – BC Chapter (1993).
How Smart Women Energize Their Career and Life
This session coaches individuals to discover the tools and take the steps to excel personally and professionally.
Having successfully coached thousands of individuals to maximize their effectiveness, Lisa Martin, leads this high-energy and interactive program to empower participants to uncover their own solutions to master time on their terms, prioritize their priorities, reduce their stress and increase their energy.
Participants will:
1) Assess what energizes and what drains them
2) Learn how to prioritize their priorities
3) Determine how to move from being “bad-busy” to being “good-busy”
Join us on November 4th for this great workshop and learn how to energize your life and career!
Date: Thursday, November 4th, 2010
Time: 6:30-9:30pm, workshop starts at 7pm
Place: YWCA, Welch room 1&2, 535 Hornby Street, Vancouver BC
Map: http://tinyurl.com/ywca-vancouver
Cost: $8 in advance or $10 at the door
Registration: send an email to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) to indicate your attendance
Sandwiches, snacks, and hot and cold beverages will be provided.
For more information visit our website, http://www.wievr.ca, or email us at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
IWIS Successfully Communicating Your Value in Career Search - November 4, 2010
Winning the position you want is often as much a factor of how well you communicate your value (and believe in it), as it is your education and experience.
How well you manage this communication is impacted by how well you understand what they are looking for and your ability to make your knowledge and experience transferable.
We will cover the career planning and job search process and focus on how to ensure that you are able to communicate your value effectively, by participating in a short practical exercise (bring a pen and paper) to set you on your way.
When: Nov 4, 5:30pm to 8:30pm, (presentation from 6 to 7:30pm, networking after with some snacks)
Cost: Suggested donation: $2.
Where: ISSofBC Head Office – Terminal Street, Vancouver, #612 – 333 Terminal Avenue.
Sorry, registration is now full
Su Townsend
Su is a management consultant and an experienced leadership and career development coach, with a background in research and program design. Guided by her intense interest in helping clients identify and work with limitations to their career growth and personal development, Su is recognized as a “straight talker” with a clarity of understanding that helps those she works with develop and integrate change strategies that lead to measurable success. Her practice includes conflict resolution and intervention projects, focused upon the development of constructive solutions for both the individual and the company.
Read more at http://www.centrepointcareer.com/human-resources-consultants-su.htm .
SCWIST AGM - Tuesday June 29, 2010
All members in good standing are cordially invited to attend this year’s SCWIST AGM on Tuesday June 29th at 5:45 pm.
Location: Paetzold Health Education Centre – Multipurpose Room
VGH, Pattison Pavilion (level 1 – behind the info desk) – 899 West 12th
The guest speaker will be Dr. Jerilyyn Prior presenting Estrogen Addiction—Hot Flushes, Insulin Resistance and Aging
This event is free of charge to all members in good standing. Please register prior to June 23rd by email to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). New members welcome!
Dinner will be provided. We hope to see you there!!
Speaker bio:
Jerilynn C. Prior BA, MD, FRCPC, ABIM, ABEM is a Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolism at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, B.C. Canada.
Dr. Prior is internationally known for her work showing that progesterone increases bone formation by stimulating osteoblasts. More recently, she has shown that estrogen levels, besides being unpredictable, are significantly higher than normal in perimenopause. She has a special interest in menstrual cycles and the effects of hormones on women’s health, especially bone. She has researched the use of progesterone for treatment of menstrual flow problems, hot flushes, and low bone density. As director of the BC Centre of the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study (CaMOS) she has studied osteoporosis, fractures and bone density in over 9,000 women and men across Canada for over ten years. Scientific Director of the Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research (CeMCOR), she holds the UBC Sharon Stuart Aniridia Grant for research concerning the connection between PCOS/AAE and Aniridia. She has over 220 publications and holds 6 patents. She is the recipient of numerous awards including the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Medical Research Lecturer Award (2002) and was part of the Nobel Peace Prize Group, 1985 International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War. Her book, Estrogen’s Storm Season was a finalist in the 2006 Independent Publishers Book Awards for Health. She has a new book “The Estrogen Errors-why progesterone is better for women’s health” recently published by Praeger 2009.
For more information on The Estrogen Errors please click here.
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