Events
Getting to the HEART of Preventing Cardiovascular Diseases [Event Recap]
/On February 6 2014, IWIS hosted the second Cafe Scientifique to discuss the risk factors and preventive strategies of cardiovascular diseases. Dr. Gordon Francis, the Director at the Healthy Heart […]
Read more »SCWIST Annual New Year New Beginnings Party [Event Recap]
/What a fun night it turned out to be at SCWIST New Year Party! We had almost 50 guests including some of the SCWIST founders, current members and new members! […]
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IWIS X CIHR Cafe Scientifique: Understanding the Nuts and BONES of Osteoporosis [Event Recap]
/On January 16 2014, IWIS hosted the first Cafe Scientifique to discuss the risk factors and preventive strategies of osteoporosis. Dr. Jerilynn Prior, a Professor of Endocrinology at UBC, gave […]
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How to market your skills to a job in a new field in a new country [Event Recap]
/In today’s competitive job market, finding work requires more than just submitting resumes. This issue was the subject of this talk “How to market your skills to a job in […]
Read more »Brown Bag “Bring Your Idea to Market” [Event Recap]
/On November 27, 2013, SCWIST held the last Brownbag event of the Fall series, and it ended on a high note. The room was filled with undergrads and graduate students, […]
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Get Back to Nature Owl Show [Event Recap]
/SCWIST had a meet-up event at the Richmond Nature Park today, and a couple of our members were on-site to check it out. Owls were the topic of the day, […]
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Explore Career Paths that Combine Life Sciences with Computer Sciences [Event Recap]
/On November 12th, in collaboration with UBC Computer Science and UBC eHealth Strategy Office, SCWIST organized a panel discussion featuring six experts in digital health. The focus of the evening […]
Read more »SCWIST Brown Bag Series [Event Recap]
/“Stress: Bring it on!” After a bright sunny summer, fall is finally here! So are the monthly Brownbag sessions! On October 2nd, 2013; we had our first Brownbag session of […]
Read more »SCWIST Meet-up – Get Back to Nature Mushroom Show
/Did you know, there are thousands of wild mushroom varieties in the Lower mainland? Some are highly poisonous while others are priced for their delicious flavours, up to $100/lb for […]
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SCWIST participates in the 2013 Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup
/On September 28, SCWIST participated in the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, one of the largest environmental events in Canada and the third largest cleanup in the world. The annual event […]
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SCWIST Summer Picnic [Event Recap]
/On August 20th, the SCWIST team and members enjoyed a relaxing picnic at the Lacarno Beach. Under the gorgeous weather, we mingled while feasting on delicious food. The most popular […]
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SCWIST 2013 Annual General Meeting [Event Recap]
/What a great AGM we had this year! Last year we thought we had the best turnout ever but this year we had double the turnout! Many thanks to all […]
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SCWIST Annual General Meeting
/SCWIST Annual General Meeting Date: Monday June 17, 2013 Time: 5:30 – 6:00 Registration 6:00 – 8:30 Business Meeting Location: Paetzold Multipurpose Room – Jim Pattison […]
Read more »Effective Resumes [Event Recap]
/IWIS hosted another event on April 25, 2013. Nick Arden from SkillMatching.com talked about Effective Resumes to a small group gathered at Waves Coffee downtown. Everybody enjoyed their lattes and had a […]
Read more »How to Meet People and Get a Job [Event Recap]
/Why doesn’t the best resume and writing skill always get you the job? This is the question that our speaker, Lorraine Graves, answered in the first IWIS event of the […]
Read more »Brown Bag February Session: BRAG! [Event Recap]
/Rochelle Grayson was the facilitator and presenter of this BrownBag meeting on Bragging. Rochelle has a list of professional achievements as long as your arm (see her full bio), so […]
Read more »Brown Bag: Mentoring in 2013 [Event Recap]
/January is not only the month to start fresh into a new year and make resolutions, it is as well National Mentoring Month. Started at Harvard University in 1997 and […]
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Mitacs – Inspiring Innovation [Event Recap]
/On November 20, IWIS were delighted to invite Sang Mah, the Director of Business Development for Mitacs, to speak about the exciting research and training programs-available for both Canadian and […]
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Brown Bag Discussion: Science Communication [Event Recap]
/This Hallowe’en Brown Bag presented the topic of Communicating Science for discussion among the 6 panel members and 26 attendees. Sarah S. Chow, Science Communicator and PhD Candidate in Cardiovascular […]
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Networking: Accessing the Hidden Job Market [IWIS Event Recap]
/“Where, who and how should I network?” These questions and many more were answered at SCWIST’s Networking: Accessing the Hidden Job Market workshop on May 2 2012. Jennifer Trost, a […]
Read more »Dress for Success [Event Recap]
/On March 21, 2012, SCWIST, in partnership with DAWEG, held Dress for Success, the first of five workshops in a series on Personal Branding. About 30 men and women attended the […]
Read more »Five Steps to a Successful Career in Canada [Event Recap]
/Dr. Roslyn Kunin’s “Five Steps to a Successful Career in Canada” was one of our year’s most successful IWIS events. She elegantly explained the difficult subject of economics and concepts […]
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XX Evening 2012 [Event Recap]
/XX Evening By Melissa Montoril On March 8th, 2012, SCWIST, in a longstanding and successful partnership with TELUS World of Science, Vancouver SCWIST members and non-members alike enjoyed another year of […]
Read more »CIHR Café Scientifique Event a Great Success! [Event Recap]
/First, a thank you to those of you who joined our event! It was a great evening with inspiring presentations from the speakers and very interesting discussions. The pub was […]
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