Events
Alternate Health Careers in Canada [Event Recap]
/On September 24th, 2014, IWIS organized an event in partnership with Back in Motion, and Simon Fraser University at the Surrey campus of SFU. While the seats were all sold […]
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Attain Career Success [Event Recap]
/On July 10 2014, IWIS held another event focusing on sharing tips to achieve career success in BC as well as providing information to newcomers and graduate students. About 25 […]
Read more »Event Recap – IWIS Event: Deciphering Canadian Culture
How can each of us celebrate our heritage in Canada’s multicultural environment? This is the question that our speaker, Lorraine Graves, answered in the 5th IWIS event of the year […]
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“Breast and Ovarian Cancer-Not Only a Disease for Older Women” [Event Recap]
/On May 8 2014, we were fortunate enough to have Katarina Rothe as our moderator for this Café Scientifique. Katharina is a PhD candidate at the Terry Fox Laboratory at […]
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“Cancer Prevention: It’s Not Just Your Genes” [Event Recap]
/On April 3 2014, IWIS hosted the third Cafe Scientifique to discuss the risks factors and preventive strategies of cancer. Our first speaker was Dr. Carolyn Gotay, who is a […]
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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 […]
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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 »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 […]
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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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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 »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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