Events

Overcome Your Resistance and Embrace Virtual Networking [Event Recap]

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Virtual Networking SCWIST and Island Women in Science and Technology (iWIST) recently came together to bring you an opportunity to meet women in STEM and brush up on your networking […]

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Chat With Us: Dr. Edna Matta-Camacho shares interview advice

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In the latest installment of our “Chat With Us” series, we met with Dr. Edna Matta-Camacho, an Assessment Officer at the Therapeutic Products Directorate at Health Canada.

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The 4th Annual Women in STEM Virtual Career Fair

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A roaring success! On May 26th, 2023, SCWIST welcomed more than 540 attendees and 14 organizations from across Canada to our 4th annual Women in STEM Virtual Career Fair. This […]

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Overcome Your Objections and Embrace Virtual Networking

Overcome Your Resistance and Embrace Virtual Networking

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Learning to love virtual networking Networking is not only a great way to find new job opportunities, it’s an easy way to make connections with new friends and professionals who […]

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Event Recap: 2023 Wonder Women Networking Evening

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Over 30 Years of Wonder Written by Julianne Kim, Event Coordinator On March 15, 2023, the annual Wonder Women Networking Evening hosted by SCWIST and Science World returned for another […]

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Poster Image for the event, Overcome Your Objections and Leverage the Benefits of Networking with Sue Maitland.

Overcome Your Objections and Leverage the Benefits of Networking

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Tips and Tricks for Networking SCWIST recently has the pleasure of hosting Sue Maitland, PCC for Overcoming Your Objections and Leverage the Benefits of Networking. Networking is an essential skill […]

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Banner image for ERG workshop with The Thoughful Co

Employee Resource Group (ERG) Implementation Workshop

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On July 25th, Jillian Climie and Sophie Warwick, co-founders of The Thoughtful Co., walked us through how to implement an Employee Resource Group (ERG), delivering an easy-to-follow action plan to […]

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Brown Bag: None of us are as smart as all of us – Teamwork strategies in STEM [Event Recap]

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SCWIST Review: None of us are as smart as all of us: Teamwork strategies in STEM Overview by Emma Griffiths, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, SFU. SFU, […]

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Brown Bag: Conflict Resolution for the Professional Woman [Event Recap]

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Conflict Resolution for the Professional Woman Speaker: Lindi Frost Where a group of people works together, very likely there is difference in opinions that may lead to conflict situations. As […]

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Get the Job You Really Want: 2 Essential Career Building Tools [Event Recap]

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Get the Job You Really Want: 2 Essential Career Building Tools – Compelling Career Branding Statements & Information Interviews Presented by: Joanne Loberg, Career Coach & Certified Executive Coach of […]

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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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Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup [Event Recap]

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Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup – April 12, 2014 It was a beautiful sunny day, 9 people signed up and 7 people attended; Joe and Pat volunteered their car for transporting […]

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“Breast and Ovarian Cancer-Not Only a Disease for Older Women” [Event Recap]

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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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Brown Bag – Goal Setting: How to Achieve Your Career Objectives [Event Recap]

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Close your eyes; picture your ideal job environment. What do you see? Is it a multinational company or a startup? Listen to the sound around you; what do you hear? […]

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The Chemistry of Beer [Event Recap]

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The Chemistry of Beer, talk for laymen and scientist, by Ken Beattie, on January 20th this year, was an outstanding success. Everyone who attended raved about the facts they learned […]

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Getting to the HEART of Preventing Cardiovascular Diseases [Event Recap]

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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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SCWIST Annual New Year New Beginnings Party [Event Recap]

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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]

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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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Get Back to Nature Owl Show [Event Recap]

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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]

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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 […]

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SCWIST Brown Bag Series [Event Recap]

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 “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 […]

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SCWIST participates in the 2013 Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup

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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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Effective Resumes [Event Recap]

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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 […]

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How to Meet People and Get a Job [Event Recap]

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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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