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Overcome Your Resistance and Embrace Virtual Networking
/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
/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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Overcome Your Objections and Leverage the Benefits of Networking
/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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Employee Resource Group (ERG) Implementation Workshop
/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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BrownBag Event Recap: Don’t let the bastards grind you down
Don’t Let The Bastards Grind You Down: On Being a Female Leader with Dr. Claire Cupples SFU Brown Bag Lunch Series – Event Recap Date of […]
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BrownBag Recap: SCWIST Review: None of us are as smart as all of us: Teamwork strategies in STEM
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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BrowBag Recap: Conflict Resolution for the Professional Woman
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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Event Recap: Tools for Transitions Workshop Series
For three consecutive Saturdays this fall (September 20, 27, and October 4, 2014), SCWIST organized a series of workshops with the theme “Tools for Transitions: making life shaping decisions during […]
Read more »Event Recap: Get the Job You Really Want: 2 Essential Career Building Tools
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 […]
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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Event Recap – Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup
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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IWIS Event recap for: “Breast and Ovarian Cancer-Not Only a Disease for Older Women”
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 […]
Read more »Event Recap – BrownBag Series – Goal Setting: How to Achieve Your Career Objectives
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? […]
Read more »Event Recap – The Chemistry of Beer
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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Event Recap: “Getting to the HEART of Preventing Cardiovascular Diseases”
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 »Event Recap – SCWIST Annual New Year New Beginnings Party
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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Event Recap – IWIS X CIHR Cafe Scientifique: Understanding the Nuts and BONES of Osteoporosis
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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SCWIST Meet-up: 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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Event Recap – Explore Career Paths that Combine Life Sciences with Computer Sciences
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 Summary
“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
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 […]
Read more »Event Recap – Effective Resumes
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 »Event Recap – How to Meet People and Get a Job?
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 »EVENT RECAP – BrownBag session: Mentoring in January 2013
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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