Events
Tag: IWIS
Connecting Employers to Immigrant Talent
IWIS Collaboration Are you an internationally trained professional looking to expand your network in Canada? There is a unique opportunity to broaden your network of professionals through one-on-one meetings with […]
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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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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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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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“True blood” vs. “Real blood” vs. “Synthetic Blood” [Event Recap]
/On June 12th, SCWIST hosted another successful Café Scientifque and had a stimulating discussion on the topic “True blood” vs. “Real blood” vs. “Synthetic Blood”! Dr. Gershon Growe and Dr. […]
Read more »Are Stem Cells the Future of Modern Medicine? [Event Recap]
/Written by Lee Ling Yang CIHR Café Scientifique Presentation On Thursday, May 31, SCWIST in conjunction with CIHR, hosted another successful Café Scientifique at the Wicklow Pub in scenic False […]
Read more »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 […]
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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