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Congratulations to Amiee Chan, chosen as one of Canada’s “100 Most Powerful Women”
The National Post and the Women’s Executive Network have chosen Amiee Chan as one of the top 100 most powerful women in Canada. Amiee Chan, a keynote speaker at WWEST’s Creating Connections conference last May, is the CEO and president of Norsat International Inc. She is an engineer and mentor to women interested in science and technology […]
Dec 19: CanWIT Holiday Networking Event
Network with other professional women in the technology community and learn about CanWIT’s exciting programs for the new year. During the event, CanWIT would like to hear from you about your interests and suggestions for future workshops. Be sure to bring your business card for door prizes. Date: Thursday, December 19, 2013 Time: […]
Article: How One College Boosted Female STEM Graduates–Fast
A recent Wall Street Journal article details how Harvey Mudd College has quadrupled its women computer-science graduates in just six years, showing how quickly a concerted effort by one organization can shift the gender balance in STEM. Approaches include: making computer science more interesting for freshmen who come in with non-technical backgrounds tackling the topic of self-doubt in […]
Congratulations to CEMF Scholarship Winners Heidi Manicke, Hilary Wong and Andrea Palmer
Three University of British Columbia engineering students have won 2013 Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation (CEMF) Scholarships. Heidi Manicke and Hilary Wong, both geological engineering students, won Vale Undergraduate Engineering Scholarships. Andrea Palmer, a mechanical engineering student, won the CEMF Undergraduate Engineering Scholarship – BC Region. Congratulations!
Dec 10: How to market your skills to a job in a new field in a new country?
New to Canada? Are you an immigrant professional or graduate student seeking a job in a new field or the Life Sciences industry? This Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology (SCWIST) and Immigrant Women in Science (IWIS) networking event could be just what you are looking for. Being new to a country may require […]
Article: Dr. Elizabeth Croft’s Robot – Human Interaction Research
Dr. Elizabeth Croft, a UBC professor and the NSERC Chair for Women in Science and Engineering (BC and Yukon region), is featured in the recent National Post article “The key to better — and safer — robots is teaching them about human interaction, researchers say”. “In a meeting room at the University of British Columbia, a crowd of more than […]
Dec 6: Vigil for National Day of Remembrance & Action on Violence Against Women
Stop by the UBC WIE table and light a candle to remember the events of December 6, 1989 and acknowledge the impact that gender-based violence has on all of us. Friday, December 6, 2013 from 11:00 am– 3:00 pm UBC SUB Concourse, beside the Art Gallery For more information, please email CJ Rowe, Diversity Advisor […]
Nov 26: Deadline to register for UBC’s Student Leadership Conference
The Student Leadership Conference (SLC) will facilitate a collaborative and inclusive educational environment, which will inspire the campus community, provide valuable peer-to-peer learning experiences, and engage students as they share and develop their leadership skills effectively. To learn more visit their home page. If you would like to attend please email cj.rowe@ubc.ca with the following […]
Article: SCWIST presents the Debbe Gervin Memorial Entrance Award to Amy Liang
SCWIST had the honor of presenting the Debbe Gervin Memorial Entrance Award to Amy Liang at BCIT’s Entrance Awards Ceremony. The Debbe Gervin Memorial Entrance Award is an endowment established in 2001 by family, friends and the Society for Canadian Women in Science & Technology (SCWIST), with matching funds from the Province of BC, in […]
Article: Engineer’s toy company smashes gender roles in inspiring viral video
An article featuring Anja Lanz, president of the Vancouver chapter of Women in Engineering, was recently published in the Province. “The two-minute music video tells the story of three girls who are bored by typical commercials pitching pink girlie toys, and create a contraption modelled after the late U.S. cartoonist Rube Goldberg’s drawn inventions. “It’s fabulous,” said Anja Lanz, […]
