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Opportunities To Participate In A Survey On Women In Mining

The BC Mining Labour Shortage Task Force is conducting a survey for employed women, to hear their perspectives of the mining industry. All women employed in BC’s Exploration and Mining Industry are invited to participate in an anonymous, 15 minute survey: http://app.fluidsurveys.com/s/employedwomeninminingbc/ The survey runs until June 17, 2011 Women who complete the survey are […]

CanWIT Business Etiquette Breakfast, May 18 2011

CanWIT Women in Technology Breakfast Club presents:  Business Etiquette This breakfast seminar on business etiquette features expert Carey McBeth.  Carey is Vancouver’s leading etiquette and protocol trainer and is dedicated to helping individuals increase their professionalism, improve their people skills, and enhance their personal brand.  Since graduating from The Protocol School of Washington® in 2002, Carey […]

Advanced Notice: CCWESTT 2012 Conference in Halixfax, May 3rd to 5th 2012

CCWESTT with a Maritime flavour SITE: Halifax Marriott Waterfront Mark it in your calendar!  Check out www.ccwesst.com for mroe details closer to the date! **Newfor Conference 2012: A Policy Forum on the afternoon of May 3 to discuss role of Federal, Provincial and Territorial policies on the participation of women in science, engineering, trades and […]

Discovery Channel Casting Call for Women in Sciences, Engineering, Trades and Technologies

The Discovery Channel has extended their application deadline for their upcoming show “Know It All” and is looking particularly for more women to apply! Information and the application form is below: ——————— ARE YOU CANADA’S GREATEST KNOW IT ALL? Now you can prove it! Do you consider yourself a walking Encyclopedia? Are you the one […]

May 2 – Vancouver Mentorship Program Presented by Women in Leadership

Application Deadline: May 2 – Apply Now Calling all Vancouver women! The May 2 deadline to apply for our 4th annual Vancouver Mentorship Program is fast approaching. Women in Leadership (WIL) is extremely excited about bringing this fabulous and extremely successful program back to the Van City area. If you are interested in being a […]

UBC Student Wins $10,000 Scholarship for Women in Engineering

UBC student Emilie Lapointe selected as the 2011 Vale Master’s in Engineering Scholarship Winner (Renfrew, Ontario): A new ambassador and role model for women in engineering has joined the illustrious list of Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation scholarship recipients.  The Foundation is proud to announce that Emilie Lapointe, a master’s in engineering student at the University […]

Survey for Upper-level Engineering and CS Undergraduate Students

The National Network of NSERC Chairs for Women in Science and Engineering are conducting a survey on the career transitions of upper year undergraduate students in engineering and computer science. All senior level undergraduate engineering and computer science students who will be graduating soon are invited to participate in a 10-minute survey on career intentions […]

Upcoming Vantage Point Workshops for Voluntary Sector

Building Continuity of Leadership: Understanding the Forces of Succession in Your Organization April 14, 2011 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Will your organization be left scrambling when key staff or volunteers leave? Succession planning can be a sensitive and political issue – and one that many organizations would rather avoid. > Click here for more […]

Dr. Croft’s WISE 2011 Video

Visit the Women in Science and Engineering event website for photos and video of Dr. Elizabeth Croft’s talk.

Female Engineer/Student Volunteers Needed for GEERing Up! This Summer

Opportunities to present or volunteer for the GEERing Up! Girls Only! Camps: GEERing Up! is looking for 2-3 strong female mentors to come in during their Girls Only! camps (week of July 25-29) during the summer. These female mentors will be asked to speak briefly about how/why they became engineering students and help participants (grades […]

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