DAWEG, in partnership with WIE(VR), Women in Engineering (Vancouver Region), will be hosting a Speaker and Networking Event to mark International Women’s Day on March 8, 2014.

Entrepreneurship – Start-up Lessons Learned
Hear from one woman who went from being an engineering student to navigating the start-up world, and learned some of the ins and outs of getting a business going in BC along the way.

When:  March 7, 6:30 – 9:00 pm
Where: YMCA Downtown, 535 Hornby Street, Vancouver
Cost:  $15 APEGBC members | $12 for EIT/GIT | $8 Other |$6 Students, Unemployed, Underemployed, Looking for Work

Lauren Kulokas is an engineer turned entrepreneur, with a passion for business, technology, and the environment.  She is a partner at Scallywag Solutions, a Vancouver-based start-up that provides products for the pet industry.  Prior to Scallywag, Lauren was the Chief Operating Officer at Energy Aware Technology Inc., and remains an active member of the company’s Board of Directors.  Lauren has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering with a Minor in Commerce from UBC.