Leave of Absence (Doug)

Doug will be away as of Jan 29 2014 until further notice. In his absence Marlene Chow will be doing all consultations and will be located in my room 184 in the machine shop. Please do not disturb the guys on the floor they have work assigned to them. If you have work to be done please talk to Marlene Chow. her contacts are E-mail ( marlene.chow@ubc.ca )

Celebrate Data Privacy Day – January 28, 2014

Data Privacy Day is held all over the world on January 28 every year to raise awareness and inform people about their privacy rights and responsibilities. Here are some of the things UBC is doing to celebrate Data Privacy Day this year:

UBC has prepared materials on the following topical data privacy issues:

• What are the restrictions on storing personal information outside Canada?
• How do I access other employees’ emails or other electronic records without violating their privacy?
• How do researchers comply with privacy and information security requirements?

To learn more about these issues, and other aspects of data privacy, we encourage you to visit UBC’s Data Privacy Day website to learn more about how to protect your privacy and the privacy of others.

Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Network IGSN

The iGSN is a group of enthusiastic graduate students dedicated to improving the graduate student experience at UBC.  Their mission is to facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration and knowledge-sharing between graduate students from different disciplines. By providing social, recreational, and professional development opportunities that are discipline-independent and highly inclusive, they hope to accomplish this task here at UBC. In particular, they hope to provide smaller graduate programs without established student associations a means to be included in social and recreational activities.  They run regular social activities throughout the year, subsidize and organize graduate student sports teams, and provide professional services for graduate students (Travel Award, Business Cards). You can join iGSN by visiting their website:
http://igsnubc.wordpress.com/12-2/

Interdepartmental Mixer

@Next Friday Jan 31st, 6PM to Midnight
Location: Thea’s Lounge at GSS Building

Want to expand your social bubble beyond your department? Come to mingle with graduate students from other graduate departments, such as MECH, Architecture , Neuroscience and others!

Food is provided for FREE!

There will be HOURLY door prizes.

Bring cash & ID for your share of drinks! (Cash Bar is at the event)

Facebook Event Page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/579063648844390/?ref_newsfeed_story_type=regular

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