{"id":42,"date":"2015-10-25T12:00:13","date_gmt":"2015-10-25T19:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/gradstudents\/?p=42"},"modified":"2015-07-22T15:29:44","modified_gmt":"2015-07-22T22:29:44","slug":"networking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/gradstudents\/2015\/10\/25\/networking\/","title":{"rendered":"Networking"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel-pane pane-node-content\">\n<div class=\"pane-content\">\n<article id=\"node-12923\" class=\"node node-event node-odd clearfix\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"field field-name-field-event-location field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix\"><label><strong>Location<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/label>TBC<\/div>\n<div class=\"field field-name-field-event-location field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"field field-name-field-event-organizer field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix\"><label><strong>Offered by<\/strong>:<\/label> Graduate Pathways to Success, Postdoctoral Fellows Office and Mitacs Step<\/div>\n<div class=\"field field-name-field-event-organizer field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"field field-name-field-event-date field-type-date field-label-inline clearfix\"><label><strong>Date<\/strong>:<\/label> <span class=\"date-display-single\">Thursday, 5 November 2015 &#8211; <span class=\"date-display-start\">9:30am<\/span> to <span class=\"date-display-end\">11:30am<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"field field-name-field-event-date field-type-date field-label-inline clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-above\"><strong><label>Event Description:<\/label><\/strong><em>* This session is being offered in collaboration with the <a href=\"http:\/\/mitacs.ca\/en\/programs\/step\" target=\"_blank\">MITACS Step<\/a> program. Mitacs Step offers a holistic, inter-disciplinary approach to professional skills development. The workshops that are offered provide practical tools in business, communications, and project management through experiential learning from industry professionals in an interactive environment, arming graduate students for success within or beyond academia.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For many graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, the idea of networking is a scary thought, bringing with it connotations of schmoozing, kissing babies, and handing out business cards with a wink and a smile. In fact, networking is an easy-to-master and valuable skill that, if put into play early in one&#8217;s training, can reap huge rewards when it comes time to finding employment. In this interactive workshop, trainees will learn what networking really entails, the returns it can generate, and how to leverage the power of the networks they already have. Practical tips for creating new networks will also be covered, including finding and attending networking events, the use of online tools, and the art of writing letters of introduction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Facilitator: Dr. Jennifer Gardy<\/strong> has been working with Mitacs Step since the inception of the program in 2008. Dr. Gardy leads BCCDC\u2019s Genome Research Laboratory and is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of British Columbia. She obtained her BSc in Cell Biology &amp; Genetics from UBC in 2000 and completed her PhD at Simon Fraser University in 2006. She completed three years of postdoctoral training in the R.E.W. Hancock laboratory at UBC, using systems biology techniques to study the mammalian innate immune response and working on visualization tools to facilitate scientists\u2019 exploration of biological network data. Dr. Gardy joined BCCDC in 2009, where she works in the emerging field of genomic epidemiology, combining whole genome sequencing with both new and old epidemiological techniques to understand the origins, evolution, and transmission dynamics of outbreak organisms, including tuberculosis and influenza. She also leads BCCDC\u2019s Research Development Unit and is a member of several Research Advisory Councils, including the Womens\u2019 Health Research Institute, the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, and the Provincial Health Services Authority. She is also a passionate science communicator involved in a number of science media projects, including regular appearances on CBC Television\u2019s documentary series The Nature of Things.<\/p>\n<p>For information on upcoming Graduate Pathways to Success Events, please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grad.ubc.ca\/current-students\/graduate-pathways-success\" target=\"_blank\">www.grad.ubc.ca\/pathways<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"field field-name-field-event-reg-information field-type-text-long field-label-above\"><label>Registration Information<\/label>Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from all BC post-secondary institutions will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.<\/p>\n<p>If you are non-UBC student and would like to register, please send an email to:<a href=\"mailto:lina.yu@ubc.ca\">lina.yu@ubc.ca<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:graduate.pathways@ubc.ca\">graduate.pathways@ubc.ca<\/a>. For UBC students, please note the workshop registration form will appear at the bottom of the event page. If you do not receive a registration confirmation or waitlist e-mail from\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:lina.yu@ubc.ca\">lina.yu@ubc.ca<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:graduate.pathways@ubc.ca\">graduate.pathways@ubc.ca<\/a>\u00a0within 2 working days of registering we recommend e-mailing us to follow up as this indicates we have not received your registration submission.<\/p>\n<p>For postdoctoral fellows, please register via the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.postdocs.ubc.ca\/professional-development-events\" target=\"_blank\">Postdoctoral Fellows Office<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"panel-separator\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"panel-pane pane-views-panes pane-events-panel-pane-7\">\n<div class=\"pane-content\">\n<div class=\"view view-events view-id-events view-display-id-panel_pane_7 view-dom-id-a1bc38003815b16b0bac1213dfeec85f jquery-once-1-processed\">\n<div class=\"view-content\">\n<div class=\"views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last\">\n<div><strong>Registration opens:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div><span class=\"date-display-single\">Monday, 26 October 2015 &#8211; 9:00am<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Location:\u00a0TBC Offered by: Graduate Pathways to Success, Postdoctoral Fellows Office and Mitacs Step Date: Thursday, 5 November 2015 &#8211; 9:30am to 11:30am Event Description:* This session is being offered in collaboration with the MITACS Step program. 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