The UBC Gender Equity & STEM Conference 2020 is scheduled to take place on March 14th from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm at the UBC Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. The main goal of this conference is to advance dialogue around gender inclusion and equality in STEM fields, specifically with regards to women and other gender-oppressed communities, and equip attendees with the inspiration and motivation to tackle the STEM gender gap in their own spheres. Topics will include the stigma and bias women and gender-oppressed communities face when pursuing careers and education in STEM, how gender-oppressed communities have made a positive impact on the world through STEM, how the gender gap in STEM can best be addressed through policy and innovation, and the societal, health and economic impacts of addressing this gap.

Featured speakers:

• Dr. Steph van Willigenburg, Professor of Mathematics, UBC
• Dhalie Patara, Director of Finance & Paloma Corvalan, Director of Youth Engagement with Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology (SCWIST)
• Dr. Naznin Virji-Babul, Associate Professor, Senior Advisor to the Provost on Women and Gender-Diverse, UBC Faculty of Medicine & Physical Therapy
• Selena Wilson, Principal Project Manager at Mott MacDonald
• Cybele Negris, co-founder and CEO of Webnames.ca, the first .ca registrar
• The Girl Guides of Canada – BC Council
• UBC Young Women for STEM members

The conference will encourage collaboration across disciplines and experience levels. It is open to anyone! We look forward to having male and female STEM students, faculty, staff, and professionals at the conference. Attendees are invited to learn, share, and collaborate by providing the opportunity to partake in workshops and engage with speakers during the panel session.

Further information and conference details:

Registration is online through Showpass at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/vhwru8t

UBC Young Women for STEM website: https://ubcywfs.wordpress.com/event-overview/

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UBC Gender Equity & STEM Conference 2020 Location: Room 182, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, UBC When: 9:30am – 3:30pm Saturday, March 14, 2020 (Lunch will be provided) Who: E…

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If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. I have also attached our conference poster. Thank you for your time and consideration!

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Sincerely,
Yuliya, UBC YWfS Communications

 

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UBC Young Women for STEM | AMS Young Women for STEM at UBC

Funded by NSERC Student Ambassadors

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I am writing to share the news about an exciting funded summer opportunity for graduate students, early career academics, industry researchers, and artists of all types. The Diverse Intelligences Summer Institute (DISI for short) fosters collaboration among scholars and storytellers interested in the origin, nature, and future of intelligences. You can read more about DISI here: www.diverseintelligencessummer.com.

The basic idea behind DISI is simple. We bring together a variety of thinkers interested in the study of mind, cognition, and intelligence for several weeks of transdisciplinary exploration. We seek applicants for our FELLOWS program (graduate students, postdocs, new faculty, and industry researchers) and our STORYTELLERS program (artists, filmmakers, podcasters, writers, etc.). We hope that this vibrant community will work together to develop new ways of engaging with big questions about intelligence, cognition, and the mind. All accepted fellows and storytellers will receive funding.

DISI will take place at the University of St Andrews, Scotland, from June 28 to July 18. This is a beautiful seaside location, easily accessible from Edinburgh International Airport, and a picturesque train journey North from London. In addition to lectures and discussions, DISI offers participants the opportunity to develop collaborative interdisciplinary research projects with support from faculty and staff.

I would be grateful if you could forward this announcement to talented folks in your department who might be interested. In both the FELLOW and STORYTELLER tracks, we are looking for creative, open-minded participants who want to take intellectual risks and break down disciplinary barriers in the spirit of dialogue and discovery.

Application review will begin on March 1st. Application portals can be found at www.diverseintelligencessummer.com/apply

If potential applicants have any questions, they can reach out to Hilda Loury, Associate Director of DISI, at disi@ucla.edu.

Thanks so much for helping us build an exciting new intellectual community!

P.S. If you could confirm with me that you have shared this message, that would VERY much appreciated 🙂

All the best,
Hilda Loury
Associate Director of DISI

Do you love science and technology? Do you like discussing recent advances in science? Would you like to meet like minded people and network with them ?

The 4th Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology (SCWIST) Brown Bags talk at The University of British Columbia will be on Tuesday (Feb 25th) from 12 to 1 PM at the Chan Gunn Pavilion (Room 200).

Our speaker this time is Yukiko Stranger-Galey, who is the Exhibits & Design Manager, Beaty Biodiversity Museum.

She will talk about Science Communication and her career path. Everyone is welcome.

Refreshments provided by SCWIST. Sign up to attend here. It’s free!!????  https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/brown-bags-ubc-tickets-93967089093

Kind regards

Vaishnavi Sridhar

OBO SCWIST-UBC Brown Bags Organizing team

The Pacific Regional Society of Soil Science (PRSSS) invites you to attend its annual Spring Workshop and AGM which will be held on March 7, 2020, at the University of the Fraser Valley – Abbotsford Campus. The theme of this year’s workshop is ‘Soils in the Field’, which is aimed at highlighting the need for highly trained soil scientists, not only in theory but also in the field. The workshop will feature several exciting talks from experts including a panel discussion on the demand for soil science education for students and professionals. This event is offered in partnership with the BCIA and after the event, there will be a Social.

There will also be a Student Poster Competition with cash prizes for the top 3 posters.

For more information and to register go to the event page on our website!

Please register by March 2nd!

We hope to see you at the workshop!

– The PRSSS Executive Committe

This is a friendly reminder about accommodation for the 2020 Annual Plant Science Graduate Student Symposium.

If you have not booked your hotel rooms yet, we have reserved a block at the Holiday Inn Express, just steps away from campus. Rooms must be reserved prior to February 12, 2010 to receive the discount. The promotional code “PSS” provides a discount from Thursday March 12-Sunday March 15, 2020. The discounted rate for two queen bedded rooms is CAD$139.00/night. 

Do not hesitate to contact me or any other U of S PSGSA member if you have any questions.

Regards,
Berenice Romero, MSc. candidate
Office 4C26,
Department of Plant Sciences,
College of Agriculture and Bioresources,
University of Saskatchewan
Cell: (306) 227-8702