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25th Annual Wonder Women Networking Evening: How to Survive & Thrive in Your Chosen Science & Technology Career

The Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology (SCWIST) in association with Science World will be hosting their 25th annual Wonder Women Networking Evening for women in STEM fields.This event is open to anyone who identifies as a woman in a STEM field. The evening will feature an OMNIMAX film, dinner, and opportunities to connect young science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) enthusiasts with mentors in a range of fields. Learn more and register here!

Event Details:

• Date/ Time: Wednesday, March 6, 2019, from 5:15 – 9:00pm
• Location: Telus World of Science (1455 Quebec Street, Vancouver)
• Cost: $10 for SCWIST members and $15 for non-SCWIST members
• Tickets: you can purchase tickets at this link.

The MFRE speaker series is a professional development program designed to show a glimpse into the complexities of ‘real world’ food and resource economics issues. The next featured speaker is Lon LaClaire, Director, Transportation at the City of Vancouver. Lon oversees all aspects of transportation, including planning, design, engagement, traffic and parking management. Lon has worked for the City for about 20 years. He started his career by designing bikeways and traffic calming and quickly moved on to work on the City’s newest rapid transit lines – the Millennium and Canada SkyTrain Lines. He was a key contributor to the two most recent, award-winning, long-range transportation plans – the Downtown Transportation Plan and the City’s Transportation 2040 plan. Before moving into the Director role, Lon managed the City of Vancouver’s Strategic Transportation Planning Branch for a number of years.

The seminar will take place on Friday, March 1 at 3:30pm in MCML 160. All are welcome to attend!

The Trot for Tots is back on Wednesday, February 27, from 10:00am – 2:00pm! It is an annual charity run to raise awareness for child poverty in BC and to help local elementary schools purchase resources they need to help provide a quality education. This event is free admission, featuring a fun fair for children and parents to attend.

Prizes will be given out to the runner with the most pledge donations, the runner with the longest distance, along with 3 random raffles. For more information, visit the event page by clicking the link below!

Visit the event page here!

The UBC Pre-Vet and Animal Welfare (PAW) club is happy to present its 3rd annual UBC PAW Animal Welfare Conference! This year’s conference has a focus on Wildlife Management and Conservation, with five renowned speakers joining to share their expertise. The 2019 UBC PAW Animal Welfare Conference looks to shed light on human-wildlife interactions and how an individual may personally impact wildlife welfare in their day-to-day life.

This year’s conference will be held at the Graduate Student Society Loft in the AMS Nest (Room 4202) on Friday, March 8 from 12:30 – 4:30pm. Speakers include professors from the UBC and University of Calgary, as well as animal health care professionals from the Vancouver Aquarium, and a representative from the BC SPCA. Each speaker has had experience working with wildlife and are longtime advocates for wildlife welfare.

If you have a passion for animal care, welfare, or science, attend the conference to learn more about how you can one day be involved in the work of preserving our local wildlife. There will be time to interact with the speakers and ask any questions you may have regarding their studies and become more aware of the current ongoing welfare issues.

Tickets can be purchased here!