The UBC Women and STEM Conference 2019 | March 2, 2019

Posted on February 14, 2019 by valerie leung

The UBC Women and STEM Conference 2019 is kicking off for the first time this year! Hosted by UBC Young Women for Science, this conference will focus on the role of women in STEM fields in the past, present, and future.
The conference will be held on Saturday, March 2, 2019 in Room 201 of the Hennings Building (6224 Agricultural Road).

Learn more as three invited speakers/panelists share their experiences: Dr. Janis McKenna, UBC Professor and Heavy Quarks, Electroweak Physics and CP Violation researcher; Kristin Wilkes, Chief Information Officer for Capilano University; Dr. Lesley Shannon, SFU School of Engineering Science Associate Professor and NSERC Chair for Women in Science and Engineering (BC & Yukon). Four of the UBC YWfS club members will present as well (View abstracts for their talks on the UBC YWfS website).

Topics will include the stigma and bias women face when pursuing careers in STEM, how the gender gap in STEM can be addressed, and how women in the past and present make a positive impact on the world through STEM.

Registration is $5 for UBC YWfS members, $10 for non-members. Lunch is included with registration, as well as coffee, tea, and snacks for the morning registration and afternoon networking sessions.

Register for the conference here and buy your tickets here!

 

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Future Of Food Global Dialogue with Harriet Friedmann | March 6, 2019

Posted on February 14, 2019 by valerie leung

Join Dr. Friedmann for a one-hour talk followed by facilitated discussion to learn about the foundation of selecting, saving, changing and planting seeds. Light refreshments will be provided. The event will take place on Wednesday, March 6, from 4:00 – 6:00pm in the Multipurpose Room of the Liu Institute for Global Issues (6476 NW Marine Drive).

Dr. Harriet Friedmann is Professor Emerita of Sociology, University of Toronto. She is the co-developer of the historical food regimes approach and a contributor to debates on family farming.

Dr. Friedmann will focus on seed governance at the interface of society, culture, and ecology. She will be drawing on the history of ideas about nature, especially Humboldt and Darwin from the 19th century, and Latour’s revisioning of how governing human society might adequately respond to the Gaia hypothesis. Seeds of recognition lie in new ways of understanding humans as a species at once like other species—in that humans change ecosystems to get food—but also unique in its capacity to reflect and change its practices.

Visit the event page here!

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MFRE Speaker Series: How Theory Becomes Operationalized | February 15, 2019

Posted on February 14, 2019 by valerie leung

The MFRE speaker series is part of the professional development program and is designed to show a glimpse into the complexities of ‘real world’ food and resource economics issues. The next featured speaker is Bruce Turris. Bruce is an economist, but very much a practitioner. For the first 17 years of his career, he was an official with the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans, in the Pacific region. He subsequently went into private practice, working very closely with industry as well as government. He does extensive consulting work outside of Canada, as well as within, with examples being the US (both coasts), China and Europe.

The seminar will take place on Friday, February 15 at 3:30pm in MCML 160. All are welcome to attend!

Learn more about the MFRE Speaker Series here.

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UBC Farm Community Kitchen | February 21, 2019

Posted on February 14, 2019 by valerie leung

The UBC Farm is hosting a community kitchen on Thursday, February 21, from 5:30 – 8:30pm. Join them for an evening of cooking, making friends, and eating together! The goal in establishing a community kitchen at the UBC Farm is to generate enthusiasm and community around preparing food, share cooking skills and knowledge as well as bringing warmth and happiness to the UBC Farm kitchen! Each meal will be vegetarian with vegan and gluten-free options. There is a registration fee of $5.00 that will be used to purchase groceries for the community kitchen. As we believe in making the community kitchen accessible to all people, please do not hesitate to contact the UBC Farm if you are unable to pay this fee. Register soon as the event will be capped at 15 registrants!

Register for Community Kitchen here!

 

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LFS Research Cafe | February 28, 2019

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Join the next LFS Research Café on Thursday, February 28 from 12:00 – 1:00pm! Ronaldo Cerri, Associate Professor, Animal Reproduction and the new Director of UBC Dairy Education and Research Centre, looks at technology’s impact on farming in his talk “Precision Agriculture: How data can change dairy farming”. Tickets are $5 for students, and includes lunch. This event will be held in Room 101 of the Michael Smith Labs (2185 East Mall).

RSVP to attend LFS Research Cafe!

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LFS|US EcoCasa Case Competition | March 10, 2019

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The Ecocasa Case Competition is back! It is a one-day interdisciplinary challenge that invites undergraduate students from varying backgrounds to consider one of the greatest problems we are currently facing: Urban Sustainability. Grand Prize is $1,000 and second place is $500! The competition will take place on Sunday, March 10. Check out the LFS|US Facebook event page for more details!

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Sustainability Career Connections Night | February 27, 2019

Posted on February 14, 2019 by valerie leung

Create meaningful and professional connections, and learn about various sustainability-related businesses and organizations in the Lower Mainland! No matter your expertise or faculty, there’s definitely something for you in the career field of sustainability!

This year, the Sustainability Career Connections Night will focus on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with the belief that various careers reflect many aspects of SDGs, and are excited to discuss which of the 5Ps (People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace, and Partnership) different careers align with.

Event Details:

  • Date/ time: Wednesday, February 27, from 5:30 – 8:30pm
  • Location: Great Hall, AMS Nest (6133 University Boulevard)
  • Food will be provided at the event – please bring your own bowl and cutlery to keep waste to a minimum!

RSVP to attend this event!

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The 4th Annual BC Poultry Conference | February 27 – March 1, 2019

Posted on February 7, 2019 by valerie leung

This year, BC Poultry Conference would like to welcome select students from local colleges and universities to attend the event.

The BC Broiler Hatching Egg Producers’ Association, the BC Chicken Growers’ Association, the BC Egg Marketing Board and the BC Turkey Association are excited to host the 4th annual BC Poultry Conference. The 2019 conference takes place from February 27 to March 1, 2019 at the Sheraton Wall Centre Hotel in downtown Vancouver.

Now in its 4th consecutive year, the BC Poultry Conference has given all industry partners the opportunity to come together to share, to learn, and to strengthen and grow our industry. From education sessions to thought-provoking keynote speakers, the 2019 BC Poultry Conference will build on our past successes while striving to make this conference the best one yet.

The goal of the conference is to establish an environment fostering advancement and support for farming in British Columbia. The BC Poultry Conference is an opportunity for you as sponsors to showcase your business and demonstrate how you meet the needs of all poultry industry partners.

Join this conference and invest in an industry that is committed to having a meaningful partnership with you and that delivers on your marketing objectives. It is through your financial investment that this event continues to grow in its ability to serve all our interests now and in the future.

Students participating in the conference will be expected to be fully engaged and committed to the duration of the conference, and share their learnings with their peers upon their return to classes. Participants are expected to maintain a high degree of professionalism, and take advantage of the learning opportunity before them.

Students can follow this link to apply for the student program.

For more details, visit the BC Poultry Conference website.

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MFRE Speaker Series | February 8, 2019

Posted on February 7, 2019 by valerie leung

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 Yves Potvin. Trained as a classical French chef in his native Quebec, Potvin is an award-winning pioneer in the food industry. For over thirty years, Potvin has dedicated his career to creating healthy, tasty, convenient foods found in major supermarkets, restaurants and institutions across North America, Europe and Asia. Yves has been recognized as one of Canada’s Top 40 under 40 by the Financial Post magazine, named Pacific Canada’s Entrepreneur of the Year in Agriculture and Food, received the BC Food Processors Innovation Award, numerous BC Export Awards, and an unprecedented five Canadian Grand Prix awards for Innovation. He currently serves on the board of advisors for the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Land and Food Systems and the BC Ministry of Agriculture.

The seminar will take place on Friday, February 8, 2019 at 3:30pm in MCML 160. All are welcome to attend!

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The Centre for Sustainable Food Systems Workshop Series Now Open!

Posted on February 7, 2019 by valerie leung

The Centre for Sustainable Food Systems is excited that registration for the first half of our 2019 workshop series is now open! The UBC Farm hosts a wide range of workshops covering everything from gardening to herbal medicine, making fiber, fermenting, foraging, and much more. This year, we have added several new workshops and brought back many favourites. All of our workshops are beginner friendly and open to everyone, so please share with your networks!

For more details and to register, visit http://ubcfarm.ubc.ca/workshops/ or view our list of workshops below.

Please sign up early, as popular workshops sell out; and workshops with insufficient registration are cancelled five days prior. To stay informed of new workshop offerings and other events at the UBC Farm, please sign up for our newsletterhttp://ubcfarm.ubc.ca/contact-us/ubc-farm-newsletter/

We hope to see you at UBC Farm soon!
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