WWEST Creating Connection Conference
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Creating Connections 2013. Working together to transform our world.
Registration Now Open!
Early Bird Registration closes on April 15
A conference on gender diversity in science, engineering, and technology, featuring personal and professional development, networking, and challenging discussions. Please join us!
Friday night panel:
"The Role of Gender in Science Communication" panel discussion, featuring:
- Moderator Dr. Jennifer Gardy (BC Centre for Disease Control and recurring guest host for Daily Planet on the Discovery Channel);
- Bob McDonald (Host of CBC Radio One's Quirks and Quarks);
- Carin Bondar (Freelance science communicator and blogger for Scientific American); and
- Cam Cronin (HR MacMillan Space Centre).
Saturday Keynotes:
- Dr. Roberta Bondar (the world's first neurolgist in space and Canada's first female astronaut).
- Anna Tudela (Vice-President of Regulatory Affairs and Corporate Secretary, Goldcorp Inc.).
- Amiee Chan (CEO, Norsat).
Creating Connections: Working Together to Transform Our World will bring together over 250 people for a full day of personal and professional development, networking, and inspiration. By supporting and enabling a meaningful dialogue about the role of women in Science, Engineering, and Technology (SET), we build capacity for individuals and organizations to engage in transformative and long-lasting change. We will create a place where everyone can belong.
Creating Connections is for everyone who wants to engage in a dialogue about diversity in SET disciplines: men and women, students, industry professionals, academics, people in career transition, managers and HR professionals, and people from the wider community. Our discussion will be broad, and topics will be applicable to more than one situation or group.