Upcoming Events
2018 CCWESTT Biennial Conference
May 30 - June 2, 2018
Venue: Edmonton, Alberta
We are bringing together national and international subject experts, employers, CEOs/presidents, government representatives, and women in SETT at all phases of their career lifecycle to share their knowledge and experience around diversity and inclusion.From this, we will distill research, industry, and life experience into conference proceedings, white papers, and policy documents – to help you and your organization move forward.To best create solutions to the wicked problems facing our society, we need collaboration and innovation, which is most likely with diverse teams. Be part of the solution!
For more information visit our Conference Page.
WISEST 35th Anniversary Celebration
October 12, 2017, 6:30 pm
Venue: Edmonton, Alberta
For 35 years WISEST have been encouraging diversity and empowering women to pursue, science, engineering and technology, and they are CELEBRATING on October 12th, 2017! WISEST will be presenting Portal Theatre’s Fringe-Favourite, "NoBelles,” a play that tells the story of some of the 16 women who have won a Nobel Prize (and some who didn’t, but should have). After the play, we are also hosting a post-show discussion around the theme “Oh, the places we have been, we are at and we will go!” Panelists will include:
Dr. Margaret-Ann Armour, Assoicate Dean of Diversity, Faculty of Science, UofA
Ms. Linda Duncan, Member of Parliment, Edmonton - Strathcona
Dr. Ania Ulrich, Associate Dean (Outreach), Faculty of Engineering, UofA
Dr. Erica Tiong, Microbiologist for VIROTECH
Visit the event website for ticket purchases and more information: http://www.wisest.ualberta.ca
Gender Summit North America
November 6-7, 2017
Venue: TBD, Montreal, Que.
The Gender Summit North America is coming to Canada for the first time this year, bringing together advocates of gender equality in STEM fields.
