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Future Innovators: Empowering Women in STEM

Island Women in Science and Technology would like to invite you to join them for an inspiring evening with our panel of women in STEM. We are bringing together future innovators from middle school, high school, and post secondary along with professional women in STEM for a candid conversation about their STEM careers.

All are welcome.

Event details:

6:30 - 8:00 pm: Panel discussion

8:00 - 8:30 pm: Networking with STEM professionals and post secondary STEM students

Location: Vic High School, 1260 Grant Street, Victoria, BC

Cost: Free but registration required at iwist.ca/events

Our panelists represent a variety of STEM disciplines and are at different points in their careers:

• Alison Bird, Seismologist and Liaison & Outreach Officer, Earthquake Early Warning, Natural Resources Canada
• Michelle Mahovlich, P. Eng, P. GEO, FCSSE, Engineering Consultant and Board Chair, Engineers and Geoscientists BC
• Sema Hamidi, P. Eng, Project Engineer, Avalon Mechanical
• Jenni Christensen, PhD, RPBio, Founder and CEO, TrichAnalytics Laboratory
• Emily Murray, UVic Software Engineering student & President, UVic Women in Engineering & Computer Science
• Kezia Devathasan, PhD student, SEGAL Lab and Program Manager, Inspire UVic

This week at the CRC, we have some exciting events lined up! On Tuesday, Constable Basi will be here to discuss policing, providing valuable insights into the field. Additionally, representatives from UVic Business will be in the building to share information about their programs. On Friday, we’re thrilled to welcome Shawn Gutkin, who will talk about firefighting and the opportunities in that profession. If you’d like more information about any of these events, please come see Ms. Cielen in the CRC