***  WISE Ottawa Chapter  ***
Women in Science and Engineering/Femmes en sciences et en ingenierie

November 2001 Newsletter

CONTENTS
1. Memberships
2. Wine & Cheese Evening - Tues, Nov 13th
3. Get-together @ Rooster's - Mon, Dec 3rd
4. Pathmakers is Looking for Volunteers!
5. Thank you to our sponsors!

Please help us to advertise our events by printing off the posters and
posting them in your office, department or university!

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1. Memberships - Reminder
WISE/FSI welcomes anyone who is committed to the objectives of the
organization to become a member.
     Regular Member, \\$40 annual fee
     Student Member (enrolled full-time in post-secondary studies),
                     \\$10 annual fee
You can pay at our next event or mail your cheque payable to
"WISE/FSI Ottawa" and send to:
WISE/FSI Ottawa Chapter
Box 35037 Westgate P.O.
1309 Carling Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario  K1Z 7L3

2. Wine & Cheese Evening - Tues, Nov 13th
Presentation - The "Women Into Engineering" Project
Speaker - Dr. Monique Frize, NSERC/Nortel Chair of Women in Science and
Engineering in Ontario
Help us advertise:
  -using the nov2001.doc attachment to this email
   or
  -visit the following link to our poster
             http://www.wise-ottawa.ca/events/nov2001.doc
Dr. Frize will speak about the "Women Into Engineering project" that was
discussed at the MacKay-Lassonde Memorial Forum held on October 19, 2001.
The Women Into Engineering project's mandate is to develop and implement
strategies to improve the recruitment, advising and teaching of women
in  faculties of engineering by increasing the universities' participation
in those activities. This is a joint project with the Professional Engineers
Ontario (PEO), the Ontario Women's Directorate and the NSERC/Nortel WISE
Chair for Ontario.
The ultimate objective is to modify the face of engineering to make it
more attractive to everyone -- women, men, minorities, etc.
All are welcome!!!
Location:  Minto Building Room 2014, Carleton University
           (Corner of Campus Drive and Library Road)
Date:       Tuesday, November 13, 2001
Time:       5:30 pm networking, presentation starting at 6:15pm, ending
            around 7:30pm

3. Get-together @ Rooster's - Monday, Dec 3rd
Need to relax before exams?  Meet with us at Rooster's (Carleton
University)on Dec 3rd from 5:30 to 7:30 pm.
This informal meeting is ideal for networking and socializing with friends
from WISE. There will be no guest speaker. Just relax and chat! Everyone is
invited: professionals from industry, professors, students from Carleton and
U of Ottawa.

4. Pathmakers is Looking  for Volunteers!
The Pathmakers program was designed to encourage young people, especially
young women, to consider a career in technology, science, engineering,or
other occupations considered non-traditional for women.  The tremendous
gender imbalance of students studying in these fields at universities and
colleges indicate that many female students are unaware of the wide range of
careers available to them.
Pathmakers visit elementary and secondary schools in the Ottawa area.
They are females who are presently studying or working in a non-traditional
field. They act as role models to encourage young people to stay in
school,to maintain studies in science, technology or mathematics, and to
explore career choices in occupations where there are great job
opportunities.
For more information, please visit:
http://www.carleton.ca/cwse-on/pathmakers
To register as a Pathmaker,
please send your name and availability to:
pathmakers@genie.uottawa.ca
#562-5800 ext. 6013

5. Thank you to our sponsors!