WISE-Ottawa MAY
2002 NEWSLETTER
WISE Ottawa Chapter May 2002 Newsletter This Month: 1. Annual General Meeting 2. Volunteers Needed for ICWES12 Conference 3. Julie Payette, Keynote Speaker at ICWES12 Banquet _________________________________________________________ 1. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING & The Medicine Wheel and Science Speaker: Lillian Dyck, Ph.D Professor, Neuropsychiatry Research, Dept of Psychiatry and Acting Associate Dean, College of Graduate Studies, University of Saskatchewan Overhead projector needed: would you like to lend your overhead projector for this meeting? If so, please contact Christina at cc@eng.soc.org . Help us advertise. See poster. Presentation Abstract: The ways in which science is taught in the Western tradition generally assume that science is neutral and that knowledge is generated unaffected by the culture of the society or the beliefs of the scientist. Even today we tend to think these same things. How do these beliefs affect the kinds of people that are attracted to pursuing a science career? Or the retention or career success of science professionals? Dr. Dyck will use the Medicine Wheel of the Plains Indians to examine what is science and to see if so doing explains some of the reasons for the lack of women and Aboriginals who succeed in science education or science careers. This involves explaining what a Medicine Wheel is, using it as the analytical tool to dissect science, and then examining ways in which we normally recruit or attempt to retain people in science. Date: Thursday, May 16th Time: 6:00pm Place: The Royal Oak (on the Canal) 221 Echo Drive (234-3700)- parking at side Format: Presentation 6-6:30, Dinner 6:30-7:15, Meeting 7:15-7:45 Cost: No admission fee, members cover the cost of their own meal (dinner event) Please confirm attendance by May 14th by contacting Christina at cc@engsoc.org WISE-OTTAWA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING During the Annual General Meeting, WISE-Ottawa will be holding its annual elections. The following positions are open to members: For description of positions please visit http://wise-ottawa.ca/wise_positions.html __________________________________________ 2. Volunteers Needed for ICWES12 Conference The organizers of ICWES12 invite you to volunteer at the conference to help out with such duties as Registration Desk, Room Monitors, Ticket Takers, Reception, Banquet, Closing Lunch, Breakfast Meetings, Exhibit Floor, General. Why YOU should volunteer: 1. Gain valuable teamwork and leadership experience while attending one of the foremost engineering conferences in the country. 2. Expand your professional network by becoming more involved in an ICWES event. 3. Volunteering is the foundation and lifeblood of ICWES12. 4. Family, co-workers, and friends of ICWES12 members are (more than) welcome to volunteer. 5. We need you! There is a form to fax to indicate when and where you'd be interested in volunteering. http://www.carleton.ca/cwse-on/icwes12/volunteer.htm For more information, please check out the ICWES12 website: icwes12.org ______________________________ 3. Julie Payette, Keynote Speaker at ICWES12 Banquet WHO....... plays the piano, sings, is conversational in five languages, and has flown around the earth 153 times traveling six million kilometers in nine days, nineteen hours and thirteen minutes? Canadian Space Agency Astronaut, Julie Payette, who will be speaking at the ICWES12 Conference Banquet on Tuesday, July 30, 2002 at the Ottawa Congress Centre. Join us at the ICWES12 conference! Register today! For more information, please go to: icwes12.org
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