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It’s coming soon! OCSA and NRC Celebrating the success of women in STEM Symposium / Ça arrive rapidement ! Symposium « Célébrer le succès des femmes dans les STIM » du BCSC et du CNRC
by WISDOM MB 03 Feb '26

03 Feb '26

Hello WISDOM Members, Please see the below invitation to a free virtual event: Celebrating the Success of Women in STEM Symposium. Liza Latta (she/her) Administrative Support WISDOM: Women in Science: Development, Outreach & Mentorship Rady Faculty of Health Sciences wisdommb(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:wisdommb@umanitoba.ca> [A close-up of a logo Description automatically generated] [UM_Logo_HORZ_RGB for signature] From: Women in science / Femmes en science (NRC/CNRC) <NRC.Womeninscience-Femmesenscience.CNRC(a)nrc-cnrc.gc.ca> Sent: Monday, February 2, 2026 3:48 PM To: Women in science / Femmes en science (NRC/CNRC) <NRC.Womeninscience-Femmesenscience.CNRC(a)nrc-cnrc.gc.ca> Subject: It’s coming soon! OCSA and NRC Celebrating the success of women in STEM Symposium / Ça arrive rapidement ! Symposium « Célébrer le succès des femmes dans les STIM » du BCSC et du CNRC Caution! This message was sent from outside the University of Manitoba. Le français suit [cid:image001.png@01DC91CE.11DE15D0] The Office of the Chief Science Advisor (OCSA) and the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) in partnership with the Canadian School of Public Service (CSPS) invite you to the Celebrating the Success of Women in STEM Symposium: Breaking Barriers, Building our Future February 11, 2026 11:00 am ET to 4:00 pm ET Our free virtual event will bring together the STEM communities from across the Government of Canada, their collaborators and students to mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. The symposium will be a unique opportunity for research-related discussions and networking. Don’t miss out<https://catalogue.csps-efpc.gc.ca/product?catalog=TRN4-E48&cm_locale=en> – register now! Members of the federal public service<https://catalogue.csps-efpc.gc.ca/product?catalog=TRN4-E48&cm_locale=en> All other participants <https://www.csps-efpc.gc.ca/npsr/non_ps_registration-eng.aspx?event=CSPS%20…> 11:00 AM ET Welcome and Opening Remarks * Julie Lefebvre, Vice-President, Emerging Technologies, NRC * Geneviève Tanguay, former Vice-Chief Science Advisor of Canada * Mona Nemer, Chief Science Advisor of Canada * Taki Sarantakis, President, CSPS * Mitch Davis, President, NRC 11:14 AM ET Expert Panel - Pathways to leadership: Women’s career transitions in STEM fields Moderator: Geneviève Tanguay, former Vice-Chief Science Advisor of Canada * Lakshmi Krishnan, Vice-President, Life Sciences, NRC * Cécile Siewe, Assistant Deputy Minister, Meteorological Service of Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada * Marcela Carena, Executive Director, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics Commentary: Denise Gareau, Director, Research and Innovation, Women and Gender Equality Canada 12:12 PM ET Health Break 12:30 PM ET Networking Sessions: Sharpen your leadership, public engagement, and community-building skills. Build meaningful connections, collaborate, and find inspiration for navigating your STEM journey. Balancing life: Strategies for impactful leadership Facilitator: Masha Cemma, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Chief Science Advisor of Canada * Pankaj Bhowmik, President’s Science Advisor, NRC * Asefeh Poshtchi-Oskuei, Project Manager, System and Process Standardization, Clean Energy Innovation, NRC Better tech for better health Facilitator: Marie Zoé Lapierre, Creator and host, Balado Hors-Labo, Master's Degree Candidate in Veterinary Science, Université de Montréal * Patricia Debergue, Director, Aging in Place Challenge Program, NRC * Heather McNeil, Program Manager, AGE-WELL Building trust in science and innovation Facilitator: Vanessa Sung, Policy Advisor, Office of the Chief Science Advisor of Canada * Niloofar Moradi, Director, Business Development, NRC * Hanaa Saaed Shiekh, Senior Program Officer, Research and Technology Partnerships, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada 1:30 PM ET Health Break 1:40 PM ET Expert Panel - Tomorrow’s health: Innovating to change the game Moderator: Valerie Taylor, Departmental Science Advisor, Health Canada * Mamadou Diop, Medical Biophysics Undergraduate Chair and Associate Professor, Western University * Catalina Lopez-Correa, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Global Gene * Annie Martin, Portfolio Manager for the Health Beyond Initiative, Life Sciences and Space Medicine, Canadian Space Agency * Laura Weeks, Director, Health Technology Assessment, Canada’s Drug Agency 2:40 PM ET Health Break 2:50 PM ET Expert Panel - Evidence, trust and the future of science Moderator: Sarah Viehbeck, Chief Science Officer, Public Health Agency of Canada * Sarah Babbit, Engineer, Centre for Operational Research and Analysis, Defence Research and Development Canada * Magda Byma, Director, ScienceUpFirst, Canadian Association of Science Centres * Donna Strickland, Nobel Prize in Physics Laureate; Founder, Trust in Research Undertaken in Science and Technology (TRuST); Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Waterloo * Zoe Todd, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Governance and Freshwater Fish Futures, Simon Fraser University 3:50 PM ET Closing Remarks * Geneviève Tanguay, former Vice-Chief Science Advisor of Canada * Julie Lefebvre, Vice-President, Emerging Technologies, NRC 4:00 PM ET End of the symposium Simultaneous interpretation and closed captioning will be available. For more information, visit the CSPS website<https://catalogue.csps-efpc.gc.ca/product?catalog=TRN4-E48&cm_locale=en> or contact us at NRC.Womeninscience-Femmesenscience.CNRC(a)nrc-cnrc.gc.ca<mailto:NRC.Womeninscience-Femmesenscience.CNRC@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca> Register today<https://catalogue.csps-efpc.gc.ca/product?catalog=TRN4-E48&cm_locale=en> and be part of the conversation shaping the future of STEM! ________________________________ [cid:image002.png@01DC91CE.11DE15D0] Le Bureau de la conseillère scientifique en chef du Canada (BCSC) et le Conseil national de recherches du Canada (CNRC) en partenariat avec l’École de la fonction publique du Canada (EFPC) vous invitent au Symposium « Célébrer le succès des femmes dans les STIM : Briser les barrières, bâtir notre avenir Le mercredi 11 février 2026 11 h 00 – 16 h 00 (HNE) Notre évènement virtuel gratuit rassemblera les communautés en STIM du Gouvernement du Canada, leurs collaboratrices et collaborateurs ainsi que leurs étudiantes et étudiants pour souligner la Journée internationale des femmes et des filles de science. Le symposium sera une occasion unique pour réseauter et discuter des enjeux de la recherche. Inscrivez-vous dès maintenant ! Membres de la fonction publique fédérale<https://catalogue.csps-efpc.gc.ca/product?catalog=TRN4-E48&cm_locale=fr> Tous les autres participantes et participants<https://www.csps-efpc.gc.ca/npsr/non_ps_registration-fra.aspx?event=%c3%89v…> 11 h 00 HE Mots d’ouverture * Julie Lefebvre, Vice-présidente, Technologies émergentes, CNRC * Geneviève Tanguay, Ancienne vice-conseillère scientifique en chef du Canada * Mona Nemer, Conseillère scientifique en chef du Canada * Taki Sarantakis, Président, EFPC * Mitch Davis, Président, CNRC 11 h 14 HE Panel d’Experts - Le cheminement vers le leadership : les transitions de carrière des femmes dans les domaines des STIM Modératrice : Geneviève Tanguay, Ancienne vice-conseillère scientifique en chef du Canada * Lakshmi Krishnan, Vice-présidente, Sciences de la vie, CNRC * Cécile Siewe, Sous-ministre adjointe, Service météorologique du Canada, Environnement et Changement climatique Canada * Marcela Carena, Directrice exécutive, l’Institut Périmètre de physique théorique Commentaires : Denise Gareau, Directrice, Recherche et innovation, Femmes et égalité des genres Canada 12 h 12 HE Pause - Santé 12 h 30 HE Sessions de réseautage Venez développer vos compétences en leadership, engagement public et création de communautés. Venez établir des liens significatifs, collaborer et trouver l’inspiration pour réussir dans une carrière en STIM. Trouver l’équilibre : stratégies pour un leadership à fort impact Facilitatrice: Masha Cemma, Conseillère principale en politiques, Bureau de la conseillère scientifique en chef du Canada * Pankaj Bhowmik, Conseiller scientifique du président, CNRC * Asefeh Poshtchi-Oskuei, Gestionnaire de projet, Normalisation de système et processus, Innovations dans les énergies propres, CNRC De meilleures technologies pour une meilleure santé Facilitatrice: Marie Zoé Lapierre, Créatrice et animatrice, Balado Hors-Labo, Candidate à la maîtrise sciences vétérinaires, Université de Montréal * Patricia Debergue, Directrice, Programme défi « Vieillir chez soi », CNRC * Heather McNeil, Gestionnaire de programme, AGE-WELL Bâtir la confiance dans la science et dans l’innovation Facilitatrice: Vanessa Sung, Conseillère en politique, Bureau de la conseillère scientifique en chef du Canada * Niloofar Moradi, Directrice, Développement des affaires, Centre de recherche en aérospatiale, CNRC * Hanaa Saaed Shiekh, Agente principale de programme, Partenariats en recherche et en technologie, Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada 13 h 30 HE Pause - Santé 13 h 40 HE Panel d’Experts - La santé de demain : les innovations qui changent déjà la donne Modératrice: Valerie Taylor, Conseillère scientifique ministérielle, Santé Canada * Mamadou Diop, Titulaire d’une chaire de premier cycle en biophysique médicale, professeur agrégé, Université Western * Catalina Lopez-Correa, Fondatrice, Global Gene * Annie Martin, Gestionnaire du portefeuille Nouveaux horizons en santé, Science de la vie et médecine spatiale, Agence spatiale canadienne * Laura Weeks, Directrice, Évaluation des technologies de la santé, l’Agence des médicaments du Canada 14 h 40 HE Pause - Santé 14 h 50 HE Panel d’Experts - La confiance à l’épreuve : quel avenir pour la science? Modératrice: Sarah Viehbeck, Conseillère scientifique en chef, Agence de la santé publique du Canada * Sarah Babbit, Ingénieure, Recherche et développement pour la défense Canada * Magda Byma, Directrice, LaSciencedAbord, Association canadienne des centres de sciences * Donna Strickland, Lauréate du prix Nobel de physique; Directrice fondatrice, TRuST; Professeure, département de physique et d’astronomie, University of Waterloo * Zoe Todd, Chaire de recherche du Canada sur la gouvernance autochtone et l’avenir des poissons d’eau douce, Simon Fraser University 15 h 50 HE Mots de la fin * Geneviève Tanguay, Ancienne vice-conseillère scientifique en chef du Canada * Julie Lefebvre, Vice-présidente, Technologies émergentes, CNRC 16 h 00 HE Fin du symposium L’interprétation simultanée et le sous-titrage seront disponibles. Pour en savoir plus, visitez le site Web<https://catalogue.csps-efpc.gc.ca/product?catalog=TRN4-E48&cm_locale=fr> du EFPC ou veuillez communiquer avec nous à NRC.Womeninscience-Femmesenscience.CNRC(a)nrc-cnrc.gc.ca<mailto:NRC.Womeninscience-Femmesenscience.CNRC@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca> Inscrivez-vous<https://catalogue.csps-efpc.gc.ca/product?catalog=TRN4-E48&cm_locale=fr> dès aujourd’hui et prenez part à cette conversation essentielle sur l’avenir des STIM !  

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Call for volunteers: International Day for Women and Girls in Sciences
by WISDOM MB 03 Feb '26

03 Feb '26

Hello WISDOM Members, Please see the below call for volunteers for the International Day for Women and Girls in Science. Liza Latta (she/her) Administrative Support WISDOM: Women in Science: Development, Outreach & Mentorship Rady Faculty of Health Sciences wisdommb(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:wisdommb@umanitoba.ca> [A close-up of a logo Description automatically generated] [UM_Logo_HORZ_RGB for signature] Hi WISDOM! We are looking for volunteers!!!! We are once again hosting our International Day for Women and Girls in Science Outreach event! This event will take place February 11th (Wednesday) at two schools, Dawson Trails in Lorette and Ecole John Henderson School in Winnipeg. What is the event? Both schools will have booths set up that feature a woman in science and an associated activity. You will get your information prior to the event so you understand how your booth will function. You will first introduce the scientist and their discovery, and then explain and do the quick activity with the students. The students will be free to visit booths of their choice and the entire booth timing with a single group should be ~ 10 minutes. What time for the event? The event is on February 11th, we are expecting to be in Ecole John Henderson to set up ~8 am and then booths will begin around 9 am. Kids will circulate between 9 am to lunch, we will break at lunch time, and then a second round will begin after lunch until ~ 4pm. For Ecole John Henderson, you can sign up for morning or afternoon , or all day! For Dawson Trails, we will set up around 1130 and kids will circulate from 1230 to 3 pm! For Dawson Trails, you will be signing up for the 1230-3 pm shift. We are hoping to arrange carpooling for those in need, but this will be determined by the number of drivers that sign up to volunteer. We are looking for a ~ 40 volunteers! Reminder that volunteering for a full day will earn your CCR credit!! Volunteer sign up form! - Fill out form<https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=C92AT4wzTE6KFJBEaWL3uG1…> Best, WISDOM

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