In June, long-time members of STAN Antoine Garwah and Lorraine Cantin, announced their retirement from our Board of Directors. Together, they served 15 years of exceptional leadership and accomplishment. We on the Board will miss their enthusiasm and dedication to STEM Youth Outreach.
“We want to recognize the commitment they undertook over the past 8 years in supporting STAN’s work,” said current STAN President, Sandra
Corbeil. “They’ve had an immeasurable impact on our organisation’s revitalisation.”
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STAN has grown to represent more than 60 STEM organisations and nearly 200 individuals across Canada —growth that was made possible by engaged board members like Lorraine and Antoine. Board members also foster vital links to other community and national organisations; Antoine played a key role in linking STAN to Youth Science Ontario and the Canadian Space Agency.
Antoine and Lorraine, who are the President & CEO and Vice-President of Science Timmins respectively, have been driving forces for STEM in their community throughout their tenure on the STAN Board. Recently,
Antoine was honoured by Timmins’ Mayor Steve Black with the title of Senior of the Year for 2017, which really underscores his passion for science literacy and engagement.
On behalf of the Board, we thank them for their leadership over the years, and continued success with their work for STEM outreach through Science Timmins. We wish them all the best in their future endeavours. We know they’re doing great things!
— STAN Board of Directors
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4th Annual Youth Science Policy Award of Excellence
The Canadian Science Policy Centre is pleased to continue its legacy, enabling the next generation's scientists and policymakers to positively impact the Canadian science policy landscape. The 4th Annual Youth Science Policy Award of Excellence competition is now open. If you have a creative idea for a policy or program that you would like to share with those who can make it happen, sharpen your evidence and put together an application by Friday, August 24th. Applicants must be under the age of 35 at the time of submission and living in Canada.
Proposals should be connected to one or more of the
themes
of CSPC 2018. The winner will receive free admission to the conference, accommodation for two nights in Ottawa (November 7-9, 2018), and will have the opportunity to present their policy proposal at the conference.
Check out a selection of last year’s submissions
here
. For more information and to apply for the award visit the CSPC
website
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Registration and Program Announcement: The 10th Canadian Science Policy Conference, CSPC 2018!
Register now
to benefit from the SuperSaver rate, in effect until August 31. Registration will include three breakfasts, two lunches, two receptions.
The CSPC 2018 Gala Dinner will be held on Thursday, November 8 at the spectacular Canadian Museum of History.
CSPC 2018 will feature a wide spectrum of topics and pressing issues in science and innovation policy. With more than 700 participants, over 200 speakers, 50 panels, and five symposia, CSPC 2018 will be the biggest yet.
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September 17 to 23, 2018 is Science Literacy Week in Canada
Science Literacy Week is a nationwide back-to-school celebration of books, organizations and activities that explore STEM topics. For one week, libraries, universities, museums and other partners put on a spectacular nationwide festival of science. The celebration offers something for everyone, from science-themed book displays in libraries, to educational nature hikes, to public science demonstrations with events geared towards audiences of all ages.
Science Literacy Week is powered by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). In 2017, the event brought together over 200 partners hosting more than 800 events in 100 cities coast to coast. This year, we’re shooting for the stars.
NSERC is partnering with the Canadian Space Agency to highlight the exploration of the cosmos during Science Literacy Week 2018. December marks the launch of astronaut David Saint-Jacques to the International Space Station, and so we’re encouraging all our partners and you to help us celebrate by doing as many space related activities as possible – host a public talk, arrange a stargazing session, bring a scientist into a school and more.
This is an opportunity for science communicators to expose Canadians to the wide range of science literature available and to highlight Canada’s outstanding scientists and engineers from coast-to-coast-to-coast. Science outreach organizations are encouraged to host events in their region and take advantage of the heightened promotional support NSERC provides to partners during Science Literacy Week.
NSERC also offers supplementary funding to PromoScience grantees for Science Literacy Week activities. This year, NSERC is providing more than 70 Science Literacy Week supplements to PromoScience grantees. While the deadline for supplementary funding has passed, it’s not too late to start thinking about next year. The
application deadline
for 2018 PromoScience grants is September 15, 2018. NSERC encourages all eligible organizations to apply for funding.
To learn more about Science Literacy Week, including information about events and how you can get involved, please visit
www.scienceliteracy.ca
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Panel Facilitation 101
I’ve put together and facilitated quite a few panel discussions over the years, including many panels of women in STEM for SCWIST’s Wonder Women evening. I’ve also been on a number of panels, often about careers in Physics. This spring, I facilitated the
Powerful STEAM Collaboration, Crossing fields, sectors and culture
panel at the STAN 2018 Annual conference.
The tips you’ll find in the following paragraphs are mostly things I’ve learned by having to improvise around the results of my inexperience. To be clear from the outset, the kind of panel I’m describing is “multiple perspectives on a topic”, and not a pro/con debate, which requires a whole different set of moderation skills.
For example, let’s suppose you’ve been asked to assemble a panel for a gathering of educators, on the topic of “how teachers can collaborate with scientists”. There are several programs that facilitate this kind of collaboration; the conference organizers want the delegates to hear from teachers about their experiences. [...]
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News 1130, Jun 13, 2018
National Post, May 16, 2018
Global News, Jun 7, 2018
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CBC News, Jun 12, 2018
CTV News, May 25, 2018
The Western Star, Jun 26, 2018
Folio, July 12, 2018
CBC News, Jun 07, 2018
The Globe and Mail, Jun 24, 2018
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WFSJ Webinar - Tackling Ebola
The Science Writers and Communicators of Canada present
Science Talks
on Tackling Ebola, on Tuesday 24 July at 11 am ET. It will be hosted by Dr. Peter Halfmann, Research Associate Professor at the Influenza Research Institute at the University of Wisconsin where he collaborated with
Dr. Yoshihiro Kawaoka
, a professor at the School of Veterinary Medicine and a world expert on influenza virus.
In his talk, Dr. Halfmann will discuss the latest facts and figures on this infectious disease including news about vaccines. You will learn:
- The current situation in regions affected by the Ebola virus and if there is still any danger.
- Where we stand with the research on finding a vaccine and if the latest trails on humans proofed successfully.
- When the vaccine will be made available for humans affected in regions by the Ebola virus.
- What the future will bring in terms of infectious diseases, such as Ebola.
- How local journalists can better report on infectious diseases including what they should look for, what kind of questions to ask, what resources they should use.
In partnership with Wiley, the WFSJ is pleased to introduce to 10,000 science journalists globally and to everyone who is interested, this series of webinars called Science Talks that are brought to you by
The Wiley Network
.
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NSERC funding for science promotion
Is promoting science your passion? Take advantage of the following great opportunities from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
NSERC invites applications that promote the natural sciences and engineering to Canada's young people, particularly to groups such as girls and Indigenous peoples that are under-represented in scientific and engineering careers. A targeted call continues for applications that focus on resources, tools and professional development for teachers.
New this year: NSERC has expanded the eligibility to include activities that will encourage Indigenous undergraduate students to pursue graduate studies in the natural sciences and engineering, and has lifted the departmental restriction on multiple awards for post-secondary institutions.
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