October 3: Friends of WISEST is excited to present the 2nd annual Fundraising Breakfast, being held in Edmonton. Dr. Katie Gibbs from Evidence for Democracy will be speaking about the role scientists play in a political environment that is increasingly polarized and filled with misinformation. 

October 8: Visit AWSN at the Calgary Volunteer Fair to find out about exciting Calgary volunteer opportunities.

October 8: Join AWSN to see the Calgary Tower in purple on Ada Lovelace day to start WinSTEM week.  Please let us know you are coming to ensure there are enough cupcakes!

October 9-10: Join APEGA's inaugural M.I.T. Boot Camp in Calgary, a series of workshops tailored to equip and prepare young professionals for success.

October 10: Join WiSER in Edmonton to walk across the High Level bridge lit in purple followed by a movie screening recognizing the contributions of women in STEM fields.  Buy tickets here.

October 12: "Invest In Her" is a workshop in Calgary for parents with daughters in Grades K-12 who see future trends and want to prepare their little girl for a promising and
fulfilling life path. 

October 15-16: Join APEGA's inaugural M.I.T. Boot Camp in Calgary, a series of workshops tailored to equip and prepare young professionals for success.

October 18-20: NASA’s International Space Apps Challenge is an international hackathon for coders, scientists, designers, storytellers, makers, builders, technologists, and others in cities around the world, where teams engage with NASA’s free and open data to address real-world problems on Earth and in space. Join the first ever Calgary Space Apps Challenge!

October 21: BJT Geoscience Associates will host a New Grab Job Search Bootcamp for unemployed and underemployed new graduates or related professional­­­­s with less than three years of work experience.

October 26: Join Canada Learning Code in Edmonton for Ladies Learning code

October 28: BJT Geoscience Associates will host BJT Re-Bootcamp for for experienced re-entrants to the job market after an absence.

November 30: The SET (Science, Engineering and Technology) Conference in Edmonton is a chance for young women and non-binary students in grades 10–12 to learn what an education and career in science, engineering and technology (SET) is all about. Online rgistration opens October 1.

Nominations are open until October 31, 2019 for AWSN's Minerva Mentoring Award to recognize significant contributions made towards the mentoring of women of all ages, as well as for the inaugural Athena Outstanding Volunteer Award in honor of Dr. Margaret-Ann Armour to recognize a volunteer who has made contributions to the AWSN community.

Nominations are open until November 25th for NSERC Prizes for Science Promotion with a focus on people and groups who are inspirational in the way they promote science to the general public.

AWSN is looking for a team member to fill the role of Treasurer with a 2-3 year committment. If you are interested in more information on this position or have other skills that you think could benefit AWSN, please get in touch with us at info@awsn.org.

WiSEST is currently looking for volunteers for Girls who Code and First Lego League. If you are interested in learning more or volunteering for either program, please email wisest.outreach@ualberta.ca

The Calgary Volunteer Fair takes place Tuesday October 8 from 12-7pm.  Join 60 local volunteer run organizations with available positions.

Please keep in touch with us at info@awsn.org with any feedback, comments, events or volunteer or funding opportunities that could be of interest to our subscribers. Our next newsletter will be distributed in November 2019.