WOMEN IN PHYSICS CANADA
UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE
JULY 17-20, 2018
WOMEN IN PHYSICS CANADA
UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE
JULY 17-20, 2018
NEWS
- september 18, 2018 : The Call for proposals for the 2020 edition of the Women in Physics Canada conference is now open! submit your proposal to the Steering committee before January 25th, 2019. More details here: 2020 CALL FOR PROPOSALS
- July 19, 2018 : We all have a role to play in order to have a real change! They talk about us in the media: http://plus.lapresse.ca/screens/87bb13df-191d-44ce-a642-784106edc999__7C___0.html?utm_medium=Ulink&utm_campaign=Internal+Share&utm_content=Screen
- June 29, 2018 : Don’t forget to book your accommodation at the Université de Sherbrooke student dorms if you haven’t already! You have until July 5th
- JUNE 1, 2018: The decision concerning the travel awards and the student talks will be announced to the concerned people starting June 6th. Thank you to everyone who applied!
- MAY 28, 2018: WE STILL ACCEPT ABSTRACT SUBMISSION FOR POSTER PRESENTATIONS UNTIL JUNE 20, 2018. CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT
RETURN ON THE 2018 EDITION
Thank you to all the attendees, speakers, panelists, volunteers, and sponsors for making the Women in Physics Canada 2018 conference a success! It was for us a pleasure to welcome you for this 7th edition of the conference. We hope you enjoyed your stay in Sherbrooke.
Thanks to your active participation, the quality of your talks and your courageous and insightful interventions, stories and perspectives were shared, bringing us closer to more diversity and inclusivity in physics.
Now, it is time to spread what we’ve learned during this event in our respectives institutions.
– You can now consult the conference pictures by clicking on the following links:
– Diverse
– Check the Agenda section for links to supplementary materials provided by the speakers (in their respective abstracts).
– Stay connected via Twitter, Facebook and Linked In!
– Stay tuned on Facebook for more details on the 2019 edition to be held at McGill University!
– Click here for the list of feminist books that we selected as prizes for the student awards. Contact us so we can add more and grow this list even more!
Interested people of all genders are encouraged to participate!
Interested people of all genders are welcome to participate!
ABOUT
The 7th edition of the Women in Physics Canada (WIPC 2018) Conference will be held from July 17th to 20th, 2018, at Université de Sherbrooke, Quebec. This renowned national conference will bring together more than a hundred members from the student community, faculty, postdoctoral researchers and professionals from the private sector working in fields related to physics.
This conference will provide a large array of opportunities for exchange and learning, through different activities such as :
- Scientific presentations from leaders in various fields of physics;
- Professional skills development workshops;
- Presentations on the problematics and strategies related to the issue of diversity in physics;
- Panel discussions on career paths;
- Networking activities;
- Student presentations and posters.
Carried by the principles of inclusion, this conference aims to be a place of gathering for all players involved in the promotion of diversity in physics.
GOALS
The most recent studies demonstrate that diversity promotes performance, creativity and innovation, in one word, success. Yet, the fields of science and technology suffer from a blatant lack of diversity. Notably, the number of women working in those fields continues to be largely insufficient to ensure optimal exploitation of our society’s talent pool*. The Women in Physics Canada Conferences are a major element of the global effort aiming to increase women’s presence in physics. The purpose of this event is therefore to support and encourage young female physicists at the early career stages to persist in this field. To achieve this goal, this conference will offer amongst others the opportunity to:
- Participate in a professional conference;
- Collectively raise awareness on the issues and obstacles faced by women and minorities in physics;
- Build a network of contacts at the canadian scale;
- Get informed about opportunities for careers in science.
DESCRIPTION
The 7th edition of the Women in Physics Canada (WIPC 2018) Conference will be held from July 17th to 20th, 2018, at Université de Sherbrooke, Quebec. This renowned national conference will bring together more than a hundred members from the student community, faculty, postdoctoral researchers and professionals from the private sector working in fields related to physics.
This conference will provide a large array of opportunities for exchange and learning, through different activities such as :
- Scientific presentations from leaders in various fields of physics;
- Professional skills development workshops;
- Presentations on the problematics and strategies related to the issue of diversity in physics;
- Panel discussions on career paths;
- Networking activities;
- Student presentations and posters.
Carried by the principles of inclusion, this conference aims to be a place of gathering for all players involved in the promotion of diversity in physics.
GOALS
The most recent studies demonstrate that diversity promotes performance, creativity and innovation, in one word, success. Yet, the fields of science and technology suffer from a blatant lack of diversity. Notably, the number of women working in those fields continues to be largely insufficient to ensure optimal exploitation of our society’s talent pool*. The Women in Physics Canada Conferences are a major element of the global effort aiming to increase women’s presence in physics. The purpose of this event is therefore to support and encourage young female physicists at the early career stages to persist in this field. To achieve this goal, this conference will offer amongst others the opportunity to:
- Participate in a professional conference;
- Collectively raise awareness on the issues and obstacles faced by women and minorities in physics;
- Build a network of contacts at the canadian scale;
- Get informed about opportunities for careers in science.
PREVIOUS CONFERENCES
- 2017 – University of Waterloo, Ontario
- 2016 – University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan
- 2015 – Fields Institute, University of Toronto, Ontario
- 2013 – Simon Fraser University, British Columbia
- 2012 – University of British Colombia, British Columbia
- 2011 – Perimeter Institute, Ontario
PREVIOUS CONFERENCES
- 2017 – University of Waterloo, Ontario
- 2016 – University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan
- 2015 – Fields Institute, University of Toronto, Ontario
- 2013 – Simon Fraser University, British Columbia
- 2012 – University of British Colombia, British Columbia
- 2011 – Perimeter Institute, Ontario