WISE Taking Flight

Presents

WISE Taking Flight

You are invited to a WISE evening with Crystal Sisson who has authored a book about Elsie Gregory MacGill. A woman of many firsts, Elsie became an engineer, advisor, author, advocate of women’s rights and was honoured with many distinctions. Join us for an intimate session with Crystal who will tell us about how Elsie merged her love of engineering with her values and passions throughout her life. Elsie’s story is about how we can end up taking on varied and interesting roles in life. These roles can surprise us, reward us, and turn us into great professionals, entrepreneurs, social advocates and leaders.

Date and Time: November 13, 2014; 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Location: CBY A707, University of Ottawa
RSVP: Please RSVP to diana@site.uottawa.ca
(Light snacks and beverages will be served) There is no admission fee!

Ottawa-WISE, CU-WISE and UofO-WISE Meet n' Greet - November 28

Come share some refreshments and snacks, get to know your peers and celebrate your network of like-minded women with WISE Ottawa, CU-WISE and uOttawa-WISE. All women and students in science and engineering fields are invited!

As part of our evening, representatives of each WISE group will spend a few minutes to give us their insights on where women in science and engineering are today and how we can be there for each other tomorrow.

Date and Time: November 28, 2013; 5:30 – 7:00 PM
Location: SITE 5084, 800 King Edward Ave., University of Ottawa Campus.
RSVP: Please RSVP to ariadni@kymalaw.com.
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wiseott/
There is no admission fee!

2013 WISE Annual General Meeting

You are cordially invited to attend the 2013 WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) Annual General Meeting

Guest speaker: Prof. Hanan Anis, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Ottawa

Date and Time: May 2, 2013; 6-8 PM
Location: University of Ottawa, Colonel By Building, 161 Louis Pasteur,
Room A707. Parking is available in the Sports Complex parking garage.
RSVP: Please RSVP to banu_ormeci@carleton.ca by April 30th. Light dinner will be served, there is no admission fee.

Title: Women and entrepreneurship
Abstract: Have you ever wondered if you want to be an entrepreneur? If you have the attributes to be one? Based on her background as an entrepreneur as well as recent studies on the topic, Hanan will reflect
on her career path from entrepreneurship to academia and discuss the attributes that makes women particularly suitable to be entrepreneurs as well as those that makes many shy away from even entertaining the thought.

Biography: Hanan is an Associate Professor at the school of electrical engineering and computer science. Prior to joining the university in 2004, Hanan was the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at Ceyba, an
optical long-haul networking company that employed 250 people at its peak. Hanan played an integral part in conceiving Ceyba's product architecture, formulating its business plan, and successfully raising over $100M in venture capital to finance operations. From 1994 to 2000, Hanan worked at Nortel Networks in different positions conducting research in various areas of photonics, ranging from device physics to optical networking. Hanan received Nortel's 1998 Innovation award for her work on wavelength locked lasers. Hanan holds a B.Sc from Ain-Shams University (1987), a M.A.Sc (1991) and a Ph.D (1996) from  University of Toronto all in Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Innovation - The most frustrating and rewarding experience you will EVER have

The process of seeing a problem as an opportunity, gaining a fundamental understanding of the nature of the problem/opportunity, having an idea for a better solution, and then building a business that will deliver that solution is fraught with great challenges and rewards. It is not for everyone. It will always require persistence, creativity, and openness to learning new things regardless of how many times you do it. And it is completely worth it. Successful innovations impact lives. There are ways to understand the value of opportunities and increase the likelihood of success. We will talk about the innovation process and some examples and how to increase your chances of a successful career in innovation.

Speaker: Lynn Leger
After completing a degree in Chemistry and an MBA, Lynn joined DuPont’s Automotive Coatings business where she held a variety of business, marketing and technical positions. Lynn then changed market focus and led new initiatives in Food Safety for DuPont including responsibility for leading major R&D initiatives in breakthrough disinfection technology. Lynn joined GreenCentre Canada in 2010 as a Director of Commercial Development and worked with universities across Canada to commercialize greener technologies. Lynn is a named inventor on 13 patent applications in technologies representing each of the different businesses with which she has been associated. She is a frequent speaker on innovation and green chemistry and will be chairing a session on commercialization of Green Chemistry at the American Chemical Society’s Green Chemistry Institute meeting this summer. Lynn is currently starting a new business, ALCERECO, that will develop and commercialize new Advanced Materials in a number of markets.


Date and Time: March 14, 2013; 4:30-6:30 PM
Location: Boardroom MC 2014, Minto Building, Carleton University Campus
RSVP: banu_ormeci@carleton.ca
This is an Ottawa-WISE event.

Navigating Career Success

The Ottawa Chapter of WISE is proud to present an excellent event for young scientists and engineers that are going into the job market. The 2013 Event Series: Navigating Career Success is a discussion of four professional women who will share their advice and experiences as well as take questions from the audience to help them as they enter the job market. The event is Thursday January 17 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. and I highly recommend it! 

Panel Speakers:
Margaret McKay, M.Sc., LL.B., National Research Council of Canada
Josephine Davidson, Environment Canada
Mia Batchelor, Environment Canada
Michelle Illing, Ph. D., Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Date and Time: January 17, 2013; 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Location: Boardroom MC 2014, Minto Building, Carleton University Campus.
RSVP: Please RSVP to banu_ormeci@carleton.ca.
There is no admission fee!

Inspiring Women Series: Anne Coyle, founder of Bright Red Handle

Hello ladies (and assorted gents)!

uOttawaWISE has another awesome speaker lined up – this time, it’s Anne Coyle, founder of Bright Red Handle, communication specialists for the IT industry. Anne has a diverse background in math, computer science, and communications. As part of our Inspiring Women Series she’ll be sharing with us what she wishes she had known before starting her business, including: how to get repeat business, how to avoid the “I’m not charging enough” trap, and the pros and cons of working from home.

Join us Monday, November 21st in STE5084 (conference room) at 6 pm for what will undoubtedly be another awesome evening. As usual, tasty dinner and refreshments will be provided.

Bring your friends!

WISE - WIE - Picnic

WISE and WIE Carleton University together with their wider Ottawa counterparts invite you to the Britannia Park Gazebo for a summer picnic/potluck! Everyone invited to bring drinks or food of their own creation or otherwise, and network with their women in science and engineering peers. Friends and family are also welcomed. This event is designed to bring together both students and professionals, so please tell your friends! We hope to see you there!

Get your free ticket and more information here:

http://wise-wie-picnic.eventbrite.com/

Ottawa WISE Annual General Meeting 2010

Fighting Market Hurricanes in High Tech
Dr. Sue Abu-Hakima, M.Eng., Ph.D.

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Date and Time: Monday, April 26 at 5:30 PM
Location: Carleton University Campus, 2014 Minto Centre (MC). (Parking is available in lot P2-Pay & Display).
Price: $10 for WISE members, $5 for students. Light dinner will be provided.
RSVP: Seating is limited. RSVP banu_ormeci@carleton.ca by Thursday, April 22.

Abstract:

This speech will focus on my experiences as a young Engineer, a Senior Researcher, a Lab-head at NRC and finally a 2-time entrepreneur. It will describe some of the myths I have encountered on this amazing journey as well as the encouragement that I received. It will also focus on the ecosystem needed to nurture more scientists and engineers in High Tech. It will also focus on what we are doing right driving innovation as well as what we need to do to improve the journey for a new generation of entrepreneurs that will be needed to drive Canada into the future.


Speaker Profile:

Dr. Sue Abu-Hakima is co-Founder, President/CEO of her second start-up Amika Mobile launched in 2007 focusing on emergency mass notification broadcasts to any network and on any device – wired or wireless. Over her 28-year career, Sue has been widely recognized as one of a handful of women technology CEOs, and has built businesses for 12 of those 28 years, based on a reputation of excellence and innovation. Sue is the driving force behind Amika Mobile. As a two-time founder/CEO, she has formed boards of directors and directs business strategy, ensuring that product development matches customer pain points. Her leadership is pivotal in securing private financing and forming strong business and technical teams. She sold the compliance business unit from her first company to Entrust (Entu on NASDAQ) in 2004. Sue transitioned the products and team as VP Content Technology at Entrust until Dec 2006. She has 20 patents and 4 more pending. Sue serves on a number of boards including OCE as well as the Private Sector Advisory Board of the NCEs at NSERC. She has created over 150 high tech jobs which OCRI multiplies by a factor of 4 for 600 service spinoff jobs. She has a B.Eng. from McGill, M.Eng. and Ph.D. from Carleton. She is an adjunct Prof at University of Ottawa. Her companies have won 19 awards and she was named CATA’s National Advanced Technology Woman Entrepreneur of 2007. In November 2008, the National Angel Capital Organization recognized Amika Mobile as a Top 5 in Ontario and a Top 10 company nationally that is angel backed for its management and results. IDC picked Amika Mobile in its Top 10 to watch in 2009, Branham in its Emerging 25 on the Branham 3000 and most recently the Security Summit in the US judged by top agency officials from NATO, US Navy, DRDC, etc. picked Amika Mobile as the Most Innovative Company of 2010 for Emergency Communication Interoperability over competition from US, UK, Europe, Canada and Australia.

WISET Exchange Lectureship Program: Space Experiment Experience for Future Generations

WISE Ottawa is co-sponsoring this event.

Location: 4342 Mackenzie Building, Carleton University Campus.
Date: Tuesday March 23
Time: 2:30-3:30 PM.

Dr. Maki Niihori is an Aerospace Project Research Associate at JAXA Space Biomedical Research Office in Japan and she is one of this year's speakers for the WISET (Women in Science, Engineering and Technology) Exchange Lectureship Program. Her field of study is Space Biomedical Research. She will give a talk on her space research as well as her experiences as a female scientist in Japan on Tuesday, March 23 at 2:30 PM. All WISE members are invited.

Seating is limited so please RSVP to mmcdill@mae.carleton.ca.

The event is free.

Download event poster with abstract.

WISE Ottawa: Volunteering Skills Abroad

VOLUNTEERING SKILLS ABROAD: A PERSPECTIVE FROM A MALAWI ASSIGNMENT VOLUNTEER AND HOW WISE MEMBERS CAN BUILD CAPACITY ABROAD

Speaker: Jill Lauren Hass, M.Eng., P.Eng.

Date: Tuesday February 23, at 6 PM

Location: Herzberg Building, Room 5115, Carleton University Campus. ( 1125 Colonel By Drive. Campus map: http://www2.carleton.ca/campus/ . P9 is the nearest pay & display parking lot).

RSVP: Email banu_ormeci AT carleton.ca

Free event for WISE members.

Abstract
Though Jill Lauren Hass currently volunteers as the WISE Communications Executive and newsletter Editor, her full-time occupation is as an engineer employed in the private sector within the water and wastewater industry. Previously, she paid her dues working and volunteering in Central and South American countries for grassroots, international non-government organizations by working with local communities to secure good water and sanitation for themselves. Jill will present a two part seminar for WISE members interested in volunteering their high skill set abroad. First she will share her most recent experience in Africa and secondly she will also provide attendees with options for volunteering abroad on a long-term project or short-term emergency deployment. If you have ever found yourself wondering what it would be like to volunteer on an overseas project but weren’t sure how to become involved or what it entailed, this seminar will provide you with valuable information.

Hope to see you there,

WISE Ottawa

WISE Ottawa and IEEE-WIE Ottawa Present: The Bold and the Brave - A History of Women in Science and Engineering

Celebrate the launch of a new book called The Bold and the Brave - A History of Women in Science and Engineering, written by Dr Monique Frize. Dr Frize is a professor at the Department of Computer and Systems Engineering, Carleton University, and the School of Information Technology and Engineering, University of Ottawa.

1st December 2009
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
University of Ottawa Colonel By Hall, Room 707 161 Louis-Pasteur

Please find more information on the official event site, including how to RSVP.

WISE Ottawa Presents: Stress and Intellectual and Emotional Knowledge

Abstract:

Intellectual knowledge, like all intellectual activities, is usually under control of an individual, and an intellectual problem remains limited and accessible to the critical thought and typically can be approached from many sides. If it is difficult to solve an intellectual problem it could be somewhat stressful, but in itself the stress is mild unless the difficulty is accompanied by an emotional response.

The truth is that all important stressful experiences originate in the realm of human emotions which have a nasty habit of evaluating everything that we do or experience. Negative evaluation is another name for stress. The worst of all we have no control over our emotions, we cannot change them. Although we cannot control our emotions and by such control avoid or lower our stressful experiences, we can significantly lower the stress of everyday life if we understand our emotions. To understand emotions means to realize that our attitude towards reality is determined by emotions, not by so called intellectual beliefs or borrowed knowledge from social conventions.

Speaker:
Dr. Dragoljub Radonjic is a retired Professor of Psychiatry from University of
Ottawa. He is specialist in neurology and psychiatry, and he holds a Ph.D. in
neurosciences. Before holding a position at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, he held a teaching position at the University of Belgrade, and he was a research associate at Case Western Reserve University.

Date and time:
Thursday, October 29th, 5-7:30 PM.

Location:
Herzberg Building, Room 5115, Carleton University Campus.

WISE Ottawa Annual General Meeting

Find out more about this event (including the RSVP form) at the WISE Ottawa website.

Dr. Suzanne Fortier, President of Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

Monday March 9th, SITE 5084, 800 King Edward, University of Ottawa

Dr. Fortier has served as President of NSERC since January 2006. Before her appointment to this position, she was a member of Queen's University as Professor in both the Department of Chemistry and the School of Computing. She also served as Vice-Principal (Research) from 1995 to 2000 and Vice-Principal (Academic) from 2000 to 2005.

Dr. Fortier is a crystallographer by training, specializing in the development of mathematical and artificial intelligence methodologies for protein structure determination.

Organized by WISE Ottawa. Free admission.

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An Alternative to a Career in Academics: Life After the Lab

Thursday, February 5, 2009, 5:30-7:30 pm, 5115HP (Herzberg Laboratories) Carleton University.

Presented by: Claire Palmer, PhD.

Claire Palmer received a PhD in Molecular Biology from McMaster University. She drafts and prosecutes patents in a broad range of technologies including biotechnology, biochemistry, pharmaceuticals, microbiology, biology, molecular biology, bioremediation, biological wastewater treatment and other "green" technologies.

Dr. Palmer will talk about the role of scientists and engineers in facilitating obtaining and keeping meaningful patent protection. In particular, Claire will be talking about her role as a Patent Agent in an intellectual property law firm. She will highlight things to consider when choosing a career outside the lab and offer some suggestions to those who may wish to follow a similar career path. Claire will be happy to answer questions about life as a patent agent and discuss the transition from lab work to office work.

Organized by WISE Ottawa. Free admission.

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Building Opportunities: Planning, Patents and Publicity

Wednesday, October 22, 2008, 5-7pm. Carleton University , Room HP5115 (Herzberg Laboratories), Carleton University

Presented by: Ariadni Athanassiadis, MSc, LLB, BCL, Senior Associate in MBM's Ottawa.

As professionals in science and engineering, potential is a key driver underpinning what we do everyday. A good idea is followed by a lot of research and development and where things go from there will depend on our objectives and how we communicate information about the potential we commit ourselves to explore and develop. Planning and publicity are a given, but partnership with others is required to make a good idea practically accessible to the public. Patents are one tool for fostering those partnerships and what they are and how they can be used to enhance the research and development process will be canvassed.

RSVP by October 20, 2008 by emailing banu_ormeci@carleton.ca

Organized by WISE Ottawa. Free admission.

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Workshop: How to find an academic position in science and engineering

Wednesday, October 8, 2008, 4:30-6:30pm. University of Ottawa, 800 King Edward Avenue, SITE Building, Room 5084.

Presented by: Dr. Banu Örmeci, Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair, Carleton University.

Topics covered will include how to apply for a faculty position, preparing your CV, research and teaching statements, interview process and how to prepare for it, the academic job talk, research presentation, interview questions, negotiating your salary and start-up package, making decisions.

RSVP by October 3, 2008 by emailing diana@site.uottawa.ca

Organized by WISE Ottawa. Free admission.