Registration is now open.
What’s Mitacs Step?
· Program provides graduate students and postdocs with opportunities to build on their professional and transferrable skill sets.
· Opportunities are open to all past, present and prospective graduate students and postdocs.
Why should you attend?
· Strengthen your working relationships, increase your ability to connect with industry, improve research results and impact.
· Access to industry recognized expertise.
To register: go to http://www.mitacs.ca/step/workshops-offered
Managing Projects – Vancouver, BC
Materials, Breakfast basics, and Lunch provided!
When: Monday, October 17, 2011
Time: 8:30am – 4:30pm (Registration 8:00am SHARP)
Where: UBC Robson Square, 800 Robson Street
Room: C225
Basics of Intellectual Property – Vancouver, BC
Materials and Breakfast basics provided!
When: Tuesday, October 18 2011
Time: 9.00am – 12.00pm (Registration 8:30am SHARP)
Where: UBC Robson Square, 800 Robson Street
Room: C225
Discovering the Entrepreneur Within – Vancouver, BC
Materials, Breakfast basics, and Lunch provided!
When: Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Time: 8:30am – 4:30pm (Registration 8:00am SHARP)
Where: UBC Robson Square, 800 Robson Street
Room: C400
Foundations of Project Management II – Vancouver, BC
*The Prerequisite for this workshop is Foundations of Project Management I*
Materials, Breakfast basics, and Lunch provided!
When: Monday and Tuesday, October 24-25 , 2011
Time: 8:30am – 4:30pm (Registration 8:00am SHARP)
Where: UBC Robson Square, 800 Robson Street
Room: C225
Practice Your Presentation Skills I – Vancouver, BC
Materials, Breakfast basics, and Lunch provided!
When: Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Time: 8:30am – 4:30pm (Registration 8:00am SHARP)
Where: UBC Robson Square, 800 Robson Street
Room: C225
Build Your Scientific and Technical Writing Skills – Vancouver, BC
Materials, Breakfast basics, and Lunch provided!
When: Thursday and Friday, October 27-28, 2011
Time: 9.00am – 4:00pm (Registration 8:30am SHARP)
Where: UBC Robson Square, 800 Robson Street
Room: C225
Managing Projects – Vancouver, BC
Materials, Breakfast basics, and Lunch provided!
When: Monday, November 14, 2011
Time: 8:30am – 4:30pm (Registration 8:00am SHARP)
Where: UBC Robson Square, 800 Robson Street
Room: C225
Practice Your Presentation Skills I – Vancouver, BC
Materials, Breakfast basics, and Lunch provided!
When: Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Time: 8:30am – 4:30pm (Registration 8:00am SHARP)
Where: UBC Robson Square, 800 Robson Street
Room: C225
Foundations of Project Management I: A team-based approach – Vancouver, BC
Materials, Breakfast basics, and Lunch provided!
When: Wednesday and Thursday, November 16-17, 2011
Time: 8:30am – 4:30pm (Registration 8:00am SHARP)
Where: UBC Robson Square, 800 Robson Street
Room: C225
Build Your Scientific and Technical Writing Skills – Vancouver, BC
Materials, Breakfast basics, and Lunch provided!
When: Thursday and Friday, November 17-18, 2011
Time: 9.00am – 4:00pm (Registration 8:30am SHARP)
Where: UBC Robson Square, 800 Robson Street
Room: C225
Practice Your Presentation Skills II – Vancouver, BC *The Prerequisite for this workshop is Practice Your Presentation Skills I*
Materials, Breakfast basics, and Lunch provided!
When: Monday, November 21, 2011
Time: 8:30am – 4:30pm (Registration 8:00am SHARP)
Where: UBC Robson Square, 800 Robson Street
Room: C225
The Art, Science, and Practice of Positive Networking – Vancouver, BC
Materials, Breakfast basics, and Lunch provided!
When: Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Time: 8:30am – 4:30pm (Registration 8:00am SHARP)
Where: UBC Robson Square, 800 Robson Street
Room: C225
*Please note:
· A valid credit card is REQUIRED to complete and secure your registration
· The workshops are free to attend however there is a $50.00 charge for no-shows and late cancellations
· You have 5 calendar days prior to the scheduled workshop to modify or cancel your registration at no penalty
· Certificates of participation are issued to those who complete the full workshop, please ensure you can stay for the full session when organizing transport to and from the workshop venue
· Pending availability and the discretion of the coordinator, limited funding is available for travel and accommodation for participants coming from universities outside of the region where the workshop is being held. You MUST first register, then request travel funding, only those registered for a workshop are eligible for travel funding!
If you have any questions regarding the upcoming Mitacs Step workshops or would like more information on the program in general, please do not hesitate to contact us.
For more information on Mitacs please visit http://www.mitacs.ca.
Mitacs gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the Province of British Columbia
Hope to see you there!
Best regards,
Fiona Langdon, M.A.
Program Specialist, Step
Mitacs
Suite 301, Technology Enterprise Facility
University of British Columbia
6190 Agronomy Road
Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3
Ph: 604.822.2078
Fax: 604.822.3689
Email: flangdon@mitacs.ca
Web: www.mitacs.ca
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