Now that school started and you are becoming accommodated with the new teachers, making new friends and learning new things, you may not think about the start of your career yet. Why would you?
Depending on what you want to become, or even if you don’t know yet what that is, it is very important to start thinking about your network. Sometimes is who knows you that can give you that big break in your career.
Some speakers at our conference last year (see videos here) have stated that they did not know what they wanted to be when they grew up and that’s ok because they eventually found their calling and have succeeded anyways. Some of them did not even pursue a STEM education yet ended up working in STEM and encouraged everyone to think about that because STEM is such an important skill to have! One particular speaker is also a rock band lead singer (how cool is that!!!!).
This year, for the 2nd annual Candian Women in STEM conference, we are bringing diverse speakers again to discuss important topics such as Innovation in Technology, LGBTQA+ in STEM, STEM Communication, Financial Literacy (one of my favourite topics) and, best of all, there will be 2 Speed Networking sessions where you will have the opportunity to meet professionals who can become your mentors and guide you in the direction where you need to be.
Did you know: having a mentor will give you a 130% more chances of holding a leadership position later on in life?
So, come and join us at our conference on October 13, 2018, at the Bahen Centre for IT. And, because we love you, and we want to see you succeed, we are offering TDSB students a 20% discount on student tickets. Also, did you know that some schools and organizations you may be a part of may offer subsidies?
Whenever you are ready, and hopefully it would be soon since we are just about 3 weeks away from the conference, please go to https://www.picatic.com/STEMInclusion and use code TDSB for the student ticket purchase at check out.
Here are some things that delegates from last year had to say about the conference!
“The speakers were overall inspiring and talked about their own experiences and how we need to improve the number of women in STEM. I also loved how we could have a conversation with the speakers after and how each speaker addressed a different topic or issue.”
“The diversity of the speakers as well as the audience. Although the panel discussion became more of a group discussion, I think this is much more interesting than when the audience is very quiet and only the moderator and panelists speak.”
“I think these events are fantastic for students and young women that are thinking about being in STEM because it shows them role models, that it’s possible, and that they can do it.”
“I loved the variety of speakers. I liked that it wasn’t all just STEM, and the arts were also discussed… I loved the availability of the speakers as well.”
We look forward to meeting you at the conference on October 13, 2018!
