Thank you to all of the volunteers who came out to support us at Elbow River Casino in the past 2 days. Your support is invaluable: AGLC is our main source of funding used to support diversification in Alberta STEM fields. In the past, volunteer hours have been rewarded at up to $250 per volunteer hour in funding to our organization!

Walk, jog, run or roll to support women in Alberta STEM fields! This 7 day race culminates on October 16th at the end of WinSTEM week. 

Log all of your kms over the 7 day race period to contribute to our goal and be eligible for prizes. Early bird entries received before 11:59PM October 1 will be entered into a draw for a pair of Hillberg & Berk Supernova sparkle ball earrings!

THANK YOU to our corporate sponsors! Talus Technologies, BGC Engineering and Gilead Sciences have signed on as Gold sponsors and we welcome Okane Consulting and Matrix Solutions as Silver event sponsors.

We are in search of more sponsors for this event! Please review the sponsorship opportunities and submit the online application or e-mail sponsorship@awsn.org for more info.

Team Jasmine, one of AWSN's Calgary-based member programs, is recruiting 4 additional team members for the 2021 season, with hopes of a strong female representation. The program is open to students in grades 7-12

To learn more about FIRST robotics go to www.FIRST.inspires.org . We meet at 10:30 each Saturday at the offices of DeltaTee Electronics in Inglewood, Calgary. Further details about Team Jasmine can be had from Wally Rooke P.Eng. (Rtd) at wrooke@shaw.ca or 204 291 5074.

Various dates: Check out the WESTEM calendar of workshops for rural/remote Southern Alberta women.

Sept 1-26: Applications are open for early-career professionals with <5 years of experience and undergraduate students to the WiSER 2021-2022 mentorship program.

September 20-26: Science Literacy Week - join the WISEST Outreach team for events including an exclusive screening of "Happening to Us", Climate Game Changers program and a STEM@home guide with free resources for teachers, parents and students. Sign up here to receive more info on all events. 

September 21: Join ECVO for A Panel Discussion on Intersectionality, the second in a series of roundtable discussions on equity, diversity and inclusion.

September 24: Learn the the importance of inclusive talent pipelines and how we can mend the leaks to have a thriving company with the best people at the upcoming Inside the Leaky Pipeline webinar.

September 28: Join AXIS Connects for an interactive lunch workshop, targeting Mid Career professionals where Career Development Expert, Jennifer Isotti will share Korn Ferry research on what drives success and give practical suggestions on how you can intentionally find the development opportunities to prepare yourself for the C-Suite. Sign up for a free membership to buy your ticket.

Septemebr 29: Female Leaders - Pivoting Through the Pandemic, Virtual presentation featuring Keynote speaker Dr. Verna Yiu, President and CEO of Alberta Health Services (AHS). Hosted by WISEST.

October 10-16: AWSN WinSTEM Week! Check the calendar for events (new events being added), submit your own event or join Equality In Motion, a virtual fundraising race.

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