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Workshops at a glance: February 3

By Chris Guenard on February 3, 2016

Here are some professional development opportunities for faculty and staff at UBC Okanagan over the next few weeks:

UBC to host Emerging Research Workshops

As part of its Centennial celebration, UBC will host a series of Emerging Research Workshops at the Vancouver campus this spring.

The workshops will focus on three areas in which UBC is emerging as a potential global leader:

  • February 22 to 24
    Ethics and Pragmatism in Indigenous Research
  • March 8 to 11
    Water Ways: Understanding the Past to Navigate the Future
  • April 27 to 29
    How Epigenetics Remembers your Past to Shape your Future

To find out more, visit: research.ubc.ca/ubc-centennial-emerging-research-workshops

Humanities computing

The Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies' Humanist Data Lab and WestGrid have organized a Software Carpentry for Humanists Workshop on February 22 and 23.

This workshop will unlock the research power of your computer, save you hours, and free you from the artificial limitations set by software.

To find out more, visit: news.ok.ubc.ca/exchange/2016/02/02/workshop-humanities-computing

Scientific visualization

Join FCCS and WestGrid for a hands-on ParaView workshop with Alex Razoumov. This workshop is open to all faculty and students.

To find out more, visit: news.ok.ubc.ca/exchange/2016/02/02/faculty-and-student-workshop-scientific-visualization

Where to begin when planning a conference

 

Conferences and Accommodations has organized an information session on February 10 that will review what you need to know, planning tips, resources that are available, and more.

To find out more, visit: news.ok.ubc.ca/exchange/2016/01/18/where-to-begin-when-planning-a-conference

More workshops

February 3 and 4
Coaching Out of the Box
February 3
Inclusive Technology Lab Wednesday Workshops
February 6, 9 and 10
Credentialing for Teaching Assistants
February 9 and 11
Advanced MS Office Excel 2013 Skills
February 9 and 10
MS Office Publisher 2013
February 9 and 16
Mindfulness Practice
February 9
Rimes Workshop
February 9
Master of Management Info Session
February 10 and 12
Advanced MS Office Word 2013 Skills
February 10
Smartforms Training
February 11 and 12
Adobe Acrobat: Creating Electronic Documents
February 15
Starting a Scholarly Research Project
February 16
Mitacs Step: Networking Skills
February 16
Writing Job Descriptions
February 17
Writing the Ethics Application
February 25
RISe Drop-in Session

For a full listing of workshops, visit the Okanagan campus events calendar.

Posted in Workshops | Tagged Conferences and Accommodation, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, Faculty of Management, Finance Operations and Strategies, Human Resources, Library, Office of Research Services

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Chris Guenard
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The University of British Columbia
Okanagan campus
Tel: 250.807.9932
E-mail: chris.guenard@ubc.ca

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