Events
BCRPA's Parks Professional Pathways conference
Join 300+ parks professionals from the public and private sector to share insights and strategies on the latest best practices, technologies and trends in parks planning, maintenance, and management. Hosted by BC Recreation & Parks Association.
Webinar: Research Statements for the Academic Job Market
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Job postings in higher education often require a research statement as part of the application process. This session will focus on assembling a research statement for academic jobs, the intended audience, and recent applicants.
Navigating Information and Research with UBC Library
12:30pm - 1:20pm
Customisable UBC Library Q&A re: services, proficiencies, and tips and tricks for finding research and information.
Panel(s) of Careers Beyond Higher Education
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Panelists from various disciplines discuss their career paths from grad degree to professional, addressing how they used their degrees and training to prepare them for their current positions and any advice they can give to current grad students.
Workshop: Writing a literature review
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Common structures and strategies for writing literature reviews that are aligned with disciplinary expectations; how to identify patterns in the literature, map scholarly debates, and build a narrative that supports your research direction.
Workshop: resumes
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Key differences between resumes and academic CVs; strategies for conveying program and project or research experience in a resume format; organising a resume for career changes and pivots; organisation, formatting, and common challenges.
IRES seminar: What Makes Systemic Discrimination, ‘Systemic?’
12:30pm - 1:20pm
A reverse-engineered path to effectively use the mechanics of systemic discrimination against itself, this talk shows the very mechanisms that prolong inequities can be harnessed to enhance the effects of equity focused interventions instead.
Workshop: academic English and writing for graduate success
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Academic English is, in many ways, a new language with its own conventions and expectations. build a repertoire of these common academic expressions that can help you signal and facilitate different kinds of scholarly moves.
PIBC 2026 Annual Conference
"Bold Plans. Local Action", this year in Penticton, BC. Their keynote speaker is famous Canadian Planning Communicator Uytae Lee.