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• WEBINAR EVENT SCIENCES - Staying well in your research career

  • When
    24 Aug 2020
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    5:30 PM - 7:30 PM (UTC+10:00)
  • Location
    Online - dial in will be provided
  • Spaces left
    61

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  Staying well in your research career
  

  
  

  Strategies to stay well during your post-doc or research career

  
  

  Despite all the attractions of a research career, the reality is that many researchers get worn down by the system, the setbacks and the challenges. So if you want to stay well, don’t leave it to chance. You need to look after yourself. There are certainly many things in research that are out of your control like the funding model, the review process, limited positions.  So join us to:

  • Investigate how to deal with uncertainty, focusing on what you can control
  • Saying no is hard, how to consider commitments and how they will impact
  • People are different, consider what you could do to work more effectively with dissimilar styles
  • How to manage cognitive inaccuracies to more rationally assess situations
  • Modify your standards depending on the context
  • You are more than your research, be kind to yourself

  Your Presenter:
  

  Hugh Kearns from Thinkwell is recognised internationally as a public speaker, educator and researcher. He draws on over twenty five years of experience as a leading training and development professional within the corporate, financial, education and health sectors. He has coached individuals, teams and executives in a wide range of organisations in the public and private sectors. Hugh lectures and researches at Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia. He is widely recognised for his ability to take the latest research in psychology and education and apply it to high-performing people and groups.

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• Women in Technology Mentoring Progam - Mentor Workshop

  • When
    31 Aug 2020
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    8:30 AM - 11:30 AM (UTC+10:00)
  • Location
    Online
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    0

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    WiT Mentoring Program - Mentor Workshop
  

  
  

  How can we develop individuals’ mindsets and capabilities to unlock, create and capture value so they can apply it to their life and career?
  

  
  

  We know you have the ambition and focus to achieve success and tap into a network of amazing people who are, founders, managers, students, executives to advance, empower and connect. 

  It is through your lived experience that you will be able to provide support along the 12-week interactive journey to help your Mentee unpack their greatest asset – themselves!

  The program cultivates what we call a ‘community of practice’ by facilitating offline and online connection for mentees to explore their focus and direction with their mentors.

  What will be covered in the workshop:

  • Introduction to the program
  • Roles & responsibilities of Mentors
  • Mental models – enablers and blockers
  • Guiding and supporting mentees
  • Business model you canvas
  • Goals for program

  The success of this program is built with your passion, generosity of time and spirit. In addition to helping individuals develop and succeed, you will also have a great time connecting with like-minded professionals who are passionate about fostering and developing others.

  After completion of the workshop, there will be moments to come together and connect as well as share your stories and journey with a concluding breakfast event.

  Note: Signing up for the Workshop means you agree to participate as a mentor in the program either this session or future sessions.  You cannot take part in the program unless you complete this workshop.  Once you have registered an email will be sent to you with a link to complete a simple Questionnaire to assist us in the matching process.

  See further details of program outline and commitment here.
  

  Your program facilitators
  

  

  Michael Eales, Partner & Strategy Designer - is an experienced strategy designer with 15+ years experience applying strategic foresight and business model design at the front end of complex innovation projects. Michael draws on a background in economics, information technology, banking, investment and insurance services. As a strategy designer and Stanford Certified Project Manager, his interests in design & systems thinking have been applied to complex client projects in public policy, financial services, legal services, consumer goods, media, tourism, telecom, manufacturing, healthcare & education. He regularly works with venture-backed startups through leading accelerators and incubators. Michael is a regular keynote speaker on potential futures & has facilitated workshops & judged competitions at a number of institutions & organisations.

  Grace Ryall, Strategy Designer - shapes strategic pathways and uses a distinct multidisciplinary approach to create meaningful solutions to complex problems. Her interest in emerging markets leads her to be deeply curious about the shifts and drivers that are changing human behaviours and expectations in the world today. Focusing on the human at the centre, Grace enjoys exploring where technology is pushing boundaries, sparking new abilities, opportunities, issues and challenges that are shaping the next decade of innovation. With a background in Media and Communications, Grace explores her love for strategic storytelling by facilitating shared learning experiences including facilitation, workshops and events. Grace co-authored the program design of the Myriad Festival in Brisbane, which hosted over 2,000 attendees in 2018. As a Strategy Designer Grace works with clients to help them better understand their customers and strategy for delivering value.
  

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• Women in Technology Mentoring Progam - Mentee Workshop

  • When
    31 Aug 2020
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    12:30 PM - 3:30 PM (UTC+10:00)
  • Location
    Online
  • Spaces left
    18

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    WiT Mentoring Program - Mentee Workshop
  

  
  

  Join us and unlock, create and capture value and apply it to your life and career
  

  
  

  Throughout the course of our careers it is important to share and receive the support we need to continuously grow in pursuit of our personal and professional goals.

  The WiT Mentoring Program is a 12 week program designed to create an inclusive and supportive environment for career development within an evolving network of women in technology.

  The WiT Mentoring Program provides a platform for both mentees and mentors to engage with one another and the broader mentoring cohort to gain real-life insights and experiential learnings.

  The program cultivates what we call a ‘community of practice’ by facilitating offline and online connection for mentees to explore their focus and direction with their mentors. 
  

  What will be covered in the workshop:

  • Introduction to the program
  • What to expect
  • Role of Mentee
  • Goals, Vision & Aspiration
  • Complete a Business Model Canvas
    

  After completion of the workshop, there will be moments to come together and connect as well as share your stories and journey with a concluding breakfast event.

  Note: you cannot take part in the program unless you complete this workshop.  Once booked and paid an email will be sent to you with a link to complete an Application Questionnaire.
  

  See further details of program outline and commitment here.

  Your program facilitators
  

  Michael Eales, Partner & Strategy Designer - is an experienced strategy designer with 15+ years experience applying strategic foresight and business model design at the front end of complex innovation projects. Michael draws on a background in economics, information technology, banking, investment and insurance services. As a strategy designer and Stanford Certified Project Manager, his interests in design & systems thinking have been applied to complex client projects in public policy, financial services, legal services, consumer goods, media, tourism, telecom, manufacturing, healthcare & education. He regularly works with venture-backed startups through leading accelerators and incubators. Michael is a regular keynote speaker on potential futures & has facilitated workshops & judged competitions at a number of institutions & organisations.

  Grace Ryall, Strategy Designer - shapes strategic pathways and uses a distinct multidisciplinary approach to create meaningful solutions to complex problems. Her interest in emerging markets leads her to be deeply curious about the shifts and drivers that are changing human behaviours and expectations in the world today. Focusing on the human at the centre, Grace enjoys exploring where technology is pushing boundaries, sparking new abilities, opportunities, issues and challenges that are shaping the next decade of innovation. With a background in Media and Communications, Grace explores her love for strategic storytelling by facilitating shared learning experiences including facilitation, workshops and events. Grace co-authored the program design of the Myriad Festival in Brisbane, which hosted over 2,000 attendees in 2018. As a Strategy Designer Grace works with clients to help them better understand their customers and strategy for delivering value.
  

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• 23rd Annual WiT Awards - The Show Must Go On!

  • When
    09 Oct 2020
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    6:00 PM - 9:30 PM (UTC+10:00)
  • Location
    Online Virtual Extravaganza
  • Spaces left
    700

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  You are invited to attend the 23rd Annual WiT Virtual Awards Gala for 2020.  Join us as we celebrate the achievements of amazing women working in technology and science.

  
  

  Your MC

  

  Dr Joel Gilmore is a physicist and energy expert, providing advice to industry and government on transitioning Australia to a low emissions future.  He's also a passionate science communicator and performer, including co-host of Food Lab on SBS where he talks about the science and technology of cooking.  In his spare time, he teaches swing dancing, learns musical instruments and travels the world - 54 countries so far!

  Your Keynote for the evening
  

  

  Professor Tanya Monro FAA FTSE FOSA FAIP, Australia's Chief Defence Scientist

  Professor Tanya Monro, commenced as Chief Defence Scientist in March 2019 and was previously Deputy Vice Chancellor Research and Innovation and an ARC Georgina Sweet Laureate Fellow at the University of South Australia.

  Professor Monro was inaugural Director of the Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS) from 2008 to 2014 and inaugural Director for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale Bio Photonics (CNBP) at the University of Adelaide. Her research is in the field of photonics, with a focus on sensing, lasers and new classes of optical fibres.

  Professor Monro obtained her PhD in physics in 1998 from The University of Sydney, for which she was awarded the Bragg Gold Medal for the best Physics PhD in Australia. In 2000, she received a Royal Society University Research Fellowship at the Optoelectronics Research Centre at the University of Southampton in the UK, and is also an inaugural Bragg Fellow of the Royal Institution of Australia (RiAus).

  Prof Monro is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (AAS), the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE), the Optical Society of America (OSA) and the Australian Institute of Physics (AIP). She is member of the Board of the Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).

  Her awards include: the Prime Minister's Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year (2008), South Australian Scientist of the Year (2010), South Australia's Australian of the Year (2011), and the Eureka Prize for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Scientific Research (2015) and she is the 2019 SA winner of the Australian Award for Excellence in Women's Leadership

  Our WiT Awards would not be possible without our generous Sponsors:
  

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