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Discovering the Entrepreneur Within
By participating in this workshop, students will learn about:
- the qualities and characteristics of different types of entrepreneurship,
- how to assess risk,
- what makes a good business plan, and
- how to pitch it.
When: Friday, February 7th, 2014
Time: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Where: Wilfrid Laurier University, Kitchener Campus (120 Duke Street West), Room 301
To register enter the code: aspire0702wlu
Mitacs Accelerate
Mitacs-Accelerate is Canada’s premiere research internship program and connects companies with graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, who apply their specialized expertise to business research challenges.
Interns transfer their skills from theory to real-world application, while the companies gain a competitive advantage by accessing high-quality research expertise.
For more information
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Parliamentary Internship Program
See Parliament from the inside…as a Parliamentary Intern.
Work for Members of Parliament and study with colleagues from across Canada. This is a a paid non-partisan internship from September 2014 to June 2015
The application deadline is Janauary 31, 2014. Apply online.
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Reminder
Graduate Travel Assistantships Due
Giving a presentation at an academic conference in the winter term?
The FGPS provides up to $300 ($250 in Ontario) to help pay travel expenses for graduate students who present research related to their program of study.
Applications are due December 16, 2013.
For more information including the application form
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1st Meeting of Potential New Community of Practice
Attend this informal meet up to discuss citizen science with like-minded individuals. Citizen science refers to research collaborations between scientists and volunteers, particularly (but not exclusively) to expand opportunities for scientific data collection and to provide access to scientific information for community members.
Date: Dec. 17th, 2013
Time: 10:30am
Location: Alumni Hall Boardroom.
Coffee will be provided by Office of Research Services.
Please RSVP to http://bit.ly/1divVRp
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Conference
Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development (CSR 2014)
CSR2014 will present the current CSR models and practices, as well as the next generation of issues that business leaders and society will face. This conference aims to provide a common platform to the corporate, government agencies, NGOs, civil society, academics and the other groups to share their expectations, aspirations and responsibilities.
Research in the domain of CSR and Sustainable Business along with Climate Control, Work Life Balance, Philanthropy, social impact and other topics shall be shared in the form of Paper presentation, poster exhibition by researchers and professionals from various parts of the Globe.The conference will certainly lead to the new frameworks, concepts, tools and techniques to integrate social responsibility throughout the business operations to achieve the highest levels of sustainable success.
The conference will take place on June 2-5, 2014 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Consult the CSR2014 website for further information
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Conference
5th International Conference on New Horizons in Education (INTE)
INTE will provide a multinational platform where the latest trends in education. Prospective presenters are encouraged to submit proposals for papers and posters/demonstrations that offer new research or theoretical contributions.
For further information including how to submit, please refer to the INTE 2014 website.
Abstract Deadline: Until June 13, 2014
INTE 2014 conference is supported by Sakarya University and TASET and will take place on June 25-27, 2014 in Hotel Novotel Paris Est, Paris, France.
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