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Are you interested in getting the inside scoop on how to apply and what a career in the Federal Government entails? Then join us for the first Blue Drinks event of the year on November 9th from 5 to 6:30pm EST.
We are delighted to have Gary Sonnichsen to share his experience from his 20+ year career as a federal employee with Natural Resources Canada and to provide insights on the job application process. This will be a virtual event, and registration is required.
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Special Announcement: If you signed up for the SWIGS Mocktail Afternoon, please watch out for possible postponement due to weather conditions. You will receive an email with further details. We are looking forward to hosting you at this refreshing event. Click here to RSVP


Blue Drinks with Gary Sonnichsen

Focus: Federal Government Careers
Time: 5 - 6:30 pm EST
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Blue Drinks

Further details coming soon.
Send inquiries to uw.swigs@gmail.com

Trivia Night

Time: 7 - 9 pm EST
Watch out for registration links and participation details. Questions? Please contact Rodrigo
Virtual Writing Cafe
Time: 3 - 5 pm EDT on Microsoft Teams
Register here and select ‘SWIGS’ as your #WaterlooWrites group

We are happy to announce the opportunity to participate in a mentorship program with UWaterloo's Douglas Wright engineer-in-residence, Erin Mahoney. Erin has generously extended her invitation to host one-on-one mentorship meetings with engineering graduate students to members of SWIGS. This meetings will hold on Fridays over the fall 2021 semester. You may book a session by filling out this google sheets document. Please, endeavor to fill out the form before noon the day before your requested session; you will then be sent the necessary information to have your meeting on teams. If you have any questions or concerns, please email Blessing at baihie@uwaterloo.ca.

For more information, please check out the Douglas Wright Engineer-in-Residence website.

Water Institute Events
WaterTalks series: York Region’s One Water Story… recognizing the value of water in all its forms - Erin Mahoney
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2021 2:30 - 3:30 PM EST
Register here
WaterTalks series: Microplastics and Human Health: Moving the Field Forward - Juliette Legler
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2021 10:00 - 11:00 AM EST
Register here
Water Leadership workshops 

Vulnerability to Viability Global Partnership invites you to the upcoming October Thematic Webinar


Title of the Webinar: The Small-Scale Fisheries Academy as a source of operational support to the SSF Guidelines
Date/Time: October 29th, 2021, 12 PM - 1:15 PM UTC (8 AM - 9:15 AM EDT)
Speaker: Cornelia E. Nauen (International non-profit association Mundus maris)

YouTube linkhttps://youtu.be/jqV4nWfy_m4 (watch this webinar live and participate in its Q&A session)
You can also view this short video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbcjY5PDUuc) produced for World Ocean Day about the academy, that could be helpful for illustrating the approach and its early results 
 

 
We are continuing to host a weekly virtual writing café on Thursdays 3:00 – 5:00pm EST on Microsoft Teams. 
 
If you haven't joined yet please register using the following link and select ‘SWIGS’ as your #WaterlooWrites group
 
Feel free to reach out to Lauren ( l2banks@uwaterloo.ca) or Narasimman (nlakshmi@uwaterloo.ca) if you have any questions!
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