Events and Conferences

July 3, 2011
09:00 to 16:30
Fourth floor of the Desmarais Building
55 Laurier Avenue East
Ottawa ON.

On behalf of Dr. Christabelle Sethna and the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Social Sciences, you are cordially invited to attend "Great Expectations: A Fifty Year Retrospective on Oral Contraception"

This event is free to attend and will showcase a host of expert panelists, from international scholars to local activists and professionals, speaking on issues surrounding this milestone in birth control history. Breakfast, lunch and light afternoon refreshments are complimentary (vegetarian friendly).

Note: This symposium is a sister event of Women's Worlds 2011.

For details, visit their website and visit their Facebook event page

For further information and to register, contact Amanda Watson at: thepill2011@gmail.com. Please RSVP by June 25, 2011 to ensure sufficient catering for everyone.

WW 2011 is a global convergence to advance women's equality through research, exchange, leadership, and action. Expected to draw some 2000 participants from around the world, WW 2011 is a unique global event that will enhance women's leadership skills and organizational capacity, support the exchange of knowledge and ideas, and foster research and action networks on women's issues. The full program can be found here.

There are 1500  already registered. There is room for more! If you plan on going to Women's Worlds 2011, register here!

If you are willing to give 12 hours of your time and talent before or during the event, your registration fee will be waived. Fill out the volunteer form here or email volunteer@womensworlds.ca.

The Ontario Women’s Health Network (OWHN) is currently accepting applications for upcoming Level 1: Women’s Health Leadership 101 training retreats scheduled for the following dates:
Retreat Date: August 17 – 19, 2011 - Application Deadline: June 30
Retreat Date: September 19 – 21, 2011 - Application Deadline: August 3
Retreat Date: October 5 – 7, 2011 - Application Deadline: August 22

Information about the program and the application form are available on OWHN’s website

Women who are interested in applying to participate should complete the application and return it to OWHN by the appropriate deadline date as indicated above. Future Women’s Health Leadership 101 retreat dates will be announced at a later date.

Please contact OWHN with any questions about the program or application process:

owhn@owhn.on.ca 416-408-4840 or toll-free 1-866-860-4545

Monday June 13, 2011 – from 1:15 to 3:00 pm (Montreal time)

Examples from studies of gender, work and health in different sectors in Sweden.

Annika Härenstam, Professor, Department of Work Science, Göteborg University, Sweden

Please confirm your attendance by e-mail at: rioux-pelletier.marie_eve@uqam.ca

Marie Eve Rioux-Pelletier, Coordonnatrice - Coordinator, CIHR Team in Gender, Environment and Health, Équipe des IRSC sur le genre, l’environnement et la santé
Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire sur la biologie, la santé, la société et l'environnement (CINBIOSE)
Université du Québec à Montréal
C.P. 8888, Succ. Centre-Ville
Montréal (Québec) Canada H3C 3P8
1 (514) 987-3000 poste 4757
www.geh.ges.uqam.ca
 

Ottawa, Ontario
October 21, 2011

At Ottawa's first Women's Mental Health Conference, speakers and panelists will present and discuss leading-edge research and best practices for mental health care that reflects women's unique physiological, psychological and social needs across the lifespan.

The conference will include topics designed to interest medical practitioners, clinicians, health professionals and community workers.

Dr. Claudio Soares will present research on Mood disorders and Perimenopause, Dr. Dennis Raphael will speak on the Social Determinants of Women's Mental Health, Dr. Valerie Taylor will discuss Young Women, Self Esteem, Body Image and Mood, Dr. Charmaine Williams will present Women's Caring: psychological, and social issues and Dr. Jasmine Ghandi on Perinatal Mood Disorders. Other hot topics to include the Effects of Estrogen on Cognition and Dementia, Depression and Aging.

The Women's Mental Health Program of the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre will be presenting this conference. Stay tuned for more speakers and program details. For more information, visit their website.

These PreventConnect web conferences will explore how to use data about sexual violence and domestic violence. In October 2011 the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be releasing the results about the prevalence of sexual violence, domestic violence and stalking from a new survey called National Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS).

These web conferences aim to help prepare you to have the background on this work and to craft messages that will support your efforts within your community.

Register now online while there is still space. PreventConnect web conferences are free.

- Understanding the Differences between National Sexual Violence and Intimate Partner Violence Surveys
May 25 & May 26 at 11 AM Pacific Standard Time (2pm Eastern Time) (May 26 is a repeat session).

- From Data to Prevention: Framing Sexual and Domestic Violence Prevention Impact from a Cost-Effectiveness
Perspective
June 8, 2010, 11am Pacific Time (2pm Eastern Time)*

Translating Evidence into Practice
September 22-25, 2011 • Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Integrative conference themes will focus on fatigue, pain, sleep, pediatrics, cognition, and brain function in CFS/ME, Fibromyalgia, and Related Illnesses (e.g., cancer fatigue). In addition, different sessions will address advances in assessment and treatment (from biological to behavioral), as well as new developments in virology, immunology, and neuroendocrinology.

Attendees to IACFS/ME conferences are primarily biomedical and behavioral professionals, including clinicians, researchers, and educators. It is anticipated that this event will be accredited for continuing medical education for Category 1 CME (physicians), CNE for nurses, and CPE for pharmacists.

For more information, visit the conference website.

Sponsored by the Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement (MIRCI)

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!

May 11-12, 2011, TORONTO

Space is limited. PLEASE REGISTER TODAY!

Click here to register: young mothers registration form

Featuring: 30 presenters and 7 panels over 2 days, Also featuring a closing forum roundtable discussion: "Young Mothers and Empowerment: Where do we go from here?"  

Forum program, registration and information are available on their website.

There are just two weeks left to register for the 2nd Pancanadian Young Feminist Gathering, RebELLEs: Notre Révolution Féministe, Our Revolution is Now! There are only 3 weeks left until the gathering starts!

Registration is open until Friday May 13th, 2011, but organizers encourage people to register for the gathering as soon as possible! In order to plan meals, workshops and accommodate for space and special needs, they need to know soon how many people will be attending. You can register online here.

Check out the promo video here. 

The National Committee for UN Women – Canada (previously UNIFEM Canada) is celebrating the historic arrival of a new era of gender equality across the world under the mandate of a new United Nations super-entity UN Women and its National Committee in Canada.

The celebrations for the launch of the Canadian National Committee will take place in Montreal April 15:
Friday April 15, 5.00 pm - 7.00 pm
7595 Saint Laurent, Montreal, Quebec
RSVP your attendance by emailing info@unwomencanada.org

Also, in Winnipeg on May 9, the Winnipeg Chapter for the National Committee for UN Women Canada invites you to a celebration of this historic new era of gender equality:
Monday, May 9, 2011 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
University of Winnipeg,  515 Portage Avenue - Room 2M70
Special  speaker from UN Women (New York)
Program to include refreshments,  special entertainment and an opportunity to help grow UN Women
All are welcome! No charge!
Please rsvp to winnipeg@unwomencanada.org
The Global College Institute for International Women's Rights is co hosting this event.