• Jan. 29, 2010 – Annual General Meeting and Discussion Forum
• Feb. 22, 2010 – Speaker Series: “On the Hunt for a Killer”, Dr. Terry Lynn Young
• March 26, 2010 – WISE NL judged student projects at the Eastern Newfoundland Regional Science Fair
• Apr. 14, 2010 – Speaker Series: “From a train car to global health initiatives: An interview with Dr. Elizabeth Hillman”
• May 13-15, 2010 – CCWESTT Conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Papers presented by WISE NL members:
  • “Networking: Building Your Career Alongside Your Graduate Thesis: A Workshop by and for Graduate Students in Science and Engineering”, WISE GSS
  • “Changing the World for Women and Technology”, Gloria Montano
• Jul. 14, 2010 – Business Meeting
• Oct. 12, 2010 – Business Meeting
• Oct. 19, 2010 – Speaker Series: “Wild About Mushrooms”, Dr. Faye Murrin
• Nov. 23, 2010 – Annual General Meeting (AGM). Keynote Speaker: Hege Rognø, VP Statoil Offshore Upstream, Statoil Canada
• Dec. 14, 2010 – December Cookie Social

• February 15, 2011: Quarterly Business Meeting
• March 8-9, 2011: Fueling the Future: Women in Oil & Gas Conference in St. John’s, NL.
• March 9, 2011: Speaker Series – “The role of engineers in sustainability and climate change adaptation” – Lianne Lefsrud, BSc Civil Engineering, MSc  Environmental Engineering, Ph.D. candidate in Strategic Management and Organization at the Alberta School of Business.
• April 1-2, 2011: Eastern Newfoundland Science Fair awards presented
• June 22, 2011: Quarterly Business Meeting
• September 14, 2011: Speakers Series – “Tropics to Arctic” with Meg O’Neill, President, ExxonMobil Canada.
• July – August, 2011: Student Summer Employment Program, Class of 2011
• October 18, 2011: Quarterly Business Meeting
• October 22, 2011: Becoming Leaders: An Introduction to Leadership Skills and Strategies, a WinSETT Centre Leadership Program module
• November 1, 2011: WISE NL Outstanding Author Award presented at the IEEE NECEC 2011
• November 16 2011: Annual General Meeting – “Unlocking the Secrets of the Past with Physics and Archaeology” with Dr. Kris Poduska, Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography, Memorial University.
• December 1, 2011: Annual Cookie Social
• December 6, 2011: December 6 Vigil

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• January 17, 2012: Business Meeting
• January 23, 2012: TMT Predictions 2012  Co-sponsored by Deloitte and the Genesis Centre. After the presentations, WISE NL will have a separate discussion, “Critique the Predictions”, on what the predictions mean to women
• March 5, 2012: “New Enterprises – Doing business your way”
• March 21, 2012: “Networking with Intent” with Susan Sparkes of Susan Sparkes and Associates
• March 31 2012: Eastern Newfoundland Science Fair awards presented
• April 2, 2012: Business Meeting
• April 27-29, 2012: WISE Futures 2012 Ambassadors Conference
•  May 3-5, 2012: 14th CCWESTT Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia
• June 3, 2012: Negotiating for Success, a WinSETT Centre Leadership Program module
• June 4, 2012: Business Meeting
• July – August, 2012: Student Summer Employment Program, Class of 2012
• August 23, 2012: SSEP Final Presentations
•  September 4, 2012: Business Meeting
•  September 18, 2012: WISE UP – “Steel Toes to Stillettos” with Schlumberger.
•  October 1, 2012: Business Meeting
•  October 16, 2012: Speaker Series – “What animal behaviour can tell us about human behaviour” with Dr. Anne Storey, Faculty of Science at Memorial University.
• November 5, 2012: Moving Forward Together – Annual General Meeting
• November 14 2012: Speaker Series – “Technology for the North – a New Look at Arctic Science and Engineering” with Dr. F. Mary Williams.
•  December 3, 2012: Year End Social
•  December 6, 2012: December 6 Vigil

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• January 16, 2013: Speaker Series with Kathrine Haldorsen, GBS Construction Manager, KKC.
• February 4, 2013: Business Meeting
• February 12 2013: Speaker Series – A stroll down memory (research) lane with Dr. Carole Peterson.
• March 4, 2013: Business Meeting
• March 26, 2013: Speaker Series with Sadie Sellars, Technical Manager, Hebron Project.
• April 1, 2013: Business Meeting
• April 23, 2013: Speaker Series with Kendra Lester and Dr. Laurie Twells. They will be talking about obesity in NL and the effectiveness of bariatric surgery.
• April 26, 2013: Effective Communication for Women in SETT, a WinSETT Centre Leadership Program module
• May 6, 2013: Business Meeting
• July-August 2013: Student Summer Employment Program
• June 3, 2013: Business Meeting
• July 1, 2013: Business Meeting
• August 5, 2013: Business Meeting
• September 9, 2013: Business Meeting
• October 7, 2013 – Business Meeting
• October 23, 2013 – Celebrating Our Past, Shaping Our Future, WISE NL 25 year anniversary celebration.
• November 4, 2013 – Annual General Meeting, Recap of the year’s activities, financial report, elections, networking
• December 4, 2013 – Holiday Social
• December 6, 2013 – December 6 Vigil: Angus Bruneau Theatre, SJ Carew Building, Memorial University

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• January 15, 2014 – Business Meeting
• January 28, 2014 – Our Boreal Forest with Dr. Carissa Brown
• February 19, 2014 – Business Meeting
• February 27, 2014 – Speaker Series – Are you watching closely? Perception of Physics, Physics of Perception with Dr. Ania Harlick
• March 6, 2014 – International Women’s Day celebration, hosted by WRDC. WISE NL receives award.
• March 12, 2014 – Business Meeting
• March 19, 2014 – Speaker Series – Can Chemicals be Green? with Dr. Fran Kerton
• April 9, 2014- Business Meeting
• April 10-13, 2014 : Aboriginal Youth Ambassador Conference, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland & Labrador
• April 16, 2014 – Speaker Series – All about bones: insights from fossils & embryos with Dr. Tamara Franz-Odendaal
• April 22, 2014 – Facebook Boot Camp
• April 28, 2014 – Engineering in Edgewise
• May 13, 2014 – Speaker Series – The value of marine education” with Melanie Knight & Chelsie Archibald
• May 15, 2014 – Business Meeting
• May 21-25, 2014 – CCWESTT 2014 Conference
• June 6, 2014 – Speaker Series – “A Day in a Life of a Canadian Astronaut” with Major Jeremy R. Hansen
• July -August 2014 – Student Summer Employment Program
• September 22, 2014 – “Still Learning!” with Leslie Grattan, President of Leslie Grattan & Associates.
• October 4, 2014 – WinSETT Workshop, “Navigating the Politics of the Workplace“
• October 28, 2014: “Men on Diversity in the Workforce – This panel is intended to inform our audience of the progress that has been made in science and engineering diversity from the male perspective.
• November 19, 2014 – Aquaculture – Balancing Science, Engineering, Business and Socioeconomics with Dr. Laura Halfyard. To be held in conjunction with the WISE NL Annual General Meeting. Location: Suncor Energy Fluvarium
• November 19, 2014 – Annual General Meeting
• November 22-23, 2014 – Aboriginal Youth Conference 2014, Corner Brook, NL.
• December 6, 2014 – December 6 Vigil
• December – Holiday Social

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• January 13, 2016 – Business Meeting
• January 25th, 2016: “Challenges faced by women in the field of science – a perspective from Ghana” with Esther Amoako
• February 10, 2016 – Business Meeting
• February 24th, 2016: “Building Bridges and Breaking Barriers: Addressing Challenges to Women’s Health at Home and Abroad” with Jill Allison
• March 9, 2016 – Business Meeting
• April 13, 2016 – Business Meeting
• April 21, 2016 – “New Traditions, Extending a Legacy” – an event to build on the vision and values of F. Mary Williams
• Oct. 17, 2016: Speaker Series – “The green switch: A talk about green processing of natural resources” with Dr. Kelly Anne Hawboldt, Department of Process Engineering, MUN.
• Nov. 23, 2016: Speaker Series – “Crossing Boundaries” with Gloria Montano. Held in conjunction with the AGM.

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2017

• Jan. 14, 2017: WinSETT Leadership Program – Becoming Leaders. Speakers Dr. Laura Halfyard. General Manager, Sunrise and Connaigre Fish Farms Inc. and Susan Fudge. Fisheries Biologist, Marine Institute, VP WISE NL.
• Feb. 11, 2017: WinSETT Leadership Program – Effective Communication. Speaker Jennifer Williams. Vice President, Nalcor
• Feb. 20, 2017: Speaker Series –  “Test tubes, tents, & town halls: Putting biological research into practice for wildlife” with Laura King, Wildlife Preservation Canada.
• Mar. 21, 2017: Speaker Series – Dr. Penny Morrill, Department of Earth Sciences, MUN.
• Apr. 25, 2017: Speaker Series – Women in Science and Engineering at Nalcor, panel discussion.
• Apr. 22, 2017: WinSETT Leadership Program – Navigating Politics. Speaker Kim Keating. Vice President Fabrication, Cahill Group of Companies.
• Apr. 29, 2017: WinSETT Leadership Program – Negotiating for Success. Speaker Leslie Grattan. President, Leslie Grattan & Associates.
• May 27, 2017: WinSETT Leadership Program – Networking, Mentors & Sponsors Speaker Dr. Tamara Franz-Odendaal. Professor, MSVU, NSERC Chair for Women in Science & Engineering.
• November 22, 2017: Annual General Meeting and Speaker Series.

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2018

• Mar. 8, 2018: Speaker Series – “Women in Entrepreneurship“.  Panelists – Emily Blan, Project Sucseed; Jess Chapman, ethree Consulting; Ashley Smith, fundamental Inc; and Erin Stapleton, Stapleton Environmental Consulting.
• May 23, 2018: Speaker Series – “Impact of women in STEM in the workforce“. Panelists – Jennifer Williams VP, Production, Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro; Michelle Simms CEO, Genesis Centre.
• Nov. 21, 2018: Speaker Series – “Impact of women in STEM in business“. This event panel was organized in conjunction with the WISE NL 30th Anniversary Celebration and Annual General Meeting.
  • Panel Discussion: “Women in STEM in Business”. Panelists –Ashley Smith, Owner of Fundamental Inc., Mona El Tahan, Founder of InCORETEC Inc.; Charlene Johnson, CEO of Noia; and Paula Sheppard, CEO of NLOWE. Moderator: Caron Hawco, Caron Hawco Group
  • Keynote: “Women in STEM in Leadership & Community”
    Keynote Speaker: Kim Keating, Vice President, The Cahill Group
• Dec. 8, 2018: ‘Mentorship‘. Panelists – Dr. Fran Kerton, Dr. Erika Merschrod, and Susan Fudge. Moderator – Eileen O’Brien.

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2019

• Mar. 26, 2019: Becoming Leaders Speaker Series & Book Launch of the 2019 edition of Becoming Leaders with speaker Carolyn J. Emerson.
• Technology and Society – Two part series
  • May 29, 2019: Speaker Series – “Technology-based Social Enterprise: A practical approach to leveraging diversity” with Gloria Montano.
  • Jun 25, 2019: Speaker Series – “Critical Thinking about Technology, Science, and Engineering” with Dr. Janna Rosales.
• October 24, 2019 – SSEP 30th Anniversary Celebration 
• November 20, 2019: Speaker Series – “Inside the Tent: The value and importance of technical women being elected/selected to governments, boards, agencies” with panelists Leslie Grattan, Darlene Whalen, and Carmichael Polonio. Held in conjunction with the AGM.

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