• Meet Live! Career Fair

    The Career Fair is open all day on every day of the conference! Visit the Career fair page from the conference navigation menu and click on a virtual booth to see the opportunities being offered by over 20 exhibitors! Leave your resume Set up an appointment Note the 'Meet Live' schedule for each booth to meet with a representative to ... Read More

  • Black STEMM Newcomers: Building pathways or squandering talent?

    This panel examines the employment challenges experienced by skilled newcomers to Canada, particularly in STEMM, with a focus on Black women and other women of colour. Underemployment relative to expertise is common, with newcomers struggling to overcome biases related to 'Canadian experience' and stereotypes related to identity. What types of changes are needed in terms of organizational hiring, professional development ... Read More

  • Meet Live! Career Fair

    The Career Fair is open all day on every day of the conference! Visit the Career fair page from the conference navigation menu and click on a virtual booth to see the opportunities being offered by over 20 exhibitors! Leave your resume Set up an appointment Note the 'Meet Live' schedule for each booth to meet with a representative to ... Read More

  • BE-STEMM 2023 Feb. 3: Opening Remarks

    Dr. Loydie Jerome-Majewska (McGill University) and Dr. Kimberley Gauthier (University of Toronto and Hospital for Sick Children) welcome you to this third day of the Black Excellence in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Medicine & Health conference. Join us for another spin of the wheel!  The top 100 participants on the conference leaderboard will be eligible to win one of 3  ... Read More

  • Keynote: Dr. Alemu Gonsamo. ‘Satellite remote sensing, terrestrial ecosystems and climate change’

    Dr. Alemu Gonsamo  is a Canada Research Chair and an assistant professor of Remote Sensing at the School of Earth, Environment & Society in McMaster University since 2019. Alemu is Associate Director of McMaster Centre for Climate Change, Associate Editor of Journal of Geophysical Research and Editorial Board Member of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. His research focuses on ground, airborne, ... Read More

  • Keynote: Dr. Dzifa Dordunoo. ‘Hypersensitivity reactions to implantable medical devices’

    Dr. Dzifa Dordunoo is an Assistant Professor at the University of Victoria School of Nursing. As a scholar and researcher, she has a strong research interest in improving access and quality of health services. Her program of research leverages dissemination and implementation science with patient-centered lens to address factors that influence quality and safety of care and outcomes, using both ... Read More