Professional Support Organizations

Submitted by shuyer on Fri, 2010-06-18 14:06.


WinSETT Centre (Women in Science, Engineering, Trades and Technology)
What It Is: Resource centre
Designed to Impact: policy, workforce, education, informal and formal training, entrepreneurship, leadership
Target Population: university
college
professionals

trainers
academia
industry
government

Mandate:
to catalyze a critical mass of women at all levels in SETT by developing and implementing diversity initiatives
to develop resources and take action to recruit, retain and advance women in SETT.
Geographical Region Served: national
Website:
www.ccwestt.org/WinSETT/tabid/56/Default.aspx
Contact Information: Research Transition Facility of the University of Alberta
Contact Name: Carolyn Emerson
Nancy Saha, Associate Coordinator womeninsett@gmail.com (780-932-2288)
Timing: Launched in May 2010, prior to this an initiative of CCWESTT
Area of Specialty: SETT
Funding Sources: Gov't of Alberta - Dept's of Children and Youth Services, and Employment and Immigration
NSERC/Petro-Canada Chair for Women in Science and Engineering, Atlantic Region
the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta
Suncor Energy Inc.

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