In the last year, the Seminars Committee has offered lunchtime presentations on topics
ranging from financial planning and collective agreement issues to Tai Chi and
baking cookies. We conducted an e-mail survey in February and received a number
of excellent suggestions for future seminars. We’ve been particularly pleased
to have several of our own members volunteer to make presentations on their
hobbies, interests, or areas of expertise. Seminars have included:
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Computer Scientist Bakes Cookies (December 2) – Glen Darling
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Series- Glen Darling:
Climbing the Ladder(January 24)
Getting Away From It All
(January 31)
Job Security(February 7)
Money, Money, Money!
(February 14)
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(January 25) – Tony Southwell, Solguard Financial Ltd.
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<![if !supportLists]>$<![endif]> Voices for Change (March 24) –
Dr. Yvonne Martin, Faculty of Education. (Held in conjunction with the UN
International Day for the elimination of Racial Discrimination)
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13) – Susan Service, Manager, Pension Administration
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Vacation (April 26) – Karen Dodd, TravelMasters
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<![if !supportLists]>$<![endif]> Tour of UVic Gardens (May 30)
Agnes Lynn, Software Development
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<![if !supportLists]>$<![endif]> Wills – Living and Otherwise –
and Estates (June 6) – Prof. April Katz, Faculty of Law
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Chi. (July 20) – Cheryl Sivertsen
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<![if !supportLists]>$<![endif]> The Joint Job Evaluation Process
(October 24) – Phil Reusing, Associate Director, Human Resources; Tony Bute,
PEA Staff Officer; Susan Corner, Chair, Joint JE Committee
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Future plans include:
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<![if !supportLists]>$<![endif]> Bargaining (November 22) Tony
Bute, Tom Gore, Berenice Wood
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<![if !supportLists]>$<![endif]> Tai Chi (November 28) – Cheryl
Stiversen
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<![if !supportLists]>$<![endif]> Personal Safety (tba) – Fiona
Puszka, Personal Safety Coordinator (rescheduled from Oct 18)
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A financial planning series is being
planned to start in January. If there is enough interest, we also hope to offer
again the popular course on Public Speaking Skills by International Training
for Communication.
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I wish to acknowledge and thank the
members of the Seminars Committee: Jane Kovach and Helen Landsdowne. Also,
thanks to Angela Katahan, who recently stepped down from the committee. We are
currently looking for at least one other member to join our committee.
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I would also like to thank the
members for their support and encouragement. Often members say that they
appreciated a recent seminar, or put forward an idea for a future event.
Members also frequently mention that these seminars provide an important
function in just bringing us together for informal networking. Your comments
and suggestions are always welcome. Please contact any member of the committee
with your ideas for the seminars you would like to attend.
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Maggie Cooper Little
Chair, Seminars Committee
November
9, 2000
