Thank you for attending the 2010 VMS Career Mentoring Workshop. Special thanks once again to all of our speakers, panelists and moderators.

The Vivien M. Srivastava Career Mentoring Workshop is designed to increase the participation and success of science graduate students, particularly women, in research careers.

The 2010 workshop—open to female and male graduate students—aimed to help participants develop strategies to set, manage and balance career with personal life goals. From professional networking to family planning, role models share their insights into a successful and enjoyable work–life experience. The workshop was an excellent opportunity for those in the later stages of their degree to start developing ideas and skills necessary for their own career paths. For those early in their graduate career this workshop highlighted opportunities in both industry and academia and focused on the importance of building your networks.

This full-day event featured keynote speaker Dr. Cecilia Aragon and noted panelists in the morning session. Participants networked with peer graduate students and speakers over a catered lunch before attending the afternoon breakout sessions with topics that ranged from improving presentation and grant writing skills to strategies for a successful career and work–life balance.

This event was hosted by UBC Science in honour of science pioneer Vivien M Srivastava, in partnership with MITACS, and is free to all science graduate students.