WISEST SET Conference 
Saturday, November 23, 2024 at the U of A

ATTENTION HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND STUDENT SERVICES PERSONNEL

WISEST presents the SET Conference (a Science, Engineering and Technology experience) on Saturday, November 23rd, at the University of Alberta, for young women and gender-diverse students in Grades 10 – 12 who are curious about careers in science, engineering, and technology (SET)

We Appreciate Your Help!

Teachers and student services personnel play a key role in supporting young women and gender-diverse students by encouraging them to take advantage of this opportunity to get a head start on acquiring knowledge for making well-informed decisions about their future. 

Please bring the SET Conference to the attention of all of your students, particularly Indigenous students; talk about SET in your classroom, and post the promotional poster (in the link below), in your classroom and school (or online!), and lastly, we have linked a promotional slide that can be used on any school tv’s or to show in your class. We'd also appreciate it if you could pass the information about this conference to your parent committee and/or parent portal. 

SET Students will:

• Gain insight into different career paths in science, engineering, and technology (SET) and related University of Alberta programs.

• Explore SET through lab tours and activities 

• Get access to role models and mentors to learn what it is like to pursue science, engineering, or technology.

Conference Registration Details

• Nov 23rd, 2024 from 9:00 am- 3:30 pm at the University of Alberta

• The registration fee is $60/student + $15 lunch (optional)

• Registration opens on October 7th.

• Students will download information and register online

• If you are interested in registering a group of students and attending with them, please fill out the Teacher Registration Form below

Please note: space is limited to 225 students. Encourage your student(s) to complete their online registration early to avoid disappointment.

Students must complete the Authorization to Reproduce and Informed Consent forms (these are also found on the website and in the student registration form) in order to complete their registration, keeping in mind that activity sign-up (included in the same form) will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

WISEST has a limited number of subsidies available for rural, Indigenous or other students unable to pay the full registration cost of $75. WISEST also has subsidies available to help teachers in rural Alberta with bussing on a first come first serve basis up to $1000. Please contact fill out the teacher registration form to be contacted with more information or email wisest@ualberta.ca.

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