National Co-op Week is a Canadian-wide celebration of co-operative education! Help us celebrate and win great prizes by sharing your stories on the Canadian Association for Co-operative Education (CAFCE)'s Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin.

How to take part

1. Visit www.coopweek.com for daily challenges from March 19 - 23 and you could win prizes like a $200 gift certificate to FutureShop!
2. Share your comments through UVic Co-op and Career's Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin.
3. Have a great story to tell? Contact us and you could be profiled on our student stories page or Youtube channel

Info you need about UVic

• UVic's hashtag: #uvic
• UVic Co-op and Career's hashtag: #uviccoopcareer
• UVic Co-op and Career's @ Twitter name: @uviccoopcareer

Daily challenges for UVic students or grads

(You can also find this info at www.coopweek.com)

Mon, Mar 19	Tues, Mar 20	Wed, Mar 21	Thurs, Mar 22	Fri, Mar 23
Twitter: Manually retweet the contest announcement from @CAFCE_CoopWeek AND include the #uvic or #uviccoopcareer hashtag send to @uviccoopcareer include the #coopweek hashtag make sure @CAFCE_CoopWeek is included in your tweet if there's room, include @uviccoopcareer in your tweet	Linked in: Answer the Linkedin poll: How many co-op students are there across Canada? Hint: Search for the answer on the CAFCE website.	Facebook: Visit the Co-op Week fan page and click on the Wednesday challenge to answer the daily question. Please also post your response to the UVic Co-op and Career Facebook page.	Linked in: Answer the Linkedin discussion question: What does CAFCE stand for and how many institutions are members? Hint: Search for the answer at www.cafce.ca.	Facebook: Visit the Co-op Week fan page and answer the poll: Co-op has: confirmed my career choice changed my career choice helped me decide what to do with my degree other Get an extra grand prize entry if you share the poll publicly!
Facebook: Share the contest announcement from the Co-op Week page on your wall. Be sure to: select 'Public' on your post include the name "UVic" in the caption or post	Facebook: Download the Co-op Week image and post it to your wall. Be sure to: Select 'public' on your post @ tag Co-op Week (you must like this fan page to @ tag it)	Twitter: Complete this tweet: "#coopweek My fave thing about co-op is..." Include @uviccoopcareer in your tweet	Facebook: Click the link to the Thursday challenge on the Co-op Week fan page and answer the discussion question: What does CAFCE stand for and how many institutions are members?   Hint: Search for the answer at www.cafce.ca.	Twitter: Tweet what co-op means to you: Include @uviccoopcareer in your tweet Include the #coopweek hashtag BONUS FRIDAY CHALLENGE: Get 5 extra entries in the grand prize draw by downloading the "I heart co-op" sign, take photos of yourself holding it and post the photos to CAFCE's Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin. You can also post pics to UVic Co-op and Career's Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin

Co-op is hosting a Mock Interview Clinic on March 21! Sign up for an interview (or two!) and get some real experience with employers who regularly hire Co-op students. You’ll get an interview, feedback on your performance and resume and a chance to network with an employer of interest.

Please sign up, even if you don’t think you can get a résumé organized in time.

How to sign up

1. Go to the Events Tab in the Co-op and Career Portal and navigate to March 21.
2. Look through the list of available interviews available select one that you're interested in. You’ll see time slots and instructions to e-mail your resume and preferred interview time slots to oppcoop@uvic.ca with the subject “Mock Interview #___ – Your Name”.

Need help?

Check out this video for a step-by-step tutorial on how to sign up.  video that shows you where to sign up:
 

If you have any questions, contact Victoria or Sarah and they’ll help you out.

Interested in a career in Human Resources? Attend "The Practice of HR: A Conversation". Hosted by BC HRMA (British Columbia Human Resources Management Association), this external event is a great networking opportunity.

At this event, you can:

• connect with HR leaders about their experiences, trends and practices
• learn from professionals about BC HRMA

Free for UVic students - Register by March 25 at https://learninginmotion.uvic.ca

Did you know that UVic co-op students are actively involved in cutting-edge research?

Take the "Tour de Co-op and Career" to learn about the amazing work they do!

Visit www.uvic.ca/coopandcareer/tour 

For a full listing of other IdeaFest events (March 5 - 10), visit http://www.uvic.ca/ideafest

IdeaFest celebrates UVic research, scholarship and creativity.

The Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM), University of Saskatchewan, invites all students interested in the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) Program to attend a presentation on admission requirements/processes.  

The WCVM is a regional veterinary college with seats allotted to each of the western Canadian provinces – currently, there are 20 seats allocated to British Columbia residents entering each year.

What: Job Fair of Northern BC

When: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 (Noon to 8:00 pm)

Where: Four Seasons Hotel - 791 Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC

CME, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) and The BC Jobs Plan are hosting the Job Fair of Northern BC on Wednesday, February 29th (from Noon-8:00 pm) in Vancouver BC. This unique opportunity will connect skilled job seekers with Northern BC employers who are facing significant challenges in attracting skilled staff. Current labour market information identifies occupations in high demand in Northern BC across all industries. Among those rating highest are:

Electrical trades and telecommunication occupations, Plumbers, pipefitters and gas fitters, Carpenters and cabinetmakers, Machinery and transportation equipment mechanics (ex. Motor vehicle), Motor vehicle and transit drivers, Heavy equipment operators, Logging machinery operators, Supervisors, processing occupations, Central control and process operators in manufacturing and processing.

This event is FREE of charge to all Job Seekers. Please note that all attending Job Seekers MUST Register before the event.

Confirmed Exhibiting Companies to date:

Canfor

Rio Tinto Alcan

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.

Wolftek Industries

Ridley Terminals

ecoTECH Energy Group, Inc.

Geotech Drilling

Trimac Transportation Services LP

BID Group

Tembec

Flint Energy Services

Ledcor

Finning Canada

Walter Energy

101 Industries

Taseko Mines

B.C. Oil + Gas Commission

E.B. Horsman & Son

H.D Mining International

Acklands-Grainger

ALLNORTH

Check out a list of the "5 HOT JOBS !!!!" posted by each of the Exhibiting Companies.

Visit again soon to see the schedule Presenters who will be participating at our Panel Discussions.

Click here to learn more about working and living in the north, and here to check out it's like to 'Live, Work, Play....' in Prince George, BC.

The Diploma in Accounting Program (DAP) at UBC prepares university graduates with limited or no training in accounting for entry into a professional designation (CA, CGA, CMA, or CPA in the US).

Learn about the opportunities in the accounting field, and find out how DAP can lead you in the right direction.

For aspiring accountants, UBC DAP is the gateway between an undergratuate degree and professional accounting designation.

Information Session:

Thursday February 7, 2012

4-5pm in Harry Hickman 116

RSVP to Laura.Smith@sauder.ubc.ca

Paralympian and Distinguished Alumna
Lauren Woolstencroft presents
“Chasing Dreams”

Wednesday, February 8 | 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Apparatus Gym, McKinnon Building, UVic

Multi-gold medalist Lauren Woolstencroft, BEng '05, will speak about how she combined her UVic studies and high-performance alpine skiing, as well as how she successfully managed her career and Paralympic pursuits. The five-time gold medalist at the Vancouver Paralympics is the 2012 recipient of the Faculty of Engineering's Distinguished Alumni Award.

Register now!

All alumni who attend Alumni Week 2012 events will be eligible to
win a pair of Vancouver Canucks tickets 
courtesy of UVic MasterCard, an official partner of the UVic Alumni Association

Come and learn about an exciting career as a TD Mobile Mortgage Specialist. This is your chance to speak to current Mobile Mortgage Specialists, Sales Managers and District Managers of the Mobile Mortgage Sales group. 

Date:   Tuesday, February 7th, 2012 

Time:   5:30 pm – 6:30 pm 

Where:  Royal Colwood Golf Club: 629 Goldstream Avenue , Victoria, BC V9B 6K8 

Agenda:

•        Benefits of building a career as a TD Mobile Mortgage Specialist  

•        Learn how you can increase your personal wealth and at the same time spend more time with your family 

•        Meet TD Mobile Mortgage Specialists who will answer your questions regarding TD’s sales culture, support, technology or training    

Light refreshments will be served. 

R.S.V.P. 

To reserve your spot, contact:

Grant Ackerman, B.Comm, CFP, FCSI, FMA, CSWP 

Investment Advisor I Ackerman Wealth Management Group I TD Waterhouse Private Investment Advice

1070 Douglas Street 5th Floor, Victoria, BC V8W 2C4

T: 250 356 4142 I F 250 356 4166 I Toll Free 1 888 356 4142 I grant.ackerman@td.com

Lior will talk about his experience at Intel with security, compilers, HW&SW co-design, his role as a security champion in a binary translation group and a security architect in one of the projects in this group.

Lior Malka is a computer security specialist working on binary translation technology in Intel, Santa Clara, California. Prior to Intel, Lior did a postdoc in cryptography with Prof. Katz at the University of Maryland. Lior did his PhD at UVic under the supervision of Prof. Kapron and Prof. Srinivasan. While serving as a graduate representative, Lior founded the free Internet course for senior citizens, for which he was awarded the Blue and Gold award.

Information Session – Policy Officer Recruitment Programme (Department of National Defence) | Séance d’information – Programme de recrutement d’agents des politiques (Ministère de la Défense nationale)

Le texte français suit…

The Department of National Defence (DND) is looking for qualified individuals to join the Policy Group at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa.  Policy officers are hired as full-time indeterminate employees.  As part of our development programme, we place a strong emphasis on training and challenging policy officers with demanding 12-month working assignments.  There are also many opportunities to travel as part of regular work assignments; short-term assignments abroad and 12-month postings with other departments are also available.

Ideal candidates will:

• Have an interest in national and international defence and security issues;
• Demonstrate strong analytical and writing abilities;
• Be capable of articulating sound policy advice both orally and in writing; and,
• Be team players who handle tight deadlines and, at times, significant pressure.

Candidates must have a master’s degree and be proficient in English or French.

A representative from the Policy Group at DND will be hosting an information session on the Policy Officer Recruitment Programme on 30 January, 2012, from 4pm to 5:30pm in Room 124, in the Engineering/Computer Science Building

For more information and details on how to apply, please visit our website:  http://www.forces.gc.ca/admpol/

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Le ministère de la Défense nationale (MDN) est à la recherche de personnes compétentes qui souhaitent se joindre au Groupe des politiques du Quartier général de la Défense nationale (QGDN) à Ottawa.  Les agents des politiques sont embauchés comme employés à temps plein et sont nommés pour une période indéterminée.  Dans le cadre de notre programme de développement, nous mettons l’accent sur la formation et le développement professionnel des agents des politiques par des affectations successives d’environ une année.  Le travail d’agent des politiques offre aussi des occasions de voyager; des affectations de courte durée à l’étranger de même que des affectations d’un an avec d’autres ministères.

Les candidats idéaux :

• Auront un intérêt pour les enjeux nationaux et internationaux actuels en matière de sécurité et de défense;
• Démontreront des aptitudes en analyse et en écriture;
• Seront capables de bien formuler des conseils politiques de vive voix et par écrit; et,
• Seront capables de travailler en équipe, de respecter des délais serrés, et de travailler efficacement sous pression.

Les candidats doivent posséder une maîtrise et maîtriser l’anglais ou le français.

Un représentant du Groupe des politiques du MDN organisera une séance d’information au sujet de Programme de recrutement d’agents des politiques le 30 janvier, 2012, de 16h00 à 17h30 dans la pièce 124, (Engineering/Computer Science Building).

Pour de plus amples renseignements sur le Programme et sur les démarches à suivre pour poser sa candidature, visitez notre site Internet à l’adresse suivante : http://www.forces.gc.ca/admpol

Pacific and Asian Studies Career Workshop

Wednesday, January 25

12:30pm – 2:00pm

MacLaurin Building D110

This workshop consists of a panel of our former students who share their Pacific and Asian Studies experience that led to their career paths, information session on Coop, and a workshop by a Career Educator.

Light lunch will be provided.

If you are interested in attending, please contact Hiroko Noro (hnoro@uvic.ca).

Information Session
Date: Wednesday, January 25th
Time: 5:00 pm
Location: ECS 660
Target Audience: Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Software Engineering, Computer Science (undergraduate, graduate and new grads/alumni).

Endurance Wind Power Inc. is a manufacturer and supplier of a complete line of small to mid-sized, grid-connected wind turbines. Endurance Wind Power was founded on the strong belief that our planet needs affordable, long lasting and sustainable clean energy.  Our Surrey based team is among the most talented in the industry and is positioned for growth in this exciting industry.  You too could be a part of our success.

The Mineral Exploration and Mining Virtual Career Fair is a collaborative initiative between the Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR) and the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC).

The fair will be live February 8-9, 2012 from 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. EST. This event will benefit career seekers by maximizing their exposure to some of Canada’s top mining and exploration employers, without the cost of travel. 

NOTE: This is an external event and is not hosted by UVic Co-op and Career.

With Wifarer on your smartphone you can easily find your way around big complex venues like universities, shopping malls, museums, airports, and convention centers in every major city in the world. Wifarer is like GPS, but it works inside. When you open the app, an interactive map of the venue you’re currently in appears on your screen with a beacon representing your real-time location. As you move, the beacon moves too, so you always know exactly where you are.

Wifarer is looking for engaging Co-op students that are excited about writing software for mobile devices. Our goal is to provide Co-op students with an immersive experience in building a complex mobile application. Students can expect to grow as software developers and engineers while being mentored by our engineering and development team. 

Wifarer will be holding an info session, it will include some info about us and some demonstration of mobile application development.

Wifarer information session

Thursday, January 26, 2012

5:00 pm

ECS 660

RSVP: http://learninginmotion.uvic.ca

Target Students:

Electrical, Computer and Software Engineering, Computer Science, Math.

Undergraduate and Graduate students welcome.

Google information session

Date: Wednesday, January 18th

Time: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Location: ECS 125

RSVP: http://learninginmotion.uvic.ca

Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. It's an enormous goal to accomplish and we need great people to help us achieve it. Come learn more about how we make that happen and how you fit in!

Want to know what it's really like to work at Google? Have questions about the interview process, the technical projects, or the bowling alley at Google headquarters? Google engineer, Frank Worsley from the Android DigitalContent team, and UVic students Jen, Steven, and Dan will answer your questions. Bring your résumé for a special treat!

For students in:

• Engineering
• Computer Science
• Math

Wondering how to make the leap from university to a rewarding career? Sign up for a “What can you do with your degree” session to hear from industry experts who will tell you how they broke into their sectors and share valuable career advice. 

Why attend?

This is a chance to:

• learn about career options in specific industries
• hear about the current job market
• understand the competencies that you’ve developed through your coursework
• get meaningful advice about your career plans
• figure out your next steps after graduation

Ministry of Education - Singapore Information Session
WHEN: Tuesday, January 17th | 4:00pm - 5:30 pm
WHERE: MacLaurin D114

If you are looking for an international teaching opportunity and a challenging career that focuses on teacher development, come join us!

Learn more about Singapore, our education system and teaching opportunities. It's a wonderful opportunity to network with educators, school principals and recruiters!

Please send in your completed application form (compulsory): http://www.moe.gov.sg/careers/teach/files/trained-teacher-application-form.xls to MOE_FRU@moe.gov.sg, preferably latest by 10^th Jan (Tuesday) if you wish to be considered for an interview.

 If you are unable to submit the application form by 10^th Jan, or are unable to attend the Information on the 17^th Jan but would like to find out more about teaching in Singapore, please feel free to email MOE_FRU@moe.gov.sg, or contact myself at Jolene_GOH@moe.gov.sg.

What: International American University - College of Medicine Information Session
Date: Wednesday, January 18
Time: 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Location: Clearihue C111

Foreign Medical Education Information Session

The American Medical Association (AMA) has forecast that the United States will face a shortage of 124,000 physicians by the year 2025, while Canada will face a shortage of 35,000 doctors in the same period. However, the average acceptance rate for a U.S. or Canadian medical school is only 10%, which means 9 out of every 10 applicants will be rejected, most of them well qualified. In recent years, Foreign Medical Education has become a popular alternate route to obtaining a MD degree and becoming a licensed physician in the United States or Canada.

The International American University - College of Medicine would like to cordially invite you to join us for our information seminar on Foreign Medical Education for students considering study abroad. You will also be able to learn first-hand about our exciting 6 year Pre-Med/M.D and 4 year M.D programs.

Please RSVP to http://learninginmotion.uvic.ca

Want to improve your résumé? Need to tweak the content? The format? Maybe give it a complete overhaul? Stop by Résumania with a copy of your résumé and get expert feedback from our career educators.

Teradici Corporation has developed PCoIP® (PC-over-IP®) technology, a unique remote display protocol which makes network delivered computing a viable corporate computing reality. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Burnaby, BC, Canada, Teradici for the first time enables an exceptional end user experience for datacenter-based computing. Through a combination of unique graphics algorithms, flexible software solutions and high-performance silicon processing, and workstation/server add-in cards, the company is changing how personal computers are used, deployed and managed.

We are looking for energetic coop students to join our software development team. Participate in the development and test of software components for our PCoIP family of products, as we shape the way desktops are delivered in the enterprise.

 Targeted students:

• Computer science
• Computer engineering
• Software engineering
• Electrical engineering

Pathways to Success is a professional development opportunity for current graduate students as well as graduate alumni. This intensive, two-day program, offered during Reading Break, consists of workshops and expert panels that provide practical information that helps students launch a satisfying career, academic or otherwise.

Registration for this event will open January 16, 2012.

For more information and to register, please visit: http://www.transition.uvic.ca/pathways

Thursday, December 8, 2011
10 am - 6 pm
Crystal Garden, 713 Douglas Street
Victoria

WHAT IS DISCOVER TECTORIA?

Discover Tectoria is the biggest tech event in the city!
• A one-day explosive exposition
• More than 70 local technology firms
• An Innovation Showcase
• Big shiny things you can see, feel and ride
• A 300-seat theatre
• Discussions & Demonstrations
• Contests and giveaways!

WHY DISCOVER TECTORIA?

 http://discovertectoria.com

Date: Monday, January 16th, 2012
Time: 11 am - 1 pm
Location: MacLaurin, room D105

Register online at: http://learninginmotion.uvic.ca

The MMPA program covers the core of the MBA curriculum plus those subjects that are vital for technical leadership in the accounting profession of the future, delivered in an integrated academic and co-op work experience. It is designed to be the most time-concentrated, Master’s level gateway to professional accounting and financial markets employment, particularly for students graduating from non-business programs. Advanced standing is available for business students.

http://www.utoronto.ca/mmpa/

• Literary Studies
• Rhetoric and Communication Design
• Experimental Digital Media

Date: Wednesday, October 26th
Time: 5:00 pm
Location: ECS 660 (Engineering and Computer Science building)

PMC is the semiconductor innovator transforming networks that connect, move and store digital content. Building on a track record of technology leadership, we are driving innovation across storage, optical and mobile networks. Our highly integrated solutions increase performance and enable next generation services to accelerate the network transformation.

PMC is recognized as an employer of choice for interns and new graduates from around the world. We have always been committed to investing in up-and-coming talent with many of our previous students returning as new employees. As we continue to expand our campus hiring, more and more top students are choosing PMC as the best place to launch an extraordinary career.

We are currently we are looking to hire 25 fulltime New Grad and 25 co-op positions in Canada to start as early as January 2012. Please join us at this info session to learn how you can become part of the PMC team. Please feel free to bring your resume.

RSVP at http://learninginmotion.uvic.ca

WHAT: Electronic Arts Tech Talk
WHEN: Oct 5, 2011 | 12:00 - 1:30pm
WHERE: ECS 660

Electronic Arts Canada (EAC) is one of the world’s largest development studios for interactive entertainment. EAC develops and produces video games for all major gaming platforms and is home to some of the largest video game franchises in the world.

EA’s custom-designed Burnaby campus, which originally opened in 1998 and nearly doubled in size between 2005-06, now includes three distinctive buildings with more than 400,000 square feet of state-of-the-art production studios, meeting and continuing education facilities, fitness centre, coffee bars, cafeteria and more.  The campus also includes indoor and outdoor basketball courts, a beach volleyball court and a regulation soccer pitch.

Come hear about what’s new at EA including co-op and new grad opportunities. Meet EA staff and learn what you have to do to become a co-op student with this dynamic company.

Discover Japan with the JET Programme!

Information Session
Wednesday, October 26 – 11:30 am to 1:00 pm
Engineering and Computer Sciences Building (ECS 660)

Obtain valuable overseas work experience, gain in-depth knowledge of Japanese culture, and meet participants from around the world, while contributing to language education and international understanding.

The Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme offers university graduates a minimum, one-year opportunity to experience Japan as an Assistant Language Teacher or Coordinator for International Relations through an official Government of Japan Programme.

Apply October through November for departure the following July/August. Bachelor degree graduates and students in their final year are eligible.

More information at www.vancouver.ca.emb-japan.go.jp

Interested in a global career?  TheDepartment of Foreign Affairs and International Trade is pleased to announce its participation in the fall 2011 Post-Secondary Recruitment Campaign.

Wednesday, Oct 5
Cornett B143 ***New Location***
12:30 - 1:30pm

RSVP at: http://learninginmotion.uvic.ca

What is Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade? DFAIT promotes and advances Canada’s international objectives including diplomatic and trade relations throughout the world. As a Foreign Service Officer, you will work with a range of internal and external partners to achieve increased economic opportunity and enhanced security for Canada and for Canadians at home and abroad.  Foreign Service Officers rotate positions every 2 to 4 years and are assigned to Canada's diplomatic missions abroad or regional offices in Canada.

Whether posted abroad, serving in Ottawa or in our offices across Canada, international trade and political officers work with executives, entrepreneurs, academics, non-governmental organizations and foreign governments at all levels to promote Canada’s prosperity and competitiveness.

By joining our worldwide team of international political and trade officers, you will work as a negotiator, networker, promoter, strategist and leader.

We are looking for skilled and dedicated candidates who are:

• Focused on client service,
• Adaptable and flexible,
• Sensitive to other cultures,
• Networkers and alliance builders,
• Able to show sound judgment,
• Excellent communicators,
• Natural team players,
• Respectful, and
• Proactive.

 If this sounds like you, we invite you to explore a career in international trade. Come help us shape a brighter economic future for Canada.

 To apply for a position, visit http://jobs-emplois.gc.ca/psr-rp/index-eng.htm and click on the heading "Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada 2011 POST-SECONDARY RECRUITMENT".

 This year’s Post-Secondary Recruitment (PSR) Campaign will take place from September 15 to October 11 with October 11 as the deadline for applications.

Try Different Things. Build New Skills. Gain Experience.

Loblaw is Canada’s largest retailer, with over 136,000 full-time and part-time colleagues in more than 1,000 corporate and franchised stores from coast to coast.

Come listen to representatives speak about the Grad@Loblaw program and different opportunities available.

Here’s what you need to know about grad@Loblaw
The program is not a temporary internship – it is a permanent, paid full-time position that focuses on learning and development and sets you up for long-term success with the company. During your first 18 months, you’ll move through three areas of our business with a final placement in store management throughout Canada, or a role in central operations, merchandising, quality assurance, supply chain, IT, human resources or finance in our store support or regional offices.

How does it work?
You’ll spend five months working in the core of our business – our stores. Your work will be both on the floor and in the classroom. The store environment is central to who we are as a company – so be prepared to jump right in from day one.

You’ll spend three months in merchandising where you will learn the buy side of the business. You’ll experience different roles, work through projects and hear from those who make decisions about what products to carry and how best to service our customers.

You’ll spend ten months in the department you were hired for, which could be in store management throughout Canada, or a role in central operations, merchandising, quality assurance, supply chain, IT, human resources or finance in our store support or regional offices

 Are you ready? Are you interested?
Visit www.loblawgrad.ca to submit an application TODAY!

**The job postings, for a January 2012 start, are open from September 12 – October 6, 2011.

 For more information on the program, visit us on Facebook and LinkedIn!

Close to 40 employers will be on campus for this event, to connect with students and alumni and showcase their organizations. This is a great networking event—come prepared to make connections. Join the conversation - use #uvichitech.

Platinum sponsors
	Activision – DemonWare	Fast Canadian Enterprises Ltd.	Horton CBI Limited
	Peter Kiewit Infrastructure Co.	Schneider Electric	Teck Resources
Gold sponsors
	Andritz Automation	Solaris Management Consultants

Career planning is easily neglected amid the hustle and bustle of student life. AbeBooks.com Engineering Manager, Cliff McCollum, who has more than 15 years of experience in software engineering, will be discussing the fine art of career planning and using Daniel Pink’s bestselling book, The Adventures of Johnny Bunko, as the basis for this seminar.

Launched in 1996, Victoria-based AbeBooks.com is an ecommerce pioneer. This online marketplace for books offers more than 140 million books for sale and was acquired by Amazon in 2008. The Adventures of Johnny Bunko is a highly influential career guide in comic book format and it offers six rules that help young people avoid dead-end jobs and unrewarding careers.

Discover those six rules of career planning. Ask Cliff about his career path from a programmer at the University of Victoria to various start-ups and eventually AbeBooks.

Several other senior staff from AbeBooks are attending the seminar, including Director of Engineer Tim Munro and Engineering Manager Kerry Wright, and they will also be happy to answer your questions.

Seeker Solutions is changing the way decisions are made. The company has created a more natural way to access information and turn it into useful knowledge using natural Language Processing and other semantic technologies.

Ready to set new standards of quality in decision making, creating real impact on the world? Join us and learn about the opportunity available with an exciting young company based right here in Victoria.

Come speak to one of the Co-op and Career Fair's Gold Sponsors!

Teck Information Session

Date: Wednesday, Sept 21
Time: 5:00 pm
Location: ECS 660
Target Audience: Engineering (all disciplines), Computer Science, Math, Science

Register Online: http://learninginmotion.uvic.ca

Teck is Canada’s largest diversified mining, mineral processing and metallurgical company. Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, we are a world leader in the production of copper, steelmaking coal, zinc, molybdenum and specialty metals, with interests in several oil sands development assets.

We own or have interests in 13 mines in Canada, the USA, Chile and Peru, as well as one metallurgical complex in Canada. We have expertise across the full range of activities related to mining, including exploration, development, smelting, refining, safety, environmental protection, product stewardship, recycling and research.

Teck is committed to creating value for its shareholders while continually improving its performance as a responsible corporate citizen and a leader in its industry. We pursue development of new technologies that make mining more economically and environmentally sustainable and strive to be a Partner of Choice wherever we operate and with whomever we are associated.

Volunteer Recruitment Fair at the University of Victoria
 
Date: Monday, September 12
Time: 10:00 - 3:00pm
Location: Michele Pujol Room - SUB

Volunteer Victoria welcomes the UVic community and members of the public to attend our upcoming volunteer recruitment fair. Come find out about the hundreds of volunteer opportunities available in Victoria!
 
On September 12, visit 42 different nonprofit agencies from 10am to 3pm in the Michele Pujol Room in the Student Union Building. Door prizes will be drawn, popcorn will be free, and the opportunities for finding a great place to get volunteer experience and hours will be endless!  
 
For more information, please see the attached flyer or visit http://www.volunteervictoria.bc.ca/news_events.html

Research In Motion Information Session

Date: Monday, October 3rd
Time: 5:00 pm
Location: ECS 660
Target Audience: Engineering, Business

Register Online: http://learninginmotion.uvic.ca

At Research In Motion^® (RIM^®), the designer and manufacturer of the award-winning BlackBerry^® smartphone, you’ll experience student programs that are truly unique.

This is your opportunity to do meaningful work with the world leader in mobile communication. Come introduce your ideas to our portfolio of award-winning products, services and embedded technologies. This is your chance to do something amazing. Do you have the passion? Discover what it means to love what you do at www.blackberry.com/students.

Who we are: Founded in 1984 in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, RIM is dedicated to building innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. Our integrated hardware, software and services provide access to time-sensitive information through email, phone, text messaging, the Internet and more, and are used and relied upon by individuals and businesses worldwide.

Nexen Information Session

Date: Thursday, Sept 15
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Location: ECS 660
Target Audience: Engineering students (Mechanical and Electrical), Geology and Business (Accounting/Finance, Marketing)

Register Online: http://learninginmotion.uvic.ca

Vibrant and dynamic, Nexen Inc. is a global energy leader with an exciting future. Our suite of assets is unique. Our growth strategies are value-focused. Our commitment to ethics, integrity and sustainable business practices is unwavering.

With a team of more than 3,800 talented individuals and over 40 years of profitability, we are building momentum and delivering solid long-term value for shareholders.

http://www.nexeninc.com/

Imperial Oil Information Session

Date: Tuesday, September 20th
Time: 5:00 - 7:00pm
Location: ECS 660

Register Online: http://learninginmotion.uvic.ca

Imperial Oil is one of Canada’s largest corporations and a leading member of the country’s petroleum industry. The company is a major producer of crude oil and natural gas, Canada’s largest petroleum refiner, a key petrochemical producer and a leading marketer with a coast-to-coast supply network that includes about 1,850 retail service stations.

Imperial offers tremendous career opportunities, excellent training and mentoring and exciting projects.  To see the potential in your future, visit our Website for positions for recent graduates, student opportunities and an overview of Imperial’s operations.

See the potential: www.imperialoil.ca/campus

Our co-op posting deadline is September 25, 2011 and our graduate and summer posting deadline is October 2, 2011.  Please visit our website and apply!

Teaching English in Japan!

GABA Corporation Information Session

Date: Tuesday, September 27th
Time: 4:30 pm
Location: BEC 408
Target Audience: Humanities, Social Sciences

Register Online: http://learninginmotion.uvic.ca

Gaba Corporation is Japan’s leading provider of one-to-one English conversation lessons. Today we serve over 18,000 clients from our 36 Learning Studio locations in Tokyo, Osaka and other major urban centers. Clients appreciate the customized lessons that only the one-to-one approach can offer. For instructors, Gaba’s flexible scheduling system means the freedom to experience Japan to the fullest. There is certainly no shortage of adventure to be had!  Come for six months, a year, or more. Learn more about the opportunity to live and teach in Japan: http://teaching-in-japan.gaba.co.jp .

Speak with a Gaba representative directly. We will be on campus the afternoon of Tuesday, September 27th.

Hope to see you there!

Bank of Canada Information Session

Date: Wednesday, September 21st
Time: 4:30 - 6:00
Location: MacLaurin D110
Target Audience: Economics and Finance

Register online: http://learninginmotion.uvic.ca

The Bank of Canada’s 2011-12 University Recruitment Campaign is launching on September 6th, 2011. We are offering full-time positions to graduates who would be interested in conducting leading-edge research at Canada’s central bank and, in so doing, contribute to the economic and financial well-being of the country. The Bank will be hiring graduates in economics and finance at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels.

Wifarer Information session

DATE: SEPT 19, 2011
TIME: 4:00pm - 5:00pm
PLACE: ECS 660
WHO: Electrical, Computer and Software Engineering, Computer Science, Math. Undergraduate and Graduate students welcome.


Register Online: http://learninginmotion.uvic.ca


With Wifarer on your smartphone you can easily find your way around big complex venues like universities, shopping malls, museums, airports, and convention centers in every major city in the world. Wifarer is like GPS, but it works inside. When you open the app, an interactive map of the venue you’re currently in appears on your screen with a beacon representing your real-time location. As you move, the beacon moves too, so you always know exactly where you are.

Wifarer is looking for engaging COOP students that are excited about writing software for mobile devices. Our goal is to provide COOP students with an immersive experience in building a complex mobile application. Students can expect to grow as software developers and engineers while being mentored by our engineering and development team.

http://www.wifarer.com/

Learn everything there is to know about the UVic Co-op Program and the career-related services available to UVic student and alumni at Co-op and Career Info Day.

More than 1,000 students attend each year--come learn how we can help you reach your career goals!

From September 19 to 22, explore your career options during Co-op and Career Week! It's the perfect time to:

• fine-tune your résumé during Résumania
• meet with employers from a wide range of organizations at the Co-op and Career Fair
• stop by a Co-op and Career office for one-on-one career development support

Check out the individual event pages for details.

Wondering what it takes to apply for graduate school or professional programs like law or medicine? On October 4, 2011, students can connect with representatives from a wide range of programs from UVic and other post-secondary institutions and professional schools at the Graduate and Professional Schools Education Fair.

Exhibitors: registration has now closed for the 2011 Graduate and Professional Schools Career Fair.

Thousands of students attend this event each year, connecting with dozens of recruiting employers and community service providers. It doesn’t matter if you’re a first year student or about to graduate—we hope to see you at the fair!

Exhibitors - Register here

* Please note that Co-op and Career is using Google Forms as a registration tool, but are in the process of developing our own registration form. Information submitted via the registration form will reside on Google's servers, which are located in the United States. If you have any concerns about registering using this form, please contact Amy Machin at amachin@uvic.ca or 250-721-8840.

Thank you to our event sponsors:

Lime Connect Canada's Corporate Recruitment Event for Experienced People with Disabilities

Application Deadline:  Wednesday, May 31, 2011

Lime Connect Canada (Lime Canada) is a not for profit organization founded in 2009 that uses a fresh, results-oriented approach to connect people with disabilities and global corporations as an untapped source of talent. Our initial focus has been on working with campuses where our corporate partners have proven hiring success to connect them with talented students who happen to have disabilities – students they would likely not have access to otherwise – for summer internships and full time positions.

Lateral recruiting is a key talent acquisition component for our partners, and Lime Connect Canada also targets experienced, talented people with disabilities who are seeking career advancement. BMO Financial Group, Google, IBM Canada, PepsiCo, RBC and TD Bank Financial Group have worked with Lime Canada to integrate disability as a full component of their overall diversity strategy, and value the intellectual capital that is found in people with disabilities.  You won't want to miss this opportunity to network one-on-one and develop relationships with corporate execs and recruiters who are seeking to hire, and to potentially speak privately one-on-one at the event for current openings.  We put talent first, and this is no "job fair."

By the way, we know that one in five people globally has a disability, and that the large majority of disabilities are invisible - including ADD, dyslexia, depression, medical conditions and many others – and all individuals with disabilities are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity.

Date:                  Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Time:                  6:00 – 8:00 pm
Format:               Cocktail reception with brief panel discussion and potential private one-on-ones

Dress:                 Business/business casual

Location:             Downtown Toronto

Opportunities:     More than 50 current openings include a wide variety of positions in finance, technology, consulting, marketing/sales, operations, management and more

To apply to attend/RSVP, and to check out all professional opportunities available with our partners (ie. you don't necessarily need to go to Toronto!), go to: http://www.limeconnect.com/opportunities/page/opportunities-for-experienced-professionals today.  All candidates will apply via The Lime Network – our exclusive resource for candidates with disabilities.

***Please note that space is limited because of the event format.  If your background matches our partners' current needs, we will send you an official invitation and details of the event in advance.

Prince Rupert Grain Information Session

Date: Thursday, June 2nd
Time: 5:00 pm
Location: ECS 660
RSVP: http://learninginmotion.uvic.ca

Prince Rupert Grain Ltd. (PRG) operates a world-class, high-speed, grain-export terminal. PRG has been in operation since 1985 and is situated in Prince Rupert, British Columbia. The PRG terminal is highly automated and has the highest throughput of any grain terminal in Canada. PRG is currently looking for a talented student to join the Systems Department during the Fall 2011 work term. The company's Systems Department consists of a small group of dedicated professionals in an informal work environment. Two of the department's members are alumni of BC post-secondary educational institutions; the Systems Superintendent is an alumnus of the University of Victoria, and another is from the University of British Columbia. Interested co-op students are invited to attend an info session to learn more about this great co-op opportunity with potential for full-time work after graduation.

SAP Virtual Information Session

Date: Wednesday, June 1^st

Time: 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Location: Your computer!

Register here: <https://www.benchmarking.sap.com/cgi-bin/qwebcorporate.dll?idx=2RF884>

Targeted Disciplines: Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering and Business students, but all students, staff and faculty are welcome to participate.

SAP has experienced tremendous growth and success thanks to its team of amazing people. SAP is looking for more amazing people for the fall work term. Want to learn more about this dynamic company? Then register to join our first virtual info session on June 1^st and watch from the comfort of your own computer.

Directors from SAP will talk about what it’s like to work at SAP and the exciting areas of Business Intelligence, Software Development and Quality Assurance. A current intern will share their experience working at SAP.

If you want to ask a question, simply chat with the SAP representatives or speak with them though a 1-800 number provided.

Pre-registration is required for the info session at the link provided above and an email will be sent to you from SAP with the login instructions for the virtual info session.

If you have questions, please feel free to contact Tara Coulter at taracoul@uvic.ca.

http://www.sap.com

BM & M Screening Solutions Information Session
Date: Thursday, March 10th
Time: 5:00 pm
Location: ECS 660
RSVP required: Tara Coulter (taracoul@uvic.ca)

We are very excited to be hosting another employer info session this week with BM & M Screening Solutions from Surrey, BC. This info session will be of particular interest to mechanical engineering students.

The President and Chief Engineer from BM & M will be on campus this Thursday to make their presentation.  BM & M Screening Solutions is a privately held family owned company and an international equipment manufacturer with partners around the world. They offer a wide selection of screening products from standard machines, for which they hold technology patents, to fully customized screening applications.

Please visit BM & M's website for more information:  www.bmandm.com.

Federal Facility Tour - Centre for Plant Health
Wednesday, March 23rd
3:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Transportation will be provided - pick up at 2:30 outside of the Cinecenta entrance of the SUB

Registration is required. To register, please visit http://learninginmotion.uvic.ca. Space are limited, so register today!

The Centre for Plant Health provides virus-testing, virus-therapy, and technology development for viruses and related pathogens of grapevines, tree fruits and other crops. They also act as a plan introduction station for the safe importation of prohibited plant crops.

This tour is part of an ongoing series of tours of federal scientific facilities.

Amazon Web Service Seminar
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
ECS 125
5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Have you heard the term "cloud computing"? Are you interested in learning more about it for your own coursework, research, startup, or enterprise? On Tuesday, March 22nd, Amazon's Jeff Barr will present an introduction to the Amazon Web Services from a technical and business point of view. After an introduction to the concept of cloud computing, Jeff will describe the principal Amazon Web Services including the Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), the Simple Storage Service (S3), the Relational Database Service, and the AWS Elastic Beanstalk. The talk will include technical details, use cases, and even a demonstration or two.

An Amazon.com employee since 2002, Jeff Barr has been writing and speaking about web services for over eight years. Jeff writes the AWS blog (http://aws.typepad.com) and is the author of Host Your Web Site in the Cloud, published in the fall of 2010.

RSVP required: please email taracoul@uvic.ca

Interested in a career in Human Resources? Attend The Practice of HR: A Conversation. Hosted by BC HRMA, this external event is a great networking opportunity.

At this event, you can:

• connect with HR leaders about their experiences, trends and practices
• learn from professionals about BC HRMA

Register by March 3 at 4:30 p.m. by emailing Bev Stevens with your name, email address and student number. Registration is free.

Federal Facility Tour - Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics
Thursday, February 10
3:00 - 5:30 p.m.

Transportation will be provided. Pick up outside of Student Union Building at 3:00.

Registration Required: http://learninginmotion.uvic.ca

The tour will include:

48” and 72” research telescopes - We will explore the control rooms, hear the history of what once the largest telescope on the planet and walk through a spectrograph. The tour will include snapshots of images taken by the telescope as well as descriptions of the great scientific achievements they have seen.

ALMA Band-3 lab - Come ‘scope out’ this world class laboratory which designed and produced the most sensitive receiver in the world! The receiver designed to operate at only a few degrees above absolute zero will form the Canadian contribution to the massive ALMA project in Chile.

CADC - The Canadian Astronomy Data Centre archives astronomical data from around the world (including the famous Hubble telescope).

HIA overview presentation - Glimpse the future of astronomy during a brief presentation highlighting the current and future astronomical projects taking place across the globe.

Tuesday, January 18
3:00 - 5:00 (pick up outside of Cinecenta at 2:20)

Duration: 2 hours

Maximum number of students: 40

Registration: Please visit: www.learninginmotion.uvic.ca

This tour will profile the scientific and technical activities of two federal departments: Natural Resources Canada and Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Both are located in Sidney at the Institute of Ocean Sciences/Pacific Geosceince Centre on Patricia Bay.

Fisheries and Oceans Tour: A review of some of the key scientific activities in oceanography, hydrography and ocean science including a tour of our laboratories, overview of the technical equipment deployed for ocean surveys and how the data results are used to advance our scientific understanding.

Natural Resources Canada: The tour will provide examples of the instrumentation and work we undertake to monitor earthquake hazards in Western Canada. In addition, the tour will include an overview of our collaborative activities with Fisheries and Oceans to collect information from the seafloor and better understand sedimentary processes in the coastal waters of British Columbia. Lastly, the tour will include a laboratory tour of our rock properties lab to enable students to get a sense of what analysis we undertake on cores that we pull out of marine environments.

Co-op and Career holds regular workshops on topics like “Introduction to Interviewing,” “Résumés and Cover Letters That Get Results,” “Networking” and “Applying to Grad School.”

Come learn from career educators who can help you make the most out of your job search.

We’ll be holding various workshops in the spring—check back for topics, times and dates.

November 18th 2010, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. - Natural Resources Canada, Pacific Forestry Centre

506 West Burnside Road. Victoria, BC

Duration: 2 hours

Maximum number of students: 30

The Canadian Forest Service - more than trees!

The Pacific Forestry Centre, Natural Resources Canada, is offering UVic students the opportunity to participate in a guided tour of our facilities. The forestry centre provides timely, relevant, and scientifically sound information and advice on national issues such as wildland fire, climate change, invasive forest insects and diseases and the forest industry’s competitive position.

Students studying biology, computer science, entomology, geographic information systems and anyone interested in natural resources will see important and interesting science happening at the Pacific Forestry Centre.

The tour will include:

The Herbarium - Fungus! Managed by Dr. Brenda Callan, the Forest Pathology Herbarium at the Pacific Forestry Centre is an internationally recognized collection of over 35,300 preserved and catalogued forest fungi and disease specimens, and representing over 3,000 different fungal species.

The Insectary - Bugs! Dr. Leland Humble and other entomologists at the Insectary study native and introduced forest insects, their identification, impacts and life histories, and develop detection tools for invasive species. The facility houses thousands of reference specimens of native and non-native forest insects that date back a century.

National Forest Information System - Web 2.0! The NFIS provides Web tools, ranging from simple portrayal to sophisticated analyses over a distributed network across the country, to users from anywhere in the world. Brian Low will explain how users can discover, integrate, and display this current, authoritative and accurate information on Canada's forests. This will interest natural resource, geomatics, engineering, and computer science students.

Are you going on an international co-op work term, or any international experience in January 2011? If so, take advantage of this informal session that will help you prepare for your upcoming adventure. Learn some safety tips, cultural tips, and much more!

On September 30, 2010 the Government of Canada and the University of Victoria hosted a Federal Symposium and Career Fair on the UVic campus. Throughout the day students were able to make connections, engage on issues that matter to Canadians, and learn more about where their academic pursuits could lead them. Please visit our event website for further information regarding the day: www.federal.coop.uvic.ca

*The event was video recorded and we are currently working on editing these video files. Please check back soon for these clips.

In addition to the event on the 30th of September, a series of visits will be organized to various federal facilities in the Victoria area. You will have the opportunity to witness the type of work being done in these facilities and interact with subject matter experts.

For more information about these visits, please contact Mike Deeth, Marketing and Events Assistant, Co-operative Education Program and Career Services

Phone: 250-721-6583
Email: mdeeth@uvic.ca