Events and Workshops

The Office of Research Services offers a variety of research focused workshops and events for faculty, staff & graduate students scheduled throughout the year. Annual events include Celebrate Research Week and Research Orientation Day.

Current Events 

Startup Weekend
Kelowna
March 2 - 4, 2012

Startup Weekends are 54-hour events where developers, designers, marketers, product managers and startup enthusiasts come together to share ideas, form teams, build products, and launch startups!

Startup Weekends are weekend-long, hands on experiences where entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs can find out if startup ideas are viable.  On average, half of Startup Weekend's attendees have technical backgrounds, the other half have business backgrounds.

Beginning with open mic pitches on Friday, attendees are encouraged to bring their best ideas and inpsire others to join their team.  Over Saturday and Sunday teams design and develop business plans while constantly streamlining their startup vision.  On Sunday evening teams demo their prototypes, listen to judge's feedback and in some cities, win prizes.

Startup Weekends are specifically designed for entrepreneurs interested in receiving feedback on an idea, looking for a co-founder, or who want to learn a new skill.  We also welcome anyone looking to test the entrepreneurial waters.  Startup Weekends are risk-free environments where everyone is expected to roll up their sleeves and dive into the exhilarating world of startups.

http://okanagan.startupweekend.org/ for more information and to register.  Let them know you are a UBC Okanagan student - the UBC Okanagan UILO and entrepreneurship@UBC sponsor the first 8 who register!

Hurry, space is limited.

For further info contact:
Derek Gratz, Associate Director University-Industry Liaison Office (UILO) Okanagan
Email: derek.gratz@ubc.ca or Phone: (250) 807-9853

http://okanagan.startupweekend.org/

The International Institute for the Sociology of Law invites applications to hold workshops at its facilities in 2013. 
The Institute provides modem, fully-equipped meeting of rooms of various sizes, excellent accommodations in its Residence, arrangements at local restaurants at very reasonable prices, free bus service from/to the nearest airport and train station, total logistical and planning support.  The deadline for applications is Feburary 13, 2012.  Guidelines for applications at:  http://www.iisj.net/iisj/de/description-regulations-2012.asp?cod=1956&nombre=1956&prt=1

Ongoing Events

Research Tea Break Speaker Series

Tea is liquid wisdom.... (Anonymous), Join us for a cup...

Sponsored by UBC Office of Research Services, the Research Tea Break Speaker Series is a showcase of the many types of research occurring on campus. Designed to attract diverse audiences - from both on and off campus - speakers in this series provide a half-hour presentation of their research, followed by an interactive discussion between the speaker and audience.

January 25, 2012 2:30pm - 4:00pm  Stephen Berg, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education UNC 106 (Student Theatre) Title: Perceptions of Play from Preservice Teachers: Implications for Future Practice The purpose of this study was to investigage preservice teachers' perceptions of children's play.  According to the Ministry of Education in British Columbia, a significant amount of children's early learning takes place through play.  In fact, play is so important that the United Nations has declared play as a significant right in children's lives.  Preservices teachers entering the profession of teaching may have preconceived notions of what play is and the importance of it in early learning settings.  As the province of British Columbia, Canada has implemented full-day Kindergarten programming throughout the province, it is important to gain an understanding of how future educators view play and how they perceive play as a means for learning. 17 preservice elementary teachers who are in a two-year after degree Bachelor of Education program took part in the study.  All preservice teachers are considered elementary generalists meaning they are trained and educated to teach all elementary school subject areas, not just early learning.  Open-ended questionnaires were used to guide the study.  Analysis of the data revealed that most participants have the notion of children's play being free and creative and yet if given the opportunity, they would plan for play in an organized, teacher-directed manner.

Click here for the 2011/2012 Speaker Schedule

Annual Events

Celebrate Research Week

Celebrate Research Week is a showcase of UBC Okanagan research excellence, spanning all faculties and presenting cutting-edge findings on diverse and compelling topics. Universities are the rare institutions where research is valued for its own sake, and where researchers have the freedom to pursue any question. Through research, UBC Okanagan is able to have a wide-ranging and important impact on the world, affecting everything from cultural and social understanding to the prevention and treatment of disease.

• 2009 Celebrate Research Week 
• 2008 Celebrate Research Week

Past Events

SSHRC Program Architecture & Partnership Grants Presentation

On September 29, 2010, Gail Zboch, SSHRC Senior Program Officer gave three presentations, accessible at the links below:

Program Architecture
Applications to New Partnerships Funding
Best Practices
SSHRC Workshop 

Materials Research at Xerox Research Centre 

Xerox Research Centre of Canada VP and Director Dr. Hadi Mahabadi was on campus June 7, 2010, providing an overview of materials research trends, examples of advanced materials research underway at Xerox's research centre, and information on the management of research and development.

View the Xerox Research Presentation Here

Genome BC Info Session

On September 15, 2010 Dr. Rich Howlett, Director, Business Development; Dr. Gabe Kalmar, Executive Director, Operations; and Dr. Pierre Meulien, Chief Scientific Officer presented information on Genome's 2010-2015 Strategic Plan and new and ongoing programs.

View the Genome presentation

SSHRC Program Architecture Renewal

On Monday, March 15 UBC a meeting was held to gather input regarding the upcoming proposed changes to SSHRC programs.  Information is being formulated for UBC to prepare an institutional response to SSHRC.

View the March 15 SSHRC Research Community Powerpoint Here

SSHRC has provided a proposed program structure document and is requesting feedback from the research community by March 31, 2010, with a final decision and changes to be implemented beginning June 2010.  The proposed program structure can be reviewed online: 

1.      SSHRC message from Chad Gaffield: http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/site/about-crsh/president/renewal-renouvellent-eng.aspx 2.      SSHRC message re: Welcoming Feedback on program architecture renewal: http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/site/whatsnew-quoi_neuf/renewal-renouvellement-eng.aspx

We strongly encourage all those who may be affected by these changes to review the document, and to participate by sending their comments to Susan Allen at susan.allen@ubc.ca

NSERC Strategic Projects Grant (SPG)

Dr. Deborah Roberts (Associate Director , Graduate Studies and Research, School of Engineering) and Pam Giberson (NSERC) offered a workshop on strategies for building a successful SPG application. 

• NSERC SPG Presentation
• NSERC SPG Target Area Descriptions
• NSERC Selection Criteria and Statement Sets

NSERC Discovery Grant Information Session 

Ms. Pam Giberson, NSERC Pacific Office, and Dr. Thomas Tiedje, UBC, member of NSERC's Physics Evaluation Group presented information on the upcoming Discovery Grant competition. Ms. Rabab Ward, NSERC Research Coordinator from UBC Vancouver provided additional information on NSERC.  

• NSERC Information Presentation
• Rabab Ward NSERC Overview
• Rabab Ward Programs Information 

MITACS ACCELERATE Internship Program

MITACS ACCELERATE is a unique cost-shared internship program managed by MITACS Inc, a national research network, which connects companies, governments and community organizations with the vast research expertise in Canada’s universities, from applied sciences, engineering, social sciences, business, arts, life sciences and much more.

Betsabeh Madani, Director, Business Development, MITACS, conducted an information session on how the program works and how to apply. What is the MITACS ACCELERATE Internship Program?

Genome BC's Strategic Opportunities Fund (SOF) Info Session

John Barclay, New Programs Assistant, Genome BC, presented an information session on the upcoming Genome BC Strategics Opportunities Fund (SOF) competition. Click here to access the SOF Presentation.

NSERC CREATE

NSERC Create supports the training of teams of highly qualified students and postdoctoral fellows from Canada and abroad through the development of innovative training programs that:

• encourage collaborative and integrative approaches that address significant scientific challenges
• facilitate the transition of new researchers from trainees to productive employees in the Canadian workforce

View the NSERC CREATE presentation here 

2009 Research Orientation Day

New to campus? Looking for information about research opportunities, policies and procedures? Want to find out more about the diverse range of research being conducted on campus?

UBC Okanagan's annual Research Orientation Day (ROD) is targeted at both recent PhDs and experienced senior faculty who are new to the campus community. The Office of Research Services hosts ROD at the start of each academic year, for new faculty with start dates beginning September of the previous year to July of that year. Representatives from several different offices on campus guide new faculty through the areas they need to be familiar with in order to initiate their research successfully, including research opportunities, policies, and procedures at UBC Okanagan.

2009 Research Orientation Day Materials 

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