June 2018

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UWI Calendar June - July 2018

Diplomatic Academy of the Caribbean Workshops
June 7 and 8
UWI St Augustine

The Diplomatic Academy of the Caribbean (DAOC) presents the following workshops:

Summer Executive Programme for Young Professionals: Protocol, Diplomacy and Business Etiquette 101 with facilitator Gail Guy, retired diplomat and protocol consultant.

Session 1: June 4 and 5 or Session 2: June 7 and 8. 9am to 4pm. Cost: US$300

The Art of Corporate and Diplomatic Communication with facilitator Sharon Welsh, Communications Consultant and Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University | June 26 to 29 | 9am to 4pm | Cost: US $800 (10% discount for each member of groups 3 or more)

MORE INFO: Email DiplomaticAcademy@sta.uwi.edu or call 662-2002 ext. 85362; 85360; 85359 or visit www.sta.uwi.edu/daoc/

5K Fun Run for Scholarships
June 24

The UWI Sport and Physical Education Centre (SPEC) premieres The UWI Scholarship 5K Fun Run – All proceeds will go towards student scholarships! People can register and donate online. Gates open at 2pm; Fun Run starts at 4pm. The run kicks off at The UWI SPEC. There will also be a fun zone for kids, Zumba before and after the race and prizes and giveaways. Special prizes will be given for the largest team and the most creative crew.

MORE INFO: Visit http://sta.uwi.edu/spec/5k

Caribbean Cyberfeminisms
June 27 to 29

Register now for Caribbean Cyberfeminisms: Redefining the ‘Trenches’ master class and symposium hosted by the Institute for Gender and Development Studies (IGDS). The event takes place as follows:

June 27 | Keynote Address (free and open to the public) – Dr Tonya Haynes Caribbean Cyberfeminist, leading researcher on Caribbean Feminisms
June 28 | Masterclass and symposium – Dr Jolynna Sinanan, scholar with a background in anthropology, development studies and creative arts. Her books include Social Media in Trinidad (UCL Press, 2017), Visualising Facebook (Miller and Sinanan, UCL Press, 2017), Webcam (Miller and Sinanan, Polity, 2014) and How the World Changed Social Media (Miller et. al. 2016, UCL Press).
June 29 | Open Discussion and archiving project.

MORE INFO: Visit http://sta.uwi.edu/igds/CaribbeanCyberfeminisms.asp

Rainforest to Reef
8am to 6pm
July 25 to 27
Teaching and Learning Complex
UWI St Augustine

The Latin America and Caribbean Section (LACA) of the Society for Conservation Biology in collaboration with The UWI hosts the inaugural Latin America and Caribbean Congress for Conservation Biology (LACCCB 2018) under the theme Rainforest to Reef: Strengthening Connections between the Caribbean and the Americas.

For conference rates and registration information visit https://lacccb2018.org/registration/

Register now – Basic Surgical Skills Workshop
EWMSC Mt. Hope

The Faculty of Medical Sciences (FMS), Department of Clinical Surgical Sciences in conjunction with the Royal College of Surgeons present the Basic Surgical Skills Workshop with UK Course Directors: Eric Drabble and Professor Michael Parker. The workshop will also feature local Course Director Michael Ramdass.

The workshop takes place September 8 and 9, 2018 at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex (EWMSC), Mt Hope.
The cost is: US$1,500 or TT$9,000 with an administrative fee of TT$500. Registration closes July 31 (or as soon as spaces are filled).

MORE INFO: Please visit the Campus Events Calendar at www.sta.uwi.edu/news/ecalendar

The Grooming of a Chancellor
June 4
Main Salon, Office of the Campus Principal, UWI St. Augustine

The Office of the Campus Principal in collaboration with The University of the West Indies Press, hosts the Book Launch of The Grooming of a Chancellor by Sir George Alleyne, former Chancellor of the University of the West Indies, at 6 pm.

The book encapsulates Sir George’s profound journey from St Philips Barbados in the 1930’s to The University of the West Indies in the 1960’s, peaking in 1995 at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and concluding with the Chancellery of the University of the West Indies. Limited copies of the book will be available for sale on the day at the special launch price of TT$300.

The event is by invitation only. For more information, please email uwistaevents@sta.uwi.edu