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UWI TODAY
– SUNDAY 3 JUNE, 2018
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Calendar of Events
JUNE – JULY 2018
Diplomatic Academy of the CaribbeanWorkshops
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
or
call 662-2002 ext. 85362; 85360; 85359 or visit
/
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.
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
/
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
CaribbeanCyberfeminisms.asp
Register now – Basic Surgical SkillsWorkshop
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 SkillsWorkshop
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
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 is hosting 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 Organisation (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.
MORE INFO: Please email
MORE INFO: Visit
