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Update September 15, 2022: Due to the recently-announced federal and provincial holidays and subsequent University closure, this event has been postponed.
This event is part of 2022 National Postdoc Appreciation Week. Click here for a list of all NPAW events!
We are excited to kick off National Postdoc Appreciation Week 2022 with a breakfast event and keynote speech from Ivan Wanis Ruiz.
Can you make something technical exciting? Yes! How can you make your ideas the ones that people get excited about? In a world where you can access information with the push of a button, it’s not always about having a great idea – it’s about making that idea stand out. So how do you stand out from the crowd? This is where ‘infotainment’ comes in – the idea that it's not what you are saying but how you say it that makes something memorable. Learn how you can change the world by sharing what it is that makes you – and your work – stand out.
As part of this event, postdocs will be eligible to win prizes from a variety of on- and off-campus donors; in order to receive a prize, attendance is required at the time of the draw. Thank you to our generous prize donors!
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Ivan Wanis Ruiz
Ivan Wanis Ruiz is a communications expert like no other. He has been a guest lecturer at not only the University of British Columbia but also the University of Toronto, Ryerson University, University of Guelph and many more. He has travelled across Canada twice as the official spokesperson for both the PanAm Games and most recently the Invictus Games.
Here are some fun facts about Ivan
- He is a top-rated instructor on Coursera with over 140,000 learners
- He is a top-rated instructor on Udemy with over 50,000 students
- He was the official host for 2021 FIFA Arab Cup
- The largest crowd he ever spoke in front of was 40,000
- He wrote a book called "End Boring"
- He can teach you how to salsa dance"
You can also check out his trailer: https://youtu.be/MeqKbFnXQT4
Visit Ivan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/publicspeakinglab/
REGISTRATION
Update September 15, 2022: Due to the recently-announced federal and provincial holidays and subsequent University closure, this event has been postponed.
NO-SHOW PENALTY: If you register and do not attend or cancel after 3pm on the day before the event, it may affect your eligibility to join future events. To avoid this no-show penalty, please cancel by at least 3pm the day before the event by e-mailing postdoctoral.fellows@ubc.ca.
Accessibility
If you have a disability or medical condition that may affect your full participation in the event, please email postdoctoral.fellows@ubc.ca in advance of the event.
This session will be held in-person at the Ponderosa Commons Ballroom. This room is located on the bottom floor of the Ponderosa Commons building, and is accessible both by elevator and by stairs. On the day of the event, the PDFO will post signage around Ponderosa Commons directing participants to the venue.
PDFO EVENT COMMUNITY AGREEMENT
The PDFO has created a community agreement for our events in order to foster an inclusive, welcoming, and respectful environment in which all event attendees feel safe and supported.
- By participating in a PDFO event, we commit ourselves to:
- Treating one another with kindness, courtesy and respect in all interactions;
- Engaging in gracious, active listening and valuing others’ opinions;
- Not dominating discussions so that others can share during the session;
- Ensuring that any potentially confidential or sensitive information shared as part of the session is not shared outside of the session;
- Actively participating in the session; and
- In online sessions, when possible and if comfortable sharing audio and/or video to create a greater sense of community and participation.