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-WORKSHOP #1- SPONSOR INTRODUCTIONS -

-Sunday July 7 - 4:15 - 5:15 pm ROZ r.104 –
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Sponsor Introductions

The purpose of this workshop is to focus your attention on our Silver and Gold sponsors that
have exhibits in Peter Clark Hall (Poster area). This opportunity will be presented in a lightning
round format to give you a chance to listen to details on their company and products for 3-4
minutes and 1-2 minutes for questions. The companies in this workshop include our Gold
Sponsor Innotech Alberta, and our Silver Sponsors BASF, Biochambers Inc., Canada Science
Publishing, Conviron, Hoskin Scientific, LI-COR Biosciences Inc., and Western Grains Research
Foundation.

-WORKSHOP #2 -CAREERS OUTSIDE OF ACADEMIA

-Monday July 8 - 11:15 - 11:50 am ROZ r.101
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Careers outside of Academia

Goal: The goal of this workshop is to show career paths outside of academic research. The
workshop will examine the differences between industry, government, and academia and any
benefits, experiences, or drawbacks faced in a non-academic research setting. The workshop
will be led by Dr. Teagen Quilichini who has valuable experience in academic (as a PhD/post-doc
at UBC), industry (as a post-doc with Annandia Labs), and government (as a research associate
with the NRC) research settings.

Speaker:

Dr. Teagen Quilichini (NRC Saskatoon) – Research Associate

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