[NAEP] Fwd: Fw: aboriginal women in science

[Dawn Wiseman]

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>The AWSN, founded in 1993, is the only 
>Provincial women’s science network in Canada. It 
>is a provincial umbrella organization for 
>associations that encourage women in Science, 
>Engineering and IT such as : WISEST – Edmonton, 
>Operation Minerva (Calgary, Medicine Hat & Red 
>Deer), UA-WiSE, UC-WISE and SCIberMENTOR and 
>Explore IT. Our original mission has not changed 
>but the number of associations, projects, 
>programs and initiatives has increased 
>tremendously. The size of the Network is now at 
>over 400 members in Alberta
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>
>The new webpage 
><http://www.awsn.com/aboriginal.htm>www.awsn.com/aboriginal.htm 
>represents the most recent project of AWSN: 
>Aboriginal Women in Science
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>
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>The focus of the page will be biographies of 
>aboriginal women in science, notices of 
>Scholarships for aboriginal women, links to 
>aboriginal science web sites e.g. 
><>www.nativeaccess.com  and resources such as 
>the APEGGA Committee for Aboriginal Matters, the 
>Athabasca University for World Centre 
>Indigenous Knowledge and publications such as 
>Aboriginal Times.
>We would appreciate any assistance you can 
>provide by forwarding this message to Aboriginal 
>Women in Science who would be willing to have a 
>professional writer interview them and write 
>their biographies for posting on the AWSN web 
>site <>www.awsn.com 
>
>We would also appreciate receiving additional 
>information regarding resources, publications, 
>centres, programs, mentoring program and 
>publications which would encourage 
>female aboriginals students to choose courses & 
>careers in Science & Engineering, Trades and 
>Technology. Please see the attachment for more 
>information.
>
>Best regards,
>
>Joyce Luethy
>Alberta Women's Science Network
>Executive Director
><>awsn at awsn.com  <>www.awsn.com
>1 403 282-6431
>fax 1 403 284-4750
>
>"Science helps us to understand the natural 
>phenomena and complex interactions that affect 
>us and, through technology, helps us to adapt to 
>them".
>Roberta Bondar, Touching the Earth, (1994)
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