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LGBTQ+ in STEM conference
CHEMISTRY IN SOCIETY
October 2019
On October 4th and 5th, 2019, the University of Windsor hosted the LGBTQ+ in STEM conference, a first of its kind event in Canada, with participants from across Canada and a limited from the US. The Chemical Institute of Canada was a proud supporter of this event, which brought together LGBTQ+ people and allies to construct community and mark research in STEM.
The conference was organized by James Gauld, MCIC, and Tricia Breen Carmichael, MCIC, from UWindsor’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. They began organizing the event three months ago, when they were inspired to carry out something about the lack of awareness of LGBTQ+ people in STEM fields. Gauld explains that “as an openly gay chemist I have long seen advertisements for Gay in STEM conferences being held in the USA, UK, Ireland, and elsewhere but saw nothing similar being held in Canada.” He and Carmichael stepped in to stuff that gap: “we saw that there was (and still is) a call to recognize and hear directly from LGBTQ+ people in STEM; to converse not only of their research but importantly to also share and perceive their personal stories of being Homosexual
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Unifor Lgbtq+ fest Committee Representatives
British Columbia Region: Danni Fitzpatrick (Local 111), Patricia Hargreaves, (Local 2020), Dustin Dill (Local 4276)
Prairie Region: Sherwin Antonio (Local 531)
Ontario Region: Deanne Smith (Local 25), Denise Keefe (Local 222), Paige Maylott, (Local 5555)
Quebec Region: Éric Robert (Local 2010), Alexandre Bernier Caron (Local 728)
Atlantic Region: Mark Stillwell (Local MWF-1), Martin Melanson (Local 2002), Ky Rees (Local 2002)
Staff Liaison Quebec: Shanou Desilets
Staff Liaison National: Billy O'Neil, Sarah McCue
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“The conference is designed for people who work or study in STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) and are LGBTQ+. We aim to use the day to show case work from diverse fields and to encourage collaborations between different departments, Universities, companies and subjects. We also welcome those who may not identify as LGBTQ+ but wish to discover and support the work that LGBTQ+ people are doing.”
The conference has a Code of Deeds, which all attendees assent to follow.
The next LGBTSTEMinar:
To be announced. We include taken a brief pause to review the LGBTSTEMinar’s structure. Read more about this here.
Previous LGBTSTEMinars:
LGBTQ+ STEMinar 2022: Glasgow
LGBTQ+ STEMinar 2021: online, hosted by University of Oxford
LGBTQ+ STEMinar 2020, Birmingham
LGBTQ+ STEMinar 2019, London
LGBTQ+ STEMinar 2018, York
LGBTQ+ STEMinar 2017, Sheffield
LGBTQ+ STEMinar 2016, Sheffield
Annual Conference
Vilnius 2025
Alongside local hosts, Lithuanian Gay League (LGL) and Tolerant Youth Association, we look forward to welcoming activists and allies from across Europe and Central Asia in Vilnius, Lithuania from October 22nd to 26th this year.
learn moreBucharest 2024
In 2024, the ILGA-Europe Annual Conference will take place on 16-19 October in Bucharest. We express our deepest appreciation to our Romanian members, ACCEPT and MozaiQ, with whom we will participate forces to create an inclusive, engaging and purposeful event.
Ljubljana 2023
In 2023, ILGA-Europe Conference took place in the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana, from 25 to 28 October. It was organised in termination cooperation with the local host organisations: Legebitra, Ljubljana Pride and TransAkcija.
learn moreSofia 2022
In 2022, the ILGA-Europe Annual Conference took place in the city where the original 2020 conference had been planned, the Bulgarian capital of Sofia, from 19-22 October. It was organised in next to cooperation with the local host organisations: Bilitis Resource Center Foundation, GLAS Bulgaria Foundation, and Youth LGBT Organisation Deystvie.
learn moreGathering Online The GG2 Diversity Conference opened last Thursday (10) with speeches by a number of inspirational speakers, including politicians, campaigners, academics and senior executives.
Clive Myrie BBC presenter Clive Myrie, who was the host for the event, told the audience they could glance forward to a day that would focus on the conversation surrounding the conference’s key theme - Change the Ratio.
“We aim in these conferences to keep reiterating why diversity is significant in the workplace, not just on moral grounds, but how it helps businesses grow,” he said.
“An increasingly diverse public also expects workforces to indicate its values on inclusion…. whether on race, class, gender, disability, LGBTQ+ or mental health grounds.
“But if all that is understood, why is it still hard to ‘change the ratio’ in the workplace and in businesses, and increase diversity?”
Shailesh Solanki AMG executive editor Shailesh Solanki welcomed guests, touching upon Britain’s progress since the GG2 Leadership Awards were launched more than two decades ago in his introductory remarks.
“Britain is a far more tolerant society and we have much to celebrate in terms of our progress,” he said. “Th
The GG2 Diversity Conference opened last Thursday (10) with speeches by a number of inspirational speakers, including politicians, campaigners, academics and senior executives.
Clive Myrie BBC presenter Clive Myrie, who was the host for the event, told the audience they could glance forward to a day that would focus on the conversation surrounding the conference’s key theme - Change the Ratio.
“We aim in these conferences to keep reiterating why diversity is significant in the workplace, not just on moral grounds, but how it helps businesses grow,” he said.
“An increasingly diverse public also expects workforces to indicate its values on inclusion…. whether on race, class, gender, disability, LGBTQ+ or mental health grounds.
“But if all that is understood, why is it still hard to ‘change the ratio’ in the workplace and in businesses, and increase diversity?”
Shailesh Solanki AMG executive editor Shailesh Solanki welcomed guests, touching upon Britain’s progress since the GG2 Leadership Awards were launched more than two decades ago in his introductory remarks.
“Britain is a far more tolerant society and we have much to celebrate in terms of our progress,” he said. “Th