Welcome to the third annual Canadian Women in Medicine Conference! This weekend will be a wonderful opportunity for women physicians to learn, network and decompress in a casual and supportive environment. Similar to past years, keynote speakers and workshops will cover a range of topics that touch all aspects of women’s lives: professional, financial and personal.

Due to last year’s success, we have expanded our pre-conference workshops for June 4th. We are offering a broad range of optional (and amazingly interesting) workshops to be held all day Thursday, on site at the Victoria Conference Centre. We have sourced these workshops from your feedback, and we hope that you enjoy your time laughing and learning with these experts.

This year’s CWIM conference will officially kick off with a Welcome Cocktail & Conversation and Silent Auction on Thursday evening: a perfect opportunity to meet our friends and colleagues, on site at the Fairmont Empress Hotel in the Crystal Ballroom. We will also be welcoming Dr. Ann Collins, incoming President of the Canadian Medical Association, for a short keynote.

Canadian Women in Medicine will be hosting an event on Friday night entitled "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun: An EPIC 80's Party!! This is a not-for-profit event and proceeds will go to the Victoria Women’s Transition House. Registration for this event is separate from the main conference.

We look forward to seeing you in June in beautiful Victoria, BC. Bring your friends, your open hearts and your dancing shoes!

This year, we are excited to announce that we will be supporting the Canadian Women's Foundation as our chosen charity.

Since 1991, the Canadian Women’s Foundation has become one of the largest women’s foundations in the world. The Foundation funds programs in the following issue areas:

• Out of Violence: Like you, we want all women and girls to live free of violence.
• Out of Poverty: Like you, we want women living on low incomes to have opportunities to move themselves out of poverty
• Empower Girls: Like you, we want all girls to believe in themselves and realize they matter.
• Inclusive Leadership: Like you, we want all women and girls to realize their potential for leadership.

Find out more at: www.canadianwomen.org and www.jointhetireless.ca

"When we work towards helping women get out of poverty, ending gender-based violence and empowering girls, the future is better for all of us" - www.jointhetireless.ca

The organizers of the Women in Medicine Conference are always committed to honouring the life of Dr. Elana Fric. All proceeds from the Silent Auction on Thursday evening, during the Welcome Welcome Cocktails & Conversations, will be donated to support her family.

The Canadian Women in Medicine Conference is organized in partnership with Canadian Women in Medicine Organization by CWIM Inc. The Canadian Women in Medicine organization is not responsible for the subject matters and opinions expressed at the Canadian Women in Medicine conference. For more information on the organization, please visit www.canadianwim.ca or email cwimorg@gmail.com.  For more information regarding the conference or any conference-related inquiries, please contact CWIM Inc. at cwimconference@gmail.com.

We'd like to thank Dr. Alicia Power and the rest of the Victoria team for all their help and support with the Silent Auction, Friday Night Social and all of the local information and activity planning.