WCA Connections

Communications

��:��The WCA has a number of mailing lists, which have the form astro****@lists.uwaterloo.ca where **** is one of the following:
- staff – WCA postdoctoral fellows & admin
- fac – WCA faculty members
- grad – WCA Graduate students
- group – astrofac + astrostaff + astrogroup
- seminar – astrogroup plus other parties interested in the astroseminars
- assoc - WCA Associate members
  - You need to be a member of a list to receive email directed to it, but you can email all of the lists. Carolyn will add you to astrostaff once you arrive.
  - You should also receive mail from the Physics and Astronomy department physpost mailing list. Please let Carolyn know if you are not receiving it.
Slack: We have a number of slack channels for general discussion and announcements. There are also slack channels for specific group discussions.
- Ask Carolyn to arrange an invitation. To avoid confusion, please use your real name.
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Web: Please take the time to explore the tabs in the WCA website, where you can find contact details for members, information about seminars, and resources for working here.

You will be given the opportunity to select (or have selected for you) a “non-academic mentor”. This will be a member of the WCA faculty who is not your academic mentor. Your non-academic mentor is someone who can provide additional career advice; a different perspective on research problems, or on any matter; and assistance if your relationship with your academic mentor is not going well.
You can expect to meet with your non-academic mentor at least once a year but should feel free to reach out any time that you would like to talk with them.
A postdoc rep is selected from the WCA Postdoctoral Fellows to represent them at the WCA executive monthly meetings. The WCA Postdoctoral Fellows hold a meeting before each WCA monthly meeting to discuss any issues or requests that should be taken by the postdoc rep to the meeting.

We have a full program of journal clubs, coffees, group meetings and seminars. Please see our regular events page.
We have an active outreach program that includes taking our inflatable planetarium into schools, and giving public talks at the Kitchener Public Library or at Astronomy on Tap at the Crazy Canuck. It's a lot of fun! Ask Roan Haggar about getting involved.
The meets annually in May and shares news and opportunities by email through the CASCA exploder. The meeting is a good way to promote yourself in Canada and to connect with other Astronomers. There is a membership fee.