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NSERC Doctoral Prize Call for Nominations
by Marcia Labiuk 15 Aug '08

15 Aug '08

Attached is the call for nominations for the upcoming NSERC Doctoral Prize competition. Please post this information and bring it to the attention of eligible students as well as to faculty members advising Ph.D. students. Completed applications must be submitted to the appropriate faculty office listed below by *September 15, 2008. *Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences - Dr. Mervyn Pritchard, Associate Dean Faculty of Engineering - Ms. Janice Tilly, Dean's Office Faculty of Science - Dr. Peter Graham, Associate Dean, Research Faculty of Medicine - Dr. Ed Kroeger, Assistant Dean, Graduate Studies Faculty of Arts - Dr. Barry Ferguson, Associate Dean Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment and Geography - Dr. Mary Benbow, Associate Dean, Academic -- ============================ Marcia Labiuk Awards Officer Faculty of Graduate Studies University of Manitoba Phone: (204) 474-9836 ============================

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NSERC Information Session
by Marcia Labiuk 14 Aug '08

14 Aug '08

Please find attached a poster for the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Information Session on Tuesday, September 9, 2008. The representative from NSERC will include information for undergraduate students as well as postgraduate and post doctorate students. Please post this information in your department and distribute it to eligible students. If you require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you -- ============================ Marcia Labiuk Awards Officer Faculty of Graduate Studies University of Manitoba Phone: (204) 474-9836 ============================

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Extended Deadeline: DFAIT CARICOM Awards 2008
by Christal Barkman 07 Aug '08

07 Aug '08

------ Forwarded message follows ------- Date sent: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:04:05 -0400 From: "Marie Pittuck" <mpittuck(a)aucc.ca> To: <ilo-talk(a)lists.aucc.ca> Subject: [ilo-talk] Extended DEADLINE: DFAIT CARICOM Awards 2008 Message on behalf of the Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) 2008-09 Competition for Students' Exchange Program: CARICOM Countries The Government of Canada is seeking applications from Canadian publicly funded institutions for the 2008 Graduate Students' Exchange Program (GSEP) <http://www.scholarships.gc.ca/CARICOMGSEP-en.html> and the College and Undergraduate Students' Exchange Program (CUSEP) <http://www.scholarships.gc.ca/CARICOMCUSEP-en.html> (under the Canada-Caribbean Community Leadership Scholarships) to provide international students with research/studies scholarships at Canadian institutions. Information and online application is available at: www.scholarships.gc.ca. Please note that the Canadian institution must apply on behalf of the student. Please distribute this message to Exchange Programs officers and others who may be interested. Note that the deadline has been extended to September 5, 2008. If you have questions, please contact scholarships-bourses(a)cbie.ca. Regards, CARICOM countries Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Dominica Grenada Guyana Haiti Jamaica Montserrat St. Lucia St. Kitts and Nevis St. Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands

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Award Selection Forms
by Christal Barkman 31 Jul '08

31 Jul '08

Good morning all, Regarding the memo you received along with the award selection forms for your department/unit/faculty, please note the deadline of July 21 to submit all forms does not apply to /graduate awards/. This has been confirmed with Cheryl Richardson from Financial Aid & Awards. Sorry for any trouble this may have caused. Sincerely, Christal -- Christal Barkman Awards Assistant Faculty of Graduate Studies 500 University Centre University of Manitoba Winnipeg MB R3T 2N2 ph: (204) 474.6827 fax: (204) 474.7553 email: barkman(a)cc.umanitoba.ca

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[UM GradStudies notice] FGS Announcements for the week ending: 04 July 2008
by Christal Barkman 17 Jul '08

17 Jul '08

To view this email in your web browser, please click link http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/htmlmail/awrd20080704.htm top banner <http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/> The Faculty of Graduate Studies would like to bring the following competition(s) to your attention: Announcements for the week ending: 04 July 2008 INTENT TO APPLY - DEADLINE APPROACHING *_Cystic Fibrosis Research Grants - Intent to Apply Form_* The Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation invites investigators to submit a notice of intent to apply to the October 2008 Grants Competition. All research grant applicants, initial and renewal, must advise the Foundation's office of their intent to apply for funding. No more than one initial application may be submitted to a single competition. The Notice of Intent to Apply form and further information are available on the CCFF website <http://www.cysticfibrosis.ca/page.asp?id=87> (www.cysticfibrosis.ca <http://www.cysticfibrosis.ca/>). The Full Application form, updated for 2008, will be available on the website in early August. Please note the Foundation's upcoming deadline for notices of intent to apply to the Small Team Grant and Research Grant competitions. Details about these grants follow below. For both, the application process is comprised of two steps: 1) a notice of intent to apply and 2) the full application. *The registration deadline for the _notice of intent_ is August 1, 2008. * *The deadline date for receipt of the _full application_ is October 1, 2008.* If you have any questions, please contact me at the Foundation's office. *_Special Initiative Request for Applications: Team Grant in Cystic Fibrosis Research_**_ _* The Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is pleased to announce a highly ambitious team-based research initiative towards the goal of a cure or effective control for CF. This Request for Applications (RFA) will fund a team grant in the range of $333,333 per year, for up to three years, beginning in January 2009. The purpose of the Team Grant program is to support the creation or further development of a CF research team conducting high-quality collaborative research with a translational focus that will lead to an enhanced understanding of CF and have the potential to cure or more effectively control CF. It is expected that the production of new knowledge and the translation of research findings into improvements in the health of CF patients will be realized more rapidly and more efficiently through the collaboration of a team, than if the components were to be funded separately. Further information regarding this RFA may be obtained on the CCFF website <http://www.cysticfibrosis.ca/news.asp?id=467> (www.cysticfibrosis.ca <http://www.cysticfibrosis.ca/>). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Seeking Project Proposals mitacs MITACS is soliciting proposals for new full and seed projects. Full projects are expected to have multi-year duration with an annual budget of $80K to $200K. Seed projects in this competition are expected to have a 24 month duration, show potential to grow into full projects, and have an annual budget of $20K to $50K. All projects are also expected to solicit non-NCE partner funds. MITACS is primarily interested in projects within its current theme areas. However the overall merit of the project carries the highest priority and projects in potentially new application areas are also encouraged. Submissions should be sent by email to mitacs(a)mitacs.ca <mailto:mitacs@mitacs.ca> and arrive by September 19, 2008 to be eligible in this competition. New projects will be selected from these on the recommendation of the Research Management Committee, with an announcement of the selection and funding levels planned for February 2009, after approval of the MITACS Board of Directors. Projects chosen by the MITACS Research Management Committee (RMC) are expected to start on April 1, 2009. You are strongly encouraged to discuss your project ideas with MITACS before submitting your final proposal so that it best reflects the priorities that the MITACS Research Management Committee has set out. Inquiries regarding this competition can be directed to MITACS at rmarsh(a)mitacs.ca <mailto:rmarsh@mitacs.ca>. For detailed submission instructions, guidelines, and a template for your submission please visit the MITACS web page at http://www.mitacs.ca. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fellowships and Congresses Canadian Council on Animal Care Fellowship in Animal Policy Development The Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC) is currently accepting applications from suitably qualified candidates to work within the Guidelines Program of the CCAC on ethical issues and policy development in either of the two following areas: regulatory testing or emerging technologies, specifically genetically-engineered animals. CCAC is the national agency responsible for overseeing the use of animals in Canadian science. The interrelated programs of the CCAC, Assessments, Guidelines and Education, Training and Communication, provide a peer-based system to ensure the ethical use of animals for research, teaching and testing purposes. The CCAC fellowship is being offered to provide support to recent doctoral or masters graduates or other individuals with comparable levels of combined education and training. Specifically the fellowship: * creates an opportunity for young graduates to explore the ethical issues involved in the use of animals in science, gain experience and seek careers in the translation of scientific knowledge into policy; * promotes awareness of the interrelationships between science and ethics; * facilitates the transfer of knowledge from the scientific environment into practical application; * assists in integrating the work of the CCAC within the scientific community; and * fosters partnerships between scientists and other stakeholders concerned for the use of animals in science. The Fellowship will normally be for a two-year period, based on submission of a satisfactory progress report after the first year. The suitably qualified individual may also work towards a graduate degree in public administration through the University of Ottawa. The successful candidate will be co-mentored by a member of the CCAC Secretariat and by an expert in the area of study. Further information and application instructions are available on the CCAC website (www.ccac.ca) and from the CCAC office (ggriffin(a)ccac.ca <mailto:ggriffin@ccac.ca>). Canadian Council on Animal Care 130-1510 Albert St., Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 5G4. *Application deadline:** July 18, 2008* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 17th International Congress on Palliative Care* * Dear Colleague, We are pleased to inform you that the Detailed Programme of the 17th International Congress on Palliative Care, to be held September 23-26, 2008 at the Palais des Congrès in Montréal, Canada, is now available on the Congress web site at www.pal2008.com <http://www.pal2008.com/> . Founded in 1976 under the leadership of palliative care pioneer Dr. Balfour Mount and presented by the Palliative Care Division of the Departments of Medicine and Oncology of McGill University, this biennial Congress has grown to become one of the premier international events in palliative care. Bringing together over 1500 participants from around the world, the Congress provides an opportunity to review and share the latest developments in research as well as perspectives on end-of-life care from different cultures, spiritual traditions, and professions. This year's outstanding programme features five plenary sessions, four all-day Concurrent Seminars, research fora, 160 workshops, proffered papers and symposia, and over 200 posters. Among the highlights: * the opening plenary by world-renowned philosopher Professor Charles Taylor, Winner of the 2008 Kyoto Prize for Arts and Philosophy and the 2007 Templeton Prize; * an all-day seminar on International Issues -- Palliative Care as a Basic Human Right; * a special focus on Pediatric Palliative Care, including an all-day seminar and at least one workshop or proffered paper session on pediatric palliative care in every time slot; * a full-day Clinical Master Class, given by international leaders in clinical palliative medicine; * in-depth seminars on Healing and Whole-Person Care, Family Caregivers, and Volunteer Training. For the first time, the Congress will be trilingual, with simultaneous interpretation of all plenaries as well as selected sessions, into Spanish as well as French. Join the healthcare professionals, therapists, volunteers and all those involved in palliative care who come to renew themselves as providers of care and to obtain the inspiration that will help them shape the palliative care of the future! Register before July 1st to benefit from the preferred rate! For more information or to register, please visit www.pal2008.com <http://www.pal2008.com/> or call 450-292-3456, ext. 227. We look forward to welcoming you in Montreal! Sincerely, April O'Donoughue ------------------------------------------------------------------------ fgs logo

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Award Contact Form
by Enza Pohl 04 Jul '08

04 Jul '08

To All Awards Contacts: Please find attached a form that we ask you to please fill in and return to our office so that we can update our mailing lists. Thanks. Enza -- Mrs. Enza Pohl Awards Assistant / Student Admissions Assistant Faculty of Graduate Studies 500 University Centre University of Manitoba R3T 2N2 Telephone 204-474-6827 / 204-474-6719 Fax 204-474-7553

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FGS Announcements for the week ending June 20, 2008
by Enza Pohl 23 Jun '08

23 Jun '08

To view this email in your web browser, please click link http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/htmlmail/awrd20080620.htm top banner <http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/> The Faculty of Graduate Studies would like to bring the following competition(s) to your attention: Announcements for the week ending: 20 June 2008 UPCOMING GRANT APPLICATION DEADLINE _Title of Award or Scholarship_ /*_Application Deadline or Date of Event_*/ /*_Research Area_*/ /*Study Level (M=Master, _D=Doctoral)_*/ _/*Value*/_ *Grants of the Institute for the History of Aluminium <http://www.histalu.org>* *November 1st, 2008* aluminium M, D approx. $4,500 CDN Every year, the Institut pour l'histoire de l'aluminium (Institute for the History of Aluminium), a non-profit association based in Paris, awards grants to students seeking to prepare a research dissertation (Master 1 and 2) or a thesis (PhD) related to aluminium for an amount of *2,300EUR*. Applications are selected on the basis of the applicant's quality and the interest of the proposed subject. Every approach may be considered: industrial history, economic history, human and industrial geography, sociology, history of management, history of art, etc. Students will also receive scientific support, including help to access to companies' archives and documentation, inclusion in the association's standing research committees and meetings with aluminium industry witnesses. *The deadline for submitting applications for the academic year 2008-2009 is November 1st, 2008 *For more information: *www.histalu.org* <http://>, "research grants" section Mauve Carbonell Scientific secretary histalu(a)histalu.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NEW COURSE OFFERING *Intellectual Property and Technology Commercialization* *Course Number: BIOE 7280 * Instructors: Mike Williams Ph.D. Patent Agent, Ade and Company Inc. Darren Fast, Ph.D. President, Solalta Advisors Ltd. Guest Lecturers Silvia DeSousa, Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP David Carrick, Aikins MacAulay and Throvaldson LLP Overview: This course is designed to provide an introduction to graduate students on the interaction between the corporate and academic worlds. Students will be taught how to recognize potentially valuable inventions and protect them. An overview of the commercialization process will be provided. Students will have several reading assignments and a project for both the intellectual property and technology commercialization sections. Student Evaluation: Sessions 1-6 -- 3% each session Students will be required to contribute at least three relevant statements of less than 100 words in the weekly discussion rooms. Session 7 -- 32% of final grade Students will be assigned a patent in their research area and will be expected to critically review the patent. That is, determine what is the invention based on the disclosure, what do the claims protect, what is the most relevant prior art, and how important does the patent appear to be, based on the number of later patents that reference it. Students will submit a brief written summary of this information (2-3 pages). Sessions 8-12 -- 3% each session Students will be required to contribute at least three relevant statements of less than 100 words in the weekly discussion rooms. Reading Summaries and discussion (15%): Article references will be provided in advance of sessions 8-12. Students will be required to prepare a short summary, with a total length of not more than 400 words, of one article per session. The summary will outline the main points of the article and their relevance to technology commercialization. Students will be required to contribute at least one relevant statement of not more than 100 words per article in the discussion rooms. Commercialization Project -- 20% of final grade Students will identify a technology in their area of research and complete the following: * Target Product Profile with key end-user features/specifications * Market Assessment (high level) o Target market segment definition o At least two market drivers * Outline of a project plan for development of the technology Grading: Letter Grade Numerical Score Explanation Grade Point A+ 90 -- 100 Exceptional 4.5 A 80 -- 89 Excellent 4.0 B+ 77 -- 79 Very Good 3.5 B 70 -- 76 Good 3.0 C+ 67 -- 69 Satisfactory 2.5 C 60 -- 66 Adequate 2.0 D 50 --59 Marginal 1.0 F Under 50 Fail 0.0 Intellectual Property Overview of intellectual property An introduction to intellectual property -- what it is and how you protect it. Patents, designs, trade secrets, trademarks, copyright and plant breeder's rights will be introduced and discussed to point out the advantages and limitations of each form of protection Detail on patents A more in-depth look at patents -- why we have a patent system, an overview of what is patentable and the process for preparing a patent application -- what type of material should be included, the importance of the claims and the importance of support for fall-back positions. Patent searches This class will cover the various types of patent searches including novelty, validity and freedom to operate searches. This session will also cover 'reading' a patent application to determine the nature and limits of the protection and how different parts of the patent are read when determining novelty versus determining freedom to operate. Reading claims and ownership/inventorship determinations An in depth analysis of what is protected by the claims of a patent and what isn't. The second part will deal with how you determine who is an inventor and how you determine who owns an invention. Overview of infringement and validity An in depth analysis of patent infringement and patent validity with case studies -- does this patent infringe the claims of this one and is this patent valid in view of this earlier patent? Protecting non-patentable subject matter Industrial designs, trade secrets, traditional copyright protection, plant breeder's rights. What is and isn't infringment. Software-based patents, limits of copyright protection on software, what is and isn't copyright infringement with software, other forms of protection . Project Students will be assigned a patent from their area of research and will prepare a written report on the patent: who are the inventors, who owns the patent, what other patents they own as means of determining how important this patent is to the overall patent portfolio of the company, what the claims protect, and contrasting that with the detailed description of the patent. Technology Commercialization Technology Commercialization Options: What are the sources of technology and what are the options for commercialization (sale, license, acquire, new venture formation, spin-out, etc.)? How should one decide which is the best for the technology available? The class will explore each of the options. The class will also start to consider the process for technology commercialisation and the major factors required for success. What does the tech transfer office need to successfully market a technology? Idea Generation and Preliminary Market and Technical Assessment Technologies and products based on the technology must address market needs to be adopted by end users. This session will start to build the business case for a new product and will address various questions including: How is a determination made that a technology addresses an unmet need? What is the overall market strength? Is the product differentiated sufficiently to be adopted? What is the unfair competitive advantage that will allow the product to capture and defend market share. Students will discuss preparation of an elevator pitch. Evaluation of Markets for New Products A case study examining market need and product potential will be discussed in class. Students will be evaluated based on their contribution to discussion of the case, identification and evaluation of the opportunities and recommendations for courses of action. Target Product Profiles will be discussed as a tool to determine the market and technical specifications required for a new product. Product Development A market need and a technology with potential to address the need have been identified. What are the next steps? Development work plan, personnel requirements, proposed expenditures, investment requirements, and capital plan. Project Management techniques will be reviewed and a sample project outline developed for a selected technology. Sponsored Research and Sources of Capital Sponsored Research -- How to forge a successful partnership with business without selling your soul: Businesses and academic researchers often need each other, but don't know how to effectively interact. This session will discuss some of the driving factors for both academic and corporate research and how they can effectively work together without compromising the ability to publish or obtain research grants. Sources of Capital and Case Study -- New Venture Startup: Examination of various sources of capital: grants, loans, equity (Friends & family, Angels, Partnerships, Venture Capital) and others. A case study examining the formation of a new venture to commercialization technology will be discussed in class. Students will be expected to review the case, evaluate the challenges facing the new venture, and propose various options to address those challenges. Instructor Biographies David Carrick is the chair of Aikins MacAulay and Thorvaldson's Tekno Law Practice Group, which is effectively a full service intellectual property / information technology boutique. He assists entrepreneurs in developing, protecting and commercializing their inventions, other intellectual property, information technology and biotechnology. Darren Fast, Ph.D. is the President and founder of Solalta Advisors, which enables companies and institutions to effectively commercialize their life science technologies and products. Prior to Solalta Advisors, Darren was Chief Technology Officer at Lombard Life Sciences, the general partner of the Western Life Sciences Venture Fund LP, a Canadian-based Venture Capital fund, where he identified and evaluated more than 300 early stage technologies for investment. In addition to assessing and investing in technology, Darren was intimately involved in packaging companies for follow-on investment/exit, and in helping lead portfolio company development and commercialization activities. Prior to Lombard Life Sciences, Darren was Manager, Product Planning and Development at Viventia Biotech where he was responsible for the development of several human therapeutics projects. Darren led the project teams that moved these products from research into clinical trials. In addition to teaching Technology Commercialization Management through Extended Education, Darren has presented numerous seminars on technology commercialization to a wide range of audiences including the Canadian Institutes for Health Research. Darren has a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Alberta and a M.Sc. in chemistry from the University of Manitoba. Steven Raber practices civil litigation, primarily commercial, employment, financial services, insurance, and intellectual property litigation, including patent, trade-mark, copyright, trade secrets, and industrial designs, and is a registered trade-mark agent. Mike Williams' area of practice is biotechnology and he has prepared and successfully prosecuted patent applications in USA, Canada and foreign countries for pharmaceutical compounds, nutraceuticals, lotions, chemical compositions, medical devices, diagnostic methods and recombinant DNA patents. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Questions? Please contact Enza_Pohl(a)UManitoba.Ca <mailto:Enza_Pohl@UManitoba.Ca> or Christal_Barkman(a)Umanitoba.ca <mailto:Christal_Barkman@Umanitoba.ca> fgs logo -- Mrs. Enza Pohl Awards Assistant / Student Admissions Assistant Faculty of Graduate Studies 500 University Centre University of Manitoba R3T 2N2 Telephone 204-474-6827 / 204-474-6719 Fax 204-474-7553

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[UM GradStudies notice] FGS Announcements for the week ending June 13
by Christal Barkman 17 Jun '08

17 Jun '08

To view this email in your web browser, please click link http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/htmlmail/awrd20080613.htm top banner <http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/> The Faculty of Graduate Studies would like to bring the following competition(s) to your attention: Announcements for the week ending: 13 June 2008 Upcoming Award Application Deadlines _Title of Award or Scholarship_ /*_Application Deadline or Date of Event_*/ /*_Research Area_*/ /*Study Level (M=Master, _D=Doctoral)_*/ _/*Value*/_ *Manitoba Excellence in Sustainability Awards <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>* June 27 sustainable development, climate change, air quality, energy efficiency M, D na ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *CANADIAN SOCIETY FOR COAL SCIENCE AND ORGANIC PETROLOGY <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>* June 30 Coal geology, organic geochemistry, organic petrology M, D $400 or 600 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *_Intent to Apply Form for Cystic Fibrosis Research Grants_* The Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation invites investigators to submit a notice of intent to apply to the October 2008 Grants Competition. All research grant applicants, initial and renewal, must advise the Foundation's office of their intent to apply for funding. No more than one initial application may be submitted to a single competition. The application process is comprised of two steps: 1) a notice of intent to apply and 2) the full application. The registration deadline for the _notice of intent_ is *August 1, 2008*. The deadline date for receipt of the _full application_ is *October 1, 2008*. The Notice of Intent to Apply form and further information are available on the CCFF website <http://www.cysticfibrosis.ca/page.asp?id=87> (www.cysticfibrosis.ca <http://www.cysticfibrosis.ca/>). The Full Application form for 2008 will be available on the website in early August. * *If you have any questions, please contact Andrea Mackesy <mailto:amackesy@cysticfibrosis.ca>, Manager of Research Programs (amackesy(a)cysticfibrosis.ca <mailto:amackesy@cysticfibrosis.ca>). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Conference / Workshop Announcements and Calls for Papers New Website that Might be Useful for Graduate Students - The Graduate Junction <http://www.graduatejunction.com/> *About* The Graduate Junction is a brand new site which aims to give research students an easy way of making contact with others who share their research interests no matter which department, institution or country they work in. This website has been created by two graduate research students, who felt isolated in the specifics of their respective research projects. This isolation is briefly relieved at conferences, where student researchers can meet others who might be interested and doing similar work. However, conferences are limited and don't happen every week. And whilst, literature reviews are essential, they can only ever reveal completed work. Therefore we want to pioneer the first online meeting place for graduate research students all over the world so that you can find out what research is currently being done by your fellow students. The Graduate Junction also has a bold vision to break down disciplinary and national boundaries that exist in research. Our own experiences have taught us that research in different subject areas has much overlap. Therefore, key to The Graduate Junction is your Research Keywords rather subject area, department or institution. *The Problem* Graduates have three sources of information about work done in their chosen field. * Published literature * Conferences and seminars * Their supervisor The problem is that literature reviews can only ever reveal completed work, conferences don't happen every week and supervisors mostly rely on the same sources as you do. It is very easy to become isolated, overly focused on the specifics of your own work and lose a sense of what other related work is being done. We also noticed that very distinct and separate literatures and conferences exist for different subject areas when in reality there is much overlap in the research being undertaken within these areas. For example, although I am doing a chemistry PhD, my work as a physical chemist overlaps with areas of physics and chemical engineering. In Education, experience has shown that there is overlap in many other of the Social Sciences, such as Human Geography, Sociology, Economics. *A Solution* Networking is an essential part of the research process; promoting collaboration, generating new ideas and preventing duplication of effort. Consequently, we thought, wouldn't it be great if there was a common point for graduate researchers in all disciplines, in all parts of the world to come together and meet others who share their research interests. And by making Research Keywords central to The Graduate Junction we hope to break down existing disciplinary boundaries. We hope you enjoy and benefit from using the site. Dan and Esther The Graduate Junction ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Conference Announcement and Call for Papers The Fourth International Joint Conferences on Computer, Information, and Systems Sciences, and Engineering (CISSE 2008) http://www.cisse2008online.org *December 5-13, 2008* --------------------------------------------------------------------- *CONFERENCE OVERVIEW* --------------------------------------------------------------------- CISSE 2008 provides a virtual forum for presentation and discussion of the state-of the-art research on computers, information and systems sciences and engineering. CISSE 2008 is the fourth conference of the CISSE series of e-conferences. CISSE is the World's first Engineering/Computing and Systems Research E-Conference. CISSE 2005 was the first high-caliber Research Conference in the world to be completely conducted online in real-time via the internet. CISSE 2005 was the first high-caliber Research Conference in the world to be completely conducted online in real-time via the internet. CISSE 2005 received 255 research paper submissions and the final program included 140 accepted papers, from more than 45 countries. CISSE 2006 received 691 research paper submissions and the final program included 390 accepted papers, from more than 70 countries. CISSE 2007 received 750 research paper submissions and the final program included 406 accepted papers, from more than 80 countries. *Paper Submission* ================= Prospective authors are invited to submit full papers electronically in Microsoft Word format through the website of the conference at http://www.cisse2008online.org. Accepted papers must be presented in the virtual conference by one of the authors. To submit your paper, visit http://www.cisse2008online.org <http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/htmlmail/awrd20080613.htm> *Paper submission Deadline: October 15th, 2008 Notification of Acceptance: November 9th, 2008 Final Manuscript and Registration: November 26th, 2008* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Call for Papers - CONFERENCE - "Discovering the Way to a Sustainable Future"* *Wednesday, Nov. 19th and Thursday, Nov. 20th, 2008* Trade and Convention Centre, Saint John, New Brunswick Over the past 100 years or so, Geomatics has played a part in many discoveries. It now has an important role to play in "Discovering the Way to a Sustainable Future". "Sustainability and environment issues are centrally connected to healthy living on our planet and 'green' technologies play an integral role. Geomatics are uniquely positioned to support this role because they act as the glue which binds the understanding of environmental processes to the decision making systems driving our economy." Jeff Thurston, Editor, V1 Magazine The Canadian Institute of Geomatics New Brunswick Branch would like to invite interested parties to submit proposals for papers / presentations that support this year's conference theme. The keynote address will be made by Mr. Carl Duivenvoorden, one of only two Atlantic Canadians tasked with spreading Al Gore's message on climate change. Papers / presentations should be proposed in the form of an abstract and include: * Title, author's name and contact information, including title, employer, address, telephone, fax and e-mail * Identification of primary speaker where different from the author or where there are multiple authors * Abstract (no more than 300 words) * Author's biographical information (no more than 150 words) * List of any other publications / venues where the paper / presentation may have been previously published / presented. All abstract submissions must be made by e-mail to Mark Doucette at *watrmark(a)nbnet.nb.ca* <mailto:watrmark@nbnet.nb.ca>. By submitting an abstract, the author agrees to its publication in the final program and on the Geomatics Atlantic 2008 web site if it is accepted. The committee will assess the proposals received and invite the selected authors / presenters to present their paper / presentation at Geomatics Atlantic 2008. Each paper / presentation will be allotted 30 minutes total in the conference schedule: 20 minutes for the presentation and 10 minutes for questions. All documentation must be submitted in MS Power Point, MS Word or ADOBE PDF formats. By submitting a paper / presentation, the author(s) agrees to its publication on the Geomatics Atlantic 2008 web site. *Deadlines* * *Submission of Proposal: June 30, 2008* * *Notification of Acceptance: July 15, 2008* * * Submission of Final Paper: November 1, 2008* * A complimentary conference registration will be extended to the primary speaker for each paper selected to be presented. In addition to the paper presentations, come celebrate the 10th Anniversary of GIS Day with us on November 19th and plan to attend the Canadian Institute of Geomatics' National Annual General Meeting to be held November 20th, 2008, at the Geomatics Atlantic Conference. Additional information can be obtained from Mark Doucette at 506-454-9189 or at the e-mail address noted above <mailto:watrmark@nbnet.nb.ca>. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CALL FOR PAPERS - Graduate Student Research Conference on Latin America and the Caribbean *November 7-8, 2008* York University, Toronto, Canada *www.yorku.ca/cerlac/lacsconf.htm* <http://www.yorku.ca/cerlac/lacsconf.htm> 2008 marks the 30th anniversary of the founding of York University's Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLAC), Canada's oldest and largest research group on the region. As part of a year-long series of events to mark this achievement, CERLAC is hosting a Graduate Student Research Conference on Latin America and the Caribbean on November 7th and 8th, 2008, at York University in Toronto. In recognizing the strength of diversity, papers and presentation proposals are welcome on any aspect of study of Latin America and the Caribbean as a whole and/or its constituent parts. We particularly seek, however, to attract those contributors whose work can open fruitful dialogues and exchange across disciplines. Consistent with CERLAC's long-standing spirit and practice of collaboration, graduate students from other institutions are also invited to submit abstracts to the conference and to share in this celebration of graduate student scholarship. Since its founding in 1978, the academic and institutional reputation of CERLAC and York University's diverse graduate programs have attracted many students from Canada and abroad. This conference represents an outstanding opportunity to recognize, explore and build upon the work of the current generation of graduate students in all disciplines, including (but not limited to) the social sciences, humanities, fine arts, environmental studies, law and business. * Contact/Submissions:* Please visit www.yorku.ca/cerlac/lacsconf to obtain the required conference application form and for further information. The form includes a request for a 250-word (maximum) abstract for papers or alternative presentations. The *deadline for applications is August 31st, 2008*; however, those planning to present in artistic/alternative formats (e.g. film, dance, visual arts, music, etc.) are encouraged to contact us earlier for logistical/planning purposes. Inquiries and completed application forms may be sent to *lacsconf(a)yorku.ca* <mailto:lacsconf@yorku.ca> Applicants will receive confirmation of acceptance by October 1st, 2008. Those students wishing to receive more detailed feedback from a panel discussant will be asked to submit their full papers/presentation material by October 10th, 2008 to facilitate a thorough review. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *2008-09 Competition for Students' Exchange Program: CARICOM Countries* The Government of Canada is seeking applications from Canadian publicly funded institutions for the 2008 Graduate Students' Exchange Program (GSEP) <http://www.scholarships.gc.ca/CARICOMGSEP-en.html> and the College and Undergraduate Students' Exchange Program (CUSEP) <http://www.scholarships.gc.ca/CARICOMCUSEP-en.html> (under the Canada-Caribbean Community Leadership Scholarships) to provide international students with research/studies scholarships at Canadian institutions. Information and online application is available at: www.scholarships.gc.ca. Please note that the Canadian institution must apply on behalf of the student. Please distribute the attached PDF to Exchange Programs officers and others who may be interested. Note that the deadline is July 18, 2008. If you have questions, please contact scholarships-bourses(a)cbie.ca <mailto:scholarships-bourses@cbie.ca>. *_Eligible CARICOM countries/ /Pays de la CARICOM admissibles :/_* Anguilla / /Anguilla/ Antigua and Barbuda / /Antigua et Barbuda /Bahamas / /Bahamas /Barbados / /Barbade /Belize / /Belize /Bermuda / /Bermudes /British Virgin Islands / Îles Vierges britanniques Cayman Islands / /Îles Cayman/ Dominica / /Dominique/ Grenada / /Grenade/ Guyana / /Guyane/ Haiti / /Haïti/ Jamaica / /Jamaïque/ Montserrat / /Montserrat /St. Lucia / /Sainte Lucie/ St. Kitts and Nevis / /Saint-Kitts et Nevis/St. Vincent and the Grenadines / /Saint-Vincent et les Grenadines/ Suriname / /Suriname/ Trinidad and Tobago / /Trinité-et-Tobago/ Turks and Caicos Islands / /ÎlesTurques et caïques/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulating Biopatenting: A Case for Contrast or Convergence? Friday June 27th 2008 Brocher Center, 471 Rte d'Hermance, 1248 Hermance, Geneva, Switzerland Biopatenting is a controversial and central aspect of the most significant challenges currently facing societies and governments around the world. It is drawn into alternative energy technology, waste-management, food production, and public health, to mention a few. Given the diversity of global perspectives, a unified approach to biopatent regulation may be difficult to achieve across governance sectors and in different countries, but of critical importance. Or perhaps not? You are invited to join a select group of scholars, policy makers, NGOs, technology business innovators, and experienced legal practitioners for this workshop on comparative regulatory policies in biopatenting and their future. The event will be held from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm on Friday June 27th 2008, at the Brocher Foundation, and is hosted with the Foundation's support by Dr. Bita Amani, Assistant Professor of Law from Queen's University, Canada. The purpose of this workshop is to bring together a multi and interdisciplinary group to share perspectives, experiences, and future projections for biopatent policy and regulatory diversity and to encourage fruitful discussion on practical issues in operationalizing policy initiatives for coherent regulation across sectors. In addition, we hope to promote further pluridisciplinary thinking on the governance issues related to the ethical, legal, and social implications of biotechnologies for humanity and society as set out in the mission of the Brocher Foundation's main current programme. Discussion will focus on biopatent policies at the intersection of other"sectors of vital importance" to "socio-economic and technical development" from different stakeholder perspectives and policy preferences. Please contact us by *June 15th, 2008* to participate. *Capacity is limited. Please Register early! Registration is free. * ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Questions? Please contact Enza_Pohl(a)UManitoba.Ca <mailto:Enza_Pohl@UManitoba.Ca> or Christal_Barkman(a)Umanitoba.ca <mailto:Christal_Barkman@Umanitoba.ca> fgs logo

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Minister of Water Stewardship Scholarship
by Enza Pohl 16 Jun '08

16 Jun '08

To view this email in your web browser, please click link http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/htmlmail/water_stewardship.htm top banner <http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/> The Faculty of Graduate Studies would like to bring the following competition to your attention: *MINISTER OF WATER STEWARDSHIP SCHOLARSHIP* Deadline: July 2 Research Fields: * water resource management Categories: * Agriculture Engineering Environmental Studies Natural, Physical or Life Sciences Citizenship: * No citizenship available Eligibility: * Manitoba Water Stewardship has established an annual scholarship at the University of Manitoba, to assist graduate students in Manitoba to pursue studies and undertake research in water-related issues in Israel. Established as part of a larger cooperative initiative on water management between Manitoba and Israel, the goal of the award is to strengthen international co-operation and support scholarly development on a range of water resource issues as well as offering young Manitobans a unique international experience. One scholarship, with a value of $25,000, will be offered to a graduate student who: (1) is a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident (i.e., landed immigrant) and holds an undergraduate degree in a relevant subject area; preference will be given to a graduate of a post-secondary institution in Manitoba who demonstrates the intention of returning to Manitoba upon completion of their studies; (2) is enrolled full-time in the Faculty of Graduate Studies in a Masters or Doctoral program; (3) has achieved a minimum degree grade point average of 3.0 (or equivalent) based on the last 60 credit hours of study; (4) is undertaking, has proposed, or is willing to undertake thesis research in Israel related to the management of water resources and has demonstrated a commitment to international co-operation in the field of water management. The Scholarship is renewable for one year provided that the recipient: (1) continues to be registered full-time in the Faculty of Graduate Studies, in a Masters or Doctoral program; (2) has maintained a minimum degree grade point average of 3.0 (or equivalent) based on the last 60 credit hours of study; (3) is in good standing in his or her degree program. Only one recipient may hold the Scholarship at any one time. Recipients may hold the Minster of Water Stewardship Scholarship for International Studies concurrently with any other awards, consistent with policies in the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Value: * $25,000 Expenses associated with research and studies while the student is residing in Israel including: travel costs, visas, text books, living expenses, course fees, research expenses and other associated expenses. Currency: * Canadian Tenable at: * Israel Application details: * Candidates will be required to submit an application that will include: (a) *ALL Academic Transcripts*. A sealed University of Manitoba (UofM) Student History from the Registrar's Office is required. Photocopies and web printouts of UofM student histories made by departments will not be accepted. Certified copies of your transcript(s) from previous institution(s) made by your department are acceptable. These copies must arrive in an envelope that has been sealed and endorsed by the department.; (b) two academic letters of reference from professors at a post-secondary institution, one of which must be from the student's academic advisor at the University of Manitoba; (c) a proposed research and study plan (maximum 1,500 words) that describes the field of study and the proposed research, including its applicability to water management in Manitoba. The selection committee will be named by the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and will include a representative of Manitoba Water Stewardship. The Province of Manitoba will reserve the right to publish the names and pictures of Scholarship recipients. * Applications must be submitted no later than the deadline date to: Faculty of Graduate Studies Attn: Enza Pohl 500 University Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg MB R3T 2N2 * Contact: Enza Pohl at enza_pohl(a)umanitoba.ca <mailto:enza_pohl@umanitoba.ca> or 204-474-6827 -- Mrs. Enza Pohl Awards Assistant / Student Admissions Assistant Faculty of Graduate Studies 500 University Centre University of Manitoba R3T 2N2 Telephone 204-474-6827 / 204-474-6719 Fax 204-474-7553

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2008-09 Competition for Students’ Exchange Program: CARICOM Countries
by Christal Barkman 12 Jun '08

12 Jun '08

*2008-09 Competition for Students’ Exchange Program: CARICOM Countries* *Concours 2008-2009 - Programme d’échanges d’étudiants : Pays de la CARICOM* The Government of Canada is seeking applications from Canadian publicly funded institutions for the 2008 Graduate Students' Exchange Program (GSEP) <http://www.scholarships.gc.ca/CARICOMGSEP-en.html> and the College and Undergraduate Students’ Exchange Program (CUSEP) <http://www.scholarships.gc.ca/CARICOMCUSEP-en.html> (under the Canada-Caribbean Community Leadership Scholarships) to provide international students with research/studies scholarships at Canadian institutions. Information and online application is available at: www.scholarships.gc.ca. Please note that the Canadian institution must apply on behalf of the student. Please distribute the attached PDF to Exchange Programs officers and others who may be interested. Note that the deadline is July 18, 2008. If you have questions, please contact scholarships-bourses(a)cbie.ca <mailto:scholarships-bourses@cbie.ca>. Regards, __ *_Eligible CARICOM countries/ /Pays de la CARICOM admissibles :/_* Anguilla / /Anguilla/ Antigua and Barbuda / /Antigua et Barbuda/ Bahamas / /Bahamas/ Barbados / /Barbade/ Belize / /Belize/ Bermuda / /Bermudes/ British Virgin Islands / Îles Vierges britanniques Cayman Islands / /Îles Cayman/ Dominica / /Dominique/ Grenada / /Grenade/ Guyana / /Guyane/ Haiti / /Haïti/ Jamaica / /Jamaïque/ Montserrat / /Montserrat/ St. Lucia / /Sainte Lucie/ St. Kitts and Nevis / /Saint-Kitts et Nevis/ St. Vincent and the Grenadines / /Saint-Vincent et les Grenadines/ Suriname / /Suriname/ Trinidad and Tobago / /Trinité-et-Tobago/ Turks and Caicos Islands / /ÎlesTurques et caïques/

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