Hello Plant Science Colleagues,
It's election time all over the place these days, and the Graduate
Students Association is no exception. If you'd like to run in the
General Election for an executive position, the nomination period is now
open. The information is in the email below, and the nomination form is
attached.
The job descriptions and responsibilities of the different positions are
outlined in the GSA constitution, which is downloadable from the GSA
website, www.umgsa.ca.
The CRO for this election is Trish Kelley, whose email is cro(a)umgsa.ca.
If you have questions, direct them her way.
Thanks,
Simon Neufeld.
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Subject: Update: GSA Election Nominations
Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:35:23 -0600
From: Trish Kelley <umkelle0(a)cc.umanitoba.ca>
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Hi councillors,
Could you pass this on to members of your departments instead of the
first email? Sorry, I had to make some changes.
Thanks,
Trish
Hi everybody!
This email is to announce the start of the nomination period for the
upcoming GSA election. If you're interested in running in the election,
you must complete a nomination form and have it signed by ten members of
the GSA. The form must be submitted to 221 University Centre by February
15, 2008. A copy of the nomination form is attached to this email. You
can also pick one up and the GSA office at 221 University Centre, and
it will be available soon on the GSA wesite.
The elected positions are:
President
3
-Vice Presidents
3 - Senators
Anyone interested in running should familiarize themselves with the GSA
elections bylaws. Please contact me with any questions about the
election at cro(a)umgsa.ca <mailto:cro@umgsa.ca>.
Trish
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Subject: Academia Sinica, Taiwan-Phd Announcement (2008-09)
Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2008 02:47:13 -0600
From: umbagava(a)cc.umanitoba.ca
To: godardbd(a)cc.umanitoba.ca
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Hi All,
I am forwarding an information which I thought would be useful for those
who are willing to apply for a phd program in Taiwan.
"Academia Sinica, the preeminent research institution in Taiwan , is
pleased to announce that its Taiwan International Graduate Program is
now accepting applications for the 2008-2009 academic year.
In 2002, Academia Sinica established the ?Taiwan International Graduate
Program? (TIGP), a Ph.D. granting program in cooperation with the most
prestigious national universities in Taiwan . Currently, it offers
eight Ph.D. programs and those who successfully complete the academic
requirements will be conferred a Ph.D. degree by the partner university
and a certificate jointly signed by the President of Academia Sinica and
the Director of TIGP. Students in this Program will conduct research in
a highly stimulating environment with excellent facilities. All
students admitted to the Program are responsible for the payment of
tuition fees to their registered university (about US$1500-2000 per
year) upon registration. In addition, financial support is guaranteed
for students with a good standing in the Program. A fellowship of
approximately USD 970/month will be granted to each student admitted to
the program for up to 3 years. Afterwards, continuous financial support
will be provided by the advisor of each student. Inexpensive and
convenient housing is also available to students."
Further details are available on the website at: http://tigp.
sinica.edu. tw/ <http://tigp.sinica.edu.tw/>. TIGP now offers the
option of on-line application via the following website: http://db1n.
sinica.edu. tw/textdb/ tigp/index. php
<http://db1n.sinica.edu.tw/textdb/tigp/index.php>.
TIGP offers eight Ph.D. programs in 2008:
1. _Chemical Biology and Molecular Biophysics
<http://www.sinica.edu.tw/%7Etigpcbmb/>_
2. _Molecular Science and Technology
<http://tigp.iams.sinica.edu.tw/MST.htm>_
3. _Molecular and Biological Agricultural Sciences
<http://www.sinica.edu.tw/%7Eibawww/mba/mba.html> _
4. _Molecular and Cell Biology <http://www.imb.sinica.edu.tw/mcb>_
5. _Bioinformatics <http://tigpbp.iis.sinica.edu.tw/>_
6. _Nano Science and Technology
<http://www.phys.sinica.edu.tw/TIGP-NANO/>_
7. _Molecular Medicine <http://www.ibms.sinica.edu.tw/mmp/>_
8. _Computational Linguistics and Chinese Language Processing
<http://clclp.ling.sinica.edu.tw/>_
For more information, please contact TIGP Admission Office:
Ms. Alice Lee
TEL: +886-2-27899696 Fax:886-2-2785- 8944
E-mail: alicelee@gate. sinica.edu. tw
<http://us.mc946.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=alicelee@gate.sinica.edu.tw>
PS: Some of my friends are studying in this institute and if you wish to
know about a particular research group, or anything please mail me.
Best regards,
Muthu
--
Bev Godard
Secretary
Department of Plant Science
University of Manitoba
66 Dafoe Road
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3T 2N2
Phone: (204) 474-8563
Fax: (204) 474-7528
Bev_Godard(a)umanitoba.ca
The 7th Canadian Workshop of the IAPB will be held at the University of
Saskatchewan, Saskatoon May 5-8th 2008. The Seed Development Workshop
will follow in May 8 & 9th.
Topics to be discussed include:
-Embryogenesis/haploidy
-Transformation: bridging tissue culture and molecular biology
-Bioproducts and biotechnology
-siRNA and miRNA plant biotechnology
-cell custure revisited
-Application of plant biotechnology
Inivited speakers for the IAPD workshop include:
-S.B. Gelvin, Purdue University
- S. Ochatt, INRA France
-S. Webb, Dow AgroSciences
-T. Thorpe, U of Calgary
-D.Dennis, Performance Plants
-P. Polowick, NCR-PBI
-G. Tang, U of Kentucky
For for information: www.iapbcanada.org or
e-mail: iapb2008(a)nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
--
Bev Godard
Secretary
Department of Plant Science
University of Manitoba
66 Dafoe Road
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3T 2N2
Phone: (204) 474-8563
Fax: (204) 474-7528
Bev_Godard(a)umanitoba.ca