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Subject: questions facing plant science research
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:11:49 -0500
From: umbagava(a)cc.umanitoba.ca
To: godardbd(a)cc.umanitoba.ca
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Hi everyone,
I thought you'd be interested on this:
http://www.100plantsciencequestions.org.uk/searchresults.php?itemsPerPage=50
Muthu
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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
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Subject: Pizza/Games Night
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 08:45:39 -0500
From: Victoria Gauthier <umgauthv(a)cc.umanitoba.ca>
To: Bev Godard <godardbd(a)cc.umanitoba.ca>
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Hi Everyone,
As you know from Iris' email earlier in the week, tomorrow we will be
having a games night in the grad lounge. We'll have free pizza and
drinks as well as a selection of board and card games (please bring a
game if you have one).
Its going to be a really fun time, so we hope to see you there!
Victoria
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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
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Subject: FREE FOOD!
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:37:58 -0500
From: umvaisma(a)cc.umanitoba.ca
To: Bev Godard <godardbd(a)cc.umanitoba.ca>
Hi Everyone!
This Friday we will be holding another game night!
When: Friday April 17th at 4:30 pm
Where: Grad lounge
Who: All grad students
What: We will be playing board games and having FREE PIZZA!
So drop by the grad lounge on Friday for some fun games and delicious food.
let me know if you have any questions: iris.vaisman(a)gmail.com
--
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
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Subject: [UM GradStudies notice] FGS Announcements for 03 April 2009
Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:41:26 -0500
From: Christal Barkman <barkman(a)cc.umanitoba.ca>
To: Awards Contacts <awards-contacts(a)lists.umanitoba.ca>
Good afternoon,
This notice was sent to all graduate students. Please feel free to post
and/or distribute as you see fit.
Christal
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The Fourth Session Of The International Congress Geo Tunisia 2009
The Tunisian Association of Digital Geographic Information
<http://www.atign.org.tn/> and in cooperation with an important number
of universities, organizations, companies and institutions concerned
with geographic information systems and spaces sciences, organizes :
The Fourth Session Of The International Congress Geo Tunisia 2009
“Survey of the hydraulic resources and of desertification by using the
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*On 16/20 December 2009 in Tunis*
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held at this occasion under the sponsorship of well known international
institutions that are active in the geographic information systems and
remote detection, and its various applications in the hydraulic
resources and desertification.
* For more information you can visit our web site
<http://www.geotunis.org/>*
*For the major scientific themes of the congress
<http://www.geotunis.org/index_en.php?id=16>*
*To participate in the geo tehnology exhibition you can visit the
following link <http://www.geotunis.org/index_en.php?id=5>*
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experienced faculty members and administrators.
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*The FUTURE CITIES FORUM CONFERENCE*
*The FUTURE CITIES FORUM CONFERENCE
<http://www.bids.cz/en/konference/future_cities_forum/76> - *an
international conference on the regeneration of towns and cities.
The *Future Cities Forum* is a network for urban renewal in Central and
Eastern Europe, with links to the international urban community. Based
in Prague, the Forum allows specialists in metropolitan development to
exchange ideas and expertise.
The *Future Cities * *Forum* *Conference* is the launch event for the
network.
What are the new trends in urban thinking? With presentations from
cities around the world, and from the commercial and public sectors, the
conference will cover:
* Economic and social urban regeneration. /In the present global
financial crisis, how can we afford to regenerate our towns and
cities?/
* The function and appearance of future cities. /What will cities
look like?/
* Intelligent cities and buildings./ How will technology transform
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* The future of energy. /How will technology meet the threat of
global warming/?
* Communication and transportation. /How will people be connected to
each other and to their surroundings? /
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regenerate urban areas?/
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planners, architects, service providers and other experts in the
development and regeneration of urban areas.
The *Future Cities Forum Conference* is being held as part of the Urbis
Invest Exhibition <http://www.bvv.cz/urbisinvest-gb>, a major event for
attracting investment to cities, on 22 and 23 April in Brno in the Czech
Republic. Now in its fourth year, this exciting Exhibition attracts over
*100,000* visitors and this year those numbers are expected to soar, as
it is a highlight in the calendar of events of the Czech Presidency of
the European Union.
Delegates at the conference represent municipalities, local government,
regional authorities, private companies, local communities,
international organisations, planning bodies and academic institutions.
*We invite you to represent your city as a delegate at the Forum. *
* *If you are interested in being involved in this unique opportunity,
please contact us <mailto:%20michal@futurecitiesforum.com> so that we
can send you further information. You can also visit the event website
<http://www.bids.cz/en/konference/future_cities_forum/76> to see the
programme
<http://www.bids.cz/en/konference/future_cities_forum/76/program>and
register on-line
<http://www.bids.cz/en/konference/future_cities_forum/76/online_registration>.
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Martha Blouw, Academic Advisor
Department of Plant Science
226 Agriculture Building
66 Dafoe Road
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2
Phone: (204) 474-8223 Fax: (204) 474-7528
http://www.umanitoba.ca/afs/plant_science/
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-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Ideas for graduate lounge
Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:47:01 -0500
From: umbagava(a)cc.umanitoba.ca
To: godardbd(a)cc.umanitoba.ca
Hi everyone,
We are planning to spend some money on purchasing some infrastructure
facilities for the graduate lounge. Please let us know if you have any
ideas on things that might be very useful for everyone.
Thanks!
Muthu
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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
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Beachell-Borlaug international phd program
Date: Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:46:01 -0500
From: umbagava(a)cc.umanitoba.ca
To: godardbd(a)cc.umanitoba.ca
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For those interested in a phd program in plant breeding and genetics -
This program targets graduate students enrolled/accepted in a Phd
program in rice or wheat breeding.
To learn more about this program, pl follow this link:
http://www.monsanto .com/responsibil ity/sustainable- ag/produce_
more/beachell_ borlaug/default. asp
Best-
Muthu
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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
