From: Peter Frohlich <Peter.Frohlich@umanitoba.camailto:Peter.Frohlich@umanitoba.ca> Sent: February 3, 2023 9:30 AM To: Doug Cattani <Doug.Cattani@umanitoba.camailto:Doug.Cattani@umanitoba.ca> Subject: SCAC 2023 - Graduate Student Research Video Competition - Registration Deadline is Extended to February 10th 2023
Hello Doug,
As you know, the Sustainability of Canadian Agriculture 2023 Virtual Conference is being held March 7-9. The Graduate Student Research Video Competition is an important component of the conference. The student video competition is an opportunity for students to share their research through 3-minute video’s on topics in sustainable agriculture. The students also have an opportunity to interact with the audience in a moderated question period after their videos are played.
We have extended the registration period for the competition to Friday February 10th, 2023 and we would like to encourage graduate students from your department to register and be a part of this fun competition. There are also cash prizes for the winners.
Further information is below and can be found on the conference website.
Sustainability of Canadian Agriculture 2023 | Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences | University of Manitoba (umanitoba.ca)https://umanitoba.ca/agricultural-food-sciences/sustainability-canadian-agriculture-2023
Best Regards,
P.
Current graduate students (MSc or PhD candidates) in agriculture are invited to take part in a 3-minute video competition taking place in conjunction with the Sustainability of Canadian Agriculture Conference, March 7-9, 2023.https://umanitoba.ca/agricultural-food-sciences/sustainability-canadian-agriculture-2023 Pitch your research project in a pre-recorded video, telling us about your research and how it might benefit farmers and the sustainability of Canadian agriculture in the context of the conference theme Sustainable food production systems: Exploring new and traditional knowledge in three minutes! Entries will be showcased on the conference website and promoted during the conference. Select entries will be chosen for special video showing/Q & A session each day of the conference. Those students whose video will be featured during the conference are required to take part in a live Q & A session following the video showings. Cash prizes will be awarded to the highest rated video entries, including a People’s Choice award!
See important competition deadlines below!
Important deadlines: January 23 Video contest opens! Entry forms available on the Conference website umanitoba.ca/agricultural-food-sciences/sustainability-canadian-agriculture-2023http://umanitoba.ca/agricultural-food-sciences/sustainability-canadian-agriculture-2023 February 10 Last day (6:30CT) to submit contest entry formshttps://umanitoba.ca/agricultural-food-sciences/graduate-student-video-competition-2023#section-3 indicating your intention to submit a 3-minute video
February 14 Contest participants are chosen and contest details and video criteria are available on the conference website. February 24 Deadline for submitting video entries for the contest (6:30 pm CST). February 28 Students are notified of video showing dates and the live Q and A (March 7-9) March 7, 8, 9 Student video competition and Q and A sessions. Students must be present at their assigned sessions for video showings and for the live Q and A. March 9 Competition winners are announced during final comets segment of the conference.
We are looking forward to receiving your entry forms and hearing about your exciting projects!!
Best Regards,
Peter Frohlich Research Development Coordinator National Center for Livestock and the Environment (NCLE) Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences University of Manitoba Office: (204) 474-7337 Cell: (204) 803-3939 peter.frohlich@umanitoba.camailto:peter.frohlich@umanitoba.ca
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