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3 Apr 2009


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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@cc.umanitoba.ca
To: 	Awards Contacts awards-contacts@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 Faculty of Graduate Studies would like to bring the following 
competition(s) to your attention:
Announcements: 03 April 2009
*_Title of Award or Scholarship_* 	
/*_Application Deadline or Date of Event_*/
    /*_Research Area_*/ 	
/*Study Level (M=Master, _D=Doctoral)_*/
    
_/*Value*/_
*GLOSSA POLISH LANGUAGE SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP 
http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=browse&keywords=&criteria=any&category=0&citizen=0&range=0-1000000&tenable=0&byResearch=on&byAward=on&byEligibility=on&id=3318&letter=G* 
    April 30** 	Polish language study 	M, D 	na
    			
*CANADIAN SOCIETY FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING 
http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=browse&keywords=&criteria=any&category=0&citizen=0&range=0-1000000&tenable=0&byResearch=on&byAward=on&byEligibility=on&id=3317&letter=C* 
    April 30 	Civil Engineering 	M 	$1,000
    			
*UNESCO-L’ORÉAL FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS 
http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=browse&keywords=&criteria=any&category=0&citizen=0&range=0-1000000&tenable=0&byResearch=on&byAward=on&byEligibility=on&id=3383&letter=U* 
    April 30 	biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, agriculture, medicine, 
pharmacy, physiology 	M, D 	$40,000 USD tenable for two academic years 
($20,000 USD for each year)
    			
*ALUMNI ASSOCIATION 
http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=browse&keywords=&criteria=any&category=0&citizen=0&range=0-1000000&tenable=0&byResearch=on&byAward=on&byEligibility=on&id=3374&letter=A* 
    April 30 	travel, unrestricted 	M, D 	na
    			
*MANITOBA ROUND TABLE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSHIP 
http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=browse&keywords=&criteria=any&category=0&citizen=0&range=0-1000000&tenable=0&byResearch=on&byAward=on&byEligibility=on&id=2808&letter=M* 
    May 1 	sustainable development 	M, D 	$6,000
    			
*MCCRORIE-WEST FAMILY FELLOWSHIP FOR ALZHEIMER RESEARCH 
http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=browse&keywords=&criteria=any&category=0&citizen=0&range=0-1000000&tenable=0&byResearch=on&byAward=on&byEligibility=on&id=2552&letter=M* 
    May 15 	Alzheimer Disease 	M, D 	TBD (for 2008-2009 award was valued at 
$3,000)
    			
    			
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Students Becoming Teachers
*For all Graduate Students *
*Wednesday, May 6, 2009 *
*8:45am — 4:30pm *
*Room 118, St. John’s College Fort Garry Campus*
*Registration available online* 
http://myuminfo.umanitoba.ca/index.asp?sec=1725&too=600&eve=29&fid=1315
Students becoming Teachers UTS, in collaboration with the Faculty of 
Graduate Studies, is hosting a one day event designed to facilitate the 
development of your academic teaching skills. All graduate students are 
invited. Topics included are: preparing to teach, engaging students in 
learning, cross-cultural communication in the classroom, principles of 
evaluation and effective management of incivility. Lunch will be 
provided. Fort Garry Campus Students enrolled in CHET may receive up to 
6 workshop hours toward their requirements in the program.
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U OF M GRAD STUDENT
      VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
      For the 2009
      Canada-Wide Science Fair
*What is the Canada-Wide Science Fair?*
The Canada-Wide Science Fair (CWSF), run by the Youth Science Foundation 
since 1962,
is an annual science competition for students in grades 7-12. Each year 
the location of
CWSF rotates among the science fair regions of Canada. CWSF 2009 has 
been awarded to
Manitoba and will be held right here at the University of Manitoba May 9 
to 17, 2009.
*How many people participate in the fair?*
450 students compete every year at the fair. Another 200 adult delegates 
attend to
chaperone the students. Over 350 judges and volunteers are needed to 
help the fair run
smoothly.
*When is it?*
The fair officially starts on Saturday May 9, 2009 and runs until Sunday 
May 17, 2009.
Volunteers will also be needed both before and after the event.
*Where is it?*
CWSF 2009 will be hosted at the University of Manitoba. However some 
events will take
place at locations throughout Winnipeg and Southern Manitoba.
*What types of jobs are there?*
There are a wide variety of jobs that need to be filled that require an 
array of skill sets.
Committees that need volunteers include Accommodations, Registrations, 
Social Events,
and Tours. We specifically need grad students for project safety checks 
and to help address
student concerns during judging.
*How do I sign-up?*
Registering to volunteer is easy. Provide your name and email address to 
the volunteer
coordinator Alastair Komus at volunteers@cwsf2009.ca 
mailto:volunteers@cwsf2009.ca. Early in 2009 you will receive
an email with a user name and password to register on the Youth Science 
Foundation
website.
Canada-Wide Science Fair | Expo-science Pancanadienne
cwsf2009@msss.mb.ca mailto:cwsf2009@msss.mb.ca - www.cwsf2009.ca 
http://www.cwsf2009.ca
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Invite an international student to Canada on a study or research
      exchange
The Government of Canada is seeking applications from Canadian publicly 
funded institutions for the 2009 Students' Exchange Program. This 
program provides international students with research or study 
scholarships for four to six months.
*GSEP* — Graduate Student Exchange Program For graduate-level 
international students to undertake research at a public Canadian 
university or affiliated research institute. DURATION: 4 months 5 or 6 
months VALUE: $7500 $10,000
*CUSEP* — College and Undergraduate Student Exchange Program For 
international students at the college and undergraduate level to 
undertake study at Canadian public universities or colleges.
*DURATION*: 4 months
*VALUE*: $7,500
*Deadline: May 22, 2009 *
Information and online application is available at: 
www.scholarships.gc.ca. If you have questions, please 
contact:scholarships-bourses@cbie.ca 
mailto:scholarships-bourses@cbie.ca. Canadian institution must apply 
on behalf of the student.
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Summer Session Registration
* Summer registration opens at 8:30 am on Monday March 23. An equal
      number of seats is added to each section each day. Students have
      been assigned a registration day base on student number. Time
      tickets begin at 8:30 each day.
    * Refund Dates – due to a large number of requests for changes to
      the refund table, section comments for refunds will be added to
      the sections in early April.
    * Lab Fees - All lab fees have been added to appropriate sections.
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Teaching Opportunity with the Princeton Review
The Princeton Review is looking for highly skilled and highly motivated 
individuals to teach the biology component of our MCAT course. Teaching 
for The Princeton Review is fun and rewarding. You can take pride in 
knowing that you will really make a difference in your students' scores 
and future educational goals.
*
THE POSITION – MCAT INSTRUCTOR*
• Join our team and teach general chemistry, organic chemistry, biology 
or physics
• A typical time commitment is 3 hours per week for one course
• MCAT instructors start at $23/hour.
• Training is provided
• Compensation for prep time
What does it take to be a Princeton Review instructor?
Prior teaching experience is a plus, but not a requirement. It is more 
important that you meet a certain set of qualifications. You should be 
able to:
• communicate our techniques in a clear, engaging, and interactive manner
• be comfortable in front of a group
• be organized, reliable, and a team player
• have a clear understanding of how to succeed on standardized tests
How do you become a Princeton Review instructor?
1. Please apply with a resume and cover letter to 
Infovancouver@review.com .
Indicate the scores you have achieved if you have written the official 
exam.
2. If you are unable to provide an official score report, you will be 
expected to write a content test to determine your ease and aptitude 
with the subjects and the way in which they are tested on the exam.
3. Qualified candidates will be invited to a phone interview.
4. From these interviews, we select candidates to participate in our 
training program. Candidates are hired after successful completion of 
the training program.
*TRAINING*
• Training is provided; candidates are compensated a flat rate for their 
training time.
• Training is an interactive and evaluative process, in which you both 
learn our techniques and present them. During training, you are 
evaluated by a Princeton Review Master Trainer. Only trainees who are 
certified by the trainer are eligible to teach for The Princeton Review.
*Applying*
• Please apply with resume cover letter to infovancouver@review.com 
mailto:infovancouver@review.com
• Please indicate the test type(s) you are applying for
• If you have any questions before applying, you can email us at 
infovancouver@review.com and we will be glad to give you more information.
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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 
geographic information systems, remote detection and numeric designing “
*On 16/20 December 2009 in Tunis*
The invitation is addressed to the various researchers, the 
academicians, the institutions, the research centres, the private and 
public enterprises to participate in the different manifestations of the 
Congress in which shall presented work papers, surveys, experimental 
researches and workshops in addition to the geo-technological exhibition 
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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GradShare, graduate student information resource
GradShare is an online graduate student community where students can 
share their experiences and ask for advice, with the aim to help each 
other succeed. Students can use GradShare to ask questions and get 
answers about anything affecting their graduate studies. They can even 
post research questions or ask what tools others are using to complete 
their projects. No question is too big or too small.
GradShare (www.gradshare.com http://www.gradshare.com) website creates 
a national forum where graduate students can share their challenges to 
both get advice from peers and to find solutions offered by their 
graduate school or library. This free online student community allows 
graduate students to expand their academic support network by tapping 
the knowledge of other students, subject experts, and professors from 
across the country. The /Get Answers /section contains user-generated 
content that allows peer mentoring, including sharing questions, 
answers, and bookmarks. Visitors can browse for answers to their 
questions by academic field and topic area. The /Expert Advice/ section 
provides explanations and insights relating to graduate studies from 
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
      services?/
    * 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? /
    * Culture and Creativity. /How can we use culture and creativity to
      regenerate urban areas?/
What are the innovations? What are the challenges? You will hear from 
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/programand 
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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