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I am pleased to extend a special invitation to attend the next session of our award-winning Visionary Conversations series: Who Gets Fed First? Global Population Boom: 9 Billion Mouths to Feed. The event will be held on Wednesday, January 22nd, in the Robert B. Schultz Theatre, St. John's College - University of Manitoba. The panelists for the event are:

Dr. Digvir Jayas, Vice-President (Research and International) and Distinguished Professor in Biosystems Engineering Dr. Vaclav Smil, Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources Dr. Karin Wittenberg, Associate Dean (Research) and Professor in Animal Science, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Reception in the Galleria (Schultz Theatre foyer) \ 6:30 - 7:00 PM Panel Discussion \ 7:00 - 8:30 PM We encourage you to bring a non-perishable food donation to support the UM Foodbank. The event is open to the public so feel free to invite friends or family. To attend, please RSVP here.http://securemail.etouchservices.com/answer_survey/79 Dr. David T. Barnard President and Vice-Chancellor Be part of the conversation before, during and after the event: Twitter: #umvisionary Facebook: facebook.ca/umanitobahttps://www.facebook.com/umanitoba?ref=ts&fref=ts Or join us on our media partner's site at cbc.ca/manitobahttp://www.cbc.ca/manitoba/

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David T. Barnard, Ph.D., President and Vice-Chancellor 202 Administration Building, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg MB R3T 2N2 Canada Office: +1-204-474-9345 FAX: +1-204-261-1318 Email: president@umanitoba.camailto:president@umanitoba.ca

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