The European Union Visitors Programme (EUVP) enables young leaders from countries outside the European Union to obtain first-hand impressions of the European Union's policies, Institutions and achievements and to increase mutual understanding between professionals from non-EU countries and their EU counterparts. Travel and hotel costs for the round trip are covered by the EUVP. As well, a per diem is paid to each participant to cover meals and incidentals.

The EUVP is jointly supported and administered by the European Parliament and the European Commission. It has been in operation since 1974. A EUVP visit consists of an individual five- to eight-day programme of meetings with EU officials at the EU institutions in Brussels, Strasbourg and /or Luxembourg. All programmes are coordinated and arranged by the EUVP Secretariat in Brussels. Each visit is custom tailored to the wishes of each participant and takes place during the following year.

For details of this programme and application rules, please visit : http://www.delcan.ec.europa.eu/en/press_and_information/announcements/2009/EUVP/

Deadline for applications is March 31.

The Manitoba Health Research Poster Competition (June 2) for graduate students is a great venue for students from across the health spectrum (Animal Science to zoologists... as broad as the CIHR mandate) to gain practice in presentation, receive feedback from experienced judges (awards of excellence are also available), and network with students from across the breadth of health research, both here and nationally.  The opportunities for networking are broad, from social events (June 3) such as the dinner cruise and tours... the broad-spectrum symposium on Molecular Imaging (June 4) and meeting with CIHR leadership (June 3).

And it¹s all free for participants, so I'd encourage you consider this opportunityand to pass the message along to your colleagues.  For more information please see:
www.umanitoba.ca/medicine/research_days

Application Deadline: April 1, 2009

Abstract Deadline: April 1, 2009

Ed Kroeger, PhD
Coordinator, CSHRF
Asst. Dean (Graduate Studies)
Faculty of Medicine
University of Manitoba
Tel: (204) 789-3777
Fax: (204) 789-3942
E-mail: ekroeger@cc.umanitoba.ca
Www.umanitoba.ca/medicine/research_days

Association of Graduate Liberal Studies Programs Annual Conference

October 22-24, 2009
Disney's Coronado Springs Resort Walt Disney World® Lake Buena Vista, FL
Hosted by Master of Liberal Studies Program, Rollins College

Special Keynote Speaker: Billy Collins

What role does imagination play in an age when information on almost every topic is available instantaneously? Why do students need to learn to analyze a poem, a novel, or a piece of art when the works of scholars and specislists are so easily accessible? Can instant information actually discourage students from using imagination and creativity to address important issues? How can we help students understand that the world's great ideas, discoveries, and artistic innovations came from men and women with imagination, a passion for knowledge, and a need for self-expression? Keynote speaker Billy Collins, US poet laureate 2001-2003, will stimulate the discussion as we explore how we keep imagination and creativity at the center of our Graduate Liberal Studies programs. He will speak at the Friday night banquet at the Living Seas Pavilion, Epcot.

Contact us at info@aglsp.org or 919.684.1987

The Particle Technology Research Centre at the University of Western Ontario is delighted to announce the second student conference on particle technology to be held on July 9-10, 2009 at London, Ontario.
The conference theme is on "New Horizons in Particle Research". The two day conference has oral presentations, poster and video sessions. The technical program will emphasize the key roles played by chemical engineers from Canada in developing innovative and value-added technologies and products for chemical, materials, agrochemical, biochemical, and pharmaceutical industries and energy and environmental sustainability. Special sessions include an industrial speakers' session and a panel discussion on "Value of Graduate Education in Economic Meltdown". On behalf of the organizing committee, we look forward to welcoming you in London on July 9th, 2009.

Other than the above special programs, general papers will cover the latest advances in all aspects of particle related research, including but not limited to particle handling, fluidization, nanotechnology, powder processing, green technology, and crystallization. Abstracts will be compiled in conference proceedings and distributed at the conference. An industrial exhibition will be held concurrently.

Please note the following important dates:
Abstract Submission Deadline: March 31, 2009
Acceptance Notifications: April 30, 2009
Full Paper Submission Deadline: May 31, 2009
Early Registration Deadline: June 15, 2009

Abstracts must be submitted electronically through submissions@powders.ca
Early registration fee for academic members is $95, and for non-academic is $195. The complete
details about the conference as well as the online registration form can be found at the
conference web www.powders.ca/conference.

Contact:
Particle Technology Research Centre (PTRC)
Faculty of Engineering
University of Western Ontario London,
ON Canada, N6A 5B9
Email: contact@powders.ca
Tel: (519) 661-4243
Fax: (519) 661-3498

William Hanna Lecture Series

The organizing committee of the William Hanna Lecture Series would like to announce that Dr. Loren Rieseberg, from the University of British Columbia, will be delivering the 2009 Hanna Lecture.  Dr. Rieseberg’s talk entitled “The Role of Hybridization in Evolution” will demonstrate how common hybridization was in the history of speciation events.  His talk is timely as it will also compliment the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth.

The 2009 Hanna Lecture is scheduled on Friday, March 20th, 2009 7pm - 9pm in room 172 St. John’s College, Robert Schultz Lecture Theatre.  We look forward to seeing you there. Food and refreshments will be available after the lecture.