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The Faculty of Graduate Studies would like to bring the following competition(s) to your attention:

Announcements: 17 March 2009

*_Title of Award or Scholarship_* /*_Application Deadline or Date of Event_*/ /*_Research Area_*/ /*Study Level (M=Master, _D=Doctoral)_*/ _/*Value*/_ *MAURO, ARTHUR V. SENIOR STUDENT AWARD 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=2867&letter=M* deadline EXTENDED to *March 25* Unrestricted M, D $1,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

4th Annual Scholarly Book Fair

The University of Manitoba Press and the Association of Manitoba Book Publishers invites you to attend our: 4th Annual Scholarly Book Fair Wednesday, *March 18 from 10 am to 3 pm*. The fair is conveniently located in the main hall between Elizabeth Dafoe and Fletcher Argue. Publishers will be on hand with new books suitable for course use. Please see our nifty flyer (attached) for more information. I look forward to seeing you there! Cheryl Miki University of Manitoba Press ------------------------------------------------------------------------

The annual EU Visitor's programme (EUVP) is now accepting applications

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/E...

*Deadline for applications is March 31.*

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*The Manitoba Health Research Poster Competition*

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 http://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 mailto:ekroeger@cc.umanitoba.ca Www.umanitoba.ca/medicine/research_days http://Www.umanitoba.ca/medicine/research_days

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*Association of Graduate Liberal Studies Programs Annual Conference*: Imagination in an Age of Instant Information

*Association of Graduate Liberal Studies Programs Annual Conference http://www.aglsp.org/*

*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 http://www.rollins.edu/holt/liberalstudies/

Special Keynote Speaker: Billy Collins http://www.barclayagency.com/collins.html

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 mailto:info@aglsp.org/ or 919.684.1987*

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New Horizons in Particle Research

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 mailto: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 http://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 mailto:contact@powders.ca Tel: (519) 661-4243 Fax: (519) 661-3498

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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.

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