To All Awards Contacts, please circulate as required. This message was sent to graduate students.

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

Announcements: 09 April 2009

*_Title of Award or Scholarship_* /*_Application Deadline or Date of Event_*/ /*_Research Area_*/ /*Study Level (M=Master, _D=Doctoral)_*/ _/*Value*/_ *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 D TBD (for 2008-2009 award was valued at $3,000) *CANADA MORTGAGE AND HOUSING CORPORATION 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=3286&letter=C* May 8 advancement of housing in Canada, social, economic, design or technical aspects of housing M, D $10,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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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NSERC's Innovation Challenge Awards

Dear Student,

Does your engineering or science research thesis have the potential to turn into a commercial product or process that might benefit Canadians? If so, you might qualify to win one of NSERC's Innovation Challenge Awards http://www.nserc.gc.ca/award_e.asp?nav=ica&lbi=about http://www.nserc.gc.ca/award_e.asp?nav=ica&lbi=about. In three years, two U of M graduates have received $1,000 each for their exciting research on "fabricating a micro-machined magnetic field sensor" and on "developing an ecologically friendly technology for wastewater treatment."

There are three awards: one *$10,000* main prize and two *$5,000* runner-up prizes as well as *$1,000* for honourable mentions. For more detailed information, check out www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Prizes-Prix/Ica-Pdi/About-Apropos_eng.asp http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Prizes-Prix/Ica-Pdi/About-Apropos_eng.asp http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Prizes-Prix/Ica-Pdi/About-Apropos_eng.asp.

*The scoop:

*- are you working on a Master's or Ph.D. in science, engineering or computer sciences?

- does your research thesis have the potential to turn into a commercial product, process or service that will benefit Canadians?

- will you be submitting or expect to submit your thesis between May 1, 2008 and May 14, 2009?

- are you a Canadian citizen or permanent resident in Canada?

If you answered YES to all of these questions and are interested in applying then please read on!

1) First please speak to your supervisor to find out if he/she would be willing to support you in the application process -- he/she will have to write a letter of support for you.

2) Put together an up-to-date resume that provides information on your contributions to publications (including patents) and collaborative research activities.

3) Write a one page proposal that clearly explains how your research results produced during the pursuit of your master's or Ph.D. degree that could be translated into a commercial product or service.

4) By Friday *April 17, 2009*, email Meridel Smith, Research Awards Administrator at smithm0@cc.umanitoba.ca mailto:smithm0@cc.umanitoba.ca mailto:smithm0@cc.umanitoba.ca with your resume and proposal along with the name and contact information of your supervisor.

Since the University is only able to submit **TWO** applications, we will then get back to you by *April 27** *to let you know if you have been short listed to apply.

At any time in this process, please feel free to contact Meridel at 474-8697 should you have any questions or if you would like some help with your application. Remember, this is an exciting opportunity to showcase and be rewarded for your hard work! Spaces are limited so get your applications in early!

We look forward to reading about your exciting research and potential commercial products / services!

Meridel Smith

(Acting) Research Awards Administrator

Phone: 474-8697

Fax: 261-0325

University of Manitoba

540 Machray Hall

Winnipeg MB R3T 2N2

www.umanitoba.ca http://www.umanitoba.ca

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Sixth International Conference on Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation (REV 2009)

University of Bridgeport

http://www.rev2009bridgeport.org

June 22-25, 2009

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The Sixth International Conference on Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation (REV 2009) will be held on June 22-25, 2009 at the University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.A.

REV 2009 is the sixth in a series of annual events addressing the area of remote engineering and virtual instrumentation. Previous editions of REV were organized in the form of an international symposium, and evolved in 2007 to be the annual conference of the International Association of Online Engineering. The general objective of this conference is to discuss fundamentals, applications and experiences within the field of online engineering, both in industry and academia. REV 2009 offers an exciting technical program as well as academic networking opportunities during the social events.

* Scope of the conference: *

Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation are emerging trends in engineering and science. Due to:

o The increasing complexity of engineering tasks o The availability of specialized and expensive equipment as well as software tools and simulators o The need for highly qualified staff to control equipment o The demands of globalization

The general objective of this conference is to discuss fundamentals, applications and experiences in the field of remote engineering and virtual instrumentation. It is becoming increasingly necessary to allow the shared use of equipment and specialized software. The use of virtual and remote laboratories is one of the future directions for advanced teleworking, remote services, collaborative research and e-working environments.

Another objective of the conference is to discuss guidelines for education in university level courses. The organizers encourage industry personnel to present their experiences and applications of remote engineering and virtual instruments.

This conference will be organized by the School of Engineering at the University of Bridgeport.

*Topics of interest include (but are not limited to): *

o Virtual and remote laboratories o Remote process visualization and virtual Instrumentation o Remote control and measurement technologies o Online engineering o Networking and grid technologies o Mixed Reality environments for education and training o Demands in education and training, e-learning, b-learning, m-learning and ODL o Teleservice and telediagnosis o Telerobotics and telepresence o Support of collaborative work in virtual engineering environments o Teleworking environments o Telecommunities and their social impact o Present and future trends including social and educational aspects o Human computer interfaces, usability, reusability,accessibility o Applications and experiences o Standards and standardization proposals o Innovative organizational and educational concepts for remote engineering

The REV 2009 Conference is soliciting manuscripts which address the various challenges and paradigms in this technological world through research and instructional programs in Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation. Suggested conference session topics are listed above. Other innovations in course and laboratory experiences are also most welcome for submission. To submit your paper abstract, please visit the conference website at http://www.rev2009bridgeport.org

If you are interested in submitting a special paper session, panel, tutorial, or workshop proposal, the contact information are also available at the conference website at http://www.rev2009bridgeport.org If your company or institution would like to exhibit at, or co-sponsor, the conference, the sponsorship and exhibit forms are also available at the conference website.

*Paper and other Proposal Submissions *

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Prospective authors are invited to submit their abstracts online in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format through the website of the conference at http://www.rev2009bridgeport.org. Proposals for special sessions, tutorials, panels, workshops, co-sponsorship and exhibitions are also welcome. Please check the conference website regarding instructions for these proposal submissions.

*Important Dates ===============

Abstracts due 21st April, 2009 Acceptance notification 8th May, 2009 Final manuscript & Registration due 29th May, 2009*

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Student Looking for Aid in Thesis Research

I'm a student at the University of Leipzig (Germany) and chose to write my Master's thesis on the subject of English-French bilingualism in Canada. My goal is to give a general overview of Canadian bilingualism "in theory and practice", so I'm taking a look at a great variety of topics, including language laws & history, education, and also practical aspects like traffic signs and packaging from all over Canada. Unfortunately, I cannot be in Canada while I'm writing my thesis, so I'm hoping to get as much help as possible from people currently living there. They would only have to answer a few simple questions that can be found here: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=61804473351 (in English) http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=51121632435 (in French)

Thank you very much in advance for your help!

Kind regards, Karina Nestler

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