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MNN website and social media
by Chris Anderson 17 Sep '15

17 Sep '15

OPEN VOLUNTEER POSITION - Communications/Social Media Director The Manitoba Neuroscience Network has created volunteer leadership positions over the past few years to fuel growth and success that a single person could not achieve alone. We have Directors of Outreach (Sari Hannila) and Seminars (Eftekhar Eftekharpour), as well as many volunteers for outreach events and annual meeting program chairs - Drs. Kirouac (2012/13), Fernyhough (2014), Karimi (2015) and Albensi (2016). Volunteers provide substantial benefits to their colleagues and discipline by controlling a manageable portfolio that they can take ownership of, develop into a source of pride and use as evidence of service in their own careers. As you know, we are developing a comprehensive website to feature our research, training, outreach, facilities, events and more. Establishment of a strong visual identity and a framework for the new website is almost complete, and we are working on developing strong content. A major part of communicating our content and having current, continual interaction with other scientists, potential recruits and the public, is having a strong social media presence. Ideally, we will use Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin, at least, to communicate alongside our new website. We're looking for someone to develop an active presence for MNN on these and potentially other social media platforms. Not everyone will be well-suited for this type of position but we're hoping to find just one person among us who is. If you think you can help or might know someone who can, please contact me at chris.anderson(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:chris.anderson@umanitoba.ca>. Faculty would be preferred but a trainee may be appropriate for this position if there has been proper consultation with the advisor. Thank you. Chris Anderson Director, Manitoba Neuroscience Network T: 204-318-2565 E: chris.anderson(a)umanitoba.ca

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Speaking invitation
by Sari Hannila 14 Sep '15

14 Sep '15

Dear colleagues, I hope you all had an enjoyable summer. There have been several recent developments regarding our neuroscience outreach activities, and I will be telling you about those in the coming weeks. The first is that our MNN Speaker's Bureau has been officially launched! You can visit the website here: http://www.sfn-manitoba.ca/mnn/speakers.html. For the speakers who are listed, please let me know if you would like to change your picture or title of your talk. This has already had an impact, as we have received our first request for speakers. A local mental health organization called Sara Riel has asked for a speaker for their Mental Wellness: Networking and Resource Expo http://www.sararielinc.com/miaw_expo.php (see emails below as well). Specifically, they are looking for someone to speak on how improving cognitive function ("keeping the brain sharp" in their words) can aid recovery from mental illness. Their first choice of speaker was not available, so I am sending this invitation out to everyone as a way of making you aware of the opportunities that will be available through the Speaker's Bureau. If you are interested in participating in this event or have any questions, please contact Kae Normandeau (kaeleen.normandeau(a)umanitoba.ca) by the end of tomorrow (Sept. 15). Many thanks for your consideration and best wishes for the academic year. Sari Sari S. Hannila, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science Associate Member, Spinal Cord Research Centre College of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences University of Manitoba [UM-logo-col-horz-Health-Sciences-right] Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science Room 130, Basic Medical Sciences Building 745 Bannatyne Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0J9 Tel: (204) 789-3483 Fax: (204) 789-3920 Sari.Hannila(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Sari.Hannila@med.umanitoba.ca> ________________________________ From: David Stewart [dstewart(a)sararielinc.com] Sent: Monday, September 14, 2015 2:23 PM To: David Stewart Subject: FW: sararielinc.com/passion -- October 5-9, 2015 -- ACT NOW (STU) Dear Friend and Colleague, Please consider the education and entertainment value of the events and sessions planned during our Third Annual Mental Illness Awareness Week. sararielinc.com/passion Registration is now open on our Event Website – www.sararielinc.com/passion<http://www.sararielinc.com/passion> Ø See the full program and details of Events, and click on the titles for more information. Ø Open the posters for each event, print them out, share them with friends. Ø View our list of the distinguished speakers, presenters and facilitators. Ø Navigate through the listing of our Venues, including maps and pictures. Ø Click on REGISTRATION, and ensure you don’t miss a thing this year! SARA RIEL INC. PRESENTS sararielinc.com/passion MONDAY, OCTOBER 5 – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2015 EVENTS MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2015 Compassion Kick-off<http://www.sararielinc.com/miaw_events.php#event_kick_off> 8:30 am - 12:00 pm, Centre Sara Riel – 66 Moore Avenue, Winnipeg; Registration: A generous donation of $2 or more Pancake Breakfast & Welcome Address 8:30 am - 10:30 am Special Compassion Presentation 11:00 am - 12:00 pm A Neuroscientist’s Travels Through Landscapes of Contemplative Practices Dr. Adrianna Mendrek, Ph. D. An Afternoon with Robert Whitaker<http://www.sararielinc.com/miaw_events.php#event_robert_whitaker> 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Centre Sara Riel – 66 Moore Avenue, Winnipeg; Registration $75.00 Family & Friends Bowling<http://www.sararielinc.com/miaw_events.php#event_bowling> 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Park Alleys, 730 Osborne Street, Winnipeg; $5.00 registration fee must be paid in advance TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2015 Sex, Gender and Mental Health 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (doors open at 8:30 am), Centre Sara Riel – 66 Moore Avenue, Winnipeg; Registration $75.00 Addictions Forum 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Centre Sara Riel – 66 Moore Avenue, Winnipeg; Free Event Open to the public WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2015 Mental Wellness: Networking and Resource Expo<http://www.sararielinc.com/miaw_expo.php> Featuring over 50 exhibitors and speakers every hour 9:00 am - 3:30 pm, Franco Manitoba Cultural Centre, Jean-Paul-Aubry Hall - 340 Provencher Boulevard, Winnipeg; Free Event Open to the public THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2015 Culture and Mental Health<http://www.sararielinc.com/miaw_events.php#culture_and_mental_health> 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (doors open at 8:30 am), Centre Sara Riel – 66 Moore Avenue, Winnipeg; Registration $75.00 The "Living Library"<http://www.sararielinc.com/miaw_events.php#event_living_library> 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Centre Sara Riel – 66 Moore Avenue, Winnipeg; Free Event Open to the public (You must pre-register | Refreshments will be available) FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2015 A Morning with Ron Coleman<http://www.sararielinc.com/miaw_events.php#event_ron_coleman> 9:00 am - 12:00 pm (doors open at 8:30 am), Centre Sara Riel – 66 Moore Avenue, Winnipeg; Registration $75.00 Community Barbecue<http://www.sararielinc.com/miaw_events.php#event_bbq> 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm, Centre Sara Riel – 66 Moore Avenue, Winnipeg; $5.00 per person / Pay as you order - Open to all Talent Show/ Wind-Up 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm, Centre Sara Riel – 66 Moore Avenue, Winnipeg; Free Event Open to the public Dave Stewart Manager, Client Services Sara Riel Inc. 66 Moore Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba R2M 2C4 Phone: (204) 237-9263 Ext.129 Fax: (204) 233-2564

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REVISED COPY: 2015/2016 MNN Speaker Series
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 09 Sep '15

09 Sep '15

Dear All, Please replace previous version of schedule with this one. Regards, Kelly Dear All, The Manitoba Neuroscience Network is pleased to circulate the schedule of local and visiting speakers for the 2015/16 academic year. There will be 6 local speakers and 8 visiting speakers. The first presentation is September 25. Thank you to Dr. Eftekhar Eftekharpour for a great job in assembling the schedule. We also want to thank groups that partnered to fund the visiting speakers. In addition to the MNN conference proceeds and a portion of local SFN Chapter dues, the series is also made possible by the St. Boniface Hospital Research Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders and the Kleysen Institute for Advanced Medicine Neuroscience Research Program. We hope to see you at as many events as possible! If you would like to meet with a speaker, attend dinners or suggest future speakers, please email Dr. Eftekharpour at Eftekhar.eftekharpour(a)umanitoba.ca. Chris Anderson MNN Director Kelly Jorundson Administrative Manager Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders St. Boniface Hospital Research & Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics College of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences University of Manitoba Room R4046 - 351 Taché Avenue Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6 CANADA Tel: 204.235.3939 | Fax: 204.237.4092 Email: kjorund(a)sbrc.ca OR Kelly.Jorundson(a)umanitoba.ca Website: www.sbrc.ca/dnd OR www.umanitoba.ca/medicine/units/pharmacology

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2015/2016 MNN Speaker Series
by Chris Anderson 09 Sep '15

09 Sep '15

Dear All, The Manitoba Neuroscience Network is pleased to circulate the schedule of local and visiting speakers for the 2015/16 academic year. There will be 6 local speakers and 8 visiting speakers. The first presentation is September 25. Thank you to Dr. Eftekhar Eftekharpour for a great job in assembling the schedule. We also want to thank groups that partnered to fund the visiting speakers. In addition to the MNN conference proceeds and a portion of local SFN Chapter dues, the series is also made possible by the St. Boniface Hospital Research Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders and the Kleysen Institute for Advanced Medicine Neuroscience Research Program. We hope to see you at as many events as possible! If you would like to meet with a speaker, attend dinners or suggest future speakers, please email Dr. Eftekharpour at Eftekhar.eftekharpour(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Eftekhar.eftekharpour@umanitoba.ca>. Chris Anderson MNN Director

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Deadline is approaching fast! UofM BiomedCon Registration as well as students' abstract submission
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 09 Sep '15

09 Sep '15

Dear all The BiomedCon deadline for registration and also submitting abstract is approaching fast (Sept. 15)! If you have already registered, please discard this email. If not, you may continue reading the reminder below. Biomedical Engineering (BME) program is holding a one-day conference, where its morning session is dedicated to poster session and students' presentation competition. It is open to all students across U of Manitoba, whose research project is related to BME. The poster competition presentations will be in two categories of graduate and undergraduate groups. There will be cash prizes for the top three winners in each group. The deadline for a 3000-characters (maximum) abstract submission is Sept. 15th through the conference's web page. This one-day conference will be a great opportunity for students interested in BME, not only to gain practice in presentation, receiving feedback across the breadth of health and engineering research, but also to network with industries representatives and researchers in the field. For more information on the conference program, please see its webpage at: http://biomedcon.com/ I would encourage you to take this opportunity to participate, and to pass the message to your colleagues as well. Cheers Zahra Moussavi, Ph.D., P.Eng. Director, Biomedical Engineering Program, Canada Research Chair; Professor, Dept. Elec. & Comp. Engineering & Dept. of Psychiatry Main Office: E3-513 Eng. Bldg. Fort Gary Campus University of Manitoba 75 Chancellor Circle, Winnipeg MB R3T 5V6 Phone: 204-474-7023 Fax: 204-261-4639 Email: Zahra.Moussavi(a)Umanitoba.ca <mailto:Zahra.Moussavi@Umanitoba.ca> http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~mousavi <http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~mousavi> Research Page: http://bme.ee.umanitoba.ca/bmelab <http://bme.ee.umanitoba.ca/bmelab> Riverview Office: PE-458, 1 Morley Ave, Riverview Health Centre Winnipeg, MB Phone: 478-6163 Kelly Jorundson Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience R4046 - 351 Tache Avenue Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6 Tel: 204.235.3939 Fax: 204.237.4092 Email: kjorund(a)sbrc.ca OR kjorund(a)yahoo.ca Website: www.sfn-manitoba.ca

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Recall: Joe Doupe Memorial Lecture - Thursday, Sept. 4
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 01 Sep '15

01 Sep '15

Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience would like to recall the message, "Joe Doupe Memorial Lecture - Thursday, Sept. 4 ".

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Request for Speaker Oct 30th
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 01 Sep '15

01 Sep '15

Dear MNN members, Thank you! I am overwhelmed by the positive response I got from over community! I had quite a few positive responses to my SOS call; a lesson to be learned for future planning. We have given out the Oct 30th to the first volunteer, Dr. Namaka! Thanks you again, Eftekhar ************************************************************************ ******** Eftekhar Eftekharpour, BSc, MSc, PhD Assistant Professor and Principal Investigator Regen. Med. Group & Spinal Cord Res. Centre Department of Physiology and Physiopathology 631-BMSB, 745 Bannatyne Ave Winnipeg, MB, R3E 0J9 Canada Tel:(204)-789-3214 ************************************************************************ ********

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Joe Doupe Memorial Lecture - Thursday, Sept. 4
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 01 Sep '15

01 Sep '15

Kelly Jorundson Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience R4046 - 351 Tache Avenue Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6 Tel: 204.235.3939 Fax: 204.237.4092 Email: kjorund(a)sbrc.ca OR kjorund(a)yahoo.ca Website: www.sfn-manitoba.ca _______________________________________ FHS-All mailing list FHS-All(a)lists.umanitoba.ca http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/fhs-all

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looking for speaker - Oct 30 2015
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 26 Aug '15

26 Aug '15

Dear MNN scientists I am sending an open invitation to you to seek your availability to speak at the MNN-clinical neuroscience rounds for Oct 30, 2015. I have been able to find speakers for the rest of the year and I want to thank those who have replied to my emails but I thought to see if we can find a true Manitoban friendly speakers that can fill this spot. These meeting are a good place to get exposure to the clinicians world and get their valuable advice for our basic research. I thank you in advance. Really appreciate your cooperation, Eftekhar Kelly Jorundson Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience R4046 - 351 Tache Avenue Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6 Tel: 204.235.3939 Fax: 204.237.4092 Email: kjorund(a)sbrc.ca OR kjorund(a)yahoo.ca Website: www.sfn-manitoba.ca

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Nomination for 2015-2016 MNN visiting Scientists
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 24 Jul '15

24 Jul '15

Dear Manitoba Neuroscience Network members I am in the process of compiling a list of invited speakers for 2015-2016 year. I would appreciate if you can help me out for the speaker selection. If you know of people with high impact in your field, this is your chance to see them in Winnipeg. A quick email will be sufficient to get me started with the communications. Looking forward to your suggestions, Regards E. Eftekharpour MNN Seminar Coordinator

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