Dear Colleagues,

I am so pleased to be the new Director of Outreach for our chapter, and I would like to thank Chris for giving me the opportunity to serve the neuroscience community in this way. As Chris has mentioned, our primary goal is to develop a consistent and meaningful program of outreach over the next several years. You will be hearing from me about our initiatives over the next several months. Engagement from neuroscientists at all levels will be key to the success of these programs, and I hope that you will consider participating.

Our first project is to develop a Neuroscience Speaker's Bureau - a directory of neuroscientists who are willing to give public talks on neuroscience-related topics. This directory will be available to the public on the chapter website. At this time, we are compiling the names of interested individuals, and we will then contact you to build your profile. Once the directory is completed, we will then advertise it to attract groups who are interested in hosting speakers. At present, there is no time commitment on your part. Your participation just indicates that you are willing to be listed in the directory and make public presentations if invited to do so (please note that you are not obligated to accept speaking engagements if they do not fit your schedule). Please respond to Kelly's original email if you would like to be included.

I look forward to working with all of you to enhance neuroscience awareness in our community.

Best wishes, 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 Room 130, Basic Medical Sciences Building 745 Bannatyne Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0J9 Tel: (204) 789-3483 Fax: (204) 789-3920 Sari.Hannila@med.umanitoba.camailto:Sari.Hannila@med.umanitoba.ca

Kelly Jorundson Executive Assistant Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience R4046 - 351 Tache Avenue Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6 Tel: 204.235.3939 Fax: 204.237.4092 Email: kjorund@sbrc.ca OR Kelly.jorundson@med.umanitoba.camailto:Kelly.jorundson@med.umanitoba.ca Website: www.sfn-manitoba.cahttp://www.sfn-manitoba.ca