November 2006 - Plants-grads - University of Manitoba Mailing Lists

[Fwd: Summer scholarships on global change issues]
by Bev Godard 28 Nov '06

28 Nov '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Summer scholarships on global change issues Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 08:39:17 -0600 From: umbagava(a)cc.umanitoba.ca To: godardbd(a)cc.umanitoba.ca Hi Bev, Please forward this to all graduate students in plant science. Thank you! Muthu From: Julia Olmstead <jeo(a)iastate.edu> Date: 3 nov. 2006 15:12 Subject: [nsa-fellows] Fwd: For Graduate Students interested in Global Change - IIASA To: NSA-Fellows(a)lists.landinstitute.org To: IIASA Government Liaisons Dear Colleague, I am writing to ask for your help in publicizing an excellent summer opportunity for graduate students interested in relating their work to global change issues. The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), located just outside Vienna, Austria, each year sponsors a fellowship program for graduate students who are studying in fields relevant to IIASA's work on global change issues. About 50-60 graduate students from around the world spend the summer working closely with IIASA senior researchers, on projects relevant to each student's thesis topic. They end the summer with an international network of colleagues interested in various aspects of global change issues, and often have produced a paper that can be published. The application deadline for the 2007 YSSP Program is January 15, 2007 and we want to spread the word about this great opportunity as widely as possible. Please help by forwarding the announcement to as many appropriate colleagues, graduate students, graduate department secretaries, career service departments, and listservers as possible, and post the flyer anywhere you think a potential applicant might see it. The YSSP program is unlike any other in offering graduate students in a broad range of natural and social science, mathematical, and engineering fields an opportunity to work in an international setting on projects that allow them to explore the policy implications of their work. IIASA's projects all look at one or another aspect of global change. However, they range from very technical systems modeling work in the Dynamic Systems program and mathematical ecology in Evolution and Ecology, to integration of policy, economics, and demography in the Population Program and the Risk and Vulnerability Program -- in addition to natural science-based projects like Forestry and Land Use. Moreover, there are energy and technology modeling programs, and the Atmospheric Pollution Program, whose models have been used in air pollution treaty negotiations in Europe and Asia. So -- interested students might come from earth and atmospheric sciences, policy and technology programs, economics and management programs, political science, biology, geography, physics, civil engineering, applied math, demography, fisheries, international relations, energy and environmental studies, and probably others that I'm not thinking of. The attached brochure (in Word) is suitable for posting; the text of the Word file is appended below the signature, so you can just cut and paste it into email messages. In addition, I'm attaching a page from the January 2004 Nature Magazine "Naturejobs" section that features a short article on a 2004 YSSP participant. And an October 13, 2006 Science profile of IIASA researcher Brian O'Neill can be accessed from the NMO website, http://www7.nationalacademies.org/usnc-iiasa/index.html. We would very much appreciate anything you can do to help get the word out. Please let me know if you have any questions. Very truly yours, Maggie Goud Collins Margaret R. Goud Collins, PhD Program Director, US NMO Committee for IIASA The National Academies Board on International Scientific Organizations Policy and Global Affairs The National Academies 500 Fifth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 phone: (508)548-2502 email: mcollins(a)nas.edu IIASA website: www.iiasa.ac.at US IIASA NMO website: http://www7.nationalacademies.org/usnc-iiasa/index.html mailing address: 29 Loop Rd. Falmouth, MA 02540 Senior Program Associate: Elizabeth Briggs PGA/BISO WS1010 500 5th St. NW Washington, DC 20001 Email: Ebriggs(a)nas.edu phone: (202)334-1933 ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ -- Bev Godard Secretary Department of Plant Science University of Manitoba 66 Dafoe Road Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2 Phone: (204) 474-8563 Fax: (204) 474-7528 Bev_Godard(a)umanitoba.ca

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[Fwd: PUBS 2007 (Prairie Universities Biological Symposium)]
by Bev Godard 22 Nov '06

22 Nov '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: PUBS 2007 (Prairie Universities Biological Symposium) Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:50:33 -0600 (CST) From: PUBS 2007 <kriskasa(a)uregina.ca> To: <plantscience(a)umanitoba.ca> Hello! The Prairie Universities Biological Symposium (PUBS) is an annual conference held by university students at a designated prairie university. This long-standing tradition started at the University of Manitoba 40 years ago and has continued to provide an excellent forum for undergraduate and graduate students to present their research to their peers. PUBS 2007 – the 41st annual conference – will be held February 22-24, 2007 at the University of Regina. Conference subject areas include molecular biology, microbiology, physiology, botany, zoology, ecology, paleobiology, conservation biology, environmental biology, and many more. Students conducting research in related disciplines such as health sciences, biochemistry, chemistry, engineering, geography, geology, and kinesiology are also welcome. This conference is an excellent opportunity for undergraduate, honours, and graduate students to network with other researchers, labs, and universities. It is a chance to meet other students studying in their field and present their research in a relaxed setting. Students receive recognition for their work, expand their knowledge, and enhance their communication & interpersonal skills. PUBS is also a fun social event and a chance to meet new people. Please encourage your undergraduate, honours, and graduate students to attend. We hope to see many University of Manitoba students at the conference! More information is available at our website http://uregina.ca/PUBS/. Please direct inquiries regarding this email to PUBS2007(a)hotmail.com Thank your for your time, Salina Stilborn and Tianna Gross , PUBS 2007 Communications Directors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Registration Registration for PUBS 2007 is now open!!! The deadline for registering is January 31, 2007. Registration fees are only $20.00CDN/person. Fees can be paid by using PayPal through the PUBS 2007 Website or by cheque. The banquet will be held on Saturday, February 24th, 2007 at the West Harvest Inn Emerald Room. Tickets for the banquet are only $22.00CDN/person and can be paid with your registration fees. The total amount for both your registration and banquets fees is only $42.00CDN/person. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Presenter Information Oral Presentations: Presentations are scheduled for 12 minutes with 3 minutes of questions. Please save presentations to either a CD or a USB drive. Poster Presentations: Poster dimensions can be a maximum of 4 feet x 3 feet. The deadline for Abstracts is January 15, 2007. They must be sent in MSWord form and emailed to PUBS2007(a)hotmail.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Accommodations We have reserved rooms and arranged a reduced rate at the West Harvest Inn. Rooms are $79.00/night plus taxes for single or double occupancy and must be booked prior to February 1, 2007 (mention U of R/PUBS rate). http://www.westharvest.com/site2/home.htm ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THE PUBS EMAIL LIST: Simply reply to this email with "unsubscribe" as the subject. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ -- Bev Godard Secretary Department of Plant Science University of Manitoba 66 Dafoe Road Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2 Phone: (204) 474-8563 Fax: (204) 474-7528 Bev_Godard(a)umanitoba.ca

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IPNI Scholar Award
by Martha Blouw 21 Nov '06

21 Nov '06

For information about the International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI) Scholar Award go to http://www.ipni.net/ -- Martha Blouw, Administrative Assistant Department of Plant Science 226 Agriculture Building 66 Dafoe Road University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2 Phone: (204) 474-8223 Fax: (204) 474-7528 martha_blouw(a)umanitoba.ca http://www.umanitoba.ca/afs/plant_science/

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Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund
by Martha Blouw 09 Nov '06

09 Nov '06

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[Fwd: Fwd: Seminar Series]
by Bev Godard 09 Nov '06

09 Nov '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Fwd: Seminar Series Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2006 11:09:08 -0600 From: umbagava(a)cc.umanitoba.ca To: godardbd(a)cc.umanitoba.ca Dear Bev, Please forward this to all graduate students in our department. Thank you! Muthu ----- Forwarded message from GSA <gsa(a)umgsa.ca> ----- Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2006 15:48:00 -0600 From: GSA <gsa(a)umgsa.ca> Reply-To: GSA <gsa(a)umgsa.ca> Subject: Seminar Series To: undisclosed-recipients@ Hey Councillors! I am looking for submissions for the next GSA lecture series, scheduled for November 24th. Please circulate this email to your departments. The Graduate Students Association is pleased to announce that it will be hosting a regular interdisciplinary lecture series for its members. The purpose of this lecture series is to provide an opportunity for graduate students to share their research with other students at the University of Manitoba. Presentations will be on the last Friday of every month during the regular school year and there will be no charge to presenters or attendees. Students are encouraged to contact the Vice President (Student Affairs) at vpsa(a)umgsa.ca <mailto:vpsa@umgsa.ca> for more information or to submit an abstract. -- Jason Kelly, B.Sc. Vice-President (Student Affairs) University of Manitoba Graduate Students' Association Local 96 - Canadian Federation of Students 221 University Centre Tel. (204)474 9181 Fax. (204)474 7560 ----- End forwarded message ----- ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ -- Bev Godard Secretary Department of Plant Science University of Manitoba 66 Dafoe Road Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2 Phone: (204) 474-8563 Fax: (204) 474-7528 Bev_Godard(a)umanitoba.ca

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[Fwd: Fwd: GSA Travel Grants]
by Bev Godard 08 Nov '06

08 Nov '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Fwd: GSA Travel Grants Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 13:34:32 -0600 From: umbagava(a)cc.umanitoba.ca To: godardbd(a)cc.umanitoba.ca Dear Bev, Please forward this to all graduate students in plant science. Thank you! Muthu ----- Forwarded message from Matt McLean <vpf(a)umgsa.ca> ----- Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2006 11:42:16 -0600 From: Matt McLean <vpf(a)umgsa.ca> Reply-To: Matt McLean <vpf(a)umgsa.ca> Subject: GSA Travel Grants To: undisclosed-recipients@ Hi Folks, Please let your fellow students know that this semester's deadline for conference travel grants is November 17th. Forms are available in the office, or on the GSA website at the link below. http://www.umgsa.ca/docs/003%20-%20Conference%20Grant%20Form.pdf In Solidarity, Matt McLean Vice-President (Finance) University of Manitoba Graduate Students' Association Local 96 - Canadian Federation of Students 221 University Centre University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3T 2N2 Tel. (204) 474 9181 Fax. (204) 474 7560 ----- End forwarded message ----- ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ -- Bev Godard Secretary Department of Plant Science University of Manitoba 66 Dafoe Road Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2 Phone: (204) 474-8563 Fax: (204) 474-7528 Bev_Godard(a)umanitoba.ca

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[Fwd: Invitation to Grad Students for the Manitoba Agronomists Conference]
by Bev Godard 07 Nov '06

07 Nov '06

Hello to all, Attached is the poster for the Manitoba Agronomists Conference. Bev -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Invitation to Grad Students for the Manitoba Agronomists Conference Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2006 12:10:29 -0600 From: Sadie Hildebrand <hildebr1(a)ms.UManitoba.CA> Reply-To: hildebr1(a)ms.UManitoba.CA Organization: University of Manitoba To: bakerm(a)ms.UManitoba.CA, godardbd(a)ms.UManitoba.CA Hi, I am enclosing an invitation for all your grad students to attend the Manitoba Agronomists Conference on December 12-13. Please forward this information to the students. Thank you. Sadie Hildebrand Office Assistant School of Agriculture Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences Phone: (204) 474-9295 Sadie_Hildebrand(a)umanitoba.ca -- Bev Godard Secretary Department of Plant Science University of Manitoba 66 Dafoe Road Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2 Phone: (204) 474-8563 Fax: (204) 474-7528 Bev_Godard(a)umanitoba.ca The following section of this message contains a file attachment prepared for transmission using the Internet MIME message format. If you are using Pegasus Mail, or any other MIME-compliant system, you should be able to save it or view it from within your mailer. If you cannot, please ask your system administrator for assistance. ---- File information ----------- File: MAC poster.pdf Date: 7 Nov 2006, 12:09 Size: 337996 bytes. Type: Unknown

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[Fwd: Posters for the Manitoba Agronomists Conference]
by Bev Godard 07 Nov '06

07 Nov '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Posters for the Manitoba Agronomists Conference Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2006 11:40:55 -0600 From: Sadie Hildebrand <hildebr1(a)ms.UManitoba.CA> Reply-To: hildebr1(a)ms.UManitoba.CA Organization: University of Manitoba To: merv_pritchard(a)umanitoba.ca, rob_currie(a)umanitoba.ca, terry_galloway(a)umanitoba.ca, rob_roughley(a)umanitoba.ca, amirobd(a)cc.umanitoba.ca, akinremi(a)ms.UManitoba.CA, bullockp(a)ms.UManitoba.CA, don_flaten(a)umanitoba.ca, farenhor(a)ms.UManitoba.CA, gohtb(a)ms.UManitoba.CA, lobbda(a)ms.UManitoba.CA, raczgj(a)ms.UManitoba.CA, shaykew(a)ms.UManitoba.CA, tenutam(a)ms.UManitoba.CA, Murray_Ballance(a)umanitoba.ca, Anita_BruleBabel(a)umanitoba.ca, daayff(a)ms.UManitoba.CA, m_entz(a)umanitoba.ca, fernando(a)ms.UManitoba.CA, Brian_Fristensky(a)umanitoba.ca, jane_froese(a)umanitoba.ca, Rob_Hill(a)umanitoba.ca, L_Lamari(a)umanitoba.ca, lig0(a)ms.UManitoba.CA, Peter_McVetty(a)umanitoba.ca, stasolla(a)ms.UManitoba.CA, igamberd(a)cc.umanitoba.ca, lyle_friesen(a)umanitoba.ca, wiensm(a)cc.umanitoba.ca CC: bakerm(a)ms.UManitoba.CA, godardbd(a)ms.UManitoba.CA, tramm(a)ms.UManitoba.CA MANITOBA AGRONOMISTS CONFERENCE 2006 This announcement is a reminder to you to encourage your graduate students to bring posters to the upcoming Agronomists Conference which is being held December 12 & 13 at the University of Manitoba. All posters are welcome, but space is limited, so they will be accepted on a first come, first serve, basis. PLEASE NOTE that we have changed the deadline for submission of titles to November 17. Instructions for poster submissions are defined on our website at: http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/afs/agronomists_conf/2006/submit_poster.html Sadie Hildebrand Office Assistant School of Agriculture Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences Phone: (204) 474-9295 Sadie_Hildebrand(a)umanitoba.ca -- Bev Godard Secretary Department of Plant Science University of Manitoba 66 Dafoe Road Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2 Phone: (204) 474-8563 Fax: (204) 474-7528 Bev_Godard(a)umanitoba.ca

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[Fwd: Fwd: International Students' Gathering]
by Bev Godard 07 Nov '06

07 Nov '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Fwd: International Students' Gathering Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2006 06:37:17 -0600 From: umbagava(a)cc.umanitoba.ca To: godardbd(a)cc.umanitoba.ca Dear Bev, Please forward this message to all graduate students in plant science. Thank you! Muthu ----- Forwarded message from pres(a)umgsa.ca ----- Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2006 15:38:32 -0600 From: pres(a)umgsa.ca Reply-To: pres(a)umgsa.ca Subject: International Students' Gathering To: undisclosed-recipients@ Hi Councillors, The provincial office of the Canadian Federation of Students is coordinating a gathering of international students this Sunday, November 12. The gathering will begin at 9am at the University of Manitoba. The morning will have a session on issues facing international students in Manitoba, and a focused session on myths and facts on international students' fees. Lunch will be provided (and I'm told there will be a soccr match over the lunch break!), and the afternoon will see an overview on students' rights in Canada and time to develop a campaign plan for working to end differential fees in Manitoba and to achieve equality for international students. We have registation forms in the GSA office, if you or anyone you know is interested in attending please either email me (pres(a)umgsa.ca) or drop by the office. The deadline for registration is Wednesday, Novemeber 8. Please circulate this to anyone who may be interested! Thanks, Meghan -- Meghan Gallant President University of Manitoba Graduate Students' Association Local 96 - Canadian Federation of Students 221 University Centre Phone: (204) 474-9181 Cell: (204) 291-6239 www.umgsa.ca ----- End forwarded message ----- ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ -- Bev Godard Secretary Department of Plant Science University of Manitoba 66 Dafoe Road Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2 Phone: (204) 474-8563 Fax: (204) 474-7528 Bev_Godard(a)umanitoba.ca

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Manitoba Agronomists Conference
by Bev Godard 06 Nov '06

06 Nov '06

Good afternoon to all, Reminder: The Manitoba Agronomists Conference will be held December 12 and 13, 2006. If you wish to submit a poster, you can still do so until Thursday, November 9th. See the poster in the grad lounge. Thanks, Bev -- Bev Godard Secretary Department of Plant Science University of Manitoba 66 Dafoe Road Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2 Phone: (204) 474-8563 Fax: (204) 474-7528 Bev_Godard(a)umanitoba.ca

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