HRS Graduate Research Conference, February 3/4, 2021

DATE: February 3-4, 2021
TIME: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Zoom

The annual Health & Rehabilitation Sciences Graduate Research Conference (HRSGRC) gives current students the opportunity to present their work, regardless of their stage in the research process.  We encourage all graduate students studying health and rehabilitation-related topics to participate in our virtual conference.  The conference gives students the chance to practice their presentation skills, discuss their research ideas and progress with faculty and peers, and obtain valuable feedback on their current work.

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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Students from all fields are encouraged to submit an abstract. We are currently accepting abstracts from students enrolled in Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, Health Information Science, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Communication Sciences, Kinesology, and Nursing.

The deadline to submit an abstract is December 21, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. Visit https://www.uwo.ca/fhs/hrs/gss/conference/abstract_submission_guidelines.html for submission guidelines.

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HRSGRC 2021 is sponsored in part by the Society of Graduate Students (SOGS) and the joint fund.

CALL FOR SPEAKERS: 58th Annual CAGS Conference, 1-5 February 2021

58th Annual CAGS Conference

Learning from the Present:  Transforming Graduate Education Post-Pandemic
February 1-5, 2021

CALL FOR SPEAKERS

The Canadian Association for Graduate Studies (CAGS) is excited to announce that it will host its 58th Annual Conference in a virtual format from February 1-5, 2021. The title of this year’s conference – Learning from the Present: Transforming Graduate Education Post-Pandemic – reflects both the challenges and opportunities of our times. 

For nearly sixty years deans, associate deans, administrators, faculty members, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students have gathered at our annual conference to learn and share ideas about the future of graduate education in Canada. Despite the immense difficulties presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, CAGS is committed to continuing this longstanding tradition.

The 58th Annual CAGS Conference will include all of the elements typically featured at our in-person conference, as well as some new opportunities to share, learn, and connect with colleagues and friends. We are excited to leverage a sophisticated virtual platform to offer an expanded slate of workshops, panel presentations, and keynote addresses, as well as award ceremonies, special guest speakers, and interactive social events. The conference will bring together a diverse community of stakeholders from across Canada who share an interest in graduate education. The conference will be offered in both French and English, and each event will feature integrated remote simultaneous interpretation.

CAGS is currently accepting proposals for speakers and panel sessions to be presented at the 58th Annual Conference. We invite the submission of proposals in English and in French from researchers, administrators, faculty members, deans, and associate deans from CAGS member institutions, and are especially welcoming of proposals submitted by graduate students. Proposals for individual presentations as well as pre-formed panels of 3-5 speakers will be accepted for consideration.

Topics of discussion should relate to the conference themes of learning and transforming, and may include:

• Adaptation, resiliency, and perseverance
• Reimagining graduate education
• Transforming academic culture
• Mental health and wellbeing
• Inclusion, diversity, and equity
• Anti-black racism and racial equality
• Indigenization of the academy and support for Indigenous students
• Graduate supervision and mentorship
• Broadening perspectives on dissertations and the PhD
• Career awareness and professional development

Proposals from individual speakers and pre-formed panel sessions should include a working title, a brief description of the aims and goals of the presentation, and the name(s) and affiliations of the proposed speaker(s). To submit a proposal, please write to CAGS Administrator, Dinuka Gunaratne, at [email protected] using “CAGS 58th Annual Conference” as the subject line.

The deadline for submitting applications is December 18, 2020.

For more information about CAGS and our Annual Conference, please visit our website: https://cags.ca/annualconference/.

REGISTER NOW: CAGS Virtual Symposia, November 24-27, 2020

Building on the success of its summer webinar series, CAGS is pleased to announce its newest online event – the 2020 CAGS Virtual Symposia, to be held from November 24-27, 2020. This free, week-long event will feature four unique webinars on some of the most pressing issues facing graduate education in Canada, including mental health and wellness, remote graduate supervision, adapting to the new normal, anti-black racism, and inclusion.

The 2020 CAGS Virtual Symposia will be conducted using the Zoom video conference platform. The webinars are free of charge and registration is open to all deans, associate deans, faculty members, administrators, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students. The webinars will be presented in English, and French interpretation will be provided simultaneously through a third-party service.

See below for a brief description of the webinars offered in this series. Registration for the 2020 CAGS Virtual Symposia will open on Monday, November 9.

For further information about the 2020 CAGS Virtual Symposia please write to [email protected].

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2020 CAGS Virtual Symposia Webinar Summary

Webinar I: Creating a Healthy Campus Community
DATE:  Tuesday, 24 November 2020
TIME:  1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. (EST)
Zoom -- Register HERE

Join us for a conversation with the developers of Simon Fraser University’s Well-Being in Learning Environments initiative. Yuna Chen and Russell Thomson will discuss strategies for enhancing mental health services and resources for graduate students.

Webinar II: Remote Graduate Student Supervision
DATE:  Wednesday, 25 November 2020
TIME:  1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. (EST)
Zoom -- Register HERE

Join us for a conversation with Dr. Meghan Burchell, Memorial University of Newfoundland, who will discuss some of the challenges, opportunities, and best practices in the remote supervision of graduate students.

Webinar III: Graduate Student Mental Health and Wellness
DATE:  Thursday, 26 November 2020
TIME:  10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (EST)
Zoom -- Register HERE

Join us for a conversation with Dr. Kathleen Clarke, Wilfrid Laurier University, and Dr. Nathan Hall, McGill University, who will discuss their research and practice in the realm of mental health, both for graduate students and faculty.

Webinar IV: Bringing a National Focus to Black Graduate Students in Canada
DATE:  Friday, 27 November 2020
TIME:  1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. (EST)
Zoom -- Register HERE

Join us for a conversation with the founding members of the National Black Graduate Network (NBGN). Cherie Daniel, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, and Jamilah Dei-Sharpe, Concordia, will reflect on the emergence of the network and the possibilities for creating and bridging opportunities for graduate students across the country.

REGISTER NOW! SCAN Health Virtual Business Case Competition 2021

The annual SCAN Health Virtual Business Case Competition is a virtual, international competition in partnership with HIMSS and proudly hosted by the Odette School of Business at the University of Windsor in Canada for undergraduate and graduate students from business schools.

The competition provides students from around the world an opportunity to showcase their knowledge, skills and innovative solutions to advance supply chain and logistics in the health sector.

This year’s competition focuses on supply chain challenges of sourcing personal protective equipment to protect patients and health workers during COVID-19.

Participating students will take the role of a consulting team advising the Government of Canada on the development of a coordinated healthcare supply chain. The Business Case will be made available to all registrants during Round 1 on November 9, 2020.

Teams will have the opportunity to win cash prizes, gain international expert input on their solutions from the judging panel and present at HIMSS21 Global Health Conference and Exhibition in Las Vegas. HIMSS21 offers exceptional education, world-class speakers, cutting-edge products and powerful networking.

REGISTER NOW

AESIS Network Online Conference: October 14-16, 2020

Online Conference
October 14-16, 2020

The Impact of Social Sciences and Humanities on Society
An international conference on stimulating and assessing the impact of the social sciences and humanities through interdisciplinary and inclusive approaches

The AESIS Network is proud to announce that its next edition of "The Impact of Social Sciences and Humanities on Society" will be hosted from Ottawa, Canada, and broadcasted to an online global audience.

For this edition of the conference, we are aiming to foster a discussion on how one can assess and stimulate the impact of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) through interdisciplinary approaches. In order to generate a profound impact of SSH on society, we believe collaborations with parties from business, government and not-for-profits, and engaging with the broader public are all vital aspects in this process.

In this event we aim to:

• Map and assess the impact of SSH
• Identify opportunities for collaborations with societal stakeholders
• Discuss how co-creations of knowledge with other scientific disciplines may play a role in stimulating impact
• Engage interactive discussions on skills that can enable optimization of impact for the public as a whole
• Conclude the event with targeted recommendations for enhancing societal impact within science eco-systems

The current cross-cutting challenges and interdisciplinary momentum make it a much needed and indeed inspirational context to foster a worldwide debate on how the SSH disciplines may and should have its impact on societal issues.

The AESIS Network and its partners are excited to virtually welcome you to the "Impact of Social Sciences and Humanities 2020" Conference.

NOTE:  Members of CAGS receive a $65.00 CAD discount by using the code CAGS/SSH20 upon registering.

Please find more information about the conference and the registration form HERE.

CALL FOR JUDGES: Western Student Research Conference

The Western Student Research Conference (WSRC) is looking for judges this year. WSRC 2020 is Western’s annual undergraduate multidisciplinary conference that showcases research projects conducted by undergraduate students throughout Ontario.

This year’s conference will be taking place on Friday March 27, 2020 at the Physics & Astronomy Building.

We are currently recruiting graduate students (Master's, PhD), post-doctoral and faculty members to be conference judges for the 2020 WSRC, and if also interested, to help mark abstracts! Researchers at Western have been invaluable to past conferences in providing additional expertise in judging the undergraduate research presentations.

By serving as a judge for the WSRC you have the opportunity to give back to the UWO community with your time and commitment for supporting undergraduate research. Not only do you get to see all of the projects and topics from students across Ontario, you are able to see behind the scenes as to how a conference is run but also what criteria conferences look for when evaluating presentations. The deadline for contacting the WSRC is by March 1st, although early emails would be appreciated as well.

The tentative conference schedule is shown below:

• 9:00am - 10:00am: Registration
• 10:30am - 11:00am: Opening Remarks
• 11:00am - 1:00pm: Flash Talk Presentations and Poster Presentations
• 1:00pm - 2:00pm: Lunch & Keynote Presentation
• 2:00pm - 4:00pm: Poster Presentations and Oral Presentations
• 4:00pm - 4:30pm: Closing Remarks

Please let us know if you will be able to judge during the following presentation time slots:

• 11:00 am - 1:00pm
• 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Lunch will be provided and you do NOT need to attend the entire conference as we understand the conference is on a Friday.

If you are interested in being a part of the conference this year and/or marking abstracts, please let us know by sending an email to [email protected].

27th International Conference on Advanced Dental Care: October 24-25, 2019

We are pleased to invite you to the Advanced Dental Care 2019 Conference to be held during October 24-25, 2019 in Las Vegas, USA.

The theme of the conference is Latest advancements in dental practice.

The last date for first round abstract submission is June 18, 2019.
SUBMIT NOW

For more information about the sessions and the topics, please visit https://advanced-dentalcare.euroscicon.com/

Celebrating the 2019 Postdoctoral Research Forum

The 2019 Postdoctoral Research Forum was held in the Great Hall, Somerville House, on May 2. The event was hosted by the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (SGPS) and the Postdoctoral Association at Western (PAW).

Over 100 postdoctoral scholars took part in a day-long agenda that covered a wide range of topics:

• Academic Job Process Panel with Dr. Matthew Davison, Professor, Dean of Science; Dr. Scott MacDougall-Shackleton, Professor, Chair of the Department of Psychology; Dr. Ruth Martin, Professor, Associate Dean Graduate and Postdoctoral Programs Health Sciences; and Dr. Anthony Straatman, Professor, Chair of the Mechanical and Materials Engineering.
• Postdoctoral Funding Opportunities with Dr. Eric Wilkey, Banting Fellowship; Dr. Danielle Nash, CIHR Postdoctoral Fellowship; Dr. Thomas McMurrough, MITACS Elevate Fellowship; and Dr. Carina Prein, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.
• Converting a CV to Resume with Wendy Richards, PhD, Employment Counsellor; and Veronica Pavalache, Certified Resume Strategist.

The forum began with the 3 Minute Research (3MR) Competition that saw 21 postdocs compete for cash prizes.

The winners were:

• 1st Place: Molly Driediger (Occupational Therapy)
• 2nd Place: Roya Tadayon (Biochemistry)
• 3rd Place: Diana Sakae (Robarts Research Institute)

The forum also included the granting of two special awards:

• Supervisor of the Year Award: Dr. Trish Tucker, Associate Professor in the School of Occupational Therapy
• Postdoctoral Scholar of the Year Award:  Dr. Roberta Bgeginski, School of Kinesiology

I WANT TO SEE PHOTOS FROM THE FORUM

APPLY NOW! ComSciConCAN 2019

Are you interested in strengthening your ability to communicate your science to the general public?

Would you like to meet other graduate students across the country who are passionate about science communication?

Do you want to network with professionals to explore science communication in all its facets?

... and all for FREE? This is your opportunity!

ComSciCon is a series of workshops focused on enhancing communication skills and fostering an inclusive community that can effectively communicate scientific information to both academic and non-academic audiences. Created in 2013 by graduate students at Harvard University and MIT, over 500 graduate students have now benefited from learning the skills needed to communicate the often complex concepts within science, engineering and other technical fields to reach wider and diverse audiences. ComSciCon has now come to Canada to empower the next generation of leaders in STEM fields across the country.

ComSciCon will launch its first Canadian event July 18-20, 2019 at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. The conference is completely free of charge for selected attendees (travel, lodging, and food will be provided).

Applications close Monday, April 8, 2019 at 12 midnight.

For more information, please check our website or contact us directly.

EMAIL: [email protected] | TWITTER: @ComSciConCAN

REGISTER NOW: ISCOMS 2019

The International Student Congress Of (bio)Medical Sciences (ISCOMS) is one of the world’s leading student congresses in the field of (bio)medical sciences.

The 26th edition of ISCOMS will take place from June 3-7, 2019 in the University Medical Center of Groningen, the Netherlands. Last year’s congress was a great success with 959 participants attending from all over the world.

ISCOMS offers students the opportunity to present their research. Besides this, students can take part in interactive workshops, and get inspired by lectures presented by a few of the best scientists worldwide.

The keynote speakers of this year’s congress are:

• Prof. Mario Capecchi PhD (Mouse models of human disease from cancer to neuropsychiatric disorders)
• Prof. Henning Schliephake MD DDS PhD (Tissue engineering: Fact or Fiction?)
• Prof. Andrea B. Maier MD PhD (The future of age)
• Prof. Hein A.M. Daanen MD PhD (Preparation for exercise in extreme heat and cold)

The registration for non-presenting participants is now open!

For any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected]. Also, feel free to visit our website iscoms.com or watch our promotional film.