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Congress 2013 registration is open!
Registration for Congress 2013 at the University of Victoria is now open. Visit the website at www.congress2013.ca to find the association meeting schedule, browse the calendar of events, and check out the line-up of Big Thinking speakers including Louise Arbour, Doug Saunders and Dany Laferrière. Career Corner will have a new and exciting series of workshops this year. Visit the Plan Your Trip section for all your travel arrangements. And don't forget the hashtag: #congress2013.
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Join us at the Federation's Annual Conference: Imagining Canada's Future
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Registration for the Federation's Annual Conference and AGM is now open! While the AGM is open only to members of the Board of Directors and the General Assembly, the Annual Conference is open to the public. The meetings will take place at the Ottawa Marriott Hotel on Saturday, March 23, 2013. The day will feature a panel discussion with Alex Usher of Higher Education Strategy Associates and Dr. Eliot Phillipson of the Council of Canadian Academies on the state of humanities and social science research in Canada, followed by a promising keynote address by John Ralston Saul : A Country Won or Lost by its Intellectuals. Register now at www.ideas-idees.ca/conference.
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| Big Thinking: Addressing bullying and children's health |
Join Dr. Wendy Craig, Professor of Psychology at Queen's University and Scientific Co-Director at PREVNet (Promoting Relationships and Eliminating Violence Network), on February 14 as she discusses how promoting healthy relationships can help prevent bullying and foster positive mental health and well-being. In this talk, Dr. Craig will explore policy strategies and changes that can improve the physical, emotional, social, and academic outcomes for Canadian youth-the future of our country. Register for the next Big Thinking event here.
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| Board elections | |
Following nominations for open positions on the Federation's Board of Directors, three positions were acclaimed. Two of those positions went to incumbents willing to serve a second two-year term: Director, Research Dissemination (Raymond Siemens, University of Victoria) and Treasurer (Lyne Sauvageau, Université du Québec). The third acclaimed position, Director, Research Policy, went to Lisa Philipps (York University). In addition, the Board of Directors, upon canvassing with the ASPP Academic Council, appointed Anne-Marie Fortier (Université Laval) as Chair, ASPP. The successful four candidates for Director, Associations and Director, Institutions will be announced once elections conclude. Antonia Maioni will begin her two year term as President at the AGM in March.
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SSHRC Storytellers program launches
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Last week, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council launched a new competition, Research for a Better Life: The Storytellers. The competition invites Canadian university students to submit a three-minute pitch in their choice of format -- text, video, etc. -- on SSHRC-funded research from their institution. Twenty-five finalists will be invited to attend a special communications workshop at the 2013 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Afterwards, they will deliver a "three-minute-thesis"-style talk at the Storytellers Showcase at Congress, competing for one of five slots to deliver a featured presentation at this year's World Social Science Forum in Montreal. See SSHRC's website for more information. |
| Canada Prizes announcements |
Stay tuned this month for a series of announcements related to the Canada Prizes in the Humanities and Social Sciences, including the announcement of the jury members and, later in February, the list of finalists. The winners will be announced mid-March, with the official prize ceremony taking place on March 23 in conjunction with the Federation's Annual Conference, where John Ralston Saul will deliver the keynote address. More information will be posted on the Canada Prizes page.
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About the Federation
Representing more than 85,000 researchers in 81 scholarly associations, 80 universities and colleges, and 6 affiliates, the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences is the national voice for the university research and learning community in these disciplines.
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Off the Shelf
In this section we feature papers, podcasts and videos that-while part of our archives-are still relevant to current events.
The Canada Prizes celebrate the best of our country's scholarly manuscripts. Each spring, four $2,500 prizes (two English and two French) are awarded to researchers whose works enrich the social, cultural, and intellectual life of Canada and the world. See some of the past winners here.
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