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| Welcome to the web page created to keep CSEE student and post-doctoral members informed Please send comments to Kathryn Morton. Student Travel Awards To Quebec City This year, the Society will offer 30 student travel awards worth $500 each for student members to attend the annual meeting in Quebec City, this is 10 more awards than were available last year. These travel awards do not apply to post-docs. Winners are expected to present their research at the meetings via a poster or talk. The awards will be drawn at random from among all eligible students who email the Secretary by February 25, 2010 (To: Sally Otto, otto@zoology.ubc.ca ; Subject: Travel award; Body: Please provide your address and whether you plan to present a poster or talk). Graduate students who are members of CSEE and not within 500km driving distance of Quebec City are eligible to apply.
Presentation Prizes The Society will also grant oral and poster prizes, which will be awarded to the three best oral ($500, $300, $200) and three best poster presentations ($500, $300, $200) to student members. In addition, the Annals of Botany Journal will sponsor a prize for a student who exhibits an outstanding contribution in the field of botany ($250). Prize winners will be announced on the last day of the three day meeting, May 12, 2010, at 4:30 PM.Third Annual Student and Post-Doctoral Lunch-Workshop A workshop will be taking place at the Quebec City meeting, scheduled for May 11, at 12:30 PM. Food and beverages will be provided to participants who register on the CSEE 2010 meeting registration form. Last year's workshop on non-academic jobs was a huge success with over 100 members participating. This year's subject will be announced shortly on the Workshops link on the CSEE 2010 meeting website. Please keep checking back as we work to confirm speakers, as space may be limited.
Activities during the Quebec City meeting The following activities are planned at this year's meeting and more are to come. Please see details by clicking on the Social Events link on the CSEE 2010 meeting website.May 9: Opening reception at the Pub Universitaire
May10: Beer night in Vieux-Quebec
May 10: NSERC information session
May 11: Dinner-Cruise Banquet
May 12: Student Prizes awarded to winners
May13: Field trip at Cap Tourmente
Stay Informed During registration time, and up until the day of the meeting, you will find all pertinent information on the student link from the main page of the CSEE website. This page will be updated periodically to keep you abreast of student activities during the meeting. Note that there will also be an Information Board in the poster session lobby, where all student/post-doc social activities and updates will be posted during the meeting.
This page will be updated just before the meeting with student activities planned for the meeting. Stay tuned! Kathryn Morton, Student / Post-doctoral council member
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