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General information and editorial notes News and Notes: Head of Biological Survey to retire Summary of the Scientific Committee meeting Hugh Danks retires as Head of the BSC Project Update: Arthropods of Canadian Grasslands An overview and update of the Microgastrinae holdings in the CNC, Ottawa List of Requests for Material or Information
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New Head of Biological Survey of Canada appointed On behalf of the Scientific Committee of the Biological Survey of Canada I am delighted to announce that Dr. Andrew Smith has been appointed a one-year position as the Head of the Biological Survey of Canada as of 4 June 2007, to replace Dr. Hugh Danks who retired on 31 August 2007. Dr. Smith received his B.Sc. from Carleton University, his M.Sc. from the University of Toronto, and his Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska. He has completed two postdoctoral appointments, one at the University of Nebraska and the other at McGill University and the Canadian Museum of Nature. He was also an Adjunct Research Associate Professor at the University of Nebraska and is currently a research associate of the University of Kansas and University of Nebraska. Dr. Smith’s research program over the past ten years has focused on the systematics of scarab beetles (mainly on Neotropical taxa). During this time he has produced a number of papers, websites, and databases on this subject. He has also been involved in synergistic activities such as developing electronic listserves and websites, organizing symposia and scientific meetings, and running a large-scale research project titled “Scarab Biodiversity of Southern South America.” His southern South America project was funded by the National Science Foundation in the U.S. through the Biodiversity Surveys and Inventories program and has very similar objectives and methodology to some of the BSC initiatives. He was trained as a PhD student under the Partnerships for Enhancing Expertise in Taxonomy (NSF-PEET) program. His research interests and experience are an excellent complement to the activities and overall philosophy of the BSC. A list of Andrew’s scientific publications and more information can be seen at: www-museum.unl.edu/research/entomology/andrewsm.htm J.D. Shorthouse
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