University of Alberta
BIOFEEDBACK, Week Ending: March 12, 2009,
Volume 16, Number 9

On/Off Campus News and Notices

2009 Society of Canadian Ornithologist Conference
The Society of Canadian Ornithologists will be hosting its 2009 annual conference at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, AB from Thursday August 20 to Sunday August 23,

2009. The conference will take place at the TELUS Centre for Professional Development on the University of Alberta campus. The conference social will be held on Thursday in the atrium of the Telus Centre with presentations Friday and Saturday in Telus Centre – Room 150. A poster session is planned for Friday evening in the Telus Centre Atrium. A barbeque-style banquet will occur at Fort Edmonton Park on Saturday evening. Field trips are arranged for Sunday for interested participants as well as early morning bird walks on Friday and Saturday.

 

Registration will begin on April 15, 2009. Online submission and registration can be found at http://sco.biology.ualberta.ca

 

Support Staff Benefit Program: New Childcare & Eldercare Services
The University of Alberta is pleased to announce a new partnership with Kids & Company. Kids & Company is one of Canada's leading providers of accredited, corporate sponsored child care. Their flagship centre in Edmonton will be located in the ICON Building (10136 - 104 Street) and will open its doors April 1, 2009. 

Under this Agreement, staff members can make their own arrangements for
o  Regular full or part-time day care services for children ranging from infants to twelve years of age
o  Emergency back-up child care for situations where regular arrangements are interrupted
o  Elder care support services including consultation, assessment and home support services

Kids & Company is currently accepting registrations for those who wish to secure services. Registration and arrangements are made directly with Kids & Company.  To register for services or for additional information, please contact Ruchi Gera with Kids & Company at 1.866.MY.KIDCO or visit http//:www.kidsandcompany.ca.

For additional information on Kids & Company, the services offered and associated fees visit http://www.hrs.ualberta.ca/LifeEvents and select Childcare and Eldercare services.

Symposium for Women Entering Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Please join us on May 14th in Halifax at the Symposium for Women Entering Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (SWEEET) held in conjunction with the Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution (CSEE) annual meeting. SWEEET is a national symposium intended to address issues that influence the advancement of women from postgraduate degrees into academic, government and industry positions in Ecology and Evolution.

Registration for SWEEET is free and open to Canadian PhD students, post-doctoral fellows, and early career scientists in Ecology or Evolution. The number of participants is limited to 30 women so please register as soon as possible to ensure your participation.

To register, send an email to SWEEET.EcoEvo@gmail.com with the subject "SWEEET 2009 Registration". In your email please include a sentence or two about your career goals and why you are interested in participating in SWEEET.

Registration deadline: April 14th, 2009

For more information please see the website: https://csee2009.dal.ca/sweeet/index.html