Caucus meeting TODAY 3:30- room change to Bisc 7000 level lounge

Hi all,

We'll be having our meeting today in the Biology 7000 level lounge instead of B9242.

Steph

Caucus meeting this Weds Jan 19 @ 3:30pm

Hi all,

I hope everyone had a great winter break. Our next grad caucus meeting is this Wednesday, Jan 19,  from 3:30-4:30pm in B9242.

On the agenda (attached):

- Planning for three events this semester: Biology grad symposium/recruiting event, Grad-hosted speaker, and Publishing Workshop Part 2
- Formation of a scholarship sub-committee
- Call for nominees for a GSS representative position

Email me if you've got something else to add.

Come on out for some free drinks & snacks, and get involved!

See you then,

Steph

New deadline (Nov 22, 2010 - 4pm) for the Bisc grad hosted speaker voting period

Hello!

Due to the fact that it's getting close to the end of the year and that many of the nominated speakers are high profile scientists, we want to invite them as early as possible. As a result, the caucus has decided shorten the voting period by one week, making the deadline to vote for the Bisc Grad Hosted Speaker on Monday, November 22, 2010 at 4 pm.

Please take a few minutes to review the candidate profiles and e-mail me with your favorite speaker by next Monday.

Thanks!

Regards,
Juliana

Workshop tomorrow: Publishing demystified

Dear all,

The biology grads have put together the following event, and would like to encourage all to come.   Grads, we know your supervisors would like to see you go to this!

Publishing Demystified workshop & social 

Tomorrow, Tuesday, November 16th 

3:30pm in SSB 8114 <- this is on the same floor as the bio office, but over in SSB.  It's a great lil' room!

hosted by the Biology Grad Caucus

Come hear 5 young academics (former SFU grads) share their experiences and tips for successfully writing and publishing academic papers!  This is an informal setting, catered with drinks by the caucus.  Think 'fire-side-chat'.  Bring questions and share your own experiences.

Topics:

1. The anatomy of the modern published paper
2. Authorship guidelines and tips for dealing with coauthors
3. Perspectives on where to start writing and editing strategies
4. Software options and tips for citation, graphics and statistics
5. Literature searches, citation and plagiarism
6. Submitting your paper and writing great cover letters

Panel Q & A 

Beverages

Dinner

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Jenn, Steph, Anna, Alex, and the Biology Grad Caucus

Publishing Demystified Workshop & Social Nov 16th

Hi grads,

This is a reminder to save the date for the 'Publishing Demystified' workshop & social next Tuesday, November 16th starting at 3:30pm in SSB 8114, hosted by the Biology Grad Caucus.

At this session, we'll have the chance to interact with 5 young academics (all of whom have been or are currently affiliated with SFU Biology) as they share their experiences and tips for successfully writing and publishing academic papers.

The event will consist of six 15 min presentations by each of our speakers on the following topics:

1. The anatomy of a published paper
2. Authorship guidelines and tips for dealing with coauthors
3. Perspectives on where to start writing and editing strategies
4. Software options and tips for citation, graphics and statistics
5. Literature searches, citation and plagiarism
6. Submitting your paper and writing great cover letters

After the talks we'll have time for a panel   Q & A with our speakers to address your burning questions about publishing. Beverages and snacks will be served throughout and there will be a dinner social afterward... Come on out for some free food and great interaction!

Please email me if you have any questions. Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Stephanie

Call for nominations: Biology Grad Hosted Speaker

Hello Everyone,

The Biology Graduate Caucus is looking for nominations for a Grad Hosted Speaker, to be featured at our annual grad student organized event next year in March.  We would appreciate any recommendations you have for an interesting researcher whom you would like to hear speak at SFU.  The ideal speaker will be able to address a broad set of interests within the field of Biology.  And feel free to re-nominate people who weren't chosen in previous years.

Please send me (jyeungd@sfu.ca) your nominations by November 12, 2010, including a brief description of the nominees work and why you think she/he would make an interesting speaker, as well as their University and a link to their website.  I'll compile the nominations and send out the list to bisc-grads so that everyone can vote on their favorites.

Thanks,
Juliana

GSS Special General Meeting - Announcement & Agenda

Good morning GSS members!

The Graduate Student Society at Simon Fraser University will be hosting a Special General Meeting on Monday November 8 2010 @ 12:00 PM in the Halpern Centre at the Burnaby Campus.

At this meeting, we will be providing you with an update on what your Society has been working on over the past 6-months, and ask for your support on several motions that will help your Society work more effectively.  We have put forward several By-law changes that will help ensure better Caucus representation at Council meetings, clarify roles and responsibilities of your elected student leaders, and improve the way we run our meetings and correct small changes in our governing documents.  The full agenda for this meeting is attached.

We understand your time is valuable, so, we are pleased to offer you a FREE LUNCH if you are able to attend this meeting!   Please bring your SFU ID to check-in at the meeting.

***All graduate students are welcome to attend.  We strongly encourage you to take part in this important session.***

For more information, please visit our website:

http://www.sfugradsociety.ca/Special_GM_Nov_8_2010.html

While the meeting is tentatively scheduled to run until 2:00 PM, please feel free to come late or leave early if you have other commitments.

See you Monday November 8 2010 @ 12:00 PM at the Halpern Centre!

Sincerely,

-Your GSS

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The Graduate Student Society at Simon Fraser University

MBC 2203, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6

(778) 782-3899  --  info@sfugradsociety.ca

http://www.sfugradsociety.ca

Biology graduate caucus meeting changed to 3:00 - 4:15 PM tomorrow

Hi all

We have had to change the grad caucus meeting time tomorrow.  In order to make sure everyone who wants to can attend Dr. Isabelle Côté's president's lecture at the Halpern Center at 4:30, we want to adjourn the meeting by 4:15.  In addition, there have been a number of important additions to the agenda, so we wouldn't be able to get it all done in 45 minutes.

We are therefore changing the start time to 3:00 PM and planning to adjourn by 4:15.  Dr. Ron Ydenberg will be coming to talk to us at 3:30, so for those who want to learn about scholarships but can't come at 3:00, no worries, we will keep that part of the agenda the same.

If you have any questions please feel free to ask.  Please see attached revised agenda.

Regards

Brett Favaro
Caucus Chair