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Countdown to Congress 2017: Register today!
Social Sciences
is now open. Register by March 31 to
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Big Thinking on the Hill -
Feb 21
Join us on Parliament Hill on February 21 for the first Big Thinking event of 2017, featuring Matthew Hayday, Professor of History at the University of Guelph, who will give a talk entitled "Canadian-ness," citizen engagement, and Canada 150: Using history to inform policy". More details about the spring lineup
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Annual conference post report
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2017 Federation election update
The nomination period for the 2017 Federation Board of Directors elections will begin later this month. General Assembly representatives will be notified by email, and others can expect to see more details in next month's Communiqué newsletter.
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Canada Prizes jury announcement
The Federation is pleased to announce the
jury members for the 2017 Canada Prizes. Finalists will be announced this spring, and the winners will be celebrated at a special awards ceremony at Congress 2017 at Ryerson University.
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Getting ready for
budget day
The next federal budget is expected in either February or March, and the Federation is looking forward to providing the HSS community with analysis and insight into this important document. If you haven't already done so, check out the Federation's 2017
pre-budget submission
and watch for our budget reaction after it is tabled
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Recommend a Congress
Expo exhibitor
Congress
Expo
is Canada's largest academic tradeshow. The Federation is always open to expanding the range of exhibitors to improve the offering to attendees. If you have suggestions on companies or organizations that serve the academic community that we should include, please contact
Ashley Craven
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Smart Ideas featured in UA
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University of Regina refugee outreach
Students from University of Regina's Faculty of Education have been volunteering to teach one-on-one English-language classes to refugee women. This rewarding program has allowed new Canadians to learn reading and writing skills and education students to gain valuable teaching experience. Find out about the program
here
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Ryerson student spotlight story
This June, eight years after arriving in Canada as an Afghan
refugee
, Nadjib Alamyar will graduate from Ryerson University's Immigration and Settlement Studies program. Earlier this year he received a Dennis Mock Student Leadership Award for outstanding voluntary extracurricular contributions. See more on this story
here
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Highlights from the HSS community
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Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans -
Tri-Council policy revisions
Proposed revisions to the 2nd edition of the Tri-Council Policy
Statement:
Ethical Conduct
for
Research Involving Humans
- or
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Are you a storyteller?
The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council has launched their annual #SSHRCStorytellers challenge. Open to all post-secondary students, this contest asks students to show Canadians how humanities and social sciences research is positively affecting our lives, our world and our future. Submissions will be accepted until January 31, 2017. For full contest details and to find out how you can present live at Congress 2017, click
here.
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Post-graduation on Parliament Hill!
The House of Commons, Parliamentary Internship Alumni Association and the Canadian Political Science Association are now accepting applications for the 2017-2018 Parliamentary Internship Programme. Apply by January 31, 2017 to experience 10 exciting months of post-graduate work-study on Parliament Hill. See full application details
here
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Join the C2U Expo Community Jam
The 2017 C2U Expo Community Jam, hosted by Simon Fraser University on May 1-2, is seeking delegates to help explore how innovative partnership between communities and campuses can create smart and caring communities. To register or to learn more about the event, visit
C2U Expo Community Jam.
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Upcoming events
- SSHRC Storytellers submission deadline Jan 31, 2017
- SSHRC Connection Grants deadline Feb 1, 2016
- Universities Canada Converge 2017 Feb 6-7, Ottawa, ON
- Salon du livre de l'Outaouais Feb 23-26, Gatineau, QC
- 16th Annual Re$earch Money Conference April 5-6, Ottawa, ON
- 14th International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities Jun 8-10, Chicago, Illinois
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Spot the Congress 2017 poster around your campus or association building and snap a picture with it (or of it). Tweet your photo at @ideas_idees with the hashtag #congressh and be retweeted by the Federation!
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