Big Thinking
on the road is back!
The next event in this series is being presented in partnership with the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
and will take place on September 18, 2019 at the Château Laurier Hotel in Ottawa.
Dr. James Orbinski
will present a public lecture entitled Promoting health for refugees in an era of forced migration.
To know more, visit the event page, and don't forget to register!
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Congress 2020 Planning Meeting:
The Congress 2020 team is already working full speed on bringing you another unforgettable #congressh experience! More than 70 association conference organizers will meet with the Federation and Western University on September 25 in London to officially kick off the planning process. Stay tuned as
Congress 2020
takes shape, and check back to see the
highlights of Congress 2019.
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2020 Canada Prizes nominations open:
Now that 2019's winners have been celebrated and a new cycle begins, we are opening up the nomination process for the 2020 Canada Prizes. Visit our
Call for Nominations to learn more about eligibility. The nomination deadline is September 30, 2019.
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Indigenizing the academy: A Native Studies student at the University of Alberta created a campus map that is helping foster a reimagining of spaces on campus through an Indigenous lens. The Cree-titled
pîtos-mâmitoneyihtamowin (reimagine) UAlberta draws attention to places on campus that have colonial ties, or significance for Indigenous peoples, such as Sweetgrass Bear, Sundial Medicine Wheel and The Dove. Read more
here.
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Update to Canada Research Chairs Program: The Canada Research Chairs program has recently announced more ambitious equity targets. The percentages of women, visible minorities, people with disabilities and Indigenous scholars have been updated to reflect representation among the Canadian population, instead of their numbers within the hiring pool of applicants. Read more
here.
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Showcasing graduate students' skills to employers: Two new programs at the University of Western Ontario are educating graduate students and employers alike about how to bridge the gap between school and work. The first step is showcasing the rich skills students possess, such as project management, analytical thinking and leadership. Read more
here.
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Anthropologists without borders:
The Canadian Anthropology Society, a Federation member, will hold its
2019 conference
jointly with the American Anthropological Association this November 20-24 in Vancouver. Driven by the goal of their first cross-border collaboration, both organizations have produced an inspiring joint program on the theme
Changing Climates: Struggle, Collaboration, and Justice.
Read more in the
guest post in the Federation's blog.
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Governor General Innovation Award nominations open: The Federation has once again been invited to nominate outstanding candidates from our community for the 2020
Governor General's Innovation Awards, and we are accepting recommendations from our member institutions and scholarly associations. To recommend an individual candidate or a team, please be in touch with
Sonia Vani, Director of Member Engagement and Communications,
by September 20. Read more about our most recent winner,
Dr. Trevor Bell and his Smart Ice team.
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Big Thinking on the road presents Dr. James Orbinski,
Ottawa, ON, September 18, 2019
- Joint Canadian Anthropology Society and American Anthropological Association conference, Vancouver, BC, November 20-24, 2019
- National Humanities Conference, Honolulu, HI, November 7-10, 2019
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- National Gathering for Indigenous Education, Toronto, ON, November 21-22, 2019
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- Frankfurt Book Fair 2020, Frankfurt, Germany, October 6, 2020
- Congress 2020, Western University, London ON, May 30 - June 5, 2019
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