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Annual General Meeting (AGM)

Annual General Meeting (AGM). February 8, 2013. bgsa@uottawa.ca https://web5.uottawa.ca/bgsa/ Find us on Facebook (University of Ottawa BGSA). On agenda:. Jini: academic talks Jocelyn: finances Ben: GSAED news Lara: social events Seb: biology department update Rachel: CUPE info

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Annual General Meeting (AGM)

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  1. Annual General Meeting (AGM) February 8, 2013 bgsa@uottawa.ca https://web5.uottawa.ca/bgsa/ Find us on Facebook (University of Ottawa BGSA)

  2. On agenda: Jini: academic talks Jocelyn: finances Ben: GSAED news Lara: social events Seb: biology department update Rachel: CUPE info Bill: Sports OCIB chairs: Crystal & Catherine

  3. Academic/pub talks October: New grads orientation December: Working at Non-Governmental Organizations February 25th (4PM): Working for the federal government

  4. BGSA Finances

  5. WTF is the GSAED? • The central graduate student body on campus. (the BGSA is a federated body of GSAED). • Provide services to graduate students (social and academic) • Facilitate between graduate students and the administration. • Spend our monnies! • GSAED Representative (me!): • Represent the BGSA to GSAED in meetings and otherwise. • Represent all biology students to GSAED. • Collect GSAED funding on the behalf of GSAED.

  6. GSAED News • New grad house and café Nostalgica! • Interdisciplinary conference. • March 1st – 15th . • 3 minute thesis (March 1st deadline).

  7. Halloween Party

  8. Christmas Party

  9. March 4th @ 8pm The Draft Pub Admission $5

  10. Internal Affairs Faculty Position Offer to Dr. Tuan Bui “Getting a grip on neural circuits underlying movement”

  11. Internal Affairs New Animal Physiology Position Applicants… 140+

  12. Internal Affairs Potential Change in Biology Administration Management Biochemistry Biophysics Biology School of Life Sciences

  13. CUPE By-law updates/changes Ontario wage freezes Upcoming bargaining agreement New CUPE rep?

  14. BGSA Sports • Fall Sports: • Orientation Week Soccer • Shinny Hockey • Squash Ladder • Ultimate Frisbee • Rec League Teams • Winter Sports: • Squash Ladder • Future Ideas: • Open Gym Time in Montpetit • Badminton • Basketball • Skiing?

  15. OCIB 2013

  16. OCIB 2013 Where: Carleton University When: May 2-3, 2013 Website: www.ocibsymposium.com

  17. Carleton co-chairs Bryan Luu Jessica Taylor

  18. Dr. Zivkovic- North Carolina State University Blog editor at Scientific American, Biology teacher, Chair of ScienceOnline conference, editor of Open Laboratories (best of science writing on the web). His blog "Blog around the clock" looks at "Making strange connections between science, religion, brain, language, and sex"

  19. Dr. Pabayo-Harvard University Roman Pabayo’s research encompasses the social determinants of health.  He has conducted studies that look at the role of environment on physical activity, smoking, and dietary intake behaviors.  While at Harvard School of Public Health, he hopes to gain more experience and insight on how social inequalities influence our health. Health outcomes include blood pressure, self-rated health, and mortality.

  20. Dr. Hekimi-McGill University StudiesC. elegans to discover proteins and processes that are involved in lipoprotein metabolism, a part of metabolism that is implicated in several age-related diseases, which is why we are also studying drugs that effect these processes.

  21. Dr. Farrelly- Queens University The leading cause of disease and death in the world today is evolutionary neglect. Because the force of natural selection does not apply to the post-reproductive period of the human lifespan, aged persons are highly susceptible to the chronic diseases of aging, like cancer, heart disease and stroke. In an aging world perhaps no other field of scientific research is as important to the health prospects of today’s populations as biogerontology. This science might enable us to eventually modify the biological clocks we have inherited from our Darwinian past, thus permitting humans to enjoy more years of disease-free life. Colin’s research focuses on the social and political obstacles that impede aging research and the aspiration to decelerate the rate of aging.

  22. Dr. Sherratt- Carleton University

  23. Dr. Lane- University of Ottawa Dr. Lane’s research interests include decision-making processes, simulation modeling and control of dynamic systems, especially in the area of natural resource management and commercial fisheries, oceans management, and aquaculture. He has published peer-reviewed papers in Operations Research, OPTIMUM, the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, the European Journal of Operational Research, INFOR, and the American Journal of Mathematical and Management Sciences. He has also prepared proceedings for the World Fisheries Congress (Brisbane and Vancouver), major reports for the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) on quota management systems, and for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Fisheries Committee on the evolution of fisheries management performance and fisheries management and climate change.

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