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The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) has awarded $45.45 million infrastructure support funding to 312 researchers across the country. The support is provided under the Leaders Opportunity Fund, which was designed to provide infrastructure to attract researchers to Canadian institutions at a time of intense international competition for knowledge workers. In all, researchers at 44 different institutions, working on 251 different projects will receive the lab and equipment funding. A detailed list of researchers and projects awarded is available on the CFI’s website at www.innovation.ca. To date, Canada Foundation for Innovation has awarded close to $2.2 million to researchers at Royal Military College in support of 6 projects.
Smain Amari was awarded $ 46,314 from the On-going New Opportunities Fund for probing station for RF testing and characterization in the area of Information Technology Telecommunication systems.
Yahia Antar was awarded $ 125,000 from the Canada Research Chairs Infrastructure Fund for Antenna and Microwave Communications Research facility in the area of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Electronic and related industries.
Phil Bates was awarded $ 113,783 from the Canada Research Chairs Infrastructure Fund for Diode Laser and Melt Rheometer for Polymer Processing and Joining Research in the area of Chemical Engineering Manufacture of motor vehicles and parts.
Aboelmagd Noureldin was awarded $97,472 from the On-going New Opportunities Fund for Autonomous Vehicular Navigation Laboratory in the area of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Electronic and related industries.
Brant Peppley was awarded $1,697,499 from the Innovation Fund for the Fuel Cell Research and Innovation Centre in the area of Chemical Engineering Production, distribution and rational utilization of energy.
Barbara Zeeb was awarded $115,265 from the Canada Research Chairs Infrastructure Fund for Analytical laboratory equipment for the analysis of PCBs, pesticides, PAHs, and their metabolites in plant tissues in the area of Multidisciplinary in NSE General and other research on the environment.
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The Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of the Royal Military College of Canada invites applications for one tenure track position at the Assistant Professor Level Deadline: 15 Feb 2009.
Click HERE for more information.
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Scholarships for International Education
The Canadian Bureau for International Education administers a range of awards to Canadian students on behalf of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. The Canada-China Scholars’ Exchange Program awards are available to Canadians for study in China. The Commonwealth Scholarship Plan awards are available to Canadians for study in Commonwealth countries. The Foreign Government Awards Program awards are available to Canadians for study in other foreign countries. The Organization of American States (OAS) Fellowships Program awards are available to Canadians for studies and research in an OAS member state. The Organization of American States (OAS) Professional Development Scholarships Program invites Canadian institutions to offer courses. Visit www.scholarships.gc.ca/canadians-en.html to learn more about Graduate Level Scholarships for Canadian Students to conduct research and study internationally. CBIE also administers the Export Development Canada (EDC) International Business Scholarships Program for Canadian students studying business/commerce at the undergraduate level and interested in international trade, please visit: www.edc.ca/english/student_scholarships.htm.
Bourses de l’éducation internationale
Le Bureau canadien de l’éducation internationale administre de nombreuses bourses au nom d’Affaires étrangères et Commerce international. Les bourses que voici sont à l’intention des Canadiens. Le programme d’échanges universitaires Chine-Canada offre les bourses à l’intention des Canadiens pour étudier en Chine. Le programme de bourses du Commonwealth offre les bourses à l’intention des Canadiens pour étudier dans un pays du Commonwealth. Les programmes de bourses de gouvernements étrangers offre les bourses à l’intention des Canadiens pour étudier dans d’autres pays étrangers. Le programme de bourses de l’Organisation des États Américains (OEA) offre les bourses à l’intention des Canadiens pour étudier ou mener des recherches dans un pays membre de l’OÉA. Le programme de bourses en développement professionnel de l’Organisation des États Américains (OEA) offre une invitation aux institutions canadiennes d’offrir des cours de perfectionnement et de s activités de formation. Visitez le site web www.scholarships.gc.ca/canadians-fr.html pour en apprendre davantage sur les bourses d’études supérieures à l’attention des étudiants canadiens qui désirent mener des recherches ou étudier à l’étranger. Le BCEI administre également le programme de bourses d’études en commerce international d’EDC (Exportation et développement Canada). Si vous une êtes un(e) étudiant(e) Canadien(ne) dans le domaine des affaires ou du commerce intéressé par le commerce international, veuillez consulter le site web suivant: www.edc.ca/french/student_scholarships.htm. Pour en savoir davantage au sujet des services de gestion de bourses du BCEI, veuillez consulter Services d’éducation internationale
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The Second Annual Workshop for Women in International Security will be held May 8-10, 2009 in Quebec City. The Programme Paix et sécurité internationales (PSI) wishes to emphasize women’s presence and contribution in international security. During this conference, different activities will take place: academic presentations, career-building seminars, and a one day negotiation exercise on conflict resolution. For the segment on academic presentations, PSI is inviting proposals on security issues, writ large. Please send your proposals, along with a CV and letter of intent by February 9, 2009. Submit your application at HTUAnessa.Kimball@pol.ulaval.caUTH. For information: Anessa Kimball (418 656-2131, poste 5872) www.anessakimball.com
2e Atelier Annuelle pour les femmes en sécurité internationale sera 8 au 10 mai 2009 à Québec, Québec. Le Programme Paix et sécurité internationales (PSI) souhaite souligner la présence et la contribution des femmes en sécurité internationale. L’atelier prévoit diverses activités : présentations scientifiques des participantes, séminaires spécialisés sur la sécurité internationale et une simulation de résolution de conflit. Pour la portion des présentations scientifiques, le PSI sollicite des propositions de communication sur des thèmes touchant à la sécurité internationale au sens large. Les propositions portant sur plusieurs points et recourant à différentes approches méthodologiques sont bienvenues. Veuillez envoyer votre proposition de communication accompagnée de votre CV et d’une lettre de présentation avant le 9 février 2009. Faites parvenir votre candidature à Anessa.Kimball@pol.ulaval.ca. Pour information : Anessa Kimball (418 656-2131, poste 5872). www.anessakimball.com
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2009 is the international year of astronomy. The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada is sponsoring a competitive writing contest, Canada and the Stars. This is an International Year of Astronomy 2009 (IYA) project, which will allow prizes of up to $500 for winning entries. The aim of Canada and the Stars is to increase general knowledge among Canadians of our stellar national contribution to astronomy. Any subject with significant Canadian astronomical involvement, from pre-contact (ca. 1497) to the present, is suitable for entry. Articles can be on a research project, a discovery, a theory, a technique, an instrument, an observatory, amateur or professional astronomers, pro-am collaborations, international collaborations involving Canadian astronomers, or an expression of astronomy in the wider Canadian culture, such as in art, thought, social structures and interactions, or any combination o f these. Canadian citizens, landed immigrants, or anyone resident in Canada during the window of submission (2008 December 1 to 2009 August 1) is eligible. Contributions can be in French or English. Contest rules and downloadable and printable posters are available at http://www.rasc.ca/education/iya/csc.shtml
Dr. Kristine Spekkens is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at the Royal Military College. Dr. Spekkens’ research aims to understand the structure and evolution of nearby galaxies in a cosmological context.
spekkens@physics.rutgers.edu
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Royal Military College of Canada will host a bilingual conference ‘Camus on stage – Camus à la scène’ on 7 – 8 May 2009. It is through the medium of theatre that we would like to approach and, hopefully, rediscover Albert Camus. This new approach is likely to bring together Camus scholars, practitioners and theoreticians of the theatre, as well as those who are looking into transgeneric adaptations. It should be mentioned that film or audio adaptations of Camus’s works are also relevant. sophie.bastien@rmc.ca
http://www.firt-iftr.org/sibmas/site/item.jsp?ID=934
Dr. Sophie Bastien has been an Assistant Professor in the Department of French Studies at the Royal Military College since 2004. To date, theatre has been the primary focus of her research. In 2006, she published her first book, Caligula et Camus. Interférences transhistoriques, with Rodopi Editions (Amsterdam/NewYork); it has won the 2007 APFUCC prize (Association of Canadian University French professors). Her articles on the plays of Camus have appeared in such periodicals as French Studies (Oxford) and Revue des Lettres modernes (Paris).
e-v readers may recognize Albert Camus’ books: The Stranger (L’Étranger, often translated as The Outsider) (1942); The Plague (La Peste) (1947); The Fall (La Chute) (1956); A Happy Death (La Mort heureuse) (1971) and The First Man (Le premier homme) (1995).
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Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce that registration is open for the CDA Institute’s 25th annual Seminar and the CDA’s 72nd annual general meeting, to be held on 26-27 February 2009 at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier Hotel in Ottawa.
A copy of the draft agenda and links to register can be found at:
http://www.cda-cdai.ca/defenceseminars.htm
A direct link to online registration can be found at:
http://www.eplyevents.com/cda-cdai
REGISTRATION IS OPEN TO ALL!
This year’s theme for the CDA Institute Seminar on 26 February 2008 is
“Canada-US Relations – The Security Dimension,” and will feature, among
others:
– The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs (invited)
– General (ret’d) Ray Henault, former Chairman of the Military Committee of NATO
– Senator Hugh D. Segal
– The Honourable Jean-Jacques Blais, former Minister of National Defence, CDA Institute Board of Directors
– Mr. Michael Hart, Simon Reisman Professor of Trade Policy, Carleton University
– Dr. Joseph Jockel, Professor and Director, Canadian Studies Programme, St. Lawrence University
– Dr. Alexander Moens, Simon Fraser University
– RAdm (ret’d) Ken Summers, CDA Institute Board of Directors
– Colonel John Blaxland, Defence Attaché, Australian Embassy, Thailand
– Dr. Norman Friedman
– Mr. Robert Fowler, CDA Institute Board of Directors
– Commander James Kraska, US Naval War College
– Mr. Rafal Rohozinski, The SecDev Group
– Lieutenant-General (Ret’d) Jonathon Riley, British Army, former Deputy Commander NATO International Security Assistance Force, Afghanistan
Dr. John Scott Cowan, President of the CDA Institute, will preside over the
Seminar.
The 72nd AGM of the CDA will be held on 27 February 2009, and will be on the
theme, “Changing times, an evolving Canadian Forces: a new defence
strategy.” Speakers will include:
– The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence
– General Walter Natynczyk, Chief of the Defence Staff
– General James Mattis, US Marine Corps, NATO Supreme Allied Commander, Transformation
– General Victor E. Renuart, Jr., Commander NORAD/US NORTHCOM
– LGen (ret’d) J.O. Michel Maisonneuve, Royal Military College Saint-Jean, CDA Institute Board of Directors
– Chief of the Land Staff – Lieutenant-General Andrew Leslie
– Chief of Military Personnel – Major-General Walter Semianiw
– BGen (ret’d) Don Macnamara, CDA Institute Board of Directors
– Chief of the Maritime Staff – Vice-Admiral Drew Robertson
– Chief of the Air Staff – Lieutenant-General Angus Watt
Lieutenant-General (Ret’d) Richard Evraire, Chairman of the CDA, will
preside over the AGM.
For more information, please contact the CDA Institute’s Project Officer,
Mrs. Bonnie Butlin, at +1 (613) 236-9903 or by email at
projectofficer@cda-cdai.ca
MARK YOUR CALENDARS EARLY!
REGISTER NOW – SEATING IS EXPECTED TO BE AT A PREMIUM!
Alain Pellerin, Colonel (Retired)
Executive Director, CDA-CDAI
+1 (613) 236-1252
director@cda-cdai.ca
www.cda-cdai.ca
Chers/Chères collègues,
Nous sommes heureux d’annoncer que le séminaire de la 25e conférence annuelle de l’Institut de la Conférence des associations de la défense (ICAD) et la 72e assemblée générale annuelle de la Conférence des associations de la défense (CAD) se tiendront les 26 et 27 février 2009 à l’hôtel Fairmont Château Laurier d’Ottawa, Canada.
L’agenda et l’inscription sont disponible a:
http://www.cda-cdai.ca/defenceseminars.htm
ou
http://www.eplyevents.com/cda-cdai
L’inscription est ouverte à tous!
Le 26 février, le thème du séminaire de l’Institut de la CAD portera sur «les Relations Canada-U.S. – la dimension sécuritaire », et mettra en vedette, notamment :
– L’honorable Lawrence Cannon, Ministre des affaires extérieures (invité)
– Le Général (ret.) Ray Henault, ancien Président du comité Militaire de l’OTAN
– Le Sénateur Hugh D. Segal
– L’honorable Jean-Jacques Blais, ancien Ministre de la Défense nationale, conseil d’administration, L’Institut de la CAD
– M. Michael Hart, Simon Reisman Professor of Trade Policy, Carleton University
– Dr. Joseph Jockel, Professeur et Directeur, Programme d’études canadiennes, St. Lawrence University
– Dr. Alexander Moens, Simon Fraser University
– Contre-amiral (ret.) Ken Summers, conseil d’administration, l’Institut de la CAD
– Le Colonel John Blaxland, Attaché de Défense, Ambassade de ‘Australie,Thailande,
– Dr. Norman Friedman
– M. Robert Fowler, conseil d’administration, l’Institut de la CAD
– Le Commandant James Kraska, US Naval War College
– M. Rafal Rohozinski, The SecDev Group
– Le Lieutenant-général (ret.) Jonathon Riley, Armée britannique, ancient commandant adjoint, ISAF/FIAS
M. John Scott Cowan, président de l’Institut de la CAD, présidera le
séminaire.
La 72e a.g.a. de la CAD se tiendra le 27 février 2009 et aura pour thème
«Les temps changeant, les Forces canadiennes évoluent : une nouvelle
stratégie de défense ». Nous aurons, parmi les conférenciers :
– L’honorable Peter MacKay, Ministre de la Défense nationale
– Le Général Walter Natynczyk, Chef d’état-major de la Défense
– Le Général James Mattis, Le Commandant suprême allié Transformation, OTAN
– Le Général Victor E. Renuart, Jr., Commandant du NORAD/US NORTHCOM
– Le Lieutenant-général (ret.) J.O. Michel Maisonneuve, Collège Militaire Royal Saint-Jean, conseil l’administration, l’Institut de la CAD
– Le Chef d’état-major de l’armée de terre- Lieutenant-général Andrew Leslie
– Le Chef du personnel militaire- Major-général Walter Semianiw
– Le Brigadier-général (ret’d) Don Macnamara, conseil d’administration, l’Institut de la CAD
– Le Chef d’état-major de la force maritime- Vice-Amiral Drew Robertson
– Le Chef d’état-major de la force aérienne- Lieutenant-général Angus Watt
Le Lieutenant-général (ret.) Richard Evraire, président de la CAD, présideral’a.g.a.
Pour en savoir davantage, veuillez communiquer avec l’agent de projet de l’Institut de la CAD, Mme Bonnie Butlin, au +1 613-236-9903, ou, par courriel, au projectofficer@cda-cdai.ca
INSCRIVEZ-LE TÔT À VOTRE CALENDRIER !
INSCRIVEZ-VOUS DÈS MAINTENANT – LES PLACES DEVRAIENT PARTIR VITE !
Alain Pellerin, colonel (retraité)
directeur général, CAD-ICAD
+1 613-236-1252
director@cda-cdai.ca
www.cda-cdai.ca