Dear health science trainees,

We are increasingly concerned about the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) funding situation in BC and it’s imminent impact on trainee funding in our province. As students and post docs it is our responsibility to increase government awareness of our situation, otherwise it is likely that little will be done to support our cause. Please take a moment to sign this letter to the Government of British Columbia in support of the MSFHR.
See these instructions for further details about sending the letter, and thank you for your help in this important matter.

Thank you again for your support!

Lisa Ang,
Graduate Student
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
University of British Columbia

Dear professors, graduate advisors, and program secretaries,

The University of British Columbia Institute of Asian Research is sending

out a call for papers for its annual graduate student conference. We greatly

appreciate your help in distributing this message to your graduate students.

*The Deadline for abstract submission as well as discussant application has

been extended till Feb 1st.*

*The Call*

The 2010 Asia Pacific Policy Graduate Symposium at UBC (April 2nd - 4th),

「Conceiving Asia Pacific: The Policy Kaleidoscope」 will bring the academic

and professional communities together to discuss a range of policy-relevant

issues. This is a general call for graduate students from relevant

disciplines to act as:

1. Paper presenters for the symposium

2. Discussants on the presented papers

The symposium is interested in building discussion on Asia Pacific

policy-relevant issues. Students in all fields are encouraged to demonstrate

the policy significance of their work.

The proceedings of the conference will be published in the Journal of the

College for Interdisciplinary Studies at UBC. Presented papers will be

entered into the review process for publication.

Possible topics include, (but are not limited to):

-Trade, Infrastructure, Gateway Initiatives

-Environment and Policy

-Technology and New Media

-Traditional and Economic Security

-Urbanism and the Rise of Cities

-Democratization

-Human Rights and Governance

-Non-Traditional Security

-Social Change, Development

-Public and Health Policy

-Ethics and Morality

-Education

-Energy and Resource Management

-Ethnicity and Nationalism

-Social Work

-Police and Militarism

*The Submission*

Those interested in participating, either as presenter or discussant, should

complete the attached submission form (download here:

http://www.box.net/shared/rrcmzhys6x) and send it to

iar.conference@gmail.com. The application deadline has been extended to

February 1st. Decisions will be made by the middle of February.

For more details, please visit the symposium’s website at:

http://www.iar.ubc.ca/mapps/mappssaconferenceapril2010.aspx

. Please don’t hesitate to contact us at iar.conference@gmail.com with any

questions or concerns. We look forward to seeing you at the symposium.

To those who have submitted an application, we have sent out confirmations

of receipt. Please contact us if you have not received a confirmation email.

We value and appreciate your interest in participating in the symposium.

*Logistics*

For those with inquiries about accommodation and transportation, please do

not hesitate to contact us for more information.

Sincerely,

IAR Graduate Symposium Organization Committee

Byron Hauck, Justine Chen, Ted Chen

MA Candidate, Asia Pacific Policy Studies

Institute of Asian Research

University of British Columbia

iar.conference@gmail.com

The polls for this year’s executive elections are now open.
To cast your ballot, please log into the Student Services Center, and select ‘Webvote’ from the ‘Grades & Records’ tab.
For further information about the candidates, visit the main Elections page.
Polls close February 10^th, at noon.

GSS Movie Night

The GSS would like to announce our First Movie Night in 2010!

We will be showing “District 9 “.

Please join us this Thurday on Jan 28, at 6:00pm in the Ballroom at the

GSS.

A light dinner/snack and refreshments will be provided.

As always, Movie Nights are FREE!!!!

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Another Exciting Event at GSS — Bartending Workshop

You don’t actually want to be a bartender, although you always linger in

the bar, wondering how to make the nectar in the glistening glassware.

Fortunately, you won’t wait too long to figure it out. Tomorrow, Jan.

27, is the time for you to try it out. In this introductory workshop,

you will have a sip of what bartending is about.

Time: 7pm-11pm

Location: Thea’s Lounge, GSS Building

Cost: Free

Maximum: 30 participants

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President

• Hanni Bagnordi Lozano
• Bahador Moosavi zadeh
• Arvind Saraswat

VP Admin

• Edwin S. Gershom

VP Finance

• Majid Hosseini
• Jaishankar Iyer

VP Ac/Ex

• Dumitru Constantinescu
• Sedi Minachi

VP Services

• Jaishankar Iyer
• Sara Saberi

Senate

• Francisco (Cisco)
• Raymond Pan

Yes, that’s right!! The UTSAV exec team is back again

with yet another exciting event. Hasn’t it been a while since we have

had a social get together for all our members?? We sure think so. So

here we are again, to do what we do best.. organize silly events and

talk shows. Okay, so maybe that wasn’t so funny… and before we

emphatically apologize for the silly humor, lets give you the details

for the event this time.

The Graduate Student Society (GSS) along with UTSAV, The Indian

Students’ Association, are proud to present “HUNGAMA 2010″.

A social night which promises to be entertaining for all of us. No

matter what your definition of fun is, we have it all, from drinks, to

dance, to bollywood music and pure entertainment. So, come grace the

occasion with your kind presence and spend a wonderful Friday evening

with friends and fellow desi’s. Looking forward to see you all there.

Once again,

the details of the event are:

What  :    Hungama 2010 (A GSS and UTSAV event)

Where:   Thea Lounge, GSS building. 6371 Crescent Road, UBC

When :    Friday, Jan 22nd. 7 PM - 11 PM

Cost   :    Free for members. Entry fee of $2 for Non-members to be

paid at the gate.*

PS: Snacks and pop will be provided. Alcohol can be purchased at the

GSS bar.

* Members and Non-members who are under 19 years of age will have

to wait till they are 19 to attend this event.

** Please bring along your IDs. They WILL be checked.

The 2010 Administrative Service Summer Internship Program in Hong Kong

is now open for applications from overseas candidates. Details of the

Program, and the application procedures are set out at the Civil Service

Bureau website <http://www.csb.gov.hk/english/grade/ao/279.html>

(http://www.csb.gov.hk/english/grade/ao/279.html

<http://www.csb.gov.hk/english/grade/ao/279.html> ).

Please note that all overseas applications MUST be made by post by

January 29, 2010 (according to postmark).

As the final workshops in the Olympic Preparedness Partnership, the
Student Legal Fund Society and the BC Civil Liberties Association are
excited to announce the following opportunities at UBC:

Know Your Rights Workshops

Have you ever wondered what you should do when stopped by a security
official on the street? In your car? At your house? When and what are
the police allowed to search? What are you legally allowed to do, or not
do? This workshop will give participants a better understanding of
their constitutional rights. We will be discussing searches and
seizures, civil disobedience, and how your constitutional rights
transfer to the UBC campus, including during the Olympic Games period.

Know Your Rights Workshops:

Tuesday, Jan 19th, 12:00pm, in SUB 212

Wednesday, Jan 27th, 1:00pm, SUB 211 (This workshop will have an
emphasis on Direct-Action)

Legal Observer Training

At UBC, Legal Observer teams will observe situations where access to the
campus and its resources for the UBC community are at risk. Legal
Observer teams will also be observing major protests and other potential
conflict hot spots like Olympic venues and the Downtown Eastside during
the Olympic Period. Focusing on interactions between civilians and
police, military and private security, the Observers’ first-hand
evidence will form a solid foundation for accountable conduct.

Legal Observer Training:

Tuesday, January 19th, 2:00pm, in SUB 212

These workshops will be the final opportunities to participate in the
Olympic Preparedness Program at UBC. Space is limited, email
stefanie@bccla.org to register.

The Olympic Preparedness Program is a partnership between the BCCLA and
the SLFS to ensure that students are fully prepared for the arrival of
the 2010 Games on campus. The program includes 11 workshops in the
months leading up to February 2010, a hotline for students with Olympic
related legal issues, a reporting mechanism for issues that students
identify on campus, and trained student legal observers on campus
ensuring appropriate interactions between security forces and students.

For more information on the program, visit facebook at:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=177966995899&ref=ts or
www.bccla.org

HATHA YOGA Starting on Jan. 11, 2010. All levels are welcome.

DATES: Mondays, 5:00pm ¬ 6:30pm

PLACE: Thea’s Lounge/Ballroom

FEES (Cash Only): Please pay at the GSS reception, #225 - 6371 Crescent Rd.

A drop-in - $7 (grad students)/$12 (all others)
10 time pass - $60 (grad students)/$110 (all others)

INQUIRIES: Email< events@gss.ubc.ca> for the registration.
See <www.drelika.com > for the information about the instructor.

jan-14 Wine and cheese at Thea’s Lounge. Click to view the full content.