Just a head’s up the registration for the 2023 Pacific Regional Society of Soil Scientists (PRSSS) Annual General Meeting and Spring Workshop is now live!

This year’s event, titled: New Horizons: The Future of Soil Health, will be an excellent time! The event will take place on March 4th from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM PST and will be held via Zoom.

‘Soil Health’ has become a major focus of soil science research, but it is both difficult to define and contentious. For this year’s AGM, we are interested in diving into the nitty gritty of soil health. We are interested in how the definition changes depending on the context (Agriculture, Forestry, Urban etc.), as well as potential critical perspectives on the term itself. Join us for a day to hear multiple perspectives about this topic from industry and academic experts and have the chance to interact with them during our panel discussion!

Registration cost is $15 for students and $50 for non-students/ professionals. The price includes registration and a PRSSS annual membership for 2023/2024. The 2023/2024 membership registration cycle lasts from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024.

Link to registration HERE.

If you are a student or post-doc also check out the competition info below! A great way to get your research out there and win cash prizes!

We are happy to announce our Rapid Fire Thesis Competition in lieu of a student poster presentation during our 2023 AGM + Spring workshop. Students are encouraged to share their research related to soil science in a 3-min rapid presentation format. Presentations should follow the University of Queensland guidelines and be submitted prior to the AGM event. During the event presenters will participate in a Q&A period. The top three places of the competition will receive cash prizes and be announced in our social media pages.

• Interested participants must register to the AGM and select “YES” to the Rapid Fire Thesis question. You will be contacted with further information about the competition. If you are not contacted within a week, email kerseyj@mail.ubc.ca.
• Deadline to submit 3-min bite-sized blurbs recording: March 2nd, 2023
• Recording format: MP4 is preferable, but we can accommodate whatever format is available to you

Hope to see you all there!

Jordy

 

Jordy Kersey, MSc (she/her)

PhD Candidate | Sustainable Agricultural Landscapes Lab

Faculty of Land and Food Systems

The University of British Columbia | Unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm Territory

President – Pacific Regional Society of Soil Scientists

 

Poster IWD

The Canadian Women Economists Committee (CWEC/CFÉC) have a number of events planned over the next few months and we hope you can join us.  All are welcome!

1. International Women’s Day Seminar: On March 8th at 2-3:30PM Eastern.  Dr. Soodeh Saberian will present “Iranian Women in the Year 2023:  The Struggle for Equal Rights.”

Women in Iran confront an array of legal and social barriers, restricting not only their lives but also their livelihoods, and contributing to starkly unequal economic outcomes. To help, we must first learn.  Join us to hear more about the discriminatory laws, policies, and practices facing Iranian women in their daily lives and how we can aid those working towards a more equitable society.  #EmbraceEquity.  

A poster is attached.  Please circulate and post in your department.

Registration required:   https://forms.gle/oZVmYpQAXYHHko5bA

 

2.  CWEC/CFÉC Brownbag Series.  Last Monday of each month, 1PM Eastern.  The workshop is to provide early career researchers with an opportunity to present work-in-progress and receive feedback.   On February 27th, the presenters will be:

•      Fabiana Rosado (UNB):  Brain waste? National and Regional Analysis of educated immigrants in Canada
•       TBD

Registration required for the series (only need to register once): https://forms.gle/QxneoyxzHmiKUGXi8

 

3. Cross-country Conversations.  Just looking for an informal place to reconnect with (or meet) economists across the country?  Join us on the first Wednesday of the month at 7PM EST for a chat. We have a topic chosen just to get things rolling.   This is held on Wonderme, no registration required.

No registration needed, just click on the link below at the time/date.

https://app.wonder.me/space/4622910a-054b-490b-b174-34d82a43ca86

March 1 :  Women in Econ Chat – just drop in and say hi, no specific agenda.

April 5: Teaching Economics Post-Pandemic – frustrations and fun things.

May 3:  Mid-Career and working towards the next promotion.

4. Nominations for the CWEC/CFÉC Early Career Research Award and the Sylvia Ostry Service Award close on March 15.  Details can be found on our website: https://www.economics.ca/cpages/cwec-awards

Please consider nominating a deserving woman for either award.

5. MENTORING at the CEAs:  Mentoring will be aimed at early career economists (all are welcome!).  We are planning an early morning session that is topic based.  Come and speak with a senior economist about issues such as “Getting Published”, “Managing Service”, “Balancing”, “The importance of presentations.” etc.

Please watch the CEA Conference website for more information/registration for the mentoring event.  Space is limited.

6. CWEC LUNCHEON at the CEAs.  We are pleased to have Nicole Fortin (UBC) speaking at our annual lecture at the CEA meetings in Winnipeg.  Prof. Fortin will discuss Gender Differences in Career Progress among Ph.D.s in Economics.

We hope to see you soon!

Thank you.

CWEC/CFÉC

 

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Janice Compton

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