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Biodiversity Research Centre Post-Doc Position
Category(-ies): Opportunities
The Biodiversity Research Centre has sent the following email regarding a biodiversity research postdoctoral fellowship position available at the University of British Columbia, starting in September 2005.
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Posted by Eric La Fountaine at 1:28 PM on December 12, 2004
Conservation and Land Management Internships
Category(-ies): Opportunities
The Chicago Botanic Garden is seeking college graduates to fill 20 five-month paid internships to assist professional staff at Bureau of Land Management (BLM) state and field offices or National Parks in the US with work in conservation and land management. Deadline for application is February 15, 2005. For more information and application instructions see the online announcement. (PDF)
Posted by Eric La Fountaine at 10:16 AM on December 10, 2004
CPR Christmas Dinner
Category(-ies): Centre for Plant Research News
For all of us who are tired of talking turkey and would rather eat it, it's time to come celebrate the holidays at the CPR HOLIDAY DINNER. This year's dinner will be held on Friday, December 10th in our lounge.
Beverages and snacks will be available starting at 5pm and dinner will be served at around 6pm. The menu will consist of turkey, a vegetarian option, delicious seasonal side dishes and delectable desserts.
To help in the planning and preparation of the dinner, tickets are now available in McML 318 (5$ for adults and 0$ for children) . Turkeys and beverages (including wine and EtOH-free drinks), will be provided by the PSGSS.
All you need to bring is yourself, family, friends and good cheer.
If you have any questions please contact me. Hope to see everyone at the dinner!
Alain Boucher
p.s. Remember, this is not a Potluck! However, if you love cooking and would like to help out, please see Faride or myself and we will be happy to delegate the preparation of one of the menu items to you.
Posted by Dorothy Cheung at 3:28 PM on December 3, 2004
Botany Christmas Party Invite for CPR
Category(-ies): Centre for Plant Research News
Greetings my fellow Botanists and Plant Scientists! Its that time of year
again, and we have to celebrate a year of discovery, birth, cooperation,
afternoon coffee, and hard work. How does one celebrate? FOOD + DRINK +
SINGING + DANCING + DOORPRIZES + GAMES + MAGIC = PARTY!
Your BGSA is hosting this year's Christmas party on Saturday December 11, at Thea's Lounge in the Graduate Student Building. Like last year, it will be a pot luck supper (starting at 6:00 pm) so that everyone can share their favorite foods with everyone else. Children will be very welcome to
celebrate with us until about 9:30 when the party will move to The Wolf and
the Hound where an Irish Band will play and copuis rounds of BGSA bought
bzzr will be gifted to us. Here's a list of other details:
- Saturday December 11th, Thea's Lounge, GSS Building: Doors open at 5 pm,
Supper at 6 pm
- Bring a food item, either entre, appetizer, dessert, or drink
(non-alcoholic). A few BGSA turkeys and hams will be prepared so don't worry
about those unless you're asked.
- Semi-formal dress requested (ie: no shirt, no shoes, no service)
- Tickets are $2 ($1 for kids) and can be bought from the Botany office,
from David Johnston: Douglas Lab, room 1220, or Hardeep Rai: McMillan Bldg,
Room 214
- Anyone with kids should sign them up from ticket seller so we can buy them
gifts
- Aforementioned gifts will be hand delivered by the real Santa Claus! Door
prizes for adults!
- International caroling: no skills required, just try think of cool XMas
songs in any language and email me back so that we can get music and lyrics
for everybody
- "After" party to be held at 9:30 pm at the Wolf and Hound on Alma Street
(on 99 Bus route).
You'll notice colourful posters of fat hippos reminding y'all to buy your
tickets (which have this info on them too), so buy your tickets! Tickets are available from Hardeep Rai, McMl 214.
It's still too early to say this, but Happy Holidays anyway! ;-)
David Johnston Monje
Posted by Dorothy Cheung at 2:44 PM on December 3, 2004
Vancouver Institute Lecture
Category(-ies): Seminars/Workshops
Mr. David Tarrant, UBC Botanical Garden, will give a presentation entitled Chasing Spring Around the World on Saturday December 4, 2004. The seminar will be held in Woodward IRC, Lecture Hall 2, 8:15 pm.
Join Canadian gardening legend David Tarrant as he chases the season of rebirth around the world.
Posted by Dorothy Cheung at 2:23 PM on December 3, 2004
Evolution, Ecology, and Biodiversity Seminar
Category(-ies): Seminars/Workshops
Cort Griswold will give a presentation entitled Theoretical models of the genetics of adaptation on Wednesday December 8, 2004. The seminar will be held in FNSC Rm. 60, 4:00 pm.
Posted by Dorothy Cheung at 12:18 PM on December 3, 2004
