Upcoming Workshops
There are no workshops scheduled for next week.
News and Announcements
Family Day Holiday
The Department of Economics will be closed for Family
Day on Monday, February 15,
2010.
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Please note: There will be information circulated in a separate
e-mail early next week – please watch for this e-mail and be
sure and respond. The future of computing program resources and
services is being reviewed.
Professional Expense Reimbursement (PER) - Reminder
The filing deadline for reinbursement of expenses against your
Professional Expense Reimbursement is March 31,
2010. Login
here to verify your individual allocation of flexible credits to
your PER and to confirm the total amount available to you.
Reimbursement application form and additional information:
There is no carryforward beyond 2009; however, receipts for the
2009 allocation may be dated up to March 31, 2010. In 2010, new
PER entitlements will be negotiated. Please forward your application
plus original receipts to Karin for review and prior to Chair's
signature. If you have any questions please see Karin.
Sustainability in Developing Countries - Interdisciplinary
Luncheon
An interdisciplinary luncheon for
faculty and graduate students will take place on Friday,
March 5th, 12:00-2:00 pm, in the McKellar Room, UCC. Researchers
from the faculties of social science, business, health science and
medicine are expected to attend. Top UWO experts Ted Hewitt, Danièle
Bélanger, David Cechetto, Terry Sicular, and
Srinivas Sridharan, will explore
Sustainability in Developing Countries. A buffet-style lunch
will be served at the Wave immediately after the presentations and Q
& A session. There is limited space available so please
RSVP by February 26, 2010.
3rd Annual Western Green Awards
Physical Plant & Capital Planning Services seeks nominations for the
Western Green Awards.
The purpose of the award is to help raise awareness of
sustainability at The University of Western Ontario through the
acknowledgement of Western community members who have made positive
contributions.
The deadline for nominations is February 26, 2010.
Canada-Korea G20 Seminar - Invitation
A special
Canada-Korea G20 Seminar, organized at the request of the
governments of Canada and Korea, to consider policy ideas for the
G20 to be co-hosted by Canada and Korea in June,
will be held March 17, 2010, 8th floor Boardroom, International
Development Research Centre (IDRC), 150 Kent Street, Ottawa, ON.
The seminar will bring together a small, select group of
former government representatives and policy practitioners, private
sector representatives, policy-oriented academics, and other leading
experts on the main issues for the G20 Summit.
A similar seminar is planned for the fall in Seoul, Korea, in
advance of the G20 summit in November. Please confirm your
attendance to this
event.
25th Congress of the European Economic Association - Call for
Papers
The 25th Annual
Congress of the European Economic Association (EEA) will be held
in Glasgow, Scotland, August 23-26, 2010. Economists and professionals
working in related fields are invited to submit theoretical and
applied papers in all areas of economics for presentation at the
Congress. The deadline for submissions is
February 15, 2010.
Summer Accommodation Program for Visiting International Faculty
- Summer 2010
The
Office of the VP (Research & International Relations) has secured a
block of 8 rooms in the Elgin Hall B&B for the period May 8 to August 28,
2010 for visiting international faculty. The cost of these rooms will be
covered completely by the Office of the VP. Please contact
Melissa Franco as soon as possible to reserve a room or rooms for visiting faculty this summer.
Please be sure to include all of the pertinent details for your request.
*Please submit a hard copy of all research grant applications,
internal and external, to
Karin for
review and subsequent Chair signature prior to electronically
submitting your applications.
