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Upcoming Workshops
Wednesday
August 10 |
Xiaopeng Yin (University of
International Business & Economics)
"Choosing Global Markets"
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Room 4161 SSC |
Ontario Research
Fund (ORF)
- a light lunch will
be
provided |
News and Announcements
Promotion and Tenure Review - Notice of Solicitation
The Promotion and Tenure Committee will conduct a review of
promotion to rank of Professor for
Professor
Lance Lochner and a review of promotion to rank of Associate
Professor and Granting of Tenure for
Professor
Maria Goltsman. Anyone wishing to make a written submission can
do so until the Promotion and Tenure files close on
Friday, September 16, 2011.
Copies of the vitae and publications for Professor Lochner and
Professor Goltsman are available in the Main Office to all faculty
members and may be borrowed from Sharon Phillips or Debra
Merrifield.
Teaching Support Centre - New Faculty Orientation
New Faculty
Orientation: Teaching at Western is a day of orientation
activities for new faculty members (full-time, part-time, and
sessional) offered by the Teaching Support Centre on Tuesday, August
16, 2011, 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m., Room 258, the D.B. Weldon Library.
RCEA International Workshop - Preliminary Call for Papers
The Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis (RCEA) will hold an
international workshop on The
Economics and Management of Leisure, Travel and Tourism in Rimini,
Italy on November 28-29, 2011. The deadline for submission of one-page
abstracts is August 20, 2011.
Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) - Call
for Papers and Participation
Organized by the Economics Research Unit of the Athens Institute
for Education and Research (ATINER), the
7th Annual International
Symposium on Economic Theory, Policy and Applications will be held
July 23-26, 2012 in Athens, Greece. The deadline for submission of
abstracts is January 9, 2012.
Research Notices
Tricouncil Workshops
Memo for
dates and times for NSERC, CIHR and SSHRC grant writing workshops.
Changes to ROLA will also be discussed. Space is limited so please
RSVP Erin Huner by
Friday, August 12, 4:30 pm.
Details of the application process for each funding agency's Fall
grant competition (includes dates for internal reviews, ROLA and final
institutional submission deadlines):
SSHRC Insight Grant Program (formerly SSHRC Standard
Research Grant Program)
SSHRC Insight Grants (will also be discussed in detail at SSHRC
workshop) - application now available
Important Dates
Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR)
Evidence-Informed
Healthcare Renewal (EIHR) Initiative
The EIHR initiative focuses on three priority areas: financing and
funding models; health system sustainability; and governance and
accountability. Health services and health policy research would
greatly benefit from contributions from economics, political science,
sociology, philosophy, law, and other relevant fields.
*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.
**Research On-line Administration (ROLA
II) must be filled out by all grant
applicants to obtain institutional approvals for their grant
applications. Please see Karin if you need assistance.
Funding
Announcements
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