The University of Western Ontario
The Economics Newsletter
  October 12, 2012 Editor: Sharon Phillips  

Upcoming Workshops

Wednesday
October 17
Jim MacGee (Western)
"The Euro: Structural Reform or Exit?"
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Room 4161 SSC
PERG
Luncheon Seminar
Wednesday
October 17
Yuanyuan Wan (University of Toronto)
"An Integration-Based Approach to Moment Inequality Models"
3:30 p.m., Room 4161 SSC
Applied Economics/
Econometrics


News and Announcements

Voicemail Upgrade

ITS will be upgrading the voicemail system from 6:00 pm Friday, October 12th until 11:00 pm Sunday, October 14th. During the upgrade you will not have access to voicemail. After the upgrade access to the voicemail system remains the same. New and saved messages, passwords, personal greeting(s) and recorded name will not be affected. If you have any questions, please contact Sandi Patterson or the ITS Helpdesk, 519 661-3800 x 83800.

Faculty Mentor Program 2012-13 - Workshop

The Faculty Mentor Program will sponsor the workshop/information session, Research Support: Beyond the Three Councils, on Friday, October 26, 2012, 1:30-3:30 pm, in the Teaching Support Centre, Room 122, The D.B. Weldon Library. This program is intended for faculty. Registration is restricted to full and part-time faculty members.

Teaching Support Centre - Assessment Series

The Teaching Support Centre will offer a collection of workshops that address a range of student assessment issues for instructors. The first two sessions in the Assessment Series will take place on Wednesday, October 17, 2012, 9:30 am - 11:30 am and Wednesday, November 14, 2012, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm in the Teaching Support Centre, Room 121, The D.B. Weldon Library.

2012 Ontario Tax Conference - Program Information

The Canadian Tax Foundation's 2012 Ontario Tax Conference will be held October 29-30, 2012 at the Doubletree Hotel, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto. This is the definitive tax planning conference for advisers to owner-managed businesses.

Canada Council for the Arts - Call for Nominations

  • Molson Prizes 2013 - Two prizes in the amount of $50,000 each are awarded annually to two distinguished individuals, one in the arts and the other in social sciences and humanities. The nomination deadline is December 1, 2012.
  • John G. Diefenbaker Award 2013 - This award allows a Canadian university to invite a distinguished German scholar to come to Canada for a period of up to one year to work on a specific research project and to participate in research related activities. The nomination deadline is December 1, 2012.

Research Notices

*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.

**The 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