	Canadian Science Writers' Association
	Association canadienne des rédacteurs scientifiques
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Coming Events

CSWA annual conference June 5-8 in Ottawa

Our 2010 conference - often referred to as "the funnest science conference in Canada" will take place at the Canadian Museum of Science and Technology, June 5-8 in Ottawa.

The theme, "At A Crossroads: Science Communication In The Digital Age", will bring together scientists, journalists, digital marketing gurus, social media experts, and a slew of out-of-the box panelists from diciplines on the edge of science promotion.

For more information or to pre-register, e-mail Kristina at: office@sciencewriters.ca

Halifax Café Scientifique is organized by the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)

For the public:
Blood Sugar Testing: Everybody’s Doing It…Should They?• View poster
• Voir l’afficheIf you have type 2 diabetes, you are probably testing your blood sugar every day or several times a week. Does all this self-testing really improve your health? Not for most patients with type 2 diabetes, according to the latest research. The evidence shows that if you don’t use insulin, you can self-test less often without negatively impacting your health.
But what does this mean for you? How often should you test? What else can you do to manage your diabetes?
Join us for a lively discussion about the difficult but real issues surrounding self-monitoring of blood sugar.
Guest experts:
• Dr. Michael Evans, Family Physician and Director, Patient Self-Management and Knowledge Support, University of Toronto
• Dr. Michael Vallis (Clinical Psychologist, Capital District Health Authority Diabetes Centre)
• Dr. Dale Clayton (Endocrinologist, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre Medical Director, Capital District Health Authority Diabetes Centre Associate Professor, Dalhousie University)
Moderator:
• Bernard Gauthier (Chief Executive Officer, Vision Research Inc.)Thursday February 18, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
Pier 21, Canada’s Immigration Museum
Free admission and light refreshments provided
Registration is on a first-come first-serve basis
To RSVP visit www.cadth.ca/cafe

Montreal

The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) invite you to a CAFÉ SCIENTIFIQUE: Beat Ovarian Cancer! Let knowledge be your weapon
What? 380 new cases are diagnosed every year in Montreal. The good news: early detection offers a 90 per cent survival rate…Come learn about ovarian cancer during an informal discussion in a convivial atmosphere. Our experts come out of their clinics and laboratories to share with you the causes of this silent killer, the different stages of the disease and the usefulness of early detection.
You are free to ask any questions to each member of our panel on this evening. Gerri Barrer, former health reporter for CBC, through her expertise, will guide the discussion in order to provide answers to the public and raise important points of the topic.
Too many women continue to die from ovarian cancer due to a simple lack of awareness.
Information is our weapon, spread it!
Our panelists, actively involved in the research and treatment of Ovarian Cancer, are:Dr. Lucy Gilbert, Chief of Gynecologic Oncology, MUHC and Associate Professor of Medicine, McGill UniversityDr. Lorraine Portelance, Radiation Oncologist, MUHCDr. William Foulkes, Professor, Departments of Human Genetics, Oncology and Medicine, and Director, Program in Cancer Genetics, McGill UniversityGerri Barrer, Health Specialist Journalist will moderate the debate.FREE ADMISSION - BILINGUAL EVENT – SNACKS SERVEDThursday, February 18, 2010, at 6 p.m.Café des beaux-arts, 1384 Sherbrooke West (Metro Guy Concordia)Find the Café Scientifique on our MUHC website and on the MUHC FaceBook page

Find all our Café(s) Scientifique(s) on the MUHC website

For more information, please contact Julie Robert at julie.robert@muhc.mcgill.ca

Ontario Science Centre's Cafe Scientifique presents: Did I really do that? The Science of Free Will (view the poster)What does it mean to have free will? To be self aware? Are these really traits which can only be attributed to humans or are other species capable of self awareness and true free will? If you've ever wondered about the latest brain research on why we do what we do - this is the cafe scientifique for you!
Experts:

Jonathan Downar MD PhD - Dept of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Research Scientist, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Steve Joordens PhD - Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Toronto Scarborough
Robert Gerlai PhD- Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Toronto Mississauga

Saturday, February 20th, 2010
4pm - 6pm
Free.
The Rivoli, 334 Queen St. W.The Ontario Science Centre and the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital present: Stem Cell Cures: Are we there yet? (view the poster)Experts:

Dr. Janet Rossant - Principal Investigator, Developmental & Stem Cell Biology, Chief of Research, The Hospital for Sick Children
Ubaka Ogbogu - Doctoral Candidate, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto
Dr.Ian Rogers - Associate Scientist, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute

This cafe is a collaborative effort involving: Stem Cell Network, Training Program in Regenerative Medicine, the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital, and the Ontario Science Centre, with generous support from Canadian Institutes of Health Research.Thursday, March 4 2010, 6 - 8pm
Duke of York Original Pub (39 Prince Arthur Ave. Toronto)

Calgary Science Cafe presents:Arctic Ice: How climate change is affecting the Canadian north

(view the poster)
Speakers:

Shawn Marshall - Canada Research Chair in Climate Change,University of Calgary
John Yackel -Associate Professor of Geography,University of Calgary

Moderator:

Dr. Rod Smith -Research Scientist, Natural Resources Canada

Tuesday, Feb. 23rd, 6:30-8:30pm
Ironwood Stage and Grill
**new address** 1229 – 9th Ave SE

Society for Environmental Journalists Award - Deadline April 1

The Society for Environmental Journalism Awards for Reporting on the Environment entry instructions are now available. Entrants for all categories will fill out an electronic form. Entry deadline is April 1, 2010.

Print category entrants may supply links to web pages or upload low-resolution (4MB maximum) PDF files or HTML pages or send five copies of their entries to SEJ.

Broadcast category entrants may supply links to web pages or send five copies of their entries to SEJ.

Rachel Carson Environment Book Award entrants must send five copies of their entries to SEJ.

This is the first year for electronic entries. If you have questions, please contact Chris Rigel at crigel@sej.org or (215) 285-7417.

SEJ awards honor outstanding environmental coverage in ten categories, each with a $1,000 prize, plus a student category with a prize of $250 plus up to $750 travel assistance for SEJ's 20th Annual Conference in Missoula, Montana, Oct. 13-17.

For more information:

http://www.sej.org/initiatives/awards-fellowships/sej-annual-awards-reporting-environment

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