BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250812T040445EDT-5613tWNRPu@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250812T080445Z DESCRIPTION:Dear members of the Faculty of Science\, and of Departments in related Faculties\,\n\nI would like to invite you to the 12th annual Facul ty of Science Undergraduate Research Conference\, and ask you to please ex tend this invitation to students in your classrooms and labs.\n\nOn Thursd ay\, October 20\, 2016\, students from across the Faculty of Science will present their research projects in the Arts Building Lobby\, starting at 1 1:00am. A panel of distinguished 9I judges will adjudicate the project s. At 4:00 p.m. in adjoining Moyse Hall\, certificates and prizes will be awarded\, and distinguished alumnus Dr. Frederic Bertley (STEM education a nd outreach specialist\; Senior Vice President of Science\, The Franklin I nstitute\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania) will give the keynote address: “A Note to Our Future Scientists: Pay Attention to the Importance of Science in a Growing Clueless Society”. The day will culminate with a reception.\n \nMore details are at:\n\n/science/research/ours/urc/ 2016/\n\nI encourage you to come support our (and your) students\, and che ck out their fascinating research projects.\n\nPlease also encourage stude nts to come to the event. In particular\, the poster session is an excelle nt opportunity to discover what undergraduate research is about and find o ut how to get involved by talking with peers. The keynote address will be a call for science literacy\, science communication\, and science engageme nt. Please consider announcing the conference in class. A PDF slide is att ached to this message if you would like to make use of it. You can also do wnload both PDF and PPT versions via:\n\n/science/res earch/ours/urc/2016/#DOWNLOADS\n\nWith respects to research and graduate s tudies\, by attending you can discover potential graduate students amongst the undergraduate presenters\, and gain exposure to who is conducting wor k in particular research areas.\n\nI extend sincere thanks to the many ind ividuals in the Faculty of Science who do so much to ensure that our under graduate students benefit from the best research opportunities. Now is the time for all of us (staff\, students\, and academics) to celebrate this\, so please join us on Thursday\, October 20\, in the Arts Building.\n\nSin cerely\,\n\nR. Bruce Lennox\n\nDean of Science\n\nTomlinson Professor of C hemistry\n\n9I\n DTSTART:20161020T150000Z DTEND:20161020T150000Z LOCATION:Arts Building Lobby\, Arts Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 0G5 \, 853 rue Sherbrooke Ouest SUMMARY:12th annual Faculty of Science Undergraduate Research Conference URL:/mathstat/channels/event/12th-annual-faculty-scien ce-undergraduate-research-conference-263511 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR