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<p><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>MITACS 2009 Annual Conference
- Celebrating 10 Years of Making Research Count<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>May
31 - June 5, 2009</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br>
<strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Wu Conference Centre,
University of New Brunswick Fredericton, NB</span></strong></span></b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Join us in
Fredericton for the <a href="http://www.mitacs.ca/conferences/AC09/">2009
MITACS Annual Conference</a>, to be held at the University of New
Brunswick. The top academics in the mathematical sciences community will
come together to explore advances and share research results.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>This event
aims to bring together partner organizations in the academic, public, private
and not-for-profit sectors with university researchers to generate solutions.
This Annual Conference is your opportunity to participate with others in the
mathematical community by listening to top speakers, network with the
mathematical community, showcase your research by presenting a poster, and
socialize with your peers at a national level.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Plenary
Speakers <br>
</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The
five thematic areas of MITACS research will be featured :<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><a name=Condon></a><a
href="http://www.cs.ubc.ca/people/profile.jsp?id=condon" target="_blank"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Anne Condon</span></a><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>, University of
British Columbia - <a name="Biomedical_&_Health"></a><a
href="http://www.mitacs.ca/main.php?mid=10000015&pid=75" target="_blank">Biomedical
& Health</a> <a name=Glynn><br>
</a><a href="http://www.stanford.edu/dept/MSandE/people/faculty/glynn/"
target="_blank">Peter Glynn</a>, Stanford - <a
name="Communication,_Networks_&_Security"></a><a
href="http://www.mitacs.ca/main.php?mid=10000018&pid=78" target="_blank">Communication,
Networks & Security</a><a name=Jones><br>
</a><a href="http://www.math.unc.edu/Faculty/jones/" target="_blank">Chris
Jones</a>, University of North Carolina - <a
name="Environment_&_Natural_Resources"></a><a
href="http://www.mitacs.ca/main.php?mid=10000016&pid=76" target="_blank">Environment
& Natural Resources</a><a name=Domingos><br>
</a><a href="http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/pedrod/" target="_blank">Pedro
Domingos</a>, University of Washington <a name="Information_Processing"></a><a
href="http://www.mitacs.ca/main.php?mid=10000017&pid=77" target="_blank">Information
Processing</a> <a name=Salisbury><br>
</a><a href="http://www.math.yorku.ca/%7Esalt/" target="_blank">Tom Salisbury</a>,
York University, <a name="Risk_&_Finance"></a><a
href="http://www.mitacs.ca/main.php?mid=10000019&pid=79" target="_blank">Risk
& Finance</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
font-weight:normal'>Check back often for updates on speakers and sessions. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>New
this year: Grad Student Skill Enhancement Workshops!<br>
</span></strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>MITACS
is proud to showcase the enormously popular Skills Enhancement Program by
offering two workshops designed to complement your skill set and maximize your
conference experience. Your mathematical skills have gotten you this far,
it’s time to fine-tune your abilities to effectively communicate and make
the right connections, bringing your talents to the forefront of the academic
and industrial communities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
font-weight:normal'>*******************************************************************************************</span></strong><strong><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p><b><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Conférence
annuelle 2009 de MITACS – Célébrons 10 années de « La recherche, ça
compte! »<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p><strong><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Du
31 mai au 5 juin 2009</span></strong><b><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br>
<strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Centre de conférences
Wu, Université du Nouveau-Brunswick, Fredericton, N.-B.</span></strong></span></b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Soyez
des nôtres à Fredericton à l’occasion de la <a
href="http://www.mitacs.ca/conferences/AC09/FR">conférence annuelle 2009 de
MITACS</a> qui se tiendra à l’Université du Nouveau-Brunswick. Les
plus brillants universitaires en sciences mathématiques s’y réuniront
afin d’explorer les dernières avancées et de partager les résultats de
leurs recherches.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Cet
évènement vise à rassembler les représentants des organismes partenaires des
secteurs universitaire, public, privé et à but non lucratif et les chercheurs
universitaires en vue de produire des solutions. Cette édition de la conférence
annuelle vous permettra de participer à la vie de la communauté mathématique en
venant écouter des conférenciers de première classe, faire du réseautage,
mettre l’accent sur votre recherche en présentant une affiche et vous
entretenir avec plusieurs de vos homologues et ce, à l’échelle nationale.</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Conférenciers
pléniers <br>
</span></b><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Les
cinq thèmes de recherche de MITACS seront examinés – </span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.cs.ubc.ca/people/profile.jsp?id=condon" target="_blank">Anne
Condon</a>, University of British Columbia <a
href="http://www.mitacs.ca/main.php?mid=10000015&pid=75&lang=fr">Secteur
Biomédecal et Santé</a> <br>
<a href="http://www.stanford.edu/dept/MSandE/people/faculty/glynn/"
target="_blank">Peter Glynn</a>, Stanford - <a
href="http://www.mitacs.ca/main.php?mid=10000018&pid=78&lang=fr">Réseaux
de Communication et </a>Sécurité <br>
<a href="http://www.math.unc.edu/Faculty/jones/" target="_blank">Chris Jones</a>,
University of North Carolina - <a
href="http://www.mitacs.ca/main.php?mid=10000016&pid=76&lang=fr">E</a><a
href="http://www.mitacs.ca/main.php?mid=10000016&pid=76&lang=fr">nvironnement
et ressources naturelles </a><br>
<a href="http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/pedrod/" target="_blank">Pedro
Domingos</a>, University of Washington - <a
href="http://www.mitacs.ca/main.php?mid=10000016&pid=76&lang=fr"
target="_blank">Traitement de l’information</a> <br>
<a href="http://www.math.yorku.ca/%7Esalt/" target="_blank">Tom Salisbury</a>,
York University <a
href="http://www.mitacs.ca/main.php?mid=10000019&pid=79&lang=fr"
target="_blank">Risque et finance</a>. </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Vérifiez
fréquemment cette page afin d’y prendre connaissance des mises à jour sur
les conférenciers et les séances scientifiques. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Une
nouveauté cette année : Ateliers de perfectionnement des compétences pour
étudiants des cycles supérieurs!<br>
</span></strong><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>MITACS
est fier d’offrir l’immensément populaire Programme de
perfectionnement des compétences en présentant deux ateliers conçus pour
compléter le jeu de compétences des étudiants et maximaliser leur participation
à la conférence. Ce sont vos connaissances mathématiques qui vous
ont permis de parvenir là où vous êtes actuellement et il est temps de
peaufiner vos aptitudes à la communication efficace, à l’établissement de
contacts porteurs d’avenir et à la présentation de vos talents aux
milieux universitaires et industriels.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Kind
regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Jo-Anne
Rockwood</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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