CFHSS/FDSH: Communique: November 2012

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In This Issue
Visit the Congress 2013 website for all the latest info
Read about the Federation's new look
Big Thinking caps off a successful year on Parliament Hill
The Federation presents at the Canadian Science Policy Conference
Graham Carr in the Globe and Mail and L'Actualité
Follow us on Twitter for the latest calls for proposals
World Social Science Forum issues a call for proposals
Happy holidays from the Federation
Visit the Congress 2013 website for all the latest info
If you're wondering what Congress is all about, check out this
mini-documentary produced by Memory Tree on behalf of Wilfrid Laurier
University and the University of Waterloo at Congress 2012!

Congress of the Humanities 2012

Be sure to visit the Congress 2013 website for regular updates about
the program, special events, travel, accommodations and local
attractions. Visit the website at congress2013.ca.

Early bird registration for Congress 2013 opens in January.


Read about the Federation's new look
Last month, we unveiled a new visual identity, including a new
website, logo and tagline - Ideas can... If you missed the
announcement, read about our transformation and about the process we
undertook to reimagine our identity here.


Big Thinking caps off a successful year on Parliament Hill
Next Thursday, November 29, Dilip Soman from the University of
Toronto's Rotman School of Management will present the last Big
Thinking lecture of 2012 on the topic of financial literacy and
behavioral economics. Read more about the lecture here. Registration
is open until November 26.

In October, Timothy Caulfield, Canada Research Chair in Health Law and
Policy, spoke on "Stem cells and medical tourism: The challenge for
health and science policy" to a full room. Check out a video of his
lecture below:

Timothy Caulfield on Stem cells and medical tourism: The challenge for
health and science policy
Timothy Caulfield on Stem cells and medical tourism: The challenge for
health and science policy


The Federation presents at the Canadian Science Policy Conference
The Federation, in partnership with the Canada Foundation for
Innovation, organized a panel at this year's CSPC, held earlier in
November in Calgary, titled "Building sustainable health care:
Policies, perceptions and an aging population." Panelists Antonia
Maioni, the Federation's president-elect, Janice Keefe, Canada
Research Chair in Aging and Caregiving, and doctor and consultant
Michael Rachlis were interviewed by a number of media channels,
including Radio-Canada's Le café show and the Calgary Herald.


Graham Carr in the Globe and Mail and L'actualité
Federation president Graham Carr published an op-ed last month in the
Globe and Mail on the importance of preparing graduate students for
careers outside of academia. He was also quoted in an article by
Isabelle Grégoire in L'actualité on the employment prospects of
students in the social sciences, arts and humanities.


Follow us on Twitter for the latest calls for proposals
As we near Congress, our member associations are all issuing calls for
proposals. Whenever possible, we retweet CFPs on Twitter at
@ideas_idees, and share them on Facebook. If you would like us to
highlight your association's CFP on our social media channels, email
us at media@ideas-idees.ca.


World Social Science Forum issues a call for proposals
The 2013 World Social Science Forum, which will be held on 13-15
October in Montreal, has issued a call for panel proposals. You can
submit your proposals until January 15.


Happy holidays from the Federation
This will be our last newsletter of the year. We wish all our
subscribers happy holidays! We will be back in January with another
newsletter, more Big Thinking lectures on the Hill and updates about
Congress 2013.