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Call for Students - Learning Chronic Disease through the Arts

Do you have an interest in showcasing your artwork? Are you interested in learning about the health care field? If you are also interested in a free lunch, please keep reading!

Murtaza Amirali, a medical student with the University of Calgary and his colleague, Elizabeth Isenor, are working on an exciting project entitled ’Learning Chronic Disease through the Arts’

The aim of their project is to promote expression of students’ talents in art while also broadening their awareness of health care careers. Students will be paired with a medical student, who will facilitate a medical and social interview with a patient with a chronic disease (target date of February 18, 2012). The student will then create a piece of artwork (i.e. writing, painting, play) that reflects what he or she learned about the chronic disease and its impact on the patient. The project will culminate in an exhibit of the artwork bringing together participating students, patients, and mentors (target date of March).

For further information please contact Wanda Diakow at 1-403-664-9533.

Call for Proposals - Southern Alberta Small Centre Local Immigration Partnerships

This Call for Proposals (CFP) is issued by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) in partnership with the Alberta Ministry of Human Services (AHS) to strengthen the role of local communities in serving and integrating immigrants through Local Immigration Partnerships. This is a collaboration between AHS and CIC; CIC is the sole funder for any agreements initiated under this CFP.

Local Immigration Partnerships (LIPs) are the mechanism through which CIC supports the development of local partnerships and community-based planning around the needs of newcomers. LIPs seeks to engage various stakeholders including employers, school boards, boards of trade, levels of government, professional associations, research bodies, ethno-cultural organizations, faith-based organizations and the community and social services sectors.

Deadline: March 9, 2012

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2012 CIDA International Youth Internship Program

Rooftops Canada is recruiting for the 2012 CIDA International Youth Internship Program. This is an excellent opportunity for new and recent graduates that are interested in working overseas. Rooftops Canada, is recruiting 16 interns to work with partner organizations in Bolivia, Chile, South Africa, Cameroon, Kenya and Tanzania. This six-month internship program is part of the Government of Canada’s Youth Employment Strategy, facilitated by the Canadian International Development Agency’s Youth Action Division. To be eligible, candidates must have graduated from college or university, be Canadian citizens or permanent residents, and be between the ages of 19 and 30. They need candidates with backgrounds in architecture, engineering, urban agriculture and food security, business and finance, economic development, community development, international development, adult education, women’s studies, and/or cooperatives. One position in Cameroon will require fluency in French. Two positions in South America will require fluency in Spanish. Each intern receives a stipend to cover travel and living expenses for the six-month overseas placement. Interns will depart in April or May 2012.
 
For further information, please visit the Intern Program page of the Rooftops Canada website.

Deadline to apply: February 29, 2012

Call for Papers and Posters: Rural Research Workshop “Policy and Research in Community Investment”

Continuing the theme of relating policy to research, and vice versa, the second national Rural Research Workshop (RRW) “Policy and Research in Community Investment” will focus on the complex relationships between policy and research as they relate to the practice of rural community investment.

This workshop will critically explore the three-way interrelationships between policy, research and development practice. How do they relate to each other? What lessons have we learned from these experiences? How can we improve the connectivity between these three? How can a positive interrelationship be crafted to enhance the creativity and effectiveness of rural community investment?

Poster proposals must include a research purpose and objectives, methodology or approach (if applicable), a summary of the research results and suggested policy contributions. Up to 12 posters can be accommodated and posters may be in English or French. For display purposes, posters must not exceed these dimensions:

Width = 2 ½ feet / 30 inches / 76 cm        Height = 4 feet / 48 inches / 122 cm

Paper and poster proposals should indicate the name of each author, the e-mail and telephone number of the contact author, the language of the presentation and poster (English or French), paper or poster title, and an abstract of no more than 200 words. As a Workshop outcome, authors may be invited to submit full papers to be considered for inclusion in a journal special edition.

Proposal submission deadline: February 17, 2012

More information is available here.

Call for Applications: National Training Program in Children’s Environmental Health

- Are you a Canadian researcher, community advocate or policy thinker invested in improving children’s environmental health in urban settings?
- Does your work include a focus on the wellbeing of lower-income or marginalized children and youth living in urban areas?
- Are you interested in becoming part of a national network of knowledge leaders who support a greater focus on health equity in children’s environmental health?

The Centre for Environmental Health Equity, in collaboration with the Canadian Partnership for Childrens Health and the Environment and the Canadian Environmental Law Association, is calling for applications to its one-week national collaborative training program in children’s environmental health.  Community-Campus Partnerships for Health is participating on the program’s advisory team.  The deadline to apply is March 30, 2012.

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Call for Proposals on Youth Homelessness

There is a Call for Proposals (CFP) on youth homelessness under the Homelessness Knowledge Development (HKD) funding stream of the Homelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS). Youth was one of the key focus areas identified in the responses to the Questionnaire issued last May by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada. The total amount of available funding is $500,000 with a maximum of $80,000 for each funded project. The deadline for applications is February 29, 2012.

The HPS seeks to fund research on evidence-based promising practices in order to provide communities with the tools that they need to prevent and reduce youth homelessness. These practices should account for the diversity of the homeless youth population so that communities can tailor programs to their local needs. Applicants must define how communities are active partners with the projects and demonstrate that their research is relevant to the community.  For more information, please visit the HKD website or contact HKD by email.

Call for Proposals: 2012 AUCEA International Conference

The AUCEA Conference Program Committee invites potential presenters to submit a proposal to the 2012 AUCEA International Conference. Potential presenters are asked to clearly indicate their chosen conference theme and presentation format. All proposals are to be made online via the secured portal at http://www.auceaconference.org.au by close of business Tuesday 31 January 2012. This website will allow you to manage your proposal, make changes as required and facilitate your conference registration.

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Opportunity Notice: Research Consultant

Bow Valley College is leading an initiative that is focused on the work of Alberta’s Comprehensive Community Institutions (CCIs) and the challenges they face in regards to rural education needs assessments. The project will determine what would be required to develop a needs assessment tool and process, strongly supported by technology that can be used province-wide by multiple organizations to determine learning needs of individuals, business and communities, thereby providing a tool that solves some of the challenges facing the CCIs. It will be made available to the entire post-secondary system in Alberta. To meet the provincial mandate to address learner needs across this aims to define and close learner gaps. Partners include NorQuest College, Lethbridge College, Red Deer College, and Olds College.

Additional related contract work arising from this Project Invitation may be awarded to the successful Vendor without a further competitive process. Any subsequent award of a related contract is subject to work requirements, funding availability, suitability of the Vendor when the subsequent related contract is being considered, and AET’s prior approval.

As a result of our partnership, the College is seeking a Research Consultant that will be in charge of the Project.

Response Contact:
Frank Lee
Senior Buyer
403.410.1468

More information is available here.