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Opportunity to Work With and Represent CSIH
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You are interested in policy work, have a particular
interest for health and development in the Americas, and
dispose of some free time: here is a unique opportunity
to get involved in CSIH.
The Canadian Society for International Health is looking
for a member to act as its Policy Advisor for the
Americas. The position entails representing CSIH on
the Americas Policy Group (APG), one of the Canadian
Council for International Cooperation's Regional Policy
Working Group.
THE AMERICAS POLICY GROUP: The APG brings together
NGOs, churches, unions, universities and solidarity
groups from across Canada that have a specific interest
in development issues and social justice in Latin
America and the Caribbean. Its purpose is to improve
the impact of participating groups through collaborative
reflection and analysis, including input from southern
partners, and through the coordination of policy
development and strategies for joint action and
advocacy. The APG meets as a whole three to four times
per year in Ottawa, and has various Sub-Groups, such as:
the Guatemala Group, the Andean Group, the Mexico Group,
the Children's Rights' Group, and the Mining Group.
CSIH AND APG: The Society's participation in APG
(previously the Inter-Agency Working Group on Latin
America - IAWGLA) dates back from 1993 and allows CSIH
to: support the goals and objectives of the APG; gather
information about key development issues in the
Americas; share information about health development and
programming in the Americas, particularly as it relates
to the work of the Pan American Organization (PAHO),
CIDA, IDRC and Health Canada; promote the integration of
health as an important issue in the APG's discussions
and strategies for policy development, dialogue and
advocacy with Government; explore opportunities for
enhancing the capacity of APG members to develop health
projects and/or integrate a health component to their
projects; facilitate the development of linkages between
Canadian and Latin American/Caribbean NGOs involved in
health development.
REQUIREMENTS: Be a Society member; Availability to
attend the APGs' meetings and to participate as
appropriate in the Group's activities; Willingness to
write-up a short report with recommendations after each
APG meeting; General knowledge of health and human
development issues in the Americas; Skills, experience
and interest in policy development and advocacy;
Familiarity with the Canadian NGO community and donor
agencies; Willingness to provide advice and support to
CSIH as it relates to its work in the Americas.
Interested members are to contact Marc Hyndman, Senior
Program Manager, by phone (613-241-5785 ext. 304) or
email ([log in to unmask]).
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New Funding Program Launched at the Social Sciences and
Humanities Research Council
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The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
wishes to inform of the launching of a new funding
program: the Research Development Initiatives (RDI).
Please note that the International Summer Institutes
program has been absorbed into this new program, and
that applications for Summer institutes activities may
be submitted under the new RDI program. Consult the
SSHRC web site for information concerning the new
program. http://www.sshrc.ca/english/resopp/index.html
SSHRC Tel: (613)992-5129; Fax: (613)947-0223
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Le Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines annonce un
nouveau programme
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Le Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines aimerait
vous informer du lancement d'un nouveau programme. Il
s'agit du programme des Initiatives de developpement de
la recherche (IDR). Veuillez noter que le programme des
Sessions internationales d'ete est dorenavant incorpore
dans le nouveau programme. Vous trouverez les
renseignements concernant ce nouveau programme dans le
site Web du CRSH.
http://www.sshrc.ca/francais/resopp/idr.html
CRSH Tel: (613)992-5129; Fax: (613)947-0223
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The Canadian Network for the Advancement of Research,
Industry, and Education (CANARIE) and Industry Canada
Announce Telehealth Partnering Workshop
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CANARIE and Industry Canada invite you to attend the
latest in an exciting series of telehealth partnering
workshops, "Marketing Telehealth: Canadian and
International Opportunities", to be held in Toronto, on
Feb 19-20, 1998. This dynamic event will feature keynote
speakers and presenters both from Canada and abroad
who will share their knowledge and wealth of experience
in a workshop forum, including interactive breakout
sessions.
This is an invitational workshop with limited attendance
capacity. We encourage you to register before January
23, 1998 at the website:
http//strategis.ic.gc.ca/networks.
Your sponsorship for the event would be greatly
appreciated. If you are interested in a sponsorship
role, please contact Rafiq Khan at (613) 660-3998 or via
e-mail at [log in to unmask] You will find further
information on the above mentioned website or please
contact Marie-France Remy at (416) 973-9662 or Celeste
Burnie at (613) 660-3538 or via e-mail at
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