Seminar & Lectures

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE SPRING INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR SERIES

The International Committee of the U of S College of Agriculture has organized a spring seminar series that highlights some of the international activities at the College. The seminars offer an opportunity to hear about ongoing activities and discuss opportunities for future activities in international agricultural education, research, development and trade. Two speakers will make presentations at each seminar, followed by a question and discussion period. All seminars will be held in Agriculture 2E25 from 3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Watch for e-mail notices and college bulletin boards for further details. The seminars are:

• International Development - Wed., May 9, Dr. Dave Christensen, Dept of Animal Science and Dr. Red Williams, Prof. Emeritus, Dept. of Animal Science.
• International Education - Wed., May 16, Dr. Asit Sarkar, Director, U of S International, and Bill Brown, Dept. of Agricultural Economics.
• International Research - Wed., May 30, Dr. Louise Nelson, AFIF Chair in Agricultural Biotechnology, and second speaker to be confirmed.

For info. contact: Dr. Jill E. Hobbs, Dept of Agricultural Economics — Ph: 966 2445, Andre Hucq, Centre for Studies in Agriculture, Law & Environment — Ph: 966 4025, or Paul Stevens, Dept. of Animal Science — Ph: 966 4279.

VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY SEMINAR SERIES

Fri., May 4, at 12:30 p.m. in Rm. 2105 (WCVM), Sharmila Manoj, graduate student in the Dept. of Veterinary Microbiology, will present a seminar entitled "Construction of a Divalent DNA Vaccine Against Bovine Herpes Virus-1".

BROKERAGE INFORMATION SEMINAR

May 30, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. in Place Riel Theatre, a Brokerage Information Seminar will be held for university personnel who import goods and/or services. It will be conducted by Rob Sutherland and Geoff McFarlane, from Livingston International Inc.

Topics will include:

• Problems in cross-border supply chain management
• Why isn’t the border disappearing?
• Strategic vendor management
• Strategic product movement
• Shipments from "Hell"
• Share real-life strategies of firms that have reduced product costs, increased their competitive position, decreased internal management costs, and enhanced compliance with government agencies.

Departments are encouraged to send at least one participant in order to obtain important brokerage information. Lunch & coffee breaks will be provided. Register by phone: 966-6704 or fax to 966-8342.

‘ORGANIZING FOR EQUITY’ PUBLIC LECTURE

Prof. Linda Briskin

Fri., May 11 from 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. in Commerce Rm. 12, the U of S Faculty Association’s Committee on Women’s Issues cordially invites you to attend a public lecture by Linda Briskin, Assoc. Prof., York University, on "Organizing for Equity". Prof. Briskin is both a scholar of unions and a union activist. These roles came together during an eight-week strike between York University and its Faculty Association (YUFA) in 1997. Mid-way through that strike, equity became the bargaining priority of YUFA, and Prof. Briskin was a key participant in raising, bargaining for and following up on equity issues at York. Her focus in this talk will be on the community "organizing" aspects of equity rather than on the technical detail of implementing it. Coffee and muffins will be served.