2010 CREATE Research Symposium

Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1-3 November, 2010

Our first CREATE Annual Research Symposium was held at the Westin Nova Scotian in Halifax, Nova Scotia, from 1-3 November 2010, concurrent with the Annual CANDAC Workshop.  In addition to presentations by CANDAC co-investigators, invited speakers Nick Xenos (Indian and Northern Affairs Canada), Ed Eloranta (University of Wisconsin) and Elisabeth Levac (Bishop's University), talks were given by 22 students and postdoctoral fellows.  These included recipients of CREATE support, along with other CANDAC/CREATE trainees.

The CREATE Student Presentation Awards were inaugurated at the Research Symposium.  All presentations by students were considered, and the awards were judged on the basis of content, presentation quality, interest, and originality.  The judges this year were CANDAC Board Members Tim Aston, Urs Baltensperger, and Martin Jarvis.  Two awards were given: the winners were Cristen Adams (University of Toronto) for her talk on "Highlights of UV-visible measurements at PEARL" and Jeff Seabrook (York University) for his talk on "Tropospheric Ozone LIDAR in Eureka: An Update".  Congratulations to both!

The CREATE Trainees' Advisory Committee held its first meeting during the Symposium.  Emily McCullough was elected as Chair, Richard Damoah as Vice-Chair, and Cristen Adams as Secretary.  Topics discussed included terms of office, creation of a mailing list for trainees, social events, networking, and surveys.

For further information:
Agenda for the joint CANDAC Workshop / CREATE Research Symposium