AGM 2009

Dr. Kennedy’s research foci are the impact of workplace and environmental exposures on the lungs, gender determinants of chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD), knowledge transfer / risk communication in occupational health, and the natural history of occupational asthma and work-related COPD.

2:00-3:30
Annual General Meeting of BCEOHRN membership
Reports on activities, future planning and opportunities for member input. Reports from BCEOHRN Research Capacity Development grant awardees.

3:30-5:00
Scientific Exchange Poster Session
In the past this has consistently been rated the highlight of the meeting! One participant noted, “In presenting my research report, I enjoyed networking with many people from across the province and sharing my findings. The meeting provided a dynamic forum for open discussion.”

5:00-6:00
Networking Wine and Cheese Reception

Evaluation form

If you would like to provide your feedback on this meeting, please complete the survey located here.

Call for Posters

The scientific exchange poster session will provide an opportunity for members to discuss their projects, programs, research activities, etc. Students are encouraged to participate in the poster session. All BCEOHRN members are invited to display a poster on their research activities, which could focus on a specific project or describe a program of research or a research-related academic program.

Interested in presenting a poster? Go to the Information for Poster Presenters page for details.

BCEOHRN Membership

Normally, members vote at the Annual General Meeting, but this year due to funding uncertainty the BCEOHRN Board has kindly agreed to stay on until Spring 2010.

Joining the Network is free and easy. Send us an email and you’ll be registered, or complete the Join Us form.

Registration

Participation in this event by BCEOHRN members is free of charge. To ensure adequate catering quantities, members are asked to register by sending an email to our office: patherton@bceohrn.ca.

Travel Bursaries

The Network has limited funds to support members’ travel to attend this event. Network members receiving travel assistance are strongly encouraged to contribute to the scientific exchange through a poster presentation. Funds will be offered case-by-case and will be used to encourage province-wide and cross-disciplinary representation.

Interested in being considered for a travel bursary? Send us an email outlining whether you’re a student, junior faculty member or your job title, and what your anticipated costs are.

Venue & Accommodations

Sutton Place Hotel
845 Burrard St., Vancouver

Need to stay over? Room rate: Provincial Government rate of $129 per night plus tax (king or twin bedded rooms).

Sutton Place Hotel website: http://www.vancouver.suttonplace.com/

Map: http://www.vancouver.suttonplace.com/Map_Directions.htm

Translink, public transit website, including rapid transit from the airport: http://www.translink.ca/

For more details or to register, contact Pat Atherton, Executive Director at patherton@bceohrn.ca or 250.216.7290

BC Environmental and Occupational Health Research Network

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Program

The story of a research question, or why we study what we do:the example of three decades of metalworking fluid research