Researcher Professional Development Day & Celebration of Books 2019

Researcher Professional Development Day & Celebration of Books 2019

April 23, 2019 - 11 am to 2:45 pm, Grand Hall, new north building

Graduate students, faculty and staff are invited to the inaugural Researcher Professional Development Day.

Co-sponsored by the Office of the Vice-Principal, Research and the UTM Library, Researcher PD Day offers a selection of information sessions.

Topics have been chosen to aid researcher success and provide insight into research-relevant subjects.

Information sessions range from harnessing the power of social media for knowledge mobilization, to identifying and avoiding predatory journals, and more.

REGISTER HERE for Researcher Professional Development Day!

 
Representatives from the following support services will be available throughout the day in the Grand Hall of the new north building
UTM Library
Office of the Vice-Principal, Research
Environmental Health & Safety
Information & Instructional Technology Services
Robert Gillespie Academic Skills Centre
MITACS

 

Concurrent Sessions

Room 1170, new north building Time Room 1190, new north building
Social media for researchers: going beyond kittens & pictures of your lunch
Nicolle Wahl
Director, Content
Office of Communications, UTM
11 to 11:45 Storage, networking, & high-performance computing - I&ITS research-specific services
Luke Barber, Acting Director
Information & Instructional Technology Services
Marcos Bedinelli, Manager, Network Engineering
Jesse Stamplecoski, Manager, Datacentre Operations
David St James, Information Security Administrator
Predatory publishing: publishing your research
Lori Ferris, PhD
Associate Vice-President, Research Oversight & Compliance
12 to 12:45 Developing a dossier for research awards & prizes
Sarah Carson, PhD
Manager, University Awards & Honours
Office of the Vice President, Research & Innovation
Innovation & entrepreneurship at the University of Toronto
Jennifer Fraser, MSc, MBA
Director, Innovations
Innovations & Partnership Office
1 to 1:45 Telling UTM research stories
Lloyd Rang, President & CEO
Lloyd Rang Communications
and
Carla DeMarco
Research Communications & Grants Manager, UTM
Mitacs: research funds for collaborative innovation
Daniel Giovannini, PhD
Business Development Specialist
MITACS
2 to 2:45

 

Celebration of Books (REGISTER HERE)

April 23, 2019 - 3 to 5 pm Grand Hall, new north building

Established in 2014, the Celebration of Books is an annual presentation of books authored by UofT Mississauga faculty. This event gives the UTM community the opportunity to learn first-hand from the authors about their books and their research interests.

This year's celebration showcases 16 books published between 2017 and 2019. These books represent the authors' investment in and commitment to contributing new knowledge for the future.

REGISTER HERE for the Celebration of Books!