Dear Colleagues,

This is to announce that registration and abstract submission are now open for the 2016 annual scientific conference hosted at the University of Toronto, June 12-15. Please refer to the website for further information. Please help us to spread the word about the CSM 2016 University of Toronto Conference by circulating the PDF poster.  

Please note you are receiving this message because you participated in the CSM 2015 University of Regina Conference.  You can click on unsubscribe at the bottom of this message if you are NOT a CSM Member and do not want to receive further correspondence about the 2016 CSM Conference. We apologize if you received this message twice. 
 

Call for nominations for CSM Awards: 
Nominations for the following lecture awards can be submitted till April 15, 2016. For further details please refer to the guidelines documents posted on the CSM Awards page.  Please note that the winner of the award has to be able to attend the 2016 CSM University of Toronto Conference and present the lecture award.  Please refer to the Program Summary page for further details. 

• CSM Murray Award for Career Achievement
• Fisher Scientific Award
• Armand-Frappier Outstanding Student Award

Please note that the deadline for nominations for the following Student Awards is  May 1st, 2016:

• CSM Undergraduate Award 
• CSM Graduate Student Ambassador Award
   

Call for nominations for CSM Executive and Council positions: 

The society is built on the strength of its member engagement. We encourage members to consider submitting a nomination for the following postings: 

List of Open positions

1. 2nd Vice-President
2. Meetings Secretary
3. Graduate Student Representative
4. Vice Chair - Applied & Environmental Microbiology Section
5. Vice Chair - Infections & Immunity Section
6. Vice Chair - Molecular Genetics & Cellular Microbiology
7. CSM Murray Award Committee 

Please note that the deadline for receiving nominations for these positions is April 15, 2016.  Please refer to the following page for further details and to download the form