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The Canadian Society of Microbiologists seeks to
advance microbiology in all its aspects and to facilitate
the interchange of ideas between microbiologists. The
membership includes honorary, emeritus, ordinary, student
and sustaining members.
The society is divided into
three sections and is governed by a Council comprising
Officers of the Society and Councilors elected from within
the general membership. The Officers include the President,
the First and Second Vice-Presidents, the
Secretary-Treasurer and the immediate Past President.
Society business is facilitated by a monthly conference call
including all officers of the Society, the Meetings
Secretary, a Graduate Student representative, and the CSM
Secretariat.
The Council is composed of the Officers
of the Society as well as the Meetings Secretary,
Chairpersons and Vice-Chairpersons of the sections. Council
meets formally once a year. A meeting of the entire
membership is called once a year (Annual General Meeting),
usually in June.
The CSM maintains several active
committees undertaking activities in various areas. The CSM
is financed by annual dues from the membership as well as
from the proceeds of the Annual General Meeting or other
meetings which it sponsors. It is a non-profit organization.
Representation and Interaction At the national level with
government agencies, umbrella organizations for several
societies and other Canadian biological societies; at the
international level with international federations with an
interest in microbiology. At the academic level, the CSM has
University Faculty and Student representatives.
The
roles of the University Faculty Representatives are:
to obtain the nomination of a microbiology graduate student CSM representative within the university;
to
encourage CSM membership within the university;
to
provide CSM with information on microbiology activities
within the university for the annual directory;
to
organize the university's nomination for the Gold Medal -
Canadian Graduate Student Microbiologist of the Year
competition;
to receive pre-addressed correspondence to
CSM members within the university for placement in the
university internal mail system;
to liaise with the
graduate student representative in promoting CSM activities
among microbiology graduate students;
to convey the
interests and concerns of the university's microbiology
community to CSM's executive.
The roles of the University Student Representatives are:
to liaise
with the university member and to publicize CSM student
award competitions;
to encourage student membership in
CSM;
to encourage participation of graduate students at
the AGM;
to encourage input from graduate students to
the activities of CSM;
to monitor progress of the
internal university selection process for identifying the
university's nominee for the Canadian Microbiologist of the
Year Award;
to liaise with the CSM Graduate Student
Executive member.
Size The CSM is large
enough (approximately 500 members) to have its
opinions sought by Federal or Provincial Governments, and
other agencies and small enough that your opinion matters
and your participation is valued.
Annual Conference Held at different locations across Canada.
Members are invited to present scientific reports of their
own work and to participate in special symposia with invited
speakers of international stature. Exhibitors are invited to
display. Click here to learn more about our annual
conferences.
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CSM-SCM Secretariat 17 Dossetter Way
Ottawa, ON K1G 4S3
Canada
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