ELECTIONS | PHOTO CONTEST | GEOGRAPHY CLOTHING

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Hello geographers,

This is one of the more important messages, so after just a few quick updates, I ask you to please read the election information.

The photo contest has been extended until Friday, so please e-mail or drop off your submissions to the geography lounge before then.

Also, clothing orders will be coming in sometime next week. Check your inbox for more information.

And now, for the elections!

Congratulations to the following for their acclaimed positions:
VP Finance - Casey Robinson
VP Communications - Francine Berish
AUS Rep - Korbin Dasilva
SUS Rep - Chloe McMillan
U3 Rep - Annie Katsaros
U2 Rep - Elizabeth McNamee

There will be an election for the co-president position of MUGS. Your candidates have each prepared a blurb for you to make an informed decision:

--Andrew Martin--

Dear Geography,
I joined us back in the fall of '08, and over several months through the GIC, library, lounge, MUGS and more recently sugar shack, I have come to know many of our fellow geographers and am so glad for the vibe we have going in our department. After learning the ins and outs with MUGS over the last few months as a U2 rep, I know I'm ready to keep the vibe alive next year. Best of luck with all of your year-end happenings, and thanks for a great year!
Cheers,
Andrew

--Janine Reitsma--

Hello geographers! As your current MUGS co-President—and past MUGS VP Communications officer—I have the experience and the skills required to successfully lead your dedicated executive council throughout the 2009-2010 academic year! A team player, I place an emphasis on communication and cooperation between undergraduates and the department, as well as among the MUGS exec—twelve heads are better than one! In addition to upholding the awesomeness of the existing MUGS events we've all come to know and love, if re-elected as president I promise to devote more time and effort into organizing creative fundraising events for charity. Oh, and I tend to be the one who washes the dishes in the MUGS lounge, soooo....... VOTE JANINE (and keep me around)!

--Elliot Wiechula--

Hey, my names Elliot and I've been in Geography for 2 years and would like to run for co-president. My platform is to keep up what we have going for us which is some awesome annual events like apartment crawl, frisbee and chilli and last but definitely not least, sugar shack, along side the weekly events of coffee and cookies and movie nights. Its hard to improve on a good thing but I will make sure that these things get done. I will also make sure that we will have milk, cream and sugar for our coffee on monday's. So come on down and vote on Wednesday and Thursday from 12 to 2 and get this new council going for you.

Elections will take place on Wednesday and Thursday of this week from 12-2 PM in the geography lounge (Burnside 305). All geography students are eligible to vote!

-McGill Undergraduate Geography Society
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ELECTIONS | SUGAR SHACK | GEOGRAPHY CLOTHING | AMPERSAND | GEOCONNECTIONS

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Hey geographers,

I know you're all tired of hearing about student government, but the election for new MUGS (that's us!) officers is coming up! Attached to this e-mail are a nomination form and a document that describes the different positions you could run for. Nomination forms can be turned in any time this week during our office hours in Burnside 305 (11-3 all this week), but make sure you get them in by Monday at 12:30 for coffee & cookies. Elections will be held Monday and Tuesday of next week.

Also, our sugar shack trip is coming up! Tickets are only $15, and that includes your bus ride, dancing, and all the fatty food and maple syrup you can eat. Make sure you drop by any time between 11 and 3 this week to pick up tickets, but act fast because there are only 38 seats to go around.

If there are any last minute orders for shirts and/or hoodies, you now have until Wednesday to get those in (cash or check). Yet again, we'll be in the lounge (Burnside 305) between 11 and 3 this week!

Ampersand: the Conference is a full afternoon of mind-expanding presentations and innovative workshops capped by keynote speeches from Sue Johanson (of the Sunday Night Sex Show!) and David Hatfield. The theme is balance in student life. Thanks to increased sponsorship, we've managed to lower prices from $40 to $29! For $29, you get:
- Keynote speeches by Sue Johanson and David Hatfield
- Choose 1 of 4 workshops, from Stage Combat, Bali Gamelan Orchestra, Yoga & Physiology, and Gender Communilogue
- Choose 1 of 4 presentations, from Science & Art, Politics of Podcasting, Relationships in the Post-Modern World, and Extraterrestrial Life
- After-party at Koi with cheap drink deals!
- Live music, snacks, mingling with interesting people
You do NOT want to miss this event! March 28, on the McGill campus, tickets available online via PayPal (http://www.march-28.com/ or http://www.mcgillbasic.com/conference/) or at the BASIC office in Leacock 114B from 1-5 every day of the week. Interested in Volunteering? Send us an email! info@mcgillbasic.com

GeoConnections is pleased to announce a new funding opportunity. In order to increase the ease of information sharing of Canadian geographic data, the program is now soliciting proposals for projects to publish location-based, or "geospatial", data online through the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI). With this funding opportunity, GeoConnections is aiming to increase the supply of interoperable and reliable geospatial data accessible online through the CGDI, to support the data needs of four user communities: public health, public safety, environment and sustainable development, and matters of importance to Aboriginal Peoples. An online information session is planned for Wednesday, March 25, 2009, at 1:00 p.m. (EDT). Contact Cindy Mitchell (Cindy.Mitchell@nrcan.gc.ca) to obtain WebEx login information. The deadline for submissions of interest for this funding opportunity is May 1, 2009. For more information on this funding opportunity, please visit the GeoConnections Opportunities page.

Hope to see you this Friday,
-McGill Undergraduate Geography Society
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GEOGRAPHY CLOTHING | SPEAKER PANEL | SUGAR SHACK | ELECTIONS | AFRICA

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Hey geo-kids, there some pretty important messages from your student society, so listen up!

If you've been itching for geography clothing (and we know you have), orders will be all this week in the lounge (Burnside 305) from 11-3. Attached to this e-mail is a printable order form that has all the information you need to be decked out in the hottest geo-gear imaginable!

This Wednesday, there will be a Geography Speaker Panel in Burnside 426 at 5:45 PM. We are offering presenters who are able to talk about their experiences after graduating from a geography program (and they have cool jobs).

Our sugar shack trip will be next week. Look out for more information regarding ticket sales!

Elections are also coming up. If you're interested in joining us next year, start thinking about your campaign.

Last, if you want to go to Africa next year, remember to check out www.mcgill.ca/africa<http://www.mcgill.ca/africa> or come to an information session just for geography students on Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at 5 PM in the MUGS lounge (Burnside 305).

Thanks for reading, and we hope to see you all at our awesome upcoming events!

-McGill Undergraduate Geography Society

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GEOGRAPHY FIELD STUDIES IN AFRICA / RATE YOUR TAs / SUMMER FIELD STUDIES

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Hello geographers,

Ever wanted to conduct field research in East Africa (Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya? Ever wanted to sleep in a tent in the middle of the savannah with your professors just a couple tents away? Ever wanted to take McGill courses, with McGill professors in geography, biology, anthropology, natural history, nutrition, or history in the wildest of classrooms? The opportunity exists! Check out www.mcgill.ca/africa or come to an information session just for Geography students on Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at 5 PM in the MUGS lounge (Burnside 305).

On Sunday, March 15th, there is a teaching workshop for TAs. As undergraduate students, we are in direct contact with good and bad TAs; please give your feedback by taking this survey. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=gfcxx6QcIanD7nDn2LgPPA_3d_3d

Finally, attached is information about summer courses that will be given by Prof. Pollard. An information meeting will take place tomorrow (Thursday, March 12th) at 4:30 in Burnside 308. If interested, make sure to fill out the application and bring it to the meeting.

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Computer Problems?

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To all geography students,

The Computer Taskforce (CTF) manages computers in the non-carpeted area of GIC (not including the back room). It has come to my attention that several geography students in the Faculty of Arts do not have access to specific software programs (e.g. ArcGIS, Microsoft Word, etc). I spoke to the SUS representative for CTF this week, and informed me that this should not be the case. Errors likely occurred when the CTF took over computers in the GIC last year. Although the CTF is intended for science students, all geography students should have the same privileges in the GIC!

If you are a student experiencing the problems outlined above, please send me your MCGILL EMAIL and STUDENT ID by Monday, March 9. I will attend CTF's meeting next week to sort everything out.

Thank you,

Michael Angelopoulos (michael.angelopoulos@mail.mcgill.ca<mailto:michael.angelopoulos@mail.mcgill.ca>)
SUS rep for MUGS

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