Hello, Geographers, 

1. Apartments needed for the crawl

Again, making a call to arms for apartments that could become a stop on our wondrous apartment crawl (coming soon!). Those volunteering their apartments will receive free tickets for them (and their roommates). So email us to let us know if you could be of service :)

2. G.I.S Day Posters  

It is our pleasure to invite you to our GIS Day on November 16, 2016 in the Geographic Information Center (Burnside Hall). As we are planning our Symposium and Poster session (max. 16 posters), we would like to invite all interested McGill students to present their GIS and/or Remote Sensing research as a poster. The poster session will be held in the GIC (5^th floor Burnside Hall) on 16^th November 17:00 to 19:00 and will be accompanied by a Wine and Cheese event. There will be prizes for first, second and third places for best poster presentations.
 
In order to submit an application, students can send an email to gicsupport@mcgill.ca with the subject "GIS Day Poster". In the body of the email please write the name of the contributor(s), the title of the project and a max. 150 words abstract. If there are more than 16 applications, we will form a committee to select the best proposals.
 
The deadline for applying is October 21^st, 2016. For those accepted to present a poster, we will print your poster for free at a maximum size of 3 x 4 feet (we can't handle larger poster sizes).

The GIC and Geography undergraduate and graduate students are planning an entire day of activity which include invited speakers, open sessions, games, posters and wine and cheese. We will send out a detailed schedule of our plans for GIS Day in the coming weeks.
 
The important dates for poster presentation are as follows:
October 21^st: Send e-mail to gicsupport@mcgill.ca with the name of the contributors, title of the project and a max. 150 words abstract in the body of the email and "GIS Day Poster" as the subject.
October 28^th: Notification of acceptance for poster presentation.
November 10^th: Last Day to send in accepted poster to gicsupport@mcgill.ca for free printing.
 
We are looking forward to seeing our GIS and Remote Sensing community actively taking part in this annual event.

 

3. ArcMap & ENVI Workshops

ENVI-ous of some of the GIS skills you may be missing out on? Don't take an ArcNAP and  be left out! the GIC is hosting more ArcMap and ENVI workshops to help you grow as a geographer, and add some quality skills to your CV / impress people at parties. 
Fill out the polls below to state when you're free, and the workshops will be tailored around when's convenient for you! (The GIC G-I-Cares about you that way). 

Getting started with ArcGIS: http://doodle.com/poll/mqpvyrpm56nk3qkv
Getting started with ENVI: http://doodle.com/poll/ns4s5i6nundv4r6z
 

4. Geography Ski trip

Keen to hit the slopes this winter with some G-I-Compatriots? We are! Come along to glide down the slopes while marveling at the geomorphological processes that went into forming Mont-Sait-Anne, and get to know more Geography & Environment students in a relaxed après ski setting. 

So check out the poster entailing all cost and other information as well as the itinerary for this great outdoors weekend.

5. Field Notes Editors

I've highlighted these two open positions in the last listserv, though here's the reminder for them again (really a great thing to be a part of and put on your CV). And also the previous deadline has been extended two weeks to the 9th of Nov.. Here's the blurb describing the responsibilities of editors again:

"Field Notes editors will act on a small team to select essays that fit in the yearly journal theme. The editors will be responsible for reviewing and editing undergraduate essays, while the Editor In Chief will act as an operations manager to ensure smooth printing, secure funds, and arrangement of release party."
 

6. Pre-Law Review Submissions

The McGill Pre-Law Review would like to announce a CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS for the 2016-17 journal, in affiliation with the McGill Pre-Law Students' Society. The Review is in search of academic papers from undergraduate students on any and all topics pertaining to law, from any field of study. The article can be any length, but it must have received a minimum of an A- in the class for which it was written. Please submit your entry to editorinchief@mcgillprelaw.ca. The deadline is October 28th, 2016.

7. Food Systems Venture Lead

Are you passionate about sustainable food systems in Montreal? Engineers Without Borders McGill is looking for a Food Systems Venture Lead. Engineers Without Borders is a Canadian NGO that creates systemic change and raises awareness in the community through university chapters across Canada. The Food Systems Venture associated with EWB McGill undertakes projects to improve the food consumption and education needs of McGill and Montreal. We are looking for someone who understands the many aspects of food production, distribution, and consumption. EWB is composed of students from all faculties therefor you do not need to be an engineer to apply. This is an opportunity to develop your interests in food systems and work to affect real change in the Montreal Community under an established organization. Read the application form for more info.
The deadline to submit your application is October 28th.

8. UNFCCC COPP22 

Following the success of last year's simulation of COP21, we would like to invite you to join us the 5th of November at La Maison du Développement Durable for a simulation of COP22 Marrakech. Our goal is to educate participants about the difficulties surrounding these negotiations while addressing the science underlying climate change. Our simulation will consist of a full day of negotiations in which participants will be invited to embody one of the many parties participating and take part in the dynamic coalition that make up the COP. To register or for more information, please consult our website www.munf3c.com and don't hesitate to get in touch to ask any questions you may have.
 

9. Cool Thing of the Week

At the moment, there is the Habitat III conference in Quito, which is the UN conference of Sustainable Urban Development, where city planners from far and wide (including our very own Sarah Moser!) join to talk about how to implement the new urban agenda in cities.

10. Mildly Interesting Map of the Week

Recently discovered this new artist Matthew Cusick who makes artwork out of old map cuttings! Where art meets geography. 

And there you have it, 

Hope you're all coping with stress in healthy ways, and that you  have a great week ahead of you :)

Noé Schultz
VP Communications
McGill Undergraduate Geography Society