Graduate Students are invited to submit abstracts for a Poster and Oral Presentation competition in one of four categories for the upcoming Growing the Bioeconomy conference:

• Social Implications
•  Environmental Implications
•  Economic & Policy Implications
•  Technology

Of those poster-presenting students, 12 with the best-written abstracts will be selected for the speaking competition. The pre-competition will take place on October 2. Six of these students will win the opportunity to deliver a five-minute presentation to all conference attendees, late morning on October 3, to be adjudicated by a final judging panel.

Visit http://www.ales.ualberta.ca/Bioeconomy.aspx for more information, to register, or to submit an abstract this important conference.

John Ferrick
CALS International Programs