About the GSPC
The GRAND Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Committee (GSPC) is a student-led initiative established by and for HQP within the GRAND network. The GSPC serves to communicate a student and postdoctoral perspective to the GRAND network, and to coordinate the organization and planning of HQP activities. The GSPC will facilitate networking and promote research opportunities among students, academics and industry partners.
Top 5 Reasons Why YOU Should Get Involved:
- Influence program development for GRAND HQP across Canada.
- Ensure that GRAND programs and activities match your needs.
- Build your resume with research network experience.
- Become eligible to receive travel subsidies for GRAND events.
- Make valuable contacts with other students and faculty with similar and complementary research interests.
GSPC Objectives
In performance of its advisory role and consistent with GRAND’s mandate, the GSPC:
- Initiates and encourages networking, collaboration and interdisciplinary study among and between HQP, as well as other GRAND members.
- Promotes excellence in HQP research within GRAND.
- Encourages the development of external research linkages to GRAND research.
- Informs other HQP of GRAND objectives, organization structure and opportunities.
- Promotes GSPC activities through contributions to the GRAND website, in the form of article submissions, as well as through participation in GRAND’s social media channels.
- Organizes student-orientated events including the student portion of the annual conference.
- Advises GRAND management on student affairs.
- Collects ideas from the students about initiatives they would like to see within the GRAND network.
GSPC Terms of Reference
Read a copy of the GSPC Terms of Reference.
2012/2013 Graduate Student and Postdoc Committee
Co-chairs:
- Neesha Desai, PhD Student, Computer Science, University of Alberta (BELIEVE)
- Lola Wong, PhD Student, Library and Information Science, University of Western Ontario (NEWS, NGAIA)
Members-at-large:
- Ryan Armstrong, Master's student, Biomedical Engineering, University of Western Ontario (HLTHSIM)
- Lori-McCay Peet, PhD student, Interdisciplinary PhD Program, Dalhousie University (NEWS, NGAIA)
- Charlotte Tang, Postdoc in Computer Science, The University of British Columbia (INCLUDE, PERUI)
To contact the GSPC co-chairs, please email gspc@grand-nce.ca
