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Awards | Computation and Data | E-Cassiopeia | Education | Graduate Students | Ground-based Astronomy
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Awards (Homepage)
Most recent Awards Committee Report
( For archived reports click here.)

Chair: Kim Venn (2007-10) University of Victoria
Members:    Pierre Bergeron (2009-12) Université de Montréal
Gretchen Harris (2007-10) University of Waterloo
Ken Ragan (2009-12) McGill University

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Computation and Data
Most recent Computation and Data Report
( For archived reports click here. )

Chair: Dave Bohlender    (2010) HIA / NRC
Members:   Jonathan Dursi (2011) CITA
JJ Kavelaars   (2011) HIA / NRC
James Wadsley (2010) McMaster University

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E-Cassiopeia

Editor: Brian Martin   
bemart1 at gmail.com
Continuing at the pleasure of the Board

Most recent E-Cassiopeia Editor's Report
( For archived reports click here.)

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Education and Public Outreach (EPO) (Homepage)

Most recent Education and Public Outreach Committee Report
( For archived reports click here.)

Chair: Dennis Crabtree (2005-10) Gemini Observatory
Vice-chair: Joanne Rosvick (2005-11) Thompson Rivers University
Members: Jan Cami (2008-11) University of Western Ontario
Martin Connors (2007-10) Athabasca University
Yvan Dutil (2008-11)
Louise Edwards (2008-11) Trent University
Nathalie Martimbeau    (2006-12) Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Peter Newbury    (2009-12) University of British Columbia
Gordon Sarty (2008-11) University of Saskatchewan
Ian Short    (2009-12) St. Mary's University
ex-officio:    Robert Lamontagne Université de Montréal
ex-officio:    Paul Hickson University of British Columbia
Board Representative: James Di Francesco HIA
GSC Representative: Ryan Marciniak University of Western Ontario
Education Co-ordinator:   Heather Theijsmeijer

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Graduate Students (Homepage)
Most recent Graduate Student Committee Report
( For archived reports click here.)

Chair: David Williamson Saint Mary's University
Secretary: Melanie Gendre University of British Columbia
Education Com. rep.  
Members: Rob Cockcroft McMaster University
Alexandre David-Uraz    Université de Montréal
Jason Grunhut RMC
Sukhpreet Guram University of Calgary
Scott Jones University of Lethbridge
Emma Lloyd University of Toronto
University of Waterloo
Sarah Malek University of Western Ontario
Aaron Maxwell University of Victoria
Ismael Moumen Université Laval
Joel Roedeger Queen's University
Jesse Rogerson York University
Theresa Wiegert University of Manitoba
Michael Zamfir McGill University

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Ground-based Astronomy Committee (GAC)

( For archived reports
click here.)

Chair:   John Hutchings (2009-11) HIA / NRC
Co-chair:   Gil Holder (2009-11) McGill University
Members:  Jo-Anne Brown 2009-12 University of Calgary
Tim Davidge (2009-13) HIA / NRC
Roland Kothes (2009-13) DRAO
Kim Venn (2009-10) University of Victoria
Kenneth Tapping    DRAO, continuing member, spectrum management
Tracy Webb    (2009-12) McGill University
Chris Willot    (2009-10) HIA / NRC

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Heritage

Heritage Resources

Most recent Heritage Committee Report ( For archived reports click here.)

Chair: Elizabeth Griffin (2009-12) HIA/NRC
Members:   Vic Gaizauskas (2007-10) HIA/NRC
Randall Brooks (2009-12) Canada Science and Technology Museum
Paul Feldman (2009-12) HIA/NRC
Richard Jarrell (2008-11) York University
Nathalie Martimbeau    (2007-10) Harvard University
David Turner (2009-12) Saint Mary's University

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Investment
Chair: Gregg Wade    (CASCA Treasurer)    RMC
Members:    Martin Connors (2008-12) Athabasca University
Sergey Maschenko    (2008-11) McMaster University
John Rice (2008-10) Brandon University

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IYA 2009

Most recent report
( For archived reports click here.)

Chair: Jim Hesser HIA/NRC
Members:    Kim Breland
Kim Hay
Rémi Lacasse
Damian Lemay    FAAQ
Dave Lane RASC
Doug Welch CASCA

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Joint Committee on Space Astronomy (Homepage)

Informational website for JCSA
Most recent JCSA Meeting Summary
Most recent JCSA Report
( For archived reports click here.)
CSA Discipline Working Group reports:

Chair: Roberto Abraham (2008-11) University of Toronto
Members: Laura Ferrarese (2009-12) HIA/NRC
Luigi Gallo (2009-12) Saint Mary's University
Brian McNamara (2009-12) University of Waterloo
Robert Rutledge (2007-10) McGill University
Ludovic van Waerbeke    (2007-10) University of British Columbia
ex-officio:    Alain Berinstain CSA
Samir Boughaba NSERC
Jean Dupuis CSA
Denis Laurin CSA
Greg Fahlman    Director General of HIA
Gilles Joncas CASCA President
David Kendall Director General, Space Science Program, CSA

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Nominating
Most recent Nominating Committee Report
( For archived reports click here.)

This committee finds candidates and prepares a slate of candidates for the election of the officers of the Society. According to the bylaws, the Chair of the committee is the Past President. The two members are renewed annually.

Chair:   Paul Hickson    (2010-11) UBC
Members:    Michael De Robertis    York University
Rob Thacker    Saint Mary's University

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