PGSS day-trip to Quebec City

September 25 · 8:00am - 8:30pm

Spend the day touring to the capital of Quebec and
soak in the sights of one of Canada’s oldest cities.

Cost: 35$/person
32$ for children (2-12yrs old)
Free (children under 2)
$37/person (guests/ pgss non-members)

The Event includes:
Tour fee (coach bus), Montmorency falls (falls admission is included but cable car in not included in the fee),observation tower and tour guide/driver tips.

Limited seats!
Register early
via email: social.pgss@mail.mcgill.ca
In-person: at the PGSS Office (Thomson House, room 401).
Deadline for reservation is September 18.

BGSA Events - a taste of what you can expect this year

Dear New, Old, Incoming, Finishing, Procrastinating and Thesis Writing Biology Students,

As you may have noticed with the flurry (no snow, thank goodness, and yes I know, I recycled that joke from last year) of emails from the listserv, the BGSA has some fantastic events in store for everyone for the 2010-2011 year. We think it would be beneficial to show you just how fantastically awesome these events are. So, if you clink the title of this post, it should link you to our photo albums. For those of you still trying to just log onto Minerva or are stuck in dial-up land, I've included a few to whet your appetite for the events to come.

First up, the camping trip. This year, it is scheduled for September 10-12 in beautiful Gatineau Park.

Once everyone was set-up, dinner com- menced, with Allen and Morgan providing musical accompa-niment to the group who not only aligned themselves in pecking order, but also lined up their drumsticks to all face the same way. Later that night, Morgan single handedly battled the growth hormone modified raccoons that roamed the camping site. One raccoon did almost make off with Ben's wallet at one point...

The next day was beautiful, sunny and, as all good grad students know, that mean chilaxing by the water. Believe it or not, the discussion was on the values of baysian statistics in ecology and the latest developments in pipetting techniques...

We found a cave you could go spelunking in, and Maria, with her great smile, mentioned how it would make a great office space.

In the end, a merry band of bio marauders posed for a picture and everyone went home happy and content, and excited for THIS YEAR'S TRIP SO HURRY UP AND REGISTER!!! IT'S GOING TO BE AWESOME!!!

And a few more events... Pumpkin carving - an epic battle between labs to show who can not only carve the best pumpkin, but tell the best story about their pumpkin!

And many more - check out the photo website at: http://picasaweb.google.ca/mcgillbgsa

There are more pictures of these and other past events, so we look forward to seeing you at as many of the events as you want to come to!

Cheers,

BGSA

Welcome Back Softball Game and BBQ!

Hear ye hear ye! To celebrate the beginning of what promises to be another fantastic year in the McGill Biology Department, the Biology Graduate Students Association (BGSA) cordially invites YOU to the WELCOME (BACK) BBQ & SOFTBALL GAME this Friday!

WHO: All Biology graduate students and postdocs
WHAT: BBQ (veggie and meat options), drinks, softball and frisbee
WHEN: Friday, Sept 3 from 4-6 pm
WHERE: Reservoir field, the big grassy field across from Thomson House between Dr Penfield, des Pins and McTavish streets (just go around the construction...)
WHY: Because the food is FREE and some of Quebec's FINEST beer will be on hand for $2

This is a great way to meet new students, catch up with old friends, and kick off the Labour Day long weekend. You don't have to be able to catch, throw or hit the ball in order to play with us -- and we still came second in the league! Please bring your labmates!

Hope to see you there.

Cheers,

Your friendly neighbourhood BGSA