Do you want to promote your research to rural policy and regional development specialists? Are you looking for an opportunity to connect with rural policy analysts? Here is your chance! The School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, in partnership with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, is hosting a one-day knowledge exchange event to showcase rural research being conducted at the University of Guelph. The symposium is an opportunity for graduate students to share their research with researchers, policy analysts, and program staff with the OMAFRA. 

Graduate students interested in sharing their research as a 15-minute presentation, poster, or both poster and presentation, need to submit an abstract before January 17, 2017. It is suggested that students develop their abstracts in consultation with their faculty advisors. Abstracts should be submitted to http://ruraldev.ca/ruralpolicysymposium/ [1]. Abstracts will be reviewed the week of January 18-24. Students will receive notification on January 24 regarding the acceptance of their abstract. A draft program for the symposium will be available on January 24.

The is no charge to participate in the symposium. Registration is requested to facilitate planning for lunch. Lunch is provided. To register for the event, please email sedrd@uoguelph.ca [2] by January 30, 2017. 

Summary of key dates: 

Abstract submission by January 17, 2017
Event registration by January 30, 2017
Notification of abstract acceptance January 24, 2017
Symposium event February 2017!