Canadian Society for Mass Spectrometry

Canadian Society for Mass Spectrometry

The Canadian Society for Mass Spectrometry (CSMS) is a society dedicated to the promotion of mass spectrometry. There are over 200 CSMS members involved in mass spectrometric research and development in university, industrial and governmental laboratories. The CSMS publishes a newsletter every six months and hosts the Tandem Mass Spectrometry Workshop in Lake Louise, Alberta at the The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise (December 3-6, 2008).

The CSMS makes several awards during the year. At the Lake Louise meeting, The Lossing Award recognizes significant contributions made to mass spectrometry by a Canadian mass spectrometrist, and commemorates the achievements of Fredrick P. Lossing. The award is sponsored by Varian Canada and consists of a monetary sum and a print of a painting of the Lake Louise area by Kinsella.

Also, three awards of a travel grant of $2000 (CA) are made to allow senior Graduate Students to travel to and present at the Lake Louise Tandem Mass Spectrometry Workshop . The committee encourages applications from interested individuals conducting research in mass spectrometry. These student awards are supported by SCIEX, Waters/Micromass and Thermo Fisher Scientific.

In addition to the Lake Louise student travel awards, Agilent Technologies Canada Inc., and Canadian Life Science Inc. (NEW, starting 2010) each sponsor a student travel award ($2000CA ea) to support student travel to ASMS meetings. Please see the Awards page for details of application.

Looking for a Mass Spec Related Career?

The CSMS will now post your resumes on this website*.

Please send your resume on diskette or CD
with a signed covering paper letter specifically requesting that it be posted on the CSMS website to:

Kerry Peru
AEPRD, WS&T
Environment Canada
11 Innovation Blvd.,
Saskatoon, SK., S7N 3H5

*Important Note: Submitting your resume for posting on www.csms.inter.ab.ca allows full open access of your resume by the general public.
If you do not want your resume to be viewed by the general public please do not send your resume for posting.
The CSMS will not be held responsible for inappropriate use or unauthorized distribution of your resume and/or personal information that is posted at your request on the CSMS website.

Employers: Please click on the "Resumes" button above to view posted resumes.

Nominations Requested

The CSMS Executive Committee is requesting nominations for the following awards:

1)    The Annual CSMS award presented at ASMS (2010)

2)    The Annual CSMS student travel awards (2) to attend ASMS (2010)

3)    The Annual Lossing Award presented at the Lake Louise Tandem MS Workshop (December 2010)

4) The Annual student travel awards to attend the Tandem Mass Spectrometry Workshop at Lake Louise (December 2010)

For more details visit the Awards page.

UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND COURSES

45th Annual Western Canada Trace Organic Workshop
April 26-28, 2010
Vancouver, British Columbia

The 45^th Annual Western Canada Trace Organic Workshop will be held in Vancouver, British Columbia, April 26-28, 2010. There will be a mixer and pre-registration on the evening of April 25th, 2009.

This workshop will provide an opportunity to describe progress in methods development; present research, completed and work in progress; discuss problems; share information concerning testing activities; and provide updates concerning new testing technologies in relation to trace organic analysis of food, feeds, air, tissues, plants, soils and water.

We invite participants to make oral presentations of about 20 minutes in duration (prepared using PowerPoint). Please note that since this is an informal scientific meeting, presentations do not need to be highly polished. For those not wanting to make an oral presentation, there will be limited space (first come first served) set up for posters.

Registration costs for the workshop is $200.00 ($75.00 for students, maximum 20 student seats available).

For updated information visit: www.traceorganic.com

58th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics
Salt Lake City, Utah

May 23 - 27, 2010
Short Courses May 22 and May 23

Important Dates:

                                                                February 5: Abstract submission deadline. Online abstract submission is now open. (www.asms.org)

                                                                April 26: Advance Conference Registration deadline. Register in advance, onsite rates increase by $50.

                                                                April 26: Short Course Registration deadline. There is no on-site registration for short courses.
                                                                                 Register early, before the April 26 deadline, to insure your space.

The 23^rd Annual Tandem Mass Spectrometry Workshop

Lake Louise, Alberta, December 1- 4, 2010

# of Registration Spaces Remaining
(as of January, 2010)

100

To register please contact Marg Northcott directly (mnlouise@telusplanet.net)

For more information please visite the Lake Louise Tandem Mass Spectrometry Workshop web page.

The Workshop fills very quickly as a maximium of 110 registrations are accepted. To avoid disappointment register early.

Mass Spectrometry Positions (New posting on January 20/2010)

Link to a listing of current positions available in mass spectrometry. Look on the ASMS site also.

Regional MS User's Group Information (Montreal MS User's Group Meeting Announcement posted Feb 8/2010)

The following MS User's Groups post their upcoming meetings on the this site.

Member's Forum

1) 1983 Kratos MS-50 high-resolution magnetic sector mass spec, posted January 18, 2010

2) FTMS for sale, posted November 10/2009

A new page link has been set up to provide a forum were members can exchange ideas, post equipment sales or want ads. Please click here or on the "Members Forum" button at the top of this pare to access the forum. Hope that this page proves useful, let me know of any ideas or improvements!

2010/2011 CSMS Memberships - Please Send in Your Cheque NOW and Receive a Handsome CSMS Lapel Pin!!:

The CSMS collects membership dues on a biannual basis, with a membership for 2010/2011 in the CSMS costing only $10.00 (Canadian). For this small sum an individual receives among other benefits, membership for 2008/2009, the Newsletters and the chance to nominate or be nominated for an award. Memberships may be purchased by sending your complete mailing address and a cheque for $10.00 made payable to the "Canadian Society for Mass Spectrometry" to:

CSMS c/o Terry Cyr,
L/C 2201C Banting Building,
Tunny's Pasture, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0L2.

Executive:

President: Michael Siu (York University), E-mail: kwmsiu@YorkU.ca

Vice President: Paul Mayer. E-mail: PaulMichael.Mayer@uOttawa.ca

Secretary: Kerry M. Peru (Environment Canada, Saskatoon) E-mail: Kerry.Peru@ec.gc.ca

Treasurer: Terry Cyr (Health Canada, Ottawa) E-mail: Terry_Cyr@hc-sc.gc.ca

CSMS Constitution:

The CSMS Constitution was accepted by the CSMS membership and will be kept on this Website.

Last updated February 08/2010

If you have comments or suggestions please email me at Kerry.Peru@ec.gc.ca

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