Here is a list of our upcoming events along with events from our various Institutes:

November: Quench your scientific thirst
CIHR is helping to make the latest health and science research accessible to the general public. Café Scientifiques bring together researchers and the general public in informal venues (such as restaurants, pubs or cafés) for an evening of lively and informative discussion. CIHR and some of its Institutes have already hosted Cafés dealing with health subjects such as obesity, healthy aging, mental health in the workplace, Edmonton housing, the positives and negatives of personalized medicine, the hazards of urban living, and the effects of air pollution on citizens in Toronto.

For more information on CIHR's special series on mental health, including a Q&A with The Honourable Michael Kirby, head of the Mental Health Commission of Canada, and Dr. Colleen Flood, Scientific Director of CIHR's Institute of Health Services and Policy Research.

November 10, 2009: The stranger in the mirror: Is it time to change the way we view eating disorders?
Workman Arts Space, St. Anne's Parish Hall, 651 Dufferin Street
Toronto, Ontario

November 17, 2009: Intolerance = Infection: Is fighting homophobia the key to ending the spread of HIV in the gay community?
Toronto, Ontario

November 24, 2009: The genetics of mental health
Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St. West
Toronto, Ontario

For more information, please visit the CIHR Café Scientifique website

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November 17, 2009: Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Prix Galien Canada Awards
Ottawa, Ontario

November 12-13, 2009: CIHR-IMHA Journalist Workshop
A Strong Body of Knowledge: Exploring the Science of Musculoskeletal Health
Toronto, Ontario
For more information contact David Coulombe

October 29, 2009: 50th Anniversary - Gardiner Foundation International Awards Ceremony
CIHR is a major sponsor of these prestigious medical science awards. This year's winner of the Canada Gairdner Wightman Award is Dr. David Sackett, a clinical epidemiologist at McMaster University.
Toronto, Ontario

October 15, 2009: Application Deadline for CIHR Journalism Awards
CIHR is funding five Tier 1 Awards ($20,000 each), five Tier 2 Awards ($10,000 each) and five Tier 3 Awards ($5,000 each) to support health journalism. The program is open to all working journalists in Canada or Canadian journalists working abroad.
For more information, contact Michael Dwyer at 613-941-0688

June 26-30, 2009: Joint Symposium Peptide Receptors - Kinin 2009
Hotel Loews Le Concorde
Quebec, Quebec

June 17-18, 2009: 13th National Meeting of the Federal Partners in Technology Transfer
Join the thought leaders, network and connect with senior executives, practitioners and experts in the field to discuss and learn the latest in increasing the value of technology transfer practices and turning research results into action for your organization. Full program now available online.
Ottawa

June 10-12, 2009: The Greying Nation: Keeping Ahead of the Wave
The Shaw Conference Centre
Edmonton, Alberta

June 7-10, 2009: Canadian Public Health Association Annual Conference
This year's theme is Public Health in Canada: Strengthening Connections. The CIHR Institute of Population and Public Health is one of the collaborators.
Winnipeg, Manitoba

March 31, 2009: The Strong Silent Type: Men's Mental Health and Illness
Don Cherry's Sports Grill, 290 Rideau Street
Ottawa, Ontario

March 24, 2009: Whose Life is it Anyway? Assisted Suicide in Canada
La Nouvelle Scène, 333 King Edward Avenue,
Ottawa, Ontario

March 5-6 2009: Workshop for Journalists on Aging
CIHR invites journalists to attend this workshop with some of Canada's research leaders for a unique opportunity to explore the impact of aging on our health.
Toronto, Ontario

February 25, 2009: Urban Heart Health: You are where you live...
Verses Restaurant, 182 Victoria Street North

December 4-5, 2008: CIHR Workshop for Journalists on Health and the Environment
CIHR invites journalists to attend for a unique opportunity to explore and understand the impact of the environment on our health with Canada's research leaders.
Vancouver, British Columbia

November 19, 2008: Seventh Annual CIHR Canadian Health Research Awards
Ottawa, Ontario