The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction) is awarding two $500 prizes for the best poster presentations at the Issues of Substance conference in Halifax in November.

The two categories are:

• Trainee: students enrolled in a Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD program, or individuals pursuing postdoctoral research or in another formal research training program (following a health professional degree)
• Professional: those working in the substance abuse field or faculty/staff in post-secondary educational settings
  

Judging criteria will be:

• Quality of research
• Potential impact of research
• Quality of presentation
• Demonstrated understanding of content
  

Judging will take place during the poster session on Tuesday, November 17 from 3:00–4:00 p.m. Winners will be announced on Wednesday, November 18 at the closing plenary session.

(In email to poster presenters: Please identify yourself as a trainee via an email to ios@ccsa.ca.)