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Welcome to the Federation's Resource hub! Here you will find humanities and social science articles, blog posts, videos, webinars, Congress resources, and more! Filter by topic, resource type, file type, and/or year.

The Federation blog is a space for Federation members and researchers in the humanities and social sciences to respectfully discuss ideas and issues of importance to the community. Please review the Federation's blog policy for submission information.

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Congress is for the young ones too!

Accessible and affordable child minding options are a key part of Congress. Following on the successful child minding options available at Congress 2014, we are committed to providing convenient childcare options for registered attendees of Congress...

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On the Move at Congress 2015

The On the Move Partnership is thrilled to be partnering with CBC Ideas and the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences to present: “ On the Move: Temporary Foreign Worker Policy in Canada.” This public event will take place during 2015...

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Ottawa is...

The backdrop to Congress 2015 is none other than the nation's capital, Ottawa. Whether you are returning or visiting for the first time, I encourage you to take the opportunity to discover what Ottawa has to offer. For me, this begins with world...

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Ottawa, ma ville bilingue: une idée inachevée

Camille Ferrier qui s’est jointe l’été dernier à l’équipe du Secrétariat de la Fédération a partagé récemment ses réflexions sur le caractère bilingue de l’Université d’Ottawa, du Congrès 2015 et de la ville d’Ottawa elle-même. Il est rafraichissant...

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An Easy, Inexpensive Solution for Simultaneous Translation

This article originally appeared in Convene, magazine of the Professional Convention Management Association. As associations continue to grow their international membership, simultaneous translation at events is moving from a nice-to-have to a must...

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Kudos to Congress for childcare

This blog post was originally published in the September 2014 Bulletin of the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT). Kudos to congress childcare organizers for getting it right this year. As Guttman and Burnett ( Bulletin, May 2013)...