New!! NSIS has recently published the book entitled “The Birds of Brier Island” by Eric Mills and Lance Laviolette.
Members attending the November 29th and the December 5th talks can pick up this latest copy of the Proceedings (Vol. 46, part 1)for free.
Additional copies will be available for sale at $25 ... a perfect Christmas gift for bird watchers.

Next Meeting: The next meeting of the Institute is on Tuesday, November 29, 2011  at 7:30 p.m.
Speaker: Cameron Ells, P. Eng., Chair of the Shubenacadie Canal Commission
Title:  There and Back Again: Along the Shubenacadie Canal in 1861 - Between HRM and the Bay of Fundy
The Institute is delighted to host this special lecture in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the first ship to complete a round trip passage on the Shubenacadie Canal.
For further details please see our Home Page.

NOTICES

2009.12.17   We now have a blog! The primary purpose is to provide space for notices for additional public lectures and events relating to science in Nova Scotia.

2009.11.25   8th Annual Kathryn Allen Weldon Public Lecture: "What should we expect of long-term care for people with Dementia?", by Kenneth Rockwood, MD, FRCPC, FRCP. Location: Pier 21 – see the poster for more details.

2009.02.07   The 200th Anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth (12 February 1809) occurs in a few days. See our link listing some excellent sites with much interesting information about Darwin, plus an extensive bibliography of recent books on Darwin, or related to Darwinism, compiled by Michelle Paon.

2009.02.04   See the latest addition to our History page — The Presidential Address delivered by W.J. Archibald at the 101st Annual Meeting, 15 October 1962.

2009.02.03  Humboldt Field Research Scholarship announced.

2008.12.13  The Updated Author Index for our Proceedings now includes Volume 44, Part 2.

2008.11.29  The 2008-09 Brochure has been updated to reflect a change in the panelists for the January 5, 2009 meeting; a link to the new PDF file is available in the list on the left.

2008.10.16  Vol. 44, Part 2 (2008) of the Proceedings of the Institute has been published.

2008.08.28  The 2008-09 Brochure has been updated; a link to the new PDF file is available in the list on the left. Note: the Brochure has been modified (2008.09.29) to reflect an interchange of the previously scheduled November and December speakers.

2008.08.10  2009 Student Writing Competition details posted - see the Students link in the left menubar.

2008.03.30  2008 Student Writing Competition Winners Announced - see the Students link in the left menubar.

2008.03.09  A link has been added to our Proceedings page for the scanned images of Volumes 1 and 2 of the Proceedings at DalSpace.

2008.02.13  Two new members have been added to our Hall of Fame: Margaret Sibella Brown and Constance Ida MacFarlane.

2007.09.29  The list of meetings for the coming year has been updated; see the MEETINGS link in the list on the left.

2007.09.25  Vol. 44, Part 1 (2007) of the Proceedings of the Institute has been published.

2007.09.17  The 2007-08 Brochure has been updated; a link to the new PDF file is available in the list on the left.

2007.07.20  2008 Student Writing Competition details posted - see the Students link in the left menubar.

2006.12.13  An Updated Author Index for the issues of the Proceedings, Volumes 1-43 (1863 to 2006) inclusive, is now available for viewing as a web document.

2006.09.29  Vol. 43, Part 2 (2006) of the Proceedings of the Institute has been published.

2006.09.18 Our new Brochure for 2006-07 is now available as a PDF file.

2006.05.19 The Cumulative Author Index for the issues of the Proceedings, Volumes 1-39 (1863 to 1992) inclusive, is now available for viewing as a web document.

2006.04.07  A list of Presidents of the Institute, from 1862 to the present, now appears in our History page. There are several uncertainties in the list; we would be grateful for assistance in verifying these. Please email us if you can help. We would also appreciate corrections for any errors which may appear.

2006.04.07  Our newly created Hall of Fame is now open.

2006.04.06  Additional Tables of Contents have been added to our Proceedings page, extending the collection back to Vol. 39, Part 4 (1992).

2006.01.25 The Institute is a co-sponsor of a public meeting devoted to Sable Island on February 16th from 7:00 until 9:30pm at the Scotiabank Conference Theatre, Room 201 Sobey Building, Saint Mary's University Campus. For more details please see the notice below.

2005.11.21  Information is now available on the 2006 Student Writing Competition; see the Students page. Further updated 2005.11.29: detailed instructions for authors now available.

2005.11.20  A complete list of speakers (since 1998) is now available through a link in our Abstracts page.

2005.10.31  Abstracts for meetings in the years 1998-2004 are now available through a link in our main Abstracts page.

2005.09.07  Vol. 43, Part 1 (2005) of the Proceedings of the Institute has been published. Also, the "Flora of Nova Scotia" has been photoreproduced and is now available for sale; see "Prices of Past Proceedings", under our Proceedings link.