Theme: Sustainability in a Changing World
Location: Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec
May 31st – June 1, 2010
The Environmental Studies Association of Canada (ESAC) invites you to participate at its 2010 conference, as part of the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences Congress, at Concordia University. Academics (faculty and students), practitioners, the policy making community, NGOs and community groups are all welcome to attend and participate actively.
This conference aims at exploring a large range of issues that include climate change, food security, natural resources, millennium development goals, environmental health and environmental literacy. We particularly seek to include delegates from different disciplines – political sciences, anthropology, sociology, economics, international development and geography. ESAC expects this conference will stimulate a critical and constructive dialogue among its participants. As such, we encourage you to submit paper and panel proposals relevant to the theme of this conference.
Suggestions for certain themes of interest this year are:
• Gender and the environment
• Climate change
• Environmental health
• Food resources, food security or food sovereignty
• Environmental literacy and environmental education
• Sustainable Livelihoods
• Greenwashing
• Environmental Management Systems
• Ecoproducts and ecoservices (e.g., ecotourism)
• Consumption
• Waste or Zero waste
• Millenium development goals
• Documentaries, participatory video and photovoice regarding sustainability issues.
Abstract submissions (300 words) should be sent in by December 21st 2009. The abstract should include a description of your object of study, your theoretic frame, your methodology of research, your conclusions and the importance of this area to sustainability. All papers will be evaluated by a ESAC conference committee and acceptance emails will be sent out in early February.
You must be an ESAC member in good standing to present a paper or panel at the conference. Travel grants will be available to student ESAC panel participants (see travel grant form). You must fill out and submit the form before the due date to be eligible for a travel grant.
Cost of Attendance
Member: $60
Non-Member: $90
Retired Member: $40
Retired Non-Member: $50
Student Member: $30
Student Non-Member: $40
Unwaged Member: $30
Unwaged Non-Member: $40
Banquet: $35
To complete your registration, go to the following link:
https://www.fedcancongress.com/index.php Please note that to be eligible
for the early bird discount for Congress registration, the deadline is March
31st.
When you register for Congress, one of the drop-down options will be to
attend our banquet at the Spanish Club, scheduled for the evening of June
1st, that includes tapas and the choice of paella or lamb or vegetarian
option with a band and late night party with Canadian Association of Studies
in International Development (CASID) for a cost of $35. This is an excellent
opportunity for you to network and/or socialize with student and faculty
colleagues.
Dr. Shirley Thompson,
Natural Resources Institute, University of Manitoba,
70 Dysart Rd.,
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2
phone: (204) 474-7170 fax: 204-261-0038
e-mail: s_thompson@umanitoba.ca
http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~thompso4/
ESAC ACEE 2010 Paper Proposal Form
ESAC-ACEE-2010-Panel-proposal-form
