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.
Keynotes include:
Camilla Toulmin is the Director of the International Institute for Environment and Development. Her academic background is in Economics and current and future policy thinking on all aspects of the environment and development agenda, particularly building alliances with those in the frontline of sustainable development; land rights in Africa and all regions. She will speak to ESAC about climate change in Africa.
Bina Agarwal is a Professor of Economics at the University of Delhi, in India. Agarwal writes and researches on various subjects: land, livelihoods and property rights; environment and development; the political economy of gender; poverty and inequality; law; and agriculture and technological change. She will speak to ESAC about gender and forest management in Asia on Tuesday June 1st.
Desiree McGraw, Executive General of the Jeanne Sauve Foundation is a public policy professional with a background in international affairs. She has more than 20 years of experience as a consultant, researcher, reporter, senior political advisor and spokesperson in the field of sustainable development, and has been described by the national media as “one of Canada’s ten most influential people on environmental issues.” Desiree will speak to ESAC about the climate change following Copenhagen on Monday, May 31st.
For more comprehensive information on the ESAC 2010 conference, including themes, registration information and travel grant applications, please click here.
Keynote speaker biographical information from International Institute of Environment and Development, Wikipedia, and Climate Project Canada.
Important Reminders:
(1) To present a paper at ESAC, you must become a member, if you aren't already. For membership information, go to: http://www.esac.ca/join.html Presenters must have completed this requirement by May 1st (NB if you are only presenting in a cross-listed session, and you are a member of the collaborating association, the membership requirement does not apply).
(2) You must register for both the Congress and ESAC. 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.
(3) 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.
(3) If you are a full-time Canadian student, ESAC member, AND presenting a paper or poster at the conference, you will be eligible to receive a small travel stipend to help defray your costs. If you have not already, please fill out the travel form at Travel Grant Application before: Feb 1st.
(4) Accommodations at Congress book quickly! The early bird gets the worm! For more information, go to: http://congress2010.ca/content.php?id=541. The on-site residence is at 1185, rue Sainte-Mathieu. Reserve at: Email: reserve@alcor.concordia.ca FAX: 514-848-2805, Conference Code: CFHSS- 2010 for $55 single to $71 double.
We have many exciting session and outstanding guest speakers planned.
If you have any questions please contact the conference organizers :
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Asfia Gulrukh & Dr. Shirley Thompson, ESAC Conference organizers
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 or umkamal@cc.umanitoba.ca http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~thompso4/