Join us in revisiting the wonderful time had by all at the ESAC 2010 conference at Concordia University in Montreal. Feel free to share your experiences and impressions of the conference in the comments section. A special thank you to the photographer Shirley Thompson, the Communications Director of ESAC for sharing these pictures.
We invite you to participate in the 2010 ESAC conference. It’s part of the 2010 Congress for the broad range of bodies that fall under the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences.
People from community groups, NGOs, practitioners, policy makers, (and of course the drivers of the conference: academics and students) are welcome to attend and actively participate. If you are interested in issues that involve climate change, food security, natural resources, millennium development goals, environmental health, environmental literacy and journalism tips that encompass all of the above, then this conference is for you.
In the spirit of passion for the planet and networking with your environment community, please join us at Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec – May 31 to June 1, 2010
Cost of Attendance:
Member: $60
Non-Member: $90
Retired Member: $40
Retired Non-Member: $50
Student/Unwaged Member: $30
Student/Unwaged Non-Member: $40
Banquet: $35
Click here to complete your registration.
When registering for Congress 2010, 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, lamb or a 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.
Any questions please contact:
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
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.
Environmental Studies Association of Canada (ESAC) / Association canadienne
d’études environnementales (ACEE)
Congrès 2010 Conference
Theme: “Sustainability in a Changing World²
Location: Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec
May 31st – June 1, 2010
Dear ESAC members and ESAC friends:
The ESAC conference is May 31st and June 1st in Concordia University in
Montreal, Canada. The theme of the conference is “Sustainability in a
Changing
World”.
I am writing to make you aware that the deadline for the call for
papers and panel proposals for the 2010 ESAC conference is December
21st, midnight. Please read the call for proposals attached here and submit
an individual paper or a panel.
I would also like to mention that two of our three keynote speakers
have been confirmed. Camilla Toulmin will speak on climate change in
Africa and Bina Agarwal will speak on gender in forest conservation in
Asia. For more information on these speakers, please consult our ESAC
website.
If you wish to propose a paper or a panel the forms are attached and
are available on the ESAC website.
If you are a student and
wish to apply for a travel grant, there is a separate form attached and also
on the website.
Looking forward to hearing from you,
Shirley Thompson
ESAC/ACEE 2010 Conference Chair
