Environmental Studies Association of Canada

Dear Environmental Studies Association of Canada (ESAC)  members and conference delegates:

Please find attached a revised ESAC Congress 2010 Conference program with abstracts, map and final schedule. This copy includes a new keynote speaker, Elizabeth May, Green Party Leader, Lawyer and author of seven books. She will be speaking on Post-Copenhagen Climate Change negotiations on May 31st from 2:00 to 3:00 in EV1-605. Some panels on May 31st have shifted times as a result of this change.

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NOTE: If you have pre-registered for the conference, you may pick up your delegate’s kit at the “Registered Delegates” counter located in the J.W.McConnell LibraryBuilding (LB) at Concordia at 1400 De Maisonneuve West. You can also register at this same location if you weren’t able to do so on-line. The registration centre opens at 7:30 every morning.

You can find a map of Concordia University by going to <http://concordia.ca/about/whereweare/maps/?referID=hp_footer> > .

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Theme: Sustainability in a Changing World
Location: Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec
May 31 – June 1, 2010

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.

View the Full Schedule.

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 call for proposals

ESAC ACEE 2010 Paper Proposal Form

ESAC-ACEE-2010-Panel-proposal-form

Accommodation Information

Informational Poster Contest

Travel Grant Application

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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.

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