What the ??!! How Geographic Research helps explain what is happening in the world today.
Please join us for an interactive and informative look at current research
in Geography and Environmental Studies.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2019 | 9:30 am -4:30 pm
Turret - 3rd floor of the Fred Nichols Campus Centre
KEY NOTE SPEAKERS:
- CHRIS LEMIEUX
- MIGUEL SIOUI
- ALISON MOUNTZ
- JOHNATHAN CRUSH
- ALISON BLAY-PALMER
- SIMON DALBY
- WILLIAM QUINTON
- PHIL MARSH
- HOMA KHEYROLLAH POUR
ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:
- NETWORKING
- STUDENT POSTER DISPLAYS
- RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS
- COMPLIMENTARY LUNCH FOR REGISTRANTS
- GRADUATE PROGRAM INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILALBE
FREE EVENT - ALL ARE WELCOME!
REGISTRATION REQUIRED FOR LUNCH REGISTER HERE
AGENDA:
9:45am WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION, Mary-Louise Byrne, Professor, Chair of the Geography and Environmental Studies Department
10:00am Canada’s conservation challenges, Christopher Lemieux, Associate Professor, John McMurry Research Chair in Environmental Geography
10:45am Student projects at the International Migration Research Centre, Alison Mountz, Professor, Canada Research Chair in Global Migration, Director of the International Migration Research Centre at the Balsillie School of International Affairs
11:30am Indigenous environmental knowledges and research in northern Canada, Miguel Sioui, Assistant Professor, Geography and Environmental Studies
12:15pm Buffet Lunch and Networking
12:45pm The Hungry Cities project, Jonathan Crush, Professor, Director of the Hungry Cities Partnership at the Balsillie School of International Affairs. Mary Caesar will present on behalf
1:30pm Food Systems and Sustainability, Alison Blay-Palmer, Professor, Director of the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at the Balsillie School of International Affairs
2:15pm Anthropocene Geopolitics from the Borders in Globalization and the Cultural Politics of Climate Change projects, Simon Dalby, Professor, Balsillie School of International Affairs
3:00pm Integrated Arctic Science Research Program, Philip Marsh, Professor, Canada Research Chair in Northern Climate Change. Barun Majumder will present on behalf
3:45pm Application of Remote Sensing in Environmental Change, William Quinton, Professor, Director of the Cold Regions Research Centre AND Homa Kheyrollah Pour, Assistant Professor, Canada Research Chair in Remote Sensing of Environmental Change
4:30 Closing Remarks, Margaret Walton-Roberts, Professor Geography and Environmental Studies, Graduate Coordinator
For more information please contact
Susan Lankowski at slankowski@wlu.ca