climate change forum

event date: 
thursday, september 28, 2017 - 1:00pm edt to friday, september 29, 2017 - 5:00pm edt
event location: 
the study and bartley residence
event fee: 
free
event contact name: 
sudip rakshit
event contact e-mail: 

阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 climate change forum      

agenda

day 1: september 28th (thursday)

venue: the study, lu 

 

1:00 – 1: 15 pm      ice breaker/ coffee    

1:15 – 2:15 pm       what is climate change anyway?

brief presentations and q&a

2:15 – 2:45 pm     picturing climate change in thunder bay: urgency, hope, and                         action. a guided tour of earthcare thunder bay and 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s collaborative photovoice exhibit on climate change.

2:45 – 3:45 pm      student/faculty debate

be it resolved that “humans are rising to the challenge and tackling the climate change crisis

3:45 – 4:00 pm      break

4:00 – 5:00 pm      lecture: sherilee harper: “climate change impacts on indigenous peoples’ health: stories from around the world”

5:00 – 6:00 pm      dinner break (free for registered participants)

6:00 – 7:30 pm      boreal heartbeat: emotional impacts of climate change in northwestern ontario. kelsey jones-casey, fulbright scholar

day 2: september 29th, 2017

venue: bartley residence, conference room, lu 

8:30 – 9:00 am    coffee and informal greetings

all following panel discussions: 5 mins presentations per panelist. floor will be open for discussion.

chair of panel summarizes discussion

9:00 - 10:30 am   lecture/panel 1 : climate change impacts on the lake superior/watersheds

panelists: robert stewart (moderator)

     carl lindquist – superior watershed partnership

     tom berry – minnesota sea grant

     ej isaac – grand portage band of lake superior chippewa

   alyssa ray – red rock indian band

10:30 – 10:45 am  tea break

10.45 - 12.15 am   lecture/panel  2: climate modelling and data use

panelists: adam cornwell (moderator)

al douglas

edmundo fausto

graham saunders

tammy cook

12:15 - 1:00 pm   lunch

1:00 - 2:30 pm     lecture / panel 3 the bio-economy and climate mitigation

panelists: sudip rakshit (moderator)

                     warren mabee (queens)

                     colin kelly (confed college, thunder bay)

      david johnson

2:30 - 3:00 pm tea

3:00 - 3:15 pm       lecture: ontario’s aboriginal communities: on the frontline of the fight against climate change - first nation technical services (tbc)

3:15 - 4:45 pm        lecture / panel 4: community awareness perspectives

panelists:  paul berger (moderator)

                 rena viehbeck (earthcare, city of thunder bay)

                 lindsay galway

                 charles levkoe

 

while the event is free, please email dr. sudip rakshit to ensure a spot.