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Keynote Speaker: Amy Luers, Executive Director, Future Earth http://www.futureearth.org/news/future-earth-names-amy-luers-new-executive-director
Optional field trips (May 22): Campus tours with a sustainability theme will be held throughout the day (bring comfortable walking shoes, water bottle, and be prepared for the weather conditions as appropriate). Further details to be announced.
- Dawson College
- McGill University
- Concordia University
- Quartier d'Innovation
Accommodation:
A variety of accommodation options are supported by the SHECA 2018 Planning Committee, and which meet required sustainability goals: visit https://www.mcgill.ca/travelservices/accommodations/mcgill-official-hotel-program-montreal-west-island/paid-guest or https://www.mcgill.ca/accommodations/summer.
Please fill out our SHECA 2018 planning survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/sheca2018
Thanks to conference sponsor ECO Canada!
Session 1: Living Labs
Andre Potvin - Inhabiting a Nordic Campus
Liska Richer - Living Labs: Seeds Sustainability Program
Rachelle Haddock - Campus as Learning Lab
Session 2: Operational Perspectives and Priorities
Operational Perspectives & Priorities
Rochelle Owen, Dalhousie University
Paul Martin, University of Western Ontario
Prof. Caroline Begg, McGill University
Session 2 - Operational Perspectives & Priorities (PDF)
Session 2 - Operational Perspectives & Priorities (PPTX)
Session 3: Research Perspectives and Priorities (UNESCO CHAIRS)
Catherine Potvin - UNESCO Chair for Dialogues on Sustainability
Yves Prairi - Université de Quebec à Montreal, UNESCO Chair in Global Environmental Change
Session 4: Keynote Address
Session 5: Curriculum and Student Experience
Robert Summers, Sustainability Scholars Program, University of Alberta
Myriam Mansour, Sustainability Major, Vanier College
Kate Whalen, Senior Manager, Academic Sustainability Programs, McMaster University
Session 6: Social Justice Perspectives and Priorities
Kris Nanda, Environmental Petitions Process, Office of the Auditor General of Canada
Liz Stone, Chair, Aboriginal Education Council, Fleming College
Gretchen Ferguson, Director, Sustainable Development Program, Simon Fraser University
Session 7: Partnerships for the Goals
Meghan Fay - Zahniser, Executive Director, AASHE
Kathleen Ng, incoming Chair, CUSP
James Nugent, University of Waterloo, Sustainable Development Solutions Network