Seminar Series 2013

Thursdays from 3:30 to 4:30 at the Presentation Studio at IRMACS Centre (ASB 10900)

Ecological, economic and social changes are inextricably linked and unprecedented in their pace. How then do we bridge our knowledge systems and inform these multifaceted problems?

This speaker series highlights interdisciplinary perspectives to environmental problem solving. From anthropology to ecology, economics to climate science, speakers in this series will offer forward-thinking approaches on how to tackle the foremost environmental challenges confronting society today. This series is open to all members of the SFU community.

Thursday January 24, 2013
Brenda Reid-Kuecks
Eco Trust
Building Resilient Regional Economies

Thursday February 7, 2013
Rahul Ray (alumni)
TERA Environmental
A World of Opportunities: A REM grad’s decade in the planning world

Thursday February 21, 2013
Ulrike Proebstl-Haider
University of applied and life sciences, (BOKU), Vienna
German Correctness: Total compenssation for any environmental impacts! - REM Planning Room, TASC 2 rm 7520

Thursday February 28, 2013
Matt Horne (alumni)
Pembina Institute
Breaking the climate logjam in Canada: What needs to change?

Thursday March 14, 2013 - CANCELLED
Bob Raucher
Stratus Consulting, Boulder, CO
Experiences in working with Water Utilities on Communicating Climate Change

Thursday March 21, 2013
Andrew Ferguson, MES MBA
Principal, Office of the Auditor General of Canada
Report of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development - REM Seminar Room

Thursday March 28, 2013
Nancy Baron
Stanford University
(co-Host with Biology) - rm SSB 7172

Thursday April 4, 2013
Margot Daykin (alumni)
City of Port Moody
Advancing Sustainability - Experiences in Local Government