OAIA - Ontario Association for Impact Assessment

IAIA Updates

As a member of OAIA, you are also an IAIA Member – IAIA recently announced its new online professional networking and collaboration site, IAIA Connect. One of its primary functions will be to keep members and Committees informed of the latest IA information. IAIA Connect will allow members to:

post messages

view archived messages

see messages by discussion topic

add events to the group’s calendar

upload working documents and public resources

view all Section/Committee/Branch/group members

find group members and send individual messages directly within IAIA Connect

For members, log in to the IAIA website and visit “My Groups” in the left menu bar. If you selected any Sections on your membership directory form, then you are automatically a member of that Section’s group. If you would like to join a Section, just click “Groups” to see the entire list. You will find a link to IAIA Connect via IAIA’s website, which contains some additional information, including FAQs and a quick reference link. To contact us with questions: join the “IAIA Connect Help Desk” group on the site and post questions there, or contact Shelli (info@iaia.org) or me (bridget@iaia.org).

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January 2011 e-news
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Table of Contents:

IAIA11 Updates (Abstracts due 31 January)

January Newsletter Available

“Inspired by Nature” Contest Winners

Matching Challenge for Contributions

Career Central – Internship Option & Current Positions

IAIA10 China Day Summary Report Available Online

Papers Sought: Spatial Data & GIS

CEQ Best Practices & Guidelines Document Online

Upcoming Events

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1. IAIA Updates (Abstracts due 31 January

IAIA11, the 31st annual IAIA conference, will be held from 29 May – 4 June 2011 in Puebla, Mexico. For more information, visit the conference website.

Important Dates & Deadlines:

31 January: Abstract Submission Deadline; Student Fee Waiver Applications Due

28 February: Early Bird & Quickpass Registration Deadline

Preliminary Program Available: The IAIA11 preliminary program has been posted on the conference website and has recently been mailed to IAIA members. The preliminary program is packed full of detailed information about IAIA11, including the technical program, technical visits (pages 24-25), training courses (pages 17-23), and registration, as well as important information about traveling to Puebla.

Paper/Poster Abstracts Invited: The online submission form for IAIA11 paper/poster abstracts is available online. The abstract submission deadline is 31 January 2011.

Registration Open: The online registration system is open. The registration form can also be found on page 38 of the preliminary program, or as a PDF document under the website’s Registration menu.

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2. January Newsletter Available

The January issue of the IAIA Newsletter is now posted online. See www.iaia.org (log in) > Publications > Newsletters.

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3. “Inspired by Nature” Contest Winners

The January issue of the IAIA Newsletter is now posted online. See www.iaia.org (log in) > PublThe winning entries from the IAIA Biodiversity and Ecology Section's "Inspired by Nature" contest are now viewable online.

As mentioned in last month’s e-news, there were many excellent entries, and the judging was difficult! We are currently exploring ways we can showcase more of the entries (e.g., calendars, bookmarks, etc.) If you have any ideas, we'd love to hear them! Send them to Bridget at bridget@iaia.org.

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4. Matching challenge for contributions

Double (or triple!) the impact of your donation. Now through 30 September 2011, your donation will be matched at least $1 to $1. (Note: IAIA is a 501(c)3 non-profit, so contributions made to IAIA by US taxpayers are deductible under US law.)

IAIA’s 2010 Rose-Hulman award winner, Charlotte Bingham, has offered seed money as well as matching funds for an IAIA capacity building endowment fund. The fund will be used to train, educate, and network environmental professionals from developing countries who will then be better-equipped to make a difference in their home countries.

To make a contribution through IAIA’s online store, click here and enter the amount you’d like to contribute. You can also add it to your membership renewal; just write in the amount under the optional voluntary contribution line on the form and add it to your total, or add the Capacity Building Contribution in the online store.

Others have expressed interest in doing the same thing as Charlotte, so it is possible each dollar contributed to this fund could be worth $3 or even more. If you are interested in joining Charlotte by providing matching funding, please contact Bridget (bridget@iaia.org).

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5. Career Central – Internship Option & Current Positions

Post Internships at Career Central: Did you know you can post internship opportunities at Career Central, too? For just US $25 ($50 for non-IAIA members) you can announce an internship position for 30 days. Visit IAIA’s Career Central today for more information or to post a position.

Current Positions: Current position listings at Career Central include:

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor

Associate Director/Director (ESA)

Social/Health Impact Assessment Senior Consultant

Senior Biodiversity Consultant

Visit http://iaia.org/careercentral/ for complete details or to post your resume for free.

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6. IAIA10 China Day Summary Report Available Online

The summary report from the IAIA10 parallel event “China Day: The State of SEA and EIA in China” is now available as a PDF document online. Printed copies are also available by request to impact@iaia.org; include your full physical mailing address and indicate the number of copies you need.

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7. IAIA10 China Day Summary Report Available Online

Papers are sought for a special issue of the Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM) focusing on spatial data and geographic information systems (GIS) as support tools for environmental assessment. For more information, visit the journal's website. Contact agonzal@tcd.ie by 21 January 2011 with intention to submit a paper, specifying author(s), affiliation, email, draft title and two hundred word summary of the paper. Full papers are due 31 March 2011. (Submitted by Ainhoa González, agonzal@tcd.ie).

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8. CEQ Best Practices & Guidelines Document Online

The US Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) has released final guidance on the “Appropriate Use of Mitigation and Monitoring and Clarifying the Appropriate Use of Mitigated Findings of No Significant Impact” under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The guidance outlines best practices for agencies when making mitigation commitments and sets forth guidelines for agencies when adopting a mitigated Finding of No Significant Impact. The guidance is available at www.whitehouse.gov/ceq/initiatives/nepa and www.nepa.gov.

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9. Upcoming Events

The 17th Annual International Sustainable Development Research Conference will be held 8-10 May 2011 at Columbia University, New York, NY, USA. The theme is “Moving Toward a Sustainable Future: Opportunities & Challenges.” The abstract submission deadline has been extended to 31 January. For more information, visit http://isdrc17.ei.columbia.edu/ or contact ISDRC17@ei.columbia.edu. (Submitted by Peter Schlosser, isdrc17@ei.columbia.edu)

The International Symposium for Society and Resource Management (ISSRM) 17th Annual Conference will be held 4-8 June 2011 at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, WI, USA. The theme is “Integrating Conservation and Sustainable Living.” Abstracts for sessions, posters, and papers are due 15 February 2011 at http://www.issrm2011madison.iasnr.org/. For more information, contact the Symposium Chair, Donald R. Field, at ISSRM2011.Madison@gmail.com. (Submitted by Rabel Burdge, burdge@comcast.net)

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