This event is part of the CIPS Study Group on Global Governance.

February 27, 2009, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Henderson Amphitheatre, Fauteux Hall
University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law  More...

When: Thursday, March 12th
Where: Lord Elgin Hotel, Pearson Room A, 100 Elgin Street
7:30 – 7:45 a.m.: Registration / Breakfast
7:45 – 9:00 a.m.: Presentation and Q&A   More...

February 28, 2009, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Wing
Toronto, Ontario
An Affiliated Event to PDAC 2009

Managing Environmental & Social Performance – attracting financing
The current global economic crisis and tight capital markets put the spotlight on sound management of environmental and social issues as an important tool for viable mining projects to attract funding. IFC and EDC announce a joint workshop on the role of IFC's Environmental and Social Performance Standards as risk mitigation instruments that foster projects' local acceptance and increase mining projects' attractiveness to investors.

Measuring Canada's Environmental Performance: what works, what doesn't and why by Scott Vaughan. University of Ottawa - Feb. 24, 2009 3:30 - 5:00p.m. More...

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Topics range from how trace fossils are used to interpret sedimentary rock successions, the role of iron oxides in regulating aqueous trace-element concentrations in wetland environments, trapping of ancient microbes in mineral inclusions, and contaminant transport and cycling in the changing Arctic.

Dr. James MacEachern, Geological Association of Canada's Hutchison Lecturer from Simon Fraser University, will give a presentation on January 29, 11:30-12:30 pm, Marion Hall Room 127 at University of Ottawa, entitled “Ichnology's Role in Refining Shallow Marine Facies Models”. Dr. MacEachern will explore the how trace-fossil analysis has served as a powerful tool for sedimentary facies interpretation.

Dr. Andrew Gault of the University of Ottawa will give a presentation on Thursday, February 5, 11:30-12:30 pm, Marion Hall Room 127 at University of Ottawa, entitled “Bugs and Biogeochemistry: Controls on Bacteriogenic Iron Oxide Formation”. Dr. Gault will discuss the important role bacteriogenic iron oxides in regulating aqueous trace-element concentrations in wetland environments.

Dr. Russell Vreeland of West Chester University, Pennsylvania, will give a presentation on Thursday, February 12, 11:30-12:30 pm, Marion Hall 127 at University of Ottawa, entitled “The Survival of Microbes and DNA in Ancient Salt Crystals”. Dr. Vreeland will examine how microbes trapped in fluid inclusions may present a rich overview of the microbial biodiversity of formation waters that are hundred of millions of years old.

Dr. Laurier Poissant of Environment Canada will give a presentation on Thursday, February 26, 11:30-12:30 pm, Marion Hall 127 at University of Ottawa, entitled “Mercury and Carbon Cycling within the Changing Arctic Environment”. Dr. Laurier will examine the impact of ongoing change in the Arctic on contaminant transport and cycling.

For additional information about the Canadian Shield Research Lectures, please contact:

• Canadian Shield Research Lectures
  Department of Earth Sciences, University of Ottawa
  icsr@uottawa.ca
  613-562-5800 ext 6337                                     More...

 Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. More...

• Waste Sector Issues and Experience
  Alison Brithwaite, Walker Industries Holdings Limited
• Environmental Impact Assessment In Federations
  Bob Connelly
• Strategic and Regional Environmental Assessment
  Candance Anderson, SEA-RSEA
• Results-Based Management and EIA
  Evan Green, Le Groupe-conseil baastel ltée.
• Going Green: Transit and Environmental Assessment
  Jim O'Mara, Executive Lead, Environmental Policy and Planning
  Metrolinx
• Climate Change and Environmental Impact Assessment
  Mike Brklacich, Department of Geography & Environmental Studies
  Carleton University, Ottawa
• Environmental assessment Process For Wind Power Projects
  Marnie Oliver, Gilead Power Corp.
• The Promise of EA in Pursuit of a Green Future
  Paul Norris, Ontario Waterpower Association
• Ontario's Climate Change Plan and Environmental Assessment: Legal Challenges and Opportunities
  Richard D. Lindgren, Counsel Canadian Environmental Law Association

Please Note:Several deadlines for IAIA's Special Meeting on "Assessing and Managing Cumulative Environmental Effects" (Calgary, AB, Canada, 6-9 Nov 2008) have been extended!

 15 September: New abstract submission deadline for papers/posters
 22 September: New Early Bird and presenting author registration deadline

Abstract submission details can be found online at
http://www.iaia.org/modx/index.php?id=386.

Theme forums proposed to date include the following
(submissions on other themes are also welcome):

• Future Directions for Cumulative Effects Assessment and Management
  Cumulative Effects Assessment of Oil and Gas Development on Alaska’s North Slope
• An Emerging Methods Tool Kit for Cumulative Effects Assessment
  Policies, Best Practices, and Collaboration in Cumulative Effects Mitigation and Management
• Case Studies of Cumulative Effects Assessment and Management in Western and Northern Canada
• Sustainability and Cumulative Effects Assessment
• Managing Cumulative Effects in Alberta’s Oil Sands
• National experience with Cumulative Effects Assessment
• Social and Economic Dimensions of Cumulative Effects Assessment
• Cumulative effects assessment and management in aquatic ecosystems
• National experience with cumulative effects assessment and management
• Cumulative effects of hydropower

Hosted by the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law, September 26-28, 2008

La Facutlé de droit et l’Académie de droit de l’environnement de l’union mondiale de la nature (IUCN) présentent une conférence à l’université d’Ottawa le 26 au 28 septembre, 2008 “Le droit en matière de changement climatique dans les pays en développement après 2012 : les perspectives des hémisphères nord et sud”.

Veuillez visiter le site web ci-dessous pour autres détails comprenant le programme complet de la conférence. http://www.iucnael.org/content/view/17/30/lang,english/

Professeur Yves Le Bouthillier et Professeur Heather McLeod-Kilmurray, Faculté de droit, University d’Ottawa et Carolyn Farquhar, Secretariat de l’Académie de droit de l’environnement de l’union mondiale de la nature (IUCN)

The Faculty of Law and the IUCN Academy are hosting a conference at the University of Ottawa Sept. 26 – Sept 28, 2008 “Climate Law in Developing Countries post-2012: North and South Perspectives”.

For further details including the full conference program please visit the  conference website. http://www.iucnael.org/content/view/17/30/lang,english/

Professor Yves Le Bouthillier and Professor Heather McLeod-Kilmurray, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa and Carolyn Farquhar, Manager, Secretariat of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law.

CONFÉRENCE INTERNATIONALE — QUÉBEC 2008
organisée conjointement par le SIFÉE (en partenariat avec l'IEPF) et l'AQÉI sous la présidence d'honneur de RÉAL LAPORTE, président, Hydro-Québec Équipement et P.-D.G., SEBJ sur le thème de L'ÉVALUATION ENVIRONNEMENTALE et L'ÉNERGIE

La Conférence se déroulera à l'Hôtel PUR, QUÉBEC, DU 8 AU 11 SEPTEMBRE.

Vous êtes invité(e) à participer à cet ÉVÉNEMENT EXCEPTIONNEL de 4 jours qui aura lieu dans le sillage  du 400e anniversaire de la ville de Québec.

N'hésitez pas à consulter la page Web de la Conférence sur le site de l'AQÉI:
http://www.aqei.qc.ca/neuf/quebec2008/ConferenceQuebec2008.html
Vous y trouverez toute l'information pertinente concernant

• le programme

• l'inscription

• le lieu et la réservation d'une chambre

• les appuis financiers : Partenaires / Collaborateurs / Associés

• les visites techniques dans la fin de semaine précédant la Conférence

• les activités sociales du 8 septembre et du 9 septembre

N'hésitez pas à communiquer avec nous au besoin.

Françoise Mondor
Coordonnatrice
ASSOCIATION QUÉBÉCOISE POUR L'ÉVALUATION
D'IMPACTS (AQÉI)
514-990-2193
http://www.aqei.qc.ca

-  Is NIMBYism the last legal blood sport? August 25, 2008
   Here's a thought provoking article, The Social Functions of NIMBYism,
   concludes with: In fact, if the forces that animate NIMBYism – attachment to
   place, increases in homeownership, and public participation in government
   decision-making – were waning, we would lament this more than we now
   bemoan NIMBYism. More...

-  Report Says Public Outreach, Done Right, Aids Policymakin
   August 22, 2008 More...

-  Application Denied
   BC’s Kemess North and Nova Scotia’s Whites Point projects promised jobs
   and revenue, but the communities were looking for overall sustainability.
   Alternatives Journal 34:4 (2008). More...

Soutenu par la Faculté des arts, la Faculté des sciences sociales, la Faculté de droit, section de droit commun, le département de philosophie, l’Académie de droit de l’environnement de l’Union mondiale de la nature (IUCN), le Cabinet de la vice-rectrice à la recherche. / Sponsored by the Faculty of Arts, the Faculty of Social Science, the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, the Department of Philosophy, IUCN Academy of Environmental Law, the Office of the Vice-President, Research.

November 6 and 7th, 2007
Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington
Plan to attend the OAIA’s Annual General Meeting and Conference to hear about and discuss First Nations consultation in environmental assessment.