Events
- 2012 Feb 16
sustainabilityXchange
- 2012 Mar 19
sustainabilityXchange
Planning something on campus? rethink [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Submit your event) - relevant items will be posted.
McGill Eats! Speakers' Panel
Confused about your place in the food chain? McGill Eats! will be holding a speakers' panel on February 9 (Thursday) at 6:30 pm at Douglas residence hall (3851 University). Speakers will include food leaders from McGill and the wider Montreal community, and topics to be discussed include local agriculture, certification systems, farmers' markets, seafood, compost, capitalism, and applied student research.
sustainabilityXchange
You are cordially invited to a series of informal, open exchanges hosted by Jim Nicell, Associate Vice-Principal (University Services) and the Office of Sustainability! These roundtable discussions are open to all interested participants, with one theme presentation at each meeting that can form the basis for the discussions that ensue. This provides a great opportunity to learn about ongoing campus sustainability initiatives, share your ideas and identify potential areas for mutual support and collaboration! Come one, come all!
Schedule:
• Wednesday November 23 13h-1430. Theme: Sustainability Projects Fund
• Monday January 16 13h-14h30. Theme: Sustainability in curriculum and research.
• Thursday February 16 13h-14h30. Theme: Climate change and McGill. LOCATION: 1010 Sherbrooke Street West, Suite 1032
• Monday March 19 13h-14h30*
*Theme TBA
While drop-ins are welcome, please rethink [at] mcgill [dot] ca (RSVP) if possible to ensure that there is sufficient space in the room to accommodate all visitors. If you have a particular item you’d like to discuss at the meeting, you can include this in your RSVP email (optional).
Échanges durables
Vous êtes cordialement invités à une série des échanges informels avec Jim Nicell, Vice-principal adjoint (Services universitaires) et le Bureau du développement durable! Ces tables rondes sont ouvertes à tous participants intéressés, avec une présentation thématique à chaque rencontre pouvant stimuler les discussions qui le suivront. C’est une belle opportunité à apprendre des initiatives auprès le développement durable sur le campus, à partager vos idées, ainsi à mieux identifier les potentiels pour le support mutuel et collaboration sur des projets. Venez tous!
Calendrier:
• mercredi 23 novembre 13h-1430. Thème: Fonds des projets durable
• lundi 16 janvier 13h-14h30. Thème : le développement durable dans le curriculum et la recherche.
• jeudi 16 février 13h-14h30. Thème: les changements climatiques et McGill. LIEU: 1010, rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Suite 1032
• lundi 19 mars 13h-14h30*
*Thème à déterminer
Les réservations ne sont pas essentielles, mais fortement recommandées par courriel au rethink [at] mcgill [dot] ca afin d’assurer que nous aurons assez de place pour tout souhaitant à participer. Si vous avez un sujet à proposer pour la rencontre, vous pourriez aussi l’inclure dans votre RSVP (facultatif).
Sustainability Friday: Faculty Forum on Sustainability
Friday, February 17, 2012 will mark the third “Sustainability Friday” at the Faculty Club from 3-6 pm to discuss sustainability in the ASAP2012, Strategic Research Plan and Vision2020: Creating a Sustainable McGill community consultation exercise. For details and to RSVP, please contact jean-philip [dot] lumb [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Professor Jean-Philip Lumb. )
Sweater Day: February 9, 2012
Three Minutes to Change the World: Discover Graduate Research at McGill
Organized by McGill’s Office of Sustainability, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, Physics student Ben Harack, and the Post-Graduate Students Society, this event will feature McGill graduate students giving three-minute presentations summarizing their research initiatives and the importance of their work to the community. The theme is socially-relevant research. Presentations will use language that is appropriate for a non-specialist audience.
- Who: Open to all McGill Graduate Students as presenters, and to all students, faculty/staff, and the wider community as attendees
- When: March 14th, 2012, 12:00 – 3:00 p.m. (Includes a light lunch)
- Where: Thomson House Ballroom (wheelchair accessible)
If you are interested in presenting, please fill out this application form. Please note that proposals must be submitted by February 20, 2012.
If you would like to attend the event, please fill out this application form.
Earth Hour: March 31, 2012
Convention on Biological Diversity - Fourth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention. May 7-11, 2012.
Off-campus events
- January 10-12, 2012. Sustainability - 8th International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability. Robson Square, University of British Columbia. Presentation submissions due November 24, 2011; registration deadline December 9, 2011. Website
- April 2-4, 2012 Northeast Campus Sustainability Consortium annual conference at Syracuse University. Please visit their website to learn more about the conference program and guidelines for presenters. You can submit your presentation proposal from the same page. All proposals must be received by January 20, 2012 in order to be considered.
- April 16-17, 2012. 7th annual Smart and Sustainable Campuses Conference at University of Maryland. The call for proposals has closed - submissions must have been made by January 5, 2012. Website
Past events
Highlights from Canada’s 2011 December Report of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development
On Thursday, February 2, The Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM) and McGill School of Environment (MSE) will be hosting a presentation by Scott Vaughn,Commissioner of Environment and Sustainable Development. For more information and/or to register for this event, please follow this link.
SSMU Strategic Summit on Sustainability: January 20, 2012