International Conference on Ecology and Professional Helping

Building Bridges, Crossing Boundaries:
Interdisciplinary Dialogues on Person, Planet and Professional Helping
May 7-9, 2009
University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
There is vibrant hope and a growing global dialogue for creatively engaging the challenges and opportunities we now face regarding the evidence of serious ecological decline.

Share research and effective practices and strategies
Enable inspiring and creative dialogues
Foster new partnerships

This interdisciplinary conference will be of interest to professionals and practitioners such as social workers, teachers, psychologists, environmentalists, nurses, social service deliverers, environmental educators, activists, and mental health professionals.

Keynote Speakers

• David Orr on ecological literacy.
• Joanna Macy on ecological issues and social empowerment.
• Nettie Wiebe on environmental ethics

link:
http://www.ucalgary.ca/oikos/ecoconference

Conference: The Next U.S. Administration: Policy Directions & Implications for Canada-U.S. Relations

This conference draws together a group of highly qualified academic specialists in economics, political science, history and environmental studies together with several government officials and members of the business community to examine the current policy challenges in the Canada-United States relationship.

A good deal of the deliberation of the challenges facing the two countries, both of which are undergoing significant political and economic changes in the course of 2008, has been overly general and speculative in nature. Using solid, well-researched scholarly papers prepared in advance, this conference will facilitate a more informed, concrete discussion around these pressing policy issues.

Hosted by the Institute for United States Policy Research/School of Policy Studies, University of Calgary and the Canada Institute of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and with the support of the Centre for Military and Strategic Studies and the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.

For the conference program and registration information, please visit: www.usinstitute.ucalgary.ca or call 403-220-6836.

Capturing CO2 Out of Thin Air at an Industrial Scale

Event Date
2008-11-24 15:00

Location
Science B 146, University of Calgary

Description
Energy and Environmental Systems 2008 Seminar Series

Presenter/Speaker
David Keith, University of Calgary

Are Bees Declining and If So Why?

Event Date
2008-11-12 02:00

Location
Oslo Room, Olympic Volunteer Centre, north end of McMahon Stadium, Calgary

Description
Emeritus Association Speakers' Series

Presenter/Speaker
Ralph Cartar, Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences and the Natural Science Program

What Role Can Bioenergy Play in Canada/US Relations? A Life Cycle Based Evaluation

Event Date
2008-10-20 15:00

Location
Science B 146, University of Calgary

Description
Energy and Environmental Systems 2008 Seminar Series

Presenter/Speaker
Heather MacLean, University of Toronto

Bio-energy with CO2 Capture: Indirect Mitigation and Its Implications for Evolving Oil Markets

Event Date
2008-09-29 15:00

Location
Science B 146, University of Calgary

Description
Energy and Environmental Systems 2008 Seminar Series

Presenter/Speaker
Jamie Rhodes, Carnegie Mellon University

CO2 emission rates: per country

http://www.breathingearth.net/

A simple but powerful visualization: Breathing Earth. A map of the earth showing CO2 emissions, births, and deaths—by country—in real-time.