Climate Change Forum
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Lakehead University Climate Change Forum
AGENDA
Day 1: September 28th (Thursday)
Venue: The Study, LU
1:00 – 1: 15 pm Ice breaker/ Coffee
1:15 – 2:15 pm What Is Climate Change Anyway?
Brief Presentations and Q&A
2:15 – 2:45 pm Picturing Climate Change in Thunder Bay: Urgency, Hope, and Action. A guided tour of EarthCare Thunder Bay and Lakehead University’s Collaborative photovoice exhibit on climate change.
2:45 – 3:45 pm Student/Faculty Debate
Be it resolved that “Humans are rising to the challenge and tackling the climate change crisis”
3:45 – 4:00 pm Break
4:00 – 5:00 pm Lecture: Sherilee Harper: “Climate change impacts on Indigenous peoples’ health: Stories from around the world”
5:00 – 6:00 pm Dinner Break (Free for registered participants)
6:00 – 7:30 pm Boreal Heartbeat: Emotional Impacts of Climate Change in Northwestern Ontario. Kelsey Jones-Casey, Fulbright Scholar
Day 2: September 29th, 2017
Venue: Bartley Residence, Conference Room, LU
8:30 – 9:00 am Coffee and informal greetings
ALL FOLLOWING PANEL DISCUSSIONS: 5 mins presentations per panelist. Floor will be open for discussion.
Chair of panel summarizes discussion
9:00 - 10:30 am Lecture/Panel 1 : Climate Change impacts on the Lake Superior/watersheds
Panelists: Robert Stewart (Moderator)
Carl Lindquist – Superior Watershed Partnership
Tom Berry – Minnesota Sea Grant
EJ Isaac – Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Alyssa Ray – Red Rock Indian Band
10:30 – 10:45 am Tea Break
10.45 - 12.15 am Lecture/Panel 2: Climate Modelling and Data Use
Panelists: Adam Cornwell (Moderator)
Al Douglas
Edmundo Fausto
Graham Saunders
Tammy Cook
12:15 - 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 - 2:30 pm Lecture / Panel 3 The Bio-economy and climate mitigation
Panelists: Sudip Rakshit (Moderator)
Warren Mabee (Queens)
Colin Kelly (Confed college, Thunder Bay)
David Johnson
2:30 - 3:00 pm Tea
3:00 - 3:15 pm Lecture: Ontario’s Aboriginal Communities: On the frontline of the fight against Climate change - First Nation Technical Services (TBC)
3:15 - 4:45 pm Lecture / Panel 4: Community Awareness Perspectives
Panelists: Paul Berger (Moderator)
Rena Viehbeck (EarthCare, City of Thunder Bay)
Lindsay Galway
Charles Levkoe
While the event is free, please email Dr. Sudip Rakshit to ensure a spot.