Friday, October 25, 2013

Fwd: Invitation to participate ONLINE in Canadian Consulate-sponsored Arctic event on November 5


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Date: October 25, 2013 3:36:18 PM EDT
Subject: Invitation to participate ONLINE in Canadian Consulate-sponsored Arctic event on November 5

Greetings!
 
I'm sending this invitation at the recommendation of Dr. Timothy Pasch of the University of North Dakota, one of our featured speakers for a unique Arctic-focused event in North Dakota on Tuesday, November 5th.
 
The event will trace the lasting impact of the Canadian Arctic Expedition, relay stories of its colourful leader, Vilhjalmur Stefansson (whose early years were spent in North Dakota), and outline Canada's northern strategy and Arctic Council priorities. Featuring three Arctic historians/anthropologists/explorers/researchers who have never before appeared together as speakers (well-known explorer Will Steger, leading CAE scientist & historian David Gray, & Professor Pasch), plus Canadian Consul General Jamshed Merchant, we eagerly anticipate both the dialogue between the speakers and the unique content presented by each. We will also be connecting digitally with elders and community members from Arviat, Nunavut, during the event.
 
We plan to live-stream the entire event, and will be taking questions from online audiences (via the live stream and via Twitter, using #CAE100), as well as from those at the event.
 
Therefore, I am writing in the hope that you might participate online and inform your networks of this event, including via social media.
 
·         The link to the event website is here: ow.ly/psvgq
·         The direct link to the live-stream is here: ow.ly/pHG4f
·         To participate online, please follow @CanCGMPLS on Twitter and join the conversation using the hashtag #CAE100. Interested parties can also watch the event proceedings live and ask questions online.  
 
Many thanks in advance for anything you might do!
 
Dani Fisher
Public Affairs Officer | Agente aux affaires publiques
Consulate General of Canada in Minneapolis| Consulat général du Canada à Minneapolis
Government of Canada | Gouvernement du Canada
701 4th Avenue South, Suite 900, Minneapolis, MN 55415-1899
Telephone | Téléphone  612-492-2903
Facsimile | Télécopieur 612-332-4061
 
 
 

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Science, People, & Sustainability in the Canadian Arctic: 
From the 1913 Canadian Arctic Expedition to the 2013 Arctic Council Chairmanship
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Join the Consulate General of Canada and the University of North Dakota - together with researchers, scientists, explorers, and historians - for a public symposium to investigate the connections between science, people, and sustainability in the Canadian Arctic. This event will trace the legacy of the Canadian Arctic Expedition, launched in 1913, and its leader Vilhjalmur Stefansson, in his day one of the most colorful and notorious students at UND. Speakers will draw on Stefansson's work and influences to examine new linkages between the United States and the Canadian Arctic.  

 

If you can't make it to Grand Forks, participate online! Follow @CanCGMPLS on Twitter or join the conversation using the hashtag #CAE100. You can also watch the event proceedings live  and ask questions online.  

 

WHAT:

Canadian Arctic Symposium

Science, People, & Sustainability in the Canadian Arctic: 
From the 1913 Canadian Arctic Expedition to the 2013 Arctic Council Chairmanship

WHERE:
Center for Innovation - University of North Dakota, Grand Forks

WHEN:
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
1-4 p.m. CST (GMT – 06:00)
Reception and movie screening to follow

PRESENTERS:
Renowned polar explorer Will Steger 
 
David Gray, the leading expert
on the Canadian Arctic Expedition
 
Jamshed Merchant, Consul General of Canada
to the Upper Midwest
 
UND Assistant Communications Professor Timothy Pasch
 
UND Geography Professor Douglas Munski
 
Mike Jacobs, Publisher, Grand Forks Herald 
 

Get more information

Register Now!

 

The event is free and open to the public - space is limited 

Participate in the conversation on Twitter at #CAE100 
 
     
 
 
 
 

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