Fwd: [IASSA.Net] Attn Northern Canadian Residents: Invitation to Visioning Session, May 21st (before ICASS VIII)

Hi all,

Northern Canadian Residents planning on attending ICASS VIII in Prince George, BC could be interested in this opportunity below.

Cheers,

Gerlis

Dr. Gerlis Fugmann
Director - Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS)

APECS International Directorate 
University of Tromsø
Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics (BFE)
Hyperboreum 102
9037 Tromsø
Norway

Phone (office): +47 776 45 103
Phone (mobile): +47 930 05 841
Email: gerlis.fugmann@apecs.is
Skype: gerlis.fugmann
Website: http://www.apecs.is/

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From: Ashlee Cunsolo Willox <ashlee_cunsolowillox@cbu.ca>

Subject: [IASSA.Net] Attn Northern Canadian Residents: Invitation to Visioning Session, May 21st (before ICASS VIII)

Date: March 28, 2014 2:07:12 AM GMT+01:00

To: iassa.net@lists.uaf.edu

*Attention Northern Canadian Residents attending ICASS VIII*

Are you interested in issues of *sustainability and climate change across
the North?*

If so, the *Sustainable Canada Initiative *is pleased to invite you to
a *one-day
visioning workshop* on *May 21, 2014, *the day before the ICASS VIII
conference in Prince George.

The Sustainable Canada Initiative is a new cross-Canada working group led
by Dr. Catherine Potvin (McGill University), which is dedicated to
developing evidence-based sustainability principles and processes into
federal policy. We are conducting visioning workshops with diverse
multi-sectoral stakeholders across Canada to develop tangible, non-partisan
recommendations for the 2015 Federal Election and the UNFCCC climate change
summit.

*We are looking for your valuable input on what you want for the future for
Northern Canada, and what Canada can do to meet these goals and
priorities. *

For more information, or to register, please contact Dr. Ashlee Cunsolo
Willox at ashlee_cunsolowillox@cbu.ca by *May 9, 2014*.

Please see the attached document for more information.

With kindest regards,
A.
--
Ashlee Cunsolo Willox, PhD
Canada Research Chair, Determinants of Healthy Communities
Assistant Professor, Community Health
Department of Nursing, Cross-Appointed with Indigenous Studies
Cape Breton University, Sydney, NS, B1P 6L2
Phone: 902-563-1949
Email: ashlee_cunsolowillox@cbu.ca
Website: ashleecunsolowillox.ca
Twitter: @CunsoloWillox