March 2011
Is Fisheries Policy Pertinent?
Tenth Larkin Lecture IS FISHERIES POLICY PERTINENT? some doubts from the academy Dr. Daniel W. Bromley University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Humboldt University-Berlin Thursday March 31, 2011, 5pm UBC Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory (AERL) 2202 Main Mall, Room 120 <bio> <abstract> <map> Return to Larkin Lectures page The Tenth Larkin Lecture on March 31, 2011, is a free public lecture, followed [...]
World Water Day 2011
Tuesday, March 22nd is World Water Day. There are several events happening at UBC.
Bridging The Gap Conference 2011 – “Building Opportunity, Catalyzing Change”
Engineers Without Borders’ eighth annual Bridging the Gap Conference will take place on March 26th, 2011, at the new LEED-Platinum Vancouver Convention Centre. With the theme “Building Opportunity, Catalyzing Change,” professional and student delegates will examine the influence of our choices at home, on the development field, in parliament, and in boardrooms. Bridging the Gap 2011 [...]
Event: An interactive ideas exchange on how to deliver measurably energy-efficient, high performance building design and construction
Light House Sustainable Building Centre, the Swiss Canadian Chamber of Commerce and the Swiss Business Hub in Vancouver are pleased to invite you to the event “An interactive ideas exchange on how to deliver measurably energy-efficient, high performance building design and construction.” Learn in this session how Swiss Building programs and standards could be mapped [...]
Power Plant VI – Green Gathering for Green Leaders
You are invited to the following event: Power Plant VI – Green Gathering For Green Leaders When: Tuesday March 29th, 2011 Time: 5:30pm – 7:30pm Location: Four Seasons Hotel Seasons Room 791 West Georgia Street (at Howe) Vancouver, BC, V6T 2T4 Event Details: What Is Power Plant? It’s a green networking event for a dynamic [...]
Important Dates and Events in March
1. Why Manhattan is the Greenest City in North America Thursday, March 17, 7:30pm – 9pm at the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Author and urban thinker David Owen gives a public speech at this event. Hosted by the Global Civic Policy Society and UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. Please register in advance for free [...]
Milking the Rhino Movie Night: International Development Research Network (IDRN)
————————————————————————————— The Liu Institute for Global Issues, International Development Research Network (IDRN) PRESENTS: Movie Night on Thursday March 24th ————————————————————————————— Film Screening: Milking the Rhino March 24, 2011 – 5:30-7:30pm – AERL Building (2202 Main Mall, UBC) Rm 107/108 Photo Credit: Kartempuin Films (http://milkingtherhino.org/index.php) Milking the Rhino examines the deepening conflict between humans and animals [...]
GPS Workshop: Tools for Transition
GPS Workshop: Tools for Transition Location: Graduate Student Centre, 6371 Crescent Rd., Point Grey Campus Date: Wednesday, March 16, 2011. 1:00pm – 4:00pm Making transitions from school to work, into a new area of study, or onto a new life stage? As a graduate student looking ahead to the end of your program, you may [...]
I. Work: Provincial Nominee Program & Permanent Residency Info Session
Permanent Residency 101 Are you an international student planning to build your career in Canada after graduation? When it comes to permanent residency, it can be difficult to make sense of government red tape and legalese. At the Permanent Residency Info Session on March 11, government officers will talk about the BC Provincial Nominee Program [...]
March 22nd – What’s next for the RMES Student Society and Confabs?
All RMES students welcome This will be the last student-led discussion (aka Confab) of the year. We will look back over what we’ve done in the past year and what we as a student body want to create going forward. On the agenda: Confabs – its format, timing, location, topics and existence – bring your [...]
IDRN Field Debrief: Namibia community-based resource management – Thursday March 10th 5:30 pm
The Liu Institute for Global Issues, International Development Research Network (IDRN) PRESENTS: Field Debrief on Thursday, March 10th Robin Naidoo: Namibia’s Community-Based Natural Resources Management Program Robin Naidoo Debriefs: Namibia’s Community-Based Natural Resources Management Program March 10, 2011 – 5:30-6:30pm – AERL Building (2202 Main Mall, UBC) Rm 107/108 Namibia’s Community-Based Natural Resources Management (CBNRM) program [...]
Achieving change – 8th March
Panel discussion with Terre Satterfield, John Robinson and Hadi Dowlatabadi.
Open for all to attend
GPS Workshop – From Academic Researcher to Commercial Writer: March 1 -2
From Academic Researcher to Commercial Writer Graduate Student Centre, Point Grey Campus Fee – Refundable Upon Completion Facilitator: Simon Clews, University of Melbourne Options for Participation: Two Full Days: Tuesday, March 1st AND Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011 – Refundable Fee $50 (Priority will be given to graduate students registering for both days) Day One Only, [...]
A Guilty Pleasure: The Global Chocolate Economy and the Conflict in Côte d’Ivoire
Professor Bruce Broomhall Visiting Research Fellow, Liu Institute for Global Issues Professor of Law, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) Tuesday, March 1, 2011 — 12:30 – 2:00pm Liu Institute for Global Issues, 3rd Floor Boardroom 6476 NW Marine Drive, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2 Please RSVP at www.ligi.ubc.ca/events/register.htm. Download the poster here. Côte d’Ivoire is [...]
Taking Charge: Towards an Integrated Energy Policy for Saskatchewan
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 Ramada Hotel, Regina, SK Is it time for a more integrated approach to energy policy? From royalty rates to cumulative environmental impacts to new power generation choices, energy decisions seem increasingly interconnected yet are often made in administrative silos. This conference will bring energy leaders and academics together to share their [...]
UBC’s Travelling Health Fair
DON’T MISS OUT ON THIS EXCITING OPPORTUNITY! UBC Staff and Faculty: Sign up now for your appointment at UBC’s Travelling Health Fair visiting IRES/FISHERIES on Tuesday, March 1 from 12:00-4:30 pm. It’s free, brought to you by UBC Human Resources (from the Focus on People strategy on building a sustainable, healthy workplace: http://www.focusonpeople.ubc.ca/our-practices/develop-a-sustainable-healthy-workplace/). **Please sign up [...]
March 6th Conference on IEG, Sustainable Development Governance and Rio+20: A Stakeholder Consultation in New York
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Stakeholder Forum are organising a conference on Sunday 6th March entitled: “IEG, Sustainable Development Governance and Rio+20: A Stakeholder Consultation”. As you know, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development addresses two themes: Green economy in the context of poverty eradication and sustainable development Institutional framework for sustainable [...]
Faculty of Applied Science Celebrate Research Week
The Faculty of Applied Science are running a number of events during research week (March 7 – 11) with a Sustainability theme. Click to find out more. Visioning low-carbon communities to build energy literacy Presented by: Professor Stephen Sheppard Monday March 7, 6-7pm Vancouver Public Library, Alma VanDusen & Peter Kaye rooms What does the [...]
Travelling Health Fair in IRES March 1st
DON’T MISS OUT ON THIS EXCITING OPPORTUNITY! Sign up now for your appointment at UBC’s Travelling Health Fair which is visiting IRES/FISHERIES on Tuesday, March 1 from 12:00-4:30pm. It’s free, brought to you by UBC Human Resources (from the Focus on People strategy on building a sustainable, healthy workplace. **Please sign up for one appointment [...]
