10th Annual World Wetlands Day Research Symposium at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ
About World Wetlands Day
February 2nd is World Wetlands Day, whichÌýmarksÌýthe day when the Convention on WetlandsÌýwas adopted inÌý1971 in Ramsar, Iran. The Convention is an international government agreement acknowledging the importance of wetlands and plays a central role in the wise use and conservation of these criticalÌýecosystems. To learn more about the Convention, visit:Ìý.
The University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ’s WWD event is being held on Wednesday February 2, 2022 at 7:00 pm until 8:30 pm EST. It is an exclusively virtual event and is being generously supported by the À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Public Library (https://www.wpl.ca/) through their Zoom webinar account and will be streamed/ uploaded to their YouTube channel.
The proposed schedule for this event will be as follows:
7:00-7:10 ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Introduction and Land Acknowledgment
7:10-7:40ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Distinguished lecture
7:40-7:50ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Q&A
7:50–8:10 ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Panel
8:10- 8:25 ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Panel Q&A
8:25-8:30ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Closing remarks
The confirmed speakers for this event are as follows:
Lecturer
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Dr.
Kelsey
Leonard
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- Affiliation; University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ (/)
Panelists
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Jenna
Quinn
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- Affiliation: RARE () ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
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Heather
Crochetiere
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- Affiliation: WWF Canada ()
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MP
Mike
Morrice
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- Affiliation: Green Party of Canada ()
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Dr.
Kelsey
Leonard
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- Affiliation; University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ (/)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
You can view this event on our youtube page:ÌýÌý