Call for Proposals Extended

Call for Abstracts | Western University EnviroCon 2024     

The Collaborative Specialization in Environment and Sustainability organizing committee invites graduate and undergraduate students to submit abstracts for oral research presentations, posters, and roundtable discussion proposals for the 2024 EnviroCon conference. Please note that roundtable discussion host applications are limited to graduate students.

Submission Deadline: Extended to February 29, 2024 @ 5:00 p.m. EST           view poster
Successful applicants will be notified by March 1, 2024

 

EnviroCon 2024 Keynote Address

Sarah Burch, PhD (she/her) Professor, Canada Research Chair in Sustainability Governance and Innovation; Executive Director, Waterloo Climate Institute 

Imagination, connectedness, and experimentation: Triggering and accelerating sustainability transformations in a rapidly changing climate

This talk will explore imaginative, transdisciplinary approaches to sustainability experimentation that uncover the deeper leverage points of change, and the crucial relationships among diverse stakeholders.  Ultimately, our goal is to respond directly to the urgency of intersecting crises, while meaningfully engaging with emerging understandings of how individual and collective behaviour actually shift.

All Welcome with registration (free)                                                                   
March 22, 2024                                                                                       Full description       
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About the Centre for Environment and Sustainability

Human activity has complex and far-reaching effects on our fragile environment, creating a need for integrative approaches that support effective stewardship. In the 21st century, identifying environmental problems and developing and implementing sensible and practical solutions will increasingly depend upon innovation and collaboration between industry, government, academics and communities.  The mission of the Centre for Environment and Sustainability (CES) is to foster interdisciplinary teaching and learning that advances the understanding of complex environmental and societal interactions. Through this mission, the CES aims to develop the next generation of environment and sustainability leaders. The CES is an interdisciplinary initiative supported by the Faculty of Science (host faculty), Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Social Science, and other contributing faculties. It is home to the Undergraduate Environmental Science program, the Masters in Environment and Sustainability program, and the Collaborative Environment and Sustainability program.