Looking for something fun to do this summer. Check out the ISCI 361 Course, PDF with information below:
Sustainability Movie Night
Time & Location: March 21st at 5:00 pm in the CIRS Auditorium
Playing ‘The Clean Bin Project‘, followed by free food and discussion. Free admission.
Alanna Mitchell Talk
Date & Location: March 21st, 12-2pm IKE Barber Learning Center room 182
UBC Reads Sustainability Presents a talk by Alanna Mitchell, a Canadian journalist and author of “Sea Sick: the global ocean crisis”.
Register here: http://alannamitchell.eventbrite.com/
Morris Berman: The Way We Live Today
Date & Location: March 19th, 12pm – 2pm in WOOD 1
UBC Reads Sustainability is an exciting program that brings well-known sustainability authors to our campus to engage in a campus-wide discussion. It’s part book club, part lecture series, and part opportunity to learn beyond the classroom. UBC Reads Sustainability presents Morris Berman: “The Way We Live Today” based on his recent book, “Why America Failed”.
Register here: http://morrisberman.eventbrite.com/
PICS Free Lecture – The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars
Find out about this soon-to-be released book in a free Vancouver public lecture
by climate scientist and Nobel Laureate Michael E. Mann – author of the IPCC’s
“Hockey Stick” Report that sparked a bitter controversy between scientists and
science deniers.
Hear the real story of the science and politics behind this controversy – and
of the campaign to deny the reality of global climate change, one of the central
scientifi c and policy issues of our time.
When: 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 19, 2012
Where: Fletcher Challenge Theatre, SFU Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings St
How: Register at www.michaelmanntalk.eventbrite.com or just turn up.
Live webcast: www.pics.uvic.ca/events.php
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PICS Free Lecture – Why We Disagree about Climate Change
Understanding Controversy, Opportunity and Inaction
Scientists worldwide agree about the main causes of climate change, so why can’t the international community come to consensus on workable solutions? Hulme’s talk argues for the need to look beyond science and to connect with “people’s worldviews, beliefs and values” in the search for policy and societal solutions.
When: 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Where: Fletcher Challenge Theatre, SFU Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings St
How: Register at www.profmikehulme.eventbrite.com or just turn up.
Live webcast: www.pics.uvic.ca/events.php
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A Conversation on Leadership & Creating a Sustainable Future
Date and Location: Tue, February 21, 2012 7:00 PM – 9:30, at the Center for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS), Modern Green Development Auditorium
Free. An exciting evening of conversation on leadership and the development of a sustainable future, with perspectives from Sweden and Canada. Three inspirational thought leaders will present and participate in an open discussion about one of the greatest challenges—and opportunities—of our time: the creation of a sustainable future. Please join Goran Carstedt and John Holmberg from Gothenburg, Sweden, and John Robinson from Vancouver, Canada, on February 21, 2012 in the Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability. To register: http://sustainabilityleadership.eventbrite.com
Rethink: Planning for an Uncertain Future Student Symposium
The SCARP Student Symposium is a student organized networking event to foster strong academic/practitioner interactions. The symposium is designed to gather students, professors, alumni, potential employers as well as distinguished guests around a current topic in community and regional planning of SCARP students choosing.
This year the single day event will be themed around the work of two well-known academics and planning practitioners who are retiring after many years of teaching. Professor William Rees’ and Anthony Dorcey’s community work and academic contributions to the field of sustainability planning are the inspiration behind this year’s symposium. The panels, workshops and interactive seminars will integrate industrial partners and students. William Rees and Anthony Dorcey will provide inspiration as our morning keynotes, panels and workshops are scheduled throughout the day and Richard Heinberg will give a keynote address during lunch. Read about the interactive workshops and panels scheduled for the day-long event at http://scarpsymposium.ca.
UBC Reads Sustainability Talk: Richard Heinberg
Date and Location: Thu, February 9, 2012 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) Rm 1250
Free. Richard Heinberg: Author, Educator, Speaker, widely regarded as one of the world’s most effective communicators of the urgent need to transition away from fossil fuels, will speak about his new book The End of Growth. Register at http://richardheinberg.eventbrite.com.
Movie Presentation: A Crude Awakening
The Sustainability Club presents the movie: A Crude Awakening – The Oil Crash
Synopsis:
The story of how our civilization’s addiction to oil puts it on a collision course with geology. Compelling, intelligent, and highly entertaining, the film visits with the world’s top experts and comes to a startling, but logical conclusion – our industrial society, built on cheap and readily available oil, must be completely re-imagined and overhauled.
http://www.oilcrashmovie.com/film.html
Date: Wednesday February 1st
Time: 4:30
Place: CHBE Rm.202
Admission: Free – popcorn and pop for $1