Environmental Studies Association of Canada
(ESAC)< http://esac.ca/2011/11/call-for-papers-esac-conference-2012/ >
2012 Conference< http://esac.ca/2011/11/call-for-papers-esac-conference-2012/ >
University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario
May 30 – June 2, 2012
Environmental Knowledge: People and Change
The Environmental Studies Association of Canada (ESAC) is pleased to invite you
to participate in its annual conference at the University of Waterloo as part
of the Congress of the Federation of Humanities and Social Sciences 2012.
As Canada’s leading association of interdisciplinary researchers and
practitioners involved in a diversity of environmental fields, ESAC facilitates
networking and dialogue across environment-related fields and practices. The
2012 ESAC conference provides a unique opportunity for delegates to take part
in a lively exchange of ideas relating to sustainability among a broad range of
students, academic researchers, members of NGOs, community groups, and the
public and private sector academics, practitioners, policy makers, and
activists.
We are pleased to announce a partnership with the Canadian Network for
Environmental Education and Communication (EECOM)< http://www.eecom.org/ >. EECOM
is Canada’s only national, bilingual, charitable network for environmental
learning. EECOM works strategically and collaboratively to advance
environmental to ensure Canadians are environmentally literate, engaged in
environmental stewardship and contributing to a healthy, sustainable future.
As ESAC and EECOM collaborate with each other, the 2012 conference provides a
unique opportunity for delegates to take part in a lively exchange of ideas
relating to the environment among students, researchers, members of NGOs,
community groups, the public and private sector, academics, practitioners,
policy makers, and activists. All are encouraged to submit papers, panels or
posters on a broad range of issues and case studies, including:
* Knowledge and Environment; Environmental Education; Sustainable
Livelihoods; Climate Change; Community Resilience and Sustainability; Politics
of Environmental Knowledge; Indigenous Peoples and Environment; Sustainable
Development; Environmental Policy; Sustainable Food Systems; Gender and
Environment; Environmental Education; Marketing Sustainability; Resource
Management; Sustainable Consumption / Production; Environmental and Ecological
Economics.
* Making Ourselves Useful (sub-theme) – academia and environmental
knowledge; interdisciplinarity and environmental study; critical case studies
in academic environmental programming.
This year’s conference theme, “Environmental Knowledge: People and Change”, is
reflected in the synergy of events at this year’s conference.
May 30: ESAC Opening Plenary and Program, Keynote Speaker in partnership with
Alternatives Magazine< http://www.alternativesjournal.ca/ > and the Perimeter
Institute < http://www.perimeterinstitute.ca/ > (To be confirmed): Bill
McKibben< http://www.billmckibben.com/ > of 350.org < http://www.350.org/ >.
Making Ourselves Useful: Environmental Scholarship in an Unsustainable World
hosted by ESAC and organized by Douglas MacDonald (UoT) and Tim Leduc (York).
We hope to organize one or more panels to complement the conference on
environmental scholarship. Papers on any aspect of that subject are invited.
May 31: Making Ourselves Useful, ESAC/EECOM Poster Competition and Wine and
Cheese event
June 1: ESAC/EECOM joint programming
June 2: Joint ESAC/EECOM fieldtrips
The deadline for submissions is January 20, 2012.
Submissions should be made by email to
esaceecom@gmail.com (see detailed instructions
below)
Submission instructions
Submissions could be for any of the following:
* Panel or workshop sessions: Coordinators should be willing to organise a
self contained session of 1 to 1.5 hours –proposal does not necessarily require
the individual speakers.
* Individual papers of 15-20 mins long
* Poster for entry into the ESAC Poster Competition open to all
undergraduate and graduate students for further details when available see
www.esac.ca < http://www.esac.ca/ >
Submissions should include:
* Abstract of 300 words or less including
§ Object of study or theme of session
§ Theoretical framework, concept or research question/objective
§ Methodology or practice
§ Main conclusions
§ Relevance to the theme of environmental education and knowledge
* Interest in being in ESAC, EECOM or Making Ourselves Useful
* At least three keywords to assist the conference committee in assigning
your paper to an appropriate session if not a sessions or workshop proposal
* An expression of interest in including your paper in an ESAC 2012
proceedings*
* Institutional affiliation
* Contact email
Please E-mail general ESAC or EECOM submissions to
esaceecom.2012@gmail.com
Please E-mail submission for Making Ourselves Useful to
douglas.macdonald@utoronto.ca
All submissions will be evaluated by an ESAC conference committee and acceptance
emails will be sent out in early March.
You must be an ESAC or EECOM member in good standing to present a paper, poster
or panel at the conference.
All delegates should register at the Congress of the Federation of Humanities
and Social Sciences< http://congress2012.ca/ >
Conference registration begins in January 2012
ESAC Travel grants < http://esac.ca/2011/11/travel-grant-form-now-available/ >
will be available to Graduate or Undergraduate students who are also ESAC
members in good standing. You must complete and email the
form< http://esac.ca/2011/11/travel-grant-form-now-available/ > available at
esac.ca to chris.ling@royalroads.ca . Value of
the grant awarded will depend on the number of eligible applicants; distance
travelled and funding received by ESAC. Successful applicants will be notified
with approximate grant value in early March.
*Publication of papers: ESAC is currently exploring options of publishing the
proceedings of this year’s conference. Papers included in a proceedings
publication will be peer reviewed prior to publication. To help solicit the
level of interest in this project, please note in your proposal whether you
would be interested in having your paper published as part of the ESAC
Conference Proceedings.
Please visit www.esac.ca < http://www.esac.ca/ > for further information and
announcements.
For more information please email
esaceecom.2012@gmail.com
Chris Ling and Shirley Thompson
ESAC 2012 Conference Chairs and Co-Presidents
(ESAC)< http://esac.ca/2011/11/call-for-papers-esac-conference-2012/ >
2012 Conference< http://esac.ca/2011/11/call-for-papers-esac-conference-2012/ >
University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario
May 30 – June 2, 2012
Environmental Knowledge: People and Change
The Environmental Studies Association of Canada (ESAC) is pleased to invite you
to participate in its annual conference at the University of Waterloo as part
of the Congress of the Federation of Humanities and Social Sciences 2012.
As Canada’s leading association of interdisciplinary researchers and
practitioners involved in a diversity of environmental fields, ESAC facilitates
networking and dialogue across environment-related fields and practices. The
2012 ESAC conference provides a unique opportunity for delegates to take part
in a lively exchange of ideas relating to sustainability among a broad range of
students, academic researchers, members of NGOs, community groups, and the
public and private sector academics, practitioners, policy makers, and
activists.
We are pleased to announce a partnership with the Canadian Network for
Environmental Education and Communication (EECOM)< http://www.eecom.org/ >. EECOM
is Canada’s only national, bilingual, charitable network for environmental
learning. EECOM works strategically and collaboratively to advance
environmental to ensure Canadians are environmentally literate, engaged in
environmental stewardship and contributing to a healthy, sustainable future.
As ESAC and EECOM collaborate with each other, the 2012 conference provides a
unique opportunity for delegates to take part in a lively exchange of ideas
relating to the environment among students, researchers, members of NGOs,
community groups, the public and private sector, academics, practitioners,
policy makers, and activists. All are encouraged to submit papers, panels or
posters on a broad range of issues and case studies, including:
* Knowledge and Environment; Environmental Education; Sustainable
Livelihoods; Climate Change; Community Resilience and Sustainability; Politics
of Environmental Knowledge; Indigenous Peoples and Environment; Sustainable
Development; Environmental Policy; Sustainable Food Systems; Gender and
Environment; Environmental Education; Marketing Sustainability; Resource
Management; Sustainable Consumption / Production; Environmental and Ecological
Economics.
* Making Ourselves Useful (sub-theme) – academia and environmental
knowledge; interdisciplinarity and environmental study; critical case studies
in academic environmental programming.
This year’s conference theme, “Environmental Knowledge: People and Change”, is
reflected in the synergy of events at this year’s conference.
May 30: ESAC Opening Plenary and Program, Keynote Speaker in partnership with
Alternatives Magazine< http://www.alternativesjournal.ca/ > and the Perimeter
Institute < http://www.perimeterinstitute.ca/ > (To be confirmed): Bill
McKibben< http://www.billmckibben.com/ > of 350.org < http://www.350.org/ >.
Making Ourselves Useful: Environmental Scholarship in an Unsustainable World
hosted by ESAC and organized by Douglas MacDonald (UoT) and Tim Leduc (York).
We hope to organize one or more panels to complement the conference on
environmental scholarship. Papers on any aspect of that subject are invited.
May 31: Making Ourselves Useful, ESAC/EECOM Poster Competition and Wine and
Cheese event
June 1: ESAC/EECOM joint programming
June 2: Joint ESAC/EECOM fieldtrips
The deadline for submissions is January 20, 2012.
Submissions should be made by email to
esaceecom@gmail.com (see detailed instructions
below)
Submission instructions
Submissions could be for any of the following:
* Panel or workshop sessions: Coordinators should be willing to organise a
self contained session of 1 to 1.5 hours –proposal does not necessarily require
the individual speakers.
* Individual papers of 15-20 mins long
* Poster for entry into the ESAC Poster Competition open to all
undergraduate and graduate students for further details when available see
www.esac.ca < http://www.esac.ca/ >
Submissions should include:
* Abstract of 300 words or less including
§ Object of study or theme of session
§ Theoretical framework, concept or research question/objective
§ Methodology or practice
§ Main conclusions
§ Relevance to the theme of environmental education and knowledge
* Interest in being in ESAC, EECOM or Making Ourselves Useful
* At least three keywords to assist the conference committee in assigning
your paper to an appropriate session if not a sessions or workshop proposal
* An expression of interest in including your paper in an ESAC 2012
proceedings*
* Institutional affiliation
* Contact email
Please E-mail general ESAC or EECOM submissions to
esaceecom.2012@gmail.com
Please E-mail submission for Making Ourselves Useful to
douglas.macdonald@utoronto.ca
All submissions will be evaluated by an ESAC conference committee and acceptance
emails will be sent out in early March.
You must be an ESAC or EECOM member in good standing to present a paper, poster
or panel at the conference.
All delegates should register at the Congress of the Federation of Humanities
and Social Sciences< http://congress2012.ca/ >
Conference registration begins in January 2012
ESAC Travel grants < http://esac.ca/2011/11/travel-grant-form-now-available/ >
will be available to Graduate or Undergraduate students who are also ESAC
members in good standing. You must complete and email the
form< http://esac.ca/2011/11/travel-grant-form-now-available/ > available at
esac.ca to chris.ling@royalroads.ca . Value of
the grant awarded will depend on the number of eligible applicants; distance
travelled and funding received by ESAC. Successful applicants will be notified
with approximate grant value in early March.
*Publication of papers: ESAC is currently exploring options of publishing the
proceedings of this year’s conference. Papers included in a proceedings
publication will be peer reviewed prior to publication. To help solicit the
level of interest in this project, please note in your proposal whether you
would be interested in having your paper published as part of the ESAC
Conference Proceedings.
Please visit www.esac.ca < http://www.esac.ca/ > for further information and
announcements.
For more information please email
esaceecom.2012@gmail.com
Chris Ling and Shirley Thompson
ESAC 2012 Conference Chairs and Co-Presidents
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