2018 Conference Schedule
Day 1: Monday, April 30 – Sustainability in Practice: Revolutionary Ideas to Change How we Live and Learn
| Time | Speaker List |
|---|---|
| 11am MDT | Q&A: Erika Daley, Program Manager of My Green Lab CHAIR: Naomi Krogman |
| 11:30am MDT | Q&A: Paul Palmer, founder of the Zero Waste Institute CHAIR: William Shotyk |
| 12pm MDT | Panel: Sustainable Research in the North - Amy Amos, Exec-Director of the Gwich'in Renewable Resource Board "Research Priority Process in the Gwich’in Settlement Area" - Jean Polfus, Liber Ero Post-doctoral Fellow based in Tulit'a, NWT "Ɂełexé Eghálets’eda (Learning Together): Advancing sustainable conservation strategies through cross-cultural collaboration" CHAIR: Roger Epp |
| 12:40pm MDT | Video Presentation: Research Unit for Indigenous Arts and Cultures - Tiriki Onus (Yorta Yorta), University of Melbourne - Sally Treloyn, University of Melbourne Video Presentation: Sustaining Junba: a ten year review of long term research and dance-song revitalisation in the Kimberley, Australia - Sally Treloyn, University of Melbourne - Rona Googninda Charles(Ngarinyin, Nyikina), Winun Ngari Resource Centre - John Ngunjuma Charles Divilli (Ngarinyin, Nyikina), Mowanjum Art and Culture Centre |
Day 2: Tuesday, May 1 – Art and/in the Anthropocene: A Debate on Sustainability and Ecology
| Time | Speaker List |
|---|---|
| 12pm MDT | Creative Presentations and Performances By: - Karin Bolender, artist-researcher - Andrew Yang, interdisciplinary artist-researcher, School of the Art Institute of Chicago - Christa Donner, artist, writer, curator and educator, School of the Art Institute of Chicago - Mia Feuer, Winnipeg-based interdisciplinary sculptor - Leanne Olson, Edmonton-based photo-artist and community arts facilitator - Scott Smallwood, sound artist, composer and performer, University of Alberta CO-CHAIRS: Natalie Loveless and Jessie Beier |
Day 3: Wednesday, May 2 – Green Philosophies: Re-Defining our Sustainable Past (and Future)
| Time | Speaker List |
|---|---|
| 11am MDT | Panel: History and Philosophy of Sustainability - Petra Dolata, University of Calgary, Canada Research Chair of the History of Energy, Energy and Society Working Group "Sustainability in the Anthropocene" - Howard Nye, University of Alberta, practical ethics and political philosophy "Why be Sustainable? Expected Consequences and the Ethics of Making an Indeterminate Difference" - Sheena Wilson, University of Alberta, Feminist Energy Futures project "Sustainability: Deep Energy Literacy" CHAIR: Shannon Stunden-Bower |
| 12pm MDT | Roundtable Discussion: L'accès libre: un devoir moral et scientifique - Marcello Vitali, Montreal U - Michael Sinatra, Montreal U - Nicolas Sauret, Montreal U - Jean-Claude Guédon, Montreal U - Joana Casenave, Montreal U |
| 12:30pm MDT | Keynote: Virtual Online Conferences: How good do they have to be to be good enough? - Terry Anderson, distance research and education expert This session looks at the characteristics, advantages and challenges of virtual conferences in academic contexts. The session gives examples of three such conferences organized by the presenter and notes the carbon costs and social benefits. |
Day 4: Thursday, May 3 – Sustainability and the Public
| Time | Speaker List |
|---|---|
| 4-5pm MDT | Panel: Academic Responsibility and Climate Activism - Ken Hiltner, UC Santa Barbara - Peter Kalmus, NASA climate scientist - Andrew Glover, RMIT University, Melbourne CHAIR: Olenka Bilash, University of Alberta |
| 5-6pm MDT | Roundtable Discussion: Living Labs, Resilient Cities and Repair Culture: Environmental Sustainability at Western Sydney University Australia - Maryella Hatfield, Lecturer and Documentary filmmaker (The Future Makers), Western Sydney University - Abby Mellick Lopes, Design for Sustainability, Western Sydney University - Alison Gill, Design for Sustainability, Western Sydney University CHAIR: Hart Cohen, Western Sydney University TECH: David Levy and Addy Fong |
Day 5: Friday, May 4 – Conscious Computing: From Energy Consumption to the Ethics of Data Viz
| Time | Speaker List |
|---|---|
| 11am-12pm MDT | Panel: IT Energy Consumption - Anders S.G. Andrae, Huawei Technologies, Sweden - Douglas Barlage, University of Alberta "Impact of the Digital Revolution on World Wide Energy Consumption" CHAIR: Ivan Fair |
| 12-12:30pm MDT | Roundtable: Minimal Computing - Roopika Risam, Salem State University - Alex Gil, Columbia University - John Simpson, Compute Canada’s Digital Humanities Specialist |
| 12:30-2pm MDT | Workshop: How to Apply Data Visualization to Promote Thinking, Caring, and Leading: A Nonprofit Case Study INSTRUCTOR: Joshua Korenblat, Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at the State University of New York at New Paltz *Registration mandatory - see below for details* |