Our Calendar of public environment and conservation events (i.e. Workshops, Conferences, Presentations, etc.) pays special attention to Manitoba events.
| 2008 |
International Year for Planet Earth |
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International |
www.esfs.org
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| October 1, 2008 |
Public meetings on Right To Know 2008: "Know Your Right to Know" |
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Winnipeg, Manitoba
Portage Place, Edmonton Court |
noon to 1:00pm
With experienced guests from media and information professionals.
1-800-665-0531
www.ombudsman.mb.ca
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| October 1-2, 2008 |
The Green Media Show and Conference and Expo by SustainCommWorld |
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Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
Contact e-mail
www.sustaincommworld.com
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| October 3, 2008 |
Public meetings on Right To Know 2008: "Know Your Right to Know" - In French |
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Winnipeg, Manitoba
St Boniface College, Room 1531 |
noon to 1:00pm
By Suzanne Legault, Associate Information Commissioner of Canada (in French)
1-800-665-0531
www.ombudsman.mb.ca
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| October 3, 2008 |
National Alternative Fuel Vehicle Odyssey Day |
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Across Canada
In Winnipeg: Victoria Inn Hotel |
204-986-7879
Contact e-mail
www.cleancitieswinnipeg.org
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| October 4-7, 2008 |
13th Canadian National Conference and 4th Policy Forum on Drinking Water |
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Québec City, Québec |
Contact e-mail
www.cwwa.ca
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October 5-14, 2008
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The 4th IUCN World Conservation Congress |
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Barcelona, Spain |
Contact e-mail
www.iucn.org
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| October 7, 2008 |
End of Public Comment Period on: the proposed Canada's Offset System for Greenhouse Gases: Guide for Protocol Developers |
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Canada |
819-956-6686
Contact e-mail
press release
Offset System link
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| October 7-9, 2008 |
BC First Nations Mining Summit |
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Prince George, British Columbia |
Contact e-mail
www.bcfnms.ca
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October 8-9, 2008
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CEATI International, Water Management 2008: "Climate Change Impacts on Hydroelectric Water Resource Management" |
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Montreal, Québec |
Contact e-mail
www.ceatech.ca
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October 13-16, 2008
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Solar Power Conference & Expo 2008 |
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San Diego, California, USA |
www.solarpowerconference.com
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| October 15, 2008 |
The Business of Climate Change Conference |
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Toronto, Ontario |
Contact e-mail
www.thebusinessofclimatechange.com
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October 19-22, 2008
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CanWEA 2008 Conference & Trade Show |
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Vancouver, British Columbia |
http://canwea.com
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| October 21, 2008 |
Alternative Futures for Canada's Forests and Forest Sector |
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Winnipeg, Manitoba
CanadInn Fort Garry |
9am - 4pm
(204) 367-5232
Contact e-mail
www.sfmnetwork.ca
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| October 22, 2008 |
Students for Sustainability, with David Suzuki, Maude Barlow and Brendan Brazier |
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Winnipeg, Manitoba
University of Manitoba, University Centre 210-224 |
1 - 4pm
Contact e-mail
www.umsu.ca
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| October 25, 2008 |
Dinner with Stephen Lewis (Former UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa) |
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Winnipeg, Manitoba
Winnipeg Convention Centre |
(204) 453-2605 for Tickets
Contact e-mail
www.ucam.ca
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| October 27-28, 2008 |
Symposium - The RED ZONE: Currents, Chemicals and Change |
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Winnipeg, Manitoba
University of Winnipeg |
204.988.7123
Contact e-mail
www.uwinnipeg.ca
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| October 28-29, 2008 |
Climate Change and Canadian Public Policy: Adaptation & Action |
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Toronto, Ontario |
(416) 924-8787
Contact e-mail
www.ipac.ca
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| October 29, 2008 |
Greenspace: An Environmental Youth Forum |
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Winnipeg, Manitoba
Millennium Library |
9:00am - 3:30pm
Cost: $10.00
(204) 947-6511
Contact e-mail
www.mbecoyouth.org
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| October 31- November 9, 2008 |
Manito Ahbee - A Festival For All Nations |
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Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Toll Free 1.866.449.0251
Contact e-mail
www.manitoahbee.com
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| November 3-5, 2008 |
Canadian Hydropower Association Forum on Hydropower, "Past, Present, and Future" |
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Ottawa, Ontario |
(514) 844-7338
Contact e-mail
www.canhydropower.org
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| November 6-7, 2008 |
Parks and Protected Areas Research Forum - Fall 2008 Forum "Healthy Parks, Healthy People" |
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Winnipeg, Manitoba
Holiday Inn Winnipeg South |
Contact e-mail
www.umanitoba.ca/outreach/pparfm/
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| November 6-9, 2008 |
IAIA Special Topic Meeting: Assessing and Managing Cumulative Environmental Effects |
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Calgary, Alberta |
Contact e-mail
www.iaia.org
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| November 11-14, 2008 |
NALMS 28th Annual International Symposium - Lake Management in a Changing Environment |
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Lake Louise, Alberta |
(608) 233-2836
Contact e-mail
www.nalms.org
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| November 19-20, 2008 |
International Indigenous Forum 2008 |
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Vancouver, British Columbia |
877-730-2555
www.nativemaps.org
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| November 20, 2008 |
Caribou: Our Shared North, The Untold Story, A CPAWS Manitoba Event |
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Winnipeg, Manitoba
Winnipeg Art Gallery |
Tickets: $15
Reception at 7pm, show at 7:30pm
204-949-0782
Contact e-mail
www.cpawsmb.org
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| November 20-22, 2008 |
Manitoba Mining & Minerals Convention 2008 |
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Winnipeg, Manitoba
Winnipeg Convention Centre |
1-800-223-5215
Contact e-mail
www.mineralsconvention.com
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| November 26-28, 2008 |
Choose the Future Education for Sustainable Development Conference |
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Winnipeg, Manitoba
Winnipeg Convention Centre |
(204) 945-1924
Contact e-mail
www.mesdwg.ca
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| November 27, 2008 |
MEIA Emerging Issues Conference, "Energy and Water Management -
the Basics of Sustainability" |
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Winnipeg, Manitoba
Fort Garry Hotel |
(204) 783-7090
Contact e-mail
www.meia.mb.ca
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| December 1-3, 2008 |
MCDA 2008 Convention, "A New Way of Thinking" |
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Brandon, Manitoba
Keystone Centre |
(204)571-1097
Contact e-mail
www.mcda.ca
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| December 1-12, 2008 |
United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP 14 |
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Poznan, Poland |
http://unfccc.int
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| December 5, 2008 |
Youth Conference on Climate Change |
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Winnipeg, Manitoba
University of Winnipeg |
8:45am - 3:45pm
Contact e-mail
www.climatechangeconnection.org
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| December 8-9, 2008 |
Toronto Forum for Global Cities: "Global Cities In Challenging Times" |
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Toronto, Ontario |
416-406-9966
Contact e-mail
www.forumforglobalcities.com
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| March 10-12, 2009 |
International Scientific Congress on Climate Change Conference |
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Copenhagen, Denmark |
Contact e-mail
http://climatecongress.ku.dk
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| March 14, 2009 |
International Day of Action for Rivers |
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International |
http://internationalrivers.org
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| March 15-22, 2009 |
Fifth World Water Forum |
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Istanbul, Turkey |
Contact e-mail
www.worldwatercouncil.org/
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| March 29, 2009 |
Earth Hour - Take action against global warming |
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International |
8:00 - 9:00 pm
www3.earthhourus.org
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| May 10-14, 2009 |
5th World Environmental Education Congress: Earth, our common home |
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Montréal, Québec |
1- 514-287-1070 ext. 235
Contact e-mail
www.5weec.uqam.ca
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| June 1-12, 2009 |
31st sessions of the UNFCCC Convention subsidiary bodies |
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Bonn, Germany |
Contact e-mail
http://unfccc.int/meetings/
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| June 14-17, 2009 |
Our Living Rivers: the 6th Canadian River Heritage Conference |
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Ottawa, Ontario |
(819) 997-4930
Contact e-mail
www.riversconference.ca
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| September 20-23, 2009 |
CanWEA 2009 Conference & Trade Show |
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Toronto, Ontario |
http://canwea.com
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| November 30 - December 11, 2009 |
Copenhagen 2009, COP 15, UN Climate Change Conference |
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Copenhagen, Denmark |
www.cop15.dk/en
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