with
Warwick Vincent, Centre d’Études Nordiques,
Université Laval (Québec)
International Polar Year has catapulted Canada
back into a leadership role in Arctic research and uncovered
astounding new information about the dynamics of life in
the North. From tiny microflora to the largest, most charismatic
species, our speaker is a passionate observer and recorder
of the pulse of Arctic ecosystems. Drawing from his recent
experiences in the North, he will talk about this new knowledge
and its significance in the context of a landscape that
now sits on the precipice of dramatic and irreversible change.
Professor Warwick F. Vincent is an internationally
distinguished researcher who studies how microbial life
at the base of aquatic food webs responds to environmental
change. He holds the Canada Research Chair in Aquatic Ecosystem
Studies at Université Laval and was recently appointed
Director of the Québec inter-university research
and training institute, Centre d'études nordiques
(Centre for Northern Studies), also based at Université
Laval. A past president of Canada's National Antarctic Committee
and recent chair of the NSERC Ecology and Evolution Grant
Selection Committee, he has earned numerous honours for
his contributions to research and education. These awards
include the Canadian Rigler Prize in Limnology, the New
Zealand Gold Medal in Science and the 2008 Royal Society
of Canada Medal for environmental research.
Organized by: The Partnership Group for Science and Engineering
(PAGSE)
Sponsored by:
--the Speaker of the Senate
--the Speaker of the House of Commons
--Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Date: Thursday March 5, 2009 from 7:30 am - 9:00 am
Place: Room 200, West Block, Parliament Hill
Cost: No charge to Members of the House of Commons, Senators
and Media. All others $20
Registration: Please register by contacting Donna Boag,
PAGSE Coordinator: 613-991-6369, pagse@rsc.ca
Registration Deadline: Monday March 2, 2009
