2014 graduate student conference may 4

2014 GRADUATE
STUDENT CONFERENCE
MAY 4 - 6
KINGSTON, ON
On May 4-6, 2014 up to 200 of the brightest
graduate students from across disciplines
(policy, health, engineering, geography, biology
etc.) and regions of Canada will come together
for one common passion: Water! WatIF is novel
in the fact that it is organized by graduate
students for graduate students. This conference
will provide students from across the nation an
opportunity to share their research in a
multidisciplinary environment that encourages
collaboration and communication of ideas.
WatIF is the largest student movement among
early water leaders in Canada. WatIF YOU were
here?
WATIF 2014 THEMES
Empowering the leaders of tomorrow for the future of
Canada’s water
Urban Waterscapes: The interactions between
humans and water in a growing nation
Our Livelihood, Our Legacy: Balancing resourcebased needs and their water impact
Making Waves, Changing Currents: Evolving
water management and governance
Our Water Planet: Earth as a physical and natural
system
Important Dates
March 20: Early bird student registration ($150)
April 14: Regular student registration ($160)
Link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/watif-conference-2014graduate-student-registration-registration-9317361479?
nomo=1
April 14: Deadline for non-student registration and RSVP
for free Expert Evening/Poster Hour on May 5.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/watif-conference-2014expert-registration-registration-10102004367
*Note Expert Evening is only free for non-students
April 13: Deadline to submit student abstracts for poster
presentation
Link: http://www.waterresearchcentre.ca/submitabstract.html
April 14: Deadline for student accommodation booking
($45 +HST / night) *contact us if date has passed, we can
do our best to accommodate
Link: http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/watif-accomodationsmay-3-7-2014-tickets-10720943631
April 30: Deadline for students to sign-up for the field
trip and break-out sessions. There is a cap for each session
and the field trip.
Break-out session sign-up opens April 7
Field trip sign-up is currently open:
http://www.waterresearchcentre.ca/optional-fieldtrip.html
E: wrcinfo@queensu.ca | P: (613) 533-6000 ext.75276
www.waterresearchcentre.ca
WATER
INITIATIVE
FOR THE
CONFERENCE
AGENDA
FUTURE
The entire event is held in the Bioscience Complex, 116 Barrie St., unless specified otherwise
SATURDAY MAY 3, 2014
2014
CANADIAN
3:00—7:00 pm
Registration
Leggett Hall
Delegates will arrive at student residents and
register anytime between 3-7. Students can then
explore Kingston.
SUNDAY MAY 4, 2014
GRADUATE STUDENT
7:00—8:00 am
Breakfast
8:00—8:30 am
Opening Remarks
8:30—11:45 am
Waterlution Facilitated Journey
Students will be encouraged to push themselves,
act creatively and connect in new ways.
CONFERENCE
12:00—1:00 pm
Lunch
1:15—2:15 pm
Keynote: Kim Sturgess
205 Walter Light Hall
Our Water Future: Global Issues, Local Solutions
CEO and founder of Alberta WaterSMART
2:30—3:30 pm
3:50—4:50 pm
Break-out Session 1
Break-out Session 2
Leonard Hall
MAY 4 - 6
KINGSTON, ON
QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY
Delegates will participate in two of five break-out
sessions
1. Turning research and innovation into a viable
business
Facilitator: Brian Mergelas (CEO, WaterTAP Ontario)
2. Intersections between and health and water
Facilitator: Dr. Geof Hall (Queen’s University)
3. Innovative ways to create a water have: How
to reduce your impact on the blue, the green, the
gray, and the virtual water cycle
Facilitator: Dr. Hans Schreier, Professor, UBC
unite • educate • inspire
*program is subject to change
www.waterresearchcentre.ca
WATER
INITIATIVE
FOR THE
CONFERENCE
AGENDA
FUTURE
The entire event is held in the Bioscience Complex, 116 Barrie St., unless specified otherwise
4. Community-based and participatory
approaches for water management with
Indigenous peoples in Canada
Facilitator: Dr. Heather Castleden (Dalhousie)
5. Defining Canadian water research priorities:
What does the future hold?
Facilitator: Dr. Simon Courtenay (Scientific Director,
Canadian Water Network (CWN))
2014
CANADIAN
5:00—9:00 pm
Social - Blue Drinks and Water Trivia
Trivia starts at 6:30 pm
MONDAY MAY 5, 2014
GRADUATE STUDENT
CONFERENCE
8:30—9:30 am
Breakfast
9:30—11:30 am
Expert Panel Discussion
205 Walter Light Hall
Connections between economy and water: current
challenges and future opportunities
Bob Sandford– EPCOR Chair for UN Water for Life
Adele Hurley - Director of the Program on Water
Issues at the University of Toronto
Dr. Bruce Pardy - Professor of Law, Queen’s
Dr. Simon Courtenay - CWN Scientific Director
MAY 4 - 6
KINGSTON, ON
QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY
11:30—12:00 pm Break
12:00—1:00 pm
Lunch
1:15—1:40 pm
Networking and Group Photos
1:40—3:10 pm
3:30—5:00 pm
Break-out Session 1
Break-out Session 2
Leonard Hall
Delegates will participate two of five sessions
1. From flat to fabulous: How to create dynamic
maps that tell the story of transboundry waters
Facilitators: Korice Moir and Penny Beames
(Confluvium)
unite • educate • inspire
*program is subject to change
www.waterresearchcentre.ca
WATER
INITIATIVE
FOR THE
CONFERENCE
AGENDA
FUTURE
The entire event is held in the Bioscience Complex, 116 Barrie St., unless specified otherwise
2. Perform at your peak: Success for today and
success for the future
Facilitator: Ryan Stoness (High Performance Coach,
Queen’s School of Business)
3. Science: So What? Engaging the public and
mobilizing your research
Facilitator: Terry Rees (Executive Director,
Federation of Ontario Cottager’s Association) and
Rachel Phan (Managing Editor, Water Canada)
4. Water and hope: hydro-climatic change and
our future
Facilitator: Bob Sandford (EPCOR Chair)
5. Freshwater legal toolkit: stories of change
Facilitator: Nancy Goucher (Water Program
Manager, Environmental Defense) and Dr.
Anastasia Lintner (Economist & Lawyer, Ecojustice)
2014
CANADIAN
GRADUATE STUDENT
CONFERENCE
5:30—9:00 pm
Poster Hour / Expert Evening (FREE for
Experts - non-students)
An evening of one-on-one conversations, idea
exchange and networking. The poster hour will
serve as a “reverse career fair” followed by
facilitated networking evening.
MAY 4 - 6
KINGSTON, ON
QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY
TUESDAY MAY 6, 2014
Four student concurrent sessions will run parallel. Each presentation will be
12 minutes with 3 minutes for questions. The themes are as follows:
 Urban Waterscapes: The interactions between humans and water in a
growing nation
 Our Livelihood, Our Legacy: Balancing resource-based needs and their
water impact
unite • educate • inspire
*program is subject to change
www.waterresearchcentre.ca
WATER
INITIATIVE
FOR THE
CONFERENCE
AGENDA
FUTURE
The entire event is held in the Bioscience Complex, 116 Barrie St., unless specified otherwise
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2014
CANADIAN
Making Waves, Changing Currents: Evolving water management and
governance
Our Water Planet: Earth as a physical and natural system
8:00—9:00am
Breakfast
9:00—11:45 am
Concurrent Student Sessions
12:00—1:00 pm
Lunch
1:15—2:15 pm
Keynote: Dr. John Smol
205 Walter Light Hall
Using the past to help plan the future: It is as clear
as mud!
Professor at Queen’s University in the Department
of Biology
2:30—5:00 pm
Concurrent Student Sessions
6:00—10:00 pm
Gala
Leonard Hall
GRADUATE STUDENT
CONFERENCE
Dinner
Next Steps Champion– Karen Kun (Executive
Director and Co-Founder of Waterlution)
Entertainment
MAY 4 - 6
KINGSTON, ON
QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY
WEDNESDAY MAY 7, 2014
8:00—3:00 pm
Optional Field Trip
Tour the LEED Silver certified state-of-the-art world
class Ravensview wastewater treatment plant
operated by Utilities Kingston.
Visit Kingston’s famous, historic Fort Henry
followed by lunch by the local Wolfe Island Bakery.
Vineyard tour and wine & cider tasting at the
Bergeron Estates Winery.
unite • educate • inspire
*program is subject to change
www.waterresearchcentre.ca
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
KIM STURGESS, P.Eng., FCAE, ICD.D
Kim Sturgess is the CEO and founder of Alberta WaterSMART, a not-for-profit
organization committed to developing and improving the management of Alberta’s
water resources. Kim has had great success in leading a cross-silo team of professionals,
including engineers, researchers, facilitators, communicators and policy advisors. Kim
understands and appreciates the value of combining an array of domain knowledge and
skill sets. She is the driving force behind innovative and collaborative water solutions,
which have strongly influenced policy development and improved water management
practices and technologies. Kim is an entrepreneur, a leader and inspirational change maker.
JOHN SMOL, CRC, OC, PhD, LLD (Hon), PhD (Hon), DSc (Hon), FRSC
Dr. John Smol is one of Canada’s most remarkable scientists. Not only is he decorated
with an outstanding array of impressive accolades but he is also an outspoken leader in
the scientific community and influential change maker. Dr. Smol is the CRC in
Environmental Change and has recently been appointed an Officer of the Order of
Canada. His research focus emphasizes the importance of looking at long-term
environmental changes to determine anthropogenic and natural impacts and to predict
their future implications. As an international lecturer and media commentator, Dr. Smol
has brought the importance of multidisciplinary, collaborative research to the forefront of scientific investigation.
NEXT STEPS CHAMPION
KAREN KUN, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Waterlution
Karen founded Waterlution 10 years ago with the purpose of inspiring pattern-making
and pattern breaking change toward a healthier relationship with our water. It was
during her time in South Africa in 2002 where the idea emerged, that to solve complex
water issues a blended format of content and process was needed; one without the
other would lead only to partial results. Karen aims to push Waterlution's capacity to be
more creative and innovative and to inspire others to be the leaders and mentors they
are capable of being. Water complexities require us to have cross-sector dialogue, through inter-generational
learning and in pushing ourselves and each other to think in ways we never thought possible.
www.waterresearchcentre.ca
EXPERT PANEL MEMBERS
ADELE HURLEY
Director of the Program on Water Issues at the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto
In the 1980’s, during the early days of the Reagan Administration, Adèle Hurley moved to Washington and cofounded the successful Canadian Coalition on Acid Rain. In 1995, she was appointed by the Prime Minister's Office
to serve as Canadian Co-Chair of the International Joint Commission which oversees Canada/US Boundary water
issues. Adèle has served as a member of the Canadian Federal Government's International Trade Advisory
Committee -task Force on Environment and Trade Policy. She is a member of the advisory board of the Columbia
Basin Trust and, since 2006, has served on the board of directors of the Ontario Power Authority.
ROBERT SANDFORD
EPCOR Chair of the Canadian Partnership Initiative in support of the United Nations Water for Life Decade
Bob Sandford is the EPCOR Chair of the Canadian Partnership Initiative in support of United Nations “Water for
Life” Decade. This national partnership initiative aims to inform the public on water issues and translate scientific
research outcomes into language decision-makers can use to craft timely and meaningful public policy. Bob is also
an associate of the Centre for Hydrology at the University of Saskatchewan and a Fellow of the Biogeoscience
Institute at the University of Calgary. He sits on the Advisory Board of Living Lakes Canada, the Canadian Chapter
of Living Lakes International and is also a member of the Forum for Leadership on Water (FLOW).
BRUCE PARDY
Professor of Environmental Law at Queen's University
Bruce Pardy has written extensively on environmental governance, ecosystem management, water law, water
rights, climate change and environmental liability, and has taught environmental law at law schools in Canada, the
United States and New Zealand. Professor Pardy practiced litigation at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP in Toronto, and
presently sits on the Ontario Environmental Review Tribunal as an adjudicator and mediator.
SIMON COURTENAY
Canadian Water Network Scientific Director and Professor in Environment and Resource Studies at the
University of Waterloo
Before taking these positions up last fall he had been a Research Scientist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada for 23
years in New Brunswick. The last 9 of those years were spent in the Biology Department of the University of New
Brunswick where Simon worked with the Canadian Rivers Institute. Simon is fascinated by the uses that animals
make of lakes, streams, rivers and estuaries and how human activities impact that aquatic ecology.
www.waterresearchcentre.ca
WATER
INITIATIVE
FOR THE
FUTURE
SUPPORTERS
MAY 4 - 6
KINGSTON, ON
QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY
2014 CANADIAN
GRADUATE STUDENT
CONFERENCE
E: wrcinfo@queensu.ca | P: (613) 533-6000 ext.75276
www.waterresearchcentre.ca