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Research Themes Launch / Invited Speaker Amy Luers

Tuesday, September 26, 2017 14:00to17:00
SSMU Ballroom (3rd Floor), Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU), University Centre, 3480 Mc Tavish,, Montreal, QC, H3A 0E7, CA
Price: 
FREE

It is with great pleasure that we invite you to the inaugural MSSI event for the 2017-18 academic year. This will take place on September 26th, 2:00 – 5:00 pm, in the SSMU (McGill Student Union) Ballroom, 3480 McTavish, and will be live-streamed to the Mac campus (Raymond building R3-045).

 

The schedule is as follows: 

  • 2:00 – 3:00 pm: Launch of the first three Research Themes: Adapting Urban Environments for the Future; Creating Sustainable Materials for the Future, and Sustaining Landscapes for the Future; with presentations on each program and ways to get involved.
  • 3:00 – 3:40 pm: Presentation from our first MSSI Invited Speaker, Amy Luers for this academic year. Amy has worked at the intersection of science, technology, and policy in sustainability for 20 years and has just arrived in Montreal to take up the post of Executive Director of Future Earth. We are honored that she is taking the time to share her insights with us so soon after her arrival in Montreal and look forward to a stimulating presentation.
  • 3:40 – 5:00 pm: As always, the event will end with a reception, both on the downtown campus and at Mac. We invite you to stay for refreshments and to connect with sustainability colleagues old and new. The reception for the participants at the Mac Campus will be held in the Plant Science Conference Room (Raymond Building - R2-013).

We have also been asked to inform you that the Adapting Urban Environments for the Future theme is holding an open workshop on September 27th, 9:30 am – 1 pm to which you are all invited. More information on this event will be posted on the MSSI website shortly.

You are warmly invited to join us at all or part of the inaugural MSSI event for 2017-18 and to forward this invitation to your colleagues.

We look forward to seeing you on the 26th September.

Warm regards,

MSSI Team.

Amy Luers

Amy Luers is the Executive Director of Future Earth. Previously, she was the Director of Climate at the Skoll Global Threats Fund (SGTF) and Assistant Director for Climate Resilience and Information at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). Dr. Luers spent a number of years at Google as the Senior Environment Program Manager. Prior to Google she led the climate program at the Union of Concerned Sciences CA office. Luers started her career in Latin America, as co-founder and the first executive director of Agua Para La Vida working to enhance access to potable water.

Contact Information

Contact: 
Heather McShane
Organization: 
McGill Sustainability Systems Initiative
Email: 
mssi [at] mcgill.ca
Office Phone: 
+1 514 398 6522
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