SP0324: Plant-Based Awareness Conference

The idea for this project is to host a conference where attendees learn about the environmental impacts of animal agriculture and important nutritional requirements that one must look out for when eating plant-based. This would be a one-hour-long event, with attendees standing or sitting at different tables. The event will likely take place during lunch time at noon and start with a five minute introduction on the objectives of the event, followed by a 15-minutes talk by Dr. Iskandar and/or Dr. Kubow, who will be invited to cover plant-based nutrition. Next will be a presentation (roughly 10 minutes) on animal agriculture facts and statistics based on some results cited in, for instance, the UN IPCC report and Joseph Poore's University of Oxford study "Reducing food's environmental impact through producers and consumers". Finally, there will be a plant-based food-tasting where attendees will enjoy plant-based food for a duration of 30 minutes. QR codes will be created and set up on the tables so that the attendees may scan to see a list of vegan/vegetarian restaurants in Montreal, plant-based options available in stores, documentaries, recipe websites, etc. The QR code will also include Dr. Iskandar and Dr. Kubow's "The Nutrition Scientists" Instagram account. Citations for the research gathered will be included in the presentation slides as well.