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APRIL / AVRIL
Government that works for people: Policy development and the Social Economy
April 27-29 – Sault Ste. Marie, ON
http://usaskstudies.coop/socialeconomy/?p=596
A conference of the Linking, Learning, Leveraging: Social Enterprises, Knowledgeable Economies and
Sustainable Communities, the Northern Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan regional node of the Social
Economy Research Suite. The goal is to initiate a dialogue between researchers communities and policy-makers
regarding policies which support the social economy and to share knowledge between researchers, communities
and policy-makers regarding the process of policy development.
MAY / MAI
CYCLE 2010 From Science to Decision-making: 4th Canadian Forum on the Life Cycle Management of
Products and Services
May 4-5 – Montreal, QC
http://www.cycle2010.org/eng/index.html
Recognizing that scientific research is a necessary foundation for economic, industrial, social and regulatory
development, CYCLE 2010 aims to bring together all sustainable development stakeholders from academia,
practitioners as well as decision-makers and business leaders and provide them with information, data and tools
for optimizing Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) practice in Canada. The forum also aims to continue to raise
awareness of the approach, stimulate its method development, particularly as it pertains to social and economic
impacts, and facilitate its implementation.
Atlantic Canada Coastal and Estuarine Society Joint Spring Meeting with the New England Estuarine
Research Society
May 13-16 – St. Andrews by the Sea, NB
http://www.cerf-access.ca/
Sessions will focus on: Climate change; Invasive species; Coastal eutrophication; Community monitoring;
Seagrass and saltmarsh ecology; General coastal and nearshore studies; and Coastal biodiversity. Also a special
symposium on trans-boundary Issues: Effecting policy and management change through estuarine and coastal
research - learning from our neighbours.
NWT Association of Communities 2010 Annual General Meeting
May 13-16 – Hay River, NT
http://www.nwtac.com/agm.html
Every year, community Government officials gather at the NWT Association of Communities’ annual general
meeting. Over four days, they review the past year, share experiences and best practises, hold discussions with
senior territorial government officials and come together on issues of shared importance.
Conference for Community Developers in BC
May 17-19 – Vancouver, BC
http://www.sparc.bc.ca/community-developers-conference-2010
Conference participants will: Acquire knowledge about community development in BC; Grow professionally
through skill building workshops on community development techniques; Exchange ideas and network with
community developers and funders from diverse sectors; Help shape the future of the community development
movement in BC.
Regional responses and global shifts: Actors, institutions and organisations: Regional Studies
Association Annual International Conference
May 24-26 – Pecs, Hungary
http://www.erawatch-network.eu/en/Agenda/evenements.html?id=88
Themes include: Innovative strategies and practices for firms in regional development, regional policies:
government initiatives, reassessing Regional EU policy, people in regions leadership collective action and regional
development and theory and research in regional studies.
JUNE / JUIN
Canadian Association for Studies in Co-operation: Community Building through Co-operative Research:
Challenges and Opportunities at Home and Abroad
June 1-4 – Montréal, QC
http://www.coopresearch.coop/category/conference-2010/
Co-operative research plays an important role in building equitable and sustainable community-based enterprises,
which in turn contribute to vibrant local economies and healthy communities in Canada and throughout the world.
Co-operative research is a foundational component of this movement; it provides insights that enrich our practice
and offers us an enhanced understanding of the vital underpinnings of this work.
Association for Nonprofit and Social Economy Research Conference: Social Innovations for a New Era:
Contributions from Nonprofits and the Social Economy
June 2-3 – Montréal, QC
http://www.anser-ares.ca/files/en/2010%20Paper%20Call%20ENG.pdf
ANSER brings together leading academic researchers, practitioners, consultants, policymakers and community
organizations from Canada and internationally to discuss current and emergent issues, debates and challenges in
the fields of civil society, social economy, and nonprofit research and practice.
Social Economics, the Social Economy, and Wellbeing: Thirteenth World Congress of Social Economy
June 28-July 3 – Montreal, QC
http://www.socialeconomics.org/
Conference offers paper and session on different themes and perspectives about the social economy.
World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists
June 28-July 2 – Montréal, QC
http://www.wcere2010.org/index.htm
The conference will explore all areas of environmental and natural resource economics.
JULY / JUILLET
AUGUST / AOÛT
73rd Annual Meeting of the Rural Sociological Society: How Flat is Rural? Diversity in the Age of
Globalization
August 12-15 – Atlanta, GA
http://www.ruralsociology.us/
The theme of the 2010 RSS meetings offers an opportunity to examine a great many aspects of rural life in the
context of globalization and growing diversity.
Innovation and Collaboration: Building Resilient Communities Atlantic Summer Institute / Innovation et
collaboration : Bâtir des communautés résilientes l’Institut d’été de l’Atlantique de 2010
August 17-20 – Charlottetown, PE
http://www.upei.ca/si/si2010/en/whats-new
http://www.upei.ca/si/si2010/fr/quoi-de-neuf-0
What makes communities resilient? How do people and communities thrive in spite of difficult circumstances? We
will explore the answers to these questions together as we learn from the fields of: social and economic
development; crime prevention and community safety; health and safety promotion; environmental sustainability.
Qu’est-ce qui rend les communautés résilientes; comment les individus et les communautés survivent-ils et se
développent-ils en dépit de situations difficiles? L’Institut proposera des réponses à ces questions, qui couvriront
les domaines suivants :développement social et économique; prévention du crime et sécurité des collectivités;
promotion de la santé et de la sécurité; durabilité de l’environnement.
SEPTEMBER / SEPTEMBRE
Identité, Qualité et Compétitivité Territoriale - Développement économique et cohésion dans les territoires
alpins
Du septembre 20 au 22 – Acoste (Italie)
http://asrdlf2010.let.fr/
Colloque de l'Association de science régionale de langue française. Le colloque portera plus particulièrement sur
les thématiques suivantes: Une comparaison des politiques de compétitivité territoriale (des districts et SPL aux
pôles de compétitivité ; comparaison des systèmes d'innovation) ; L’aménagement du territoire et les politiques de
développement durable ; L' économie des régions alpines et les politiques pour la montagne.
Regional Land Use Planning in a Global Economy: Canadian Institute of Forestry Conference
September 27-29 – Jasper, AB
http://www.cif-
ifc.org/site/mainpage?send_file=1§ion=1&subsection=82&file=japser_ad.pdf&dir=Website_Assets&PHPSES
SID=l3oqfikdlgip96or1vamh34bd6
An opportunity to discuss land management issues in the heart of Jasper National Park.
The Sustainability of Australia’s Country Towns: The Third National Country Towns Conference
September 30-October 1 – Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
http://www.awia.org.au/images/Sustainable%20Country%20Towns%20Call%20for%20Abstracts.pdf
This conference will explore how the diversity of country towns across the nation are responding to the call for a
sustainable future. The many different perspectives will be used to build a framework that shows the choices
communities have to work together and with governments to realize this outcome.
OCTOBER / OCTOBRE
On the Bright Side, Rural Canada Works / Le Canada rural: ça marche! Découvrez ses atouts
October 14-16 – Brandon, MB
http://www2.brandonu.ca/organizations/rdi/crrf2010english.asp
http://www2.brandonu.ca/organizations/rdi/crrf2010francais.asp
This conference features examples of practitioners, leaders, decision makers, and academics who are actively
designing rural futures – some do it yourself while others plan, and some are partnering. They are building on
existing infrastructure, navigating success by discovering and making better use of social, environmental, and
economic assets, and finding new ways to engage and enspirit people to sustain rural places.
Cette conférence nous présente des exemples des praticiens, des dirigeants, des décideurs, et des universitaires
qui conçoivent activement les avenirs ruraux – quelques-uns les actualisent pendant que d'autres les organisent,
et quelques-uns travaillent en partenariat. Ils construisent sur et rehaussent l'infrastructure existante, gèrent le
succès en découvrant et faisant un meilleur usage des atouts sociaux, environnementaux et économiques, et
trouvent de nouvelles façons de générer l’engagement des gens et de soutenir les localités rurales.
Managing the Urban Rural Interface: Strategies and Tools for Urban Development and Sustainable Peri-
urban Land Use Relationships
October 19-22 – Copenhagen, Denmark
http://www.plurel.net/Default.aspx?id=87
The conference aims to present the status of scientific approaches to assess the peri-urban land-use relationships
and associated effects on sustainability; to set the agenda for future research in the field, and to enhance
international research cooperation.
17th Inuit Studies Conference: Inuit and the Aboriginal World / 17e Congrès d’études Inuit: Les Inuit et le
monde autochtone
October 28-30 – Val d'Or, QC
http://www.uqat.ca/isc-cei-2010
The intention is to mobilize the knowledge accumulated up to now in the perspective of exploring the common
preoccupations of the Inuit and the other Aboriginal peoples throughout the world, and particularly their neighbors,
the First Nations of Canada and of Alaska, the Sami and other circumpolar peoples. Sub-themes include: issues
related to languages and cultures, identity, the environment, climate changes, health, economic development and
the development of tourism as well as public services and public policy.
NOVEMBER / NOVEMBRE