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Letting in the Light: Science to Guide Public Water Policy in the 21st Century
A symposium to celebrate the lifetime achievements of David W. Schindler, OC, AOE, DPhil., FRSC, FRS
Please join us as we celebrate Dr. David W. Schindler’s internationally acclaimed career. Together with his colleagues and former students—Canada’s most prominent luminaries in the science of water ecology—we will mark his legacy and consider how science can continue to guide sound public water policy in the 21st Century.
Wednesday, October 30
Public lecture: Dr. David Suzuki
The Global Ecological Crisis: Setting the Real Bottom Line
7 p.m Myer Horowitz Theatre, University of Alberta
In the past century, humanity has undergone an explosive change in numbers, science, technology, consumption and economics, that have endowed us with the power to alter the biological, physical and chemical properties of the planet. It is undeniable that the atmosphere and climate are altered; air, water and soil are fouled with toxic pollutants; oceans are depleted; forests are being cleared; and species are disappearing. Now that most people live in large cities, our relationship with nature is less obvious. Humanity needs to rediscover humility and our place in the world so that we and the rest of life can continue to flourish. Discussion with Dr. David Schindler to follow.
Thursday, October 31
Free public symposium and concluding panel discussion
Science to Guide Public Water Policy in the 21st Century:
Canada’s leading ecologists discuss how science can guide growth
9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. L1-490 Edmonton Clinic Health Academy (ECHA)
Science’s luminaries in ecology gather to demonstrate how environmental policies based on sound, cutting-edge science can minimize the long-term damage to the environment. The series begins with a keynote session from internationally acclaimed scientist and media commentator Dr. John Smol, OC, PhD, FRSC, Herzberg gold medalist, and Canada Research Chair in Environmental Change.The sessions will culminate in a panel discussion in the afternoon.
9:00 – 9:45 a.m. “The past matters: retrospective studies of human influences on lake ecosystems.”
Dr. John Smol, OC, PhD., FRSC, Canada Research Chair in Environmental Change, Paleoecological Environmental Assessment and Research Lab (PEARL) Queen’s University; Gerhard Herzberg Gold Medalist
Dr. John Smol, OC, PhD., FRSC, Canada Research Chair in Environmental Change, Paleoecological Environmental Assessment and Research Lab (PEARL) Queen’s University; Gerhard Herzberg Gold Medalist
10:00-10:45 a.m. “The threat of endocrine disruptors in freshwater: Is the birth control pill an effective form of contraception for wild fish? “
Dr. Karen Kidd, PhD., Professor and Canada Research Chair, Canadian Rivers Institute & Biology Department, University of New Brunswick, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
Dr. Karen Kidd, PhD., Professor and Canada Research Chair, Canadian Rivers Institute & Biology Department, University of New Brunswick, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
10:45 – 11:15 a.m. BREAK
11:15 – 12:00 p.m. “The continuing effects of acid rain in Canada – out of sight, out of mind.”
Dr. Peter Dillon Ph.D., F.R.S.C., Professor of Environmental & Resource Studies and Chemistry, Trent University
Dr. Peter Dillon Ph.D., F.R.S.C., Professor of Environmental & Resource Studies and Chemistry, Trent University
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. – LUNCH
1:00 – 1:45 p.m. “Why regulation of mercury emissions could not have happened without a whole- ecosystem experiment.”
Dr. John W.M. Rudd, PhD. and Dr. Carol A. Kelly, PhD. at the ELA
Dr. John W.M. Rudd, PhD. and Dr. Carol A. Kelly, PhD. at the ELA
2:00 – 2:45 p.m. “Lake 227, the little lake that could (and did) provide the foundation for the Experimental Lakes Area and the basis for eutrophication management globally.”
Dr. Robert E. Hecky, PhD., Professor, Large Lakes Observatory, University of Minnesota.
Dr. Robert E. Hecky, PhD., Professor, Large Lakes Observatory, University of Minnesota.
2:45 – 3:15 BREAK
3:15 – 4:00 p.m. “Why simplifying landscapes is eroding the sustainability of fisheries and hampering the recovery of endangered aquatic species.”
Dr. Daniel Schindler, PhD. Harriet Bullitt Chair in Conservation, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington.
Dr. Daniel Schindler, PhD. Harriet Bullitt Chair in Conservation, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington.
4:15 – 5:30 p.m. All presenter panel
