RESEARCH THAT MATTERS
– conference –
Sustainability, biodiversity and justice in a time of crisis
March 13-17, 2023, Concordia University
Schedule of events
In-person at 4th Space (SGW campus) or online.
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 10:00 AM | Spotlight on marginalized voices for sustainability: A Wikipedia editothon, with Sarah Turner |
| 1:00 PM | Break and exhibits in the space
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| 1:00 PM | Forest breath: A 3-D video presentation by Leila Sujir (in EV black box, sub-basement 3 of the EV building, room 845) |
| 2:00 PM | Climate across disciplines, moderated by Damon Matthews with guests Alain Cuerrier (U de Montreal/Montreal Botanical Gardens), Sonya Stoeva & Dimo Ivanov (MFA Concordia alumni), Marjorie Beaucage, and Milton Riaño (McGill’s climate change artist in residence with the Redpath Museum) |
| 4:15 PM | Closing for the day |
In-person at 4th Space (SGW campus) or online.
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 10:00 AM | Biodiversity, conservation and reintroduction: Capuchin monkeys and their ecosystems in Brazil, a workshop with Renata Ferreira |
| 12:00 PM | Break |
| 1:00 PM | Westcoast rainforest activist movements, with Kathy Code (Ecoforestry Society, Rainforest Flying Squad), Jessie Demers (Independent curator), Rainbow Eyes (Rainforest Flying Squad), Bill Jones (Elder, Pacheedaht First Nation), Nancy Turner (University of Victoria), and Rita Wong (Emily Carr University of Art & Design) |
| 3:00 PM |
Closing for the day |
In-person at 4th Space (SGW campus) or online.
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 10:00 AM | Pollinator mythbusting 101, a workshop with Eva Bliss, Joseph Collier, Mireya Palacios Jimenez, Katharina Le Juge De Segrais, Camilia Loignon-Gagnon, and Louise Van Oel |
| 11:00 AM | Break and exhibits in the space:
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| 11:45 AM | Sustainability in a digital world? Insights from LEADS trainees, with Antoine Lachance, Camilo Alejo Monroy, Graham Clyne, and Fateme Salemi |
| 12:45 PM | Break and exhibits in the space:
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| 2:00 PM | Climate Geopardy, with Brogan Stewart and the Climate Emergency Committee |
| 3:00 PM |
Break |
| 4:00 PM | Keynote address: Towards a more internationally equitable science, with Rassim Khelifa |
| 5:00 PM | Closing for the day |
In person at the RF conference centre (Loyola campus)
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 10:00 AM | Interactions between insects and plants in a changing world, with Sabina Noor, Noa Davidai, Mahsa Hakimara, and Dana Martin |
| 11:00 AM | Break (coffee, tea, and snacks) |
| 11:15 AM | Forgotten spaces, with Emma Despland, Liz Miller, Amy Poteete, and Carly Ziter |
| 12:15 PM | Lunch provided to those registered |
| 1:15 PM | Issues in urban / suburban biodiversity studies, with Nicole Yu, Michael Paulauskas, Paul Savary, Dalia Assi, and Caroline Lesage |
| 2:30 PM | Break (coffee, tea, and snacks) |
| 2:45 PM | Issues in biodiversity conservation, with Jennifer Donnini, Jochen Jaeger, and Jonathan Cole |
| 3:45 PM | Break (coffee, tea, and snacks) |
| 4:00 PM | Keynote address: Towards a more internationally equitable science, with Rassim Khelifa (projected from 4th Space to RF so participants can attend in either location) |
| 5:00 PM | Closing for the day |
In-person at 4th Space (SGW campus) or online.
In-person at the MB 9th floor conference centre (SGW campus), 9th floor of MB building.
| Time | Room | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 AM | D | Current topics in sustainability science, with Niloofar Tavakoly Nabavy, David Toro, Pramila Choudhary, Michelle Faerstein, Faye Xiaoxiao Sun, Alana-Dawn Phillips, Alessia Poltronetti, Claire Cazorla, Stéfanie Larose, Harvin Bhathal, Mikaela Gerwing, Yassmine Boctor-Moghaddam, Manon Raby, Jasmine Sihra, Joeli A. Plakholm, Rachel Weissfelner, Valérie Bolduc, and Ryan Collins |
| 12:30 PM | D | Break (coffee, tea, and snacks) |
| 1:30 PM | D | Issues in biodiversity and justice, with Brogan Stewart, Kyleisha Foote, Stephanie Eccles, and Nikolas Harrison |
| 2:30 PM | D | Break (coffee, tea, and snacks) |
| 3:15 PM | D | Careers in sustainability, with Hawa Keita, Sophie Cardinal-Roy, and Arrien Weeks |
| 4:30 PM | D | COP 15 outcomes: What can we do to support biodiversity conservation globally? with Emma Despland, Sarah Turner, Rebecca Tittler, and Leila Vaziri |
| 5:30 PM | D | Closing for the day |
In person at the MB 9th floor conference centre (SGW campus), 9th floor of MB building.
| Time | Room | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 10:15 AM | C | Honours research in sustainability, with Liv Aspden, Nicolas Chevalier, Frédérique Hébert-Mondragon, Juliette Lebold, Emilie Girard, and Catherine Rokakis |
| 10:30 AM | D | Issues in sustainability policy and governance, with Ugonna Maduabuchi, Brian J. Isaac, and Haddie Winters |
| 11:30 AM | D | Break and exhibits in the space (coffee, tea, and snacks) |
| 11:45 AM | D | Fly less Concordia, with Sébastien Caquard and Cassandra Lamontagne |
| 12:45 PM | D | Break and exhibits in the space: |
| 2:00 PM |
D | Managing collaboration in fisheries: Evidence from the Gulf of Maine, with Owen Temby, Dongkyu Kim, Gordon Hickey, and Evelyn Roozee |
| 3:00 PM |
D | Break and exhibits in the space (coffee, tea, and snacks) |
| 3:15 PM | D | Keynote address: Eliane Ubalijoro |
| 4:15 PM | D | Closing |
Contact us
For more information, contact Rebecca Tittler, Coordinator of the Loyola College for Diversity and Sustainability and the Loyola Sustainability Research Centre.
Research that matters: Sustainability, biodiversity, and justice is brought to you by the Loyola College for Diversity and Sustainability and the Loyola Sustainability Research Centre in collaboration with 4TH SPACE, with the support of the Office of the Vice-President, Research and Graduate Studies; the Leadership in Environmental and Digital innovation for Sustainability (LEADS) NSERC CREATE program; the School of Community and Public Affairs and First Peoples Studies; the Science College; and the Departments of Biology; Communication Studies; Geography, Planning and Environment; Political Science and Sociology and Anthropology; and the Sustainability Action Fund at Concordia University, as well as the Elastic Spaces SSHRC Connection funded project, Thinking Allowed.
This event will contribute to the Sustainability in Research section of Concordia's Sustainability Action Plan by increasing the visibility of sustainability research at Concordia.
This conference is also certified (platinum) under the Concordia’s new Sustainable Event Certification program. Learn more about the sustainability practices put in place for this conference here. You can also learn more about the Sustainable Event Certification more generally here.
Participants are expected to treat each other with consideration and respect. Review the detailed code of conduct.
Territorial acknowledgement
Concordia University and most of the participants in this event will be located in Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), on the unceded lands of the Kanien’kehá:ka Nation, one of the founding nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. If you are not in Tiohtià:ke, you can find out whose land you are on.
