IRIS Header

November 2012 

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Want to volunteer? Update your profile (link at the bottom of this email) and check the Volunteers list.

 

View the 2012-13 brochure of Student Opportunities!

IRIS EVENTS
November 22, 2012
YORK EVENTS
November 09, 2012
The CITY Institute at York, and the CCGES will host a talk by Dietmar Schirmer  

November 13, 2012
Call for input on a draft business plan for a sustainability office at York University

COMMUNITY EVENTS

OPPORTUNITIES 

Focus on Sustainability Film Festival: Food 
Call for Submission 2013

Read the latest W3

WCR #11 - Oct 2012 

Find IRIS on 

Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter View our profile on LinkedIn

Graduating Students?

Do you want to continue to be kept informed about sustainability news and events at IRIS and York after you graduate? 

 

Please update your email address below, by selecting Update Profile/ Email Address, and you'll continue to receive the IRIS Newsletter! 

CALL FOR INPUT FOR A NEW SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE 

The President's Sustainability Council at YorkU invites you to to help draft a new business plan 

 

The PSC would like your input on the development of a business plan to outline the strategies, goals and rationale for establishing a permanent sustainability office with committed funding. Join them on Tuesday November 13th at 12:30 pm in York Research Tower, Room 519 or on Wednesday November 14th at 12:00 pm in York Lanes, Room 280A. Please RSVP to this doodle poll by November 9th.

 

Alternatively, you can fill out a comment card with your input on Thursday, November 15th at 11:00 am in the Red Zone, Vari Hall.

DAVID MILLER - NATIONS TALK. CITIES ACT. 
IRIS Speaker Series November 22nd

Join us electronically or in person to hear 
David Miller, give a talk at York as part of the IRIS Speaker Series on Thursday, November 22nd from 4:30 - 5:30 pm in 103 Life Sciences Building (LSB).    

Today, more than half of the world's population lives in cities that comprise of diverse residential, commercial and industrial activities. Increasing concern about climate change and energy security are driving the development of clean, efficient, and sustainable energy solutions. Cities will shape the future of the energy sector and they have the opportunity to be effective engines for change. Meeting this challenge will require innovative approaches to urban planning, development and infrastructure, and collaboration between government, business, and academia. Brought to you by IRIS and the Undergraduate Political Science Council.

FOCUS ON SUSTAINABILITY FILM FESTIVAL - FOOD:
CALL FOR SUBMISSION

The second annual Focus on Sustainability Film Festival will return to YorkU in winter 2013 with a food focus 

In addition to feature films, panel discussions, and prizes with a food theme, the upcoming festival also gives local filmmakers in the York University community an opportunity to have their food-related films featured. Festival presenters will choose one prize-winning film to be highlighted and up to three runner-up films to be exhibited. Click here to read more about the submission requirements, which are due January 10th.  

More About IRIS and this Newsletter

 

The Institute for Research and Innovation in Sustainability is a university-wide research centre that pursues an interdisciplinary approach to the challenges of sustainability. Through our collaborations on sustainability related research projects and innovative initiatives, we hope to generate awareness amongst the York University community of our social, natural and economic spheres, while engaging students, staff and faculty in action that creates change on campus and beyond.

 

The IRIS Newsletter is a way to keep you informed about what we are up to so that you can drop by an event, get involved, or just learn about what research projects we are currently undertaking. The Newsletter is sent out once or twice per month, highlighting the IRIS, York University, and broader community's sustainability news and events!

CONTACT US: 
Phone: +1.416.736.2100 ext. 33631

Email: irisinfo@yorku.ca
 
 

Institute for Research & Innovation in Sustainability

York University
349 York Lanes 4700 Keele St.
Toronto, ON M3J 1P3
Canada
 

 

 www.irisyorku.ca