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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
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Want to volunteer? Update your profile (link at the bottom of this email) and check the Volunteers list.
View the 2013-14 brochure of Student Opportunities!
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Graduating Students?
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Do you want to continue to be kept informed about sustainability news and events at IRIS and York after you graduate?
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DECEMBER 3rd: ASSESSING THE IMPACTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE
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 Speaker Series Event
The IRIS Speaker Series and the JD/Master in Environmental Studies Speaker Series are happy to have Kyra Bell-Pasht to present at York University this week. Kyra is a Osgoode Hall Law School LL.M. Candidate & former Counsel to the Canadian Environmental Law association. Her talk, Assessing the Impacts on Environmental Governance of the Canadian EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, looks at the potential economic and social impacts of the agreement, particularly as it relates to Kyra's focus on the impacts of international investment agreements on governments' capacity to regulate in the public interest.
Date: Tuesday December 3, 2013
Time: 1:30-2:30 pm
Location: 1003 Osgoode Hall Law School, Keele Campus, York University
We hope to see you there!
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APPLICATIONS FOR IRIS POST DOCTORAL VISITOR
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Policy, Sustainability & Education
IRIS at York University and the Centre for Place and Sustainability Studies at Lakehead University are looking for applicants for a one-year cross-appointed SSHRC funded postdoctoral visitor (PDV). The focus of this project is a study of contemporary enactments of sustainability and policy in higher education and schooling in Ontario. The chosen researcher will conduct primary interview and archival research on situated policy enactments in specified educational contexts, support and oversee a group of active researchers, contribute to pan university sustainability discussions and educational initiatives, publish articles, update web-based resources and seek funds for allied projects and proposals.
See the postdoctoral visitor description for more information on how to apply.
Deadline is January 6, 2014!
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APPLICATIONS FOR NEW IRIS DIRECTOR
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Five year term, to begin July 1, 2014
After seven years, Dawn Bazely's term as Director of IRIS will soon be coming to an end. Applications and nominations are invited for the position of Director of IRIS for a term of five years, to begin July 1, 2014. For more information, see the position description.
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IDIL BORAN SHARES HER STORIES FROM COP19
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Back from Warsaw, Poland
IRIS member Idil Boran has just returned from her second attendance to the Conference of the Parties (COP19) at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Warsaw, Poland, as a York University observer. YFile featured her last month as one of its stories. We are so excited to have her back and hear about her experiences. Now that Idil has returned, she continues to write blogs. Her most recent blogs can be found here, here and here.
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FOCUS ON SUSTAINABILITY FILM FESTIVAL: OIL
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 3rd Annual Film Fest
Planet in Focus with York University Present: Focus on Sustainability Film Festival - the annual event with this year's theme being oil! This entertaining and educating experience features domestic and foreign documentaries, a panel discussion with filmmakers, foodies and academics.
Date: Friday, Janurary 31, 2013
Time: 12-9pm
Where: Nat Taylor Cinema (North Ross 102)
Tickets: early bird $5, door $7.
To purchase ticket click here.
For more information click here.
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CALL FOR POSTERS FOR THE MUSKOKA SUMMIT ON THE ENVIRONMENT
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MSE is a biennial event that provides a forum for the public to explore and debate pressing environmental issues with leading thinkers in the field. The aim of the MSE is to promote an open dialogue between science and policy, so that current scientific knowledge on environmental issues is used effectively to inform government policy and management actions. The third Summit, entitled Environment vs Economy: Resolving the Dichotomy, will be held on May 8-9th, 2014.
The MSE Organizing Committee invites submission of abstracts for posters that describe innovative and exciting research (ongoing and completed) in the fields of environmental science or studies/policy related to our broad theme of valuing the environment, and closing the gap between economic and environmental considerations.
Entries are due February 28, 2013.
For more information, see here.
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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!
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