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In November, IRIS's Andrea L. Smith, Dawn R. Bazely, and Norman Yan had their article, Are legislative frameworks in Canada and Ontario up to the task of addressing invasive alien species?, published in the Biological Invasions journal. This article examines how well existing legislation at the federal and Ontario levels addresses invasive alien species threats, and thus contributes to the international Convention on Biological Diversity commitments. The answer: invasive alien species was not the central focus of most legislation.   

All members of the IRIS community are invited and encouraged to attend a one-hour session with each of two short-listed candidates for the position of IRIS Director. At each session the candidate will speak for up to 20 minutes about his or her vision for IRIS followed by a question and answer period.  Those attending will have an opportunity to provide confidential feedback for the Search Committee's consideration.   

  
Session #1 (Dr. Jose Etcheverry):
Jan 27, 9:00-10:00 a.m. Kaneff Tower, Room 956

Session #2 (Dr. Irene Henriques):
Jan 29, 2:30-3:30 p.m.  Kaneff Tower, Room 956

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To kick off the year, COERB has lined up two CSR talk by two major banks. On January 28, at W254 Schulich from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Rachel Guthrie, Senior Manager, Corporate Responsibility, TD Bank Group

And on January 29, at W132 Schulich from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Kaz Flinn, Vice President Corporate Social Responsibility, Scotiabank will speak on Making a Difference - The Scotiabank roadmap to CSR and greener living. We hope to see you there!  

Registration can be found here and here, respectively.

Date: Friday, January 31, 2013
Time: 12-9 p.m.
Where: Nat Taylor Cinema (North Ross 102)

Tickets: early bird $5, door $7. 

Get all the details and your tickets here!

Each year, UofT students in the Engineering Strategies and Practice course are given real world problems to solve. York University Librarian and IRIS member, Peter Duerr, submitted a proposal for his apartment buildings in December 2012. Two teams were selected to handle the proposal to find solutions for either a solar panel installation or a green roof. The overall goal was to increase energy efficiency of the building and/ or have a system to generate energy in an environmentally friendly fashion.

Read Peter's story here.

Peter Victor's biography, publications and memberships can be read here.