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November 28, 2007
U.N. talks target climate change
Mascots draw mixed reviews
Breaking the vicious fish cycle
Public broadcasting after Communism
U.N. talks target climate change
Representatives from more than 180 countries are expected to converge on Bali, Indonesia in Dec. 3-14 for the United Nations Climate Change conference. Canada’s Environment Minister John Baird will be among them. SFU’s Cara Camcastle, a new faculty member in the Centre for Canadian Studies, with expertise in the environment and Canadian politics, can look on the impact of these latest negotiations. “As far as expectations are concerned,” she says, “we have seen Prime Minister Harper in operation at the Commonwealth talks in Uganda. Of all developed countries at that high-level meeting, only Canada, the U.S. and Australia were unwilling to support binding targets for greenhouse gas emissions. This is after 2,000 climate scientists urged in the fourth intergovernmental panel on climate change report to take action before it’s too late.”
Cara Camcastle, 778.782.6624; ccamcast@sfu.ca
Mascots draw mixed reviews
Graphic artists, entrepreneurs, critics and supporters of the Olympic 2010 games in Vancouver and your average Joe and Jane are offering mixed reviews about the games’ new mascots. SFU marketing experts Judy Zaichkowsky and Lindsay Meredith can offer further thought – as the toys go on sale - on why reviews of a mythical First Nations sea bear, a sasquatch and an animal-guardian spirit are drawing diverse comments.
Lindsay Meredith, 778.782.5554; lindsay_meredith@sfu.ca
Judy Zaichkowsky, 778.782.4493; zaichkow@sfu.ca
Breaking the vicious fish cycle
How do we sustain healthy wild fish populations, needed to sustain healthy aquaculture - which in turn is needed to feed the world’s burgeoning population - when aquaculture is believed to be killing wild fish? It’s a vicious fish cycle that experts in various fields will talk about at a free public SFU Speaking for the Salmon workshop hosted by SFU Continuing Studies and the Centre for Coastal Studies, on Thurs., Nov. 29, 8 am to 6 pm at SFU’s Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue in Vancouver. SFU biologist John Reynolds, who holds the Tom Buell Leadership Chair in salmon conservation and management, can provide an overview of the workshop, which will feature scientists, politicians and advocates. See: www.sfu.ca/cstudies/science. Reservations are necessary at cs-science@sfu.ca, or 778.782.5466.
John Reynolds, 778.782.5636; reynolds@sfu.ca
Public broadcasting after Communism
What are the prospects for public service broadcasting to develop into truly independent media organizations in post Communist countries? Dr. Karol Jakubowicz is an international expert in broadcasting who will give the 2007 Spry Memorial Lecture at SFU’s Vancouver campus on Thursday, Nov. 29 at 7 p.m. Jakubowicz, who has some time available for interviews, is a member of the Independent Media Commission in Kosovo as well as the Intergovernmental Council of the UNESCO Information for All program.
Susan Jamieson-McLarnon, PAMR; 778.782.5151
Mascots draw mixed reviews
Breaking the vicious fish cycle
Public broadcasting after Communism
U.N. talks target climate change
Representatives from more than 180 countries are expected to converge on Bali, Indonesia in Dec. 3-14 for the United Nations Climate Change conference. Canada’s Environment Minister John Baird will be among them. SFU’s Cara Camcastle, a new faculty member in the Centre for Canadian Studies, with expertise in the environment and Canadian politics, can look on the impact of these latest negotiations. “As far as expectations are concerned,” she says, “we have seen Prime Minister Harper in operation at the Commonwealth talks in Uganda. Of all developed countries at that high-level meeting, only Canada, the U.S. and Australia were unwilling to support binding targets for greenhouse gas emissions. This is after 2,000 climate scientists urged in the fourth intergovernmental panel on climate change report to take action before it’s too late.”
Cara Camcastle, 778.782.6624; ccamcast@sfu.ca
Mascots draw mixed reviews
Graphic artists, entrepreneurs, critics and supporters of the Olympic 2010 games in Vancouver and your average Joe and Jane are offering mixed reviews about the games’ new mascots. SFU marketing experts Judy Zaichkowsky and Lindsay Meredith can offer further thought – as the toys go on sale - on why reviews of a mythical First Nations sea bear, a sasquatch and an animal-guardian spirit are drawing diverse comments.
Lindsay Meredith, 778.782.5554; lindsay_meredith@sfu.ca
Judy Zaichkowsky, 778.782.4493; zaichkow@sfu.ca
Breaking the vicious fish cycle
How do we sustain healthy wild fish populations, needed to sustain healthy aquaculture - which in turn is needed to feed the world’s burgeoning population - when aquaculture is believed to be killing wild fish? It’s a vicious fish cycle that experts in various fields will talk about at a free public SFU Speaking for the Salmon workshop hosted by SFU Continuing Studies and the Centre for Coastal Studies, on Thurs., Nov. 29, 8 am to 6 pm at SFU’s Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue in Vancouver. SFU biologist John Reynolds, who holds the Tom Buell Leadership Chair in salmon conservation and management, can provide an overview of the workshop, which will feature scientists, politicians and advocates. See: www.sfu.ca/cstudies/science. Reservations are necessary at cs-science@sfu.ca, or 778.782.5466.
John Reynolds, 778.782.5636; reynolds@sfu.ca
Public broadcasting after Communism
What are the prospects for public service broadcasting to develop into truly independent media organizations in post Communist countries? Dr. Karol Jakubowicz is an international expert in broadcasting who will give the 2007 Spry Memorial Lecture at SFU’s Vancouver campus on Thursday, Nov. 29 at 7 p.m. Jakubowicz, who has some time available for interviews, is a member of the Independent Media Commission in Kosovo as well as the Intergovernmental Council of the UNESCO Information for All program.
Susan Jamieson-McLarnon, PAMR; 778.782.5151