Join us, and special guest Ambassador Bruce Heyman on #EarthDay
to Celebrate the Launch of the Fulbright Arctic Initiative and
Fulbright Canada’s 25th Anniversary
Demystifying the Arctic:
Earth Day Arctic Panel and Art Exhibition
April 22, 2015, Ottawa City Hall, Jean Piggot Place, 110 Laurier Ave West, Ottawa, ON
Free and open to the public
Panel 1: 8:30 – 12:00 “The Unravelling of the Arctic”, Hosted by The Canadian Climate Forum, Arctic 21, and WWF
Panel 2: 12:30 – 14:00 “Challenges of Conducting Research in the Arctic”
Panel and lunch hosted by Fulbright Canada
Special guest Ambassador Bruce Heyman will give opening remarks on the importance of Canada-US partnership in Arctic research. This panel will consider the physical, fiscal, and intellectual challenges of conducting research in the Arctic. It will present an overview of the Fulbright Arctic Initiative, a new program designed to promote innovative, interdisciplinary research, and create a network of researchers across the Arctic Council region. Dr. Michael K. Hawes, CEO Fulbright Canada, will give welcoming remarks, Dr. Michael Sfraga and Dr. Ross A. Virginia, co-lead scholars of the Fulbright Arctic Initiative will discuss these topics based on their personal research challenges, and Tracy Coates, JD, will discuss the importance of traditional and local knowledge in Arctic research.
Program:
12:30 – 12:40 Lunch and Inuit welcoming ceremony by Elder Sally Kate Qimmiunaaq Webster
12:40 – 12:50 Opening address by Ambassador Bruce Heyman, United States Embassy to Canada, and by Dr. Michael K. Hawes, CEO Fulbright Canada, Professor of Political Studies (on leave), Queen’s University
12:50 – 13:05 Dr. Michael Sfraga, Co-Lead Scholar of the Fulbright Arctic Initiative Vice Chancellor, University of Alaska Fairbanks
13:05 – 13:20 Dr. Ross A. Virginia, Co-Lead Scholar of the Fulbright Arctic Initiative Director, Institute of Arctic Studies, Dickey Center for International Understanding, Dartmouth College
13:20 – 13:35 Tracy Coates, JD, University of Ottawa, Institute of Canadian and Aboriginal Studies. A strategic and creative consultant and educator in the area of critical theory, law and Indigenous knowledge. Tracy is of Mohawk ancestry from the Turtle clan.
13:35 – 14:00 Open Discussion
RSVP by Monday April 20, 2015 to rdixon@fulbright.ca with subject line “Arctic Panel” to participate in the lunch panel
“Under the Same Stars (Ulluriat ataanittuinnait)”
Photographic Exhibition
Arctic Art Exhibition April 22 – 24, 2015
Hosted by Fulbright Canada with the support of the Fulbright Canada-RBC Eco-Leadership Program
350 Albert St., Constitution Square Lobby, Ottawa, ON
Under the Same Stars (Ulluriat ataanittuinnait) is an exhibit of original photography by Fulbright Canada grantee, Acacia Johnson, who will be present for the duration of the exhibition. The central theme of the show demonstrates that shared experiences in the Arctic, across all cultures and communities, tie us together. Acacia’s work depicts the reality of everyday life during the long winter months on Baffin Island.
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