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Talks Already Given:
May 2008
May 8
* "The Great Transition: Coping With the End of the Oil," Petroleum Historical Institute 2008 Symposium, Victoria Playhouse Theatre, Petrolia/Sarnia, Ontario. May 8
* "Sustainability, Growth Management," 2008 Smarter Niagara Summit and the Regional Municipality of Niagara, Welland Lion's Club, Welland, Ontario. May 7
* European Patent Forum, Grand Hotel Union, Ljubljana, Slovenia. April 2008
April 22
* Energy2100, Global Perspectives on a Sustainable Future Conference, MaRS Centre, Toronto, Ontario. April 21
* 8th Annual Grad Studies Research Conference, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario. April 10
"The Eco-Imperative: Why a green conference shouldn't be an oxymoron," National Meetings Industry Day, Ottawa, Ontario. April
"Convergence, Crisis, and Creativtiy: Intelligence and Global Security in a Nonlinear World," Annual Meeting of Global Futures Forum, Vancouver, B.C. March 2008
March 31-April 2
Conference on "Energy, Climate, and Global Security: Resilient Technologies and Institutions in a Nonlinear World," Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California. March 29
* Digifest 2008: Water's Edge, Design Exchange, Trading Floor, TD Centre, Toronto, Ontario. March 28
* "A Climate for Conflict? Resource and Environmental Stress as a Cause of Mass Violence in the 21st Century," Class of 1958 Annual Lecture on Global Governance in the 21st Century, Conference on the Environment and National Security, Currie Hall, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario. March 28
* OPG 2008 Conference, "Canada's Energy Future: Challenges and Solutions within the Framework of Climate Change," Main Auditorium, OPG Head Office, Toronto, Ontario. March 26
2nd Annual University of Waterloo Environment & Business Conference, "Green Innovation and Entrepreneurship," University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario. March 7
* Connect IT 08 Conference, Ryerson University, School of Information and Technology Management, Toronto, Ontario. March 5
SIAS 2008 Symposium, "Dilemmas of Global (In)Security Symposium," University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma. February 2008
February 27
"The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity, and the Renewal of Civilization," Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, B.C. February 26
* "Racing Backwards: The climate-energy challenge and the recarbonization of the global fuel supply," Institute of Public Administrators of Canada, National Energy Conference, "Canada's Energy Security: Superpower or... a Player," Edmonton, Alberta. February 21
EarthCare Sudbury Annual General Meeting, Sudbury, Ontario. February 13
"An End to Reticence? Natural Scientists and the Politics of Global Change," Colloquium - Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario. February 7
"Green Resilience: Rethinking Prosperity In a Turbulent Age," Ministry of Economic Development & Trade, OPS Young Professionals Economic Development Conference, Toronto, Ontario. February 4
Symposium, Centre for Leadership and Learning, Toronto, Ontario. January 2008
January 24
"Environmental Stress, Security and American Leadership," 2007-08 Bank of America Lecture Series: Principles, Power and the Future Of American Leadership, Davidson College, Charlotte, South Carolina. January 22
* 2nd Annual Ecology Action Centre Winter Lecture, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. December 2007
December 4
* "Conflict in a Nonlinear World: Complex Adaptation at the Intersection of Energy, Climate, and Security," SERDP (Strategic Environmental Research & Development Program), Washington, D.C. November 2007
November 28
* "Ingenuity of Substance: Solving Problems in an age of Complexity, Speed and Surprise," Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse National Conference 2007, Edmonton, Alberta. November 17
"The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity, and the Renewal of Civilization," B.C. NDP Convention, Vancouver, B.C. To watch the video of his speech, click here. November 16
* "The Upside of Down: Preparing Our Students for a Non-Linear Future," Science Teachers of Ontario (STAO) 2007, Toronto, Ontario. November 13
* "The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity, and the Renewal of Civilization," The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), North America 28th Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. November 3
"Challenges of the Changing Landscape," CUDO 2007 Directors Forum: "The Changing Landscape," Ontario Co-operative Association, Toronto, Ontario. November 2
* "Distributed Local Food Systems & Social Resilience," Food Down the Road Local Food Summit, Kingston, Ontario. November 2
* "Dynamic ice sheets, positive feedbacks, and climate inertia: The new sense of urgency about global warming," Conference on a Globally Integrated Climate Policy for Canada, Toronto, Ontario. November 1
* "The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity, and the Renewal of Civilization," Halifax Chamber of Commerce Fall dinner 2007, Halifax, Nova Scotia. October 2007
October 31
* "Conflict in a Non-Linear World: Complex Adaptation at the Intersection of Energy, Climate and Security," 2007 International Marine CNG Forum, St. John's, Newfoundland. October 24
* "Resilient Cities: San Antonio in a Future of Complexity, Speed and Surprise," University of Texas, San Antonio, Texas. October 22
"The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity, and the Renewal of Civilization," The City of Calgary Foundation - Vital Signs 2007: "Friends of the Foundation Annual Celebration," Calgary, Alberta. October 19
"Living, Learning, and Communicating in a 'Globalized' World," ADETA Symposium 2007 (Alberta Distance Education and Training), Edmonton, Alberta. October 14
* "The Big Idea: Renewal in an Era of Sudden Change: Can Canada Prosper in the 21st Century?" Ottawa International Writer's Festival, Ottawa, Ontario. October 12
"The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity, and the Renewal of Civilization," International Conference at Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec. October 12
"The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity, and the Renewal of Civilization," Pedagogical Day Conference 2007, Westmount, Quebec. October 2
"Can Cities Survive? Global Threats to Global Urbanization," Ohio Wesleyan International Studies Program and the Sagan National Colloquium, Delaware, Ohio. October 2
"A Theory of Societal Collapse: Convergent Shocks, Thermodynamic Disequilibrium, and Brittleness," Mershon Centre for International Security Studies, Columbus, Ohio. September 2007
September 26
"Canadian Municipalities and the Climate Challenge." Union of British Columbia Municipalities, Vancouver, B.C. September 20
BOMEX: BOMA Canada's National Conference and Exposition, Toronto, Ontario. September 18
* "The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity, and the Renewal of Civilization," Mona Elaine Adilman Lectureship on the Environment, Congregation Shaar Hashomayim, Westmount (Montreal), Quebec. September 9
* "The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity, and the Renewal of Civilization," Eden Mills Writers' Festival, Eden Mills, Ontario. September 7
"Macro-Challenges on a City Scale: Calgary's Evolution to 2050 in a Global Context," The City of Calgary's Trends Workshop 2007, Calgary, Alberta. September 6
"Macro-Challenges on a City Scale: Calgary's Evolution to 2050 in a Global Context," The City of Calgary's Trends Workshop 2007, Calgary, Alberta. August 2007
August 20
"Canadian Municipalities and the Climate Challenge." The 2007 AMO Annual Conference: "Postcards from Ontario Municipalities, " Association of Municipalities of Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario.
August 18
* "The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity, and the Renewal of Civilization," 31st Annual Conference of the Association for Bahá'i Studies - North America, Mississauga, Ontario. June 2007
June 24
"Resilient Design: Preparing for a Nonlinear Future," Berkley Church, George Brown College, Toronto.
June 2 - 10
U.K. Book tour. For dates, locations and information, click here. May 2007
May 31
* "The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity, and the Renewal of Civilization" Nova Scotia Architects Assoc., Halifax, Nova Scotia. May 29
"Thinking Beyond Management: Leadership for Modern Times," Canadian Environmental Grantmakers Network Annual Conference, Sidney, B.C. May 23
* "The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity, and the Renewal of Civilization," Illahee, Portland, Oregon. May 19
* "The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity, and the Renewal of Civilization," University Centre, University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C. May 10
* "The Coal Conundrum: Can We Reconcile the Exigencies of Climate, Growth, and Global Peace?" Queen's University Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy Conference, Toronto, Ontario. May 1
* Special presentation on climate change at the Ontario Centres for Excellence (OCE) Conference: Discovery 2007, TO NEXT, Toronto, Ontario. April 2007
April 26
* Institute for Sustainable Energy, Environment and Economy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta. April 25
* "Conflict in a Nonlinear World: Complex Adaptation at the Intersection of Energy, Climate, and Security," Ingar Moen Memorial Lecture, Science & Technology Symposium, Defence Research and Development Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. April 18
National Intelligence Council, Washington DC. April 17
* "Global Change, Global Information Infrastructure, and the Global Public Good," EcoVision 2007, Washington, DC. April 11
* Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. April 10
Briefing to Security Council representatives on the links between climate change and international security, United Nations, New York. March 2007
March 30
"Agents of Peace in a Time of Turmoil," Nipissing University, North Bay, Ontario. March 28
"The Ingenuity Challenge: Service Delivery and Organizational Resilience in an Age of Complexity, Speed, and Surprise." Service Canada, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. March 26
"Global Warming in Polar Regions: Is the Canary Singing?" Carnegie Museum of Art and Natural History, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. March 9
Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado. February 2007
February 28
Annual Western Staff and Leaders Conference, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario. February 12
* World Affairs Conference February 8
* William Fyfe Short Course on Sustainability, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario. February 7
Department of Foreign Affairs, Ottawa, Ontario. February 7
* Green Party Fund Raising Dinner, Ottawa, Ontario. January 2007
January 29
* Bookshelf Café, Guelph, Ontario. January 27
* "Media and the Environment: Brains, Information, and Climate Change." Environmental Science Symposium, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario. January 27
* Leadership Conference, Westminster United Church, Whitby, Ontario. From November 1, 2006, to January 20, 2007, I was on book tour promoting The Upside of Down. For information on tour speeches and readings, click here.
October 2006
October 27
Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, Livermore, California. October 26
Stanford Environmental Forum, Stanford, California. September 2006
September 26
* University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta. July 2006
July 29
* World Futures Conference, Toronto, Ontario. July 8
* Aspen Ideas Festival, Aspen, Colorado. May 2006
May 17
* Canadian High Commission, London, England. March 2006
March 31
Pengrowth Corporation Conference, Banff, Alberta. January 2006
January 19
Centre for Leadership and Learning, Toronto, Ontario. November 2005
November 30
Senior Management Leadership Forum, Ministry of the Environment, Toronto, Ontario. November 28
* Special Symposium, Yukon Government, Whitehorse, Yukon. November 21
Canadian Construction Association Leaders Forum, Ottawa, Ontario. November 3
Council of the Federation, Quebec City, Quebec. October 2005
October 18
* University of Alberta Students Union, Edmonton, Alberta. August 2005
August 8
Canadian Fertilizer Institute, Victoria, B.C. June 2005
June 2
* Canadian Federation of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario. April 2005
April 28
The Stockholm Seminar on Frontiers in Sustainability Science and Policy, Stockholm, Sweden. April 27
* Carl Gustaf Bernhard Lecture, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden. April 10
The Judy Project, Toronto, Ontario. April 1
* Lt.-Governor's Shared Citizenship Lecture Series, Munk Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. November 2004
November 6
* Random House Symposium, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. October 2004
October 26
Imagine BC: Dialogue on the Future of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. October 15
Canadian Educational Standards Institute, Montreal, Quebec. October 14
Ontario Centres of Excellence - Crestech, Toronto, Ontario. September 2004
September 29
IIDEX/NeoCon Canada Annual Congress, Toronto, Ontario. September 9
Alberta Teachers Association, Banff, Alberta. September 8-9
* Being Alberta in 2025, Calgary, Alberta. July 2004
July 16
Water Scarcity Conference, University of Lethbridge, Alberta. July 2004
June 22
RCMP Strategic Planning Meeting May 2004
May 19
* International Conference on Complex Systems, Boston, Massachusetts. May 13
The Land Summit, Vancouver, B.C. April 2004
April 5
* Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Florida. March 2004
March 20
International Studies Association, Montreal, Quebec. March 8
Prospectors and Developers Association Annual Conference, Toronto, Ontario. November 2003
November 19
Ontario Management Board Secretariat, Toronto, Ontario. November 13-14
Centre for Leadership, Toronto, Ontario. October 2003
October 23
Alberta Library Association, Edmonton, Alberta. October 6
Saint Andrew's University, St. Andrews, Scotland. October 2
* Royal Society of London, London, England. September 2003
September 19
Department of National Defence, Ottawa, Ontario. June 2003
June 5
Policy Learning and Distributed Governance, DEMOS and Canadian High Commission, London, England. May 2003
May 27
* Mining and the Environment, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario. May 26
International Federation of Landscape Architects, World Congress, Calgary, Alberta. May 9-10
Forum on the Problems of Peace and War, Florence, Italy. April 2003
April 21
Rotary Club, Oakville, Ontario. April 15
Industrial Accident Prevention Association, Toronto, Ontario. April 9-10
Resilience Alliance, Jekyll Island, Georgia. April 3
* Canadian Studies Program, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, NY. March 2003
March 18
McGill-Dupont Initiative on Social Innovation, Toronto, Ontario. March 7
Peel District School Board, Model United Nations, Mississauga, Ontario. February 2003
February 6
Ontario Public School Boards' Association, Toronto, Ontario. January 2003
January 28
Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. January 23
* The Sustainability Network, YMCA, Toronto, Ontario. December 2002
December 12
State Street Bank and Trust Company, Toronto, Ontario. December 4
* Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, Washington, DC. November 2002
November 28
Policy Conference for Staff and Management, Ontario Ministry of Education, Toronto, Ontario. November 21
Midwestern Higher Education Commission, Chicago, Illinois. November 12
* Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario. November 8
Council on Foreign Relations, New York, NY. October 2002
October 28
Alberta Association of the Canadian Institute of Planners, Jasper, Alberta. October 26
Alberta Recreation and Parks Association, Annual Conference, Jasper, Alberta. October 23
Georgian Triangle Economic Development Institute / Blue Mountain Watershed Trust, Collingwood, Ontario. October 19
Durham College, Board of Governors, Alliston, Ontario. October 18
Muskoka, Nipissing, Parry Sound Local Training and Adjustment Board, North Bay, Ontario. October 17
* London's Women's Club, London, Ontario. October 4
Intellectual Property Institute of Canada, Annual Conference, Deerhurst, Huntsville, Ontario. September 2002
September 27
National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands. September 17
* Conference on World Energy Policy in the 21st Century, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland. September 12
Treasury Board Secretariat, Program Sectors' Annual Retreat, Montebello, Quebec. September 9
Environmental Grantmakers Association, Fall Retreat, Asheville, North Carolina. August 2002
August 10-14
52nd Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs, La Jolla, California. August 8
American Association of Botanic Gardens and Arboreta, Annual Conference, Hamilton, Ontario. June 2002
June 19
Ontario Chiefs of Police, Huntsville, Ontario. June 18
International Development Research Centre, Ottawa, Ontario. June 16
* 2020 Conference, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, Victoria, B.C. May 2002
May 31
Executive Dialogue, Centre for Leadership, Toronto, Ontario. May 30
* Congress of Social Sciences and Humanities, Toronto, Ontario. May 27
Canadian Association of Blue Cross Plans, Whistler, B.C. May 26
Canadian Association of Community Colleges, St. John's, Newfoundland. April 2002
April 25
Ontario Hospital Association, Thunder Bay, Ontario. April 19
ASEC Seminar on Services in Manufacturing and Finance, Toronto, Ontario. April 3
Appleby College, Oakville, Ontario. April 1
* Westminster United Church, Toronto, Ontario. March 2002
March 27
Toronto Hydro, Toronto, Ontario. March 12
Center for International Development, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. March 8
Canadian Club Breakfast, Chicago, Illinois. March 7
Program on International Politics, Economics and Security, University of Chicago, Illinois. March 1
Policy Innovation and Leadership, Ontario Public Service, Toronto, Ontario. February 2002
February 21
New America Foundation, Washington, D.C. February 20
Faculty of Environment, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. February 19
Faculty of Law, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. February 14
University Arts Women's Club, Toronto, Ontario. February 12
* Engineers without Borders, Toronto, Ontario. February 12
Canadian Association for Chain Drugstores, Toronto, Ontario. February 8
Rotary Club of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. February 7
Southam Fellows Lunch, Massey College, Toronto, Ontario. January 2002
January 24
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Ottawa, Ontario. January 17
* World Events Forum, Etobicoke, Ontario. January 7
Deputy Ministers' Roundtable Discussion, Canadian Centre for Management Development, Ottawa, Ontario. December 2001
December 7
National Policy Research Conference, Ottawa, Ontario. December 6
* FORUM for Young Professional in the Federal Public Service, Future Studies Network, Ottawa, Ontario. November 2001
November 29
Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Vancouver, B.C. November 28
Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, B.C. November 27
* Jock Munro Lecture, Vancouver, B.C. November 24
Lancaster House / University of Toronto Centre for Industrial Relations, Toronto, Ontario. November 22
* Learning Unlimited, Toronto, Ontario. November 8
Bob Ramsay Lunch Group, Four Seasons Hotel, Toronto, Ontario. November 5
Ontario Hospital Association, Toronto, Ontario. October 2001
October 30
Fulbright Conference on Global Health with the New Century Scholars, Bellagio, Italy. October 26
* School of Continuing Studies, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. October 23
Canadian Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, Toronto, Ontario. October 11
Federal-Provincial Deputy Ministers of Agriculture, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. October 10
Recycling Council of Ontario, Hamilton, Ontario. October 3
Department of Health Administration, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. September 2001
September 25
* Ran Ide Lecture, Victoria University, Toronto, Ontario. September 21
University of New Brunswick, Saint John, New Brunswick. September 20
* University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, N.B. September 15
* Ottawa Writers Festival, Ottawa, Ontario. September 14
Beyond Budgeting Roundtable, Toronto, Ontario. September 13
Toronto Injury Prevention Coalition, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario. September 10
Brain, Behavior, Society Group, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario. July 2001
July 30
Canadian Society of Association Executives, National Conference, Calgary, Alberta. June 2001
June 27
* National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Ontario. June 27
Policy Research Initiative, Privy Council Office, Ottawa, Ontario. June 13
International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, Manitoba. June 13
Manitoba Library Association, Winnipeg, Manitoba. June 11
Banff Television Festival, Banff, Alberta. June 7
Association of Public Service Executives, Ottawa, Ontario. June 5
Montebello Forum on Business and Sustainable Development, Montebello, Quebec. June 2
* Prince Edward County Authors Festival, Picton, Ontario. June 2
* University of Toronto Book Fair, Toronto, Ontario. May 2001
May 16
Rockefeller Foundation, New York. May 9
Energy Resources Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. May 8
United States Institute of Peace, Washington, D.C. May 8
World Bank, Washington, D.C. May 5
World Affairs Council of Northern California, Asilomar, California. May 3
Lawrence Livermore Laboratory May 2
World Affairs Council, UCLA, Los Angeles, California. May 1
International Peace Academy, New York. April 2001
April 26
Energy Bar Association, Washington, D.C. April 25
* Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts. April 10
Foresight 2020 Seminar, OISE, Toronto, Ontario. April 5
Rotary Club of North Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. March 2001
March 30
Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. March 29
Meeting of Environment Ministers of the Americas, Montreal, Quebec. March 20
Kennedy School, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. March 13
Massey College, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. March 12
Wilfred Laurier University, Kitchener/Waterloo, Ontario. March 1-3
British Foreign Office Conference, Wilton Park, England. |