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Elisabeth Mann Borgese
Ocean Lecture
The Elisabeth Mann Borgese Ocean Lecture Series commemorates and celebrates the life and work of Elisabeth Mann Borgese,
founder of the International Ocean Institute and its interdisciplinary training programmes. This public lecture series
was launched in 2005 to mark the 25th anniversary of the IOI Training Programme in Halifax. The objective is to further
encourage the debate on oceans issues which was so dear to Elisabeth, by inviting internationally renowned speakers to
discuss important and timely ocean-related topics. Through this lecture series, we hope to generate awareness among
stakeholders, academics, students and the general public about important ocean issues.
The eight annual EMB Lecture takes place on World Oceans Day - 8th June, 2012, and focuses on important
issues relating to the oceans and the upcoming UN Conference on Sustainable Development. Blue Planet Under Threat:
Challenges and Opportunities at Rio+20 will feature four prominent panel members:
Dr Awni Behnam, President, International Ocean Institute
Dr Susanna Fuller, Marine Conservation Co-ordinator, Ecology Action Centre
Ms Megan Leslie, MP for Halifax, Deputy Leader and Environment Critic, NDP
Hon. David MacDonald, Commons Group
Chaired by Dr Larry Hildebrand (Senior Research Fellow, IOI-Canada), the panel discussion will begin at 7.00 p.m.
in Room 105 of the Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University. This free
public lecture is open to everyone. For further information,
please e-mail IOI-Canada or ring us on 902 494 6918.
In 2011, the lecture series highlighted Elisabeth's love of the
arts, focusing particularly on her interest in the ocean as a source of artistic and cultural
inspiration.
ARTS AND THE SEA: A CELEBRATION was held in
Halifax on World Oceans Day (8th June), with CBC's Paul Kennedy
hosting an exciting multimedia evening of ocean-focused conversation, music,
literature, painting and photography. He was joined by
Dusan Kadlec (painter),
Kathy Mac (poet),
Scott Macmillan (composer) with Jennyfer Brickenden (librettist),
and Donna Morrissey (author),
with images by
Damian Lidgard
(photographer) also displayed.
Previous distinguished speakers in this series:
- 2010: Dr Susan Lieberman, Director, International Policy,
the Pew Environment Group, Washington, USA, lecturing on Science versus Politics: Tales from CITES. For
the full written text of her lecture, click here.
To listen to the evening's proceedings, with welcome from Mr Michael Butler,
introductory remarks by Dr Gilbert Winham, the keynote address itself, and a questions session moderated by Dr Ratana Chuenpagdee,
please contact IOI-Canada for the 84.5 MB mp3 file.
- 2009: Dr Rob Huebert, Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Calgary and Associate Director of its
Centre for Military and Strategic Studies, Calgary, Canada, lecturing on Canada and the Circumpolar World: The Coming Blizzard.
A full abstract is available here.
- 2008: Dr Elliott Norse, President, Marine Conservation Biology Institute, Bellevue, Washington,
USA, lecturing on Oceans of Hope: Encouraging Signs in Marine Conservation.
A 13.1 MB pdf version of the presentation is available upon request,
and the text of Dr Tony Charles's introductory comments can be downloaded.
- 2007: Dr Kathleen Conlan, Research Scientist, Canadian Museum of
Nature, Ottawa, Canada, lecturing on Under the Polar Ice: Diversity, Disturbance and Climate Change
- 2006: Professor Ted McDorman, Faculty of Law, University of Victoria, Canada lecturing on Salt Water Neighbours: Canada-U.S. Ocean Relations (and Denmark Too!)
- 2005: Dr Andrew A. Rosenberg, Commissioner, U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy, and Professor, Natural Resources Policy and Management,
University of New Hampshire, USA lecturing on Ecosystem-based Management of Ocean and Coastal Resources:
Can We Get There from Here? Introductory comments to this
inaugural lecture of the series, delivered by the President of IOI, Dr Awni Behnam,
can be downloaded here.
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