Program Overview

The Final Program is provided below. Minor changes may be effected at the time of the conference. Registration will take place on Thursday, May 8, 3.00 to 7.00 pm, in the Dining Centre, Alberta Room West; and on Friday, May 9, in the Rozsa Centre, Husky Oil Flex, 8.00 to 8.30 am.

DateEventTheme 
Thursday May 8, 7:00-9:30PMDining Centre, Alberta Room West, Reception 
  • Master of Ceremonies: Dr. Don Smith, Department of History

  • 7:30pm Greetings:

    On behalf of the Conference, Conference Co-chairperson: Dr. Dianne Draper, Dept. of Geography

    On behalf of the Faculty of Social Sciences: Dean Kevin McQuillan

    On behalf of the Faculty of Environmental Design: Dean Loraine Fowlow

  • And a Performance by: "Sikumiut – People of the Ice” Inuit Throat Singing and Dance Group
Friday May 9, 8:30AM-10:30PMPlenary and DiscussionI. Setting the Stage I: Legacy and Prospect
  1. Nelson: Exploring the Past, Shaping the future: From Parks as Fortresses to Sources of Knowledge, 1968-2008
  2. Latourelle: The National Parks System: A View from Parks Canada
  3. Kristensen: Beyond Banff; Changing Perspectives on the Conservation Mandate on Alberta's East Slopes
Friday May 9, 11:00AM-12:00PMPlenary and DiscussionI. Setting the Stage I: Legacy and Prospect (continued)
  1. Slocombe: Forty Years of Change and Institutional Arrangements for Canadian Protected Areas; or, Are Things getting Better or Just More Complicated?
  2. Locke: Civil Society Constituencies in Protected Area Decision Making in Canada
Friday May 9, 1:30-3:00PMPlenary and DiscussionII. Setting the Stage II: Chronic Issues and Emerging Challenges
  1. Dearden: Progress and Problems in Canada's Protected Areas: Overview of Progress,Chronic Issue and Emerging Challenges in the Early 21st Century
  2. Jarvis: Progress and Problems in the United States National Park System; Issues and Emerging Challenges in the Early 21st Century
  3. Lopoukhine: A Global Perspective of the Challenges and Opportunities for Protected Areas in Today’s and Tomorrow’s World
Friday May 9, 3:30-5:00PMPlenary, Panel Discussion and Q and AI. & II. Setting the Stage: Response and Discussion
Panelists (to date):
  1. Julie Gelfand
  2. Richard Roberts
  3. Wayne Stetski
Friday May 9, 7:00-9:00PMSpecial Session  When is a Protected Area Not a Protected Area?
Held at the CIBC Hub, refreshments will be served.
Saturday May 10, 8:30-10:30AM (parallel plenary)Plenary and DiscussionIII. History & Ideology
  1. MacEachern: Conservation History as a Basis for Knowledge Transfer, Policy and Planning, and visioning: Lessons from Canadian Experience
  2. Sandlos: Wildlife Conservation in the North: Historic Approaches and their Consequences: Seeking Insights for Contemporary Resource Management
  3. Ellis/Enzoe: The Land That We Keep for Us, Aboriginal Perspective on Conservation – The Case of Thaidene Nene/East Arm of Great Slave Lake
  4. Fenge: Environmental conservation in Northern Canada and the Circumpolar Arctic: Policy Needs in a time of Shifting Political, cultural and Economic Realities
Saturday May 10, 8:30-10:30AM (parallel plenary)Plenary and DiscussionIV. Future Directions; Roles of Authorities, Institutions and Citizens
  1. S. Woodley: Islands to Networks – Solution for Nature Conservation?
  2. Marsh: Provincial Parks, 1968-2008: Progress and Challenges
  3. Day: Exploring Dimensions of Sustainable Urban Development Planning and their Potential Impact on Parks in the Calgary Region
  4. Simpson: Conservation of biodiversity, the Role of Private Lands, Private rights to Land And Conservation Easements: The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC). An NCC Alberta Approach
  5. Poulton and A. Woodley: The role of the Non-Governmental Organization in Canadian Conservation: A View from the Canadian Parks & Wilderness Society (CPAWS)
Saturday May 10, 11:00AM-12:00PMPlenary, Panel Discussion and Q and AIII. and IV. History and Ideology (and) Future Directions
Panelists (to date):
  1. Jim Gardner
  2. John Good
  3. Rick Searle
Saturday May 10, 1:30-3:00PM, 3:30-5:30PMConcurrent SessionsV. Contributed Papers Sessions

See Contributed Papers
Group A (1:30–3:00PM)
Group B (3:30–5:30PM)
Sunday May 11, 8:30-10:00, 10:30AM-12:00PMConcurrent SessionsV. Contributed Papers Sessions (continued)

See Contributed Papers
Group C (8:30–10:00AM)
Group D (10:30AM–12:o0PM)
Sunday May 11, 1:30-3:00PMPlenary, Reporting from Concurrent SessionsVI. Canada, Civil Society, Protected Areas and Tomorrow: Signposts to Follow
Sunday May 11, 3:30-5:00PMPlenary and Panel DiscussionVI. Conference Findings
Panel (to be announced):
Monday May 12Field Trips   Day trip to Banff National Park, part of Rocky Mountains UNESCO World Heritage Site. Visits to Cave and Basin, Luxton Museum, Banff Springs Hotel, Lake Minnewanka. Click here for more information.