MONDAY JUNE 1, 2009
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2:00-8:00 pm
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Registration Desk Open
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7:00 pm
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Evening Reception
- Introduction of Co-Chairs
Tony Penikett and Mary Simon
- Keynote Address by Sheila Watt-Cloutier, Citizen Advocate on Arctic Climate Change”
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TUESDAY JUNE 2, 2009
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8:30 am
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COFFEE & NETWORKING
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9:00 am
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Opening Remarks: Conference Co-Chairs
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9:30 am
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Session One: In the Grip of Climate Change
- Session Paper Presentation:
Dr. Rob Huebert, Centre for Military and Strategic Studies
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9:50 am
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Session One: Panel Discussion
- Leslie Whitby, Director,
Environment and Renewal Resources Directorate, Indian and Northern
Affairs Canada
- Dr. Chris Burn, Permafrost
Specialist, Carleton University
- Douglas Bancroft, Canadian Ice Service
- Ed Schultz, Executive Director, Council for Yukon First
Nations
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10:30 am
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COFFEE & NETWORKING
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10:50 am
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Session One: Break-out Groups
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12:00 am
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LUNCH
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1:00 pm
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Session Two: The Pace of Change
- Session Paper Presentation:
Dr. Oran Young, Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and
Management, University of California
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1:20 pm
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Session Two: Panel Discussion
- Dr. Chris Southcott, Chair &
Research Director, Social Economy Research Network for Northern Canada
- Stephen Kakfwi, Kakfwi &
Associates, NWT
- Ron Cruikshank, Director,
Yukon Land Use Planning Council
- John Crump, Polar Issues Coordinator, UNEP/GRID-Arendal Polar Programme
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2:00 pm
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Session Two: Break-out Groups
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3:15 pm
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COFFEE & NETWORKING
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3:30 pm
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Session Three: Land Claims Agreements
- Session Paper Presentation:
John Donihee, Barrister & Solicitor
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3:50 pm
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Session Three: Panel Discussion
- John Merritt, Legal Counsel,
Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.
- Emily Borsy, Land Use Policy
Coordinator, Inuvialuit Regional Corporation
- Don Axford, Land Claims Agreements Consultant and Negotiator
- Ed Schultz, Executive Director, Council for Yukon First Nations
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4:30 pm
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Adjourn
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WEDNESDAY JUNE 3, 2009
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8:30 am
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COFFEE & NETWORKING
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9:00 am
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Day Two Opening Remarks: Conference Co-Chairs
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9:20 am
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Session Three: Summary of Previous Day
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9:30 am
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Session Three: Break-out Groups
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10:40 am
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COFFEE & NETWORKING
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11:00 am
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Session Four: Science and Research in the Canadian
Arctic
- Dr. David Hik, Executive
Director of the Canadian IYP Secretariat and Professor of Biological
Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Alberta
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11:20 am
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Session Four: Panel Discussion
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12:00 pm
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LUNCH
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1:00 pm
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Session Four: Break-out Groups
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2:10 pm
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COFFEE & NETWORKING
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2:30 pm
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Session Five: Canada’s North – A New Strategy
- Dr. Franklyn Griffiths,
Professor Emeritus of Political Science and George Ignatieff Chair
Emeritus of Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Toronto
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2:50 pm
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Session Five: Panel Discussion
- John Noble, retired Canadian Ambassador to Greece and Switzerland; and Deputy Chief of Mission in France
- George Braden, Braden &
Associates, Ottawa
- Jim Lahey, Associated Deputy
Minister, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (retired)
- Udloriak Hanson, Senior
Policy Liaison, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.
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3:30 pm
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Session Five: Break-out Groups
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4:45 pm
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Adjourn
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THURSDAY JUNE 4, 2009
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8:30 am
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COFFEE & NETWORKING
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9:00 am
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Day Three Opening Remarks: Co-Chairs
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9:20 am
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Summary of Recommendations – Session Chairs (20 min
each)
- Session 1: In the Grip of
Climate Change: Canada 2030
- Session 2: The Pace of Change
- Session 3: Land Claims
Agreements
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10:30 am
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COFFEE & NEWORKING
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10:50 am
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Summary of Recommendations (continued)
- Session 4: Science and
Research in the Canadian Arctic
- Session 5: Canada’s North – A
New Strategy
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11:30 am
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Closing Comments: Conference Co-chairs
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1:00 pm
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2030 NORTH Strategy Development: Action Plan
Working Meeting
- Session Chairs, Facilitators
and Steering Committee members discuss next steps
- Reporters prepare final
session reports for website upload
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7:00 pm |
Climate Wars at 2030.
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