DAY 1 - 2021 Conference: Common Goal, Uncommon Pathways

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2021 Conference: Common Goal, Uncommon Pathways
Day 1 – October 20, 2021
DAY 2 SESSIONS
OPEN PROGRAM

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☕️ Social Space (Pre-Conference)
8:45 am
9:00 am

Session 1 - Where We Have Come From
9:00 am
10:45 am
1a. Opening Remarks
1b. Experienced Perspectives

☕️ Social Space (Coffee Break)
10:45 am
11:00 am
BREAKOUT OPTIONS: Follow-up Q&A with Session 1 presenters or learn more about Sponsorship

Session 2 - Where We Are – Government Perspectives
11:00 am
12:00 pm
2a. The Impact Assessment Act, the modern federal assessment process
2b. Overview from the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks

☕️ Social Space (Lunch Break)
12:00 pm
1:00 pm
BREAKOUT OPTIONS: Follow-up Q&A with Session 2 presenters or meet with our Gold Sponsors.

Session 3 – Proponent Perspectives
1:00 pm
1:50 pm
Collectively setting the research agenda strengthens impact assessment practice

☕️ Social Space (Coffee Break)
1:50 pm
2:00 pm
BREAKOUT OPTIONS: Follow-up Q&A with Session 3 presenters or find out more about Sponsorship

Session 4 – Northern Perspectives
2:00 pm
3:20 pm
Mining injustice: Exploration and decision making in Ring of Fire pushes on despite lack of inclusion of community voices

☕️ Social Space (Afternoon Break)
3:20 pm
3:30 pm
BREAKOUT OPTIONS: Follow-up Q&A with Session 4 presenters or find out more about Sponsorship

Session 5 –Critique of Federal Impact Assessment Practice
3:30 pm
5:00 pm
5a. New, fair IA processes: how Canada’s Impact Assessment Act stacks up
5b. Closing Remarks

2021 Conference: Common Goal, Uncommon Pathways

Day 1 – October 20, 2021 DAY 2 SESSIONS OPEN PROGRAM

Day 1 – October 20, 2021
DAY 2 SESSIONS
OPEN PROGRAM