Published May 26, 2010
by iris_author
CBERN 3rd Annual Conference in Montréal: May 27-30
Register Now at: www.cbern.ca/cbern_events/cbern2010/
We're less than a week out from our 3rd Annual CBERN Conference, this year in downtown Montréal! This year's Conference promises to be an engaging opportunity for networking and dialogue.
On Thursday, PhD students from departments across the country will come together for a day of workshops organized by the PhD Cluster, including sessions on Natural Resources and the Political Role of Corporations with faculty and student comments, a keynote address by Fred Bird, PhD research presentations on themes ranging from sociological analysis of mining practices to a Kantian theory of markets, and an impressive Professional Development workshop.
Our Friday public dialogue colloquium, "Human Rights, Resource Extraction and First Nation Economic Development", begins with Charles Sampford's "Human Rights from an International Perspective", followed by a panel discussion on Bill C-300: "The ethical responsibilities of Canadian mining companies engaged in resource extraction in developing countries". The panel features Hon. John McKay, MP, John Lewis (KAIROS Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives), Gordon Peeling (The Mining Association of Canada) and T. Murray Rankin (Heenan Blaikie LLP).
The first afternoon session, organized by Ben Bradshaw (University of Guelph), examines mining in relation to community development, with a particular emphasis on First Nation impacts of mining developments in the Schefferville area and the new Impact-Benefit Agreement Community Toolkit. Speakers include Phil Einish (Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach), Dirk van Zyl (Mining Engineering, University of British Columbia), Allen Edzerza, (Negotiator/Consultant) and Paul Wilkinson (Paul F. Wilkinson & Associates Inc.).
Friday closes with a panel featuring Jim Cooney (Jim Cooney and Associates) and Jean Vavrek (Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum) that will identify the research required to advance Canadian CSR initiatives, particularly in the resource sector.
Saturday's Annual General Meeting includes a morning overview of CBERN initiatives over the past year, afternoon breakout sessions to plan next steps for 2010-11 and a brief governance and finance meeting.
Throughout the Conference, opportunities for conversation have been built into the agenda. To further support these connections, Sunday morning's "Research Conversations in Business Ethics" is a scheduled opportunity to meet in groups that will be organized around participant-identified needs and interests over the preceding days.
For further information or to register for the Conference, please visit http://www.cbern.ca/cbern_events/cbern2010/ or contact Michael Windle at mwindle@cbern.ca.
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