Event Title: TranBoundary Environmental Governance in Canada and the United States

Thursday, May 8, 2008

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Trans-Boundary Environmental Governance in Canada and the United States
Woodrow Wilson Center
5^th Floor Conference Room

Day 1- May 08 2008, 2:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
2:30-3:00 pm -Part One: Welcome and Overview
David Biette, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Stephen Brooks, University of Windsor Barry Rabe, University of Michigan
3:00-5:00 pm-Part Two: Great Lakes Governance and the International Joint Commission
Stephen Brooks, University of Windsor The International Joint Commission: Convergence, Divergence or Submergence? B. Timothy Heinmiller, Brock University Managing Water Scarcity in the Prairie Region: The Role of the International Joint Commission in a Changing Climate Mark Sproule-Jones, McMaster University Complex Systems and their Synchronicity: Governance and More for the Great Lakes Discussant: Michael Kraft, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Day 2 - May 09 2008, 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
8:30-10:00 am-Session Three: Water Governance
Carolyn Johns, Ryerson University Trans-Boundary Water Pollution Efforts in the Great Lakes: The Significance of National and Sub-National Policy Capacity William Lowry, Washington University Policy Changes on Canadian Rivers Marc Gaden, Great Lakes Fishery Commission Multi-jurisdictional Governance of the Great Lakes Fishery: Can a Non-binding Agreement Work? Discussant: Michael Kraft, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
ONE WOODROW WILSON PLAZA, 1300 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW, WASHINGTON DC 20004-3027 T 202.691.4000 F 202.691.4001 WWW.WILSONCENTER.ORG
10:45 am-12:45 pm-Session Four: State, Provincial and Regional Roles
Deborah L. VanNijnatten, Wilfrid Laurier University Environmental Cross-Border Regions and the Canada-U.S. Relationship: Building from the Bottom Up? Donald K. Alper, Western Washington University Trans-boundary Environmental Governance in the Pacific West Philippe LePrestre, Université Laval Along the Domestic-Foreign Frontier: Quebec and the Management of the St. Lawrence River Basin Discussant: Michael Kraft, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
1:30-3:00 pm-Session Five: The Next Frontiers: Energy and Climate Change
Ian Rowlands, University of Waterloo Electricity and Sustainability: Canada-U.S. Cross-border Developments Barry Rabe, University of Michigan The Absence of Governance: Climate Change in Canada and the United States

Event Title: TranBoundary Environmental Governance in Canada and the United States

Friday, May 9, 2008

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Trans-Boundary Environmental Governance in Canada and the United States
Woodrow Wilson Center
5^th Floor Conference Room

Day 1- May 08 2008, 2:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
2:30-3:00 pm -Part One: Welcome and Overview
David Biette, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Stephen Brooks, University of Windsor Barry Rabe, University of Michigan
3:00-5:00 pm-Part Two: Great Lakes Governance and the International Joint Commission
Stephen Brooks, University of Windsor The International Joint Commission: Convergence, Divergence or Submergence? B. Timothy Heinmiller, Brock University Managing Water Scarcity in the Prairie Region: The Role of the International Joint Commission in a Changing Climate Mark Sproule-Jones, McMaster University Complex Systems and their Synchronicity: Governance and More for the Great Lakes Discussant: Michael Kraft, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Day 2 - May 09 2008, 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
8:30-10:00 am-Session Three: Water Governance
Carolyn Johns, Ryerson University Trans-Boundary Water Pollution Efforts in the Great Lakes: The Significance of National and Sub-National Policy Capacity William Lowry, Washington University Policy Changes on Canadian Rivers Marc Gaden, Great Lakes Fishery Commission Multi-jurisdictional Governance of the Great Lakes Fishery: Can a Non-binding Agreement Work? Discussant: Michael Kraft, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
ONE WOODROW WILSON PLAZA, 1300 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW, WASHINGTON DC 20004-3027 T 202.691.4000 F 202.691.4001 WWW.WILSONCENTER.ORG
10:45 am-12:45 pm-Session Four: State, Provincial and Regional Roles
Deborah L. VanNijnatten, Wilfrid Laurier University Environmental Cross-Border Regions and the Canada-U.S. Relationship: Building from the Bottom Up? Donald K. Alper, Western Washington University Trans-boundary Environmental Governance in the Pacific West Philippe LePrestre, Université Laval Along the Domestic-Foreign Frontier: Quebec and the Management of the St. Lawrence River Basin Discussant: Michael Kraft, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
1:30-3:00 pm-Session Five: The Next Frontiers: Energy and Climate Change
Ian Rowlands, University of Waterloo Electricity and Sustainability: Canada-U.S. Cross-border Developments Barry Rabe, University of Michigan The Absence of Governance: Climate Change in Canada and the United States

Event Title: 7th International Congress on Hydraulic Engineering: ‘Enough Water for Sustainable Development!

Thursday, May 15, 2008

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7th International Congress on Hydraulic Engineering: 'Enough Water for Sustainable Development!'
15 -18 May 2008
Venue: Juventud Island, Cuba
Organizers: National Institute of Water Resources (INRH), Cuba; National Union of Architects and Engineers of Cuba; Hydraulic Engineering Society, Cuba; UNESCO's International Hydrological Programme (IHP)

Event Title: CIEDM 4th Earth Day & Arbor Day Event Program @ Arcadia EcoHome

Saturday, May 17, 2008

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CIEDM 4th Earth Day & Arbor Day Event Program @ Arcadia EcoHome

Saturday Participants: 20 invite guests from Formosa Evangelical Church of Arcadia (Coordinator: David Lin) & others
2:00 - 4:00 pm a. Introduction to Earth Day & Arbor Day
b. Guided Site Tour of Arcadia EcoHome
c. Presentation - "Strive for Sustainable Environment"

RSVP & Address Please contact Ed Huang, 213-977-1785 (O); ehuang1329@gmail.com

Notes - Please prepare to take off shoes as entering the house.
- To save gas, $ and reduce carbon footprint, please come by bike, carpool, hybrid, or transit (MTA bus #264 running on Durate
Rd, Foothill bus #494 on Mytle Ave, all in walking distance to Arcadia EcoHome, or we'll pick you up at bus stop)
- Filtered tap water instead of bottled water available for drink in order to reduce the pile-up of non-degradable plastics bottles in our
limited landfills.

Event Title: Third International Conference on Managing Shared Aquifer Resources in Africa

Sunday, May 25, 2008

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Third International Conference on Managing Shared Aquifer Resources in Africa
25 -27 May 2008
Venue: Tripoli, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Organizers: General Water Authority of Libya; UNESCO/IHP; Observatoire du Sahara et du Sahel (OSS)