Digital Earth concerns the integrated use of digital technologies to monitor, map, model, and manage our planet’s environments. At Digital Earth 2015 up to 1,000 scientists, engineers, technologists, and environmental managers from around the world will meet to share concepts, research findings, technologies, and practical applications relating to the Digital Earth vision. Interested contributors should submit Read more…
A quick reminder that the deadline for submitting presentation to the Building Resilient Community Conference is April 15. Further details can be found at pei2015.crrf.ca/call-for-ppt/
The Community Economic Development Institute of the Shannon School of Business is dedicated to advancing community capacity in economic development. Building on the popularity of our 2011 and 2013 conferences, where we had over 200 attendees, we are organizing another multidisciplinary conference focused on “Community Innovation & Social Enterprise”. Community-based ventures are a strong Read more…
Digital Earth concerns the integrated use of digital technologies to monitor, map, model, and manage our planet’s environments. At Digital Earth 2015up to 1,000 scientists, engineers, technologists, and environmental managers from around the world will meet to share concepts, research findings, technologies, and practical applications relating to the Digital Earth vision. Digital Read more…
Through this second call for papers and presentations, conference organizers welcome submissions from community organizations, community leaders, nonprofit organizations, government, students, researchers, and businesses to share information on the topic of building resilient communities or regions. Each presentation will be allocated 15 minutes for sharing information and 5 minutes for Read more…
Across Canada, the next generation of rural researchers are actively engaged in research on pressing social, economic, cultural and environmental policy issues facing rural communities in the 21st century. This e-newsletter profiles the work of ten graduate students from across the country studying the community impacts of labour mobility, youth Read more…
The Organizing Committee of Due North: Next Generation Arctic Research & Leadership is pleased to announce that the Call for Abstracts is now open. Abstracts will be accepted until May 31, 2015. The Session Topics for the conference are: C1: Arctic Communities: Resilience, Management, Culture, Indigenous Knowledge. This session welcomes presentations that deal with Read more…
Two Journeys, One Path: Tracing Respect in Aboriginal Teachings and Environmental Education workshop is intended for anyone interested or experienced in subjects related to connecting Aboriginal culture and environmental education in Newfoundland and Labrador. It is an opportunity to build connections between these two worlds and to share teachings. Organizers encourage people from a wide variety Read more…
The Journal of Rural and Community Development has published a new issue containing nine articles and three case studies relevant to rural and regional development. The articles are available online without charge.
In 2001 the northern Ontario town of Cobalt won a competition to be named the province’s “Most Historic Town.” This honour, though purely symbolic, came as Cobalters were also applying for and winning federal and provincial development grants to remake this once important silver mining centre as a destination for Read more…