Global Water Futures Observatories Launch Event
A nationwide launch of the Global Water Futures Observatories (GWFO), Canada's premier national university-operated scientific freshwater observation network
Event Details
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Wednesday, April 17, 2024
3:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Cost: Free
The event will be hosted at the University of Saskatchewan and online. See below for details on partner universities offering gathering events.
Date/Time:
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
12:00 - 2:30 PM CST
Online via Zoom
Program
All listed times in Central Standard Time (Saskatchewan)
12:00-1:00 PM
Welcome reception (light lunch and beverages, in-person only)
GWFO Launch Event (Zoom opens)
1:00-1:10 PM
Event Opening
- Elder Roland Duquette
1:10-1:35 PM
Opening Remarks
- Terry Fonstad, Associate Vice-President Research (Ethics and Infrastructure), University of Saskatchewan
- Terry Duguid, Member of Parliament, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister and Special Advisor for Water
- Corinne Schuster-Wallace, Director, Global Institute for Water Security
1:35-1:50 PM
GWFO Partner Remarks
- Jillian Brown, Executive Director, Irrigation Saskatchewan
- Lori Worm, Interim Executive Director, Lands and Resources Secretariat, Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations
- Tim Johnson, Research Scientist, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
1:50-2:20 PM
Overview of GWFO facilities
- GWFO and the University of Saskatchewan (USask) facilities
- John Pomeroy, Director, GWFO
- GWFO and the McMaster University facilities
- Mike Waddington, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Ecohydrology, McMaster
- GWFO and the Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU) facilities
- Jonathan Newman, Vice-President: Research, WLU
- GWFO and the University of Waterloo (UWaterloo) facilities
- Philippe Van Cappellen, Professor, Canada Excellence Research Chair Laureate in Ecohydrology, UWaterloo
- GWFO and the Real-Time Aquatic Ecosystem Observation Network (RAEON) facilities
- Aaron Fisk, Professor, Canada Research Chair in Trophic Ecology, Great Lakes Insitute for Environmental Research (GLIER), RAEON, University of Windsor
2:20-2:30 PM
Question and answer period, photo opportunity