Symposium on Biosecurity and Transnational Environmental Crime
 
 
Agenda

Rather than use keynote speakers this symposium will take maximal advantage of the collective expertise assembled. Please come prepared to describe your own work at some length to the group on the first day, and to address some of the topics in the agenda, but we do not need a specific detailed presentation by anyone in particular. The emphasis will be on groups discussions and, hopefully, the construction of collective expressions regarding policy advice and future collaborative research directions. The intersections between biosecurity and transnational environmental crime policy open many promising avenues for discussion and collaboration, and I'd prefer to leave the conceptual landscape as open as possible, especially for your first day of discussions.

If you have any short readings you think would be beneficial for the group, please send a link or PDF to: Jacqui Sullivan for posting to this site


Peter

Dr. Peter Stoett, Dean
Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Friday, January 11

8:30am

Breakfast
in the CIFAR boardroom

9:00am

Welcome and Introductory Overview
(participants will have received some preliminary readings at least 2 weeks prior)
Peter Stoett

9:15am

Roundtable Introductions
Please outline your background and interests

10:20am

Refreshment Break

10:40am

Roundtable Discussion
Definitions:  Environmental Crime, Biosecurity

11:30am

What is transnational biosecurity policy?
Open discussion

12:15pm

Lunch
In the CIFAR Think Tank

1:15pm

Breakout Groups
(Participants will rotate)

a) timber, mining, waste disposal (Discussion Lead:  Meredith Gore)
b) illegal wildlife trade and IUU fishing (Discussion Lead: Rosaleen Duffy)

4:00pm

End of day plenary
Reports from breakout groups and toward a communique

6:00pm

Dinner
at Adega Restaurant

Saturday, January 12

8:30am

Breakfast
in the CIFAR boardroom

9:00am

Reflections from previous day and evening
Peter Stoett

9:30am

Turning toward policy and law and cross cutting issues
General discussion

10:15am

Refreshment Break

10:45am

Breakout Groups

a)health issues (Discussion Lead:  Catherine Machalaba)
b) legal issues (Discussion Lead:  Jessica Graham)
c) justice issues (Discussion Lead:  Judy Fisher)
d) climate change (Discussion Lead:  Dr. Phill, Cassey)

12:15pm

Lunch
In the CIFAR Think Tank

1:15pm

Plenary Discussion

1) toward an edited volume
2) draft communique discussion
3) future research opportunities
4) conclusions

3:30pm

Conclusion and Departures