The Science, The Impacts, The Options
The University of Guelph and CropLife Canada are pleased to present Climate Change and the Implication for Plant Science - an insightful symposium that explores the latest science around climate change, its impact on agriculture, and existing and developing strategies that will allow the agricultural industry to provide leadership and solutions to this important issue.
The format of this symposium will consist of two days of speaker sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 7 and 8, 2011 where leading researchers from around the world will share cutting-edge research and scientific thinking followed by optional, hands-on workshops on Thursday, June 9, 2011.
Please check this website again soon as we update our speaker lineup.
Don’t miss this opportunity!
Keynote Speaker – Stephen Lewis
Stephen Lewis is a humanitarian who has worked to improve the human condition, both at home and abroad.
Mr. Lewis was an elected member of the Ontario Legislative Assembly from 1963 to1978. In 1970, he became leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party, during which time he became leader of the Official Opposition.
He served as Canada's Ambassador to the United Nations from 1984 to 1988, and was the Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF, at the organization's global headquarters in New York, from 1995 to 1999. Mr. Lewis was the UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa from 2001 to the end of 2006.
Currently, Mr. Lewis is a Professor in Global Health in the Faculty of Social Sciences at McMaster University. He is Chair of the board of the Stephen Lewis Foundation in Canada, which is dedicated to turning the tide of HIV/AIDS in Africa. And he is Co-Director of AIDS-Free World in the United States.
