EMRS 2014 - Montreal, QC

Eeyou Marine Regional Symposium - Montreal, QC
25-27 March, 2014, Centre Sheraton Montreal

In collaboration with the Eeyou Marine Region Wildlife Board (EMRWB), ArcticNet is organizing the 2014 Symposium on Science and Traditional Knowledge in the Eeyou Marine Region to be held in Montreal from 25 to 27 March 2014.

The EMRWB was created under the land claims agreement between the Government of Canada and the Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee).

The major goal of the symposium is to take stock of the state of scientific and traditional environmental knowledge in the Eeyou Marine Region (EMR) to help identify future research priorities within the framework of the $5M Research Fund awarded to the EMRWB. The emphasis will be on the marine environment of James Bay and southeastern Hudson Bay.

Participation will be by invitation and limited to approximately sixty participants, including scientists, managers of the regional administrations, representatives of the members of the Cree and Inuit Communities and Governments, as well as users of the resources of the region.

EMRS 2014 website