You may wish to consider the MOE's toxics reduction act, the green energy act, and the new water conservation legislation. I realize that these topics don't fit within the conventional resource management "box", however any and all of these will have direct and indirect implications for ecosystem protection. Fred Granek Vice President Sustainability, Ontario Centre for Environmental Technology Advancement (OCETA), and Executive Director, Canadian Centre for Pollution Prevention (C2P2) T: (905) 822-4133 Ext 224; Cell (416) 723-4873; F: (905) 822-3558; fgranek@xxxxxxxxxxx & fred@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail ________________________________ From: cseblist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Wendy Thomson Sent: Sun 6/6/2010 10:48 AM To: CSEB LISTS LISTS Subject: [cseblist] ACTION REQUIRED - 2010 CSEB Conference planning - Ontario members input! Hello all We are planning to hold the 2010 CSEB AGM and annual conference in Ontario in the fall and are looking for quick input from you on potential conference topics. Here is what we have brainstormed so far - if you have any other ideas or comments on the below please let us know by Friday June 11th! 1. Species Conservation - the Boreal Forest Agreement, species at risk, invasive species. 2. Oil and water - hot topic right now 3. mining waste regulations 4. Canadian environmental assessments and biodiversity - the 7 year review of the act. How well does the act consider biodiversity? Is biodiversity adequately considered in environmental assessments? Integration of biodiversity into environmental assessments - case studies. An "early look at the proposed changes". One thing to keep in mind is to choose a theme or topics that will attract corporate sponsors and attendance of member and non-member biologists and others interested in natural resource management issues. thanks Wendy *********************************** Check our webpage for more information: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/webpage?webpage_id=eblist