Conference List

Last Review/Updated: October 2, 2008

The following is a list of upcoming environmentally related conferences, meetings, symposia and workshops, maintained by the Alberta Government Library - Great West Life Site. The focus of this list is on events held in Alberta and Canada, although some events in other locations have been included. The list is updated monthly.

Please use the links provided to verify the dates and details of each event. Where this information is not available on the Internet, we have provided a contact for further information and verification of events. To suggest additions or changes to this list, please contact the library at env.library@gov.ab.ca


October 2008

  Restoration in the Boreal Forest
October 1-3, 2008 / Prince George, British Columbia
13th Canadian National Conference and 4th Policy Forum on Drinking Water: Small Systems, Protecting Source Water and Improving Finished Water Quality
October 4-7, 2008 / Quebec City, Quebec
35th Annual Aquatic Toxicity Workshop: Building Bridges
October 5-8, 2008 / Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
8th Annual BioCycle Conference on Renewable Energy From Organics Recycling
October 6-8, 2008 / Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Flow 2008 - Science - Policy - Public Dialogue: Interdisciplinary Solutions to Instream Flow Problems
October 7-9, 2008 / San Antonio, Texas, USA
2008 Recycling Council of Alberta Annual Conference: Paint the Town Green
October 8-10, 2008 / Jasper Park, Alberta
National Ground Water Association (NGWA) International Conference on Nonrenewable Ground Water Resources - Sociotechnological Aspects of Nonrenewable Ground Water Resources: Half-Empty, Hall-Full, Top-Down, Bottom-Up, and Some Paths Forward
October 13-14, 2008 / Portland , Oregon , USA
35th annual Natural Areas Conference: Natural Areas Revival In Music City - Tuning Into a Changing Climate and Biological Invasion
October 14-17, 2008 / Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Source Water Protection Speciality Conference
October 15-16, 2008 / Edmonton, Alberta
81st Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference
October 18-22, 2008 / Chicago, Illinois, USA
Towards Clean Energy Production - Managing GHGs While Minimizing Costs and Maximizing Recovery
October 21-22, 2008 / Calgary, Alberta
  Canadian Water Resources Association (CWRA) and the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) Regional Conference: One Watershed – One Water
October 21-23, 2008 / Kelowna, British Columbia
  WASTECON 2008: The Energy, Climate and Solid Waste Connection
October 21-23, 2008 / Tampa, Florida, USA
National Conference on the Advancement of Research (NCAR-61): Water, Recourse for a Resource
October 22-24, 2008 / Savannah, Georgia, USA
8th Biennial Symposium on Rubber Recycling: Risk & Reward
October 29-31, 2008 / Vancouver, British Columbia

November 2008

2nd National Conference and Policy Forum on Water Efficiency and Conservation
November 2-5, 2008 / Waterloo, Ontario
Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Organic Chemicals in Ground Water: Prevention, Detection, and Remediation Conference
November 3-4, 2008 / Houston, Texas, USA
2008 Symposium on Air Quality Measurement Methods and Technology
November 3-6, 2008 / Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
  12th North American Caribou Workshop: Integrating Understanding Across Ecotypes
November 4-6, 2008 / Goose Bay, Labador
Canadian Waste & Recycling Expo
November 5-6, 2008 / Toronto, Ontario
Wildland-Urban Interface Fires, Fuel Management, and Ecosystems
November 5-6, 2008 / Cranbrook, British Columbia
2008 National Convention of the Society of American Foresters (SAF): Forestry in a Climate of Change
November 5-9, 2008 / Reno-Tahoe, Nevada, USA
35th Annual Conference on Ecosystems Restoration and Creation: Assessment of Wetland Mitigation and Mitigation Banks
November 6-8, 2008 / Plant City, Florida, USA
Assessing and Managing Cumulative Environmental Effects, sponsored by the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA)
November 6-9, 2008 / Calgary, Alberta
15th Annual Conference of the Wildlife Society
November 8-12, 2008 / Miami, Florida, USA
2008 North American Lake Management Association (NALMS) Lake Louise Symposium: Lake Management in a Changing World
November 11-14, 2008 / Lake Louise, Alberta
Integrated Waste Management Systems
November 12-14, 2008 / Edmonton, Alberta
29th Annual Meeting of the North American Section of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC):Environmental Stewardship: Integrating Science and Management
November 16-20, 2008 / Tampa, Florida, USA
2008 American Water Works Association (AWWA) Water Quality Technology Conference and Exposition (WQTC)
November 16-20, 2008 / Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
2008 American Water Resources Association (AWRA) Annual Water Resources Conference
November 17-20, 2008 / New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
7th Annual Canadian Institute Conference on Oil Sands: Building Capacity and Controlling Costs to Deliver Products to Market
November 24-25, 2008 / Calgary, Alberta

December 2008

2008 National Groundwater Association (NGWA) Expo and Annual Meeting
December 2-5, 2008 / Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
11th Annual Alberta Professional Outfitters Society (APOS) Convention & General Meeting
December 5-6, 2008 / Edmonton, Alberta
  National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment: Biodiversity in a Rapidly Changing World
December 8-10, 2008 / Washington, DC, USA

January 2009

89th American Meteorological Society (AMS) Annual Meeting
January 11-15, 2009 / Phoenix, Arizona, USA

February 2009

5th International Conference on Remediation of Contaminated Sediments
February 2-5, 2009 / Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Alberta Fish and Game Association Annual Conference
February 19-21, 2009 / Edmonton, Alberta

March 2009

74th Annual North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference: Refining the Relevance of Resource Management
March 16-20, 2009 / Arlington, Virginia, USA
Americana 2009: International Environmental Technology Trade Show and Conference
March 17-19, 2009 / Montreal, Quebec

April 2009

2009 Water Security Congress
April 8-10, 2009 / Washington, D.C., USA
2009 Ground Water Summit—The Science and Engineering Conference: Adapting to Increasing Demands in a Changing Climate
April 19-23, 2009 / Tucson, Arizona, USA
Sustainable Forest Management Network (SFM) Celebration 2009: Envisioning Tomorrows Forests: Knowledge Networking for Sustainability
April 21-23, 2009 / Gatineau, Quebec
50th BioCycle International Conference 2009: Composting, Waste Diversion & Renewable Energy
April 27-30, 2009 / San Diego, California, USA

May 2009

Windpower 2009 Conference & Exhibition
May 4-7, 2009 / Chicago, Illinois, USA
10th International In-Situ and On-Site Bioremediation Symposium
May 5-9, 2009 / Baltimore, Maryland, USA
2nd Climate Change Technology Conference (CCTC 2009): Climate Change…Deal With It!
May 12-15, 2009 / Hamilton, Ontario
26th Annual American Society of Mining and Reclamation Meeting and 11th Billing Land Reclamation Symposium: Revitalizing the Environment: Proven Solutions and Innovative Approaches
May 30 – June 5, 2009 / Billings, Montana, USA

June 2009

WasteExpo 2009 Conference
June 8-10, 2009 / Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
62nd Annual Conference of the Canadian Water Resources Association (CWRA): Water Quality and Quantity – Trends and New Challenges in Water Resources Management
June 9-12, 2009 / Quebec City, Quebec
128th American Water Works Association (AWWA) Annual Conference and Exposition
June 14-18, 2009 / San Diego, California, USA
  102nd Annual Conference and Exhibition of the Air and Waste Management Association (A&WMA): Driving Environmental Progress
June 16-19, 2009 / Detroit, Michigan, USA

July 2009

Plant Biology 2009
July 18-22, 2009 / Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

September 2009

5th International Conference on River Basin Management
September 7-9, 2009 / Malta
5th International Conference on Water Resources Management
September 9-11, 2009 / Malta

October 2009

XIII World Forestry Congress (WFC)
October 18-25, 2009 / Buenos Aires, Argentina

This list is maintained by the Alberta Government Library - Great West Life Site. Suggestions for additions can be sent to library staff at env.library@gov.ab.ca.