ANSER 2ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE

MAY 26 – 29, 2009

Carleton University, Ottawa, ON

LUNCHBOX SPEAKERS’ SERIES
The Social Economy Centre (OISE/UT) Presents

Food Security

Debbie Field
Food Share

and

Michael Oliphant
Daily Bread Food Bank

and

Lorie Stahlbrand
Local Plus

LUNCHBOX SPEAKERS’ SERIES
The Social Economy Centre (OISE/UT) Presents

Youth And Social Enterprise

Andrew Macdonald
Manager, Eva's Phoenix

Jennifer LaTrobe
Managing Director, All-A-Board Youth Ventures

and

Tina Sorbara
HR and Finance Manager, Guelph Campus Co-op

November 25, 2008 - Over 70 government representatives and Social Economy researchers came together in downtown Ottawa for a series of presentations and discussions regarding how Social Economy research is relevant to current government initiatives and policies. Representatives from each of the regional research centres of the Canadian Social Economy Research Partnerships spoke about specific projects in which they have been involved, and participants had the opportunity to make connections between the policy and practice of Social Economy initiatives.

December 4, 2008 - The final featured lecturer in the 2008 BCICS and CSEHub Fall Speakers Series: Co-operation and Sustainability was Dr. Mark Sherman, a Family Medicine Physician who co-founded the Victoria Community Health Co-operative. Dr.

November 20th, 2008 - For the fourth lecture in the 2008 BCICS and CSEHub Fall Speakers Series: Co-operation and Sustainability, we featured our very own Dr. Ana María Peredo, Director of the BC Institute for Co-operative Studies and professor in UVic's Faculty of Business.

November 6, 2008 - The third featured speaker in the 2008 BCICS and CSEHub Fall Speakers Series: Co-operation and Sustainability was Lee Fuge, founding member (and general manager) of FoodRoots Distributors Co-op, a Victoria-based distributor of local and BC organic produce and processed foods.

October 16, 2008 - The second guest in the 2008 BCICS and CSEHub Fall Speakers Series: Co-operation and Sustainability was Benjamin Isitt, an assistant professor and post doctoral fellow in the Department of History at the University of Victoria. Prof.

Two Sessions of the third team meeting of the CSERP Atlantic Node- The Social Economy and Sustainability Research Network

SATURDAY, OCT. 18, 2008 9:15-10:45am 11:00-12:30am