Faculty of Education Summer 2011
Keynote Annie Leonard Photo credit : Vitor Nogueira from the YES Network .
At the EECOM awards dinner , David Zandvliet , Co-Chair of the EECOM Board of Directors , presented six EECOM Awards . EECOM Conference Chair and former SOEEA president , Peta White , was presented with the Melanson Award and with the Growing Up WILD Facilitator of the Year Award .
The conference closed with a performance by actor , Kathryn Blume , who presented her critically acclaimed one woman show “ The Boycott .”
Several delegates took in Dr . Chet Bowers ’ post-conference workshop where participants learned how to “ Reinforce Ecological Thinking Across the Curriculum .”
A Sustainable Conference
Catherwood writes : “ The 2011 EECOM Conference committee was dedicated to hosting a sustainable conference . Waste was minimized as much as possible ; delegates were asked to bring their own name tags , handkerchiefs , water bottles and coffee mugs .” Conference Chair Peta White said , “ We
11 consciously decided not to give out the normal conference materials like name tags and event tickets in an effort to be sustainable .” All conference information was in the program , printed on 100 % recycled paper . Catherwood summarized : “ Conference catering service , Chartwells , cooperated with this sustainable mission by serving all the food on reusable dishes and providing stainless steel cutlery and china crockery . ‘ One great outcome of the conference was that Chartwells , which is the new catering service at the University of Regina , has promised to continue to work to find local suppliers ,’ said White . All leftover food from the conference meals was donated . Carmichael Outreach received food on Wednesday , Thursday and Friday , and the Marian Centre received food on Saturday .”
Audrey Aamodt - leading a workshop ( and enjoying being outside ). Photo Credit : Scott Snider