2011 World Conference on Natural Resource Modeling

Ottawa, Canada, from June 14 to June 17, 2011

Preliminary Scientific Program

The following information is available in .pdf format here.

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

18:00 - 20:00 DMS4101
Registration, Welcome Reception at Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa, Desmarais Building, DMS4101, Conference Room

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

8:00 - 8:30 DMS 4th floor foyer
Registration
8:30 - 8:45 DMS4130
Welcome and Introduction
8:45 - 10:00 DMS4130
Keynote lecture 1: Maja Schlüter, Leibniz‐Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries
Modeling the resilience of social‐ecological systems
10:00 - 10:20
Health Break/Refreshments
10:20 - 12:00 DMS4130, DMS4140
Session 1

Paper Session 1 will be realized in two parallel track sessions for:

Track A – Applications and Methods in Climate Adaptations
Track B – Energy and Socio-Economic-Ecological Systems

12:00 - 13:30 DMS4101
Lunch
13:30 - 14:30 DMS4130
Keynote lecture 2: Robert Hoffman and Bert McInnis, whatIf Technologies Inc, Ottawa, Canada
Modeling natural resource systems: the case of energy and GHG emissions and the Canadian Energy Systems Simulator (CanESS)
14.30 - 14:50
Refreshments
14:50 - 17:30 DMS4130, DMS7170
Session 2

Paper Session 2 will be realized in two parallel track sessions (continued from Session 1) for:

Track A – Applications and Methods in Climate Adaptations
Track B – Energy and Socio-Economic-Ecological Systems

Thursday, June 16th, 2011

8:00 - 8:30 DMS 4th floor foyer
Registration
8:30 - 9:30 DMS4130
Keynote lecture 3: Leif Kristoffer Sandal, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration
Towards an Ecosystem Based Management of the Main Commercial Fisheries in the Barents Sea
10:00 - 10:20
Health Break/Refreshments
10:20 - 12:20 DMS4130, DMS4140
Session 3

Paper Session 3 will be realized in two parallel track sessions for:

Track A – Fisheries Applications in Climate Adaptations and Systems
Track B – Forestry Applications in Climate Adaptations and Systems

12:20 - 13:30 DMS4101
Lunch and RMA Business meeting
14:00 - 17:00
Barbecue at Chez Moll; Bus leaves for Chez Moll at 13:30 from the Conference site (Desmarais Building, 55 Laurier Avenue East)

Friday, June 17th, 2011

8:00 - 8:30 DMS 4th floor foyer
Registration
8:30 - 9:30 DMS4130
Keynote lecture 4: David Martell, University of Toronto
Putting and leaving more fire on our forest landscape
10:00 - 10:20
Health Break/Refreshments
10:20 - 12:00 DMS4130, DMS4140
Session 4

Paper Session 4 will be realized in two parallel track sessions (continued from Session 3) for:

Track A – Fisheries Applications in Climate Adaptations and Systems
Track B – Forestry Applications in Climate Adaptations and Systems

12:00 - 13:30 DMS4101
Lunch
13:30 - 14:30 DMS4130
Plenary Session

Catherine A. Roberts, Editor: Natural Resource Modeling Special Issue

Rick Moll, Statistics Canada: Conference Summary and Follow‐up

14:30 - 15:00 DMS4130
Awards Program
15:00
End of Meeting