Canada's top scientists and
scholars assemble
at Acadia University
- First meeting outside of
Nation's Capital for Advisory Council -
For Release: October 7, 2003
(Wolfville,
NS) - Canada's senior national body of distinguished
Canadian scientists and scholars will meet in Wolfville this week.
Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada - the Canadian Academy of the
Sciences and Humanities - together with representatives from
government and the university and business community will gather at
Acadia University to meet the President's Advisory Council of the
RSC.
At the invitation of
Arthur Irving, Chancellor of Acadia University, and Sandra Irving, a
member of the President's Advisory Council, the RSC will have its
first Council meeting outside of Ottawa at the state-of-the-art K.
C. Irving Environmental Science Centre. The meetings will include
discussion of new partnerships to benefit research and innovation in
Canada.
"We look forward to
welcoming President Howard Alper, distinguished Fellows, and the
President's Advisory Council, and Staff of the Royal Society of
Canada to Acadia," states Arthur Irving. Advisory Council member
Sandra Irving commends the Society for its spirit of innovation in
coming to Acadia for its fall meeting. "We see this endeavour as a
strong tool for the Canadian Academy of the Sciences and Humanities
to better communicate its work and furthermore as an important
opportunity for university, government and business leaders to meet
with some of Canada's leading scholars," states Sandra Irving.
The meetings at Acadia
University will include Dr. Alper, President of the RSC, presenting
opportunities for successful partnerships. RSC members will also
hear from Ratna Ghosh, Chair of the RSC Women in Scholarship
Committee, who will discuss partnerships such as exchange
lectureships for women in science, engineering and technology.
Jeremy McNeil, another presenter, will consider how expert panels
provide assessments to the nation on issues such as oil/gas off the
Pacific shore and on genetically modified foods.
"The President's
Advisory Council of the RSC is looking forward to meeting a wide
cross-section of Canadians, living in the Maritimes, to discuss how
the RSC can add value to Canadian society," says Dr. Alper.
The Royal Society of
Canada promotes learning and research in the natural and social
sciences and in the humanities. It has approximately 1800 Fellows -
men and women across the country who are selected by their peers for
outstanding contributions to the arts and sciences. Election to
Fellowship in the Society is the highest academic accolade available
to scientists and scholars in Canada.
Initially modeled
after the Royal Society of London and the Institut de France, the
Society was founded in 1882 by the Marquis of Lorne, who was then
governor general of Canada. The original Society was incorporated by
an act of Parliament and granted its Royal Charter in 1883. The
President of the Society serves on the governor general's advisory
council on appointments to the Order of Canada.
The President's
Advisory Council of the RSC includes: Howard Alper, Laurent Beaudoin,
Stephanie Cairns, Douglas Cardinal, Doug Girvin, Sandra Irving,
Suzanne Labarge, Peter J. Nicholson, Jean Pelletier, Richard Peter,
J. Robert S. Prichard, and Peter McKinnon.
The RSC will meet
Wednesday, October 8 at 5:30 p.m. at the K.C. Irving Environmental
Science Centre at Acadia University. The presentation will be
followed by a reception in the Garden Room at the Centre and dinner
at Wheelock Dining Hall.
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For more information contact:
Sheri Woodland
Communications Manager
Office of Public Affairs
Acadia University
(902) 585-1362
Acadia
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