{"id":44394,"date":"2017-04-06T12:33:05","date_gmt":"2017-04-06T16:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=44394"},"modified":"2017-04-06T19:37:36","modified_gmt":"2017-04-06T23:37:36","slug":"plummer-to-deliver-keynote-address-at-mnk-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2017\/04\/plummer-to-deliver-keynote-address-at-mnk-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Plummer to deliver keynote address at MNK conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a sea of graduate students looks on, award-winning researcher Ryan Plummer will share the story of his work\u00a0and details of the people and events that have helped to shape his life and career.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The professor and director of Brock\u2019s Environmental Sustainability Research Centre will deliver the keynote address at the Mapping the New Knowledges (MNK) Graduate Research Conference on Tuesday, April 11.<\/span><\/p>\n

Plummer, known internationally for his work in the area of governance of social \u2013 ecological systems, is a Senior Research Fellow at the Stockholm Resilience Centre in Sweden and a past Science Director at the Canadian Rivers Institute.<\/span><\/p>\n

His address will kick off the daylong conference at 8:30 a.m. in Plaza 400 Level Mezzanine.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 12th annual event will feature research presentations by graduate students \u2014 and, for the first time, undergraduate students \u2014 from across a wide range of fields in Brock\u2019s six Academic Faculties. <\/span><\/p>\n

Over the course of the day a total of 38 graduate poster presentations, 83 graduate oral presentations and 20 undergraduate presentations will take place, making the 2017 MNK conference one of the largest to date.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAs a truly transdisciplinary event, the conference shows the scope of how the doctoral and master\u2019s students at Brock are operating at the cutting-edge of thought, progress and development across all subjects and disciplines,\u201d says Jens Coorssen, Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are extremely pleased to extend to undergraduate students the experience of participating in a friendly and collegial graduate-level conference. They will find the conference a truly inspiring atmosphere and they will come away with ideas and thoughts on how to refine their research interests and build collaborations.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The conference will celebrate the graduate studies community with the MNK Awards ceremony from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. The ceremony will include the presentation of the 2017 Marilyn Rose Graduate Leadership Award and Graduate Mentorship Awards, and special recognition of graduate students who have been selected to receive the 2017 Jack M. Miller Excellence in Research Awards.<\/span><\/p>\n

Visit the <\/span>MNK website<\/span><\/a> for a detailed conference schedule of sessions. <\/span><\/p>\n

Follow the conference at #BrockMNK<\/span><\/p>\n

MNK schedule at a glance:<\/h2>\n

8 to 8:30 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Registration and breakfast \u2014 Plaza 400 Level Mezzanine<\/span><\/p>\n

8:30 to 9 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Opening remarks \u2014 Plaza 400 Level Mezzanine<\/span><\/p>\n

Welcome \u2014 Jens Coorssen, Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies<\/span><\/p>\n

Keynote address \u2014 Ryan Plummer, Professor and Director, Environmental Sustainability Research Centre, Faculty of Social Sciences<\/span><\/p>\n

9 to 10:40 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Concurrent Oral Session 1<\/span><\/p>\n

Graduate student sessions 1A to 1F \u2014 Plaza Levels 300 and 400<\/span><\/p>\n

Undergraduate student sessions 1G and 1H \u2014 Cairns 207, 336 (CHYS meeting room)<\/span><\/p>\n

10:40 to 11:30 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Coffee break and poster viewing, morning session \u2014 Cairns Complex Level 300<\/span><\/p>\n

11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

MNK Awards \u2014 Plaza 400 Level Mezzanine<\/span><\/p>\n

Presentation of the 2017 Marilyn Rose Graduate Leadership Award and Graduate Mentorship Awards<\/span><\/p>\n

Recognition of recipients of the 2017 Jack M. Miller Excellence in Research Awards and finalists of the 2017 3MT Challenge<\/span><\/p>\n

12:15 to 1:20 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lunch \u2014 Plaza 400 Level Mezzanine <\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

1:20 to 3 p.m.<\/b><\/p>\n

Concurrent Oral Session 2<\/span>?<\/span><\/p>\n

Graduate student sessions 2A to 2F \u2014 Plaza Levels 300 and 400<\/span>?<\/span><\/p>\n

Undergraduate student sessions 2G and 2H \u2014 Cairns 207, 336 (CHYS meeting room)<\/span><\/p>\n

3 to 3:50 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Coffee break and poster viewing, afternoon session \u2014 Cairns Complex Level 300<\/span><\/p>\n

3:50 to 5:10 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Concurrent Oral Session 3<\/span>?<\/span><\/p>\n

Graduate student sessions 3A to 3G \u2014 Plaza Levels 300 and 400<\/span><\/p>\n

5:15 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Graduate Students\u2019 Association social<\/span>?<\/span>\u2014 Cairns Atrium<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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