{"id":63380,"date":"2020-01-20T14:40:48","date_gmt":"2020-01-20T19:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=63380"},"modified":"2020-01-20T17:12:14","modified_gmt":"2020-01-20T22:12:14","slug":"upcoming-brock-conference-celebrates-eight-years-of-water-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2020\/01\/upcoming-brock-conference-celebrates-eight-years-of-water-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming Brock conference celebrates eight years of water network\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

After nearly a decade of research generation and knowledge mobilization, Brock University\u2019s Water Economics, Policy and Governance Network<\/a> (WEPGN) will be dissolving at the end of February.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In celebration of the network\u2019s accomplishments, faculty, staff and community members will be gathering at a conference\u00a0<\/span>Friday, Jan. 24 from 8:15 to 11 a.m. in CRN 207 of the Roy and Lois Cairns Health and Bioscience Research Complex<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

WEPGN Scientific Director<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Diane Dupont,\u00a0<\/span>who is also<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Interim\u00a0<\/span>Dean for\u00a0<\/span>Brock University\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>Faculty of Graduate Studies and\u00a0<\/span>a Professor of Economics<\/span>, will be\u00a0<\/span>provid<\/span>ing\u00a0<\/span>opening remarks\u00a0<\/span>alongside\u00a0<\/span>Tim Kenyon,<\/span>\u00a0Brock\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0Vice-President<\/span>, Research. A\u00a0<\/span>variety<\/span>\u00a0of c<\/span>ommunity partners\u00a0<\/span>and researchers will be presenting on topics\u00a0<\/span>related to\u00a0<\/span>managing\u00a0<\/span>Canada\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>limited\u00a0<\/span>water resources<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>highlighting key research<\/span>. A fu<\/span>ll\u00a0<\/span>agenda<\/span><\/a>\u00a0is\u00a0<\/span>available online.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

T<\/span>he WEPGN was established\u00a0<\/span>eight years ago t<\/span>hrough the support of\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Partnership Grant<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Researchers, policy makers, water managers and community groups worked together to\u00a0<\/span>share ideas, identify challenges and develop new knowledge to improve the management of water resources in Canada and abroad.\u00a0<\/span>With funding coming to an end\u00a0<\/span>Saturday, Feb. 29, so will the WEPGN.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Anyone interested in attending\u00a0<\/span>the conference\u00a0<\/span>is asked to email\u00a0<\/span>Beatrice\u00a0<\/span>Beshie<\/span>, Water Research Network Manager,<\/span>\u00a0at\u00a0<\/span>bbeshie@brocku.ca<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to reserve a spot.<\/span>\u00a0Space is limited.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For more information on the WEPGN, visit\u00a0<\/span>wepgn.org<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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