On March 10-11, the School of Land Use and Environmental Change (SLUEC) hosted the 64th Annual Meeting of the Western Division of the Canadian Association of Geographers (WDCAG). The theme of the meeting was Planning for Resilience and Climate Change and it was a great way to promote all of our programs, especially the new Bachelor of Regional and Community Planning degree.
This was the first post-COVID, in-person WDCAG conference and it was a resounding success! We had 173 attendees (133 students, 40 faculty) with over 50 presentations and over 30 posters. The following schools were involved in the conference:
Okanagan College
Royal Roads University
Simon Fraser University
Thompson Rivers University
Trinity Western University
University of British Columbia/Okanagan
University of Calgary
University of Lethbridge
University of Northern BC
University of the Fraser Valley
University of Victoria
Vancouver Island University
Western Washington University
It was fantastic to reconnect, collaborate, discuss ideas, and to share memories and laughs together. SLUEC’s work — along with Claire Hay from TLC and Emil Fernandes from Conference Services — really helped to revitalize and regain momentum in the WDCAG.
For more information, contact Stefania Pizzirani at stefania.pizzirani@ufv.ca
03/21/2023