Conference

 Delta Edmonton Centre Suite Hotel
Edmonton, Alberta  CANADA
JUNE 30 – July 3, 2008

The Interdisciplinary Environmental Association (IEA) invites you to participate in the 14th International Interdisciplinary Conference on the Environment! The conference is motivated by the increasing need to combine ideas and research findings from different disciplines to enhance our understanding of the interactions between the natural environment and human institutions. Conference presentations focus on:

•    What all disciplines have to offer with respect to understanding environmental and resource problems
•    Possible solutions that are available
•    The implications of the globalization of environmental concerns

The conference welcomes environmental practitioners, academics, students, and all interested persons regardless of background. Participants may organize sessions (please ask for "Panel Organizer Guidelines"), present papers, participate in poster sessions, chair sessions, discuss papers, participate in round-table discussions, or simply observe. 

The conference welcomes papers and posters submitted by students, both graduate and undergraduate. Advisors, please contact kreiter@stetson.edu for details.

To facilitate communication, authors should make an effort to write papers and design posters that can be understood by an audience outside their disciplines. All papers submitted for publication consideration in Interdisciplinary Environmental Review must pass peer review from both within and outside the primary discipline of the author(s). The program consists of:

• Small concurrent seminar-type sessions with chairperson, presenters, and a discussant assigned to comment on and integrate the ideas of the presentations
• A poster session with a period for discussion with the authors
• Round-table thematic discussions with moderator
• Workshops and panels
• Invited keynote speakers
• Welcome reception the evening of June 30; conference banquet luncheon July 2

We welcome research that spans the boundaries of traditional disciplines to frame environmental problems, propose working models, or address field, community, or academic issues. While any interdisciplinary environmental topic is welcome, areas of special interest in 2008 include:

• Environmental Issues in Western Canada and the Northern Plains
• Environmental Ethics
• Regional Water Resources and Pollution Issues
• Environmental Issues and Native / Aboriginal Communities
• Arctic / Sub-Arctic Climate Change
• Creative Visions of the Changing Landscape
• The Economics of Sustainability
• SPECIAL TOPIC: Accreditation of Environmental Programs

To participate as a PRESENTER please submit ABSTRACTS and/or PAPERS: ABSTRACT SUBMISSION AND EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE: May 18, 2008

Please, submit your abstract (of no more than 300 words) via e-mail to Dr. Kimberly Reiter (kreiter@stetson.edu) by May 18, 2008. Additionally, mail two hard copies of your abstract to the IEA address below. All submitted abstracts will be evaluated for presentation and publication in the Book of Abstracts which will be available at the Conference.

• You may submit abstracts for no more than 2 presentations (paper or poster)
• For co-authorships please include names, affiliations, and addresses of all authors and indicate who will serve as presenter

To have your paper considered for publication in the journal Interdisciplinary Environmental Review, please submit 4 copies of the paper by June 1, 2008

• Full paper submission is optional. Papers submitted for review for IER must not have been published, accepted, or submitted for publication elsewhere
• All papers will be evaluated using a blind review process. Format instructions are available on-line and/or will be attached to the acceptance for publication letter. Accepted manuscripts of more than 12 single-spaced pages will be considered at $10 per additional page
• The disciplines that best fit your paper must be typed on the top right corner of the front page;

FIELD TRIPS

Efforts are underway to organize several one-day or part-day field trips in association with the conference. The trips being considered thus far include:

• Columbia Icefield - Athabasca Glacier
• Edmonton City Tour

These trips will likely operate immediately before or after the conference, and will involve a small fee for transportation and lunch. Please indicate interest in any of these trips, and if there is sufficient interest details will be forwarded to you once finalized. Details will also be available on http://ieaonline.org once available.

SESSION / REGISTRATION DETAILS

"Session Chair/Moderator and Discussant Guidelines", as well as copies of the abstracts or papers to be discussed, will be available on-line and/or e-mailed to moderators and discussants once sessions are organized.

Note: Standard registration fees include the Banquet, one copy of the Conference Program & Book of Abstracts, the semi-annual Interdisciplinary Environmental Review, membership in the IEA, and access to all Conference presentations, sessions, and functions.

Refunds: Individuals submitting abstracts for presentation but not accepted are eligible for fee refunds.

Cancellations: Cancellations must be in writing and are subject to a $75 handling fee. No refunds will be given for cancellations after June 11, 2008. Refunds will be processed after the conference.