Canadian Association of Geographers

Why become a CAG Member? As a member you receive The Canadian Geographer, The CAG Directory and their Newsletter; you also have the opportunity to participate in the annual meetings of the association and the regional divisions. To help members (especially, student members) participate in the annual meetings of the CAG, travel grants are available to those who present papers.

CAGONT - Canadian Association of Geographers Ontario Division

The purpose of CAGONT is to support the objectives of the Canadian Association of Geographers in the encouragement of geographical study, teaching, research and application in general, and especially in Ontario.

Viessmann Discussion Paper on Europe Series

In 1992 a number of Laurier faculty members from different disciplines with a common interest in recent European developments, formed the Laurier European Interest Group (LEIG). The aim of LEIG is to foster research interest on contemporary Europe among faculty and graduate students, disseminate research results, to provide expertise on Europe, and to act as a liaison with similar interest organizations around the world. In conjunction with these aims, the group organizes guest lectures and other activities on Europe and publishes the Viessmann Discussion Paper Series on Europe. Any topic on modern day European development of relatively broad interest may be accepted for publication. Authors who are not members of LEIG are welcome and encouraged to submit manuscripts. The following lists the papers in this series to date.

Schneider Creek Virtual Tour

The Virtual Tour of Schneider Creek is designed to help guide you through a World Wide Web version field-study of Schneider Creek located in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. In today's growing society, water quality and management have become important issues facing local communities. This tour is designed to show how one local community is dealing with one of their own unique watersheds. It will point out some of the benefits and disadvantages Schneider Creek has due to it's geographic location and urban surroundings.

Wilfrid Laurier University Library Special Collections

This site highlights source material from some of the leading individuals and groups that have contributed to the discipline. Wilfrid Laurier University has acquired a number of collections particularly in the area of resource and environmental studies that provide primary and secondary source material for researchers. A visit to this web site will provide a description of the following collections complete with an outline describing each collection.
Canadian Arctic Resources Committee (CARC); Canadian Water Resources Association; Dr. George Francis; Len Gertler; John Horton; John Jackson / Ontario Toxic Waste Research Coalition; Dr. Ralph Krueger; Dr. James Gordon Nelson; The Rawson Academy of Aquatic Science; Dr. Henry Regier; Dr. Marie Sanderson; Dr. John Theberge.

Geomatics in Education

This web site has been designed to provide educators with the necessary tools and information to explore the world of geomatics. Geomatics, according to the Canadian Institute of Geomatics (1999): "... is the science and technology of gathering, analyzing, interpreting, distributing and using geographic information. Geomatics encompasses a broad range of disciplines that can be brought together to create a detailed but understandable picture of the physical world and our place in it. These disciplines include: surveying & mapping, remote sensing, geographic information systems (GIS), global positioning system (GPS)".

Virtual Geography Textbook: Canada and Germany

The Virtual Geography Texts (VGT) on Germany and Canada are not meant to replace the traditional textbooks, but rather to complement them. They are mainly designed for use in the North American and German education system. Modules focus on the major geographic dimensions of the physical and human environments.

Oceanographic Earth Science Data Services Directory

WINDandSEA is an atmospheric and oceanic sciences Internet Resource Locator provided by the NOAA Central Library. This locator was built in response to the many reference questions that are posed to the library and is meant to make Internet searching more efficient. It has over 1,000 links to science and policy sites organized by topic and alphabetically within topic. All of these sites have been reviewed and annotated.

Geography Courses on the Web

With an online course subject index

Innsbruck Listing of Geography Departments Worldwide

A searchable database of Geography Departments around the world. As of 01/21/01 there are links to 916 Departments in 81 Countries, of which 706 have already signed the "Add Department Form" and thus can be searched by Country, Keyword and Researchfields.

Downloads

Idrisi data sets, GIS utility programs, spatial analysis programs, map programs

Center for International Earth Science Information Network - Columbia University

CIESIN was established in 1989 as a non-profit, non-governmental organization to provide information that would help scientists, decision-makers, and the public better understand their changing world. CIESIN specializes in global and regional network development, science data management, decision support, and training, education and technical consultation services.

WLU Sustainability Office - Equinox Summit Forum June 4-9, 2011

Location: 31 Caroline St. N. Waterloo, ON, N2L 2Y5
Cost: Free

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN GLOBAL ENERGY ISSUES?

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We’re looking across the globe for young leaders in policy, politics, civil society, and business aged 20 to 30 to be part of our Summit from June 4 to 9, 2011. All successful applicants will be offered travel scholarships!

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ELIGIBLITY

• Expertise in policy, politics, civil society or business
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IMPORTANT DATES

Evaluation of applications will begin February 7 and successful candidates will be accepted on a rolling basis. The application process will conclude when all the spots are filled or by April 15, 2011, whichever comes first.

WLU Physical Resources Sustainability Office

202 Regina St. N., Rm 101
Waterloo, ON,
Phone: 519-884-0710 x 4280
Fax: 519-886-9951
Bennett, Claire
Sustainability Coordinator