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Conference 2001 - Keynote Addresses and Speakers

David Suzuki | Stephen Lewis | Skid Crease | Mike McIvor

 
David Suzuki

David Suzuki

It can safely be said that David Suzuki is a household name in Canada, widely know as our most prominent spokesperson for science and the environment. Born in Vancouver, his illustrious career has spanned almost 40 years as a professor of genetics, popularizer of science, and an outspoken environmentalist.

He is perhaps best known for his three hundred articles, thirty-two books, six films, eight radio series, and over thirty television shows – chief among them CBC’s popular The Nature of Things. He has received over a dozen academic honours and an equal number of honorary awards, and is in widespread demand as a speaker, where his thoughtful, articulate, yet impassioned delivery unfailingly earn him standing ovations from audiences. His keynote speech at GEOEC 2001 will mark his first public appearance before Alberta teachers in over a decade.

 

Stephen Lewis

Stephen Lewis

Stephen Lewis has a life-long dedication to social causes and improving the human condition. In the course of a 35-year career, he has served as Canada’s Ambassador to the United Nations; been Secretary General of UNICEF (United Nations Childrens Fund); been an elected parliamentarian in the Ontario Legislature; he’s been a lively radio and television commentator; he chaired the first ever international conference on Climate Change; he became the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Africa; he co-ordinated a two-year international study on the Impact of War on Children; and is currently a member of the “Panel of Eminent Personalities” established by the organization of African Unity to investigate the genocide in Rwanda.

Stephen is one of the finest speakers in Canada. He weaves an oratorical spell, rich in eloquence, substance, analysis and wit. Mr. Lewis researches his speeches with obsessive care, enlivens them with personal anecdote, and is never ashamed to be both passionate and emotional. He engages, moves and motivates his audience so that they emerge challenged and energized.

Stephen Lewis attended the Universities of Toronto and British Columbia. He has received fourteen honorary degrees, and awards and recognition for work in the field of human rights, race relations, equity and tolerance. Mr. Lewis is married to the well-known journalist Michele Landsberg, and has three children.

Skid Crease

Skid Crease

Skid Crease makes his home in Ontario, where he works as an educational consultant. He has chaired global, environmental, and outdoor education conferences, and is an internationally respected educator, author, storyteller, workshop leader and keynote speaker. His powerful and passionate speaking style totally captures an audience, and he is always in high demand.

Skid has spoken at our annual conference several times in the past decade and teachers keep on asking for more! As our closing keynote for 2001: An Earth Odyssey he will weave together themes, conversations, and experiences from the entire conference, leaving us with an exciting and hopeful vision of the future and the part we can play in that future.

 

Mike McIvor

Mike McIvor

Mike McIvor is the president of the Bow Valley Naturalists, a volunteer organization with an interest in natural history and conservation based in the Banff-Canmore area of Alberta. McIvor is a long time resident of Banff where he worked for 30 years (until 1994) as the Grounds Foreman at the Banff Centre.

Along with his partner Diane, he has been involved in many surveys of birds and amphibians in the Bow Valley. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Bow Valley Naturalists for 30 years, was a Director of the Federation of Alberta Naturalists for many years, including 2 terms as president (1978-1980) and was a Director of the Alberta Wilderness Association for 13 years. He chaired the Local/Regional Environment sector during the round table for the Banff Bow Valley Study (1995-1996) and chaired the Environmental Community sector of the Local Committee for the provincial Bow Valley Special Places Program (1997-1998). He participates on several advisory committees for Banff National Park. In 2000, Mike and Diane McIvor were presented with the J.B. Harkin Award by the Canadian Parks & Wilderness Society.