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This event takes place in the KC Irving Auditorium, so if you are attending, try to arrive early as there are only ~150 seats. Here is the information on the talk: Auditorium, K. C. Irving Centre for Environmental Science, *7PM*, Nov.16, 2015 Acadia University =E2=80=8B=E2=80=8B*NGOs and Cities Leading the Way to Paris* *The Biggest U.N. climate change conference of the decade* *is happening in Paris in December 2015*, and David Miller is =E2=80=8B participating as the President and CEO of World Wildlife Fund =E2=80=93 Canada, Canada=E2=80=99s= foremost conservation organization. =E2=80=8BDavid Miller was Mayor of Toronto from 2003 to 2010 http://www.wwf.ca/about_us/experts/david_miller.cfm =E2=80=8BHe served as Chair of the influential C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group from 2008 =E2= =80=93 2010. Mr. Miller is an adjunct Professor at York University and a member of the Board of Governors for Centennial College. In his former capacity as Counsel, International Business & Sustainability at Aird & Berlis LLP, Mr. Miller advised companies and international organizations on issues surrounding the creation of sustainable urban economies. David Miller is a Harvard trained economist and professionally as a lawyer --=20 James Churchill Kentville, Nova Scotia jameslchurchill@gmail.com --001a114787f2da261c05245a4864 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div style=3D"= font-size:13.6px"><span style=3D"font-size:13.6px">Dear Members,=C2=A0</spa= n><br></div><div style=3D"font-size:13.6px"><br></div><div style=3D"font-si= ze:13.6px">The BNS board has made the decision to<span style=3D"font-size:1= 3.6px">=C2=A0cancel=C2=A0</span><span style=3D"font-size:13.6px"><span>Mond= ay=E2=80=99s</span></span><span style=3D"font-size:13.6px">=C2=A0BNS meetin= g (</span><span style=3D"font-size:13.6px"><span>Nov.16</span></span><span = style=3D"font-size:13.6px">) to open the opportunity for members to attend = David Miller=E2=80=99s presentation at the KC Irving auditorium, which conf= licted with our date/time.=C2=A0</span></div><div style=3D"font-size:13.6px= "><br></div><div style=3D"font-size:13.6px">From President Kent:=C2=A0</div= ><div style=3D"font-size:13.6px">"We feel it serves the interest of ou= r mission to educate members and the public on natural history, which inclu= des emerging issues. Moreover, with the climate change summit in Paris upon= us and recent research that suggests we have entered the epoch of the anth= ropocene, and sixth period of mass extinction, I feel talks like David Mill= er=E2=80=99s (former mayor of TO) are important to listen to and to weigh p= erspectives being shared."</div><div style=3D"font-size:13.6px"><br></= div><div style=3D"font-size:13.6px">This event takes place in the KC Irving= Auditorium, so if you are attending, try to arrive early as there are only= ~150 seats.</div><div style=3D"font-size:13.6px"><br></div><div style=3D"f= ont-size:13.6px"><br></div><div style=3D"font-size:13.6px">Here is the info= rmation on the talk:</div><div style=3D"font-size:13.6px"><br></div><div st= yle=3D"font-size:13.6px"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"word-wrap:= break-word"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><= blockquote type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><blockquote ty= pe=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><f= ont color=3D"#000000">Auditorium, K. C. Irving Centre for Environmental Sci= ence,=C2=A0<b>7PM</b>,=C2=A0<span><span>Nov.16, 2015</span></span><u></u><u= ></u></font></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font c= olor=3D"#000000">Acadia University<u></u><u></u></font></div></div><div><di= v style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font color=3D"#000000"><u></u>=C2=A0<u= ></u></font></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font c= olor=3D"#000000">=E2=80=8B=E2=80=8B<u></u></font><strong style=3D"font-fami= ly:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt"><span style=3D"font-size= :13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(56,118,29)">NGOs and Cities = Leading the Way to Paris</span></strong></div></div></div></blockquote></di= v></blockquote></div></blockquote></div></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"ci= te"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div styl= e=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"word-wra= p:break-word"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div><div sty= le=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font color=3D"#000000"><u></u></font></div>= </div><div style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font color=3D"#000000"><stron= g>The Biggest U.N. climate change conference of the decade</strong><u></u><= u></u></font></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font = color=3D"#000000"><strong>is happening in Paris in December 2015</strong>,<= u></u><u></u></font></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"= ><font color=3D"#000000">and David Miller is<u></u><u></u></font></div><div= ><div style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font color=3D"#000000">=E2=80=8B= =C2=A0participating as the=C2=A0<u></u><u></u></font></div></div><div style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font color=3D"#000000">President and CEO of W= orld Wildlife Fund =E2=80=93 Canada, Canada=E2=80=99s foremost conservation= organization.<u></u><u></u></font></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin:0i= n 0in 0.0001pt"><font color=3D"#000000"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></font></div></= div><div><div><div style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font color=3D"#000000= ">=E2=80=8BDavid Miller=C2=A0<u></u><u></u></font></div></div><div style=3D= "margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font color=3D"#000000">was Mayor of Toronto from= 2003 to 2010=C2=A0<u></u></font><a href=3D"http://www.wwf.ca/about_us/expe= rts/david_miller.cfm" target=3D"_blank">http://www.wwf.ca/about_us/experts/= david_miller.cfm</a></div></div></div></blockquote></div></blockquote></div= ></blockquote></div></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"wo= rd-wrap:break-word"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break= -word"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><block= quote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.00= 01pt"><font color=3D"#000000"><u></u></font></div></div><div><div style=3D"= margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font color=3D"#000000"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></font= ></div></div><div><div><div style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font color= =3D"#000000">=E2=80=8BHe served as<u></u><u></u></font></div></div><div sty= le=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font color=3D"#000000">Chair of the influen= tial C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group from 2008 =E2=80=93 2010. Mr. Mill= er is an adjunct Professor at York University and a member of the Board of = Governors for Centennial College.<u></u><u></u></font></div></div><div><div= style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font color=3D"#000000"><u></u>=C2=A0<u>= </u></font></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font co= lor=3D"#000000">In his former capacity as Counsel, International Business &= amp; Sustainability at Aird & Berlis LLP, Mr. Miller advised companies = and international organizations on issues surrounding the creation of susta= inable urban economies.<u></u><u></u></font></div></div><div><div style=3D"= margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font color=3D"#000000"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></font= ></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font color=3D"#00= 0000">David Miller is a Harvard trained economist and professionally as a l= awyer<u></u><u></u></font></div><div><div style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"= ><br></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></blockquote></div></blockq= uote></div></blockquote></div><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888= "><div><br></div></font></span></div></div>-- <br><div class=3D"gmail_signa= ture"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr">James Churchill<br>Kentville, = Nova Scotia<br><a href=3D"mailto:jameslchurchill@gmail.com" target=3D"_blan= k">jameslchurchill@gmail.com</a><br><br><br><br></div></div></div></div> </div> --001a114787f2da261c05245a4864--
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