General assembly annual of Canadian Association of Geographers

The organization of a conference has an environmental impact, particularly in terms of greenhouse gas emissions related to transportation and the production of residual materials.

Given the theme of the conference "Anthropocene: Challenges for Geography and Geographers" and the fact that it will be held at UQAM, a university with an eco-responsibility policy, it seems essential that our event be as eco-responsible as possible.

This translates into the implementation of several measures:

A partnership is established with an organization that is committed to the eco-responsibility of the event;
We hire students to form a green team that will be on site to help participants sort their waste properly;
Recycling bins are set up in several places on the site so that everyone can sort their waste;
The event will not provide any dishes (cups or utensils) or water bottles. Water fountains are available on campus. We strongly encourage participants to bring their own reusable water bottle and cup (for coffee);
Participants wishing to carpool to the event are encouraged to do so through a carpooling service such as Amigo Express.

We thank you for helping us make this event a model of environmentally responsible management:

by reducing your greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions related to your travel by prioritizing sustainable modes of transportation, such as public transit, carpooling, cycling or walking;
by sorting your residual materials in the appropriate residual material sections
by bringing your own reusable cup and water bottle.

Thank you for your commitment.

L’organisation d’un congrès a un impact environnemental notamment concernant l'emission de gaz à effet de serre (GES) lié au transport et à la production des matières résiduelles.Étant donné la thématique du congrès « Anthropocène : les défis pour la géographie et les géographes » et son déroulement au sein de l'UQAM,  Université dotée d’une <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ecoresponsable.uqam.ca/le-developpement-durable-a-luqam/politiques.html">politique d'écoresponsabilité</a>, il nous apparaît incontournable que notre événement soit le plus écoresponsable possible. Cela se traduit par la mise en œuvre de plusieurs mesures :<ul><li>Un partenariat est établi avec un organisme ayant à cœur la l'écoresponsabilité de l'événement;</li><li>Nous embauchons des étudiantes et des étudiants pour constituer une équipe verte qui sera sur le site afin d’aider les participants à trier convenablement leurs matières résiduelles;</li><li>Des îlots de récupération sont disposés à plusieurs endroits sur le site afin que tous puissent trier leurs matières résiduelles;</li><li>L'événement ne fournira aucune vaisselle (tasse ou ustensiles) ni aucune bouteille d'eau. Des fontaines à eau sont en libre service sur le campus. Nous encourageons fortement les participants et participantes à venir avec leur bouteille réutilisable et leur tasse (pour le café);</li><li>Les participants et participantes souhaitant covoiturer pour se rendre à l’évènement sont encouragés à le faire par le biais de service de covoiturage tel qu’Amigo Express.</li></ul>Nous vous remercions de nous aider à faire de cet évènement un modèle de gestion écoresponsable :<ul><li>en réduisant vos émissions de gaz à effet de serre (GES) reliées à vos déplacements en priorisant des modes de transport durable, tels le transport en commun, le covoiturage, le vélo ou la marche;</li><li>en triant vos matières résiduelles dans les sections des îlots de matières résiduelles appropriés;</li><li>en apportant votre tasse et votre bouteille d’eau réutilisable.</li></ul>Merci pour votre engagement.

The organization of a conference has an environmental impact, particularly in terms of greenhouse gas emissions related to transportation and the production of residual materials.Given the theme of the conference "Anthropocene: Challenges for Geography and Geographers" and the fact that it will be held at UQAM, a university with an eco-<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ecoresponsable.uqam.ca/le-developpement-durable-a-luqam/politiques.html">responsibility polic</a>y, it seems essential that our event be as eco-responsible as possible.This translates into the implementation of several measures:<ul><li>A partnership is established with an organization that is committed to the eco-responsibility of the event; We hire students to form a green team that will be on site to help participants sort their waste properly;</li><li>Recycling bins are set up in several places on the site so that everyone can sort their waste;</li><li>The event will not provide any dishes (cups or utensils) or water bottles. Water fountains are available on campus. We strongly encourage participants to bring their own reusable water bottle and cup (for coffee);</li><li>Participants wishing to carpool to the event are encouraged to do so through a carpooling service such as Amigo Express.</li></ul>We thank you for helping us make this event a model of environmentally responsible management:<ul><li>by reducing your greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions related to your travel by prioritizing sustainable modes of transportation, such as public transit, carpooling, cycling or walking;</li><li>by sorting your residual materials in the appropriate residual material sections</li><li>by bringing your own reusable cup and water bottle.</li></ul>Thank you for your commitment.

Eco-sustainability