Mapping the Business Ethics research interested parties and their areas of interest in British Columbia and the Yukon in natural resources and other sectors.
Date: Friday, November 20, 2009
Time: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm (lunch and refreshments will be provided)
Location: Atrium, BCIT Downtown Campus
555 Seymour St., Vancouver, BC (map)
Register: Here. Please register early as space is limited.
Who Should Attend?BC or Yukon based practitioners in resource project planning, development and operations, and others interested in current research and networking with the experts dealing with ethical and social issues, sustainability, triple bottom line accountability, and corporate governance.
This workshop is open at no charge to all survey participants. To participate in the survey, fill in the short questionnaire available at www.cbern.ca/about/pacifichub/mappingproject/.
Registration for non-survey participants is $200 ($50 for students). All workshop participants must pre-register online. Limit of 50 participants.
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Proposed Workshop Program:
- Join a discussion of the results of an ongoing survey of business ethics issues (to participate in the survey fill in the short questionnaire).
- Update on governance trends
- Extend your connections into the Canadian Business Ethics Research Network
- Gain access to expertise
- Understand relevant developments in related resource sectors in B.C. and the Yukon
- Debate issues of transparency and current instruments for negotiating with First Nations
- Update on challenges faced by investors in China by Canadian investors
CBERN workshop participants also may wish to attend the MSBC Seminar on Sustainable Mining scheduled at the same location the previous day - Thursday, November 19, 2009 (for registration and other details please contact Helen Lane at 250-952-0510 or Helen.Lane@gov.bc.ca.
CBERN workshop participants are encouraged to network and hear Don Lindsay, President & CEO, Teck Corporation, speaker at the CIM Vancouver Branch Annual Student Night (Vancouver Hyatt Hotel, Thursday November 19, 2009) sponsored by the Mining Suppliers Association of BC (for registration and other details please contact Patty Moore (patty.moore@wardrop.com), Chair, CIM Vancouver Chapter.
CBERN Links:
CBERN Pacific Region Hub