[BCFSN] Place-Based Food Systems Conference, August 9th- 10th, 2018

[Naomi Robert]

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Place-Based Food Systems 2018: Making the Case, Making It Happen
Metro Vancouver, August 9-10th, 2018
This two-day conference will draw together academics and community leaders to share the latest research and actions on building capacity for and empowering, place - based food systems. Participants will leave fortified with knowledge and understanding of the latest and best work making the case for place-based food systems, as well as innovative practices putting place-based food systems to into action.  The event aims to give participants an empowering vision of the critical role that place-based food systems can and will play in achieving our sustainable economic, ecological, and societal futures, as well as a revitalized dedication to strategic, collaborative, and forceful strategies moving forward. We are currently accepting proposals for presentations, posters and manuscripts (for peer-review and publication in a special issue of the Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development<https://www.foodsystemsjournal.org/> [JAFSCD]. Call for presentations and papers is open until March 31st. Registration will open shortly.
Sign up for the conference newsletter at: https://www.kpu.ca/pbfs2018/newsletter
See conference website for details: https://www.kpu.ca/pbfs2018
Keynote speakers:
Dr. Wes Jackson<https://landinstitute.org/about-us/staff/wes-jackson/>, The Land Institute, Salina, KS
Dr. Charlotte Coté​<https://ais.washington.edu/people/charlotte-cote>, University of Washington
Dr. Eric Holt-Giménez<https://foodfirst.org/team/eric-holt-gimenez/>, Food First, Oakland, CA
Dr. Molly Anderson<http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/es/faculty/affiliates/node/499823>, Middlebury College, VT
Dr. William Rees<http://williamrees.org/>, University of British Columbia, BC
Ms. Pauline Terbasket<https://www.syilx.org/>, Okanagan Nation Alliance, BC
Ms. Kimberley Hodgson<https://cultivatinghealthyplaces.com/people/>, Cultivating Healthy Places, BC
Dr. Gail Feenstra<http://asi.ucdavis.edu/people/Feenstra>, UC Davis, CA
Conference twitter<https://twitter.com/placebasedfood?lang=en> handle: @placebasedfood #pbfs2018

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Naomi Robert, MLWS, A.Ag.
Research Associate, Institute for Sustainable Food Systems
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
t 604.599.2680 e naomi.robert at kpu.ca
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