Visionary Conversations

The University of Manitoba has launched a speaker series hosted by President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. David T. Barnard.  At the next event, ‘The Food We Eat’ join our experts as we talk about the safety and supply of the food we eat – from the local and the global perspective.

The Food We Eat
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Robert B. Schultz Theatre, St. John’s College, Fort Garry Campus
Reception in Galleria - 6:30PM-7:00PM - Sponsored by the Alumni Association Inc.
Panel Discussion – 7:00PM-8:30PM

Featured speakers:

Ryan Cardwell, Associate Professor, Agribusiness and Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agricultural & Food Sciences
Rick Holley, Professor, Food Science, Faculty of Agricultural & Food Sciences
Joyce Slater, Assistant Professor, Human Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Human Ecology
Shirley Thompson, Associate Professor, Natural Resources Institute, Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth and Resources

RSVP for the June 13 event to:  government_community@umanitoba.ca. You can also interact with the University of Manitoba on Twitter (using hashtag #umvisionary) and Facebook.

On June 13: Watch the live webcast here.

Please join President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. David T. Barnard and the university community again in the fall as the Visionary Conversations speaker series continues.  Our speaker series will resume in September during Homecoming.

Visionary Conversations on the road:

The Global Economy: Teetering on the Brink, in Calgary (March 27, 2012)

Visionary Conversations: Exploring Human Rights, in Victoria/Vancouver (Feb. 29, 2012)

Video of previous events:

Apocalypse or Utopia? (Sep. 14, 2011)
Livable Cities (Oct. 18, 2011)
Our Aging Society (Nov. 9, 2011)
Oh, the weather outside is frightful (Dec. 14, 2011)
A Modern Agora (preview)
Water: Too Much, Too Little, Two Lakes (February 11, 2012)

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