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2024/25



20 March 2025
Rivers in the Sky: A Down-to-Earth Analogy in Hydrometeorology Ruping Mo Senior research scientist of the National Laboratory-West, Environment and Climate Change Canada.
20 February 2025
Remote Sensing of Drought and Wildfire in Canadian Peatlands Quinn Barber, Yasaman Amini and Nick Pontone


Doctoral students at the Geomatics SpatioTemporal And Remote Sensing (GEOSTARS) Lab, Dept. of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University
16 January 2025 Insurability in a changing climate Craig Stewart
Vice President, Climate Change and Federal Issues Insurance Bureau of Canada
19 November 2024
Hoping for the best, prepared for the worst Paul Kovacs Executive Director, institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction; Adjunct Research Professor, Economics,  Western University 
17 October 2024
The Trends, Structure, and Predictability of Extreme Rainfall Events
David B. Parsons
Senior Research Scientist at Northwest Research Associates and Director Emeritus of the School of Meteorology at the University of Oklahoma (OU)
19 September 2024
Utilizing Climate Services to Protect Health in a Warming World: Opportunities and Challenges Peter Berry
Climate Change and Health Office
Health Canada
2023/24



18 April 2024
Teaching climate as a historian Joanna Dean


Associate Professor, History, Carleton University
21 March 2024
What the Future Holds for Wildfires in a Future Climate Yan Boulanger


Research scientist, Forest Ecology, Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada
22 February 2024
The Global Meteorological and Environmental Enterprise in the Era of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Canada Michel Jean


President Infrastructure Commission, World Meteorological Organization; Emeritus associate, Environment and Climate Change Canada
11 January 2024
Addressing Earth's Foremost Challenges: Advancing Meteorological and Climate Solutions Gilbert Brunet


Chief Scientist at the Bureau of Meteorology, Australia
21 November 2023
Progress, Challenges and Opportunities from the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) Craig McLean



Captain NOAA (Retired) J. D., Retired Acting Chief Scientist, and Assistant Administrator for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research of NOAA.
19 October 2023 The Northern Tornadoes Project: What We’ve Learned About Tornadoes, Downbursts and Derechos in Canada David Sills
Executive Director – Northern Tornadoes Project
2022/23



20 April 2023
Revisiting the distribution of peatland permafrost in coastal Labrador Yifeng Wang


PhD Candidate in the Department of Geography and Planning, Queen’s University
23 March 2023
Sail for Science - How Small Craft Can Fill Gaps In Global Coastal Ocean Observations Igor Shkvorets, RBR Ltd.

RBR Ltd.
23 February 2023
Wind-driven Coastal Upwelling off Nova Scotia Shiliang (Dan) Shan


Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Space Science, Royal Military College of Canada
25 November 2022
Nano-and microparticles in the era of Climate Change and COVID-19: Novel observation technologies, transformations, and sustainable remediation Parisa A. Ariya




Department of Chemistry and Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, McGill University, Montreal QC, Canada
20 October 2022 How may a changing climate impact cropping systems in Canada? Ward Smith

Research Scientist, Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

29 September 2022
The southern Ontario derecho of May 21, 2022: an Environment and Climate Change Canada perspective. Peter Kimbell
Warning Preparedness Meteorologist, Meteorological Service of Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada
2021/22


21 April 2022 Role of Education in Climate Action: Research-Informed Engagement
Ellen Field Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education at Lakehead University
17 March 2022
Bridging knowledge systems: Scientific and Inuit knowledge of the ocean and sea ice
Eric Oliver
CMOS Tours Speaker 2022
Assistant Professor of Physical Oceanography in the Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University
17 February 2022


Methane emissions from the Hudson Bay Lowlands Elyn Humphreys Professor in the Department of Geography & Environmental Studies at Carleton University
20 January 2022

Andersen:  Synoptic conditions leading to storm force winds in Hurricane Alley, km 450-465, Dempster Highway, Yukon

Schetselaar:  Increases in maintenance costs for highways due to climate change in Yukon

Trevor Andersen

and

Astrid Schetselaar
Post-grad geography students at Carleton University
18 November 2021 Toward Permafrost Climate Services

Stephan Gruber

Professor, Carleton University
21 October 2021 Climate Change and Society Alan Betts Atmospheric Research, Pittsford, Vermont
23 September 2021
Canadian Weather Radar - Public Display Update and Plans for Upgrading Franktown Site Peter Kimbell & Barbara Delisle
Meteorological Service of Canada (ECCC)
2020/21


29 April 2021

The Impacts of Extreme Events on the Canadian Insurance Industry

Laura Twidle
Managing Director, Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ
8 April 2021
Exploring drivers of forage species variability in the Beaufort Sea and Amundsen Gulf


Andrea Niemi Research Scientist in the Arctic and Aquatic Research Division of Fisheries and Oceans Canada
18 March 2021
Natural Climate Solutions for Canada Ronnie Drever Senior Conservation Scientist
4 March 2021
Exploring the deeps with Alucia Mark Ward Consulting ocean explorer / coordinator of marine research
18 February 2021

Glacier-ocean-iceberg interaction in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago

Abby Dalton (PhD candidate), Andrew Hamilton (post-doc), Adam Garbo (MSc student). Ottawa University
21 January 2021
Holocene climate variability of the North American Arctic and impacts on terrestrial ecosystems & human populations Konrad Gajewski Department of Geography, Environment & Geomatics, University of Ottawa
17 December 2020
Cryospheric and ecological changes along Canada's northernmost coast: The Milne Ice Shelf break-up of 2020
Derek Mueller Water and Ice Research Lab, Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University
18 November 2020
Orchestral Music and Social Change
Arna Einarsdottir


Managing Director of Canadas's National Arts Centre Orchestra
17 November 2020
Weather and Climate: Not what your grandparents knew!
David Phillips
(CMOS Tour Speaker)
Senior Climatologist, Environment and Climate Change Canada
22 October 2020 Impacts of wildfire on permafrost in the boreal forest of northwestern Canada Jean Holloway Postdoctorate fellow, University of Ottawa and Chair of APECS Canada (Association of Polar Early Career Scientists)


24 September 2020 Key Findings from Canada's Changing Climate Report Chris Derksen

Research Scientist / Chercheur scientifique Climate Processes Section / Section des processus climatiques Climate Research Division / Division de la Recherche climatique Science and Technology Branch / Direction générale des sciences et de la technologie, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

2019/20


19 February 2020
CHS: Moving to Digital Operations
Geneviève Béchard Director General - Hydrographer General of Canada, Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS)
15 January 2020
Subnational Monitoring of Atmospheric Greenhouse Gases in Canada and the Integrated Global Greenhouse Gas Information System (IG3IS) of WMO Felix Vogel Research Scientist, ECCC
18 December 2019


Canada's Changing Climate, Moving Ahead with Partnerships in Science Nancy Hamzawi Assistant Deputy Minister, Science and Technology, Environment and Climate Change Canada
20 November 2019 Agricultural Meteorology Then and Now: Paradigm Shift to Sustainable Science Raymond Desjardins

Research Scientist with the Agrienvironment Division of the Ottawa Research and Development Centre of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa

17 October 2019 Impact of the Various Observations Assimilated into the ECCC Global Deterministic Prediction System Stéphane Laroche Research Scientist / Meteorological Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada
19 September 2019
Advances in the Estimation of Economic Benefits of Climate Action Elisabeth Gilmore
Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Policy, Clark University, Worcester, MA.
2018/19



22 May 2019
Climate-Engineering Dialogue in the Context of Arctic Engineering Systems Laxmi Sushama
CMOS Eastern Tour Speaker
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, and Trottier Chair in Sustainability in Engineering and Design, McGill University
17 April 2019
Green Municipal Fund Driving Innovative Sustainability Solutions for Municipalities (joint meeting with CACOR) Deirdre Laframboise
Senior Manager, Knowledge & Sector Development Green Municipal Fund, Federation of Canadian Municipalities
27 March 2019 Climate change and health: a complicated relationship? Eric Crighton Professor, Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics, University of Ottawa
25 February 2019
Navigating Climate Change: risks, opportunities, and management needs for increased shipping traffic in Arctic Canada.
Jackie Dawson PhD, CRC in Environment, Society, and Policy
23 January 2019
Citizen Scientific Tourism on an Unexpected Circumnavigation of Baffin Bay.
Frank Johnson
*FIET, PEng (*Fellow, Institute of Engineering and Technology)
11 December 2018
The Role of the Global Meteorological and Hydrological Enterprise in Addressing Agenda 2030 Michel Jean DG Canadian Centre for Meteorological and Environmental Prediction ECCC, MSC; President Commission for Basic Systems, WMO
15 November 2018
The Ottawa-Gatineau tornado outbreak of Sept 21, 2018; a recap of the event and ECCC's warning dissemination Peter Kimbell
Warning Preparedness Meteorologist, Meteorological Service of Canada, ECCC
27 September 2018
Sustainable Intensification of Agriculture in Canada
Brian Gray
Assistant Deputy Minister, Science and Technology Branch Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
2017/18



23 May 2018
The Search for Two Lost Meteorological Artifacts John Gilbert and Michel Labrecque John Gilbert, CMOS Member; Michel Labrecque, Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation
18 April 2018
Climate of The Holocene, From the End of the Ice Age (11750 years ago) to The Present  as Derived From Ice Cores;  Recent  Sudden Changes and Those of the Past David Fisher
(joint with CACOR)

Adjunct Prof at University of Ottawa, Earth Sciences, Ottawa, Member of School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.
28 March 2018
On the Genesis and Intensification of Hurricanes
Gilbert Brunet
(CMOS Tour Speaker)
Director, Meteorological Research Division (MRD), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
28 February 2018
Towards a Canadian Integrated Ocean Observation System Andrew Stewart Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO)
31 January 2018
The Oceans' Role in Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Changes During Ice Age Cycles Karen Kohfeld
CNC/SCOR Tour Speaker
Professor, School of Resource and Environmental Management (REM), Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC.
12 December 2017
The Underwater Archaeology of H. M. Ships Erebus and Terror - lost vessels of the ill-fated Sir John Franklin Expedition of 1845 Jonathan Moore Senior underwater archaeologist with Parks Canada and team member of group which searched for the Erebus and Terror
16 November 2017
The Changing Arctic: Challenges and thrills of expedition planning in a rapidly changing physical and political environment Alana Faber
VP Operations & HR, Adventure Canada
24 October 2017
Global Warming Impacts - Present and Future Scenarios Geoff Strong
Atmospheric Scientist


20 September 2017
Weather Information In the New Digital Age Ian Black
CBC weather broadcaster
2016/17


14 June 2017
Transdisciplinary Science for a Sustainable Future Earth
Gordon McBean
President, International Council for Science (ICSU); Co-Chair, Governing Council, Future Earth: Research for Global Sustainability Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction; Professor, Emeritus & Adjunct Research - Department of Geography Western University
17 May 2017


Toward Seamless Weather and Climate Earth-system Prediction Gilbert Brunet Director, Meteorological Research Division (MRD), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
26 April 2017
Recent Pacific Anomalies: Oscillations, El Nino, and The Blob
Richard Dewey, CMOS Tour Speaker Ocean Networks Canada, University of Victoria
22 March 2017
Transformation of MSC Monitoring Networks - Evolution or Revolution?
Mike Manore
Monitoring and Data Services, Meteorological Service of Canada (MSC)
26 January 2017
Polar Knowledge Canada (POLAR) - Arctic science sustainability - Enhancing cooperation and advancing knowledge for a stronger future David Scott President & CEO of Polar Knowledge Canada
14 December 2016
The Dark Side of the Sun: Space Weather and its Impacts
Ljubomir Nikolic Canadian Hazards Information Service, Natural Resources Canada
10 November 2016
Using dissolved gases to diagnose the ocean's carbon pumps
Roberta Hamme
CNC/SCOR Tour Speaker
Associate Professor at School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Ocean Carbon Dynamics.
20 October 2016
Detection of "Narcotics" Submarines and New Seabed Classifications by Maritime Way Scientific Martin L. Taillefer President of Maritime Way Scientific Ltd. and CMOS President
28 September 2016
Arctic Air Pollution: Forty Years of Climate and Environment Research Len Barrie
Professor Emeritus, Dept. Geosciences Stockholm University; Adjunct Professor, Dept. Atmosphere and Ocean Science, McGill University, Montreal; Fellow Royal Society of Canada
2015/16


25 May 2016
The Quiet Revolution of Numerical Weather Prediction in Canada
Véronique Bouchet
A/Director for the Canadian Meteorological Centre (MSC) National Operations
20 April 2016
Hot & Bothered: Water Security, Climate Stability; and Human and Planetary Health in a Warming World
Robert Sandford
(joint with CACOR)
EPCOR Chair for Water and Climate Security at the United Nations University Institute for Water
14 March 2016
Global warming, ocean acidifcation, and the importance of shifting species interactions in coastal marine ecosystems
Christopher Harley
CNC/SCOR Tour Speaker
University of British Columbia
24 February 2016
Changing extremes - is it real, or just imagined? Francis Zwiers
(CMOS Tour Speaker)
Director of the Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium, University of Victoria
27 January 2016
Sensitivity Analysis of Air Pollution Health Impacts: Recent Evaluations of Emission Control Benefits
Amanda Pappin
PhD candidate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carleton University
16 December 2015
Report from Schools on Board Arctic Expedition 2015
Zoë Perkins Canterbury High School
25 November 2015
Paris 2015 - COP21
John Stone
Adjunct Professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University
28 October 2015
Science as an Art Phil Chadwick
Retired meteorologist and "plein air" artist
23 September 2015
Conservation Mapping in Canada's North Mark Richardson     
Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada    
2014/15



14 May 2015
An Adventure in Automated Aviation Weather Forecasting M. A. (Mac) MacLeod President of Scotia Weather Services Inc, Dartmouth NS


16 April 2015
The Oceanographic Component of the World Class Tanker Safety Initiative: Phase 1 - North Coast of British Columbia Charles Hannah
(CMOS Tour Speaker)
Institute of Ocean Sciences, Victoria, BC
19 March 2015
Mountain climates and mountain permafrost in Canada Antoni Lewkowicz President, International Permafrost Association, Department of Geography, University of Ottawa
19 February 2015
One planet, one ocean: the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO Wendy Watson-Wright Special Advisor to the Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
21 January 2015
Ocean Acidification on the Canada's west coast: what do we really know? Debby Ianson
Federal research scientist at the Institute of Ocean Sciences in Sidney BC and Adjunct Professor at the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University and the University of Victoria. Debby is the SCOR Tour Speaker.
18 December 2014
Serendipity, Sonars and Surveys: the Role of the Canadian Hydrographic Service in the Discovery of HMS Erebus Denis Hains & Scott Youngblut Canadian Hydrographic Service and Oceanographic Services, DFO
21 November 2014
The Canadian Ice Service, Then and Now David Jackson
Director of the Canadian Ice Service
18 September 2014
The Future of CMOS Harinder Ahluwalia
CMOS President, and President and CEO of Info-Electronics Systems Inc. (IES) based in Montreal.
2013/14



17 June 2014

Special meeting run by The Ottawa Valley Chapter of the Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) and co-sponsored by the CMOS Ottawa Centre

Panel discussion and networking event on Water Quantity and Quality in the Ottawa Valley (pdf of announcement)




Meredith Brown

Jim Bruce

James Brennan

Sarah McLeod
Executive Director, Ottawa Riverkeeper

Former Director of Canadian Centre for Inland Waters (CCIW) and Assistant Deputy Minister for Environment Canada

Director of Government Affairs, Ducks Unlimited Canada

Water Resources Technician, Rideau Valley Conservation Authority
15 May 2014
The New Normal - key messages from the April 2014 Symposium on Extreme Weather: Impacts, Challenges and Adaptations Dawn Conway Executive Director, Canadian Climate Forum:  
17 April 2014
Ozone Science: From Discovery to Recovery - and Beyond Tom McElroy
CMOS Tour Speaker
Industrial Research Chair in Atmospheric Remote Sounding in the Department of Earth and Space Science and Engineering at York University in Toronto
20 March 2014
Assessing the effects and impacts of seismic exploration noises on marine life using acoustic propagation modelling.  Are the whales going deaf ? Craig Hamm

Marty Taillefer
Acoustic Analyst & Oceanographer

Maritime Way Scientific Ltd.


20 February 2014
Ocean Science in Canada: Meeting the Challenge, Seizing the Opportunity Stefan Jungcurt
Research Associate and acting Programme Director at the Council of Canadian Academies
16 January 2014
Northern Partnerships; selected lessons learned from selected public good Canadian Success Stories Doug Bancroft
Business Development Associate with Maritime Way Scientific, retired (2013) Director General of the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing with Natural Resources Canada.
19 December 2013


Christmas in the Arctic: Is Rudolph Safe to Eat?

Russ Shearer Director, Northern Science and Contaminants Research / Chair of the Northern Contaminants Program Management Committee and Vice-Chair of the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program.
20 November 2013
From Dynamics to Hindcasting to Prediction: A Coastal Bio-Physical Model Does it All Susan Allen A faculty member at UBC where she teaches physical oceanography, ocean and atmosphere dynamics and numerical techniques.  Susan is the Canadian National Committee for SCOR (Scientific Committee for Oceanographic Research) tour speaker.
24 October 2013 Situational Awareness: Getting it and Sharing when Seconds Count Doug Allport A/General Manager Multi-Agency Situational Awareness Systems - National Information Exchanges (MASAS-X)
19 September 2013
A Global Cryosphere Watch - Carrying a Legacy Forward Barry Goodison
Formerly EC and WMO, on behalf of WMO/GCW Task Force, World Meteorological Organization
2012/13


16 May 2013


The New CMOS Arctic Special Interest Group (SIG) Martin Taillefer & Ann McMillan CEO, Maritime Way Scientific Ltd. & Vice-Chair, CMOS Ottawa Centre
25 April 2013
(Joint Meeting with
Ottawa Chapter of Sigma Xi)
Stratospheric Ozone From Discovery to Recovery, and Beyond Charles Thomas (Tom) McElroy Industrial Research Chair in Atmospheric Remote Sounding, York University
18 April 2013
Implications of Climate Change for Canada's Water J. P. (Jim) Bruce Former ADM, Atmospheric Environment Service and a member of Forum for Leadership on Water (FLOW)
21 March 2013 Re-engineering the Weather Warning and Service Delivery System Joanne St-Coeur Meteorological Service of Canada
5 February 2013
Oceans and Climate Change Denis Gilbert
CMOS Tour
Speaker

Maurice-Lamontagne Institute, Mont-Joli QC


12 December 2012 Climate Change and Marine Infrastructure at Small Craft Harbours Donna Jean Kilpatrick Director of Harbours, Operations and Engineering, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
20 November 2012
Three Oceans Around Canada: Roles of the Interconnected Arctic and Subarctic Oceans in Global Change Eddy Carmack
Senior scientist at the Institute of Ocean Sciences, Sidney, BC. SCOR (Scientific Committee for Oceanic Research) Tour Speaker
18 October 2012
Ice Loads on Hydro-Electric Dams George Comfort BMT Fleet Technology Ltd.


20 September 2012
Sea Ice Characteristics in Relation to the Search for the Lost Franklin Vessels Tom Zagon
Environment Canada
2011/12      
17 May 2012
Where's the rain? A talk on the connection between tropical cyclones in the North Pacific and drought in Western Canada Eyad Atallah
CMOS Tour Speaker

Research Associate and Adjunct Professor, University of McGill


19 April 2012
The Arctic Ocean: International Drivers and Canada's Role Renée Sauvé

Department of Fisheries and Oceans

16 FEBRUARY 2012 Gazing into a Crystal Ball: Climate Change and Health in Canada's Future Mark W. Rosenberg Professor of Geography, and of Community Health and Epidemiology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario


JANUARY 19, 2012 Rapid Climate Change in the Arctic and Global Implications
Paul Beckwith Part-time Professor, Graduate student (Ph. D. program), Teaching & Research Assistant, University of Ottawa
DECEMBER 15,  2011
Experiences as the CMOS-sponsored Canadian participant in Project Atmosphere 2011 Ann Jackson
Teacher with the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario
OCTOBER 20, 2011 Recent ice shelf calving along Canada's northernmost coast Derek Mueller Assistant Professor Dept. of Geography & Environmental Studies, Carleton University
SEPTEMBER 22, 2011 WMO Presidency; How, Why and What Now? Bruce Angle Senior Advisor, International Affairs, Meteorological Service of Canada
2010/11      
MAY 18, 2011 Thermal State of Permafrost - Results from a Canadian IPY Project Sharon Smith Geological Survey of Canada, Natural Resources Canada
APRIL 21, 2011 Oceanographic Insights from the End of the Ice Age Eric Galbraith Assistant professor, McGill University 
MARCH 24, 2011 Non omnino clausa maris: Canada's Arctic Sovereignty in the 21st Century Jeffrey J. Smith Barrister and international legal counsel to the Government-in-exile of Western Sahara 
FEBRUARY 11, 2011 Climate Change and the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions: Blending Science, Social Science, Politics and Opportunity Tom Pedersen
CMOS Tour Speaker
Executive Director, Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions, University of Victoria
DECEMBER 14, 2010 An Arctic update: the impacts of ice pack decline on Arctic marine ecosystems Louis Fortier ArcticNet, Université Laval
NOVEMBER 24, 2010 The many applications of today's operational Numerical Weather Prediction system  Richard Hogue Directeur, Division Operations des Previsions Nationales, Canadian Meteorological Centre, Meteorological Service of Canada, Environment Canada 
OCTOBER 28, 2010 Oceans - To fertilize or not to fertilize…that is the question !! Paul Lyon Senior Science Advisor Ocean and Climate Science, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
SEPTEMBER 14, 2010 The State of Meteorological Services in Canada David Grimes Assistant Deputy Minister, Meteorological Service of Canada
2009/10      
APRIL 15, 2010 Climate Change: Three Strikes Against John Stone Adjunct Research Professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University 
MARCH 11, 2010 Our PEARL Near the Pole: Atmospheric Research at 80N Jim Drummond
CMOS Tour Speaker
Atmospheric physicist at Dalhousie University and Professor Emeritus in the Department
of Physics at the University of Toronto. 
FEBRUARY 18, 2010 Polar View - Earth Observation for Polar Monitoring  Paul Adlakha Director of Marketing, C-Core Engineering, St. John's NL
JANUARY 21, 2010 Canadian Disasters - Due to Weather or Climate? Robert Jones Retired meteorologist and CMOS Webmaster
DECEMBER 10, 2009 Health Impacts of Weather Denis Bourque Service Improvement - Health Products / Améliorations des services - produits santé; Meteorological Service of Canada / Service météorologique du Canada
NOVEMBER 5, 2009 Climate Change and Human Security Mike Brklacich Professor and Chair, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University
OCTOBER 8, 2009 Inspiring “Generation G” from Pole to Pole Geoff Green Adventurer, social entrepreneur, environmental educator; and Founder, Executive Director and Expedition Leader - Students on Ice
SEPTEMBER 17, 2009 Operational Arctic Oceanography Marty Taillefer
Ann McMillan
DFO Senior Science Advisor
DFO Special Advisor 
2008/09      
MAY 14, 2009 Military Weather Services Transformation Overview Martha Anderson
Mario Ouellet
Director Meteorology and Oceanography, Department of National Defence &
Chief Meteorological Operations, Aviation and Defence Services, Environment Canada
APRIL 22, 2009 Hydrothermal Vent Ecosystems of Pacific Ocean Volcanic Arcs - Mariana and South Tonga Kim Juniper, SCOR Tour Speaker University of Victoria
MARCH 18, 2009 Recent Disintegration of Arctic Ice Shelves Luke Copland Department of Geography, University of Ottawa
FEBRUARY 18, 2009 Holocene (last 10,000 years) Climate Variability Konrad Gajewski Professor, Laboratory for Paleoclimatology and Climatology, University of Ottawa
JANUARY 27, 2009 Climate Change: a Collision of Science, Politics, Economics and Ethics Kenneth Denman ,
CMOS Tour Speaker
Fisheries and Oceans Canada & EC Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis
DECEMBER 3, 2008 Canadian Coast Guard Fleet Renewal Bill Andrews
Tim Fleming
Canadian Coast Guard
NOVEMBER 5, 2008 Climate Change in Canada - How Will We Adapt? Don Lemmen Science Manager in the Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Directorate, Natural Resources Canada.
OCTOBER 6, 2008 Ocean Abyssal Mixing and the Meridional Overturning Cell Professor Eric Kunze SEOS and Physics-Astronomy, University of Victoria
2007/08      
MAY 14, 2008 The Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) Dave Henderson
Dave Stieb
Air Quality Policy and Program Officer, Environment Canada (MSC) & 
Medical Epidemiologist, Health Canada
MARCH 13, 2008 Arctic Weather Ed Hudson ,
CMOS Tour Speaker

FEBRUARY 21, 2008 Environmental prediction: Empowering Canadians to manage their future Mark Cantwell Environmental Prediction Secretariat, Environment Canada
JANUARY 30, 2008 GEO, GEOSS, and the Canadian Group on Earth Observations Michael Manore Director, Canadian Group on Earth Observations Secretariat
DECEMBER 11, 2007 The Canadian IPY - Issues and Approaches: A view from Western Canada Robie Macdonald Research Scientist with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada
NOVEMBER 22, 2007 The IPCC Fourth Assessment Report - "A Personal Synthesis" John Stone Adjunct Research Professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University
OCTOBER 11, 2007 Update on Environment Canada's Meteorological Service of Canada David Grimes ADM MSC
SEPTEMBER 26, 2007 Strange Water Colours Mapped by the MEdium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) Dr. Jim Gower Institute of Ocean Sciences, Sidney B. C.
2006/07      
MAY 16, 2007 Is the Economics of Climate Change Any Less Uncertain than its Physical Science? Philippe Crabbé Professor Emeritus, Institute of the Environment, University of Ottawa
APRIL 5, 2007 The Fourth IPCC Assessment Report on Climate Change (AR4): Key New Findings and Key Science Issues Ken Denman Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis University of Victoria
FEBRUARY 15, 2007 Waiting for Rain: The Science of Drought Ron Stewart Professor, Department of Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences, McGill University, Montreal
JANUARY 18, 2007 Making Weather Connections: From Science to Common Sense and Public Lethargy to Activism Dr. Barry Wellar Media Program Director, Canadian Association of Geographers
DECEMBER 14, 2006 Their experiences aboard CCGS Amundsen as part of the Schools on Board programme Samantha Kuszel
Janet Nadeau
Student, Brookfield HS & Teacher, Gloucester HS
NOVEMBER 21, 2006 Ocean Forecasts for Canadians: Improving safety at sea through prediction of ocean behaviour Fraser Davidson,
CMOS Tour Speaker
Research Scientist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, North Atlantic Fisheries Centre, St. John's Newfoundland
NOVEMBER 8, 2006 Climate Change and the Mackenzie Gas Project Dr. Chris Burn Geography and Environmental Studies of Carleton U
OCTOBER 2, 2006 Winds of Change: Evolution of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) from the Last Ice Age to Today Dr. Andrew Bush
CNC/SCOR lecture tour
Professor, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta 
2005/06      
MAY 17, 2006 Weather through the Eyes of Canadian Artists Featuring Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven Phil Chadwick, 
CMOS Tour Speaker
Meteorologist (MSC) and Artist
APRIL 26, 2006 Climate Sensitivity and Change, Mississippi Basin, Ontario Paul Egginton Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists
MARCH 23, 2006 Measuring and modelling glacier response to climate change Shawn Marshall University of Calgary (currently at GEOTOP-UQAM-McGill, Montreal)
MARCH 7, 2006 Polar View Desmond Power Director Remote Sensing, for C-CORE, St. John's Newfoundland
JANUARY 19, 2006 The Global Climate Change Go Forward Plan: After Kyoto, What? Chris Henderson  CEO Delphi Consultants
DECEMBER 14, 2005 Tsunamis 101 Douglas Bancroft Director, Oceanography and Climate Science, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
NOVEMBER 15, 2005 The Fluxnet-Canada Story: Role of Canada's Ecosystem-Atmosphere Flux Network in the Development of an Integrated Terrestrial Carbon Observation System Hank Margolis Program Leader, Fluxnet-Canada Research Network (FCRN), Laval University
OCTOBER 20, 2005 How do we forecast the ocean state on the East Coast of Canada? Fraser Davidson Fisheries and Oceans Canada, St. John’s NL
SEPTEMBER 20, 2005 Everybody complains about the weather . . . but can we really do anything about it? The facts and fictions of climate warming Ian Clark Professor Isotope Hydrology and Paleoclimatology, University of Ottawa 
2004/05      
MAY 10, 2005 Aviation Weather Services -Training and Opportunities in the North Cameron Mason Director, ATS Services Limited
APRIL 20, 2005 Testing the Iron-DMS-Climate Connection in the Subarctic Pacific Dr. Maurice Levasseur, CMOS Tour Speaker Laval University
MARCH 16, 2005 Real-Time Air Quality Modelling In Support Of The ICARTT 2004 Campaign Veronique Bouchet MSC ( ICARTT)
FEBRUARY 16, 2005 Evaporation and the Challenges of Oil-Sands Reclamation Sean K. Carey Department of Geography and Environmental Studies Carleton
University
JANUARY 13, 2005 Sustainable Energy for Canadian Homeowners William Kemp  Author and consulting electronics/software designer
DECEMBER 9, 2004 So What's Really Happening to the Arctic Sea Ice?  John Falkingham Chief of Forecast Operations, Canadian Ice Service, Environment Canada
NOVEMBER 9, 2004 Regional Science Partnerships: a network of national labs Jim Abraham A/Director General Services Clients and Partners Directorate, Meteorological Service of Canada
OCTOBER 20, 2004 21st Century Earth Observations for a Safe, Healthy and Prosperous Canada Bruce Angle Senior Advisor, International Affairs – Meteorological Service 
of Canada, Environment Canada
SEPTEMBER 16, 2004 Anatomy of a Killer (Alga Heterosigma) Edward Black, Ph. D. Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada
 

2003/04

     
MAY 6, 2004 News: How journalists define it, why you should know what it is, and how you can deliver the science news journalists need Sarah Staples Senior National Writer for CanWest News Service (formerly of the Ottawa Citizen)
APRIL 14, 2004 Coupled wildfire-atmosphere modelling Dr. Mary Ann Jenkins, 
CMOS Tour Speaker
Associate Professor in the 
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, York University, Toronto as well as Adjunct Associate Professor with the Department of Meteorology, University of Utah.
MARCH 17, 2004 Life on Board Canada's New Research Icebreaker, the CCGS Amundsen, in the Western Arctic Ken Asmus Science Program Technologist, Canadian Ice Service
FEBRUARY 17, 2004 International Polar Year 2007/8 - A Canadian Arctic Marine Science Opportunity Marty Bergmann Director, Arctic Science Program Development, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
JANUARY 15, 2004 Operational Oceanography: What's taking so long? Bob Keeley Chief, Software Development, Marine Environmental Data Service, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
DECEMBER 11, 2003 Canadian Weather through the Eyes of Canadian Artists - Featuring Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven  Phil Chadwick Meteorological Service of Canada 
NOVEMBER 18, 2003 The Future of Weather Offices Martha McCulloch Director, National  Prediction Programs, Meteorological Service of Canada 
OCTOBER 22, 2003 Glacier Activity in Canada  Michael (Mike) N. Demuth Research Scientist, Geological Survey of Canada Terrain Sciences Division - Glaciology 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2003 Space Weather  Dr. John Walker Retired research scientist (formerly with Natural Resources Canada) 

2002/03

     
APRIL 16, 2003 A new wind compass to help finding green energy Robert Benoit Wind Energy (WEST) 
Project
MARCH 18, 2003 Challenges of Global Ocean Observations Geoffrey L. Holland, CMOS Tour Speaker Ocean Ambassador for Canada
FEBRUARY 11, 2003 Hazard of Wake Vortex Encounters in Crosswind Shear Dr. Miroslav (Mirek) Mokry Institute for Aerospace Research, National Research Council
JANUARY 15, 2003 Operational Oceanography: The Art of Submarine Hunting Martin L. Taillefer Systems Engineer with General Dynamics Canada
DECEMBER 12, 2002 Why Weather Matters to Canadians Gordon McBean Professor and Research Chair in Policy, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction
NOVEMBER 21, 2002 Climate Changes and Boundary Waters Jim Bruce International Institute for Sustainable Development
OCTOBER 30, 2002 JCOMM: Meteorologists and Oceanographers Working Together Dr. Savi Narayanan Marine Environmental Data Service (MEDS)
OCTOBER 3, 2002 Principal Outcomes Arising from the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) John H. Neate Strategies for Change

2001/02

     
MAY 28, 2002 Buoys on Ice in the Arctic Basin Ed Hudson Prairie Aviation and Arctic Weather Centre
APRIL 17, 2002 Things Aeolian: Blowing Snow, Sand and Spray Peter A. Taylor Department of Earth & Atmospheric Science, York University
MARCH 13, 2002 Application of Spaceborne Remotely Sensed Data in Support of Natural Disasters T. J. Pultz Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
FEBRUARY 14, 2002 Weather and your Health: Fact or Fiction? Denis A. Bourque Co-Founder Canadian Medical Meteorology Network
JANUARY 16, 2002 New National Wind Chill Program Sharon Jeffers Meteorological Service of Canada
DECEMBER 6, 2001 Confessions from a Weather Weenie David Phillips Meteorological Service of Canada
NOVEMBER 13, 2001 So the Climate is Changing - What's New? John Stone Meteorological Service of Canada
OCTOBER 17, 2001 Ocean waves and microwaves, or, what can we learn about the sea surface from marine radar imagery? Joseph R. Buckley Centre for Space Research Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston
SEPTEMBER 19, 2001 Meteorology under the Spotlight Ron Bianchi The Weather Network

2000/01

     
MAY 16, 2001 Non traditional applications of meteorological modelling: nuclear accidents, volcanic ash and aviation safety and the verification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Michel Jean, (CMOS Tour Speaker) Environment Canada/Canadian Meteorological Centre
APRIL 11, 2001 Launching the Argo Armada Dr. Howard J. Freeland, CMOS Tour Speaker -2001 Institute of Ocean Sciences DFO/Science, Pacific Region
MARCH 7, 2001 OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY Doug Bancroft Senior Scientific Advisor, Oceans Science and Climate Branch, DFO
FEBRUARY 14, 2001 Dalhousie Coastal Ocean Prediction System in Support of Search and Rescue Josko Bobanovik & Mike Voigt Dalhousie Oceanography & Canadian Coast Guard
JANUARY 11, 2001 The Meteorological Service of Canada in the 21st Century Marc Denis Everell Assistant Deputy Minister, Meteorological Service of Canada, Environment Canada
DECEMBER 12, 2000 Charting A Course into the New Millennium Mr. John Adams Commissioner Canadian Coast Guard (CCG)
NOVEMBER 15, 2000 Is Snow Cover Changing in Canada? Ross D. Brown Climate Processes and Earth Observation Division Meteorological Service of Canada
OCTOBER 5, 2000 Acoustical Oceanography and Fisheries Ecology Denis D'Amours Senior Advisor at DFO's HQ in Ottawa
SEPTEMBER 21, 2000 The Arctic Landfast Ice Advisory and Warning System Preventing People from Floating Away.... Dr. Roger De Abreu Canadian Ice Service

1999/00

     
MAY 10, 2000 Climate Change: The Warm Arctic Summer of 1998 in a Long Term Context Dr. Bea Alt Glacier Climatology, Balanced Environments Associates
APRIL 12, 2000 Personal Reflections on the Dogma of Government S&T Bad – Any other S&T Good Mr. Wayne Richardson Director Operations Office, Climate Change Technology Early Action Measures, Natural Resources Canada
MARCH 8, 2000 The United Nations: Personal Reflections Ms. Elizabeth Dowdeswell Former Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme and Under Secretary General of the United Nations
FEBRUARY 9, 2000 Fog and fog collection: exploring this hidden water resource Dr. Robert S. Schemenauer, CMOS Tour Speaker Emeritus Research Scientist, Cloud Physics Research Division, Meteorological Service of Canada
JANUARY 12, 2000 The Alliance Icing Research Study (AIRS) George A. Isaac Cloud Physics Research Division, Meteorological Service of Canada
DECEMBER 20, 1999 The Commercialized Aviation Weather Service Program John Foottit Manager, Aviation Weather Services, Nav Canada
NOVEMBER 18, 1999 Responses Of Pelagic Marine Ecosystems To Climate Change - Can We Predict Them? Dr. Ken Denman Institute of Ocean Sciences, DFO
OCTOBER 21, 1999 Particulate Matter, Ground Level Ozone and Health Ann McMillan & Barry Jessiman Environment Canada & Health Canada

1998/99

     
MAY 19, 1999 Wiggins: Ottawa's Weird and Wacky Weatherman Dr. John D. Reid Scientist Emeritus, Environment Canada
MARCH 17, 1999 Science and Policy when the Heat is Rising: The Case of Global Climate Change Negotiations and Domestic Implementation Doug Russell & Glen Toner President, Global Change Strategies International Inc & Professor, School of Public Administration, Carleton University
MARCH 5, 1999 The Cryosphere and Climate Change Dr. Gregory M. Flato, CMOS Tour Speaker Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis, Atmospheric Environment Service, University of Victoria
FEBRUARY 10, 1999 The North Water Polynya Study Dr. David G. Barber Professor of Geography, University of Manitoba
JANUARY 20, 1999 Snow and Ice Control  Mohamed Alkoka, P. Eng. Environment and Transportation Department, Region of Ottawa-Carleton
DECEMBER 16, 1998 Canada's Strategy to Reduce CO2 Emissions as Agreed at Kyoto Mr. David Oulton Head, Climate Change Secretariat
NOVEMBER 12, 1998 RADARSAT SAR Images of Atmospheric Phenomena over the Ocean Dr. Paris Vachon Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
OCTOBER 13, 1998 A Vision for Global and Mesoscale Weather and Climate Forecasting in 2025 Dr. Richard A. Anthes President, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Boulder Colorado
SEPTEMBER 23, 1998 International Year of the Ocean Caroline Bookless Project Leader, International Year of the Ocean (IYO) Secretariat (Canada)

1997/98

     
MAY, 1998 The Atmospheric Environment Program Alternative Delivery Study Dr. Gordon McBean ADM Atmospheric Environment Program
APRIL, 1998 The interMET Project: Using the Internet to Improve the Teaching of Meteorology to Quebec High School Students Nathalie Gauthier, CMOS Tour Speaker Société Cyberscol Inc., Sherbrooke
MARCH, 1998 Ice Storm 1998 Stan Siok & Dr. George Isaac Forecaster, Ottawa Regional Centre, Environment Canada & Cloud Physics Research Branch, AES Downsview
FEBRUARY, 1998 Monthly and Seasonal Forecasting at CMC Louis Lefaivre Chief Numerical Weather Prediction Division, CMC, Dorval
JANUARY, 1998 Turning Science into Policy: The Case of the Ozone Layer John Reid Atmospheric Environment Service, Ottawa
DECEMBER, 1997 Media Weathercasting Ian Black Chief Weather Anchor, CBC Ottawa
NOVEMBER, 1997 SHEBA and JOIS Programs Martin Bergmann DFO Central & Arctic Region
OCTOBER, 1997 El Nino and Its Prediction by Neural Network Methods Prof. William Hsieh, CMOS Tour Speaker UBC
SEPTEMBER, 1997 Update on Canada's New Oceans Act and its Implementation and Consequences for Marine Conservation Camille Mageau Director of Marine Ecosystem Conservation, DFO

1996/97

     
MAY, 1997 Meteorological Support to Queen's University Team in the 1996 World Solar Car Race Challenge in Australia Phil Chadwick AES Ontario Region
APRIL, 1997 Irving Whale Recovery Project Dr. Merv Fingas Environment Canada Emergency Science Division
MARCH, 1997 Provision of Aviation Weather Services to NAV Canada Ken Macdonald AES
FEBRUARY, 1997 International Agrometeorological Data and Data Management Requirements Dr. Henry Hayhoe Agriculture Canada
JANUARY, 1997 Operational Use of RADARSAT in the Canadian Ice Service Bruce Ramsay Ice Centre
DECEMBER, 1996 Winter Road Weather Service in Ottawa Paul Delannoy Ottawa Regional Weather Centre
NOVEMBER, 1996 Ocean and Fisheries Information from RADARSAT Howard Edel DFO
OCTOBER, 1996 Multi-agency and National Monitoring of Global Change Using Cryospheric Systems Dr. Barry Goodison AES
SEPTEMBER, 1996 Electronic Database of Canada's Environment Indicators Dr. Tom Brydges CCIW Burlington

1995/96

     
MAY, 1996 Electronic "Infobase" of Canada's Environment Indicators Available on CDRom and via the Internet Dr. Ian Rutherford EC State of the Environment Directorate
APRIL, 1996 How to Establish a Small Scientific Consulting Business Dr. Ambury Stuart, CMOS Tour Speaker Consultant
MARCH, 1996 Update on Jim Bruce's 1995 Talk on Natural Disasters as Linked to Climate Change Mike Hewson AES Policy and International Affairs
FEBRUARY, 1996 Oceanic Climate Variability as a Possible Explanation for the Disappearance of the Atlantic Cod Dr. Allyn Clarke Fisheries and Oceans Canada
JANUARY, 1996 Recent News on the Science and Monitoring of Stratospheric Ozone Dr. Jim Kerr AES Climate and Atmospheric Research Directorate
DECEMBER 12, 1995 The Work of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Geoff Holland DFO Special Advisor on Oceanography & Chair of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
NOVEMBER, 1995 Weather and Health Denis Bourque AES
OCTOBER 18, 1995 Human Interference with Global Climates by Greenhouse Gas Emissions Henry Hengeveld AES Downsview
SEPTEMBER, 1995 Experiences on Summer 1994 Arctic Ocean Crossing by Icebreakers CCGS "Louis St. Laurent" and USCGS "Polar Star" Eddy Carmack IOS

1994/95

     
MAY, 1995 Dramatic Changes Affecting Canada's Weather Services and an Overview for the Future Gordon McBean ADM, AES
APRIL, 1995 RADARSAT and its Potential Use in Observing Ice Cover from Space Joe McNally Canadian Space Agency
MARCH, 1995 The North Atlantic Oscillation Versus the Cold Fresh Fishless Labrador Sea John Lazier, CMOS Tour Speaker Bedford Institute of Oceanography
FEBRUARY, 1995 Mid-term Update on the Mackenzie Basin Impact Study Stewart J. Cohen AES Environmental Adaptation and Research Group
JANUARY, 1995 Natural Disasters and Climate Change James P. Bruce Chair, IDNDR
NOVEMBER, 1994 The August 1994 Tornado Outbreak in Aylmer, Québec Mario Gaudette AES, St-Laurent QC


1993/94

     
MAY, 1994 Wendy Sacton Branson RadarSAT International  Commercial Oppertunities for Canada through RADARSAT
APRIL, 1994 Gordon McBean AES ADM Reducing the Uncertainty on the Atmosphere
MARCH, 1994 Andrew Staniforth AES Dorval  Numerical Forecasting of the Atmosphere
FEBRUARY, 1994 Hans Teunissen AES Downsview Earth Observations from Space - International Prespectives
DECEMBER, 1993 Geoff Strong AES Evapotranspiration and Its Role in Convective Cloud Processes
NOVEMBER, 1993 J.-P Robert Director TOGA/WOCE Subsurface Data Centre ORSTOM International Activities
OCTOBER, 1993 Denis Bourque AES Weather and Health: Fact or Fiction?
SEPTEMBER, 1993 Bob Jones AES Canadian Disasters: An Historical Survey


1992/93

     
MAY, 1993 Rys Phillips, Annual Dinner Meeting Architect Architecture of Place
MARCH, 1993 Jim Gower Institute of Ocean Sciences Tour Speaker Satellite Images: Where are we after 20 years?
FEBRUARY, 1993 Rene Ramseier AES Ice Research Navigation and Remote Sensing in Non-Canadian Waters
JANUARY, 1993 Tom Fox International Civil Aviation Organization Volcanic Ash as a Hazard to Aviation
DECEMBER, 1992 Tom Brydges AES Research Stratospheric Ozone - Present and Future Trends
OCTOBER, 1992 Jim Beckett   Effect of Climate on the Northern Cod Fishery
SEPTEMBER, 1992 Doug Russell AES Policy Framework Convention on Climate Change


1991/92

     
APRIL, 1992 R. Simard   Global Change Encyclopedia
MARCH, 1992 J.-P Blanchet   Physically-Based Climate Models
JANUARY, 1992 Ken Croasdale Esso Resources  Ice Structure
NOVEMBER, 1991 Elizabeth Dowdeswell  ADM, AES The Environment - New Directions
OCTOBER, 1991 Peter Zwack UQAM  Applications of Artificial Intelligence to Weather Forecasting
SEPTEMBER, 1991 Lynne McNutt CCRS ERS-1: The Lastest Earth Observation Satellite


1990/91

     
APRIL, 1991 A. de Hoog   International Environement Policy
MARCH, 1991 M. El-Sabh, CMOS Tour Speaker  UQAR (Rimouski) International Decade for the Natural Disaster Reduction: A Challenge for Canadian Meteorologists and Oceanographers
FEBRUARY, 1991 R. Englehardt COGLA Exxon-Valdez Revisited
NOVEMBER 27, 1990 Wayne Lumsden CFWS METOC  Meteorological and Oceanographical Programs at METOC
OCTOBER 24, 1990 Tom Brydges AES Acid Rain - Status of Action
SEPTEMBER 19, 1990  Jim Elliot DFO World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE)


1989/90

     
APRIL 18, 1990 Bob Schemenauer AES Fog as a Desert Water Supply
MARCH 28, 1990  David Willis NRC Engineering Response to Changes in Water Levels due to Global Warming
FEBRUARY 28, 1990 David Phillips AES Canadian Weather Legends: Facts, Fallacies and Fables
JANUARY 31, 1990 Jim Bruce WMO Advisor WMO and the Global Atmosphere
NOVEMBER 29, 1989 Josef  Cihlar CCRS Satellites and Global Change
OCTOBER 24, 1989 Jim McCulloch Consultant Meteorological Service in Developing Countries


1988/89

     
MAY 24, 1989 Chris Holloway Adventurer  
APRIL 19, 1989 Dennis Stosel AES Transpolar Travelogue
MARCH 15, 1989 Lee Carson MDA IDIAS A new system for the AES Ice Centre
JANUARY 26, 1989 Trevor Platt DFO Marine Plant life and Global Climate Change
DECEMBER 7, 1988 Bryan Cook EMR Federal Energy R&D Program
NOVEMBER 16, 1988 Henry Hengeveld AES Climate Change Revisited
OCTOBER 12, 1988 Simon Skey MacLaren Plansearch WeatherNow


1987/88

     
MAY 11, 1988 A.E. Collin, Annual Ottawa Centre Dinner Coopers and Lybrand Consulting  
APRIL 13, 1988 Langley Muir Canada Oil and Gas Land Administration Metocean Input to Offshore Engineering
MARCH 17, 1988 H.A.C. Jones DFO Data Rich - Information Pool
FEBRUARY 17, 1988 Lawrence A. Mysak, CMOS Tour Speaker McGill University Large Scale Air/Ice/Sea Interactions in the Arctic
DECEMBER 9, 1987 J.J. Clarke CJOH TV On Being a Television Weathercaster
NOVEMBER 12, 1987 Wayne Evans AES The Ozone Layer and the Polar Ozone Holes
OCTOBER 21, 1987 LCol Murray MacDonald DND The Defence White Paper - Impact on Future Environmental Services
SEPTEMBER 16, 1987 Lynne McNutt CCRS RadarSAT - EMR Remote Sensing of Ice - A Look to the Future


1986/87

 

   
APRIL 15, 1987 J.J. Clarke, Annual Ottawa Centre Dinner CJOH TV  
MARCH 17, 1987 David Farmer, CMOS Tour Speaker IOS Sounds Interesting
FEBRUARY 18, 1987 Mac Evans MOSST The Canadian Space Program: Where do we go from here?
JANUARY 14, 1987 Bruce Pratte NRC The Role of NRC Hydraulics Laboratory in Coastal and Offshore Engineering Research
DECEMBER 10, 1986 Howard Ferguson ADM AES AES - Present Trends and Future Milestones
NOVEMBER 12, 1986 Peter MacKinnon MOSST Artificial Intelligience: A new frontier in Computing
OCTOBER 22, 1986 Bob Andrews AECL Chernobyl and Nuclear Safety
SEPTEMBER 10, 1986 Geoff Holland DFO Ocean Science The Progress towards Viable Ocean Services


1985/86

     
MAY 14, 1986 Roberta Bondar  Astronaut Canadian View from Space
MARCH 5, 1986 Noel Boston   TOGA - The Tropical Ocean/Global Atmosphere program
FEBRUARY 19, 1986 Nelson Freeman CCRS RadarSAT Ocean Satellite Data Opportunities for Canada
JANUARY 28, 1986 Ron Portelli, CMOS Tour Speaker Concord Scientific Atmospheric Sciences in the Private Sector
DECEMBER 10, 1985 Amir Shabbar AES AES Experimental Monthly and Seasonal Outlooks
NOVEMBER 20, 1985 Ron Wilson DFO Marine Environmental Data System MEDS
OCTOBER 2, 1985 John Falkingham AES Icebergs and the AES Expanded Ice Information Service Program


1984/85

     
MAY 23, 1985 Jim Bruce ADM, AES Visit to China, Japan and Hong Kong
APRIL 10, 1985 Glen Stewart   Oceanographic and Meteorological Contribution to Safety at Sea
MARCH 20, 1985 Major Barry Morris DND Millitary Use of Meteorology and Oceanography
FEBRUARY 27, 1985  Ken Sato DFO Meteorological and Oceanographic Application to Canadian Offshore Drilling - Offshore Environmental Program and Related Research Activities
JANUARY 22, 1985 W.L. Godson AES Atmospheric Aspects of Nuclear Winter
DECEMBER 12, 1984 Alan Dalgliesh   Predicting Snow and Wind Loads for Building Design
NOVEMBER 14, 1984 P.H. Kourtz   Decision Making for Centralized Forest Fire Management
OCTOBER 24, 1984 Andrew Bootsma   Applications of Climate and Weather Data to Agricultural Problems
SEPTEMBER 26, 1984 John Readshaw   A Review of Requirements for Wind-Generated Wave Data in Light of the Ocean Ranger Disaster


1983/84

     
MAY 10, 1984 Morley K. Thomas AES Ottawa, the Home That Never Was - Why has the Head Office of the Weather Service Never Been Located in the National Capital
MARCH 21, 1984 Greg Sherman   The Effects of Climate on Human Health and Activity
FEBRUARY 9, 1984 Jack Royle   The Livable Winter City Society
JANUARY 12, 1984 Roy Koerner   Climate Change as Inferred From Examination of Ice Cores
NOVEMBER 24, 1983 Hans Weber   Ice Station CESAR
OCTOBER 26, 1983 R. Peters   Review of Iceberg Problems in the Canadian Offshore
SEPTEMBER 21, 1983 Henry Hengeveld AES Update on CO2 and Climate Change


1982/83

     
JUNE 8, 1983 Ray Desjardins   CO2 and Agriculture
APRIL  20, 1983 David Phillips AES Canada's Climate
MARCH 16, 1983 R.A. O'Neil CCRS Sensor Development and Oceanographic Applications of Remote Sensing
FEBRUARY 16, 1983 Hans Martin AES Acid Rain
JANUARY 19, 1983 Réne Ramseier, CMOS Tour Speaker AES Microwave Satellite Data Applications to Ice and Oceans: From Research to Operations
NOVEMBER 26, 1982 Bill Hansen   The Gulf Stream
OCTOBER 20, 1982  Michael Smith   Permafrost Sensitivity to Climate Change
SEPTEMBER 22, 1982 Richard Asselin DND / DMetOc Oceanography and the Canadian Forces Weather Service


1981/82

     
MAY 6, 1982 Bill Appleby AES The Physical and Environmental Monitoring Programme in the Canadian Offshore
MARCH 30, 1982 Phil Tilney   Weather Lore
FEBRUARY 24, 1982 Peter Taylor   Wind Power in Canada - Some Meteorological Aspects
JANUARY 27, 1982 George D. Hobson   Impact of Mega Projects on the North
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