OLD GROWTH CONSERVANCY SOCIETY
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2020
West Vancouver Seniors’ Centre (Marine Room)
695 – 21st Street, West Vancouver
(NW corner of Marine Drive & 21st St)
Social Hour 6:00 p.m. – Pizza and snacks provided
Meeting 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
AGENDA:
Approval of Agenda
Adoption of Minutes of February 20, 2019 AGM
Directors’ and Treasurer’s Reports
Election of Directors
Presentation by Dr. John Innes – Dean, Faculty of Forestry, UBC
“The Management of Old Growth: Challenges and Opportunities”
Adjournment
Dr. John Innes is Dean of the Faculty of Forestry at the University of British Columbia and a resident of West Vancouver. He came to British Columbia in 1999, having previously worked in the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research. He is actively involved with climate change research, particularly its effects on forest ecosystems. In 2007, he was part of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) team that shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore.
Dr. Innes teaches in the field of international and sustainable forestry. Under his leadership, the Faculty has taken significant steps toward broadening the curricula and academic content to reflect changing realities in the forest and conservation sectors.