Past Events

The Improvisation, Community, and Social Practice (ICASP) project and the College of Management and Economics are proud co-sponsors of the upcoming 2011 ICASP Symposium. The symposium is scheduled for Friday, December 2, 2011 at the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre (MSAC). University of Guelph, under the theme " Making the Changes: Ethics and the Improvising Business ". The symposium will run from 1:00pm - 6:00pm on the second floor of MAC followed by a musical performance in the main gallery from 8:00pm - 10:00pm. All events are free and open to the public.

Jean Guillaume Forand from the University of Waterloo will discuss "Keeping Your Options Open". His research field is Political Economy.

Earlier this year, discussions were raised by the Dean’s Council regarding the issue of accreditation. The Council decided to explore the possibility of CME becoming an accredited school. A CME-wide steering committee was formed with a mandate of submitting a report to the Dean’s Council by December 2011 on what accreditation of our College would mean for our faculty, our staff, our students (both undergraduate and graduate), and the broader CME community.

Marcel-Cristian Voia from Carleton University will discuss "The Environmental Kuznets Curve: Tipping Points and Uncertainty".

Ray Rees from the University of Munich will discuss "Approaches to Inequality Measurement Within and Between Households".

Ross Hickey from the University of British Columbia, Okanagan, will discuss "Connections or Human Capital: What Matters When Lobbying the Government of Canada?".

Ross Hickey from the University of British Columbia, Okanagan, will discuss "Connections or Human Capital: What Matters When Lobbying the Government of Canada?".

Andrew Ching from the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, will present "The Effects of Publicity on Demand: The Case of Statins".