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MEOPAR’s March 2023 CoP Symposium:

Why does Canada need CoPs? 
MEOPAR supports Communities of Practice (CoPs) across multiple disciplines which help mobilize knowledge, enrich research, and encourage collaboration between academics, practitioners, policymakers and community groups. They operate independently as grass roots initiatives that also offer MEOPAR researchers the opportunity to stay informed about new developments and information gaps. 

MEOPAR CoP Symposium

Tuesday, March 7 from 2-4PM AT 

MEOPAR’s second Community of Practice (CoP) Symposium on March 7, 2023 brought together established and emerging CoPs to exchange lessons learned and their recent successes. The discussion was also oriented on why Canada needs CoPs moving forward. The symposium included short presentations from participating MEOPAR supported CoPs and allowed for time for questions and open discussion at the end. All individuals and groups with interest on communities of practice were encouraged to join, learn and contribute their experience as well. The symposium had approximately 50 participants from various stakeholder groups, with strong engagement throughout the event, which was a huge success.

Learn about the key takeaways in the debrief report here.

Watch the recording here.

Participating CoPs: 

  1. Canadian Coastal Resilience Forum (CCRF): Shaieree Cottar, PhD Candidate, Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo & Coordinator for the Canadian Coastal Resilience Forum 
  2. Canadian Marine Shipping Risk Forum (CMSRF): Meghan Mathieson, Director of Strategy & Innovation at Clear Seas Centre for Responsible Marine Shipping 
  3. Canadian Ocean Mapping Research and Education Network (COMREN): Ian Church, Associate Professor, Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering, University of New Brunswick   
  4. Coastal and Ocean Risk Communication (CORC): Cindy Marven, Coordinator, Coast and Ocean Risk Communication (CORC) Community of Practice 
  5. Network on Coastal, Oceans and Lake Optics Remote Sensing (NetCOLOR): Emmanuel Devred, Research Scientist, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Fisheries and Oceans Canada  
  6. Ocean Acidification (OA): Austin Pugh, Research Associate, University of Calgary  
  7. Ocean Gliders Canada (OGC): Richard Davis, Professional Staff, Dalhousie University   

Hosted and facilitated by: Rodrigo Menafra, MEOPAR’s Managing Director