In 2014, the Miistakis Institute hosted a Citizen Science Conference, exploring this diverse field with sessions on program design, evaluation, policy implications, technology and applications in parks and protected areas. This links to the website that chronicled that event.
Fred Wrona
Opening Remarks
Speaker Bio: Dr. Fred Wrona is the Chief Scientist for the Government of Alberta, Department of Environment and Parks and the Assistant Deputy Minister for the Environmental Monitoring and Sciences Division. He also continues to have active research programs through his various faculty/research positions in Universities both in Canada and Europe. He has more than 30 years of experience leading or contributing to numerous environmental programs addressing regional, national and international environmental issues related to ecotoxicology, cold regions hydro-ecology, climate impacts on freshwater ecosystems, integrated and adaptive environmental monitoring program design, and cumulative effects assessments. Dr. Wrona served as the Scientific Director of the Northern River Basins Study (1992-96) and continues to be the scientific program co-lead of the Oil Sands Monitoring Program with Environment Canada. Dr. Wrona has served on numerous national and international scientific advisory and review panels; key examples include: Senior Science Strategist and Advisor with Environment Canada leading the scientific design and implementation of the Joint Oil Sands Monitoring Program in Alberta; Canada’s Head Delegate to the Arctic Council’s, Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program; and, Canada’s Head Delegate for the UNESCO-International Hydrology Program.