The Atlantic Council for International Cooperation (ACIC)'s General Meeting and Symposium 2014, "Making Connections: Cooperating for a Sustainable Future" will kick off on Thursday evening with a public presentation by keynote speaker Joanna Kerr, Executive Director of Greenpeace Canada. She will present "How to be courageous in a planet in crisis," at 7:00 pm in McDougall Hall, Room 242. The event will be followed by a networking event. All are welcome to attend. More about Joanna: Joined Greenpeace Canada in October 2013 after serving as the first female Chief Executive of ActionAid International, a global development organization based in South Africa and operating in 45 countries. Much of her career has been dedicated to women’s rights, international policy and climate change; as Policy Director at Oxfam Canada, as Executive Director of the Association of Women’s Rights in Development, and as a Senior Researcher at The North-South Institute. A Canadian, she has worked across Africa, Latin America, Europe, and Asia. For more information on the full Symposium please visit: www.acic-caci.org