Islands and COVID-19 Recovery Plans: Promoting Resilience and Sustainability
Virtual panel and discussion
Tuesday, September 1st, 2020 
11:00am - 12:30pm ADT

Registration: islandstudies.com/virtualhub

The Institute of Island Studies is delighted to kick off a season of online programming with a Virtual Hub event discussing “Islands and COVID-19 Recovery Plans: Promoting Resilience and Sustainability.” This online event will be free to attend, and will take place on Tuesday, September 1, from 11:00am until 12:30pm.

Hosted by the Institute of Island Studies in collaboration with Island Innovation and the Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law & Governance (SCELG), this Virtual Hub event will be an opportunity to share lessons on how islands are demonstrating resilience as they respond to COVID-19, and bring a collection of local voices together to discuss the challenges and opportunities that we are navigating here on Prince Edward Island.

Moderated by Dr Laurie Brinklow, the discussion will be led by three key speakers (see below) who will then be joined by representatives from island communities around the world and here on PEI, before opening the floor up to questions from attendees.

Key Speakers:
•    Dr Jim Randall   UNESCO Chair in Island Studies and Sustainability, University of Prince Edward Island
•    Dr Francesco Sindico   Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law & Governance (SCELG)
•    Dr. Giulia Sajeva   Marie Skłodowska Curie Individual Fellowship holder with SCELG

This virtual event is free and everyone is welcome to attend via Zoom.
Advance registration is required – please visit islandstudies.com/virtualhub to reserve your spot. 
 

About the Virtual Hub Series: 
This event is part of a series of Virtual Hubs, which are taking place in the lead-up to this year's Virtual Island Summit (Sept 7-13, 2020), a free and entirely online event designed to connect global islands to share their common experiences through a digital platform, and an opportunity to join islanders from around the world to share ideas, good practices, and solutions. This year, pre-Summit events called Virtual Hubs are being organized with the support of Island Innovation, with the hope of taking this global concept and making concrete local links and strategies to benefit local communities. For more information about Virtual Island Summit 2020, visit islandinnovation.co/summit.