No, it was the part about "Social Marketing of water issues" that I
thought might be interesting to us. I'm guessing this happens largely
through written texts and public presentations/town hall meetings, and
they would interested in learning something about
* how to put these texts together, and
* how people read and interact with these texts (critical discourse
studies, rhetorical genre studies)
Roger Graves
Russ Hunt wrote:
>Roger, did Carr say anything specifically about rhetoric? The
>call, as it appears here anyway, doesn't suggest they're open to
>fuzzy humanism . . . and the _Water Quality Research Journal of
>Canada_ returns no hits on "rhetoric" . . .
>
>-- Russ
>
>
>
>>Denis Carr of Environment Canada and the Canadian Association
>>on Water Quality asked me to circulate a call for papers for
>>a conference they are sponsoring in February in Burlington
>>(ON). Here is the relevant text:
>>____________
>>We hope to solicit theme suggestions from many
>>stakeholders. This year we are trying to move from a symposium
>>that solely showcases research, to one that provides various
>>types of information to municipal and regional stakeholders in
>>a way they can take home directly.
>>
>>We aim to discuss integral topics such as Social Marketing of
>>water issues and suggestions for Best Management Practices. We
>>plan to bring in scientists at the forefront of research; as
>>well as, experts in political studies, economics, and
>>engineering in order to bridge (no engineering pun intended)
>>the gaps between scientific progress and stakeholder
>>implementation.
>>__________
>>
>>More information is at www.cawq.ca and http://www.cawq.ca/en/index.shtml
>>
>>This is an opportunity for those of us who are interested in
>>the rhetoric of the environment to speak directly to those
>>involved in ensuring we have clean water.
>>
>>Roger
>>
>>
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