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Texas A&M University CIBER, Dalhousie University, University of Windsor
Homeland Security and Canada-U.S. Border Trade: Implications For Public Policy and Business Strategy

October 25 to 26, 2007
Windsor, ON

The conference sessions, for 120 business executives, government officials, and academics, will address bi- national dimensions of issues, identifying areas of both concordance and current or potential discord, and will seek to identify paths of further mutually beneficial cooperation. This forum for private sector-public sector exchange of ideas will serve to identify means of fully engaging the private sector in security efforts, initiate constructive policy action, and stimulate meaningful research.

CAN/AM BTA
Corridors, Gateways & Economies

October 28 to 30, 2007
Montreal, Q.C.

Association for Canadian Studies in the United States
Biennial Conference

November 14 to 18, 2007
Toronto, ON

ACSUS is pleased to host its 19th Biennial meeting in Toronto November 14-18, 2007. To recognize the occasion, we have adopted a special focus, Exemplar for the 21st Century: Toronto, Ontario, Canada to profile the diversity, dynamism, and progressive attitude of Canada and its cities and provinces.

The biennial conference provides a multidisciplinary forum for scholarly discussion as well as a venue for networking with colleagues from throughout the United States, Canada, and the world. The conference presents an opportunity for academics and other professionals involved in the study of Canada to present their research to peers, to learn about new developments in Canadian studies, to hear prominent Canadians, and to visit with publishers of books and periodicals relating to Canada and Canada-U.S. relations.

US Maritime Security Expo

November 27 to 28, 2007
New York, NY

The Maritime Security Expo/Conference (MSE) brings together key stakeholders from all over the globe to hear about the latest legislation, regulations, future trends, and to see the latest technologies, products, and services.

Border Regions in Transition (BRIT)

January 12 to 15, 2008
Bellingham, WA

On January 12 - 15, 2008, the Border Policy Research Institute will co-host the BRIT IX Conference with the University of Victoria. The conference theme is "North American and European Border Regions in Comparative Perspective: Markets, States, Border Communities and Security." The conference seeks to bring together international scholars who have been researching borderlands and border security issues, offering a unique occasion for those scholars to discuss the current implications of new security measures on borders, border regions, borderland culture, economic transactions, transportation systems, and the border regimes of both the EU and the NAFTA nations. Click here to view the event announcement.

CAN/AM BTA Meeting

April 27 to 29, 2008
Ottawa, ON