FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: Thursday, January 19, 2006
CONTACT: Ronnie Hess, Director
of Communications, Division of International Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison,
rlhess@wisc.edu, (608) 262-5590
CANADA AND CANADA-USA RELATIONS TO BE FOCUS OF
SERIES OF EVENTS ON UW-MADISON CAMPUS
Madison, WI – Canada, the world’s second-largest country in total
area, and Wisconsin’s most important international trading partner, will
be the focus of a series of talks and a film, February 1 and 2, 2006 on the
UW-Madison campus. The events, which are free and open to the public unless
otherwise noted, are sponsored by the Government of Canada, the Division of
International Studies, the Department of Geography, and the Professional French
Masters Program.
Among the highlights:
- A
discussion of the implications of the January 23 Canadian federal election,
featuring Jeffrey Simpson, one of Canada’s most powerful political
commentators - A
screening of The Peacekeepers, a 2005 National Film Board of
Canada film by Paul Cowan. Post-screening discussion with the filmmaker
Canada’s consul general in Chicago, Anne Charles, will be on campus during the events,
which are listed below.
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Wednesday, February 1, at 2:30 p.m.
” The January 23 Canadian Elections: Why Americans Should Care” Keynote address by Canadian journalist and author Jeffrey Simpson Room 206 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Dr. Jeffrey Simpson is one of Canada’s foremost political commentators. As The |
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Thursday,
February 2, 12:00-1:00 PM
Canadian Studies Grant Information Session
Room 260 Bascom Hall,
500 Lincoln Drive
Information session for faculty and graduate students only. Sponsored
by the Consulate of Canada. Reservations required. Call (312) 327-3615 or email tracy.klos@international.gc.ca
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