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Aug 25

Webinar - Creating a Blueprint for Green Tech in Canada

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Governments across Canada are examining policies to promote low greenhouse gas emissions technology. How should they design these policies to get the most out of the billions of public dollars they plan to spend?

Join the Institute for its inaugural video webinar, where Associate Director, Research, Benjamin Dachis, will moderate an expert panel examining the proper policy mix needed to develop an affordable blueprint that will help Canadian governments drive their green tech goals.

  • David Popp, Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University, and author of the recent Institute study, A Blueprint for Going Green: The Best Policy Mix for Promoting Low-Emissions Technology
  • Timothy Egan, President and CEO, Canadian Gas Association
  • Stewart Elgie, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law; Chair, Sustainable Prosperity and Director, Institute of the Environment
  • Deborah Yedlin, Business Columnist, Calgary Herald 
  • Moderated by Benjamin Dachis, Associate Director, Research, C.D. Howe Institute

 

This webinar is open to the public. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER. Institute members can also click on the gold "Register" button on the left hand side of this webpage.

 

Not sure how to register for this webinar? See below for five easy steps:

  1. Click on one of the invitation links on this webpage
  2. Once on the “Event Information” page for the webinar (hosted by Cisco WebEx), scroll to the bottom of the page, and click on the box that says “Register”
  3. Once on the webpage that’s named “Register for Creating a Blueprint for Green Tech in Canada”, fill out the required information (identified with an asterisk next to it).
  4. Click on the “submit” button on the bottom right corner of the page.
  5. You should receive a registration confirmation email message. Open the registration confirmation email, and click the “Join” link once the meeting starts, on August 25th at 12:15pm EST.

If the meeting has already started by the time you click on the link, you will join the meeting immediately.

*This will be a video webinar, so it is recommended that you join using a computer or mobile device, although an audio only option is also provided by Cisco WebEx should you choose to call in.

Having trouble joining the webinar? Follow these simple instructtions:

  1. We recommend joining a few minutes before the webinar is set to begin, so that you are logged on once the webinar starts at 12:15pm EST
  2. Go to the confirmation email you received after you registered for the webinar. Click on the link that says “Go to”, below the line that says “To join the online event”.   
  3. After clicking on this link, you will be brought to an Event Information page. On the right side of this webpage, enter your first and last name, as well as the email you used to register for this event, then click the blue “Join Now” button.
  4. If you are using Google Chrome as your internet browser, you will be brought to a page titled “Step 1 of 2: Add WebEx to Chrome”. If you wish, you can download the WebEx extension, OR you can run a temporary application to join the meeting. To do this, click on the link that reads “Run a temporary application”, at the bottom of the page. Download and run the application  
  5. Once you run the application, you will be brought to the webinar page. In order to obtain audio, you will be given the option of either calling in with your phone or computer. It is recommended you use your computer, however you can call in with your phone.
    • If you are calling in with a computer that does not have a microphone, you will receive a message stating “no microphone is detected on your system”. Click “Ok”, and you be directed towards the webinar regardless.
  6. To view the video feed, click on the “Participants” icon in the top right corner of your window.
  7. To send a personal message to the host, click on the “Chat” icon on the top right corner of the webinar window.
  8. To pose a question for the Q&A, click on the Q&A logo on the top right corner of the webinar window, and submit your questions. The host will do his best to provide a timely response.         

For more information, or if you have any questions, contact Alex McBrien at amcbrien@cdhowe.org.

If you have any questions regarding how to join on the day of the webinar, please contact Joel Parsan at 416.865.1904.

 

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