Geoscience Canada

Vol. 49 No. 2 (2022)
Presidential Address

Looking Back to Move Forward: Why Scientific Societies Should Contribute to Making our Science an Equitable, Safe, and Inclusive Space

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  • Deanne van Rooyen
Deanne van Rooyen
Department of Mathematics, Physics, and Geology Cape Breton University, Sydney, Nova Scotia, B1P 6L2, Canada * Current address: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, B4P 2R6, Canada
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12789/geocanj.2022.49.187

Published 2022-07-19

Keywords

  • 2022 GAC Presidential Address,
  • GAC Vice-President (Past)

How to Cite

van Rooyen, D. (2022). Looking Back to Move Forward: Why Scientific Societies Should Contribute to Making our Science an Equitable, Safe, and Inclusive Space. Geoscience Canada, 49(2), 53–57. https://doi.org/10.12789/geocanj.2022.49.187
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