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Focus On The Future
What's Happening to Our Weather?
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Presenters write ups are being uploaded as received.
This 19th OEMC was the second largest attendance with a total of 656 Delegates, Exhibitors and Presenters.
Mark your calendar for OEMC 2012 September 12, 13 & 14th
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People all over are asking: What's happening to the weather? It's almost as if extreme weather has become the norm - an epidemic of ferocious, killer, catastrophic weather everywhere. Further, the seasons seem to be out of whack, certainly not what our teachers and parents told us it would be like.
Is the global climate going through unprecedented change? Is our weather becoming more extreme? And, if so, are people responsible or is it external forces? Or both? Some experts suggest that we may be witnessing the beginning of a profound climate change and bad weather may be proof of an overheated, out-of-control planet.
There is so much we don't know about the Earth's climate system. But what has become clear is that the planet is warming and the number of weather-related disasters is on the rise. We can no longer assume that conditions in the past will apply in the future. Coping with more variable and uncertain weather will take more ingenuity and adaptability - something Canadians are good at. We also should expect more accurate, timely and credible long-lead weather forecasts.
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OEMC continues to provide a program featuring current topics relating to provincial legislation and its impact on the municipal sector, economic development issues, agriculture and tourism activities which will be presented throughout this three-day event. Along with plenary sessions and mobile tours, numerous workshops feature speakers with hands-on, practical experience of interest to small, medium and urban communities.
Private sector and government ministries participate through exhibits showcasing businesses and programs of interest to the municipal sector. Conference attendees enjoy ample opportunity to visit exhibits and network with colleagues. A Companions' Program will also be available to those wish to participate.
OEMC is held annually in September and is hosted in partnership by the Ontario East Economic Development
Commission (OEEDC) and the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Housing (MMAH).
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