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1997 - Program

Memorial University, St. John's, NF
June 9-11, 1997

The following is the final program of the Canadian Population Society, that was held as part of the Learneds Congress of Canada at Memorial University on June 9-11, 1997. To encourage further discussion around the papers that will be presented, links (where possible) have been provided to the abstracts, and e-mail addresses of the participants.

Opening Panel Discussion/Plenary: Canada 2016

Organizer: Cameron Stout, Demography Division, Statistics Canada & Réjean Lachapelle, Demography Division, Statistics Canada
June 9 - 8:30-10:45 - AA 1045

Panel Participants: Rod Beaujot, Sociology, University of Western Ontario T.R. Balakrishnan, Population Studies Centre, University of Western Ontario Madeline Kalbach, Ethnic Studies Chair, Sociology, University of Calgary

After the initial remarks by the panellists, the Plenary session will be an informal discussion regarding various demographic changes which Canada can expect in 20 years time.

Census 2001 Consultation

Organizer: Pamela White, Census Division, Statistics Canada
Participants should pick up a take-out lunch. Beverages and pastries are supplied.
June 9 - 11:00-12:15 - AA 1045

Bucharest to Cairo and Beyond

Organizers: Lory Laing, Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta and G. Edward Ebanks, Sociology, University of Western Ontario
June 9 - 12:30-2:45 - AA 1045

Estimates and Projections I

Organizer: Robert Riordan, Demography Division, Statistics Canada
June 9 - 3:00-5:15 - AA 1045

President's Reception

June 9 - 5:30-7:00 - Main Dining Hall - R. Gushue Hall, Paton College

Joint Session with Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association: Population Aging

Organizer: Ingrid Arnet Connidis, Sociology, University of Western Ontario
Discussant: Julie A. McMullin, Interdisciplinary Group on Aging, University of Western Ontario
June 10 - 9:00-10:30 - ED 1001

Poster Session:Applied Demography

Organizers: Warren Kalbach, Sociology, University of Calgary and Madeline Kalbach, Ethnic Studies Chair, Sociology, University of Calgary
June 10 - 10:45-1:15 - AA 3017

Population Estimation and Projection II

Organizers: Don Kerr, Demography Division, Statistics Canada and Ravi Verma, Demography Division, Statistics Canada
Discussant: Eric Fong, Sociology, University of Toronto
June 10 - 1:30-4:15 - AA 1045

Annual General Meeting

President: Wayne McVey, Sociology, University of Alberta
June 10 - 4:30-6:00 - AA 1045

CPS Dinner

Organizer: Judith Rempel, Community Strategies Department, City of Calgary
June 10 - 6:30-9:00 - TBA

Health and Morbidity

Organizers: Jiajan Chen, Health Statistics Division, Statistics Canada and Edward Ng, Health Statistics Division, Statistics Canada
Discussant: T.R. Balakrishnan, Population Studies Centre, University of Western Ontario & J. Rao, Population Studies Centre, University of Western Ontario
June 11 - 8:30-11:30 - AA 3017

Margaret L. DeWit, Bryan G. Embree, & David J. DeWit	Determinants of the Risk and Timing of Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use Onset Among Natives and Non-Natives: Similarities and Differences
George Parakulam and Yan Jin	Socioeconomic Correlates of Life Expectancy Among Health Regions of Alberta
Parameswara Krishnan	Patterns of Disability in Canada
Gerry Hill, Jean-Marie Berthelot & Wayne Millar	The Entropy of Disability-Free Life Expectancy in Canada
M. Acharya	Chronic Social Stress and Emotional Well-being: An Analysis of Mental Health of Immigrants in Alberta

Lunch Break

Immigration and Settlement

Organizers: Bali Ram, Demography Division, Statistics Canada and Ravi Pendakur, Ottawa, Ontario
June 11 - 12:30-3:30 - AA 1045