Workshop Schedule

Arrivals

9:00 am – 12:30 pm
York University
HNES Room 141

Thinking about SARS and the city: context and overview
Harris Ali: “Actor-Network Theory and the Analysis of the SARS Outbreak”
(Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Toronto)
Estair Van Wagner: “Connectivity & Vulnerability: Global Cities and Infectious Disease.”
(Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Toronto)
Bruce Braun: “SARS and the posthuman city”
(Department of Geography, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis)

The Politics of an outbreak: SARS and public policy
Roxana Salehi: “A sociopolitical analysis of the SARS outbreak: future research directions.”
(Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Toronto)
Sarah Sanford: “The New Public Health Hegemony: Response to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome(SARS) in Toronto.”
(Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Toronto)

2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Toronto City Hall, Committee Room 1
SARS in Toronto: Two Years After
Panel Discussion: Affected Communities

Confirmed Speakers include:
1. Cynthia Pay, Former President of the Chinese Canadian National Council (CCNC)
2. Doris Grinspun, Executive Director Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO)
3. Dr. Mee Kam Ng, The Centre of Urban Planning & Environmental Management - The University of Hong Kong
4. Randy R. Reid, Assistant Chief, Provincial Response and Recovery Programs Emergency Management Ontario (EMO)

10:30 am – 5:00 pm
York University
HNES Room 141

Widening implications: the rippling effects of SARS
Paul Jackson: “SARS and Global Food Production.”
(Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Toronto)
Ute Lehrer: “Impact of SARS on the ‘image of the city'”
(Department of Geography, Brock University, St. Catharines, Canada)
Roger Keil: “Multiculturalism, Racism and Infectious Disease in the Global City: The Experience of the 2003 SARS Outbreak in Toronto, Canada”
(Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Toronto)

Global cities and SARS: international urban perspectives
Kris Olds: “Sars, the Nanny State and UrbaNationalism: Insights from Singapore”
(Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin – Madison)
Mee Kam Ng: “Globalisation, SARS and Health Governance in Hong Kong under 'One Country, Two Systems'”
(The Centre of Urban Planning & Environmental Management- The University of Hong Kong, China)
Victor Rodwin: “Comparative Analysis of Public Health Infrastructure Across New York, London, Paris and Tokyo: Issues of Method and Preliminary Findings from the World Cities Project.”
(Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University, New York)

Forward Look: A Roundtable discussion

9:00 am – 12:00 am
York University
Schulich School of Business

Publication: Discussion and Brunch