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More than 5 000 academics convened at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon May 26 to June 2, 2007 to discuss, debate, and network at the 2007 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, the largest annual academic gathering in Canada.

IDRC joined dozens of other knowledge-based organizations from all over North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia as the congress addressed the theme “Bridging Communities: Making Public Knowledge – Making Knowledge Public.”

On May 31, IDRC hosted the panel, “Co-management: Sharing the Resource and the Responsibility” with the Canadian Association for the Study of International Development (CASID).

Panellists explored effective mechanisms for sharing knowledge and information, for conflict management and for transparent and accountable decision-making. They also looked at how best to involve wary communities and reluctant officials in this process and the role research has played in shaping successful co-management practices.

Copies of IDRC’s most recent in_focus publication “Co-management of natural resources” were distributed during the congress.

IDRC also sponsored three roundtables that focused on the evolving context and challenges of North–South research collaboration, as well as the role of Canadian research and collaboration in Bolivia in the context of the government’s national development plan.

Now in its 76^th year, the Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences – formerly known as the “Learneds” – is an important meeting place for new and established academics and researchers working in such diverse areas as anthropology, language and literature, geography, international development, political science, social work, theatre research, and women’s studies, among others.

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