new 083The Department of Geography and Environmental Studies is honoured to be the host of the Borders in Globalization (BIG) Conference taking place Thursday, September 25, 2014 – Friday, September 26, 2014.

Borders in Globalization (BIG) is an innovative, integrative, and sustainable network of academic partners from Canada, the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, which is engaged with non-academic organizations that are involved in the management of borders and borderlands in Canada and worldwide”.