Invited Speaking

• 2018

  Gilchrist, H. G.  2018. How research initiatives integrated throughout the circumpolar Arctic have contributed to the conservation of endangered Ivory Gulls. Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution. Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

  Gilchrist, H. G. and G. Robertson.  2018.  Circumpolar Seabird Working Group (CBird): Findings and recommendations from the Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program’s State of the Arctic Marine Biodiversity Report.  World Conference on Marine Biodiversity.  Montreal, Canada. Invited speaker.

  Gilchrist. H. G. 2018.  Exploring the art of delivering science: Mistakes made and lessons learned when leading a science team. McGill University, MacDonald Campus.  Montreal, Canada. Invited speaker.

  Patterson, A., and H. G. Gilchrist.  Linking foraging behaviour and energetics to identify and safeguard marine habitat around colonies of an Arctic seabird.  Arctic Biodiversity Congress.  Rovaniemi, Finland.

  Patterson, A., C. Dey, C. Semeniuk, and H. G. Gilchrist. Earlier ice melt increases predation of common eider eggs by polar bears.  Arctic Biodiversity Congress.  Rovaniemi, Finland.
   

  2017

  Gilchrist, H. G.  2017. How changing biodiversity in the Canadian Arctic is affecting seabirds:  from pathogens to predators, bacteria to bears.  Bruce Peninsula Bird Observatory, of the Canadian Migration Monitoring Network. Invited speaker.

  Gilchrist, H. G., A. J. Gaston, M. Mallory, and P. A. Smith. 2017.  Factors affecting the biodiversity of birds in Arctic Canada: emerging issues during a period of rapid environmental change.  In, “Canada’s Arctic Biodiversity: The next 150 years”.  Conference hosted by the Canadian Museum of Nature.  Ottawa, Canada.  Invited speaker.
   

  2016

  Gilchrist, H. G. 2016. Considering elements of appropriate accident insurance for university students working in remote field environments.  Meeting of the Ontario Universities Association of Environmental Health and Safety.  University of Guelph.  Guelph, Ontario. Canada.  Invited speaker.

  Gilchrist, H. G., M. Forbes, O. Love, C. Semeniak, and K. Elliot. 2016.  How university and government research collaborations are contributing to marine conservation in Arctic Canada. Dean of Science Speaker Series: Introducing the northern researchers. McGill University. Montreal, Quebec.  Invited speaker.

  Gilchrist, H. G.  2016. Exploring the art of delivering science:  the contribution of Environment and Climate Change Canada to the conservation of Arctic marine birds during a period of rapid environmental change. Deputy Minister’s Speaker Series by invitation of the Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada.  Invited speaker.

  Provencher, J. F., A. Black, V. Johnston, R. Clay, M. Thiele, R. Lanctot, G. Donaldson. R. Crawford, and H. G. Gilchrist. 2016.  Progress on conservation actions in the Americas and Circumpolar Flyways under the Arctic Migratory Bird Initiative of the Arctic Council. Arctic Migratory Bird Initiative Implementation Meeting. Texel, the Netherlands.  Invited speaker.

  Gilchrist, H. G. 2016. How new studies of seabird migration are identifying important marine areas in the circumpolar Arctic.  International workshop on how to establish linked Marine Protected Areas in the Arctic.  Hosted at the Meridian Institute by the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program of the Arctic Council. Washington DC, USA.  Invited speaker.

  Smith, P. A. and H. G. Gilchrist (co-presented). 2016.  Environment Canada’s Arctic wildlife monitoring.  Presentation to the Executive Committee of the Canadian Wildlife Service.  Gatineau, QU.  Invited speaker.
   

  2015

  Gilchrist, H. G. 2015. Conservation biology of marine birds in the Canadian Arctic during a period of rapid environmental change.  Departmental Seminar.  Biology Department. University of South Dakota.  South Dakota, USA.  Invited speaker.

  Gilchrist, H. G. 2015. Exploring the art of delivering science: Conservation biology of marine birds in the Canadian Arctic during a period of rapid environmental change.  University of Northern British Columbia.  British Columbia, Canada.  Selected by graduate students.  Invited speaker.

  Gilchrist, H. G., Descamps, S., T. Anker-Nilssen, R. Barret, D. Irons, F. Merkel, G. Robertson, D. Boertmann, S. Christensen-Dalsgaard, A. Labansen, M. Mallory, A. Mosbech, B. Olsen, A. Petersen. M. Renner, and H. Strom.  2015. International efforts to conserve Arctic seabirds: the contributions and achievements of the Circumpolar Seabird Group over the past 20 years. Special session: How international conservation policy can be improved to protect seabirds. Second World Seabird Conference. Cape Town, South Africa.   Invited speaker.

  Gilchrist, H. G. 2015. How changing biodiversity in the Canadian Arctic is affecting seabirds:  from pathogens to predators, bacteria to bears. Special session: Changing ecological systems and their effects on seabirds. Second World Seabird Conference. Cape Town, South Africa.   Invited speaker.

  Gilchrist, H. G.  2015.  How Inuit are contributing to the research and conservation of seabirds in Arctic Canada: notes from the field. Special session: Growing participatory research by indigenous peoples contributing to seabird conservation. Second World Seabird Conference. Cape Town, South Africa.   Invited speaker.

  Provencher, J. F., H. G. Gilchrist, and M. Forbes.  2015.  The interactive effects of parasites and mercury burdens on eider ducks breeding in the Canadian Arctic. Special session: Factors affecting parasitology of seabirds. Second World Seabird Conference. Cape Town, South Africa.  Invited speaker.

  Gilchrist, H. G.  2015. How avian disease, changing sea ice conditions, and altered predator-prey relationships are simultaneously affecting seabirds in the Canadian Arctic. Biodiversity Research Institute.  Maine, USA. Invited speaker.

  Black, A., R. Crawford, V. Johnston, J. F. Provencher, and H. G. Gilchrist. 2015. Canadian implementation of the “Circumpolar Flyway Work Plan” of the Arctic Migratory Birds Initiative, Arctic Council. ArcticNet Annual Science Meeting. Vancouver, British Columbia.  Canada.   Invited speaker.

  Provencher, J. F., H. G. Gilchrist, and M. Forbes. 2015. Parasites and contaminants: do both matter to marine birds? Seminar at the Canadian Museum of Nature.  Gatineau, Quebec. Canada.  Invited speaker.
   

  2014

  Curran, O., and H. G. Gilchrist (co-presented).  2014. Resource development, marine shipping and Arctic seabirds: a collaborative approach to assess potential impacts.  Special session: “Biodiversity objectives: how do we make them integral to industrial development operations in the Arctic?”  The Arctic Biodiversity Congress.  Trondheim, Norway.  Curran, Baffinland Iron Mines.  Invited speakers.

  Johnston, V., R. Lanctot, and H. G. Gilchrist. 2014. Protecting birds through the Arctic Migratory Birds Initiative: a new international conservation effort.  Special session: “Introducing the Arctic Migratory Birds Initiative” Arctic Biodiversity Congress.  Trondheim, Norway.  Curran, Baffinland Iron Mines.  Invited speakers.

  Gilchrist, H. G. 2014.  How changing environmental conditions in the Canadian Arctic are affecting seabirds:  from pathogens to predators, bacteria to bears.  Annual meeting of the Ontario Ornithologist Club and Bird Studies Canada. Port Rowan, Ontario. Invited speaker.

  Gilchrist, H. G., and M. Mallory. 2014. In search of the Ivory Gull: Canada’s endangered seabird and the international efforts to save it.  Environment and Climate Change Canada.  Ladner, British Columbia. Invited speaker.

  Gilchrist, H. G., S. Iverson, A. Gaston, and P. A. Smith. 2014. Growing impacts of polar bear predation on ground-nesting birds in the Arctic due to climate change.  An interdisciplinary conference hosted by the Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) program focused on, “Predator-prey relationships”.  Ventura, California.  USA.  By invitation.

  Gilchrist, H. G. 2014.  From Inuit to industry:  how new collaborations are contributing to the conservation of marine birds in remote regions of Arctic Canada.  International Sea Duck Conference. Reykjavik, Island. Session Chair.

   

  2013

  Gilchrist, H. G. 2013. Factors affecting the conservation of Arctic seabirds: the urgent need to establish diverse research partnerships and how we are going about doing it. Biodiversity Research Institute.  Maine, USA.  Invited speaker.

  Gilchrist, H. G.  2013. How avian disease, harvest, changing sea ice conditions, and altered predator-prey relationships are simultaneously affecting seabirds in the Arctic. The annual Climate Change and Biodiversity Lecture.  Hosted by the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto.  Toronto, Ontario. Canada.  Invited speaker.

  Gilchrist, H. G. and M. Forbes (co-presented). 2013.  Emerging issues affecting seabirds in polar environments: how new research technologies and diverse collaborations are contributing to marine conservation in Arctic Canada. The ‘ResearchWorks Speaker Series’ of Carleton University.  Carleton University, Ottawa.  Invited speaker.

  Gilchrist, H. G. 2013. How avian disease, harvest, changing sea ice conditions, and altered predator-prey relationships are simultaneously affecting seabirds in the Canadian Arctic and west Greenland. Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University.  Roskilde, Denmark.  Invited speaker.

  Gilchrist, H. G. 2013. Exploring the art of delivering science: Conservation biology of marine birds in the Canadian Arctic and west Greenland during a period of rapid environmental change.  Biodiversity Lecture Series hosted by the Beaty Biodiversity Museum.  Biodiversity Research Centre, University of British Columbia. Vancouver.   Selected by graduate students.  Invited speaker.

  Gilchrist, H. G. 2013.  Exploring the art of delivering science: Conservation biology of marine birds in the Canadian Arctic during a period of rapid environmental change.  Joint International Meeting of the American Ornithological Union, the Society of Canadian Ornithologists, and Cooper Ornithological Society.  Estes Park, Colorado. USA.  Invited plenary speaker.
   

  2012

  Gilchrist, H. G.  2012. Research and conservation of seabirds in a rapidly changing Arctic:  No simple task.  Departmental Seminar.  Trent University.  Peterborough, Ontario. Invited speaker.

  Gilchrist, H. G., A. J. Gaston, B. Braune, and M. Mallory. 2012. Emerging issues are affecting seabirds in polar environments: how new research technologies and diverse collaborations are contributing to marine conservation in Arctic Canada.  Departmental seminar.  Biology Department, McMaster University.  London, Ontario. Canada.  Invited speaker.

  Heath, J. and H. G. Gilchrist (co-presented). 2012. Community-based environmental monitoring of sea ice and marine birds in the Belcher Islands of Hudson Bay. Waterkeeper Association.  New York City, New York. USA.  Invited speaker.

  Gilchrist, H. G. 2012. Conservation biology of seabirds in Arctic Canada: the interacting influences of harvest, avian disease, and changing sea ice conditions.  Departmental seminar.  Biology Department, University of Windsor.  Ontario, Canada.  Invited speaker.

  Gilchrist, H. G., and M. Mallory.  2012. In search of the Ivory Gull: Canada’s newest endangered species.  Canadian Museum of Nature.  Gatineau, Quebec. Canada. Invited speaker.

  Gilchrist, H. G., A. J. Gaston, and M. Mallory. 2012. Emerging issues affecting seabirds in polar environments: how new research technologies and diverse collaborations are contributing to marine conservation in Arctic Canada.  Departmental seminar.  Biology Department, Acadia University.  Nova Scotia.  Invited speaker.