PAPERS & PRESENTATIONS

“Revisiting the Relocations: Comparing the Resolute and Grise Fiord Experiences” (with Ryan Shackleton) and “National Security, Human Security: Sovereignty, Security and Northern Peoples, 1942-2012.” Papers at the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States 2011 biennial conference, Ottawa, 19 November 2011.

“Sovereigntizing and Securitizing Moves: Understanding Canada-United States Relations in a Circumpolar Framework.” Paper at the conference The Arctic in Transition: Regional Issues and Geopolitics, l’Université de Québec à Montréal, 4 octobre 2011.

 “Mukluks on the Tundra: The Canadian Rangers, Sovereignty, and Security,” Fourth Symposium on Polar Law, University of Greenland, Nuuk, Greenland, 10 September 2011 (with Harry Borlase).

“Sovereignty Includes Me: Northerners, National Defence, and Security since the Second World War,” keynote address to the Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies 22nd Military History Colloquium, Waterloo, 5 May 2011.

“Securitization and Sovereigntization in the Canadian Arctic,” L’Arctique Identitaire, Observatoire de la politique et la sécurité de l’Arctique, Université du Québec à Montréal, 29 April 2011.

“Canada, Russia, and the Circumpolar Theatre," conference Geopolitics, Resources and Security: Asia and the Arctic in the 21st Century, Ottawa, 8 April 2011.

“The Strategic North: How Great of a Risk Does Regional Militarization Pose to the National Security of the Arctic States?” Paper delivered at the Future of the Arctic Conference, School for Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC, 2 February 2011. Available online at http://www.futureofthearctic.com/?q=node/29.

“Arctic (In)Securities: International Dimensions and Northerners’ Perspectives.” Plenary presentation to the ArcticNet Programme Annual Scientific Meeting 2010, Ottawa, 16 December 2010 (with Rob Huebert).

“Polar Race or Polar Saga? History, the Law, and Canada’s Role in the Circumpolar World.” Keynote address to the 39th Annual Canadian Council on International Law Conference “Northern Exposure: International Law and the Challenge of the Arctic,” Ottawa, 28 October 2010.

“The Canadian Forces and Arctic Sovereignty.” Keynote address to the Kingston Military Studies Conference, Kingston, Ontario, 19 June 2010.

“At the Crossroads of Militarism and Modernization: Inuit-Air Force Relations in the Cold War Arctic.” Paper at the conference De-Icing Retired! The Historical Dimension of the Canadian Air Force’s Experience in the Arctic,” 1 June 2010, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec (with Ryan Shackleton).

“Sovereignty for Hire: Civilian Contractors and the Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line.” Paper at the conference De-Icing Retired! The Historical Dimension of the Canadian Air Force’s Experience in the Arctic,” 1 June 2010, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec (with Daniel Heidt).

“The Postmodern Military and the Defence of Remote Regions: The Case of the Canadian Rangers.” Paper delivered at the conference Staying True to Their Salt: The Recruitment and Management of Non-Western Personnel in Intelligence Services and Armed Forces, c.1900-2010, Oxford University, United Kingdom, 5 February 2010.

“Setting Boundaries: The Canada-U.S. Experience 1783-2009.” Paper delivered to the Shared Borders and Dividing Lines: A Century of Canada-US Territorial and Boundary Disputes conference, Université de Montréal, 10 December 2009.

“Military Operations in a Whole of Government Context,” paper delivered to the Arctic Sovereignty and Security Symposium, Canadian Forces College, Toronto, 15 October 2009.

“Arctic Security - Canada.” Invited paper delivered to the Arctic Security Policy and Law in an Age of Climate Change Conference, US Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island, 23 September 2009.

“Indigenous People and the Second World War in Remote Regions: The Canadian, American and Australian Experiences.” Paper delivered to the Seventy Years On: New Perspectives on the Second World War Conference, Lake Louise, Alberta, 1 September 2009.

“Participant Observation and the History of Remote Regions: Experiencing the Canadian Rangers.” Presentation at the Northern Environmental History Workshop, Networking in Canadian History & Environment – Northern Regional Network, Whitehorse, 12 June 2009.

“Baptism of Ottoman Fire: Newfoundland, Gallipoli, and the National Imagination.” Paper delivered to the 2nd International Gallipoli symposium, “Gallipoli and the National Imagination,” Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, April 2009.

“Sovereignty and Security: The Department of External Affairs, the United States, and Arctic Sovereignty, 1945-68.” Invited paper presented at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade/Centre for Military and Strategic Studies Conference “Serving the National Interest,” Calgary, Alberta, January 2009 (with Peter Kikkert).

“Defending the Arctic Front From All Sides: The Canadian Rangers.” Invited paper delivered to the University of Manitoba Political Studies Student Conference “Arctic Security: Challenges and Options,” Winnipeg, Manitoba, January 2008.

“Canada and Arctic Sovereignty/Security: Have We Learned the Right Lessons from History?” Invited paper delivered at the “Canada and the World” Conference, International Relations Society, Trinity College, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, January 2008.

“High Modernism in the High Arctic.” Paper delivered at the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States Biennial Conference, Toronto, Ontario, November 2007 (with Matthew Farish).

“Damned if they DEW, Damned if they Don’t: Canadian-American Relations, Sovereignty, and the Construction of the Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line.” Paper delivered at the Tri-University Conference in History, Waterloo, Ontario, November 2007 (with Dan Heidt).

“The Canadian Rangers: A Living History.” Paper delivered at the Canadian Historical Association, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, May 2007.

“Northern Fences: Canada, the United States, and the DEW Line.” Paper presented at the Canadian Association of Geographers, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, May 2007 (with Matthew Farish).

“‘Who Are They Who Know B.C. Best?’: The Pacific Coast Militia Rangers Defend the Home Front, 1942-45.” Paper delivered at the BC Worlds Conference, Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia, April 2007.

“Teaching Canada’s Indigenous Sovereignty Soldiers … and Vice Versa: ‘Lessons Learned’ from Ranger Instructors.” Paper presented at the Canadian Defence Academy Conference, “Aboriginals and the Canadian Military: Past, Present, Future,” Kingston, Ontario, June 2006.

“Indigenous Nationalisms and the Great War: Enlisting the Six Nations in the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF), 1914-17.” Paper presented at the Canadian Defence Academy Conference, “Aboriginals and the Canadian Military,” Kingston, June 2006 (with Katharine McGowan).

“North American Aboriginal Peoples and Twentieth Century Warfare: An Analysis of the Historiography and a Research Agenda for the Future.” Paper presented at the Canadian Defence Academy Conference, “Aboriginals and the Canadian Military: Past, Present, Future,” Kingston, June 2006 (with Scott Sheffield).

“Urbanizing the North: The Cultural Geography of the DEW Line.” Paper delivered at the Canadian Historical Association, Toronto, Ontario, June 2006 (with Matthew Farish).

“Producing Arctic Security.” Paper delivered at the Security and Defence Forum-Net workshop “Producing Security,” Hamilton, Ontario, March 2006.

“Indigeneity and Redefinition of the Arctic Security Discourse: The Case of Canada, 1950-2005.” Paper delivered at the Centre for International Governance Innovation / Norman Patterson School of International Affairs Conference “Canadian Foreign Policy Under Review,” Waterloo, Ontario, November 2005.

“Guerillas in Our Midst: The Pacific Coast Militia Rangers, 1942-45.” Paper delivered at the Canadian Historical Association, London, Ontario, May 2005.

“Contours of Canada’s Coldest War: Continental Defence and the Canadian Arctic.” Paper delivered at the Wilfrid Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies Military History Colloquium, Waterloo, May 2005. (With Matthew Farish).

“The Narrative Challenge of ‘Non-Events’: A Case Study in Military-Aboriginal Relations during the Second World War.” Paper delivered at the Canadian Historical Association, Winnipeg, June 2004.

“‘The Eyes and Ears of the Canadian Forces’: The Canadian Rangers as a Human Solution to Northern Sovereignty and Security.” Paper delivered at the Ocean Management Research Network (OMRN) Conference, Ottawa, November 2003.

“The Canadian Military and Tsuu T’ina Land, 1905-1995.” Paper delivered at the 5th Annual Society for Military and Strategic Studies Colloquium, Calgary, February 2003.

“The Canadian Rangers: Protectors of the North.” Invited paper delivered at the Joint and Combined Warfare Symposium, Canadian Forces College, Toronto, December 2002.

“The Rangers – A Canadian Success Story.” Invited paper delivered at the Canadian Arctic Research Council (CARC) Conference “On Thinning Ice: Climate Change and New Ideas about Sovereignty and Security in the Arctic,” Ottawa, January 2002. Paper to be published in conference proceedings, currently being prepared by Dr. Rob Huebert.

“Sovereignty, Security and Community Development in the Canadian North.” Paper delivered at the Armed Forces and Society Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, October 2001.

“From Garrison Town to Ghost Town: Glimpses of Military Calgary through the Twentieth Century.” Guest Speaker, Society for Military History Conference, Calgary, May 2001.

“Historiographical Contours of North American Aboriginal Peoples and War in the Twentieth Century.” Paper delivered at the Society for Military History Conference, Calgary, May 2001. (With Scott Sheffield).

“The Politics of Race, Gender and Sex: African American Battalions and Aboriginal Women in the Canadian North through Government Eyes, 1942-49.” Paper delivered at the Gender Research Symposium, University of Calgary, March 2001.

“The Politics of Contested Space: Controversy and the Construction of Currie Barracks.” Paper delivered at the Canadian Historical Association, Edmonton, May 2000.

“Justifying Atrocities: Lieutenant-Colonel Maurice Andrew and the Defence of Brigadeführer Kurt Meyer.” Paper delivered at the Canada and War Conference, Ottawa, May 2000. (With Chris Madsen).

“Soldiers as Liminaries: The CEF Soldier Riots of 1916 Reassessed.” Paper delivered at the Canada and War Conference, Ottawa, May 2000. (With Nick Gardner).

“‘The Government is in no way responsible for the wrong-doing of its soldiers’: Disciplinary and Legal Dimensions of the CEF Soldier Riots in Calgary.” Paper delivered at the 2nd Annual Military and Strategic Studies Colloquium, Calgary, March 2000. Published in electronic conference proceedings, edited by P.W. Lackenbauer and Chris Mummery.

“Right and Honourable: William Lyon Mackenzie King, Canadian-American Bilateral Relations, and Northern Sovereignty, 1943-1948.” Invited paper delivered at the King’s Canada Conference, University of Waterloo, December 1999.

“The Politics of Pain: Military Base Closures in the United States and Canada.” Paper delivered at the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States (ACSUS) Biennial Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, November 1999. (With Lilly Goren).

“Baptism of Ottoman Fire: The Newfoundland Regiment at Gallipoli.” Paper delivered at the 10th Military History Colloquium, Wilfrid Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University, May 1999.

“Arduous Destiny: R.B. Bennett and the Controversial Origins of Military Properties in Calgary, 1911-1939.” Paper delivered at the 1st Annual Military and Strategic Studies Interest Group Colloquium, Calgary, April 1999. Published in electronic conference proceedings.

“Aboriginal Claims and the Canadian Military: The Impact on Domestic Strategy and Operations.” Paper delivered at 1998 Conference of Defence Associations Institute (CDAI) Canadian Military Affairs Symposium, Ottawa, November 1998. Published in colloquium proceedings, Spring 1999, pp. 235-43.

“The Reactions to the Guibord Affair in Ontario.” Paper presented at the Canadian Catholic Historical Association Conference, Ottawa, May 1998.

“Combined Operation: The Appropriation of Stoney Point Indian Reserve, 1942.” Paper delivered at the Tri-University Conference in History, University of Guelph, November 1997.

INVITED LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS

“Canada, the United States, and Arctic Sovereignty: A History of Cooperation and Prospects for the Future,” keynote address to The Changing Arctic: International Cooperation and Development Conference, University of Minnesota, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 27 October 2011.

“Polar Race or Polar Saga? History and Canada’s Role in the Circumpolar World.” Keynote address to the 1st Annual UWO History Graduate Student Conference, London, Ontario, 27 March 2011.

“The New Arctic Security Environment,” The Defence of Canadian Arctic Sovereignty and Security: The Role of the Canadian Forces, Centre for Military and Strategic Studies/Canada Command conference, Calgary, Alberta, 25 March 2011.

“‘Sovereignty Includes Me’: Northerners, National Security, and Sovereignty since the Second World War.” Public Lecture sponsored by the Department of First Nations Studies, University of Western Ontario, 10 February 2011.

“Canada and the Circumpolar World: Sovereignty, Security, Stewardship.” Public Lecture sponsored by the Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation in association with the Canada Centre for Global Security Studies at the Munk School of Global Affairs, Victoria College, University of Toronto, 10 February 2011.

“History, Sovereignty, Tourism: ‘Spectacular’ Opportunities as the Arctic Comes of Age?” Keynote address to the annual NWT Tourism Conference, Inuvik, NWT, 24-26 November 2010.

Introductory presentation, interviewer, and panellist with Brigadier-General J.C. Collin and Captain (Navy) Serge Bertrand at “Commanders & Transformers: Front Line Discussions on Defence, Business and the Global Impact - True North Strong and Free: What is Canada’s role in the Arctic?” hosted by the Canadian Forces Liaison Council, ICE Leadership, and Canadian International Council Waterloo Region at the Centre for International Governance Innovation, Waterloo, 9 November 2010. Available online at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJLagEgXKu4.

“Arctic Operations” and “The Canadian Rangers,” Winnipeg Infantry Tactical Group Professional Development Exercise, Winnipeg, MB, 6 November 2010.

“The CF and Canada’s Strategic North: Past, Present, Future,” lecture to Joint Command and Staff Program 37, Canadian Forces College, Toronto, 25 October 2010.

“Bridging the Canadian Forces-Northern Infrastructure Gap,” Northern Economic and Sovereignty Infrastructure Conference, Iqaluit, NU, 13 October 2010.

“Sovereignty, Security, Stewardship: Understanding Canada’s Northern Policies,” keynote address to the Start Your Engines 2010: Transportation Logistics for Oil & Gas and Northern Industry Conference, Hay River, NWT, 19 May 2010.

“Mirror Images? Canada, Russia, and the Circumpolar World,” Matching Ambitions and Realities: What Future for Russia? Conference hosted by the Canadian Security and Intelligence Service (CSIS), Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT), and the Privy Council Office, Ottawa, 7 May 2010.

“Arctic Governance and Security: Canadian Perspectives,” Security Research and Outreach Programme (ISROP) and the Policy Research Division (POR) of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT) Roundtable Discussion on Arctic Governance and Security, Ottawa, 5 May 2010.

“Sovereignty Includes Me: Northerners and National Priorities since the Second World War,” keynote address to the Keewatin County Graduate Student History Conference, Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba, 29 April 2010.

“Sovereignty, Security, Stewardship: History and Canada’s Northern Policies,” keynote address to the Pierre Savard History Conference, University of Ottawa, 25 March 2010.

“Sovereignty and Stewardship: Human Dimensions,” Canadian Embassy in Brussels and the European Policy Centre workshop “Change in the North: Evolving Perspectives in the Canadian Arctic,” Brussels, Belgium, 10 March 2010.

“Canadian Arctic Policy,” Sino-Canadian Workshop on the Arctic, Polar Research Institute of China, Beijing, China, 27 February 2010.

“Sovereignty, Security and Stewardship,” Probus Women’s Club of Kitchener-Heritage, Kitchener, 20 January 2010.

“Canada’s Northern Policy: Historical Overview,” Foreign Policy Camp/Ipsos Reid, “Rethinking Canadian Foreign Policy – Arctic Sovereignty Case Study” Conference, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, 30 November 2009.

“Sovereignty, Security, and Stewardship since the Second World War,” Third Age Learning Speakers Series, Guelph, Ontario, 21 October 2009.

“The Militarization of Canada’s North: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives,” Land Forces Western Area Professional Development Seminar on Arctic Security, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 3 October 2009.

“Sovereignty, Security, and Sustainability,” Young Leaders’ Summit on Northern Climate Change, Inuvik, Northwest Territories, 19 August 2009.

“The ‘New Engineer’ and Northern Canadian Infrastructure Requirements,” Leading a Canadian Future: The New Engineer in Canadian Society, National Engineering Summit, Montreal, Quebec, 20 May 2009.

“Arctic Front, Arctic Homeland: Re-evaluating Canada's Past Record and Future Prospects in the Circumpolar North,” Canadian International Council (CIC) - Saskatoon Branch, 26 March 2009.

“The Canadian Rangers: A Living History,” CIC Public Lecture, Regina, Saskatchewan, 25 March 2009.

“From Polar Crisis to Polar Saga: Canada and the Circumpolar World,” CIC Public Lecture, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 24 March 2009.

“Defending Canada’s Interests in the North,” CIC-Thunder Bay Branch, 23 March 2009.

“Use It or Lose It: What’s Next for Canada’s Arctic Policy,” CIC-Toronto, National Capital and Vancouver Branches. Toronto, Ontario, 18 March 2009.

“Sovereignty, Security and Canada’s North: A Living History,” J.M.S. Careless History Club, King’s College (University of Western Ontario), London, Ontario, 9 March 2009.

“Experiencing Canada through the living history of the Canadian Rangers,” University of Waterloo Knowledge Integration Seminar, 6 March 2009.

Presentation to Grade 1-4 class on my experiences travelling with the Canadian Rangers across Canada, Peter Yassie Memorial School, Tadoule Lake, Manitoba, February 2009.

“Albert Johnson: The Mad Trapper of Rat River” to the South Norwich Historical Society, Otterville, Ontario, 10 February 2009.

Lecture to Grade 10 students in social studies on Arctic sovereignty and climate change, Kiilinik High School, Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, 30 January 2009.

Lecture to Grade 11-12 students in social studies on Arctic sovereignty and security in the twentieth century, Kiilinik High School, Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, 29 January 2009.

Presentation to the Grade 4 class, Kullik Ilihakvik Elementary School, on my experiences travelling with the Canadian Rangers across Canada, Cambridge Bay Public Library, Nunavut, 28 January 2009. At the invitation of the Kitikmeot Heritage Society.

“The Mad Trapper of Rat River: Albert Johnson.” Invited presentation for the South Norwich Historical Society, Otterville, Ontario, 10 February 2009.

“The Canadian Rangers: A Living History,” presentation to the Tuktoyaktuk Canadian Ranger Patrol, Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, 13 January 2009.

“An Environment of Cooperation and Conflict: The Military Presence in Newfoundland and Labrador from the Cold War to the War on Terror.” Newfoundland Historical Society, St. John’s, 30 October 2008. Co-sponsored by the Network in Canadian History & Environment (NiCHE).

“Arctic Front, Arctic Homeland: Re-evaluating Canada’s Past Record and Future Prospects in the Circumpolar North.” Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, 29 October 2008.

“Arctic Front, Arctic Homeland: Re-evaluating Canada’s Past Record and Future Prospects in the Circumpolar North.” Centre for International Governance Innovation Signature Lecture, Waterloo, Ontario, 18 September 2008. Co-sponsored by the CIC.

“Standing Up for Canada: Sovereignty, Security and the Canadian North since 1941.” Invited presentation for the Tillsonburg Historical Society, Tillsonburg, Ontario, 15 September 2008.

“Pierre Elliott Trudeau: From Conservative Catholic Nationalist to Citizen of the World.” Invited presentation for the Probus Women’s Club of Kitchener-Heritage, Kitchener, Ontario, 17 June 2008.

“Aboriginal Peoples, Land, and the Law, 1763 to present.” Invited presentation for the South Norwich Historical Society, Otterville, Ontario, 7 April 2008.

“Battle Grounds: The Canadian Military and Aboriginal Lands.” Canadian War Museum Building Knowledge Series, 3 April 2008.

“From Crisis to Diplomacy to Crisis: Canada’s Expanding Sovereignty in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries.” Kitchener Public Library speakers series, 10 March 2008.

“Standing up for Canada: Sovereignty, Security, and the Canadian North Since the Second World War.” Invited presentation, Kitchener Public Library Ideas and Issues series, 10 March 2008.

“The ‘New’ Northern Vision: What Should We Learn from History?” Invited paper delivered to the McMaster Science for Peace / Pugwash Society “World on Thin Ice” Conference, Hamilton, Ontario, 1 March 2008.

Invited keynote speaker, Feast of St. Andrew, 4 Royal Canadian Regiment, Stratford, 30 November 2007.

“The Canadian Rangers.” Invited presentation for the South Norwich Historical Society, Otterville, Ontario, 12 June 2007.

“The Battle of Vimy Ridge.” Guest lecturer, Canadian Forces College, 23 January 2006, 9 February 2004, 11 February 2003.

“The Arctic as Strategic Space.” Guest lecturer, Canadian Forces College, Toronto, Ontario, September 2005.

“Out in the Cold: Canada and the Cold War Arctic.” Invited presentation for the Guelph Historical Society, Guelph, 5 December 2006.

“Drums and Feathers: Native Peoples and the First World War.” Invited presentation as part of the “One Book, One Community” event, Kitchener Public Library, 18 September 2006.

“The Black Donnellys: Murder and Mayhem on the Roman Line.” Invited presentation for the South Norwich Historical Society, Otterville, 11 April 2006.

“Remembering the World Wars,” Invited presentation for the South Norwich Historical Society, Otterville, 9 November 2005.

“The Real Cold War: Defending Canada’s North.” Invited presentation in the Laurier Centre for Military and Strategic Disarmament Studies Speakers’ Series, Waterloo, November 2004.

“Aboriginal Veterans in Canada: A Scholarly Perspective.” Aboriginal Awareness Day, University of Calgary, 5 March 2002.

“Bombing the Blood Reserve: Leasing land for military training and the lasting effects on a community.” Historical presentation to Kainai High School, Stand Off, Alberta, on Landmines Awareness Day, 2 March 2000.

“The Treatment of Aboriginal Veterans After the Second World War: Application and Administration of the Veterans’ Land Act.” Inaugural historical presentation to the National Aboriginal Veterans Association, Odawa Circle, Ottawa, May 1997.

Various formal and informal research presentations to First Nations communities regarding dissertation research.

INVITED WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES, AND SEMINARS

“Canada’s Arctic Challenges,” morning seminar roundtable for parliamentarians hosted by the Library of Parliament, with Rob Huebert, Udloriak Hanson, and Shelagh Grant, Ottawa, 17 February 2011.

Advisor to Gwich’in Council International. Arctic Council Advisory Committee, Ottawa, 24 March 2010; Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment Working Group, Washington, DC, September 2010; Senior Arctic Officials meeting, Torshavn, October 2010.

Witness before the Senate Standing Committee on National Security and Defence on Arctic Sovereignty issues, Ottawa, 23 March 2010.

Arctic Security Working Group, Yellowknife, May 2010, November 2009.

VIP Observer, Operation NANOOK, Iqaluit, Nunavut, 2008, 2009, 2010.

Witness before the House of Commons Standing Committee on National Defence on Arctic Sovereignty issues, Ottawa, Ontario, 3 June 2009.

Breakfast meeting with the Hon. Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, on Canadian leadership in the circumpolar world, Montreal, Quebec, 27 March 2009.

Participant in World Wildlife Fund workshop on Arctic issues, Toronto, 8-9 February 2009.

Participant. The U.S. Citizen-Soldier at War: A Retrospective Look and the Way Ahead. Sponsored by the McCormick Tribune Foundation and the Virginia Military Institute. Cantigny, Wheaton, Illinois, October 2007.

Participant. Department of National Defence (Security and Defence Forum) Biennial Conference, Quebec City, October 2005.

Participant. Information Deficit: Canadian Solutions Conference, Calgary, October 2001.

Participant. Association for Canadian Studies Administrators’ Conference, Ottawa, December 2000.

Participant. Security and Defence Forum, NATO briefing tour, Brussels, Belgium, June 2000.

Participant. Security and Defence Forum, Department of National Defence, Ottawa, April 1999 and April 2000.

Participant. The Future of the Canadian Armed Forces: DND Consultative Seminar, Calgary, February 1999.