The Wild Gala

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Saturday, February 7, 2009
Doors open at 7pm

Big Four Building
Stampede Park
1410 Olympic Way SE
Calgary, AB
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The evening included an hors d’oeuvre dinner, exciting live and silent auction and incredible live entertainment by Zinour Fathoullin, a professional dancer, choreographer and artistic director performing traditional aboriginal throat singing. A fascinating keynote address will be delivered by Robert J.D. Page, TransAlta Vice-President, Sustainable Development.

Check out pictures from the most recent Gala here.

Robert J.D. Page, Vice-President, Sustainable Development is responsible for TransAlta's proactive approach to addressing greenhouse gas emissions and is involved in the wider environmental and renewable energy issues. Prior to joining TransAlta in 1997, Dr. Page spent 25 years in consulting, academic teaching and research. Most recently, he was Dean of the Faculty of Environmental Design at the University of Calgary.

Dr. Page is known nationally and internationally for his work on energy and the environment in areas such as climate change, emissions trading, biodiversity and protected spaces, environmental impact assessment, and policy and regulation. Dr. Page holds honours Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts degree from Queen's University and a doctorate (international relations) from Oxford University.

Dr. Page is Chair of the Board of Directors of BIOCAP Canada, a national research partnership on biological carbon capture and bio-energy and is a Past Chair of the Board of the International Emissions Trading Association (Geneva). He is an Adjunct Professor in the Environmental Science Program, Faculty of Environmental Design and a Fellow of the Institute for Sustainable Energy, Environment, and Economy at the University of Calgary. He chaired the Banff Bow Valley Study (federal inquiry into the ecological intensity of Banff National Park) and served on the Alberta Special Places 2000 Committee. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Clean Air Strategic Alliance of Alberta (CASA), the International Institute for Sustainable Development, the Business Environmental Leadership Council, (Pew Center on Global Climate Change, Washington, DC) and the Canadian Water Network. He is a member of the Environment Committee of the National Chamber of Commerce. He has served for the Government of Canada in international negotiations on the Conference of the Parties for Kyoto, the NAFTA Negotiations, and trade and the environment. He is the author of many articles and several books on energy and the environment. He has been recognized nationally and internationally for his work.

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