Inaugural Symposium, May 24 - 25, 2008
Simon Fraser University, Vancouver Campus
Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver

“Public Intellectuals Today: Modes & Models of Independent Scholarship”

Keynote Address
John Ralston Saul

“The Independent Scholar and Public Intellectual In a Corporatist Era”
Award-winning essayist and novelist, John Ralston Saul has had a growing impact on political and economic thought in many countries. Declared a “prophet” by TIME magazine, he is included in the prestigious Utne Reader's list of the world's 100 leading thinkers and visionaries. His works have been translated into more than a dozen languages. www.johnralstonsaul.com/about.html

Symposium Presenters include: John Ralston Saul, Jim Green (politician, anthropologist, social activist), Paul Whitney (Chief Librarian, Vancouver Public Library), Chuck Davis (author, historian, media personality), Laura Duhan Kaplan (philosopher, clergy), Antonio E. Fernández—Tonel (internationally acclaimed artist), Max Wyman (author, arts critic, community activist). Conveners: Elena Feder and Yosef Wosk.