About
 

This one day conference will be held on Monday October 27, 2008 at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Ottawa. It is the 7th annual conference CDFAI has hosted in Ottawa regarding foreign policy and defence issues. This year expert speakers from academia, the public service, and the corporate world will seek to shed light on current cross border issues between Canada and the United States as well as develop amicable solutions for the challenges facing both nations.
 

The conference panels will explore four key areas of cross-border relations: territorial and resource issues; multilateral and unilateral relations and spheres of influence; North American defence issues; and border issues such as cross-border business, immigration, and intellectual property rights. Two high calibre keynote speakers will also be addressing these issues:

• Michael Kergin, former Canadian Ambassador to the United States; and

• Paul Cellucci, former American Ambassador to Canada.

The registration fee for the conference is $350.00 CDN ($75.00 CDN for students).
 

Registration includes a reception on Sunday evening, the conference sessions, two keynote presentations, refreshments, and a lunch on Monday.