Symposium Quotes

Nova Scotia College contacted us; it was really early on... they asked if we wanted to do a symposium. We just sat around and talked to some students.

Interest in understanding the global wine market is keen, and globalization and its challenges were recurring topics during the Unified Symposium. However, overall there`s a strong sense of optimism that the American grape and wine community is well positioned for success.

I`m just very happy about this symposium. There are so many excellent people here, I`m enjoying it deeply.

What`s exciting about this (symposium) is the total fusion of fan and academic discussions. That`s a breaking down of the walls that hasn`t occurred in many other places.

The goal of the symposium is not to focus solely on dire predictions commonly attributed to climate change but rather to assess its impact and seek solutions while we emphasize how communities that feel its consequences are coping with its effects right now. We want to discuss climate change from a wide range of perspectives, including economic, scientific, cultural and religious, to emphasize the complexity of the issue while demonstrating its many facets. It has the potential to impact our lives in many ways and therefore it concerns all aspects of society, not just scientists and environmentalists.