ECOTH

I was the creator and co-organizer for the Environmental Conference of the Humanities (ECOTH) at the University of Lethbridge. ECOTH is an open conference which made its debut in November 2025 and encourages emerging scholars (Undergraduate, Master, and PhD students, as well as post-doctoral researchers and scholars in early stages of their career), along with any academic who is interested in the subject, to present their research in this field. Environmental Humanities has emerged as an interdisciplinary subject and embraces the fact that environmental concerns are, in their nature, interdisciplinary. My main duties were:

• Collecting and organizing the call for papers — sending it to departments within the University of Lethbridge, putting up advertisements around campus, reaching out to surrounding universities and organizations focused on Environmental Humanities, then organizing abstracts, communicating with the scientific committee, and sending results and updates to the presenters.
• Finding funding and organizing the budget — applying for funding through department donations, University grants (GSA and LPIRG), and community donations (Environmental Alberta, Sill and Soil, Urbane Eight), then managing the budget so support was used responsibly to benefit participants through refreshments, lunch, and printing costs.
• Overseeing conference logistics — preparing facilities (tables, chairs, poster space), name tags, the schedule, and catering, and directing volunteers to help with check-in and chairing sessions.

The 2025 inaugural conference was a great success with a full day of talks and creative presentations. The new goal of this project is to secure funding for next year and pass the torch on to the next set of organizers.

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