Welcome from the Directors

Dear colleagues,

Greetings from the IMRC! 

We are writing to announce our arrival as new directors at the IMRC, to introduce you to the Centre’s new Research and Program Coordinator Dr. Sean Lockwood, and to thank outgoing directors Jenna Hennebry and Margaret Walton-Roberts. As founding directors, Jenna and Margaret established a thriving Centre and set a high bar for IMRC activity. We have been grateful to enjoy the Centre as an intellectual and politically-engaged home, and look forward to contributing to the life of the Centre with the same energy and spirit of inclusion and meaningful engagement established by Margaret and Jenna.

Many of you proposed stimulating ideas at the general meeting held at the Balsillie School of International Affairs last fall, and we are excited to implement and move forward with these ideas. In the months ahead, you can expect to hear from us about upcoming lectures, films, conferences, committees and roaming coffee klatches. We will be embarking on a five-year visioning exercise for the Centre, and also have a new communications strategy in the works.

We would like the opportunity to share your work with broader communities and are eager to showcase the wonderful research being carried out by affiliated students, faculty and visiting scholars. The extent of collaboration across campuses and international boundaries is impressive. We want to see you and hear what you have been up to.

Please check out our updated website when you have a chance (imrc.ca), let us know any thoughts you have, and look for messages from us over the usual channels: the IMRC email listserv, Twitter (@imrconline), and Facebook (@internationalmigrationresearchcentre).

We look forward to working with you in the months and years ahead to continue to build a vibrant intellectual home for research and public engagement at the IMRC.

Warmly,

Alison Mountz (Director) and Kim Rygiel (Associate Director)