“Troubled Seas: Social Activism and the Cruise Industry,” University of Northern British Columbia, Department of Recreation and Tourism, Prince George (February 2007)

 “Troubled Seas: Social Activism and the Cruise Industry,” University of Victoria Department of Sociology, Victoria, BC (February 2007)

“Rethinking the Benefits of Cruise Tourism,” Vancouver Island Public Interest Research Group and James Bay Neighbourhood Environment Association, Victoria (February 2007)

“Paradise Lost at Sea: Cruise Ship Workers as Commodity,” Serving the New Economy: Critical Perspectives on Hospitality and Tourism Work – A Centre for Research on Work and Society Workshop, York University, Toronto (October 2006)

“Turning Water Into Money: The Economics of Cruise Tourism,” New Zealand Tourism Research Institute and AUT University School of Hospitality and Tourism, Auckland (August 2006)

Keynote Address, Ships vs Spit Business Breakfast, Save Our Spit Alliance, Gold Coast (August 2006)

Keynote Lecture, Cruise Ship Tourism Forum, University of Prince Edward Island (co-sponsored by Institute on Island Studies and Dean of Arts), Charlottetown (July 2006)

“Troubled Seas: The Cruise Industry and Social Activism,” Kea’au Community Center (co-sponsored by Sierra Club and KAHEA: The Hawaiian Environmental Alliance), Hilo (November 2005)

“Protecting Paradise: Hawai’i and NCL America,” University of Hawai’i (co-sponsored by University of Hawai’i and KAHEA: The Hawaiian Environmental Alliance), Honolulu (November 2005)

“Environmental Regulation of the Cruise Industry: Legal Issues and Challenges,” University of Hawai’i Richardson School of Law (Environmental Law Program), Honolulu (November 2005)

“Turning Water Into Money: The Economics of the Cruise Industry,” Mount Saint Vincent University (Department of Business and Tourism), Halifax, NS (October 2005)

“The Art of Greenwashing: The Cruise Industry and the Environment,” Brock University (Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies), St. Catharines, ON (May 2005)

“Renewable Energy: Save Money, Save the World,” Caribbean Media Exchange on Sustainable Tourism VI – Exploring Tourism: Widening the Boundaries of Caribbean Sustainability (Panel Participant), Saint Lucia (June 2004)

“Weighing Anchor: Maximizing Benefits, Minimizing Risks of the Cruise Ship Industry in Atlantic Canada,” Maritime Museum of the Atlantic (sponsored by Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Ecology Action Centre, and Maritime Museum of the Atlantic), Halifax (June 2004)

“Charting A Course:  An International Congress for Coral Reef Protection from Ship-based Tourism” (Panel Participant), White Water to Blue Water Partnership Conference (sponsored by UN, US State Department, CARICOM, Government of Canada, et al), Miami (March 2004)

“The Politics of Environmental Activism: A Case Study of the Cruise Industry and the Environmental Movement,” British Sociological Association, York (March 2004)

"Cruising Out of Control," Nancy Foster Environmental Centre -- NOAA (sponsored by Last Stand and Livable Oldtown), Key West, FL (January 2004)

“Corporate Responsibility of The Cruise Sector – An Environmental, Economic And Labour Analysis,” Caribbean Media Exchange on Sustainable Tourism V -- Tourism and The Media: The Next Generation, Bridgetown, Barbados, (Panel Participant) December 2003.

“Cruise Out of Control,” Maui Community College, Kahului, Maui (co-sponosored by KAHEA, Maui Today, Sierra Club Maui, and University of Hawaii Sea Grant), October 2003

“Cruise Out of Control,” Kealakehe High School Cafeteria, Kailua-Kona (co-sponosored by KAHEA and University of Hawaii Sea Grant), October 2003

“Cruise Out of Control,” Komohana Ag Complex, Hilo (co-sponosored by KAHEA, Sierra Club Moku Loa), October 2003

“Cruise Out of Control,” McCoy Pavillion, Honolulu (co-sponosored by KAHEA, Sierra Club O`ahu, Environmental Defense Fund Hawaii), October 2003

“Charting a Course: The Cruise Industry, The Government of Canada, and Coastal British Columbia,: University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George (co-sponsored by Economics, Geography, Resource Recreation and Tourism, International Studies, and Social Work), September 2003

"By Land, By Sea, or Both?" Caribbean Hotel Industry Conference (Caribbean Hotel Association Annual Meeting), Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. (Panel Participant) June 2003

"Sweatships: The Cruise Industry and the Socialist Agenda," Keynote Address at Annual Program Meeting of Society for Socialist Studies, Halifax, June 2003

"Cruise Ship Blues: The Underside of the Cruise Industry," The Commonwealth Club (co-sponsored by Bluewater Network), San Francisco, CA.   January 2003

"Sweatships: The Cruise Industry, Its Workers, the Environment, and the Developing World," University of Toronto, School of Social Work, Toronto, ON.  January 2003

"The Cruise Industry and the Environment," Department of the Environment, City and County of San Francisco, Sanfrancisco, CA.  January 2003

"Is the Cruise Industry Environmentally Sustainable?:  Industry Practices, International Regulation, and the Developing World,"

• University of Saskatchewan, Department of Sociology, Saskatoon, SK (October 2002)
• Dalhousie University, Department of International Development Studies and Lester Pearson International, Halifax, NS (October 2002)
• University of Alaska, Environmental Studies Program, Anchorage, AK (October 2002)
• Memorial University of Newfoundland, Department of Sociology (November 2002); School of Social Work (November 2002)
• University of Victoria, Co-sponsored: School of Social Work and Vancouver Island Public Interest Research Group, Victoria, BC (November 2002)
• Monterey Institute for International Studies, Co-Sponsored: Ocean Conservancy, Save Our Shores, Friends of the Sea Otter, Monterey, CA (January 2003)
• Juneau City Council Chambers, Downtown Neighborhood Association, Juneau, AK (January 2003)

"Sweatshops at Sea: Unglamourous Work in a Glamourous Environment," Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association / Society for Socialist Studies, Toronto, 2002

"Images versus Realities of the Cruise Industry: Ethical, Moral and Professional Issues for Social Work," University of South Florida (Tampa, FL) and University of Manitoba (Winnipeg, MB), 2002

“How Green Is Green?: The Cruise Industry and the Environment,” Marine Institute, St. John’s, NF. 2001

“Death by Chocolate: An Inside Look at the Cruise Industry,” Maxwell School of Public Policy, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY.  2000