BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Drupal iCal API//EN X-WR-CALNAME:Events items teaser X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Toronto BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69f1baba6d751 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260319T183000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260319T213000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-society-technology-values/events/cstv-m ovie-night-dark-waters-2019 LOCATION:DC - William G. Davis Computer Research Centre 200 University Aven ue West Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:CSTV Movie Night: Dark Waters (2019) CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:CSTV hosts a series of movie screenings and discussions.  All\ nUWaterloo students\, faculty and staff are welcome!  Free admission! \n Free popcorn!\n\nNext up—March 26—Dark Waters (2019). A tenacious att orney\nuncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplaine d\ndeaths to pollutants from one of the world's largest corporations.\n\nS ee you in DC 1304 at 6:30pm. Bring a friend! DTSTAMP:20260429T080058Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69f1baba6ea35 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260212T183000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260212T213000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-society-technology-values/events/cstv-m ovie-night-terminator-2-judgment-day-1991 LOCATION:DC - William G. Davis Computer Research Centre 200 University Aven ue West Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:CSTV Movie Night: Terminator 2—Judgment Day (1991) CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:CSTV Movie Night\n[https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-society-tech nology-values/about-centre-society-technology-and-values/cstv-movie-night] \nfollows up The Terminator with its hit sequel Terminator 2: Judgment\nDa y (1991)\, with its new take on a familiar theme. DTSTAMP:20260429T080058Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69f1baba6f48f DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251002T090000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251002T150000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-society-technology-values/events/sympos ium-ethical-tech-global-future LOCATION:DC - William G. Davis Computer Research Centre 200 University Aven ue West Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:Symposium: Ethical Tech for a Global Future CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:We invite you to attend the \n[https://uwaterloo.ca/equity-div ersity-inclusion-anti-racism/events/symposium-ethical-tech-global-future]E THICAL\nTECH FOR A GLOBAL FUTURE\n[https://uwaterloo.ca/equity-diversity-i nclusion-anti-racism/events/symposium-ethical-tech-global-future] (ETGF)\ nSymposium\n[https://uwaterloo.ca/equity-diversity-inclusion-anti-racism/e vents/symposium-ethical-tech-global-future]\,\nto be held at the Universit y of Waterloo’s Davis Centre\non THURSDAY\, OCTOBER 2\, 2025. If you ar e interested in exploring the\nethical dimensions of tech development\, is sues surrounding responsible\ninnovation\, or the implications of emerging technology for social\njustice\, please join us! DTSTAMP:20260429T080058Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69f1baba700af DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250916T183000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250916T203000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-society-technology-values/events/cstv-m ovie-night-jurassic-park-1993 LOCATION:E5 - Engineering 5 200 University Avenue West Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:CSTV Movie Night: Jurassic Park (1993) CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:CSTV hosts a series of movie screenings and discussions.  All\ nUWaterloo students\, faculty and staff are welcome!  Free admission! \n Free popcorn!\n\nNext up—September 16\, 2025—Jurassic Park (1993\n[htt ps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107290/]): An ambitious industrialist\ninvites experts to vet his theme park filled with genetically\nengineered dinosaur s but things get real when sabotage turns the\ncreatures loose on their vi sitors.\n\nSee you in E5 2004.  Bring a friend! DTSTAMP:20260429T080058Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69f1baba70b19 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250711T190000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250711T223000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-society-technology-values/events/akira- 1988 LOCATION:AL - Arts Lecture Hall 200 University Avenue West Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:Akira (1988) CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:CSTV hosts a series of movie screenings and discussions.  All\ nUWaterloo students\, faculty and staff are welcome!  Free admission! \n Free popcorn!\n\nThis screening is being held with the UW Movie Club\n[ht tps://www.instagram.com/uw.movie.watchers/].\n\nNext up—July 11\, 2025 —Akira\n[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094625/?ref_=ttmi_ov_i] (1988): Biker\ngang leader Kaneda struggles to help his friend Tetsuo\, whose sudd enly\nmanifesting psychic powers threaten all of Neo Tokyo.\n\nSee you in AL 116 @ 7pm.  Bring a friend! DTSTAMP:20260429T080058Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69f1baba7128f DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250124T150000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250124T163000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-society-technology-values/events/critic al-tech-talk-11-speculative-imaginaries-and SUMMARY:Critical Tech Talk 11: Speculative Imaginaries and Technological\nD esign CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Critical Media Lab is excited to invite you to register\nfo r CRITICAL TECH TALK 11: SPECULATIVE IMAGINARIES AND TECHNOLOGICAL\nDESI GN with guest speaker Sherryl Vint\, Professor of Media and\nCultural Stu dies at the University of California\, on how speculative\nfiction can he lp us cultivate a more inclusive social imagination.\n\nThis is a virtual event taking place on Zoom\, Friday January 24th at\n3:00 PM. Full detail s are below. Registration is required using this\nlink\n[https://uwaterlo o.ca/arts/events/critical-tech-talk-11-speculative-imaginaries-and]. \n\n We look forward to you joining us!\n\nABOUT THE TALK: Speculative fiction (sf) is an influential mode that\nshapes how we imagine what technologies and futures we find desirable\,\nfeasible\, and valuable. But whose value s inform imagined\ntechno-utopian futures? How can we draw on the power of sf if we\nunderstand the genre not as a storehouse of technologies we mig ht one\nday create\, but instead as a critical engagement with the way tha t\ntechnology inevitably shapes the social world in ways that extend far\n beyond its intended use? Using the example of the intersection of sf\nwith disability studies\, this talk will outline how sf can function as\na mod e of enquiry\, a rhetorical tool that can help us guide\ntechnological dev elopment toward greater inclusion and equity by\nopening new perspectives on the problems technology seeks to solve.\nFocusing on the specific examp le of sf written from the perspective of\npeople with disability\, it will show how such fictions can help us\nunderstand how to cultivate a more ca pacious social imagination as a\ncrucial element of equitable and inclusiv e technological design.\n\nSHERRYL VINT is Professor of Media and Cultura l Studies and of\nEnglish at the University of California\, Riverside\, wh ere she founded\nthe Speculative Fictions and Cultures of Science program. She has\npublished widely on science fiction\, including\, most recently\ ,\nBiopolitical Futures in Twenty-First Century Speculative Fiction\n(2021 )\, Science Fiction: The Essential Knowledge (2021)\, and\nProgramming the Future: Speculative Television and the End of\nDemocracy (2022\, co-autho red with Jonathan Alexander). She was a\nfounding editor of Science Fictio n Film and Television and is the\nManaging Editor of Science Fiction Studi es and editor of book series\nScience in Popular Culture. DTSTAMP:20260429T080058Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69f1baba71c41 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241120T160000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241120T173000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-society-technology-values/events/fall-2 024-social-impact-showcase LOCATION:STP - United College 190 Westmount Road North Waterloo ON N2L 3G5 Canada SUMMARY:Fall 2024: Social Impact Showcase CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:United College GreenHouse is excited and proud to be hosting th e 32nd\nSocial Impact Showcase. Join us in celebrating youth-led social\ni nnovation\, entrepreneurship and impact on Wednesday\, November 20th |\n4: 00-5:30 pm at United College (Alumni Hall). The Showcase creates a\nunique and valuable opportunity for our students to connect with\ncommunity memb ers who may support them on their journey in refining\ntheir ideas. \n\nW e hope to see you there.  Please register for this event here.\n[https:// airtable.com/appvg308eEaXl7sSQ/pagR6yeA7rUeENybZ/form] \nKindly forward t his invite to those in your network.   DTSTAMP:20260429T080058Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69f1baba72757 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241112T190000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241112T200000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-society-technology-values/events/decodi ng-meaning-indigenous-design LOCATION:HH - J.G. Hagey Hall of the Humanities 200 University Avenue West Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:Decoding meaning in Indigenous design CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:TAWAW is a design-research firm dedicated to advancing Indigeno us\narchitecture. Our current research centres on the meaning found in\nor iginal structures – the tipi\, hogan\, longhouse or wigwam - which\nwe h ave come to understand as a microcosm of a larger world. Each\nproject we undertake\, offers behavioural\, social and ideological\nmeanings\, that w e integrate into contemporary form. Our work is not\nabout replicating tra ditional designs but about understanding the\nmeanings they hold\, to brin g meanings forward\, making culture visible\,\nbut also stable. Join us as we explore the work of encoding and\ndecoding Indigenous environments. DTSTAMP:20260429T080058Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69f1baba7317e DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240611T023000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240611T033000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-society-technology-values/events/intern et-past-present-and-future LOCATION:HH - J.G. Hagey Hall of the Humanities 200 University Avenue West Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:Internet: Past\, Present and Future CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Vinton G. Cerf\, Internet pioneer and Vice President and \"Chie f\nInternet Evangelist\" at Google\, will speak about the history of the\n Internet\, beginning with the Arpanet\, then move along the terrestrial\nI nternet trajectory. He will then present emerging policy and\ntechnical ch allenges and\, finally\, discuss the interplanetary Internet\nproject.\n\n His lecture is free\, open to everyone\, and takes place on Tuesday\,\nJun e 11 at 2:30 p.m. in the University of Waterloo's Humanities\nTheatre.\n\n Event\ninfo: https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/events/distinguished-public-lecture- vint-cerf-internet-past-present-future\n\nRegistration (free but\nrequired ): https://www.ticketfi.com/event/5709/distinguished-public-lecture-inter net-past-present-and-future DTSTAMP:20260429T080058Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69f1baba73951 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240625T160000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240625T170000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-society-technology-values/events/critic al-tech-talk-9-perspectives-accelerating-ai-adoption SUMMARY:Critical Tech Talk 9: Perspectives on Accelerating AI Adoption CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Join us to explore the impact of the Voluntary Code of Conduct on the\nResponsible Development and Management of Advanced Generative AI\n Systems. The code\, introduced by the Ministry of Innovation\, Science\nan d Industry\, aims to foster public trust in AI technologies\,\nintending t o accelerate adoption. This engaging panel discussion\nfeaturing education leaders\, computer science researchers and industry\nexperts will explore the broader implications of accelerating AI\nadoption beyond economic imp acts. Speakers will share insights hopes\nand concerns about the potentia l societal changes\, ethical\nconsiderations and regulatory challenges tha t come with AI.\n\nAdmission free.  Register at the Critical Media Lab we bsite\n[https://uwaterloo.ca/arts/about/critical-tech-talk]. DTSTAMP:20260429T080058Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR