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Waterloo Symposium on Technology and Society illustrationIn the first symposium of the Waterloo Symposium on Technology & Society series, Martin Ford explores the ways in which AI and automation (aka, “robots”) are outpacing humans in a range of sectors, from education to law, agriculture to healthcare, management and beyond. He offers a realistic view of what the future of work—and your place in it—will look like.

Thursday, April 4, 2019 7:30 pm - 7:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Support Demine Robotics on International Mine Awareness Day

Demine Robotics is bringing their robotic solution into the Cambodian minefields to clear explosives and needs your support!

Please join Demine Robotics on International Mine Awareness Day, Thursday, April 4th and be a part of the journey of building robots with a humanitarian mission.

Meet the Waterloo alumnus who is innovating a future free of landmines, Co-Founder and CEO Richard Yim, to hear about their progress and kick-off their crowdfunding and fundraising campaign.

Tuesday, March 26, 2019 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Office Hour with Mike Lee, President of Fundica.com

Students and alumni are invited to participate in an exclusive Office Hour with engineering alumnus Mike Lee (BASc '88, Mechanical Engineering), the president of Fundica.com and president of R&D Partners.

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Professor Martyn Clark, Associate Director at the Centre for Hydrology at the University of Saskatchewan and Editor-in-Chief of Water Resources Research, will present "The Evolution of Process-Based Hydrologic Models: Historical Challenges and the Collective Quest for Physical Realism."

Tuesday, April 9, 2019 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm MDT (GMT -06:00)

Waterloo Engineering Alumni After-Work Reception at Matrix Solutions in Calgary

Join us for an after-work networking reception at Matrix Solutions to connect and network with local Waterloo Engineering alumni in Calgary. Hear a brief update about the Faculty of Engineering and the latest changes on campus including a look at the newest engineering building on campus: Engineering 7. 

Tuesday, March 12, 2019 5:30 pm - 5:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

CryptoWorks21 Distinguished Lecture

Canada’s Future: Tech commercialization and Crossing the Chasm - How do we enable the Innovators? 

Angela Mondou, author, entrepreneur and founder of ICE Leadership Inc, a consulting company helping technology and aerospace and defence scale-ups, is a former air force captain, tech marketing executive and CEO, whose unconventional career has taken her from worldwide military operations to top ranked high-tech companies including Research in Motion, the creators of BlackBerry™.

Friday, March 22, 2019 9:00 am - 4:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

World Water Day 2019

water for all

Join the Water Institute for a full day of activities as we explore togetherhow to find viable solutions for marginalized people living without safewater.