Events - April 2017

Housing in too many of Canada's remote communities is in deplorable condition. Peter Russell, president of RESTCo seeks to make this fact a mere memory. Join us April 19 for an in-depth discussion of approaches that can be taken to boost the production of low-energy housing through innovations in structure, fabrication, delivery, and associated infrastructure.

Speaker biography:

SPEAKER: Xihua Wang, Assistant Professor at the University of Alberta

ABSTRACT: In this talk, I will show my group’s recent efforts in the design and fabrication of engineered micro/nanostructures on plastic and nanofibril paper substrates for solar energy harvesting and sensing applications.

These drop-in sessions held on Mondays (12-1 p.m.) are designed to help you reduce stress and learn ways to find balance and well-being. Learn to balance your stress naturally through a brief combination of evidence based techniques such as, mindful meditation, progressive relaxation, visualization and restorative yoga postures.

Zhanfeng Cui
PhD, DSc, FIChemE, FREng
Donald Pollock Professor of Chemical Engineering
Director, CRMI Technology Centre, Institute of Biomedical Engineering
Department of Engineering Science
University of Oxford

Abstract:

These drop-in sessions held on Mondays (12-1 p.m.) are designed to help you reduce stress and learn ways to find balance and well-being. Learn to balance your stress naturally through a brief combination of evidence based techniques such as, mindful meditation, progressive relaxation, visualization and restorative yoga postures.

Learn more about Waterloo's Master of Business, Entrepreneurship, and Technology (MBET) program by attending our live online information session. MBET is a one year graduate business degree designed to meet a market need for innovative thinkers. In MBET, students learn inside and outside the classroom. Core business courses are integrated with practical experience, networking, and hands-on learning in the most entrepreneurial community in Canada.

Find out how your team can go from idea to funding in this "how to" session. Lyon Wong, Spectrum 28, outlines the steps to getting funded. Select teams are interviewed and funding readiness issues examined. It's two hours of "hands-on, how-to" knowledge involving real startups who are looking for funding.  Guest entrepreneur José Daire shares his insight on the importance of relationships in getting funded.

Who should attend: Undergraduates, Graduate students, faculty or staff who are interested in the steps to obtain seed funding.