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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/engineering/events/wici-talk-energy-efficient-ai
LOCATION:RCH 209 200 University Avenue West Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:WICI Talk - Energy Efficient AI
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Terry Stewart is currently an NRC Canada Associate Research
 \nOfficer and adjunct professor with the Dept of Psychology at the\nUniver
 sity of Waterloo. He is a former member of the Computational\nNeuroscience
  Research group at the University of Waterloo working with\nChris Eliasmit
 h on the development of Spaun and the Nengo software
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/engineering/events/public-talk-misdirected-moderat
 ion-paradox
LOCATION:PSE - Pearl Sullivan Engineering Building\, Faculty Hall\, 7th Flo
 or 200 University Ave West Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:Public Talk: The Misdirected Moderation Paradox
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Olivia DeRamus challenges us to reconsider how AI is being used
  to\nkeep people safe online. Despite billions of dollars invested in\ncon
 tent moderation\, today's platforms often amplify misogynistic and\nradica
 lizing content while suppressing the women and survivors\nattempting to sh
 are their own experiences.
DTSTAMP:20261023T002003Z
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261008T190000
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/engineering/events/public-talk-building-ourselves-
 including-human-aging-age-ai
LOCATION:PSE - Pearl Sullivan Engineering Building\, Faculty Hall\, 7th Flo
 or 200 University Ave West Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:Public Talk: Building for Ourselves: Including Human Aging in the A
 ge\nof AI
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Jennifer Boger challenges us to consider a population that 
 AI\noften overlooks: older adults. Through practical examples and\ncand
 id discussion\, Jennifer will highlight why inclusive design is no\nlonger
  optional but essential as AI becomes increasingly embedded in\nour daily 
 lives. 
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/engineering/events/public-talk-painted-pony-called
 -ai
LOCATION:PSE - Pearl Sullivan Engineering Building\, Faculty Hall\, 7th Flo
 or 200 University Ave West Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:Public Talk: A Painted Pony Called AI
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Caroline Running Wolf draws on the historical introduction 
 of the\nhorse to Indigenous communities as a powerful metaphor for the fut
 ure\nof artificial intelligence. This talk offers a compelling perspectiv
 e\non AI governance\, cultural preservation\, and the importance of\ncommu
 nity-led innovation. 
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260528T183000
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/engineering/events/why-founders-waste-months-wrong
 -decisions-and-how-avoid-it
LOCATION:PSE - Pearl Sullivan Engineering Building 2357/2317 200 University
  Ave West Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:Why Founders Waste Months on the Wrong Decisions and How to Avoid I
 t
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Building a startup\, venture\, or applied project often means m
 aking\ndecisions with incomplete information. This practical working sessi
 on\nwill help participants identify real market signals before spending\nm
 onths on the wrong customer\, pricing\, message\, or channel.\n\nThe sessi
 on is designed for students\, graduate students\, founders\,\nstartup oper
 ators\, and project builders interested in\nentrepreneurship\, innovation\
 , commercialization\, and applied\ndecision-making. Participants will lear
 n how to recognize common\ndecision traps\, separate real market signals f
 rom polite feedback\, and\nthink more clearly about what to test before bu
 ilding\, selling\, or\nscaling further.\n\nThe session is led by Vivian Wa
 ng\, an MBET graduate student at the\nConrad School of Entrepreneurship an
 d Business and founder of Growth\nPartner AI\, which was recently recogniz
 ed as part of Scale Up\nCanada’s Waterloo 50.
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260616T170000
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/engineering/events/strategic-vision-2026-update-di
 alogue-dean-engineering
SUMMARY:Strategic Vision 2026 Update: A Dialogue with the Dean of Engineeri
 ng
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Mary Wells\, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering\, is excited to
  share an\nupdate to the a transformative new vision for Waterloo Engineer
 ing -\none that positions the Faculty as leaders driving meaningful change
 \nfor the future.\n\nEngineering alumni are invited to explore the strateg
 ic plan and join\none of the upcoming alumni roundtables (two virtual opti
 ons are\navailable on MS Teams: June 16 and June 17\, 2026). The roundtabl
 es\nwill provide an opportunity to discuss how this vision will create\nta
 ngible\, positive impacts worldwide.
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/engineering/events/strategic-vision-2026-update-di
 alogue-dean-engineering
SUMMARY:Strategic Vision 2026 Update: A Dialogue with the Dean of Engineeri
 ng
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Mary Wells\, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering\, is excited to
  share an\nupdate to the a transformative new vision for Waterloo Engineer
 ing -\none that positions the Faculty as leaders driving meaningful change
 \nfor the future.\n\nEngineering alumni are invited to explore the strateg
 ic plan and join\none of the upcoming alumni roundtables (two virtual opti
 ons are\navailable on MS Teams: June 16 and June 17\, 2026). The roundtabl
 es\nwill provide an opportunity to discuss how this vision will create\nta
 ngible\, positive impacts worldwide.
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/engineering/events/engineering-capstone-design-sym
 posia-2026
LOCATION:Pearl Sullivan Engineering Building University of Waterloo 200 Uni
 versity Ave West Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:Engineering Capstone Design Symposia
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Alumni\, students\, employers\, industry partners\, media\, and
  members of\nthe general public are invited to join us in the Pearl Sulliv
 an\nEngineering Building (formerly Engineering 7) for the Capstone Design\
 nSymposium.
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/engineering/events/troncon-2026
LOCATION:University of Waterloo 200 University Avenue West Waterloo ON N2L 
 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:TronCon 2026
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:IT'S A FULL DAY OF DISCOVERY AT TRONCON 2026! TRONCON WILL\nCOI
 NCIDE WITH THE MECHATRONICS CAPSTONE DESIGN SYMPOSIUM TO GIVE\nALUMNI A
 N OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW THE NEWEST BATCH OF CAPSTONE DESIGN\nPROJECTS (FYDP
 S) BY FOURTH YEAR MECHATRONICS STUDENTS\, GET INVOLVED\nIN JUDGING THE CA
 PSTONE DESIGN PROJECTS\, AND RECONNECT WITH THE TRON\nCOMMUNITY AT THE EVE
 NT AND AT THE DINNER THAT FOLLOWS. 
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260326T123000
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/engineering/events/esch-pitch-competition-2026
LOCATION:University of Waterloo\, Pearl Sullivan Engineering building\, 2nd
  floor 200 University Ave West Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:Esch Pitch Competition
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Watch as 12 outstanding Capstone teams compete for over $100k i
 n\nprizes. These teams were shortlisted from over 50 entries representing\
 nmost programs in the Faculty of Engineering. The Esch Awards support\ncre
 ative and entrepreneurial students in the pursuit of research and\ndevelop
 ment and its commercialization for the benefit of Canada.
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/engineering/events/first-robotics-waterloo-regiona
 l-competition-2026
LOCATION:PAC - Physical Activities Complex 200 University Avenue West Water
 loo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:FIRST Robotics Waterloo Regional Competition
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:The FIRST Robotics Waterloo Regional Competition\n[https://www.
 firstroboticscanada.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2023-ON-Waterloo-Distri
 ct-Event-Schedule.pdf]\nbrings teams of Ontario's brightest high school st
 udents to the\nUniversity of Waterloo campus to battle head-to-head with\n
 student-designed\, remote-controlled robots. Built from scratch\, these\nf
 ive-foot tall\, 140-pound robots compete in high intensity\nrobo-sports.
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