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COVID-19 reboot poster
Thursday, June 18, 2020 1:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

The Post-COVID-19 Reboot - Rebooting with Research: Viral detection and mitigation

The Post-COVID-19 Reboot is a weekly webinar series hosted by the University of Waterloo GEDI that brings together research experts and representatives from some of Canada’s leading corporations and startups to discuss strategies for emerging from the pandemic and adapting to this “new normal.” Join us on June 18 for "Rebooting with Research: Viral detection and mitigation". Registration required.

Congrats balloon
Saturday, June 20, 2020 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Class of 2020 Virtual Convocation Celebration

Congrats balloon

Congratulations. You did it! It’s time to celebrate your hard-earned engineering degree with your classmates at an interactive virtual celebration. We are also committed to ensuring this cohort will get to walk across a stage and have the full convocation experience when it is possible to do so. 

Post-covid reboot poster
Thursday, June 25, 2020 1:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

The Post-COVID-19 Reboot - Rebooting with Research: Our virtual future

This third and final research-focused webinar considers what our virtual future may look like. We will need to improve productivity with better design and automation, make telecommuting more effective and apply to more job roles, learn new ways of managing a dispersed workforce, all while ensuring we remain connected to and engaged with colleagues, employers, families, and friends.

Campbell group seminar poster
Monday, June 29, 2020 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

WIN Member Seminar Series: Melanie Campbell

The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) is comprized of many talented faculty members, students and researchers from various backgrounds of study. We wanted to showcase their incredible work through our Member Seminar Series! Each month a professor and 2 of their researchers will present their research to our community. This series is an opportunity for our WIN community to come together, learn about ongoing research and potentially foster new partnerships between students, faculty and labs.

Intellectual Property Series poster
Thursday, July 9, 2020 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

WIN Intellectual Property Series: Trademarks

Did you know that the top five most valuable brands in the world in 2018 are all technology companies?

According to Forbes the most valuable brand in the world in 2018 was Apple (#1) with an estimated value of nearly $183 Billion dollars. By comparison, Coca-Cola's (#6) brand value in 2018 was over $57 Billion.

Come to the Trademark presentation and learn how to use this form of Intellectual Property (IP) protection to build the brand value of your technology or Start-Up.

Friday, July 10, 2020 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Engineering Day 2020 (livestream)

Come show your spirit and get your purple on! 

The tradition continues on July 10, 2020 at 12:00 pm (ET) to celebrate Engineering Day with our incredible community of students, alumni, professors and staff. This year's activities, steamed live on YouTube on the Waterloo Engineering channel, will include a DJ playing fun music, hosted by the Presidents of EngSoc, a social media contest for purpling, appearances by special guests, throw a pie in the face of your professor, and so much more.

Intellectual Property Series poster
Wednesday, July 22, 2020 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

WIN Intellectual Property Series: Commercialization Panel Discussion

You’ve got your research, now what?

What are some of the on-campus resources or connections to help you take your research, product, technology or idea to the next stage?  Come listen to a few of WatCo’s clients to will share their experiences from research to market 

Panel Discussion 

Eric Luvisotto and a panel of Watco clients

Eric Migicovsky
Thursday, July 23, 2020 5:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Start Up AMA with Eric Migicovsky

Join us for a talk with Y Combinator partner Eric Migicovsky.

Eric was the founder of smartwatch pioneer Pebble Technology, acquired by Fitbit in 2016. Eric will cover some of the myths that exist around starting startups, what you should do while you’re still in school if you want to start a company, and he’ll talk about how YC can help you get started. He’ll also spend time answering your questions.

A Zoom link will be emailed to registered participants.

Nano entrepreneurship series
Monday, July 27, 2020 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

WIN Entrepreneurship Series: Panel discussion on Business of Research Chemicals

Developing new functional materials is the foundation of nanotechnology. You can learn about the whole spectrum of new amazing nanomaterials in the research publications, but you can only find a few of them to be commercially available. Ever wondered why? Join us and learn what one needs to consider when spinning a novel nanomaterial into a business opportunity.

Speakers:
- Darren Anderson, Founder and CEO, VIVE Crop Protection (Toronto)
- Elena Polyakova, Founder and CEO, Graphene Labs Inc.

Coronoa
Thursday, August 13, 2020 1:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Engineering Our Way Through a Pandemic: How Waterloo Engineers are Finding Solutions

In a worldwide race to find solutions to the COVID-19 pandemic, Waterloo Engineering professors and alumni are working on engineering a variety of unique solutions. Join us for this virtual webinar to learn about vaccine development and the complexities involved, portable and rapid diagnostic testing, and innovative ways of using imaging for screening and diagnosis.