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:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ab2dd16951cd DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261022T133000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261022T143000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/environmental-humanities-network/events/fall-2026- environmental-humanities-slow-reading-group-0 LOCATION:HH - J.G. Hagey Hall of the Humanities 200 University Avenue West Room 335--Philosophy Reading Room Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:Fall 2026 Environmental Humanities Slow Reading Group CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Join The Environmental Humanities Network (EHN) and the Waterlo o\nInitiative of Solarpunk and Hope (WISH)\, for the Fall 2026 EH Slow\nRe ading Group! Facilitated by Dr. Katy Fulfer (PHIL) and Dr. Jennifer\nClary -Lemon (ENGL)\, the Slow Reading Group is a space for thoughtful\,\ncollab orative inquiry and open to all scholars--MA students\, PhD\nstudents\, po stdocs\, and faculty--interested in the Environmental\nHumanities (EH).\n\ nOur fall 2026 book is Bubant et al.'s Rubber Boots Methods for the\nAnthr opocene\n[https://www.upress.umn.edu/9781517911652/rubber-boots-methods-fo r-the-anthropocene/]\n(U of Minnesota P\, 2022). We will start our first r eading group with\nthe Introduction\, and go from there! Copies of the tex t will be\nprovided. We meet in HH 335.\n\nEach Slow Reading Group session will begin with a period of silent\nreading\, followed by open discussion . No prior preparation or\nregistration is required\; however\, you can se nd any questions you have\nto jclarylemon@uwaterloo.ca [/jclarylemon@uwate rloo.ca]. DTSTAMP:20260922T195502Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ab2dd169d278 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261105T133000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261105T143000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/environmental-humanities-network/events/fall-2026- environmental-humanities-slow-reading-group-0 LOCATION:HH - J.G. Hagey Hall of the Humanities 200 University Avenue West Room 335--Philosophy Reading Room Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:Fall 2026 Environmental Humanities Slow Reading Group CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Join The Environmental Humanities Network (EHN) and the Waterlo o\nInitiative of Solarpunk and Hope (WISH)\, for the Fall 2026 EH Slow\nRe ading Group! Facilitated by Dr. Katy Fulfer (PHIL) and Dr. Jennifer\nClary -Lemon (ENGL)\, the Slow Reading Group is a space for thoughtful\,\ncollab orative inquiry and open to all scholars--MA students\, PhD\nstudents\, po stdocs\, and faculty--interested in the Environmental\nHumanities (EH).\n\ nOur fall 2026 book is Bubant et al.'s Rubber Boots Methods for the\nAnthr opocene\n[https://www.upress.umn.edu/9781517911652/rubber-boots-methods-fo r-the-anthropocene/]\n(U of Minnesota P\, 2022). We will start our first r eading group with\nthe Introduction\, and go from there! Copies of the tex t will be\nprovided. We meet in HH 335.\n\nEach Slow Reading Group session will begin with a period of silent\nreading\, followed by open discussion . No prior preparation or\nregistration is required\; however\, you can se nd any questions you have\nto jclarylemon@uwaterloo.ca [/jclarylemon@uwate rloo.ca]. DTSTAMP:20260922T195502Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ab2dd169e528 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261119T133000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261119T143000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/environmental-humanities-network/events/fall-2026- environmental-humanities-slow-reading-group-0 LOCATION:HH - J.G. Hagey Hall of the Humanities 200 University Avenue West Room 335--Philosophy Reading Room Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:Fall 2026 Environmental Humanities Slow Reading Group CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Join The Environmental Humanities Network (EHN) and the Waterlo o\nInitiative of Solarpunk and Hope (WISH)\, for the Fall 2026 EH Slow\nRe ading Group! Facilitated by Dr. Katy Fulfer (PHIL) and Dr. Jennifer\nClary -Lemon (ENGL)\, the Slow Reading Group is a space for thoughtful\,\ncollab orative inquiry and open to all scholars--MA students\, PhD\nstudents\, po stdocs\, and faculty--interested in the Environmental\nHumanities (EH).\n\ nOur fall 2026 book is Bubant et al.'s Rubber Boots Methods for the\nAnthr opocene\n[https://www.upress.umn.edu/9781517911652/rubber-boots-methods-fo r-the-anthropocene/]\n(U of Minnesota P\, 2022). We will start our first r eading group with\nthe Introduction\, and go from there! Copies of the tex t will be\nprovided. We meet in HH 335.\n\nEach Slow Reading Group session will begin with a period of silent\nreading\, followed by open discussion . No prior preparation or\nregistration is required\; however\, you can se nd any questions you have\nto jclarylemon@uwaterloo.ca [/jclarylemon@uwate rloo.ca]. DTSTAMP:20260922T195502Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ab2dd169f3c7 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261203T133000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261203T143000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/environmental-humanities-network/events/fall-2026- environmental-humanities-slow-reading-group-0 LOCATION:HH - J.G. Hagey Hall of the Humanities 200 University Avenue West Room 335--Philosophy Reading Room Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:Fall 2026 Environmental Humanities Slow Reading Group CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Join The Environmental Humanities Network (EHN) and the Waterlo o\nInitiative of Solarpunk and Hope (WISH)\, for the Fall 2026 EH Slow\nRe ading Group! Facilitated by Dr. Katy Fulfer (PHIL) and Dr. Jennifer\nClary -Lemon (ENGL)\, the Slow Reading Group is a space for thoughtful\,\ncollab orative inquiry and open to all scholars--MA students\, PhD\nstudents\, po stdocs\, and faculty--interested in the Environmental\nHumanities (EH).\n\ nOur fall 2026 book is Bubant et al.'s Rubber Boots Methods for the\nAnthr opocene\n[https://www.upress.umn.edu/9781517911652/rubber-boots-methods-fo r-the-anthropocene/]\n(U of Minnesota P\, 2022). We will start our first r eading group with\nthe Introduction\, and go from there! Copies of the tex t will be\nprovided. We meet in HH 335.\n\nEach Slow Reading Group session will begin with a period of silent\nreading\, followed by open discussion . No prior preparation or\nregistration is required\; however\, you can se nd any questions you have\nto jclarylemon@uwaterloo.ca [/jclarylemon@uwate rloo.ca]. DTSTAMP:20260922T195502Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ab2dd16a0283 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261007T120000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261007T130000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/environmental-humanities-network/events/fall-2026- environmental-humanities-slow-reading-group LOCATION:HH - J.G. Hagey Hall of the Humanities 200 University Avenue West Room 335--Philosophy Reading Room Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:Fall 2026 Environmental Humanities Slow Reading Group CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Join The Environmental Humanities Network (EHN) and the Waterlo o\nInitiative of Solarpunk and Hope (WISH)\, for the Fall 2026 EH Slow\nRe ading Group! Facilitated by Dr. Katy Fulfer (PHIL) and Dr. Jennifer\nClary -Lemon (ENGL)\, the Slow Reading Group is a space for thoughtful\,\ncollab orative inquiry and open to all scholars--MA students\, PhD\nstudents\, po stdocs\, and faculty--interested in the Environmental\nHumanities (EH).\n\ nOur fall 2026 book is Bubant et al.'s Rubber Boots Methods for the\nAnthr opocene\n[/environmental-humanities-network/sites/default/files/uploads/do cuments/rubber-boots-introduction.pdf]\n(U of Minnesota P\, 2022). We will start our first reading group with\nthe Introduction\, and go from there! Copies of the text will be\nprovided. We meet in HH 335.\n\nEach Slow Rea ding Group session will begin with a period of silent\nreading\, followed by open discussion. No prior preparation or\nregistration is required\; ho wever\, you can send any questions you have\nto jclarylemon@uwaterloo.ca [ /jclarylemon@uwaterloo.ca].  DTSTAMP:20260922T195502Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ab2dd16a6148 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261113 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261117 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/environmental-humanities-network/events/evidence-j am-hackathon LOCATION:STJ - St. Jerome's University 290 Westmount Road North DRAGEN Lab\ , STJ University Library Waterloo ON N2L 3G3 Canada SUMMARY:Evidence Jam Hackathon CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:JOIN EVIDENCE JAM 2026 — TURN ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE INTO AI-PO WERED\nINSIGHT\n\nEvidence Jam 2026 (_Causapalooza!_) is a weekend hackath on at the\nUniversity of Waterloo's DRAGEN Lab\, November 13–16\, where teams use\nAI to turn ecology literature into structured\, practitioner-re ady\ncausal knowledge. We're recruiting software developers\, ML engineers \,\nrestoration ecologists\, UX/UI designers\, data scientists\, and\nphil osophers — interdisciplinary teams of 2–4 are strongly\nencouraged and prioritized in selection.\n\nPrizes include the Gold Raccoon awards (Dell hardware\, with a Dell\nPro Max workstation with GB10 for first place)\ , a Green Raccoon\nsustainability award for the most energy efficient solu tions\, and the\ncollaborator-voted Most Valuable Possum for best collabor ator.\nFeaturing judges and mentors from the World Wildlife Fund\, Nature\ nConservancy of Canada\, Conservation Halton\, and more.\n\nBeyond the har dware\, this is a chance to compress a years-long\nliterature synthesis in to one weekend\, with real ecological data\, GPU\ncompute\, and mentors on hand to help you ship something a restoration\npractitioner could actuall y use. Create open source software in a\ncollaborative setting\, with grea t food and prizes!\n\nApplications close Friday\, October 9 — apply with your team or solo\nat https://evidencejam.tim-a.ca [https://evidencejam. tim-a.ca/].\nTeams must contain at least one current UW student. There is no cost\nto participate and food will be provided. X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE DTSTAMP:20260922T195502Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ab2dd16a88a3 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261029T130000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261029T140000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/environmental-humanities-network/events/wish-prese nts-solarpunk-screening-star-trek-next-generation LOCATION:ECH - East Campus Hall 200 University Ave West Room ECH 1205 Water loo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:WISH Presents: Solarpunk Screening of Star Trek The Next Generation \,\nS4 E2\, \"Family\" CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Join the WISH network for a Solarpunk screening of _Star Trek The\nNext Generation_\, S4 E2 \"Family\" in the Critical Media Lab (ECH 12 05)\nfrom 1:30-2:20.  DTSTAMP:20260922T195502Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ab2dd16aa4a5 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261017T083000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261017T163000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/environmental-humanities-network/events/environmen tal-humanities-symposium LOCATION:EV3 - Environment 3 200 University Avenue West Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:Environmental Humanities Symposium CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Environmental Humanities Symposium is an opportunity for\nl ike-minded academics to exchange their research and ideas. A special\nkeyn ote presentation will be delivered by Anne Pasek. Learn more about\nthe at tendees HERE\n[https://uwaterloo.ca/environmental-humanities-network/envir onmental-humanities-symposium].  DTSTAMP:20260922T195502Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ab2dd16ab72d DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260417T090000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260417T150000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/environmental-humanities-network/events/sensing-im pact-environmental-measurement-and-monitoring SUMMARY:Sensing to Impact: Environmental Measurement and Monitoring Researc h\nSymposium CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:_Sensing to Impact _is a one-day research symposium connecting \nUniversity of Waterloo researchers with community partners to\nstrengthe n local environmental measurement and monitoring. The event\nshowcases lea ding research\, real-world applications\, and shared\nchallenges\, fosteri ng dialogue that helps translate environmental\nsensing and data into mean ingful impact. DTSTAMP:20260922T195502Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ab2dd16ac530 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260423T104500 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260423T114500 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/environmental-humanities-network/events/reading-gr oup-planetary-politics-arendt-anarchy-and-climate SUMMARY:Reading group: Planetary Politics: Arendt\, Anarchy\, and the Clima te\nCrisis CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:We will be reading Lucy Benjamin's 2025 book\, _Planetary Pol itics:\nArendt\, Anarchy\, and the Climate Crisis _over three weeks in\nA pril-May.  The library has an e-book available\n[https://ocul-wtl.primo. exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_WTL/1f4gn0b/alma999987194104105162].\nW e will meet in the Philosophy Reading Room (Hagey Hall 335) from\n10:45-11 :45 a.m. This event is open to all interested. DTSTAMP:20260922T195502Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ab2dd16ad619 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260430T104500 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260430T114500 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/environmental-humanities-network/events/reading-gr oup-planetary-politics-arendt-anarchy-and-climate SUMMARY:Reading group: Planetary Politics: Arendt\, Anarchy\, and the Clima te\nCrisis CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:We will be reading Lucy Benjamin's 2025 book\, _Planetary Pol itics:\nArendt\, Anarchy\, and the Climate Crisis _over three weeks in\nA pril-May.  The library has an e-book available\n[https://ocul-wtl.primo. exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_WTL/1f4gn0b/alma999987194104105162].\nW e will meet in the Philosophy Reading Room (Hagey Hall 335) from\n10:45-11 :45 a.m. This event is open to all interested. DTSTAMP:20260922T195502Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ab2dd16ae32e DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260507T104500 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260507T114500 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/environmental-humanities-network/events/reading-gr oup-planetary-politics-arendt-anarchy-and-climate SUMMARY:Reading group: Planetary Politics: Arendt\, Anarchy\, and the Clima te\nCrisis CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:We will be reading Lucy Benjamin's 2025 book\, _Planetary Pol itics:\nArendt\, Anarchy\, and the Climate Crisis _over three weeks in\nA pril-May.  The library has an e-book available\n[https://ocul-wtl.primo. exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_WTL/1f4gn0b/alma999987194104105162].\nW e will meet in the Philosophy Reading Room (Hagey Hall 335) from\n10:45-11 :45 a.m. This event is open to all interested. DTSTAMP:20260922T195502Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR