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WICI welcomes Dr. Peter Lewis from Ontario Technical University, where he holds a Canada Research Chair in Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence and is the Associate Dean Research and Graduate Studies in the Faculty of Business and Information Technology.

Join us on Saturday, November 22nd from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Conrad Grebel University College for our annual Holiday Make a Difference Market! This festive event brings together local vendors and artisans for a joyful day of community, shopping, and giving back.

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to shape our workplaces, innovation sometimes happens in unexpected places. Join us as we put the spotlight on co-op students using AI to find smarter, more creative ways of working.

Please join for an in-gallery Artist Talk and Q&A with artist Andrew McPhail on Thursday November 6, starting at 7:00 pm. His current exhibition TEXTiles, This is not an AIDS Quilt is a survey of works made between 2019-2025, featuring 59 of the artist's hand-sequinned bedsheets, pillowcases, and quilts.

The Sexual Violence Prevention & Response Office (SVPRO) is once again bringing the What Were You Wearing? Survivor Art Exhibit to UWaterloo. The exhibit is based on student-survivor descriptions of the clothing they were wearing when they experienced sexual violence.

The Graham Seed Fund will officially launch its next call—Building Readiness for Responsible AI in Community Care—on Friday, October 31, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. in EC5 1111. The event will feature talks introducing the theme and outlining opportunities for collaboration, followed by a networking lunch. Join CareNext and local health care partners to learn more about this year’s focus on research that strengthens our understanding of how community and regional care organizations can prepare for responsible AI adoption. Visit the Graham Seed Fund website for more details and registration.

Come join our celebration of APL history at the Computer Museum Open House on Saturday, October 25, 2025!

The event will be held in the Davis Centre "Fishbowl" (DC 1301), and will run from 11:00am to 4:00pm. We will have various APL-related artifacts on display, along with interactive retro computers and some of our recent acquisitions. There will be guest exhibits from the KW Computer Heritage Group as well as mathematics alumni Steve McDowell joining us at 1:30PM to talk about his experiences as one of the developers of Waterloo microAPL: The Story of Waterloo microAPL.

Dr. Edward Doolittle: Indigenous Mathematics

To develop Indigenous Mathematics as a coherent subject distinct from mathematics, ethnomathematics, and Indigenous studies, we must consider the discipline’s foundations. As with global mathematics, Indigenous mathematics is founded in logic, philosophy, and culture, but differs in detail. Indigenous logic allows for the coexistence of contradictory statements: Indigenous philosophy is grounded in creation and the land; Indigenous culture is inextricably bound with spirituality, ceremony, and oral tradition. Efforts to “Indigenize” mathematics will fail without taking these differences into account.

Registration not required.

Need talent to scale? Join us November 5 at the Innovation Arena for Startup 2 Scaleup: Recruitment Roadmap—a startup-focused job fair and networking event designed to help you tackle the big challenges of growth: funding, mentorship and finding the right talent.

This free event features an industry information session, student panel, networking activities, and a student job fair that highlights the opportunities and energy within Canada’s startup landscape.

Meet WICI Members and discuss how you can be involved.