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Monday, October 23, 2023 11:00 am - 12:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Building Equitable and Sustainable Game Development Education

Our workshop will highlight students' identified game program challenges, part of the ADE for Game Communities series by the Games Institute, University of Waterloo, with support from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.

Monday, October 2, 2023 8:00 am - Thursday, October 26, 2023 7:03 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

What Were You Wearing? Art Exhibit

The Sexual Violence Prevention & Response Office (SVPRO), in partnership with the Sexual Assault Domestic Violence Treatment Centre (SADVTC), is bringing the What Were You Wearing? Art Exhibit to UWaterloo. The exhibit is based on student-survivor descriptions of the clothes they were wearing when they were sexually assaulted. Sexual assault survivors are often asked, “what were you wearing?”, implying that what someone is wearing is the cause of their assault.

Thursday, October 26, 2023 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Velocity Presents: Founder Fireside Chat

What does it take to build a company? Are my expectations realistic? What challenges can I expect? Hear from seasoned entrepreneurs, angel investors and community leaders Neil Murdoch and Mike Stork and bring your questions for the Q&A portion.

Wednesday, October 25, 2023 8:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Sustainable Aeronautics Summit 2023

Join experts from academia, government and industry as they share the latest insights and innovations driving sustainability in aeronautics. In addition to talks, exhibits and panel discussions, Summit attendees can take advantage of product demonstrations with corporate partners and visit a new student career fair with our next generation of talent.

Monday, October 2, 2023 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Beyond the Pipeline: Fostering Equity in Our Quantum Future

The field of quantum computing offers a unique opportunity to proactively address many of the inequities that have plagued AI and computer science. However, radical technologies demand innovative solutions. In this talk, the speaker challenges the use of the leaky pipeline metaphor as a framework for devising policy interventions aimed at addressing inequality in STEM field.