Conference

World Fuel Cell Conference (WFCC) is established under the auspice of the International Association for Hydrogen Energy (IAHE) as an umbrella organization to lead and coordinate the information dissemination related to hydrogen and fuel cell R&D activities, development, advancement and education. The conference is organized by IAHE Fuel Cell Division, hosted by the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) and the Canadian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association (CHFCA).

The second installment of the A Year of COVID-19 series is planned for Thursday, May 20 from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.

Please visit theA Year of COVID-19 to register for one or more events in the series.

With a focus on innovative research, this upcoming online panel session features:

Please feel free to register for any—or all—of the sessions you’d like to attend.

10:00–11:30 am — Plenary, “Disinformation By Omission: How Joe Rogan and Other Far Right Influencers Distance Themselves From Their Violent Rhetoric”

Speaker: Jaigris Hodson, Canada Research Chair in Digital Misinformation, Polarization & Anti-Social Media, Royal Roads University

10:00–11:30 am — PLENARY, “Methods of Solidarity and Care in Research and Activism”

Speakers:

• Alana Cattapan, Associate Professor, Political Science, Canada Research Chair in the Politics of Reproduction, University of Waterloo
• Kimberly Lopez, Associate Professor, Recreation & Leisure, University of Waterloo
• Trish Van Katwyk, Associate Professor, Director, School of Social Work, Renison University College

Please feel free to register for any—or all—of the sessions you’d like to attend. 

10:00–10:30 am — Opening Reception and Welcome Kick off the event with drinks, introductions, and a warm welcome as we bring together researchers, practitioners, and community members for a few days of collaboration and conversation. Light breakfast provided. Location: LIB 323

This full-day conference will be hosted at the Waterloo campus on the first floor of EC5. Thanks to the generous sponsors of the event, attendees will have the cost-free opportunity to network with peers, faculty, and industry, discover innovative research on cybersecurity and privacy topics, hear from experts in the field, and more!

International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) occurs every year on December 3rd and aims to “promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities.” The day was proclaimed in 1992 by the United Nations and continues to be urgently relevant as communities around the world strive towards sustainability, equity, and inclusion.

This year, we are celebrating collaboration by uplifting and promoting the events happening across our networks. By spotlighting the diverse initiatives organized by partner networks, we help strengthen connections, broaden reach, and demonstrate that meaningful progress comes from working together toward common goals of accessibility and disability inclusion.

IDPD 2025

International Day of Persons with Disabilities (2025)

International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) occurs every year on December 3rd and aims to “promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities.” The day was proclaimed in 1992 by the United Nations and continues to be urgently relevant as communities around the world strive towards sustainability, equity, and inclusion.

This year, we are celebrating collaboration by uplifting and promoting the events happening across our networks. By spotlighting the diverse initiatives organized by partner networks, we help strengthen connections, broaden reach, and demonstrate that meaningful progress comes from working together toward common goals of accessibility and disability inclusion.

We cordially invite both academic and industrial research scientists to attend the 11th Annual Conference on Vision and Intelligent Systems (CVIS 2025), where the goal is to bring together both academia and industry to share their joint expertise to promote the advancement and application of artificial intelligence, computer vision, and imaging technologies in various areas of academic and industrial interests.

The Orchestrating Listening Research Project (ORLI), in collaboration with United College’s Human Rights Program and Indigenous Studies, invites you to the knowledge exchange conversation

Enforced Disappearances in Colombia and Indigenous Missing Persons in Canada