Events

The Quantum Nano Fabrication and Characterization Facility (QNFCF) and Transformative Quantum Technologies (TQT) will be hosting an open house at the Research Advancement Centre (RAC) to celebrate the opening of the Inert Atmosphere Fabrication Lab (IAFL). Join us as we showcase the shared lab equipment available to our academic community and industry partners. This event will feature a motivating talk by Adam Wei Tsen, IQC Associate Professor, on the research that this new 2D material device fabrication lab will enable. Lab tours and talks about tool capabilities will follow.

The following Employer is hosting an Employer Information Session on Thursday, June 6th:

• Brock Solutions | A Career with Brock Solutions- IN-PERSON Information Session

Make sure to register through WaterlooWorks and check the Employer Information Sessions calendar for any updates!

WISE is pleased to announce a hybrid WISE Public Lecture with Danielle LaCroix. Please join us in person or on Zoom for a discussion on Nuclear Power. As Ontario’s economy grows and shifts from fossil fuels to electric-powered systems in the transportation and industrial sectors, electricity demand is forecast to continue to increase over the next three decades. Nuclear power will play a critical role in supporting this growth while ensuring a reliable grid and maintaining Ontario’s clean energy advantage.

In recognition of National Indigenous History Month, join Kevin George, Associate Director, Indigenous Initiatives, Library, for an informative talk about smudging.

Join us online for a presentation that will provide learning about the spirit, meaning and need for a smudge-friendly campus.

The Library is pleased to be taking registration to facilitate virtual attendance. We look forward to seeing you!

Join us for our upcoming Founder Fireside, presented and moderated by the Velocity Fund.

On Monday, June 10, you will hear from Iyinoluwa Aboyeji (BA ’12), an extremely successful Velocity founder and current CEO and General Partner of Future Africa.

Through the power of his own story and the inspiration he’s found in others, Rick Hansen shares his vision and inspires audiences to join his journey to create an accessible, healthy and inclusive world, where people of all abilities can fully participate and contribute. By reflecting on our own actions and beliefs, we can challenge existing standards and dream up new ones – ones that foster hope, inspiration and acceptance. Hansen encourages us all to fight for accessibility as a human right.

Vinton G. Cerf, Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist for Google, is giving a Distinguished Public Lecture titled "Internet: Past, Present and Future."

The following employers are hosting Employer Information Sessions on Thursday, June 13th: 

• Federal Government of Canada | The Future of Digital in the Federal Public Service: Discover Your Opportunities - VIRTUAL Information Session.

Make sure to register through WaterlooWorks and check the Employer Information Sessions calendar for any updates!

The UWSA Area Representatives Committee is a space to exchange information about current issues facing staff at UW and to keep an open line of communication between the UWSA leadership and staff members across the University. One meeting each term is open to all staff and includes a guest speaker in addition to the usual update from the UWSA president and open discussion among members.

This term's open meeting features a presentation from Lynn Long and Jeremy de Boer about the UW Conflict Management and Human Rights Office.