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:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20171105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69f41c3d8cd97 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20211117T100000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20211117T110000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/global-engagement/events/ai-and-socioeconomic-deve lopment-friend-or-foe SUMMARY:AI and Socioeconomic Development: Friend or Foe CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Whether we like it or not\, whether we realize it or not\, appl ications\nof Artificial Intelligence have quickly become a ubiquitous part of\neveryday life. The Google Maps we all rely on\, your daily newsfeed\, \nand the conversations you have with Alexa or Siri are all driven by\nAI. Some worry that over-smart AI-driven computers will one day\ncontrol us\, or that AI-driven social media apps threaten personal\nwelfare\, science- based truth and democracy.  Other observers maintain\nthat AI will free p eople from mundane\, repetitive tasks and rapidly\nfacilitate rapid socioe conomic development. DTSTAMP:20260501T032133Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69f41c3d8df1f DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210323T060000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210323T073000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/global-engagement/events/interdependencies-sdgs-ex amining-carbon-systems SUMMARY:Interdependencies of SDGs - examining carbon systems CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:This webinar aims to showcase some ways in which Peking Univers ity is\nworking towards the SDGs\, and the importance of interdisciplinari ty.\nProf Jie Song will Chair\, focusing on topics such as aligning climat e\nchange mitigation and clean air policies to maximise health\nco-benefit s\; and decarbonising energy conversion by using CO2. DTSTAMP:20260501T032133Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69f41c3d8e8ba DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210316T080000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210316T093000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/global-engagement/events/delivering-social-impact- through-transformative-community SUMMARY:Delivering social impact through transformative community engagemen ts CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:This webinar will examine the role and responsibility business schools\nhave in delivering meaningful social impact in meeting the SDGs. With\na focus on social justice and inclusion\, Armand Bam will explore\nt hrough presentation and interviews examples of successful community\npartn erships and student engagements at the University of Stellenbosch\nBusines s School. DTSTAMP:20260501T032133Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69f41c3d8f199 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210309T080000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210309T093000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/global-engagement/events/our-sustainable-developme nt-journey-and-future-strategy SUMMARY:Our sustainable development journey\, and the future strategy of\nU niversities CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Integrating sustainable development into the university's opera tions\nrequires systematic and long-term work with leadership and commitme nt\nfrom employees. An important issue is how the faculty and the\nadminis tration can work together to strengthen the integration of\nsustainable de velopment into the organization and the mission. DTSTAMP:20260501T032133Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69f41c3d8fa2e DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210302T080000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210302T093000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/global-engagement/events/university-partnerships-a dvance-sdgs-local-national-and SUMMARY:University partnerships to advance the SDGs: local\, national\, and \ninternational examples CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Drawing upon experiences from the University of Waterloo – on e of\nCanada’s leading higher education institutions – speakers will\n discuss the roles that partnerships play in advancing the SDGs. DTSTAMP:20260501T032133Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69f41c3d8ffe4 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210223T080000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210223T093000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/global-engagement/events/supporting-evidence-secur e-sdgs-opening-introduction-series SUMMARY:Supporting evidence to secure the SDGs & Opening Introduction to\nS eries CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:University of Strathclyde is hosting a webinar series led by\nS trathclyde and its global partner Universities on how Universities\ncan co ntribute to the acceleration of progress towards the Sustainable\nDevelopm ent Goals. DTSTAMP:20260501T032133Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69f41c3d905d9 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20201007T100000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20201007T113000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/global-engagement/events/understanding-impact-covi d-19-pandemic-canadian-humanitarian SUMMARY:Understanding the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Canadian\n Humanitarian and Development Sector: A Presentation of Research\nFindings CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Join a University of Guelph / CAIDP webinar to present and dis cuss\nfindings of recent research about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemi c\non Canadian humanitarian and development organisations. Conducted by\ns cholars at the Guelph Institute of Development Studies at the\nUniversity of Guelph\, the research surveyed 154 Canadian organisations\nabout the ch allenges and impacts of the pandemic on their operations\nas well as colle cted information about these organisations’ response\nstrategies. DTSTAMP:20260501T032133Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69f41c3d90bc1 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180914T103000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180914T120000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/global-engagement/events/strategic-plan-consultati on-internationalization-issue-paper LOCATION:V1 - Student Village 1 200 University Avenue West Great Hall Water loo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:Strategic plan consultation - internationalization issue paper CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:STRATEGIC PLAN CONSULTATION - INTERNATIONALIZATION ISSUE PAPER\ n\nThis consultation session is open to all members of the University of\n Waterloo. The strategic plan consultations will gather input and\nfeedbac k on what we need to achieve by 2025 and what success looks\nlike.\n\n_Reg ister for this consultation session\n[https://www.ticketfi.com/event/2475/ beyond-2020-consultation-session-internationalization]_ DTSTAMP:20260501T032133Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR