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Thursday, November 2, 2017 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

#WeBelongInTech – Saluting the Female Tech Trailblazer

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Join fellow alumni, and Stephen M. Watt, Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics, in Montreal for an inspiring alumni event. Celebrating the Female Tech Trailblazer will feature short, ted-style talks highlighting speakers’ incredible contributions to technology and the work being done to remove the barriers for young women considering a career in tech.

Saturday, November 4, 2017 9:30 am - 6:15 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Fall Open House 2017- Faculty of Mathematics

Take a faculty tour, visit the residences you're interested in, attend program information sessions, learn about key campus services, and meet with academic and co-op experts.

A printed Fall Open House guide will also be available when you arrive on campus.

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Wednesday, November 22, 2017 7:30 pm - 7:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Bridges Lecture: Perfumery: the art and science of smell

Lucia Turin and Saskia Wilson-Brown

What, exactly, is fragrance? How might we discuss and theorize the sense of smell? Luca Turin and Saskia Wilson-Brown confront these surprisingly thorny questions and argue that fragrance is an autonomous art which must be dealt with on its own terms, a message in a bottle. As Igor Stravinsky said of music, fragrance may be "by its very nature, essentially powerless to express anything at all".

Friday, December 1, 2017 12:00 am - Saturday, December 2, 2017 12:00 am EST (GMT -05:00)

50th anniversary - Advances in Predictive Analytics Conference

As part of Faculty of Mathematics 50th anniversary celebration at the University of Waterloo, this conference aims to bring leading academic researchers and practitioners together to share recent advances in predictive analytics with applications in insurance and risk management, as well as experiences and best practices on a wide range of topics around this theme in the insurance industry.

Friday, December 8, 2017 5:00 pm - 5:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Public lecture: How Always to Win at Limbo

CMS Public Lecture by Edward B. Burger

or "You can sum some of the series some of the time, and some of the series none of the time...but can you sum some of the series all of the time?"

Saturday, December 9, 2017 7:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Public lecture: Adrien Pouliot Lecture

Richard Hoshino
In this informal and interactive presentation, winner Richard Hoshino will present four of his favourite math problems, and share stories of how these problems have led to authentic mathematical experiences for both high school students and undergraduates. He will share his story through these four problems, which will simultaneously be accessible to high school students and challenge the math professors in the audience.