Events

Update: The event will now be hosted on Zoom. Please email CBB for a Zoom link or additional details.

On behalf of CBB and Health Initiatives it is a great pleasure to invite you to a seminar presented by Dr. Alan J. Forster MD, FRCPC, MSc.

You’re invited to Research Talks, a public event and panel discussion featuring guest speakers Kesha Bodawala - P & P Optica, Evan Jones - Stitch Media, and Sirisha Rambhatla and Will Zhao - University of Waterloo, who will talk about the future of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

You’re invited to Research Talks, a public event and panel discussion featuring guest speakers Mohamad T. Araji and Amelia Clarke - University of Waterloo, Matthew Day - WR Community Energy and Alex Tadesco - LGA Architectural Partners. Our four panelists will speak about environmental sustainability and innovative sustainable design.

The Waterloo Climate Institute is pleased to present “Understanding Canada’s National Adaptation Strategy”, a virtual panel on April 27th at 2:00pm that will explore the strategy and how it positions Canada to increase our resiliency to climate impacts. 

Event details and the link to register are available on the Climate Institute website.

You’re invited to the health data seminar on October 26 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. to learn about opportunities to improve your access to health data. Dr. Jeff Latimer, the director of the Health Statistics Branch at Statistics Canada (StatCan), will break down how to engage and collaborate with StatCan to get access to their timely and relevant data on the health of Canadians.

The next virtual Pivot-RP workshop for faculty members and graduate students is scheduled for Thursday, November 9 from 1-2:30 p.m. via MS Teams.

This session will include a review of the key functionalities of Pivot-RP for researchers. After a brief overview of Pivot-RP, the facilitator will move into a live demo covering topics such as claiming your profile, searching for funding, tracking, sharing and exporting funding opportunities, and highlighting available resources. The workshop will end with a Q&A.

You’re invited to Research Talks, a public event and panel discussion featuring guest speakers Jean-Paul Lam and Ellen MacEachen - University of Waterloo and Joe Mancini from The Working Centre.

Our three panelists will speak about the societal consequences of inflation/bank rate hikes, particularly for health.

Waterloo faculty members, staff and students are invited to the health data seminar "Better data. Better decisions. Healthier Canadians," with special guest, Brent Diverty, on Thursday, February 8, 2024, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. in EC5 room 1111. Brent Diverty, Vice-President, Data Strategies and Statistics at CIHI, will introduce the important and rich information available at CIHI, share progress being made in Canada towards better health data, and discuss working with CIHI data as a researcher or partner.

CBB is hosting a virtual talk with Eric Luvisotto, Technology Transfer Manager, WatCo, on the basics of Intellectual Property (IP) protection titled: IP 101 & Commercialization. This talk will be held over Zoom on March 25, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

The next virtual Pivot-RP workshop for faculty members and graduate students is scheduled for Friday, April 5 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. via MS Teams.