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The University of Waterloo's third annual Eco-Summit was titled "Building Networks."  This event celebrated our sustainability progress, with a particular emphasis on the connections that are continuing to strengthen Waterloo's momentum.

Hosted by Sustainable Campus Initiative and the Sustainability Coordinator, this event brought together students, staff, and faculty to form new partnerships, celebrate successes, and be inspired.

The seventh ACM International Conference on Future Energy Systems (ACM e-Energy) aimed to be the premier venue for researchers working in the broad areas of computing and communication for smart energy systems, and in energy-efficient computing and communication systems.

By bringing together researchers in a high-quality single-track conference with significant opportunities for individual and small-group interaction, this event served as a major forum for presentations and discussions to shape the future of this area. It was hosted by Lukasz Golab and Srinivasan Keshav et al.

The Minister of Energy's Emerging Trends Energy Leaders Roundtable was held at the Campbell Conference Facility at the University of Toronto on May 31, 2016. The event was a forum for experts to provide advice to the Ministry of Energy on Ontario's Long Term Energy Plan. Dr. Jatin Nathwani, Executive Director of WISE, was one of the invited speakers. 

A Call to Think Globally and Act Locally. Held at Hart House in Toronto with leaders from the government, community, academic and private sectors. The day included an exhibit of local art and environmental initiatives, a keynote, and two panel discussions. The public was invited to learn about ideas on how to act locally on climate change. WISE participated with a booth at the event.

The Executive Director of WISE participated in this invitation-only gathering that brought together leaders in the energy industry for discussions on issues that are important for today and tomorrow. Each session was introduced by brief presentations from a few thought leaders but dominated by open discussions among participants. A candid exchange of views was facilitated by limiting the number of invitees and having a single “round” table.

The objective of this two-day event was a multi-faceted examination of the challenges, issues, and potential future directions affecting energy infrastructure in Canada. Through the generous support of the Energy Council of Canada, ten Waterloo students, including Energy Council of Canada (ECC) Fellows were able to attend the two-day event.

A closing keynote lecture was given by Jatin Nathwani on ‘Energy Infrastructure: Issues, Opportunities and Implications’.  The discussions at the meeting helped bring into a sharp focus the challenges of investment in energy infrastructure.

The symposium was a one-day event focusing on renewable energies, energy storage, micro-grid technologies, material development for energy applications, policies, strategies, trends and initiatives.

The Sarnia-Lambton Energy Symposium is a Canadian event that explores energy-related topics. The 2016 symposium focused on catalyzing large energy projects to drive Canada's energy strategy.

Hosted by The Ditchley Foundation: Plenary Sessions discussing: Is nuclear power an important part of the path to a lower carbon future, or an expensive and risky dead end? Where is technology likely to take us in the next 20 years? How much has the debate on safety been influenced by what happened at Fukushima? Are we likely to see long term waste solutions coming on stream in the next 20 years? The sessions were followed by Working Group discussions to address the economics and politics of nuclear power; nuclear technology and safety; security risks and solutions.

The Workshop was held at Canadian Standards Association - CSA Group headquarters. 

The objective of this workshop was to detail existing Code and Regulatory barriers impeding the deployment of EVSE technology in Canada and, provide recommendations to overcome the identified barriers. Professor Mehrdad Kazerani attended the worshop.