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INTEG 10 is a seminar on interdisciplinary topics and integrative practices which are of special interest to Knowledge Integration students, faculty, and staff. This is the "living room" of the program; a place where the community comes together to share ideas and be inspired.

Each seminar features a workshop for KI students, or a guest speaker that is a public talk open to all students, faculty, staff, alumni and members of the public. We encourage sparkling and lively discussion between speakers and audience members.

Executive Director, WISE, Prof. Jatin Nathwani, was invited as a guest speaker on Nov 4, 2016, where he delivered a talk on "Driving a Revolution in Affordable Energy for Humanity".

RCI Science is Canada's oldest scientific organization, and aims to connect people with science through accessible presentations known as RCI Talks. The focus of the RCI Talks is on making complex scientific topics accessible and engaging for the public. 

Executive Directory, WISE, Prof. Jatin Nathwani was invited to deliver a public lecture on Oct 30, 2016 at the Royal Canadian Institute for Science, Toronto.

The Aboriginal Energy Challenge is a Forum that provides timely information on the most recent developments in the energy, economic development and legal sectors that are encouraging aboriginal participation in energy and economic development projects.

Sustainable Campus Initiatives presented the "ECOLOO Environmental Fair".

Key topics covered include: Fair Trade, Sustainable Food, Energy, Transportation, waste, and more! 

Salt caverns are widely used around the world for natural gas and crude oil storage, for temporary storage of chemical products and other hydrocarbons, and even for waste disposal. WISE conducted student presentations that focused mainly on the emerging potential of salt caverns as a means of energy storage through cyclic compressed air use. These presentations were the result of a graduate course in the Fall of 2015, and each presentation from each student represented a different question posed. The emphasis, was therefore, on compressed air energy storage, but by no means exclusively.

The 2016 IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena (CEIDP 2016) was held October 16 to 19 at the Eaton Chelsea Hotel, Toronto, Canada. The number of attendees was 248, including 18 walk-in registrants, a record for CEIDP. A total of 259 papers were accepted, an acceptance rate of about 80%. The contributions were from 27 countries, representing academia, government, and industry. CEIDP provided financial support to 20 research students, who presented their research and participated in discussions. The total number of registered students was 94.

University of Waterloo technologies and research continue to revolutionize the development of greenhouse gas reduction, contributing to innovative solutions applicable to a variety of industrial sectors. This event provided an opportunity to connect with Waterloo’s research expertise and technologies and explore opportunities for collaboration in the areas of industrial greenhouse gas emission reduction. In particular, this event focused on connecting industry and researchers with interest in the following three categories:

1. Industrial Point Source
2. Value Chain
3. CO₂ Innovations

An overview of potential funding opportunities through Ontario Centres of Excellence and NSERC were also presented.