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  November 6, 2009 through February 13, 2010: Opening reception, roundtable discussion and video screenings: Saturday, November 21, 6-9 pm @ Waterloo Architecture, Cambridge.

  • When: Sunday, November 22 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm
    Daily from 1:00pm to 4:00pm
  • Where: RENDER, East Campus Hall
  • Hosted by: Render

  Audiences: Faculty, Students

  Streams: Sustainability, Student Life Office, UW Events

  Coming Up

  • Sunday, November 22 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm

• TA nominations: Sanford Fleming Foundation

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  Nominate your best T.A. for the annual Sandford Fleming Fdn. TA Award. Contact your class rep. Additional ballots available at Eng. Soc. CPH 1320 reception. Deadline: 4 pm Nov. 25.

  • When: Sunday, November 22
    Daily all day
  • Where: Faculty of Engineering
  • Hosted by: S.F.F. and Faculty of Engineering

  Audiences: Faculty, Staff, Students

  Streams: Engineering, UW Events

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  • Monday, November 23
  • Tuesday, November 24
  • Wednesday, November 25

23rd

• The Power of Humour Workshop

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  Laugh and learn with Deb Loyd. Learn some simple ideas on how to keep a sense of humour when dealing with stress in life and on the job. This is an interactive session.

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  • When: Monday, November 23 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm
  • Where: DC 1302
  • Hosted by: UW Recreation Committee

  Audiences: Faculty, Staff

  Streams: UW Events

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  • Monday, November 23 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm

• Waterloo Applied Complexity and Innovation Seminar – Responsive Environments: Transitional Fields

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  • When: Monday, November 23 from 3:00pm to 4:30pm
  • Where: Laurel Room, South Campus Hall
  • Hosted by: Social Innovation Generation

  Audiences: Faculty, Students

  Streams: Sustainability, UW Events

  Tags: Innovation, Complexity, Architecture

  Coming Up

  • Monday, November 23 from 3:00pm to 4:30pm

• TA nominations: Sanford Fleming Foundation

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  Nominate your best T.A. for the annual Sandford Fleming Fdn. TA Award. Contact your class rep. Additional ballots available at Eng. Soc. CPH 1320 reception. Deadline: 4 pm Nov. 25.

  • When: Monday, November 23
    Daily all day
  • Where: Faculty of Engineering
  • Hosted by: S.F.F. and Faculty of Engineering

  Audiences: Faculty, Staff, Students

  Streams: Engineering, UW Events

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  • Monday, November 23
  • Tuesday, November 24
  • Wednesday, November 25

24th

• CTE620: Using Hyperlinks to Facilitate Just in Time Learning

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  Mark Morton, CTE will give examples of web documents that embed various kinds of links into their text, and explain how to use various programs to create both hyperlinks and roll-over links.

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  • When: Tuesday, November 24 from 3:00pm to 4:30pm
  • Where: Flex Lab (LIB 329)
  • Hosted by: Centre for Teaching Excellence (CTE)

  Audiences: Faculty

  Streams: UW Events

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  • Tuesday, November 24 from 3:00pm to 4:30pm

• EAP brown bag workshop: Mindfulness@ University of Waterloo

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  a stress reduction program for staff. This 8-session workshop is based on the Mindfulness Stress Reduction program developed at the University of Massachusetts. Fee $20. Contact Counselling Services ext. 32655.

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  • When: Tuesday, November 24 from 3:30pm to 5:30pm
    Weekly on Tuesday from 4:30pm to 6:30pm
  • Where: Village 1 Great Hall
  • Hosted by: Counselling Services and the EAP Committee

  Audiences: Faculty, Staff

  Streams: UW Events

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  • Tuesday, November 24 from 3:30pm to 5:30pm

• Darwin: Then and Now

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  Join professors Brian Dixon, John Semple and Jonathan Witt to celebrate Darwin's 200th birthday and the 150th anniversary of the publication of Origin of the Species. Open to the public; free admission.

  • When: Tuesday, November 24 from 10:30am to 12:00pm
  • Where: Hagey Hall, Humanities Theatre
  • Hosted by: Faculty of Science

  Audiences: Faculty, Staff, Students, General Public, Alumni

  Streams: Science, UW Events

  Tags: high school

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  • Tuesday, November 24 from 10:30am to 12:00pm

• The science behind H1N1: evolution, pathology, vaccines, adjuvants

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  Join Dr. Christine Dupont for a free public lecture on the science behind H1N1. She will be joined by an expert panel who'll answer questions from the audience.

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  • When: Tuesday, November 24 from 7:00pm to 8:30pm
  • Where: Theatre of the Arts
  • Hosted by: Faculty of Science

  Audiences: Faculty, Staff, Students, General Public, Alumni

  Streams: Science, UW Events

  Coming Up

  • Tuesday, November 24 from 7:00pm to 8:30pm

• WIHIR Smarter Health Seminar Series

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  A View of the Canadian Healthcare IT Industry - A Radical Perspective. Speaker Ronald L. Dunn, V-P, Sales, Integrated Healthcare Solutions, McKesson Canada. Webcast available. No charge. Register: infranet.uwaterloo.ca

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  • When: Tuesday, November 24 from 3:00pm to 4:30pm
  • Where: DC 1302
  • Hosted by: WIHIR (Waterloo Institute for Health Informatics Research)

  Audiences: Faculty, Staff, Students, General Public, Alumni

  Streams: UW Events

  Coming Up

  • Tuesday, November 24 from 3:00pm to 4:30pm

• Free public lecture and expert panel on H1N1: the science behind H1N1:

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  evolution, pathology, vaccines, adjuvants with Dr. Christine Dupont, UW Department of Biology. Panel members from UW Health Services, Ontario Veterinary College and Grand River Hospital. Register: scienceevents@uwaterloo.ca. Parking $3; Lot HV.

  • When: Tuesday, November 24 from 7:00pm to 8:30pm
  • Where: Theatre of the Arts
  • Hosted by: Department of Biology

  Audiences: Faculty, Staff, Students, General Public, Alumni

  Streams: UW Events

  Coming Up

  • Tuesday, November 24 from 7:00pm to 8:30pm

• TA nominations: Sanford Fleming Foundation

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  Nominate your best T.A. for the annual Sandford Fleming Fdn. TA Award. Contact your class rep. Additional ballots available at Eng. Soc. CPH 1320 reception. Deadline: 4 pm Nov. 25.

  • When: Tuesday, November 24
    Daily all day
  • Where: Faculty of Engineering
  • Hosted by: S.F.F. and Faculty of Engineering

  Audiences: Faculty, Staff, Students

  Streams: Engineering, UW Events

  Coming Up

  • Monday, November 23
  • Tuesday, November 24
  • Wednesday, November 25

• Counterparty Risk in Financial Contracts: Should the Insured Worry About the Insurer?

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  The effect of counterparty risk on financial insurance contracts is analyzed using the case of credit risk transfer in banking. This research uncovers a new moral hazard problem caused by misaligned incentives between the insurer and insured party.

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  • When: Tuesday, November 24 from 4:00pm to 5:00pm
  • Where: Davis Centre (DC 1304)
  • Hosted by: WatRISQ

  Audiences: Faculty, Students

  Streams: UW Events

  Coming Up

  • Tuesday, November 24 from 4:00pm to 5:00pm

25th

• Student Recitals

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  Studio students perform. Free admission.

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  • When: Wednesday, November 25 from 12:30pm to 1:30pm
    Daily from 12:30pm to 1:30pm
  • Where: Conrad Grebel Chapel
  • Hosted by: UW Music Department

  Audiences: Faculty, Staff, Students, General Public, Alumni

  Streams: UW Events

  Coming Up

  • Wednesday, November 25 from 12:30pm to 1:30pm
  • Thursday, November 26 from 12:30pm to 1:30pm

• Students for Palestinian Rights (SFPR) meeting

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  Join Students for Palestinian Rights in their struggle for human rights and quest for peace in Israel-Palestine. This is a Federation of Students Club event.

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  • When: Wednesday, November 25 from 5:30pm to 7:00pm
    Weekly on Wednesday from 6:30pm to 8:00pm
  • Where: SLC 2134
  • Hosted by: SFPR

  Audiences: Faculty, Students, General Public

  Streams: Personal, Student Life Office, UW Events

  Coming Up

  • Wednesday, November 25 from 5:30pm to 7:00pm

• Ignite Waterloo

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  If you had five minutes on stage, what would you say? What if you only had 20 slides that rotated automatically every 15 seconds? Around the world, geeks have been putting together Ignite talks to show their passions. This Fall is Waterloo's turn.

  • When: Wednesday, November 25 from 6:00pm to 11:00pm
  • Where: Waterloo Regional Children's Museum
  • Hosted by: Ignite!

  Audiences: Faculty, Staff, Students, General Public, Alumni

  Streams: CECS, Sustainability, Science, Engineering, Personal, Student Life Office, UW Events

  Coming Up

  • Wednesday, November 25 from 6:00pm to 11:00pm

• Introduction to RefWorks

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  Learn how to manage your references, create bibliographies, and format your papers using Refworks, a web-based citation software freely available to all Waterloo students, faculty, and staff.

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  • When: Wednesday, November 25 from 1:30pm to 3:00pm
  • Where: FLEX Lab, 3rd floor, Dana Porter Library
  • Hosted by: UW Library

  Audiences: Faculty, Staff, Students

  Streams: UW Events

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  • Wednesday, November 25 from 1:30pm to 3:00pm

• Collaborating Across Disciplines Inaugural Meet & Greet

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  All graduate students are invited to explore the new cross-disciplinary student network: Collaborating Across Disciplines (CAD). Refreshments and food provided. Keynote by Dr. Paul Thagard at 5:30 p.m.

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  • When: Wednesday, November 25 from 5:00pm to 8:00pm
  • Where: Grad House (Green Room)
  • Hosted by: Collaborating Across Disciplines

  Audiences: Faculty, Students

  Streams: UW Events

  Coming Up

  • Wednesday, November 25 from 5:00pm to 8:00pm

• TA nominations: Sanford Fleming Foundation

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  Nominate your best T.A. for the annual Sandford Fleming Fdn. TA Award. Contact your class rep. Additional ballots available at Eng. Soc. CPH 1320 reception. Deadline: 4 pm Nov. 25.

  • When: Wednesday, November 25
    Daily all day
  • Where: Faculty of Engineering
  • Hosted by: S.F.F. and Faculty of Engineering

  Audiences: Faculty, Staff, Students

  Streams: Engineering, UW Events

  Coming Up

  • Monday, November 23
  • Tuesday, November 24
  • Wednesday, November 25

26th

• Student Recitals

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  Studio students perform. Free admission.

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  • When: Thursday, November 26 from 12:30pm to 1:30pm
    Daily from 12:30pm to 1:30pm
  • Where: Conrad Grebel Chapel
  • Hosted by: UW Music Department

  Audiences: Faculty, Staff, Students, General Public, Alumni

  Streams: UW Events

  Coming Up

  • Wednesday, November 25 from 12:30pm to 1:30pm
  • Thursday, November 26 from 12:30pm to 1:30pm

• Shani Mootoo reads at St. Jerome’s

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  Mootoo's first novel, Cereus Blooms at Night (1998), was a Giller Prize finalist; her latest book is Valmiki's Daughter (2008). She will read from her work. Question/answer session follows. Free event; all welcome. Supported by the Canada Council.

  • When: Thursday, November 26 from 4:30pm to 5:30pm
  • Where: St. Jerome's, room 3027

  Audiences: Faculty, Staff, Students, General Public, Alumni

  Streams: UW Events

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  • Thursday, November 26 from 4:30pm to 5:30pm

• Free Health & Healing lecture: Anaphylaxis

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  Public Health & Healing lecture: “Anaphylaxis: What Is It? Who Is At Risk? How You Can Make A Difference”. Free admission; advance registration required. RSVP to lafama@uwaterloo or 519-888-4499.

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  • When: Thursday, November 26 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
  • Where: School of Pharmacy, 10 Victoria St. South, Kitchener
  • Hosted by: School of Pharmacy

  Audiences: Faculty, Staff, Students, General Public, Alumni

  Streams: UW Events

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  • Thursday, November 26 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm

27th

• Think Pink Weekend

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  Join us November 27th-29th for a variety of events with the proceeds going to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. See the "more information" link for further details.

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  • When: Friday, November 27 at 6:00pm until Sunday, November 29 at 11:00pm
  • Where: Across campus
  • Hosted by: http://www.athletics.uwaterloo.ca/

  Audiences: Faculty, Staff, Students, General Public

  Streams: Student Life Office, UW Events

  Coming Up

  • Friday, November 27 at 6:00pm until Sunday, November 29 at 11:00pm

• Beyond Borders dinner and silent auction fundraiser

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  The Beyond Borders Alumni 2008-2009 are hosting a dinner and silent auction fundraiser.

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  • When: Friday, November 27 from 6:00pm to 10:00pm
  • Where: The University Club

  Audiences: Faculty, Staff, Students, General Public, Alumni

  Streams: UW Events

  Coming Up

  • Friday, November 27 from 6:00pm to 10:00pm

28th

• University of Waterloo choir concert

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  Remembrance, Peace, Joy directed by Nancy Kidd. Admission $10/$8.

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  • When: Saturday, November 28 from 8:00pm to 10:00pm
  • Where: St. John the Evangelist Church
  • Hosted by: UW Music Department

  Audiences: Faculty, Staff, Students, General Public, Alumni

  Streams: UW Events

  Coming Up

  • Saturday, November 28 from 8:00pm to 10:00pm