BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Drupal iCal API//EN X-WR-CALNAME:Events items teaser X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Toronto BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682664600d1a6 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250513T183000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250513T203000 URL:/centre-for-society-technology-values/events/cstv-m ovie-night-matrix-1999 SUMMARY:CSTV Movie Night: The Matrix (1999) CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nCSTV hosts a series of movie screenings and discuss ions.  All\nUÀ¶Ý®ÊÓƵ students\, faculty and staff are welcome!  Free ad mission! \nFree popcorn!\n\nNext up—May 13\, 2025—The Matrix\n[https: //www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/] (1999): This movie combined\ncyberpunk th emes with kung fu and lots of guns to raise issues of\nhuman freedom in th e age of AI!\n\nSee you in E5 6008 at 6:30pm.  Bring a friend!\n DTSTAMP:20250515T220208Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682664601145e DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250304T183000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250304T203000 URL:/centre-for-society-technology-values/events/cstv-m ovie-night-blade-runner SUMMARY:CSTV Movie night: Blade Runner CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nJoin us to enjoy and discuss the classic Sci-Fi mov ie Blade Runner\n[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_Runner] (1982) by Ri dley Scott! \nFree popcorn!  Free admittance!  Screening followed by a discussion\nof the movie's relation to technology and society today!\n\nOp en to all À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ students\, staff\, and faculty.\n\nSee you March 4 @ 6: 30pm in E5 6004!\n DTSTAMP:20250515T220208Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6826646011f7d DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250124T150000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250124T163000 URL:/centre-for-society-technology-values/events/critic al-tech-talk-11-speculative-imaginaries-and SUMMARY:Critical Tech Talk 11: Speculative Imaginaries and Technological\nD esign CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nThe Critical Media Lab is excited to invite you to register\nfor CRITICAL TECH TALK 11: SPECULATIVE IMAGINARIES AND TECHNOL OGICAL\nDESIGN with guest speaker Sherryl Vint\, Professor of Media and\n Cultural Studies at the University of California\, on how speculative\nfic tion can help us cultivate a more inclusive social imagination.\n\nThis i s a virtual event taking place on Zoom\, Friday January 24th at\n3:00 PM. Full details are below. Registration is required using this\nlink\n[http s://uwaterloo.ca/arts/events/critical-tech-talk-11-speculative-imaginaries -and]. \n\nWe look forward to you joining us!\n\nABOUT THE TALK: Specula tive fiction (sf) is an influential mode that\nshapes how we imagine what technologies and futures we find desirable\,\nfeasible\, and valuable. But whose values inform imagined\ntechno-utopian futures? How can we draw on the power of sf if we\nunderstand the genre not as a storehouse of technol ogies we might one\nday create\, but instead as a critical engagement with the way that\ntechnology inevitably shapes the social world in ways that extend far\nbeyond its intended use? Using the example of the intersection of sf\nwith disability studies\, this talk will outline how sf can functi on as\na mode of enquiry\, a rhetorical tool that can help us guide\ntechn ological development toward greater inclusion and equity by\nopening new p erspectives on the problems technology seeks to solve.\nFocusing on the sp ecific example of sf written from the perspective of\npeople with disabili ty\, it will show how such fictions can help us\nunderstand how to cultiva te a more capacious social imagination as a\ncrucial element of equitable and inclusive technological design.\n\nSHERRYL VINT is Professor of Media and Cultural Studies and of\nEnglish at the University of California\, Ri verside\, where she founded\nthe Speculative Fictions and Cultures of Scie nce program. She has\npublished widely on science fiction\, including\, mo st recently\,\nBiopolitical Futures in Twenty-First Century Speculative Fi ction\n(2021)\, Science Fiction: The Essential Knowledge (2021)\, and\nPro gramming the Future: Speculative Television and the End of\nDemocracy (202 2\, co-authored with Jonathan Alexander). She was a\nfounding editor of Sc ience Fiction Film and Television and is the\nManaging Editor of Science F iction Studies and editor of book series\nScience in Popular Culture.\n DTSTAMP:20250515T220208Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6826646012a7f DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241112T190000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241112T200000 URL:/centre-for-society-technology-values/events/decodi ng-meaning-indigenous-design SUMMARY:Decoding meaning in Indigenous design CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nTAWAW is a design-research firm dedicated to advanc ing Indigenous\narchitecture. Our current research centres on the meaning found in\noriginal structures – the tipi\, hogan\, longhouse or wigwam - which\nwe have come to understand as a microcosm of a larger world. Each\ nproject we undertake\, offers behavioural\, social and ideological\nmeani ngs\, that we integrate into contemporary form. Our work is not\nabout rep licating traditional designs but about understanding the\nmeanings they ho ld\, to bring meanings forward\, making culture visible\,\nbut also stable . Join us as we explore the work of encoding and\ndecoding Indigenous envi ronments.\n DTSTAMP:20250515T220208Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682664601361b DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240611T023000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240611T033000 URL:/centre-for-society-technology-values/events/intern et-past-present-and-future SUMMARY:Internet: Past\, Present and Future CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nVinton G. Cerf\, Internet pioneer and Vice Presiden t and \"Chief\nInternet Evangelist\" at Google\, will speak about the hist ory of the\nInternet\, beginning with the Arpanet\, then move along the te rrestrial\nInternet trajectory. He will then present emerging policy and\n technical challenges and\, finally\, discuss the interplanetary Internet\n project.\n\nHis lecture is free\, open to everyone\, and takes place on Tu esday\,\nJune 11 at 2:30 p.m. in the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ's Humanities\n Theatre.\n\nEvent\ninfo: https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/events/distinguished-pub lic-lecture-vint-cerf-internet-past-present-future\n\nRegistration (free b ut\nrequired): https://www.ticketfi.com/event/5709/distinguished-public-l ecture-internet-past-present-and-future\n DTSTAMP:20250515T220208Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6826646014367 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240625T160000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240625T170000 URL:/centre-for-society-technology-values/events/critic al-tech-talk-9-perspectives-accelerating-ai-adoption SUMMARY:Critical Tech Talk 9: Perspectives on Accelerating AI Adoption CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nJoin us to explore the impact of the Voluntary Code of Conduct on the\nResponsible Development and Management of Advanced Gen erative AI\nSystems. The code\, introduced by the Ministry of Innovation\, Science\nand Industry\, aims to foster public trust in AI technologies\,\ nintending to accelerate adoption. This engaging panel discussion\nfeaturi ng education leaders\, computer science researchers and industry\nexperts will explore the broader implications of accelerating AI\nadoption beyond economic impacts. Speakers will share insights hopes\nand concerns about the potential societal changes\, ethical\nconsiderations and regulatory ch allenges that come with AI.\n\nAdmission free.  Register at the Critical Media Lab website\n[/arts/about/critical-tech-talk].\n DTSTAMP:20250515T220208Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6826646014e32 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240614T140000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240614T150000 URL:/centre-for-society-technology-values/events/chasin g-time-film-screening SUMMARY:Chasing Time (film screening) CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nThe documentary Chasing Time\n[https://www.exposur elabs.com/chasingtime] will be screened with a\nfollowing panel discussio n\, Friday in the E7 event space (2nd floor).\n The documentary is the vi sually stunning culmination of the Extreme\nIce Survey project: an unprece dented 15-year photographic record of\nthe melting glaciers around the wor ld.\n\nAdmission is free.  RSVP at the event site\n[ /engineering/form/documentary-film-screening-regis].\n\nThis event is part of the visit of David and Linda Cornfield\n[/united- college/alumni-donors-friends/alumni-awards/david-cornfield] to\nthe Syst ems Design Engineering department.  David Cornfield is a\nÀ¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engine ering graduate ('85)\, who went on to a successful\ncareer with Microsoft.  David and Linda Cornfield turned their\nattention to philanthropy and e nvironmentalism\, choosing to support\nprojects that will have great socia l and environmental impact.\n\nChatting Time is a follow-up to the documen tary Chasing Ice\n[https://chasingice.com/the-film/] (2012).\n DTSTAMP:20250515T220208Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:68266460157ff DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240322T160000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240322T173000 URL:/centre-for-society-technology-values/events/critic al-tech-talk-8-humility-value-engineering-and-design SUMMARY:Critical Tech Talk 8: Humility as a Value in Engineering and Design CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nJoin the Critical Tech Talk series to hear guest sp eaker Kari\nZacharias discuss how engineers can work towards responsibili ty\,\nsustainability\, and equity in design by practicing humility as resp ect\nof other ways of knowing\, doing\, being\, and making.\n DTSTAMP:20250515T220208Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:68266460161a1 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231121T113000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231121T130000 URL:/centre-for-society-technology-values/events/how-bu ild-anything-ethically SUMMARY:How to Build Anything Ethically CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nThis discussion of ethical decision making when bui lding technologies\nin a ‘Good Way’ includes two examples. First\, I i llustrate how the\nprotocol for building a Lakota sweat lodge can act as a framework for\nbuilding a physical computing device. Next\, I provide an example of\nhow multiple streams of protocol are necessary to build an AI system\nas a confluence of ethics. Some ideas proposed here are not curren tly\npossible\, some are possible if investment is made in the necessary\n research\, and some are possible but only through a radical change in\nthe way technology companies are run and the pyramid of compensation\nfor the exploitation of resources is reversed.\n\nJoin via this Zoom link\n[https ://uwaterloo.zoom.us/j/97003693737?pwd=TzkvbjVlS09rdWRXR2RJbWdmTzd3QT09]\, \npasscode 756099.\n \nBIO:\nSuzanne Kite is an award-winning Oglála La kȟóta artist\, composer\,\nand academic. Her scholarship and practice ex plore contemporary\nLakȟóta ontology (the study of beinghood in Lakȟót a)\, artificial\nintelligence\, and contemporary art and performance. She creates\ninterfaces and arranges software systems that engage the whole bo dy\,\nin order to imagine new ethical AI protocols that interrogate past\, \npresent\, and future Lakȟóta  philosophies.\n DTSTAMP:20250515T220208Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6826646016c60 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230920T170000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230920T183000 URL:/centre-for-society-technology-values/events/critic al-tech-talk-black-media-philosophy-and-beyond-armond SUMMARY:Critical Tech Talk: Black Media Philosophy and Beyond with Armond R .\nTowns CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nMuch of the contemporary research on race in commun ication media\nstudies begins with media representations. However\, for th is talk\,\nArmond R. Towns will focus on the relationship between the mode rn\nresearch university\, race\, and the development of communication and\ nmedia studies in the early and mid-twentieth century\, with a focus\nspec ifically on US and Canadian communication and media studies. Like\nthe mod ern university\, the discipline of communication and media\nstudies\, Town s argues\, has a difficulty with understanding non-Western\nlife. This tal k is a beginning conversation on how to push toward new\nforms of understa nding humanity beyond Western life. The topic of who\ncounts as human is c rucial in a context where big tech aims to control\nthe future of so-calle d humanity and the AI race closes the gap\nbetween human and machine commu nications.\n\nThis is a hybrid event and may be attended in-person or onli ne.\n DTSTAMP:20250515T220208Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR