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:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20220313T070000 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:682989af66577 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:20250518T071807Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682989af6c160 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241120T160000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241120T173000 URL:/centre-for-society-technology-values/events/fall-2 024-social-impact-showcase SUMMARY:Fall 2024: Social Impact Showcase CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nUnited College GreenHouse is excited and proud to b e hosting the 32nd\nSocial Impact Showcase. Join us in celebrating youth-l ed social\ninnovation\, entrepreneurship and impact on Wednesday\, Novembe r 20th |\n4:00-5:30 pm at United College (Alumni Hall). The Showcase creat es a\nunique and valuable opportunity for our students to connect with\nco mmunity members who may support them on their journey in refining\ntheir i deas. \n\nWe hope to see you there.  Please register for this event here .\n[https://airtable.com/appvg308eEaXl7sSQ/pagR6yeA7rUeENybZ/form] \nKind ly forward this invite to those in your network.  \n DTSTAMP:20250518T071807Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682989af6cc27 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:20250518T071807Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682989af6d4c4 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:20250518T071807Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682989af6dd3c 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:20250518T071807Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682989af6e4cf 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:20250518T071807Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682989af6ed65 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240222T160000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240222T173000 URL:/centre-for-society-technology-values/events/survei llance-capitalism-conversation-shoshana-zuboff-and-jim SUMMARY:SURVEILLANCE CAPITALISM: A conversation with Shoshana Zuboff and Ji m\nBalsillie CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nJoin us for an urgent discussion on \"surveillance capitalism\"\, its\nthreat to our information civilization\, and how its t rajectory\nundermines democratic norms and the centuries-long evolution of market\ncapitalism.\n DTSTAMP:20250518T071807Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682989af6f4bc DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230313T170000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230313T170000 URL:/centre-for-society-technology-values/events/critic al-tech-talk-5-artificial-wombs SUMMARY:Critical Tech Talk 5: Artificial Wombs CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nWe are pleased to announce the fifth installment of our Critical Tech\nTalk series featuring Dr. Claire Horn speaking on \"Ar tificial Wombs:\nThe Disobedient Future of Birth\" on Monday March 13\, 20 23 at 5pm ET.\nThis will be a fully virtual event with Dr. DTSTAMP:20250518T071807Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682989af6fc41 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230215T190000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230215T190000 URL:/centre-for-society-technology-values/events/cstv-m ovie-night-star-wars-kid SUMMARY:CSTV movie night: The Star Wars Kid CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nIn 2002\, Ghyslain Raza made a fun video of himself playing a Star Wars\ncharacter. Later the video was posted on the interne t without his\nconsent.\nIt became the first viral video\, with enormous c onsequences for Raza.\nIn 2022\, Raza broke his silence to speak about his experience and\nreflect on its meaning today.\nJoin us in E5 6004 @ 7pm o n Feb. 15 to watch this documentary as Raza\nrevisits \"The Star Wars Kid. \"\n\nFree admittance!  Free popcorn!\n DTSTAMP:20250518T071807Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682989af70456 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20221123T103000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20221123T103000 URL:/centre-for-society-technology-values/events/canada -and-abolition-nuclear-weapons SUMMARY:Canada and the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nProject Ploughshares is hosting a virtual workshop focused on Canada\,\nthe growing nuclear threat\, and the Treaty on the Pr ohibition of\nNuclear Weapons (TPNW).\n\nThere are nearly 13\,000 nuclear weapons in existence today. Each\npresents an existential\, yet preventabl e\, risk. Now is the time for\ndecisive Canadian action toward nuclear abo lition.\n DTSTAMP:20250518T071807Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR