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:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69464b2f13d45 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260817 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260822 URL:/complexity-innovation/events/alife-2026 SUMMARY:ALiFE 2026 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:ALIFE 2026 will be held JOINTLY WITH THE AMMCS 2026 CONFERENCE \n[https://ammcs.wlu.ca/2026/]\, giving participants the unique\nopportuni ty to attend sessions and talks across both events.\n\nVisit the  Confer ence webpage\n[https://alife.org/conference/alife-2026/]for more details.   X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE DTSTAMP:20251220T070727Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69464b2f16811 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251103T130000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251103T150000 URL:/complexity-innovation/events/wici-talk-woi-oh LOCATION:DC - William G. Davis Computer Research Centre 200 University Aven ue West ݮƵ ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:WICI Talk with Woi Oh CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Join us in welcoming Woi Oh to WICI.  He will present his talk \,\n\n\"UNDERSTANDING DYNAMICS OF FORCED MIGRATION AND CONFLICT THROUGH TH E\nLENS OF COMPLEX SYSTEMS\".\n\n📅 NOVEMBER 3\,2025\n\n📍DC 1301 for refreshments\; DC 1302 for the talk\n\n🕑1:00-3:00PM DTSTAMP:20251220T070727Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69464b2f17aea DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251022T140000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251022T160000 URL:/complexity-innovation/events/wici-talk-seanna-davi dson LOCATION:EV1 - Environment 1 200 University Ave West ݮƵ ON N2L 3G1 Ca nada SUMMARY:WICI Talk with Seanna Davidson CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Guest speaker\, Seanna Davidson joins us for a WICI Talk discus sions\n\"Systems Leadership Framework\".  Learn more and register\n[https ://uwaterloo.ca/complexity-innovation/events/wici-talk-seanna-davidson]for \nthis talk.\n\n📅 OCTOBER 22\, 2025\n📍EV1 225\n🕑2:00-4:00PM DTSTAMP:20251220T070727Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69464b2f18664 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251028T133000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251028T153000 URL:/complexity-innovation/events/wici-reading-and-conv ersation-author-madhur-anand LOCATION:STC - Science Teaching Complex 200 University Ave West ݮƵ ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:WICI: Reading and Conversation with author Madhur Anand CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:JOIN US FOR A READING AND CONVERSATION WITH MADHUR ANAND\n\nCel ebrate the launch of _To Place a Rabbit_\, the debut novel by\nacclaimed author and former WICI Director MADHUR ANAND.\n[/comp lexity-innovation/profiles/madhur-anand]\n\n📅 OCTOBER 28\, 2025\n📍S TC 2002\n🕑1:30 -3:30PM\n\nEnjoy a live reading\, an intimate conversati on with the author\, and an\nopportunity to purchase signed copies.\n\nThi s event is FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Presented by the WATERLOO\nINSTI TUTE FOR COMPLEXITY AND INNOVATION (WICI)\, with support\nfrom PENGUIN RA NDOM HOUSE. DTSTAMP:20251220T070727Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69464b2f19229 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250909 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250912 URL:/complexity-innovation/events/r-30-conference SUMMARY:R 3.0 Conference CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:WE ARE PLEASED TO INVITE MEMBERS OF THE WICI COMMUNITY TO JOIN THE R\n3.0 CONFERENCE—_BRAIDING BIOREGIONAL RESILIENCE & REGENERATION:\n LEARNING TO REINHABIT EARTH TOGETHER_. X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE DTSTAMP:20251220T070727Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69464b2f19a1d DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250909 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250912 URL:/complexity-innovation/events/r-30-conference SUMMARY:R 3.0 Conference CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:WE ARE PLEASED TO INVITE MEMBERS OF THE WICI COMMUNITY TO JOIN THE R\n3.0 CONFERENCE—_BRAIDING BIOREGIONAL RESILIENCE & REGENERATION:\n LEARNING TO REINHABIT EARTH TOGETHER_. X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE DTSTAMP:20251220T070727Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69464b2f1a018 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250922T120000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250922T133000 URL:/complexity-innovation/events/open-house-1 LOCATION:DC - William G. Davis Computer Research Centre 200 University Aven ue West ݮƵ ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:Open House CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Register t\n[/complexity-innovation/events/ open-house-1]o\nreceive updates and please join us for the WICI Open House where you\nwill meet WICI members and learn how to be involved in complex ity\nscience research.\n\n📅 DATE: September 22\, 2025.\n\n🕑 TIME:  12:00 pm - 1:30 pm.\n\n📍 LOCATION: DC 1301 (Fishbowl) DTSTAMP:20251220T070727Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69464b2f1aa6e DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250922T140000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250922T160000 URL:/complexity-innovation/events/imagining-regenerativ e-future LOCATION:EV1 - Environment 1 200 University Ave West ݮƵ ON N2L 3G1 Ca nada SUMMARY:Imagining a Regenerative Future CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:POSTPONED FROM SEPTEMBER 22\n\nWe invite you to join us for the launch of the bioregion initiative\, a\ncollective effort focused on the Grand River watershed. This gathering\nwelcomes all those who share a comm itment to reimagining the future of\nthis vital watershed.\n\nThe event ma rks the beginning of a shared journey to imagine an\naspirational future f or the Grand River region—one that honors\necological integrity\, deepen s social and cultural connections\, and\nadvances regenerative economic pa thways. Together we will explore the\nopportunities and responsibilities o f stewarding the watershed\, while\nbuilding a collective vision for resil ience\, wellbeing\, and thriving\ncommunities.\n\nThis launch will lay the foundation for an ongoing path\nforward—mapping next steps\, identifyin g leverage points\, and\nstrengthening the relationships that will guide t his initiative into\nthe future.\n\nAll are welcome.\n\nRegister for furth er updates and how to be involved.\n[/complexity-innov ation/form/wici-bioregioning-event]\n\n  DTSTAMP:20251220T070727Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69464b2f1b649 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250626T143000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250626T160000 URL:/complexity-innovation/events/dr-rik-logtenberg-jun e-26-2025 LOCATION:STP - United College 190 Westmount Road North ݮƵ ON N2L 3G5 Canada SUMMARY:Dr. Rik Logtenberg\, June 26\, 2025 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:We are excited to announce that a Dr. Rik Logtenburg will be j oining\nus for a special event you won't want to miss!  Register online\n [/complexity-innovation/form/register-logtenberg-june- 26]to\nstay updated.\n\n🎤WORKSHOP: The Futures We Can Build: Coordinati ng Complexity Across\nCanada\n\n📅 DATE: June 26\, 2025\n\n🕒 TIME:  2:30 pm\n\n📍LOCATION: United College of University of ݮƵ\, Room 1 64\n(Greenhouse)  |  190 Westmount Road N. \, ݮƵ\, ON | (formerly \nSt. Paul's College)\n\nStay tuned for more details soon—mark your cale ndars now!\n\nCanada is at a crossroads—facing simultaneous crises in cl imate\nresilience\, economic productivity\, housing affordability\, and\ni nstitutional effectiveness. Traditional approaches often fragment\nefforts \, limiting their impact.\n\nHow can we coordinate complexity\, scale effe ctive solutions\, and\ncatalyze systemic innovation across sectors\, scale s\, and communities?\n\nJoin Rik Logtenberg\, Director of CanAdapt\, for a n inspiring talk and\ninteractive workshop demonstrating how complexity sc ience\, AI\, and\ncommunity-led systems thinking can accelerate Canada’s transition.\n\nIn this session\, you’ll:\n\n* Learn how practical tools —systems mapping\, adaptive governance\nframeworks\, and AI-powered deci sion-support platforms—transform\nisolated efforts into coordinated acti on.\n * Engage in hands-on mapping exercises and collaborative\ndiscussion s.\n * Identify leverage points and actionable pathways to scale\nresilien t infrastructure and innovative governance.\n\nLeave empowered\, connected \, and ready to build the shared futures\nCanada urgently needs. DTSTAMP:20251220T070727Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69464b2f1c2aa DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250627T103000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250627T120000 URL:/complexity-innovation/events/meta-relational-ai-ti me-saturation-destabilization-and LOCATION:STP - United College 190 Westmount Road North ݮƵ ON N2L 3G5 Canada SUMMARY:Meta-Relational AI in a Time of Saturation\, Destabilization\, and\ nReckoning CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Prof.  Vanessa de Oliveira Andreotti\, Dean of the Faculty of\ nEducation at the University of Victoria\, is a distinguished educator\,\n researcher\, and author who recently has delved into the concept of\n\"Met a-Relational AI\,\" advocating for a perspective that views\nartificial in telligence not merely as a tool but as a participant in\nthe web of life.\ n\nAs we meet this moment of social and ecological systemic unraveling\,\n artificial intelligence stands as both a mirror and a symptom of\nmodernit y’s habits: control\, mastery\, and separation. This talk\ninvites a dif ferent question: what is AI revealing about us\, and what\nis collapsing t hrough that revelation? \n\nDrawing on decades of work in educational\, de colonial\, and\npost-representational relational inquiry\, Vanessa Andreot ti explores\nhow Large Language Models (LLMs)\, when engaged from within a n\nontological shift (from epistemic regression to relational inference)\, \nrather than the logic of optimization\, can become something else: a\nco -witness to social\, ecological\, and psychological destabilization\,\nand a speculative co-weaver of life-affirming and Earth-aligned\nrelationalit ies.\n\n📅DATE: June 27\, 2025\n\n🕒TIME: 10:30 am\n\n📍LOCATION: Un ited College of University of ݮƵ\, Room 164\n(Greenhouse)  |  190 Westmount Road N. \, ݮƵ\, ON | (formerly\nSt. Paul's College)\n\nPl ease register using the online event  form\n[/complex ity-innovation/form/wici-event-registration-form-dr-]\nin order to stay up to date with more information.  DTSTAMP:20251220T070727Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69464b2f1cf5a DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250211T133000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250211T150000 URL:/complexity-innovation/events/wici-speaker-series-i ra-allen LOCATION:DC - William G. Davis Computer Research Centre 200 University Aven ue West Room 1304 ݮƵ ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:WICI Speaker Series - Ira Allen CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Ira Allen\, Associate Professor of Rhetoric\, Writing\, and Dig ital Media\nStudies at Northern Arizona University\, discusses how \"witn essing\"\noffers a democratic way to navigate societal collapse as the\nin frastructures of our lifeworld decomplexify while individual efforts\nto u nderstand that world increase in complexity. ​ DTSTAMP:20251220T070727Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR