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: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:6950176b86a90 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251125T180000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251125T200000 URL:/engineering/events/harnessing-robotics-and-ai-clim ate-solutions LOCATION:PSE (E7) - Engineering 7 7303 200 University Ave West ݮƵ ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:Harnessing Robotics and AI for Climate Solutions CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:RoboHub and ESG Partners will be hosting a panel on Harnessing\ nRobotics & AI For Climate Solutions\, which aims to explore how\nrobotics and AI can be applied to climate solutions and how a climate\nlens can be applied to existing robotics work in areas like healthcare\nto address cl imate threats. This event is taking place during CCWX\n2025\, which runs f rom November 24 to November 30th. DTSTAMP:20251227T172915Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6950176b87f86 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251118T180000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251118T190000 URL:/engineering/events/waterloo-centre-automotive-rese arch-watcar-webinar-driving SUMMARY:ݮƵ Centre for Automotive Research (WatCAR) Webinar - Driving\ nTowards the Future: Deployments\, Designs\, and Challenges of Autonomous\ nVehicles CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Join us for a webinar presentation by Dr. Krzysztof Czarnecki o n the\ncurrent state of autonomous vehicles\, exploring active deployments \,\nemerging challenges and research directions. The talk will also\nhighl ight research taking place in the ݮƵ Intelligent Systems\nEngineerin g (WISE) Laboratory\, which co-led the development of the\nfirst autonomou s vehicle tested on public roads in Canada. DTSTAMP:20251227T172915Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6950176b88875 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250917T183000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250917T203000 URL:/engineering/events/waterloo-forum-ai-debate LOCATION:E7 - 2nd Floor 200 University Ave West ݮƵ ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:The ݮƵ Forum: AI Debate CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Artificial Intelligence is increasingly present in our lives. W e see\nits impact on social media. We use it to translate\, write emails\, gain\nan edge on the stock market\, drive cars\, and even think for us. M any\nbelieve that this is just the start. Artificial Intelligence may have \nthe power to disrupt the very foundations of how we live. One of those\n foundations is our country\, Canada. Many of us are grateful to live in\na country with an elected government\, independent courts\, social\nservice s\, and civil liberties. In a time when the world anticipates\nthe disrupt ion that AI may bring\, The ݮƵ Forum asks\, “Will AI\nundermine Ca nadian democratic institutions?” DTSTAMP:20251227T172915Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6950176b893ab DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250327T123000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250327T163000 URL:/engineering/events/esch-pitch-competition-2025 LOCATION:University of ݮƵ\, Engineering 7 building\, 2nd Floor 200 Un iversity Ave West ݮƵ ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:Esch Pitch Competition CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Watch as 12 outstanding Capstone teams compete for over $100k i n\nprizes. These teams were shortlisted from over 50 entries representing\ nmost programs in the Faculty of Engineering. The Esch Awards support\ncre ative and entrepreneurial students in the pursuit of research and\ndevelop ment and its commercialization for the benefit of Canada. DTSTAMP:20251227T172915Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6950176b8a251 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250320 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250323 URL:/engineering/events/first-robotics-waterloo-regiona l-competition-2025 LOCATION:PAC - Physical Activities Complex 200 University Avenue West Water loo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:FIRST Robotics ݮƵ Regional Competition CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The FIRST Robotics ݮƵ Regional Competition\n[https://www. firstroboticscanada.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2023-ON-ݮƵ-Distri ct-Event-Schedule.pdf]\nbrings teams of Ontario's brightest high school st udents to the\nUniversity of ݮƵ campus to battle head-to-head with\n student-designed\, remote-controlled robots. Built from scratch\, these\nf ive-foot tall\, 140-pound robots compete in high intensity\nrobo-sports. X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE DTSTAMP:20251227T172915Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6950176b8adea DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241130 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241202 URL:/engineering/events/first-lego-league-qualifier-tou rnament-and-first-tech LOCATION:E7 - Engineering 7 200 University Ave West ݮƵ ON N2L 3G1 Can ada SUMMARY:FIRST Lego League Qualifier Tournament and FIRST Tech Challenge\nQu alifier CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Youth Gearing Up for Exciting Robotics Competitions at the Univ ersity\nof ݮƵ\n\nIf you like robots\, you will want to watch teams c ompete at the\nUniversity of ݮƵ during the weekend of Saturday Nov 3 0-Sunday\nDec 1. The fields are set for innovation\, creativity\, and team work as\nFIRST Lego League (FLL) and FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) teams from \nacross ݮƵ-Wellington region\, Hamilton region and the Greater\nTor onto Area prepare to display their skills at the two qualifier\nevents org anized by ݮƵ-Wellington FIRST Robotics in partnership\nwith ݮƵ Engineering.\n\nOn Saturday\, November 30\, over a hundred of Grade 4 to 8 students will\nput their engineering skills and student-designed LEGO-ba sed robots to\nthe test on the SUBMERGED competition fields\; these 19 tea ms will\ncompete to win a spot at the Provincial Championship in January. The\nopening ceremony is at 8:30am followed by FIRST LEGO robot matches\ns tarting at 9am until 3pm\, with the award ceremony at 3h45pm.\n\nOn Sunday \, December 1\, 23 teams of high school students will compete\nwith their FIRST Tech Challenge robots and build their alliance to\nbecome the champi on of the inaugural event at ݮƵ.  Following\nqualification games\, teams will select their alliance partners and\nwill aim to become the firs t champion of the WWFIRST FTC qualifier\nevent. The opening ceremony is at 11am and robot games will take place\nfrom 11:30am until 5pm.   Awards ceremony is at 5h30pm.\n\nBoth events take place in Engineering 7. Members of the public are\nwelcome to attend the events. Pits\, where teams work on their robots\nand display their projects and outreach activities\, are also open to\nthe public from 9am to 4pm. X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE DTSTAMP:20251227T172915Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6950176b8b9d9 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241127T200000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241127T210000 URL:/engineering/events/undergraduate-admissions-webina r-series-environmental SUMMARY:Undergraduate Admissions Webinar Series: Environmental & Geological \nEngineering Ask-Me-Anything CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Explore our Environmental and Geological Engineering programs a nd see\nhow these fields address critical issues like climate change\, res ource\ndepletion and environmental degradation. As an environmental or\ng eological engineer\, you’ll work on projects that protect the\nenvironme nt\, manage resources sustainably and design\ndisaster-resilient infrastr ucture. Hear from our professors\, current\nstudents and alumni\, and get your questions answered at this\ninteractive AMA webinar.  DTSTAMP:20251227T172915Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6950176b8c225 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251108T100000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251108T160000 URL:/engineering/events/fall-open-house LOCATION:E7 - Engineering 7 200 University Ave West ݮƵ ON N2L 3G1 Can ada SUMMARY:Fall Open House CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:ݮƵ Engineering invites our future undergraduate students and\ntheir supporters to campus for Fall Open House to explore what the\nU niversity of ݮƵ has to offer! DTSTAMP:20251227T172915Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6950176b8cce1 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241118T200000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241118T210000 URL:/engineering/events/undergraduate-admissions-webina r-series-nanotechnology SUMMARY:Undergraduate Admissions Webinar Series: Nanotechnology Engineering CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Explore our Nanotechnology Engineering program\, where you’ll learn\nto manipulate matter at the atomic and molecular scale\, typically \nbetween 1 to 100 nanometers. With applications spanning electronics\,\nh ealthcare\, energy and environmental protection\, this rapidly growing\nf ield offers the chance to develop groundbreaking solutions. Hear from\nour professors\, current students and alumni\, and get your questions\nanswe red at this interactive AMA webinar.  DTSTAMP:20251227T172915Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6950176b8d4e1 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241114T200000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241114T210000 URL:/engineering/events/undergraduate-admissions-webina r-series-chemical-engineering SUMMARY:Undergraduate Admissions Webinar Series: Chemical Engineering\nAsk- Me-Anything CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Explore our Chemical Engineering program\, where you'll learn t o\ncombine principles of chemistry\, physics\, biology and mathematics t o\ndesign and optimize processes that produce\, transform and transport\n materials. From developing new materials to creating sustainable\nenergy s olutions\, chemical engineers are at the forefront of\ninnovation. Hear fr om our professors\, current students and alumni\,\nand get your questions answered at this interactive AMA webinar. 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