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:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682b382bad5f5 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250528T190000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250528T210000 URL:/engineering/events/lecture-iron-ring-100-trust-tra nsformation-future-canadian-engineering-28May2028 SUMMARY:Lecture: The Iron Ring at 100 - Trust\, Transformation\, and the Fu ture\nof Canadian Engineering CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nThe Faculty of Engineering hosts a lecture in partn ership with the\nTRuST Network to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the I ron Ring.\n DTSTAMP:20250519T135451Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682b382baec6a DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250226T170000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250226T183000 URL:/engineering/events/social-innovators-training-demo -day SUMMARY:Social Innovators in Training Demo Day CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nCome see social impact in action!\n\nOn Wednesday F ebruary 26\, from 5:00-6:30 p.m.\, drop by GreenHouse (UTD\n164)\nfor Demo Day. Students from Social Innovators in Training will be\nshowcasing\nthe ir ideas\, looking for feedback\, and building community. It's a\ncan't-mi ss\nopportunity to see the future in action!\n\nWhat to expect:\n\n* Help our students strengthen their ideas and provide real-world\nfeedback\n * S ee firsthand the innovative ideas for social impact shaping our\ncommuniti es\n * Enjoy some snacks and light refreshments\n\n DTSTAMP:20250519T135451Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682b382bafafd DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250606T183000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250606T210000 URL:/engineering/events/documentary-screening-rock-this -town-06June2025 SUMMARY:Documentary Screening: \"Rock This Town\" CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\n_ROCK THIS TOW_N brings to life the exciting histor y of rock music\nconcerts in KW from the 1960s and 1970s. An insider’s look into the\ngritty reality of building the local live music scene. This 70-minute\ndocumentary features interviews with music business pros plus\ nperformances by today’s musicians. Rock stars come and go but live\nmus ic is here to stay!\n DTSTAMP:20250519T135451Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682b382bb04ff DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241130 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241202 URL:/engineering/events/first-lego-league-qualifier-tou rnament-and-first-tech SUMMARY:FIRST Lego League Qualifier Tournament and FIRST Tech Challenge\nQu alifier CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nYouth Gearing Up for Exciting Robotics Competitions at the University\nof ݮƵ\n\nIf you like robots\, you will want to w atch teams compete at the\nUniversity of ݮƵ during the weekend of Sa turday Nov 30-Sunday\nDec 1. The fields are set for innovation\, creativit y\, and teamwork as\nFIRST Lego League (FLL) and FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC ) teams from\nacross ݮƵ-Wellington region\, Hamilton region and the Greater\nToronto Area prepare to display their skills at the two qualifier \nevents organized by ݮƵ-Wellington FIRST Robotics in partnership\nw ith ݮƵ Engineering.\n\nOn Saturday\, November 30\, over a hundred of Grade 4 to 8 students will\nput their engineering skills and student-desi gned LEGO-based robots to\nthe test on the SUBMERGED competition fields\; these 19 teams will\ncompete to win a spot at the Provincial Championship in January. The\nopening ceremony is at 8:30am followed by FIRST LEGO robo t matches\nstarting 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\nbecom e the champion of the inaugural event at ݮƵ.  Following\nqualificat ion games\, teams will select their alliance partners and\nwill aim to bec ome the first champion of the WWFIRST FTC qualifier\nevent. The opening ce remony 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 Engineerin g 7. Members of the public are\nwelcome to attend the events. Pits\, where teams work on their robots\nand display their projects and outreach activ ities\, are also open to\nthe public from 9am to 4pm.\n X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE DTSTAMP:20250519T135451Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682b382bb118d DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241206T103000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241206T110000 URL:/engineering/events/national-day-remembrance SUMMARY:National Day of Remembrance CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nCanada changed forever on December 6\, 1989 when 14 women were murdered\nin a gender-based act of violence at l'École Polyte chnique de\nMontréal.\n\nThe Faculty of Engineering invites you to join us\, on December 6\,\n2024\, for a ceremony and moment of silence observi ng Canada’s\nNational Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.\n\nPlease join us as we come together to honour and reflect on the lives\nof these 14 women and everyone else whose lives were forever change d.\n\nWhen: Friday\, December 6 | 10:30–11:00am\n\nWhere: Engineering 7\ , 2nd Floor Event Space\n DTSTAMP:20250519T135451Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682b382bb1cbd DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241121T110000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241121T120000 URL:/engineering/events/watertalk-wastewater-process-in tensification-using SUMMARY:WaterTalk: Wastewater process intensification: Using biological\npr ocess design to increase the hydraulic and treatment capacity of a\nmunici pal wastewater treatment plant CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nAs part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series\, Dr.\nBelinda Sturm\, Director Kansas NSF EPSCoR\, Professor and Ross McKinney\nFaculty Fellow\, University of Kansas\, Kansas\, US\, will present:\nWastewater process intensification: Using biological process des ign to\nincrease the hydraulic and treatment capacity of a municipal\nwast ewater treatment plant.\n DTSTAMP:20250519T135451Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682b382bb27c5 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241113T120000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241113T130000 URL:/engineering/events/value-interactions-between-wate r-and-hydropower-ontario SUMMARY:Value interactions between water and hydropower in Ontario Power\nG eneration CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nAs part of the Water Institute's Webinar Series: Th e Value of Water in\nCanada\, Kurt Kornelsen\, Director\, Environment and Climate Change\,\nOntario Power Generation\, presents: Value interactions between water\nand hydropower in Ontario Power Generation.\n DTSTAMP:20250519T135451Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682b382bb32f8 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241009T180000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241009T210000 URL:/engineering/events/alumni-speaker-series-how-engin eers-can-advance-canadas-health-care-09Oct2024 SUMMARY:ALUMNI SPEAKER SERIES “How engineers can advance Canada’s healt h\ncare through technology” CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nInnovations in technology have advanced every aspec t of our human\nlives — often with engineers at the helm. One such examp le is the\nintersection of health care and technology\, as showcased by\nt he University of ݮƵ’s Global Futures framework\n[https://uwaterlo o.ca/waterloo-100/global-futures] which highlights\nthe importance of heal th tech in our future world.\n\nThere are many urgent and exciting opportu nities for engineers to step\nin and help redesign health care systems\, i nnovate solutions and\ndevelop new ways of solving problems for the good o f society.\n\nJoin this live event in Toronto with a panel of engineers\, researchers\nand health tech entrepreneurs who will discuss how — in our rapidly\nchanging world\, challenged by rising costs and lack of access —\nengineering can help advance health care through technology.\n\nThe c onversation will focus on how engineers can work towards\nsolutions for op timal health care\, showcase innovative research\,\ndiscuss strategies for retaining health tech startups in Canada\,\nidentify challenges\, explore opportunities and propose actionable\nsolutions to foster an innovative and thriving health tech ecosystem\nin the country. \n DTSTAMP:20250519T135451Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682b382bb3c5a DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240404T090000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240404T170000 URL:/engineering/events/waterloo-robohub-spring-symposi um SUMMARY:ݮƵ RoboHub Spring Symposium CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nJoin us on campus on April 4th for a full-day sympo sium: an\ninterdisciplinary event where a variety of people and organizati ons\nacross the private and public sectors will come together to discuss\n and learn about the opportunities and challenges provided by robotics\nove r the coming 5-10 years.\n\nWe will have several keynote talks from expert s in various fields\nrelated to the future of robotics\, as well as exhibi tors and lightning\ntalks from across the robotics ecosystem.\n DTSTAMP:20250519T135451Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682b382bb477b DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240403T190000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240403T210000 URL:/engineering/events/2024-desmarais-family-summit SUMMARY:2024 Desmarais Family Summit CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nWe invite you to join us on Wednesday April 3\, 202 4 for our annual\nDesmarais Family Summit.\n DTSTAMP:20250519T135451Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR