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:20260308T070000 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:6949ff3567c3c DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260123T113000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260123T130000 URL:/waterloo-centre-microbial-research/events/wcmr-win ter-2026-open-house LOCATION:DC - William G. Davis Computer Research Centre 200 University Aven ue West Room DC 1301 À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:WCMR Winter 2026 Open House CLASS:PUBLIC DTSTAMP:20251223T023221Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6949ff356a6ab DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260615 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260618 URL:/waterloo-centre-microbial-research/events/synbio80 LOCATION:E7 - Engineering 7 200 University Ave West À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ ON N2L 3G1 Can ada SUMMARY:SynBio8.0 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:WCMR will host SynBio8.0 June 15-17\, 2026 in the Pearl Sulliv an\nEngineering Building (E7)\n\nKeep tabs on our website for further upda tes and check out SynBio8.0\n[https://www.synbiocanada.org/synbio8] for mo re information. \n\nRegistration and accommodation information will be av ailable in\nFebruary\, 2026. X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE DTSTAMP:20251223T023221Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6949ff356b63c DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251204T110000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251204T120000 URL:/waterloo-centre-microbial-research/events/wcmr-tal k-evelien-adriaenssens LOCATION:DC - William G. Davis Computer Research Centre 200 University Aven ue West À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:WCMR Talk: Evelien Adriaenssens CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Join us for a WCMR special seminar given by guest speaker Evel ien\nAdriaenssens on \n\nThursday\, December 4 at\n\n11:00 am\n\nDC 1304\n \nPlease register\n[/waterloo-centre-microbial-researc h/form/register-for-evelien-adriaenssen]so\nwe can contact you as details are solidified.\n\nDr. Adriaenssens will talk about her work on investigat ing the virome\nin early life and on bacteriophages associated with import ant\ncommensal organisms. DTSTAMP:20251223T023221Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6949ff356c34f DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251125T113000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251125T130000 URL:/waterloo-centre-microbial-research/events/beyond-s earch-bar-ai-tools-smarter-literature-reviews LOCATION:EV1 - Environment 1 200 University Ave West À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ ON N2L 3G1 Ca nada SUMMARY:Beyond the Search Bar: AI Tools for Smarter Literature Reviews CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Join us at 11:30 in EV1 221 for a workshop  with UW Maths and\ nComputer Science Librarian\, Rebecca Hutchison.\n\nThis workshop introduc es researchers to a selection of AI-enabled\ntools that can be used to hel p find existing literature on a wide\nrange of topics. In addition to prac tical demonstrations and tips for\nusing them effectively\, we’ll also c ritically examine their\nlimitations\, including potential biases\, and pr ivacy and copyright\nconcerns.\n\nLunch will be served\, please register\n [/waterloo-centre-microbial-research/form/wcmr-ai-work shop-november-25-202]to\nattend. DTSTAMP:20251223T023221Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6949ff356cf87 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251003T120000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251003T130000 URL:/waterloo-centre-microbial-research/events/wcmr-fal l-2025-open-house LOCATION:DC - William G. Davis Computer Research Centre 200 University Aven ue West Room DC 1301 À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:WCMR Fall 2025 Open House CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Fall 2025 WCMR Open House DTSTAMP:20251223T023221Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6949ff356db62 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260625 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260626 URL:/waterloo-centre-microbial-research/events/2nd-annu al-wcmr-research-symposium LOCATION:200 University Avenue West À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:2nd Annual WCMR Research Symposium CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The 2026 WCMR Research Symposium event will take place in June. Check\nback closer to the date for details! X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE DTSTAMP:20251223T023221Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6949ff356e678 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250516T120000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250516T130000 URL:/waterloo-centre-microbial-research/events/wcmr-spr ing-2025-open-house LOCATION:DC - William G. Davis Computer Research Centre 200 University Aven ue West Room DC 1301 À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:WCMR Spring 2025 Open House CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring 2025 WCMR Open House DTSTAMP:20251223T023221Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6949ff356f195 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250313T130000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250313T143000 URL:/waterloo-centre-microbial-research/events/how-shou ld-we-use-ai-antibiotic-discovery LOCATION:DC - William G. Davis Computer Research Centre 200 University Aven ue West Room 1302 À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:How should we use AI for antibiotic discovery? CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:WCMR invites Jon Stokes\, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry a nd\nBiomedical Sciences at McMaster University\, to talk about the use of\ nAI in antibiotic discovery.\n\nJoin us in DC 1302 on Thursday\, March 13 at 1 p.m. DTSTAMP:20251223T023221Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6949ff356fc20 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250214T123000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250214T140000 URL:/waterloo-centre-microbial-research/events/wcmr-win ter-welcome-2025 LOCATION:DC - William G. Davis Computer Research Centre 200 University Aven ue West Room DC 1301 À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:WCMR Winter Welcome 2025 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Event page for Winter 2025 WCMR Open House DTSTAMP:20251223T023221Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6949ff35707bf DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241004T120000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241004T130000 URL:/waterloo-centre-microbial-research/events/wcmr-fal l-2024-open-house LOCATION:DC - William G. Davis Computer Research Centre 200 University Aven ue West Room DC 1301 À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:WCMR Fall 2024 Open House CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Event page for Fall 2024 WCMR Open House DTSTAMP:20251223T023221Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR