uOttawa media event calendar – October 23-31, 2023

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Here are highlights of the events taking place at the University of Ottawa from October 23 to 31, 2023:

Ending the Perpetual Menace of Nuclear Weapons
WHEN: Monday, October 23, from 4:00pm to 6:30pm
LOCATION: FSS 4007, 120 University Private, University of Ottawa
Canadians for a Nuclear Weapons Convention and Centre for International Policy Studies invite you to a lecture by Tariq Rauf, a leading global expert on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation.

Tackling Misinformation: A Lunch and Learn Panel Discussion
WHEN: Tuesday, October 24, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Hub 350, 350 Legget Dr, Kanata
The University of Ottawa's Kanata North campus, in collaboration with the Professional Development Institute and the Information Integrity Lab, is excited to announce an enlightening lunch and learn panel discussion that will delve into the critical and timely issues surrounding misinformation.

Les soins virtuels au Canada : Comment mieux les encadrer pour favoriser l’accessibilité?
WHEN : Tuesday, October 24, from 11 :30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
LOCATION : Virtual onZOOM
While the development of virtual care has been propelled by the COVID-19 pandemic, its legal framework remains uncertain in Canada. In most provinces and territories, virtual care remains difficult to access through public systems. (In French)

Fall 2023 Artist Talk: Marina Roy
WHEN: Wednesday, October 25, 2023, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
LOCATION: 100 Laurier (LRR)
Marina Roy’s artwork investigates the grotesque, at the intersection of language, image, and materiality, and her research interests include ecology, posthumanism, psychoanalysis, and biopolitics.

Minorité, imaginaire et participation: comment les photographies affectent le collectif?
WHEN : Thursday, October 26, from 1 pm to 2:30 pm
LOCATION: Social Sciences Building, FSS5028
Do you want to understand the impact of photography on the collective? Come and take part in this CIRCEM conference. (In French)
 

Environmental, social, governance v. business and human rights frameworks: A taxonomy
WHEN: Monday, October 30, 2023, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
LOCATION: FTX570 (57 Louis-Pasteur Private, uOttawa)
The Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC) is pleased to partner with Professor Penelope Simons to present this event as part of the Gordon F. Henderson Chair Business & Human Rights Speakers Series.

Le régime juridique des clauses de conscience en matière bioéthique en Belgique (avortement, euthanasie et PMA)
WHEN: Monday, October 30, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
LOCATION: Fauteux 202, 57 Louis-Pasteur Private, Ottawa.
We welcome Stéphanie Wattier from Belgium to discuss conscience clauses in matters of abortion and medical assistance in dying. (In French)

Beyond 2%: NATO Partners, Institutions & Burden Management
WHEN: Tuesday, October 31, 2023, from 4:30pm to 6:00pm
LOCATION: FSS 4004, 120 University Private, University of Ottawa
Professor Anessa Kimball’s book advances North Atlantic Treaty Organization (henceforth, NATO) burden analysis through a decomposition of the political, financial, social, and defense burdens members take on for the institution.
 

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