Archived Calgary Events

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World Café: Shaping the Academic Sustainability Strategy (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: April 8, 2014 - April 8, 2014

The Academic Committee on Sustainability is seeking input from faculty and students on the new Academic Sustainability Strategy. Come share your thoughts on key questions related to education for sustainability and strategies for interdisciplinary research on sustainability. Faculty members and students from all disciplines are encouraged to participate. Date: April 8, 2014 Time: 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Location: BI 540 Facilitator: Dr. Lynn Taylor RSVP: To smithwah@ucalgary.ca by April 1 Light refreshments will be served. For more information on this event, contact: Dr. Craig Gerlach, Academic Coordinator, Sustainability Professor, Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Arts Email: scgerlac@ucalgary.ca | Phone: 403.220.6193

Location:

BI 540 - please note location change

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/world-cafe-shaping-academic-sustainability-strategy

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Origin of Manga -- Joy of Medieval Japanese Picture Scrolls -- (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: April 8, 2014 - April 8, 2014

The fifth lecture from "Japanese Culture Lecture and Experience Series" Presented by the Japanese Program, Department of Linguistics, Languages and Cultures (With a generous support from the Mitsui Canada Foundation) Please email japanese@ucalgary.ca to save your seat.

Location:

Science Theatre 132

Speaker:

X. Jie YANG, University of Calgary

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/origin-manga-joy-medieval-japanese-picture-scrolls

Going for Baroque (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: April 8, 2014 - April 8, 2014

Calgary soprano Julie Harris will replace Tracy Smith Bessette for this performance of all-baroque music with organist and McGill doctoral candidate Thomas Pousont. Pousont has performed extensively as an accompanist and in chamber ensembles on piano, harpsichord and organ. Harris has performed with the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Toronto Chamber Choir, Alberta Baroque (Edmonton) and La Cetra (Vancouver) and has been engaged for roles in Baroque Opera with Opera Atelier and the Toronto Consort.

Location:

Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall in the Rozsa Centre

Speaker:

Julie Harris, soprano Thomas Pousont, organ

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/going-baroque

Tracing An Ecstatic Movement: The Recent Cinema of Terrence Malick (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: April 4, 2014 - April 4, 2014

Please join the Department of Communication and Culture Film Studies Program and the Calgary Institute for the Humanities to hear the second of two talks on film--Dr.Lee Carruthers' talk entitled "Tracing An Ecstatic Movement: The Recent Cinema of Terrence Malick” Abstract: The cinema of Terrence Malick has garnered much critical attention on the basis of its intellectual and aesthetic richness. Within the available literature, however, there is a tendency to hold these valences separate, suppressing the film-specific qualities of Malick’s work so as to privilege a generalized thematic content. Thus Malick’s films are broadly characterized as ‘poetic’ or ‘philosophical’, yet are rarely assessed as dynamic experiences of cinema. Given the aesthetic depth of the director’s corpus, this oversight is surprising. More specifically, this critical lapse motivates a question that is significant for philosophers and film scholars alike: how can we discover what is profound in Malick’s cinema — its philosophical inflection, perhaps— while engaging its distinctive filmic character? Carruthers’ lecture responds to this question through a close analysis of the most recent films, The Tree of Life (USA, 2011), and To the Wonder, (USA, 2012), locating the philosophical import of Malick’s work in its sensuous orchestration of sounds and images. Bio: Dr.Lee Carruthers’ monograph, Doing Time: Timeliness and Contemporary Cinema is forthcoming with SUNY Press. This film-phenomenological study analyzes the rich experiences of temporality that contemporary film generates for viewers, examining the cinema of Terrence Malick, François Ozon, Steven Soderbergh, and Tsai Ming-liang. Presently, she is developing a new book exclusively on Malick’s cinema.

Location:

BioSciences 587A

Speaker:

Dr. Lee Carruthers

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/tracing-ecstatic-movement-recent-cinema-terrence-malick

Department of Economics Seminar Series - John Kennan (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: April 4, 2014 - April 4, 2014

"Immigration Restrictions and Labor Market Skills" Abstract: Differences in income levels across countries are generally attributed to differences in productivity. In studies of internal migration (e.g. within the U.S.), it is commonly observed that skilled workers move much more than unskilled workers. The paper analyzes the implications of such differential migration, using a model in which efficiency differences are labor-augmenting, and free trade in product markets leads to factor price equalization, so that wages are equal across countries when measured in efficiency units. Relaxation of immigration restrictions increases the effective supply of labor on the world market, and differential migration implies that there may be an increase in the ratio of skilled to unskilled labor; but skill levels are relatively low in less productive countries, and the data indicate that the net effect is that free migration in fact decreases the ratio of skilled to unskilled labor on the world market. The effects on wages depend on elasticities of substitution, but these effects are in any case surprisingly small, while the income gains for migrants (net of migration costs) are very large.

Location:

SS 423

Speaker:

John Kennan, University of Wisconsin-Madison & NBER

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/department-economics-seminar-series-john-kennan

Philosophy Speakers: Mark Migotti, "Why Study Logic?" (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: April 4, 2014 - April 4, 2014

“Why Study Logic?” is the title Peirce gave to the second part of the second chapter of his never completed work the Minute Logic. In this paper I will talk about the way Peirce approaches his question and contrast it favourably with the way the question is approached by more recent logicians, notably W. V. O. Quine. http://phil.ucalgary.ca/event/2014-04-04/philosophy-speakers-program-mark-migotti-calgary-why-study-logic

Location:

Social Sciences Building - Room 1253

Speaker:

Mark Migotti (PhD Yale) is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Calgary. His research interests are in the areas of 19th Century German Philosophy (esp. Nietzsche and Schopenhauer), Ancient Philosophy, Classical American Pragmatism (esp. C. S. Peirce), Epistemology, Ethics, and Philosophy of History. He has published articles in Ethics, Dialogue, and the Canadian Journal of Philosophy. His "For the Sake of Knowledge and the Love of Truth: Susan Haack between Sacred Enthusiams and Sophisticated Disillusionment" will appear in Cornelis de Waal, ed., Susan Haack: The Philosophy Rplies to Critiics (Prometheus Press).

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/philosophy-speakers-mark-migotti-why-study-logic

Chamber Choir (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: April 4, 2014 - April 4, 2014

The University of Calgary Chamber Choir is one of two choirs at the U of C and rehearses twice each week. The choir strives to sing a broad range of quality repertoire and membership is by audition. They are active throughout Alberta and in 1988 and 1996 were finalists in CBC Choral Competition. Past tours have included the Eastern USA in 1990, Western Canada in 1994, and Europe in 1996. For the past four years, the choir has been involved with collaborations with visiting choirs for their December concert and this year performed Stella Natalis by Karl Jenkins with the Calgary Civic Orchestra. This concert will showcase the U of C Wind Ensemble and U of C Chamber Choir working together to perform Jacob de Haan’s Missa Brevis. Adults: $12, Students/Seniors: $9 Tickets are available at the door.

Location:

Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall in the Rozsa Centre

Speaker:

Director: Donald Christianson With the Wind Ensemble

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/chamber-choir

Calgary Muslim-Interfaith Feminist Meet-up (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: April 4, 2014 - April 4, 2014

This is a safe space where women and men can gather to discuss the intersection of faith, culture, and gender, with the goal of finding practical solutions as a community, and paving the way toward reconciliation. This meetup is organized by members of the Calgary Muslim community, but is open to anyone interested in participating, regardless of gender or religious identification. Questions? Contact Leah at ljwother@ucalgary.ca

Location:

Women's Resource Centre (MacEwan Student Centre 482)

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/calgary-muslim-interfaith-feminist-meet

Grand Opening of the NEW Department of Linguistics, Languages and Cultures (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: April 4, 2014 - April 4, 2014

The Departments of Linguistics, and Germanic, Slavic, and East Asian Studies have merged to form the exciting, new, Department of Linguistics, Languages and Cultures (LLC). All are welcome to attend the Grand Opening which will include special guest presentations by Rosemary Feal, Executive Director of the Modern Language Association, and Mark Aronoff, Department of Linguistics at Stony Brook University (New York). Light refreshments and beverages will be served. Please see the LLC website (http://llc.ucalgary.ca/) for more details.

Location:

Gallery Hall - Taylor Family Digital Library

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/grand-opening-new-department-linguistics-languages-and-cultures

Disturbing the Undisturbed: Precedents in Law & Literature (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: April 4, 2014 - April 4, 2014

"stare decisis et non quieta movere" (let sleeping dogs lie) All aspects of literary style, provenance and interpretation elicit judgments of adequacy and commensurability, especially when they treat situations that are unfair or incommensurable. From the modest "mot juste" – the word perfectly suited to its task – to the greatest moral claims – such as justifying the ways of God to man – the scales and the sword, the precision and the force of justice are at issue. This paper offers one approach to literary justice. It studies how appealing to precedents illustrates the convergence and divergence of literary and legal judgments: two co-operating but competing forms of judiciousness, two ways of maintaining a jurisdiction, of summoning or flouting authority, and of conjuring the unprecedented. This event is free and open to the public. All are welcome.

Location:

Social Sciences 1153

Speaker:

Dr. Jon Kertzer - Department of English, University of Calgary

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/disturbing-undisturbed-precedents-law-literature

Eco-Social Justice - Presentation and Open Discussion (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: April 3, 2014 - April 3, 2014

The overlap between social justice and environmental justice is an area where social work can begin to develop a more holistic understanding, becoming more able to engage with a diverse clientele and rapidly changing world. This will be a presentation discussing how social issues relate to environmental issues and why this perspective is important to social work education, practice and discourse. The presentation and discussion will hopefully inspire people to take into account the physical environment when working with clients, communities, organizations, governments etc. Please come to join in a rich discussion to share your thoughts on this topic. Refreshments will be made available for all to enjoy.

Location:

Professional Faculties building fourth floor student lounge

Speaker:

Presented by MSW student Adam Lindenburger and Alumni Nicki Mosley

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/eco-social-justice-presentation-and-open-discussion

Get tested and helps us attempt to break world record! (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: April 3, 2014 - April 3, 2014

The University of Calgary will be attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the most sexual health screenings done in 24 hours (single venue) by offering the first ever mass sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing event in Calgary. This event is being hosted by the SU Wellness Centre in partnership with the Students’ Union on Thursday, April 3rd, 2014 from 12:00pm to 5:00pm. Students will be encouraged to get tested for two common STIs (chlamydia and gonorrhea) and participate in many fun activities including a carnival, live music, refreshments, games and more! For more information, please visit: http://ucalgary.ca/wellnesscentre/ucalgarygettested

Location:

MacEwan Hall (Foyer Bathrooms)

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/get-tested-and-helps-us-attempt-break-world-record

Science in the Cinema: It's Kind of a Funny Story (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: April 3, 2014 - April 3, 2014

The journey of a high-achieving teenager who checks himself in for treatment after pondering suicide. Movie introduced by Dr. Frank MacMaster, Cuthbertson and Fischer Chair in Paediatric Mental Health, Departments of Psychiatry and Paediatrics, UofC. After the movie he will discuss the brain and mental illness in adolescents and young adults with time for Q&A. http://www.aihealthsolutions.ca/sitc/

Location:

The Globe Cinema - 617 8 Avenue SW

Speaker:

Dr. Frank MacMaster, Cuthbertson and Fischer Chair in Paediatric Mental Health, Departments of Psychiatry and Paediatrics, U of Calgary.

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/science-cinema-its-kind-funny-story

Wind Ensemble (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: April 3, 2014 - April 3, 2014

The U of C Wind Ensemble has earned the reputation as the finest University group of its kind in Canada and one of the principal international leaders in the field. Most notably, the UCWE has performed at the CBDNA National Conference and at the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE) Conference. Their nine commercial CDs on three recording labels have established their reputation for musical sensitivity, technical polish and innovative programming. Adults: $12, Students/Seniors: $9 Tickets are available at the door.

Location:

Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall in the Rozsa Centre

Speaker:

Director: Gareth Jones With the UofC Chamber Choir

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/wind-ensemble

Deeper Waters and Relevant Truths: A Wisdom Dialogue Part II (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: April 2, 2014 - April 2, 2014

Join us as presenters tell us what each of their spiritual traditions has to say about ethics, interconnectedness, and an authentic relationship with self, others and the world around us. The format for this Lunch and Learn will be 20 minutes per speaker followed by a 20 minute question and answer session. - Christine M. Shellska, Secular Humanist, University of Calgary, Department of Communication and Culture - Kerri Moore, Integrated Psychotherapist, Native Centre University of Calgary - Pundit Vishal Vashish, Independent Hindu Priest - Neda Etemad, Representative of the Calgary Baha’i Community A vegetarian lunch is served for all attendees please e-mail grantbl@shaw.ca if you would like a lunch. Presented by the United/Presbyterian Chaplaincy in partnership with the Faith & Spirituality Centre

Location:

MSC370 - SU Wellness Centre Classroom

Speaker:

Christine M. Shellska, Kerri Moore, Pundit Vishal Vashish, Neda Eternad

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/deeper-waters-and-relevant-truths-wisdom-dialogue-part-ii

Markin USRP Student Research Mini-Symposium in Health & Wellness (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: April 2, 2014 - April 2, 2014

The Markin Undergraduate Student Research Program (USRP) in Health & Wellness is featuring a student research mini-Symposium. 15 undergraduate students are presenting their Fall 2013/Winter 2014 research posters in Cassio A & B from 2:00 pm until 4:00 pm on Wednesday, April 2, 2014.

Location:

Cassio A/B - MacEwan Student Centre

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/markin-usrp-student-research-mini-symposium-health-wellness

"Making Music Happen" (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: April 2, 2014 - April 2, 2014

Heather Slater, Artistic Director of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, will speak 'n "Making Music Happen," at 6:30p.m. on Wednesday, 2 April 2014, at the Big Rock grill, 555-76th Avenue SE. Tickets are $50 each and include drinks, dinner and the lecture. Call 403.720.3239 or email jbillinton@bigrockbeer.com for tickets. ALL PROCEEDS GO TO FUND EIGHT UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS.

Speaker:

Heather Slater can make music happen! She will speak on the process and above all on how personalities--conductor and diva--match or do not match. Great food, superb beer and a delightful speaker. Join us for the last Big Rock University Lecture of the year!

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/making-music-happen

U of C Jazz Orchestra (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: April 2, 2014 - April 2, 2014

The University of Calgary Jazz Orchestra, directed by Professor Jeremy Brown is comprised of many of the outstanding young jazz musicians in Calgary, both within the University and in the larger community. Directed by Jeremy Brown since 2010, the Jazz Orchestra has quickly become known for innovative programming, outstanding performances and world class guest artists. Recent guests have included PJ Perry, Maria Schneider, Michael Blake, Jodi Proznik, Ralf Bushmeier, Johnny Summers, Jon McCaslin, Ellen Doty, Oliver Miguel and Shane Statz.

Location:

University Theatre

Speaker:

Director: Jeremy Brown

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/u-c-jazz-orchestra

Israel-Paelstine Through the Lens of Racial Discrimination Law (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: April 1, 2014 - April 1, 2014

Join Robert Wintemute, professor of Human Rights Law at the School of Law, King's College (London), for a free public lecture "Israel-Palestine Through the Lens of Racial Discrimination Law: Is the Analogy with South African Apartheid Accurate?" Register here

Location:

Murray Fraser Hall 3340

Speaker:

Robert Wintemute

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/israel-paelstine-through-lens-racial-discrimination-law

Enjoy Sound -- Listen, Read, Think, Sing, and Appreciate! -- (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: April 1, 2014 - April 1, 2014

The fourth lecture from "Japanese Culture Lecture and Experience Series" Presented by the Japanese Program, Department of Linguistics, Languages and Cultures (With a generous support from the Mitsui Canada Foundation) Please email japanese@ucalgary.ca to save your seat.

Location:

Science Theatre 132

Speaker:

Yoko Kodama, University of Calgary

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/enjoy-sound-listen-read-think-sing-and-appreciate

Music for Brass & Percussion (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: April 1, 2014 - April 1, 2014

Adults: $12, Students/Seniors: $9 Tickets are available at the door.

Location:

Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall in the Rozsa Centre

Speaker:

Director: Gareth Jones and Rod Squance

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/music-brass-percussion

Academic Women's Association Annual General Meeting (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 31, 2014 - March 31, 2014

Please join the AWA Executive to review our 2013-14 activities and prepare for an even more successful 2014-15. We will be introducing our new board members, and passing the torch to a new President. Register here A complimentary lunch will be served

Location:

Women's Resource Centre (MacEwan Student Centre 482)

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/academic-womens-association-annual-general-meeting

Faculty of Science EES Seminar Series (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 31, 2014 - March 31, 2014

Title: "Transforming Alberta's Electricity Sector: Challenges and Opportunities" Speaker: Ganesh Doluweera, Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute for Sustainable Energy, Environment and Economy Faculty of Science, University of Calgary For more information about this talk and to register go to:EES Seminar Series

Location:

EEEL 210

Speaker:

Ganesh Doluweera, Univeristy of Calgary

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/faculty-science-ees-seminar-series

Oliver Miguel (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 31, 2014 - March 31, 2014

Chilean-born Oliver Miguel is best know for his distinctive saxophone style and daring arrangements. Miguel is equally comfortable playing guitar and keyboard as he is composing and arranging.

Location:

University Theatre

Speaker:

Oliver Miguel

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/oliver-miguel

New Music Ensemble (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 31, 2014 - March 31, 2014

The New Music Ensemble is really multiple chamber ensembles, depending on the requirements of the music being played. Performers get a chance to play solo and mixed chamber works of the 20th and 21st Centuries, including works by contemporary composers. As well, collaborative group improvisation is a main focus of the ensemble, allowing students to explore their own musical ideas while developing new performance techniques. This is a FREE event.

Location:

Craigie Hall F007

Speaker:

Director: Laurie Radford

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/new-music-ensemble

Gluten Free Expo (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 29, 2014 - March 29, 2014

Discover, Sample, and Save on a huge variety of gluten free products...while getting tips and tricks from the leading gluten free experts! Meet Olympian, and two-time world cup medalist Dasha Giazova as she discusses fueling an active Gluten Free lifestyle, and Gluten Free TV Chef and Nutritionist Kathy Smart will be there to answer all your cooking and nutritional questions! The Gluten Free Expo - sample, save and learn. Ticket and event details available at: www.GlutenFreeExpo.ca

Location:

Olympic Oval (2500 University Drive)

Speaker:

Olympian and two-time world cup medalist Dasha Giazova and TV chef and nutritionist Kathy Smart

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/gluten-free-expo

Gender and Sexual Diversity Symposium (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 29, 2014 - March 29, 2014

The Gender and Sexual Diversity Symposium brings together campus and community members to share research, best practices, and methods of scholarly and community engagement from an intersectional and inclusive feminist perspective. Our goal is to advance knowledge of gender and sexual diversity and to recognize its centrality to understanding and positively influencing human dynamics in a changing world. This event is presented by the Institute for Gender Research in partnership with the Women's Studies Feminist Club and the Women's Resource Centre. We gratefully acknowledge our supporters: The Office of the Vice-President (Research), The Vice-Provost (Teaching and Learning), and the Vice-Provost (Student Experience). Also check out the Diversity Discourse Night, Friday March 29th at 6PM in The Loft. For more information, click here. Please join us for an exciting day of research presentations and collegial exchange.The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. The full day's program and presentation abstracts are available online. For more information, contact gendersex2014@ucalgary.ca

Location:

The Loft (MacEwan Student Centre 487)

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/gender-and-sexual-diversity-symposium

Philosophy Speakers Program: Andrea Woody (Washington) "Re-Orienting Discussions of Scientific Explanation" (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 28, 2014 - March 28, 2014

Philosophy of science offers a rich lineage of analysis concerning the nature of scientific explanation, but the vast majority of this work, aiming to provide an analysis of the relation that binds a given explanans to its corresponding explanandum, presumes the proper analytic focus rests at the level of individual explanations. There are, however, other questions we could ask about explanation in science, such as: What role(s) does explanatory discourse play in science? Shifting focus away from explanations, as achievements, toward explaining, as a coordinated activity of communities, what I label the functional perspective aims to reveal how the practice of explanatory discourse functions within scientific communities given their more comprehensive sets of practices. In this talk, I will outline the functional perspective, argue that taking the functional perspective can reveal important methodological roles for explanation in science, and consequently, that beginning with this question provides resources for developing more adequate responses to traditional concerns. In particular, through examples in chemistry, I will emphasize the normative status of explanations within scientific communities and discuss how such status underwrites a compelling rationale for explanatory power as a theoretical virtue. Andrea Woody (PhD Pittsburgh) is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Washington in Seattle. She is also adjunct faculty in Dance, History, and Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies. She currently serves as Associate Editor for Philosophy of Science and Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences, and is a member of the Editorial Board of Foundations of Chemistry and the organizing committee for the Society for the Philosophy of Science in Practice (SPSP). Her current research in the philosophy of science involves (i) developing "the functional perspective" on scientific explanation, (ii) analyzing diagrammatic, graphical, and pictorial representations as part of a larger project examining how pragmatic techniques for manipulating scientific theory are developed and justified by scientific communities, and (iii) seeing how issues of explanation and representation are related to one another. These projects interface with traditional discussions concerning explanation, representation, reduction, theory change, and disciplinary formation. In aesthetics, her work focuses on the performing arts, considering issues related to the identity of performing artworks, the virtues of live performance, and the nature of site-specific artworks.

Location:

Social Sciences Building - Room 1253

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/philosophy-speakers-program-andrea-woody-washington-re-orienting-discussions-scientific

Department of Economics Seminar Series - Melanie Morten (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 28, 2014 - March 28, 2014

"Migration, Roads and Labor Market Integration: Evidence from a Planned Capital City" Abstract: Wages in developing countries differ greatly across sector and across space. In Brazil, real wages are on average 41% higher in the capital city, Brasilia, than outside the capital. The wage gap remains large even within skill group (31%) and within industry (22%). These large differences in returns to labor present a spatial arbitrage puzzle: why do people not migrate to equalize wages across space? We propose one explanation: it is costly to move. We use the construction of a planned capital city, Brasilia, to generate plausibly exogenous variation in the national road network, and examine the role of roads in facilitating labor market integration. Using a database of gross inter-municipality flows, we construct and estimate a spatial equilibrium model where migration is costly. The results yield that access to roads is a key determinant of migration. Reducing the marginal cost of traveling by 50% would increase migration rates to 16%, from a base of 8.7%. The effect is reduced by 10% once the general equilibrium effects of migration are computed.

Location:

SS 423

Speaker:

Melanie Morten, Stanford University & Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/department-economics-seminar-series-melanie-morten

SHAKESPEARE AS SOUND ARTIST (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 28, 2014 - March 28, 2014

Friday, March 28, 2014 3:30 Senate Room, Hotel Alma, University of Calgary, Reception to follow, ALL ARE WELCOME The Faculty of Arts, the Department of English and the Calgary Institute for the Humanities - present a public lecture by: BRUCE R. SMITH, Dean's Professor of English and Professor of Theatre, University of Southern California Dornsife Website: http://arts.ucalgary.ca/cih/events

Location:

Senate Room Hotel Alma

Speaker:

BRUCE R. SMITH, Dean's Professor of English and Professor of Theatre, University of Southern California Dornsife

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/shakespeare-sound-artist

Inferences in Bivariate Multinomial Models (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 28, 2014 - March 28, 2014

Abstract: Analyzing multivariate categorical data is an important and practical research topic. Even though there exist many studies on the analysis of bivariate (possibly multivariate) categorical data, the modeling of correlations among the bivariate multinomial variables is, however, not adequately addressed. In this thesis, we develop three correlation models for bivariate multinomial data. The first model accommodates fully specified marginal probabilities and uses a bivariate normal type conditional probability relationship to model the correlations of the bivariate multinomial variables. Next, we propose a random effects based familial type model to accommodate the correlations, where conditional on the random effects the marginal probabilities are fully specified. The third model is developed by considering the marginal probabilities of one variable as fully specified, and using conditional multinomial logistic type probability model to accommodate correlations. The estimation of the parameters for all three models is discussed in details through both simulation studies and analysis of real data.

Location:

MS 431 Math Science Building

Speaker:

Dr. Bingrui (Cindy) Sun,Dept of Mathematics and Statistics,University of Calgary

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/inferences-bivariate-multinomial-models

Earth Hour Concert (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 28, 2014 - March 28, 2014

On Friday, March 28th from 5pm-7pm World Wildlife Fund Calgary will be hosting an Earth Hour Concert in the Arts Lounge (right across from Toujours). Earth Hour is a global annual event that was started by World Wildlife Fund to raise awareness about conservation issues and encourage sustainable living. Earth Hour is celebrated around the world every year and promotes awareness by encouraging people to turn off their lights for just one hour. World Wildlife Fund Calgary is inviting you to join us for our Earth Hour concert this year! We will be having live entertainment provided by your fellow peers! There will be a raffle in which you have the chance to win a SONY Cyber-shot DSC-H200 and other great prizes. There will also be free food and beverages available for those who pay admission. Admission is at the door and will cost $5 and includes entry, one free raffle ticket, and food and drink! Additional raffle tickets will also be sold. All proceeds will go to World Wildlife Fund Canada to support them in their conservation efforts. PLEASE EMAIL wwfcalgary@gmail.com to RSVP

Location:

The Arts Lounge

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/earth-hour-concert

Gender and Sexual Diversity Discourse Night (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 28, 2014 - March 28, 2014

Join our campus and community allies for a creative and energy-infused evening of discussion around what gender and sexual diversity means in the Calgary context and how can university scholars best contribute. Each participating organization will give a brief overview of their mandate and how gender and sexual diversity fits. We follow with a series of break-out sessions to identify best practices, absent data, critical frameworks, and new strategies for research activism. The event begins at 6PM. Refreshments will be served. This event is part of the Gender and Sexual Diversity Symposium presented by the Institute for Gender Research in partnership with the Women's Studies Feminist Club and the Women's Resource Centre. We gratefully acknowledge our supporters, The Office of the Vice-President (Research), The Vice-Provost (Teaching and Learning), and the Vice-Provost (Student Experience). The event is free, but registration is required.

Location:

The Loft (MacEwan Student Centre 487)

Speaker:

For a list of presenters, click here. If you would like your group represented, register here.

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/gender-and-sexual-diversity-discourse-night

World Music Ensemble (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 28, 2014 - March 28, 2014

The World Music Ensemble is made up of a combination instruments from different cultures throughout the world, including Western and non-Western instruments and vocalists. This concert represents the culmination of a course in which students explore the music of different cultures, developing new music and reworking traditional music through a student-driven creative process. The classical music, folk music and popular music of various cultural traditions is explored. The individual musical heritages of each student are drawn upon, resulting in new musical expressions that will demonstrate the potential of intercultural understanding and communication. This semester’s concert will feature music inspired by the traditions of Brazilian samba, Chinese classical music, popular song from the Ivory Coast and Kenya, Indian raga, Nigerian funk, Pakistani qawwali, and American bluegrass. Adults: $12, Students/Seniors: $9 Tickets are available at the door.

Location:

Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall in the Rozsa Centre

Speaker:

Director: Rod Squance

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/world-music-ensemble

Health Checks (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 27, 2014 - March 27, 2014

Students, faculty and staff are invited to drop in & participate in a free, confidential health check-up. No registration needed! Simple screening tests, lifestyle questionnaire & wellness stations! Stop by for a quick health check or stay longer and visit all stations. Results will be provided to the participants.

Location:

Upstairs entrance of Olympic Oval at Main Campus

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/health-checks

Drama as Conduit to Health and Wellbeing for Young and Old (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 27, 2014 - March 27, 2014

The Arts and Humanities for Health and Wellbeing (AHHW) research group is hosting a public event at the university March 27 exploring the powerful effect drama can have on health and wellness. The event’s two speakers, David Barnet and Andrea Halwas, will share findings from their personal experience and from their research with diverse groups of people and a variety of performance arts. Barnet, a professor of drama from the University of Alberta, specializes in community-based theatre and acting. His research considers the realization of creative aging through theatre and he works in partnership with GeriActors and Friends, an intergenerational theatre company in which actors develop original plays based on stories and issues from their lives. David is currently concluding a CIHR research project: Theatre as a Pathway to Healthy Aging. Halwas is a doctoral candidate in the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program at the University of Calgary. Her research focus is tragedy and the therapeutic effects that drama can have on individuals facing difficult life experiences. Halwas’ work aims to assist individuals to find meaning in their lives through the medium of theatre; she is a published playwright and the creator and facilitator of a children’s drama therapy puppet show entitled The Nicki and Little Bear Show which helps children and their families deal with loss and grief. The AHHW research group studies the intersections between arts and health, it advances interdisciplinary research and promotes health and wellbeing.

Location:

Room 540A Biological Sciences Building (Teaching and Learning Centre)

Speaker:

David Barnet and Andrea Halwas

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/drama-conduit-health-and-wellbeing-young-and-old

Archaeology Beyond the Academy - Nancy Saxberg (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 27, 2014 - March 27, 2014

"My Long-term Relationship with the Rossdale Site" The Rossdale site (FjPi-63) is believed to be the location of the second and fourth phases of NWCo. Fort Augustus and HBCo. Edmonton House. Situated in the North Saskatchewan River Valley near downtown Edmonton, Rossdale has been home to various municipal and industrial developments for over a century. This more recent land use has resulted in extensive disturbance to significant archaeological deposits, although explorations on the site since the 1980s have shown that intact vestiges occasionally occur. Consistent management of these historical resources over the past 15 years has resulted in a better understanding of the patterning of the nineteenth-century occupation. This paper is a discussion of the major discoveries made as a result of CRM studies on the site. For more information, please visit the Archaeology Beyond the Academy webpage.

Location:

Earth Science 162

Speaker:

Nancy Saxberg, Senior Archaeologist, AMEC

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/archaeology-beyond-academy-nancy-saxberg

The Art of Reading & The Craft of Writing with Alberto Manguel (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 27, 2014 - March 27, 2014

Alberto Manguel, 2013-14 Distinguished Visiting Writer of the Calgary Distinguished Writers Program, will give a talk at the Calgary Public Library’s John Dutton Theatre on March 27 about what it means to be a reader and how he came to be a writer. Alberto Manguel was born in Buenos Aires in 1948, and counts as a pivotal experience reading to the blind Jorge Luis Borges when Manguel was sixteen and working at the Pygmalion bookshop. Manguel is now a Canadian citizen and has contributed regularly to Canadian newspapers and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, as well as to the Times Literary Supplement, the New York Times and the Village Voice, and the Svenska Dagbladet. In 1992, Manguel's novel, News from a Foreign Country Came, won the McKitterick Prize. Manguel was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship and honorary doctorates from the universities of Liège, in Belgium and Anglia Ruskin in Cambridge, UK. He is an Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (France). This event is co-presented by Calgary Public Library and the Calgary Distinguished Writers Program at the University of Calgary. If you have a CPL library card, please register here. If you do not have a CPL library card, please register here. Thursday, March 27, 2014 7 p.m. John Dutton Theatre, 2nd Floor, Calgary Public Library (616 Macleod Tr SE) Free

Location:

John Dutton Theatre (2nd Floor of Calgary Public Library at 616 Macleod Tr SE)

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/art-reading-craft-writing-alberto-manguel

Distress Centre on Campus presents: Mental Health Gala (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 26, 2014 - March 26, 2014

Distress Centre on Campus is hosting its first annual Mental Health Gala. This will be a night of networking with mental health professionals in a business casual setting. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased by emailing us at mentalhealthgala@gmail.com. Desserts and beverages will be provided. Also for more information, please check out the following links: https://www.facebook.com/events/223263147875701/?source=1 https://www.facebook.com/dconcampus http://dconcampus.com/

Location:

Cassio A/B - MacEwan Student Centre

Speaker:

We are anticipating at least 15 speakers including Sameera Qureshi, Ashley Humeniuk, Dr. Frank McMaster, Dr. Don Addington, and Dr. Andrew Szeto.

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/distress-centre-campus-presents-mental-health-gala

Movies That Matter: Plot For Peace (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 26, 2014 - March 26, 2014

We are pleased to announce that the current season of Movies That Matter is presented by the Department of Communication and Culture in partnership with NUTV and the University of Calgary Film Society. Join us for the film Plot For Peace screening at 7pm and be held in the Gallery Hall on the main floor of Taylor Family Digital Library (TFDL). About the Film Plot for Peace tells the strange and mysterious story of a lone French buisness man, who behind closed doors was instrumental in releasing Nelson Mandela from prision. Utilizing interviews with figures directly involved with the historical events (including Winnie Mandela), Plot for Peace sheds light on a part of history that long lay hidden. As exciting as any political thriller, directors Carlos Agullo and Mandy Jacobson show the complexities of international politics and provide a rare look at the combonation of social and economic forces that finally brought Apartheid to its knees. Filled with tense moments that would rival those of Argo, Plot for Peace is an inspiring film that shows the power of a single individual to influence the course of history. Directed by Carlos Agullo and Mandy Jacobson About Movies That Matter Since 2002, NUTV has delivered a monthly series of documentary film premieres, screening only the finest in inspiring and intelligent non-fiction cinema from across the globe! Each screening is followed by an engaging discussion, featuring the director of the film and/or someone from the community known for their expertise or insightful views on the subject. Admission is by donation benefiting the Campus Food Bank or free for students with ID. Movies That Matter for the 2014 season will start at 7pm and be held in the Gallery Hall on the main floor of Taylor Family Digital Library (TFDL) located in the heart of campus (Click here for the google map location) on the last Wednesday of the month during the academic year. All seating is first come, first served. Please arrive early. Free for students with ID and community by donation ($5.00 – $10.00 suggested). All proceeds go towards the Campus Food Bank.

Location:

Gallery Hall - Taylor Family Digital Library

Speaker:

30 minute discussion to follow screening (TBA)

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/movies-matter-plot-peace

Distinguished Speakers on Campus Series - Changing Energy Map: Drivers and Implications (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 26, 2014 - March 26, 2014

An activity framed within the University of Calgary’s new Energy Research Strategy, “Energy Innovations for Today and Tomorrow". The Distinguished Speakers on Campus series features high-profile speakers in the area of Energy and the Environment. Title: Changing Energy Map: Divers and Implications When: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 Location: MacEwan Hall Ballroom (3rd Floor) Doors open: 7:10 pm Event begins: 7:30 p.m. For event details and to register, go to: distinguished-speakers.eventbrite.ca

Location:

MacEwan Hall Ballroom

Speaker:

Fatih Birol, Chief Economist, International Energy Agency, Paris

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/distinguished-speakers-campus-series-changing-energy-map-drivers-and-implications

Innovation and the Energy Industry: Can Research Turn into a Competitive Advantage? (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 25, 2014 - March 25, 2014

Hear from industry, academic and business leaders on leveraging research to create a competitive advantage. Learn what is needed to facilitate cooperative efforts between industry, Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs), and academia that result in bringing energy tech to market. Panelists: • Eric Schmadtke, MBA: Vice President, EnerTech Capital • Duncan McInnis, PhD: Senior Water Supply Engineer, Golder Associates Ltd. • Tom Jack, PhD: Adjunct Professor & Research Associate, Petroleum Microbiology Research Group, University of Calgary • Jon DeCoste, P.Eng: Operations Engineer, Conventional Pipelines BU, Pembina Pipeline Corporation Moderator: Henry Kutarna, BA, CDME: VP Investment & Market Development, Innovate Calgary Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2014 Time: 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM Location: University of Calgary Downtown Campus Event Centre, 906 - 8 Avenue SW RSVP: SpringSpeakerSeries.eventbrite.ca Seminars are free and open to the public. Breakfast provided. RSVP required before Friday, March 21.

Location:

University of Calgary Downtown Campus Event Centre

Speaker:

Panelists:• Eric Schmadtke, MBA: Vice President, EnerTech Capital• Duncan McInnis, PhD: Senior Water Supply Engineer, Golder Associates Ltd.• Tom Jack, PhD: Adjunct Professor & Research Associate, Petroleum Microbiology Research Group, University of Calgary• Jon DeCoste, P.Eng: Operations Engineer, Conventional Pipelines BU, Pembina Pipeline Corporation Moderator:Henry Kutarna, BA, CDME: VP Investment & Market Development, Innovate Calgary

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/innovation-and-energy-industry-can-research-turn-competitive-advantage

Taking Flight: A Festival of Student Work (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 25, 2014 - April 5, 2014

Drama’s annual student festival offers original and cutting edge stories and performances. Selections extend across genres and forms including musicals, theatre for young audiences, staged readings by graduate level playwrights, improvisation pieces and complete productions of one-act plays by some of the world's most celebrated playwrights. Taking Flight offers students a wide variety of roles both on and off the stage, and is highly anticipated every year. This year's plays are: The Intruder by Maurice Maeterlinck, directed by Tim Sutherland Art by Yasmina Reza, directed by Fasyali Fadzly bin Saipul Bahri Song of Myself by Walt Whitman, directed by Britt van Groningen Legoland by Jacob Richmond, directed by Courtney Charnock Some Androids Look Like Jesus written and directed by Ted Stenson The Beautiful Galatea by Franz von Suppé, directed by Barry Yzereef

Location:

Reeve Theatre

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/taking-flight-festival-student-work

Creating a Healthy Campus Community Launch (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 24, 2014 - March 24, 2014

Join us in creating a healthy campus community! SU Wellness Centre launches strategy and toolkits to support students, staff and faculty’s wellbeing. The SU Wellness is pleased to share our new strategic framework, Creating a Healthy Campus Community with you. The framework is about working collaboratively to create a campus environment where students, faculty and staff feel empowered to support each other and participate actively in maintaining their own health and wellbeing. As part of the Creating a Healthy Campus Community framework, an interactive toolkit and infographic have been developed for each campus group – students, faculty and staff. These materials along with background information about the initiative can be found online at ucalgary.ca/wellnesscentre/healthycampus. Our hope is that these materials will provide you with practical tips and tools for creating a healthy campus community. We encourage every campus member to visit the website and challenge you to commit to helping us build a more inclusive, supportive and sustainable campus environment!

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/creating-healthy-campus-community-launch

Fitness and Nutrition Week (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 24, 2014 - March 28, 2014

Join us for the University of Calgary’s first annual Fitness and Nutrition Week March 24th – 28th, 2014 for an opportunity to learn more about your own fitness and nutrition habits and take action on improving your health and wellbeing. The Wellness and Health Awareness Team (WHAT) with the SU Wellness Centre is inviting all University of Calgary students, faculty and staff to participate in a week of full of free fitness and nutrition activities, events & games. For a full schedule of events, please visit: http://ucalgary.ca/wellnesscentre/fitnessnutrition

Location:

Various Locations on Campus

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/fitness-and-nutrition-week

Faculty of Sience EES Seminar Series talk - "Science, Values and Decision-Making in Climate Policy" (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 24, 2014 - March 24, 2014

An activity framed within the University of Calgary's Energy Research Strategy "Energy Innovations for Today and Tomorrow". Join us Monday, March 24th for Dr. Thomas Dietz's Faculty of Science EES Seminar Series presentation. Title: "Science, Values and Decision-Making in Climate Policy." Time: 3:00 PM Location: EEEL Building, Room 210 SUMMARY: Decision-making around climate change adaptation and mitigation requires an integration of facts and values. Science has evolved mechanisms that lead to respected understandings of facts. Methods such as risk analysis help to take account of scientific uncertainty in decision making. Processes for linking scientific analysis with public deliberation are often used as part of the policy process. However, much less progress has been made in finding appropriate ways to integrate values with facts. In order to develop better approaches to deal with both facts and values, we need to acknowledge multiple forms of expertise about both facts and values, explore sources of uncertainty about values, and consider tools for handling not only value differences but also value uncertainty. These ideas, and the theoretical and empirical literature that underpin them, are explored in the context of adaptive risk management to deal with climate change. For more information about this the talk and Dr. Dietz please go to EES Seminar Series

Location:

EEEL 210

Speaker:

Dr. Thomas Dietz, Assistant Vice Presdient for Environmental Research, Michigan State University

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/faculty-sience-ees-seminar-series-talk-science-values-and-decision-making-climate-policy

Chiniki Lecture in First Nations History: Stoney-Nakoda and Banff National Park (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 22, 2014 - March 22, 2014

Controlling and Constructing The Stoney-Nakoda: National Parks Exclusion, Banff Indian Days, Resistance and Agency Presentations by Melanie Niemi-Bohun and Jonathan Clapperton Saturday, March 22, 2 to 5 PM Admission by donation Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies 111 Bear Street Banff, Alberta This year's Chiniki Lecture addresses the relationship between Banff National Park and the Stoney-Nakoda. Melanie Niemi-Bohun (University of Alberta, PhD Candidate) will show how Stoney-Nakoda exclusion from the park had much more to do with the interests of game conservation, sport hunting, and assimilation and not to keep a pristine wilderness uninhabited. Jonathan Clapperton (UofA, Postdoctoral Fellow) argues that Banff Indian Days was constructed to temporarily welcome Stoney-Nakoda back to the park in a ritual considered safe by onlookers, while asserting a broader role for themselves within the park and settler-colonial society. The 7th Annual Chiniki Lecture in First Nations History is presented by the University of Calgary's History Graduate Students' Union and the Stoney Tribal Administration.

Location:

Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies Banff

Speaker:

Melanie Niemi-Bohun and Jonathan Clapperton

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/chiniki-lecture-first-nations-history-stoney-nakoda-and-banff-national-park

Westell-Karpeyev Duo (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 22, 2014 - March 22, 2014

Gifted Canadian violinist Emily Westhell performs on the 1717 Windsor–Weinstein Stradivari violin with prize-winning Russian pianist Alexander Karpeyev. Westhell, a Canada Council Musical Instrument Bank winner, was awarded the opportunity to perform on the Stradivari for the next three years. This performance features treasured works by Franz Schubert, Johannes Brahms and Nokolai Medtner.

Location:

Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall in the Rozsa Centre

Speaker:

Emily Westell, violin Alexander Karpeyev, piano

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/westell-karpeyev-duo

Frontiers in Veterinary Medicine Seminar - Dr. India Lane presents"Many Voices: Exploring Faculty, Staff, and Student Views on Educating Professionals" (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 21, 2014 - March 21, 2014

Dr. India Lane from the University of Tennessee will be summarizing the findings of a survey of veterinary faculty across North America regarding developing a variety of professional skills in veterinary students. Dr. Lane will interweave additional qualitative and quantitative research capturing faculty, staff, and student voices regarding professionalism and clinical learning. Lunch will follow from 1:00 - 2:00 pm in the HRIC Atrium as well as in CSB 104.

Location:

Theatre 3 Health Sciences Centre and videoconferenced to CSB 104

Speaker:

Dr. Lane is a Professor of Medicine in the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences and serves as the Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs and Student Success at the University of Tennessee. As Assistant Vice President, she facilitates online innovation projects, academic program proposals, policy review, Faculty Council activities and other collaborative initiatives at UT campuses across the state. Dr. Lane continues to participate in teaching urology to veterinary students and to developing graduate student and faculty teaching skills in the veterinary college.

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/frontiers-veterinary-medicine-seminar-dr-india-lane-presentsmany-voices-exploring-faculty

Department of Economics Seminar Series - Meredith Fowlie (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 21, 2014 - March 21, 2014

"Returns on Investment in Energy Efficiency: Evidence from the Weatherization Assistance Program" Abstract: It is widely held that households and firms routinely overlook seemingly cost effective investments in energy efficiency improvements. As a result of this oversight, it is estimated that 1.1 gigatons of domestic annual greenhouse gas emissions reductions (or approximately 15 percent projected business -as‐ usual emissions in 2030) could be achieved at negative private cost (Granade et al. 2009). This so called “efficiency gap” is attracting the attention of policy makers in pursuit of low‐cost carbon mitigation alternatives. Bottom‐up modeling of energy savings potential is playing an increasingly important role in shaping policy priorities and implementation.

Location:

SS 423

Speaker:

Meredith Fowlie, University of California, Berkeley

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/department-economics-seminar-series-meredith-fowlie

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