Archived Calgary Events

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Speakers Series: "After Posthegemony" (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: January 29, 2016 - January 29, 2016

Speakers Series: Political Theory and Latin America The Latin American Research Centre, the Department of Political Science and the Department of French, Italian and Spanish welcome Dr. Jon Beasley-Murray, Associate Professor in Hispanic Studies with focus on Latin American Studies and political theory at the University of British Columbia. His talk will outline both a critique of contemporary political theories that are based on the notions of “hegemony” and “civil society,” and the new approach employing the concepts of affect, habit, and multitude. At the same time, he will offer a series of case studies from Latin America—ranging from Argentine Peronism to the so-called “Left Turns”—as a means to illustrate and develop his theoretical argument. This event is FREE and OPEN to the public! Time: 11:30 am Date: Friday, January 29, 2016 Location: SS729

Location:

SS729 (Social Science building- Department of Political Science)

Speaker:

Dr. Jon Beasley-Murray, Associate Professor in Hispanic Studies with focus on Latin American Studies and political theory at the University o British Columbia.

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/speakers-series-after-posthegemony

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Philosophy Speakers ALUMNI SERIES: Jay Odenbaugh (Lewis & Clark), "Ties that Bind: Emotions as Natural Kinds" (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: January 29, 2016 - January 29, 2016

About the Talk Psychologist Paul Ekman and his colleagues have argued there are at least six basic emotions. They are fear, anger, disgust, enjoyment, sadness, and surprise. These emotions are what he calls “affect programs.” We can construct a syllogism from Ekman's work and some metaphysics that these emotions are natural kinds. Emotions are affect programs. Affect programs are natural kinds. Therefore, emotions are natural kinds. On an independently plausible account of natural kinds, the second premise is true. However, there are two powerful critiques offered of the first premise. Psychologist Lisa Feldman Barrett argues, in effect, that there are no affect programs. Thus, whatever else emotions might be, they aren't that. Philosopher Paul Griffiths argues that though there are affect programs, emotions are not affect programs. This is so because there are putative emotions that are not affect programs. The concept EMOTION does not designate a natural kind nor do ones like ANGER, SADNESS, and so forth. Barrett offers a different account of what emotions are and Griffiths argues there are none. I will argue that both are incorrect. Emotions are natural kinds. About the Speaker Jay Odenbaugh (PhD UCalgary 2001) is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. He is at UCalgary during Winter Term 2016 as a Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Philosophy of Science. His research interests include the history and philosophy of science (especially ecology and evolution), metaphysics, ethics, and aesthetics. He also has a particular interest in American pragmatists and their descendants.

Location:

Social Sciences Tower - Room 1253

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/philosophy-speakers-alumni-series-jay-odenbaugh-lewis-clark-ties-bind-emotions-natural

Cutting Edge Veterinary Education: The Courage to be Different (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: January 29, 2016 - January 29, 2016

Who: Les McCurdy, DVM of the Harvest Hills Veterinary Clinic in Calgary When: January 29th from 12 to 1 p.m. Where: Theatre 3 of the Health Sciences Building on Foothills Campus [VC to the Spy Hills Campus (CSB 104)]. What: Come and hear all about what he learned from the Primary Care Educators’ Conference this past summer in Virginia. He will discuss how we can integrate this knowledge into the teaching program and what this means for teaching our students. Dr. McCurdy is a valued practitioner in our UCVM distributed veterinary learning community, and welcomes faculty, staff and students to his talk and discussion.

Location:

Health Sciences Building T3

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/cutting-edge-veterinary-education-courage-be-different

Film Series: ARGENTINA, Relatos Salvajes (Wild Tales) (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: January 28, 2016 - January 28, 2016

The Latin American Research Centre will be hosting a screening of the award-winning Argentinian film Relatos Salvajes (Wild Tales) by Damián Szifron. The film explores six short physiological stories involving people in extreme difficult situations and their unexpected reactions to them. This event is FREE and OPEN to the public. Spanish with English subtitles! This film will be presented and discussed by Dr. Nayibe Bermúdez Barrios, Department of French, Italian and Spanish, University of Calgary. Time: 7pm Date: Thursday, January 28, 2016 Location: Social Science 113 Info: larc@ucalgary.ca

Location:

Social Science 113

Speaker:

Dr. Nayibe Bermúdez, Department of French, Italian and Spanish, University of Calgary

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/film-series-argentina-relatos-salvajes-wild-tales

Werklund Annual Distinguished Research Lecture with Shelly Russell-Mayhew (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: January 28, 2016 - January 28, 2016

Please join us for the 2016 Werklund Distinguished Research Lecture. This year’s Distinguished Research Lecture will feature Dr. Shelly Russell-Mayhew an Associate Professor, who was awarded a Werklund Research Professorship in 2015. Dr. Russell-Mayhew’s presentation is entitled “The Weight of the World: An Embodied Research Journey”. Throughout her presentation, Dr. Russell-Mayhew will draw on both her professional and personal experiences with weight-related issues. Shelly emphasizes “No one is immune to the cultural discourses about weight,” and that “Weight-related issues like eating disorders, obesity, body image, disordered eating, and professional conversations and interactions about weight impact people of all shapes and sizes.” 4:00 pm: Registration 5:15 pm: Presentation and Q & A 6:30 pm: Reception All welcome to this free event. RSVP at www.wse-distinguished-lecture.eventbrite.ca This year the Werklund School of Education is pleased to partner with Alumni Relations for recognition of the Werklund Distinguished Research Lecture.

Location:

Rozsa Centre

Speaker:

Shelly Russell-Mayhew

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/werklund-annual-distinguished-research-lecture-shelly-russell-mayhew

Kindustry (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: January 27, 2016 - January 27, 2016

What KIN you do with your Kinesiology degree? The Kinesiology Students Society presents the 3rd annual Kindustry, where over 20 different career options for kinesiologists will be presented. Come on out to the Olympic Oval Mezzanine to speak with industry professionals and hear about their career journeys so far! Light snacks will be provided.

Location:

Olympic Oval 2nd floor Main Campus

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/kindustry

"How to Prepare for a Career Fair" Workshop - presented by PepsiCo & Career Services (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: January 26, 2016 - January 26, 2016

Have you ever walked into a career fair and not known where to go or how to introduce yourself? We all know career fairs can sometimes be overwhelming. However, they are a valuable place to learn about career opportunities and possibly meet your future employer. To help take some pressure off your shoulders, PepsiCo Canada will be hosting a Career Fair Workshop on January 26th from 4:30-6:00pm at TFDL Gallery Hall. We will be discussing the importance of being prepared, the significance of having a personalized elevator pitch and much more. To sign up, please log in with student id and RSVP through the Career Services Events Calendar page. Limited Space available. We look forward to meeting with you!

Location:

Taylor Family Digital Library (Gallery Hall)

Speaker:

Jennifer Cheng & Amber Mercer from PepsiCo Canada

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/how-prepare-career-fair-workshop-presented-pepsico-career-services

The Inquiring Mind (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: January 26, 2016 - January 26, 2016

The Inquiring Mind is a free three hour training for students aimed at increasing practical knowledge of mental health and illness. You will learn to recognize the signs and indicators of mental illness in yourself and others, reduce negative stigma, and improve your own resiliency. Additionally, the training aims at creating a supportive environment, strengthening the campus culture, and contributing to a healthy campus. This study has been approved by The Conjoint Faculties Research Ethics Board. Click here for more information and to register

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/inquiring-mind

Handling Harassment: Responses, Strategies, and Creating Healthy Climates (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: January 26, 2016 - January 26, 2016

Handling Harassment: Responses, Strategies, and Creating Healthy Climates A workshop created by the Academic Women’s Association Tuesday January 26, 2016 2:00-4:00 PM Taylor Family Digital Library - Gallery Hall (main floor) Coffee and refreshments will be served. With presentations by: Dr. Shirley Voyna Wilson – Office of Diversity, Equity and Protected Disclosure Dr. Gayla Rogers – Faculty of Social Work Dr. Carol Berenson – Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning Please register with Lindsey Sharman lvsharma@ucalgary.ca so we can accurately prepare. The mandate of the University of Calgary Academic Women’s Association is to advance academic women’s career development from earliest stages to post-career, through advocacy and raising awareness of women’s issues in collaboration with other equity associations on campus. The UC-AWA recognizes all individuals who self-identify as women. We define “academic” according to the University of Calgary’s Collective Agreement: professors, instructors, lecturers, librarians, archivists, curators, and counsellors (continuing, contingent, limited term, sessional/term certain appointments, as well as retired and emeritus). We also represent post-doctoral fellows and graduate students. Become a member! https://www.ucalgary.ca/awa/membership

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/handling-harassment-responses-strategies-and-creating-healthy-climates

Latin Jazz with Montuno West (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: January 25, 2016 - January 25, 2016

Montuno West is Alberta’s newest Latin-Jazz Ensemble. Strongly influenced by Cuban and other Latin genres, the ensemble brings a highenergy and sophisticated sound to their instrumental compositions. Chris Andrew (piano), Rubim de Toledo (bass), Raul Tabera (drums/percussion) and Luis ‘el Pana’ Tovar (drums/percussion) perform everything from Jazz to Son, Salsa, Songo, Rumba, Timba, Cha Cha, Danzon, Joropo, Bossa Nova and Samba.

Location:

University Theatre

Speaker:

Chris Andrew (piano) Rubim de Toledo (bass) Raul Tabera (drums/percussion) Luis 'el Pana' Tovar (drums/percussion)

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/latin-jazz-montuno-west

Situating Open Government Data: A crossroads in government-citizen relationship (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: January 25, 2016 - January 25, 2016

You’re invited to a talk by Dr. Daniel Paré, Associate Professor of Communication’s at the University of Ottawa, Ontario. Much hope is expressed about the cultural, economic, political and social justice opportunities afforded by open government data initiatives. Yet, the ways in which open government data is understood and implemented varies widely. Drawing of the findings of research conducted with the SSHRC funded partnership grant, How the geospatial web 2.0 is reshaping government-citizen interactions, this talk explores infrastructures of open government data, emergent design-reality gaps, and their implications for government-citizen relationships. Date: Monday, January 25th Time: 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Place: Social Sciences 217 Website: https://arts.uottawa.ca/communication/en/people/pare-daniel-j

Location:

Social Sciences 217

Speaker:

Dr. Daniel Paré

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/situating-open-government-data-crossroads-government-citizen-relationship

Health and Wellness Lab THRIVE-A-THON (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: January 25, 2016 - January 29, 2016

Save the Dates! Health and Wellness Lab THRIVE-A-THON A week of fun and fitness to benefit cancer survivors Drop in to any of the group exercise classes being held during the Thrive Centre's week-long fitness marathon from January 25-29th! For each class attended, participants will be entered for a chance to win the Thrive-A-Thon grand prize, and students may also be eligible to receive Level Up points! Drop-In Class Schedule SPIN with Dr. William Bridel - Monday Jan. 25, 4:00-5:00PM @ Cycle Centre (track) - Min. $5 YOGA with Sean de Lima - Tuesday Jan. 26, 6:00-7:00PM @ the Thrive Centre - Min. $2 BOOTCAMP with Lauren Voss - Wednesday Jan. 27, 4:00-5:00PM @ the Multipurpose Studio - Min. $2 ZUMBA/GROUP FITNESS instructor pending - Thursday Jan. 28, 6:00-7:00PM @ KNA 160 - Min. $2 CIRCUIT - Are You Fitter Than A Cancer Survivor? with Maddie Bischoff - Friday Jan. 29, 5:00-6:00PM@ Gold Gym - Min. $5 **Minimum Suggested Donation

Location:

the Thrive Centre

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/health-and-wellness-lab-thrive-thon

Alberta's Private Surface Agreements Registry (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: January 23, 2016 - January 23, 2016

The Faculty of Law and the Canadian Institute of Resources Law invite you to attend a free public lecture on Alberta’s Private Surface Agreements Registry. The Private Surface Agreements Registry was created under the Responsible Energy Development Act and came into force in 2013. It allows landowners to request the intervention of the Alberta Energy Regulator if they feel that a company is not meeting a term or condition of a registered agreement. If the Alberta Energy Regulator determines that the company is not in compliance with the registered agreement, it can issue an order to comply. This session looks at (i) the process to register an agreement, (ii) the eligibility requirements, (iii) the legal effects of an order to comply, (iv) the main issues concerning registered agreements, and (v) other tools available to the landowners who may have a disagreement with an oil and gas operator on their land. Giorilyn Bruno, CIRL Research Fellow, will be the lecturer. This event is sponsored by the Alberta Law Foundation. Register online at EventBrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/saturday-morning-at-the-law-school-public-lecture-albertas-private-surface-agreements-registry-tickets-20063228657

Speaker:

Giorilyn Bruno, Research Fellow, Canadian Institute of Resources Law, Faculty of Law, University of Calgary

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/albertas-private-surface-agreements-registry

Philosophy Speakers: Katie McShane (Colorado State), "The Role of Awe in Environmental Ethics" (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: January 22, 2016 - January 22, 2016

About the Talk In both aesthetics and psychology, awe is typically treated as a good thing: as a pro-attitude, a positive moral emotion. In ethics and political philosophy, however, awe is more often regarded with suspicion: as a tool of manipulation and coercion, with no place in egalitarian social relations. This creates a puzzle for environmental ethicists who want to treat nature’s ability to inspire awe as evidence of its value. Are the awe-inspiring features of the natural world a legitimate basis for claims about environmental value, or does pointing to them instead circumvent the rational discussion of such values? I will argue that a clearer understanding of the nature of awe shows why there is no easy answer to this question: awe is indeed a powerful corrective to certain human vices, but when those vices are absent, awe can have a deleterious effect on human decision-making. About the Speaker Katie McShane is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Colorado State University, specializing in environmental ethics and ethical theory. Her research interests lie at the intersection of ethical theory, particularly the theory of value, and environmental ethics. Her work explores the moral significance of the emotional attitudes that we take toward the natural world. She has published papers in journals such as Environmental Ethics, Environmental Values, Ethics & the Environment, and Philosophical Studies. Her current research analyzes the assumptions about value that might be present in various valuing attitudes (in particular, awe and respect) that environmentalists often urge people to take toward the natural world.

Location:

Social Sciences Tower - Room 1253

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/philosophy-speakers-katie-mcshane-colorado-state-role-awe-environmental-ethics

PwC's 'Coffee Connect' Welcome Event - for all UofC students! (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: January 21, 2016 - January 21, 2016

As you think about your career choices, be sure to come find us on campus to share a coffee and a chat about your options. It’s a great chance to meet some of our people and hear about their career journeys at PwC. Coffee and sweets are on us! Share your #PwCcoffee selfies on Twitter or Instagram for a chance to win an iPad Air 2. Visit pwc.com/ca/coffee for contest rules. Registration not required, but coffee is limited so come early!

Location:

MacEwan Student Centre - MSC 188 - Career Services office

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/pwcs-coffee-connect-welcome-event-all-uofc-students

Dance Pro Series (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: January 21, 2016 - January 23, 2016

Pro Series presents the work of established, internationally acclaimed choreographers, including faculty and guest artists, pushing the boundaries of contemporary choreography. This year, Melanie Kloetzel, fresh from a year of creation in the UK, will present a new collaborative dance theatre work that plays with the boundaries between place, culture, and the virtual body. Dance's newest faculty member Marie France Forcier will present work that is state based and explores physical memory, in line with her research on dance and PTSD.

Location:

University Theatre

Speaker:

Melanie KloetzelMarie France Forcier

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/dance-pro-series

Worn out in the reading: Xenophon's Cyropaedia (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: January 21, 2016 - January 21, 2016

All fourteen of the works of Xenophon of Athens (c. 430-364 BCE) are extant and many of them had a significant afterlife during the early modern period. But study of the reception of his work is hampered by the fact that he wrote such radically different works which were disseminated in different ways at different times, and often, but not always, to different audiences. An examination, however, of how one of his works, the Cyropaedia ('Education of Cyrus'), was published and disseminated, and of what the paratexts in these different publications can tell us about the intended audiences, reveals an interesting picture which can help to illuminate some of the ways in which the Cyropaedia was appropriated in contemporary literature. Presented by MARCS: Medieval and Renaissance Cultural Studies Research Group

Location:

Social Sciences 1015

Speaker:

Dr Noreen Humble, CLARE, University of Calgary

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/worn-out-reading-xenophons-cyropaedia

Sigma Xi Seminar: Cosmic Magnetism - Imaging the Invisible with the Little Radio Telescope that Could (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: January 21, 2016 - January 21, 2016

Magnetic fields don't radiate. As a result, they can't be observed directly, so observers identify signatures of the field in an effort to piece together its topology. Determining the structure of the magnetic within our Galaxy (and others) constrains models of how the field originated and how it is evolving. Some of the greatest advancements in this area have come from observations from a radio telescope located in the hills near Penticton, BC (at the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory). In this talk, I will review what is known (or, what we think we know), what remains highly contentious, and how Canada is shaping the future studies of cosmic magnetism. Thursday noon in Biological Sciences room 211 Sponsored by the Univ. of Calgary chapter of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, Members and Non-members welcome

Location:

Biological Science 211

Speaker:

Dr. Jo-Anne Brown, Associate Professor, Univ. of Calgary, Department of Physics and Astronomy

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/sigma-xi-seminar-cosmic-magnetism-imaging-invisible-little-radio-telescope-could

Geomatics Exposition (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: January 21, 2016 - January 21, 2016

GESS and the Geomatics Engineering Department are pleased to welcome their industry partners to the Geomatics Career Exposition. The all day event is taking place January 21, 2016 in MacEwan Hall A & B.

Location:

MacEwan Hall A & B

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/geomatics-exposition

Ledcor Information Session (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: January 20, 2016 - January 20, 2016

Target Audience: Engineering Students Come on out to Ledcor Group's Information session to learn about career opportunities within the company.

Location:

Administration 140

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/ledcor-information-session

Kananaskis Country Speaker Series - BEN GADD (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: January 20, 2016 - January 20, 2016

Now into its 3rd year, the Friends, in partnership with the University of Calgary’s Palliser Club, will be hosting our Kananaskis Country Speaker Series. This is your opportunity to get connected to Kananaskis trails during the winter season by coming to hear talks from leading experts on topics related to Kananaskis. Ben Gadd: Icefield Bunnies, Gullible Bees and Why the Tallest Mountain is Not the Highest Rockhounds, flower-fanciers, wildlife-watchers and birders: you will love Ben’s light-hearted and stimulating one-hour talk about this remarkable mountain range. From little-known facts about grizzly bears and half-grabens to the amazing relationship between the calypso orchid and the golden northern bumblebee, prepare for an eye-opening presentation. Bring your questions, too. Ben Gadd is one of Canada’s better-known naturalists and Rockies writers. Author of the ground-breaking Handbook of the Canadian Rockies, Ben has written nine other books and contributed to several more. His novel Raven’s End has become a prize-winning Canadian best-seller. Ben has received three Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival awards for his work, as well as the festival’s prestigious Summit of Excellence. With a university degree in Earth science, Ben has pursued a career mainly in natural history, including a stint as a Parks Canada naturalist. He has also taught writing at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology and Grant MacEwan College. For nearly 30 years he has worked in the summer as a freelance interpretive guide—one of only eleven guides accredited as master interpreters in Canada’s professional Interpretive Guides Association—and in the winter as a writer and sought-after lecturer on Rockies topics. In 2014 the Geological Association of Canada awarded Ben their E. R. Ward Neale Medal for his many years of sharing Earth science with Canadians. University of Calgary, Info Comms Tech, ICT – 102 General Admissions – $5 Suggested Donation – No Pre-Show Ticket Sell.

Location:

Information and Communications Technology - ICT 102

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/kananaskis-country-speaker-series-ben-gadd

What if nutrients could treat mental illness? (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: January 20, 2016 - January 20, 2016

Free public lecture, but registration is required. Register at Eventbrite.ca (search for what if nutrients could treat mental illness)

Location:

Libin Theatre Health Science Centre Cumming School of Medicine

Speaker:

Dr. Julia Rucklidge, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/what-if-nutrients-could-treat-mental-illness

Nureva Information Session (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: January 19, 2016 - January 19, 2016

Target Audience: Science Come on out to learn about computer science and computer engineering opportunities with Nureva.

Location:

Energy Environment Experiential Learning - EEEL 161

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/nureva-information-session

Women Leaders Speaker Series with Christy Morgan (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: January 19, 2016 - January 19, 2016

Join us in the WRC on Tuesday, January 19 from 12:20-1:30 for the first Women Leaders Speaker Series of the Winter 2016 semester. Christy Morgan, a First Nations woman from the Bonaparte band and leader in Aboriginal community building will speak to us about her experiences as Executive Director of the Calgary Urban Aboriginal Initiative and her history of community building in the Calgary area. Christy is a leader in Aboriginal Community Development.

Location:

MacEwan Student Centre 482 - Women's Resource Centre

Speaker:

Christy Morgan is a proud First Nations woman from the Bonaparte Band, which is a part of the Shuswap Nation, in British Columbia. She holds a Degree in Social Work from the University of Calgary and is the current Executive Director for the Calgary Urban Aboriginal Initiative (CUAI). She has been employed with CUAI since 2002 and enjoys working within the urban Aboriginal community in Calgary. She was named one of the Top 40 Under 40 by Avenue Magazine in 2011 and was awarded the Dr Douglas Cardinal award for Community Leadership in 2015 by the University of Calgary Student Association and Native Centre.Christy sits on a variety of Committees including: Aboriginal Awareness Week Opening Ceremonies Planning Committee, Correction Service Canada: Citizens Advisory Committee and is the current Chair of the Calgary Workers Resource Centre Board.

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/women-leaders-speaker-series-christy-morgan

Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) Information Session (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: January 19, 2016 - January 19, 2016

Target Audience: Arts, Graduate Studies, Haskayne School of Business, Schulich School of Engineering, Science Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) is at the forefront of Canada's national security establishment, employing some of the country’s most intelligent and capable men and women. The Service's role is to investigate threats, analyze information and produce intelligence. It then reports to, and advises, the Government of Canada to protect the country and its citizens. Key threats include terrorism, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, espionage, foreign interference and cyber-tampering affecting critical infrastructure. CSIS programs are proactive and pre-emptive.

Location:

Science Theatre 129

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/canadian-security-intelligence-service-csis-information-session

Medical Image Informatics: Techniques for Computer-Aided Diagnosis and Content-Based Image Retrieval (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: January 18, 2016 - January 18, 2016

ABSTRACT: Medical Image Informatics (MII) is a subspecialty of Biomedical Informatics that aims to improve the efficiency, accuracy, usability, and reliability of medical imaging applications within the healthcare enterprise. Computer-aided Diagnosis (CAD) and Content-based Image Retrieval (CBIR) are two important applications in MII. The goal of a CAD system is to provide a second opinion to help physicians in diagnosis. CBIR systems are focused on information retrieval and are designed to support the process of diagnosis based on examples with known diagnosis. Both systems are based on techniques for digital image processing and pattern recognition. This seminar will present several image processing and pattern analysis techniques for CAD and CBIR applications in radiology and dermatology. Paulo Mazzoncini de Azevedo-Marques is an Associate Professor of Medical Physics and Biomedical Informatics with the Internal Medicine Department, University of São Paulo (USP), School of Medicine, in Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil. He received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Electrical Engineering in 1986 and 1990, respectively, and his Ph.D. in Applied Physics in 1994, from USP. He has previously worked on medical imaging quality control. His current research projects are mainly focused on imaging informatics in medicine. He held a research associate position at the University of Chicago in 2001, where he worked on medical image processing for computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) and content-based image retrieval (CBIR), under the supervision of Professor Kunio Doi. He is the coordinator of the Medical Physics and Biomedical Informatics facility at the University Medical Center at Ribeirão Preto Medical School and is the elected Vice-President of the Brazilian Health Informatics Association (SBIS) for 2015-2016. His main areas of interest are CAD, CBIR, and picture archival and communication systems (PACS). For further information contact Professor Raj Rangayyan ranga@ucalgary.ca

Location:

INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY BUILDING 516

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/medical-image-informatics-techniques-computer-aided-diagnosis-and-content-based-image

Brahms Sonatas (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: January 16, 2016 - January 16, 2016

Violinist Stephanie Chase and pianist Sara Davis Buechner are critically-acclaimed musicians whose 2011 recital in New York was “One of the Top Twenty Concerts to Hear this Fall” (WQXR) and a “Critics’ Choice” (Musical America). Together they will perform the three violin and piano sonatas of Johannes Brahms.

Location:

Eckhardt Gramatté Hall in the Rozsa Centre

Speaker:

Stephanie Chase, violinistSara Davis Buechner, pianist

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/brahms-sonatas

Philosophy Speakers ALUMNI SERIES: Shelley Park (Central Florida), "The FLDS Mother as Subaltern Subject: Epistemic Violence in Neoliberal Understandings of the Rural 'Other'" (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: January 15, 2016 - January 15, 2016

About the Talk In 2008, over 400 children living on the Yearning for Zion Ranch, a rural Texas polygamist community of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (FLDS), were forcibly removed from their mothers’ care by State troopers responding to allegations of child abuse. Although the children were subsequently returned due to a lack of evidence supporting abuse allegations, many remain convinced that children on the YFZ ranch—and in other FLDS communities—are imperiled and in need of rescue. In this paper, I critically examine the public discourse—including some feminist discourse—concerning the well-being of FLDS children. Drawing on queer theory and postcolonial theory, I suggest that neoliberal, metronormative ideologies have played a central but unacknowledged role in solidifying caricatures of the FLDS mother as a ‘bad’ mother. I begin by tracing the emergence of the FLDS mother as a suspect figure—a figure who has shifted in the public imagination from a victim of oppression to herself a perpetrator of abuse. Comparing and contrasting depictions of suburban and rural polygamist mothers, I subsequently argue that the demonization of the FLDS mother may be more closely tied to her rural mores than to her status as a polygamist. Lastly, I examine the parallels and intersections of metronormativity and colonization. Here I suggest that our difficulties hearing the FLDS mother’s pleas to be reunited with her children as serious ethical pleas worthy of our regard reveal her as a subaltern subject. Insofar as the FLDS mother is culturally, politically, and geographically excluded from hegemonic discourse, there is no intelligible space from which she can speak. I conclude that feminists and others concerned with the well-being of FLDS women and children must be vigilant about our own tendency to perpetuate violence against them. About the Speaker Shelley Park (UCalgary BA '82, MA '84) is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Central Florida. Her main research and teaching interests include feminist theory, queer theory, postcolonial theory, cultural studies, and motherhood studies. She has published work in various professional journals and anthologies on topics such as recovered memories of abuse, feminist therapy, transracial adoption, queer families, cybermothering, women in higher education, and multiculturalism in the academy. Her current research focuses on mothering within queer, postmodern families. During her time at Central Florida she has served as Director of the Women's Studies Program, Chair of the Department of Philosophy, and founding co-editor of the Florida Philosophical Review. She is the author of Mothering Queerly, Queering Motherhood: Resisting Monomaternalism in Adoptive, Lesbian, Blended, and Polygamous Families (SUNY Press, 2013).

Location:

Social Sciences Tower - Room 1253

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/philosophy-speakers-alumni-series-shelley-park-central-florida-flds-mother-subaltern

Suncor Information Session (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: January 14, 2016 - January 14, 2016

Target Audience - Haskayne School of Business & Schulich School of Engineering students Suncor Energy is an integrated energy company with a leading position in oil sands as well as operations in refining and marketing, North American natural gas production and conventional oil production internationally and offshore East Coast Canada. Launch your career with a company committed to sustainable, ethical growth — a company where you can contribute in a meaningful way, grow your skills and career, and achieve success. Suncor offers a wide variety of challenging job opportunities for students and new grads — all in a positive, supportive environment. At Suncor, you’ll develop your skills and achieve your professional goals. Suncor offers well-rewarded, challenging and meaningful job opportunities and work experiences to talented professionals like you. For current positions please visit Suncor.com/campus

Location:

Bianca Room - MacEwan Conference & Events Centre

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/suncor-information-session

Classification of Benign and Malignant Vertebral Compression Fractures in MR Images (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: January 14, 2016 - January 14, 2016

ABSTRACT: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is considered the most reliable and most widely used imaging method for spine diseases. MRI can be helpful in classifying the nature of vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) as benign (secondary to osteoporosis) or malignant (caused by bone metastasis). Images of malignant VCFs typically exhibit low signal intensity throughout the vertebral body involved in T1-weighted MRI. Osteoporotic fractures characteristically demonstrate partial preservation of the normal fatty bone marrow signal in the vertebral body. The normally compact, convex, and nearly rectangular shapes of vertebrae degenerate into concave and rough shapes with indentations in benign VCFs. Malignant VCFs could result in a posterior bulge or convexity without substantial concavities. This seminar will present a set of image processing and pattern analysis techniques based on shape and texture features. Results of characterization and pattern classification of VCFs will be presented.

Location:

G500 Health Science Centre

Speaker:

Paulo Mazzoncini de Azevedo-Marques is an Associate Professor of Medical Physics and Biomedical Informatics with the Internal Medicine Department, University of São Paulo (USP), School of Medicine, in Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil. He received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Electrical Engineering in 1986 and 1990, respectively, and his Ph.D. in Applied Physics in 1994, from USP. He has previously worked on medical imaging quality control. His current research projects are mainly focused on imaging informatics in medicine. He held a research associate position at the University of Chicago in 2001, where he worked on medical image processing for computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) and content-based image retrieval (CBIR), under the supervision of Professor Kunio Doi. He is the coordinator of the Medical Physics and Biomedical Informatics facility at the University Medical Center at Ribeirão Preto Medical School and is the elected Vice- President of the Brazilian Health Informatics Association (SBIS) for 2015-2016. His main areas of interest are CAD, CBIR, and picture archival and communication systems (PACS). For further information contact Professor Raj Rangayyan ranga@ucalgary.ca

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/classification-benign-and-malignant-vertebral-compression-fractures-mr-images

NSERC CREATE Host-Parasite Interactions (HPI) TELUS Spark Adults Only Night (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: January 14, 2016 - January 14, 2016

The theme for the Adults Only Night will be “Party with Parasites: Everything you didn’t think you wanted to know about parasites that live in and around us” whereby the University of Calgary’s HPI group will run a full series of parasitology programs throughout the centre. Also during the evening, HPI Faculty member, Dr. Derek McKay (Cumming School of Medicine) will give a talk about therapeutic treatments using parasites. In addition, Jay Ingram, Canadian author and broadcaster (former host of the Discovery Channel television show Daily Planet) will be the MC/judge for the “HPI coolest parasite" competition. Please visit the link for more details http://www.sparkscience.ca/events/adults-only-nights/party-with-parasites/

Location:

Telus Spark Science Centre

Speaker:

Dr. Derek McKay and Jay Ingram

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/nserc-create-host-parasite-interactions-hpi-telus-spark-adults-only-night

“How many steps could a senior stride if a senior could count steps?” The healthy outcomes of walking.” (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: January 13, 2016 - January 13, 2016

For a number of years, Dr. Tish Doyle-Baker has been studying the relationships between physical activity and active aging. In this session, she will focus on the healthy outcomes of walking (sleep, energy expenditure, activity patterns = reducing the opportunity for disease) as we get older. She’ll also tell us about her current research using the Garmin vivofit personal tracker devices and provide us with an opportunity to participate if we wish. You can find out more on her website - http://doylebakerlab.com/. This event is organized by the University of Calgary Emeritus Association and is sponsored by the Vice-President (University Relations). It is open to the community at no charge.

Location:

Senate Room - 7th Floor (room 721) - Hotel Alma

Speaker:

Dr. Patricia Doyle-Baker, Associate Professor, faculties of Kinesiology and Environmental Design, University of Calgary

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/how-many-steps-could-senior-stride-if-senior-could-count-steps-healthy-outcomes-walking

Vitruvian Space Open House (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: January 13, 2016 - January 13, 2016

Please join the Faith & Spirituality Centre as we officially open the Vitruvian Space, dedicated to spiritual health and wellness, supporting a pluralistic and inclusive campus. Light snacks will be served.

Location:

Dining Centre 12

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/vitruvian-space-open-house

Communications Security Establishment Information Session (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: January 12, 2016 - January 12, 2016

Target Audience: Graduate Studies, Schulich School of Engineering and Science (computer science & mathematics) students CSE is one of Canada’s key security and intelligence organizations, focused on collecting foreign signals intelligence in support of the Government of Canada’s priorities, and on helping protect the computer networks and information of greatest importance to Canada. We also provide assistance to federal law enforcement and security organizations in their legally authorized activities, when they may require our unique technical capabilities. Our work helps to ensure our nation’s security and stability; protecting against foreign-based terrorism and espionage, cyber-attacks, and other serious threats. Want to know more? Come meet us at our pizza lunch! We hire more than 50 students per semester and we offer several full time positions. IMPORTANT: Open to Canadian Citizens only.

Location:

Energy Environment Experiential Learning - EEEL 161

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/communications-security-establishment-information-session

Engaging Religious Texts in a Pluralist University Setting (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: January 12, 2016 - January 12, 2016

“Engaging Religious Texts in a Pluralist University Setting” with Dr. Larry Hurtado Join the Faith & Spirituality Centre as we host a special conversation with Dr. Larry Hurtado on engaging religious texts in a secular institution. Brief Biography for Dr. Larry Hurtado: Born in Kansas City, Larry Hurtado moved to Canada shortly after finishing his PhD, initially teaching in Regent College (Vancouver), and then in the University of Manitoba (Winnipeg). During his time there, he founded the University of Manitoba Institute for the Humanities. In 1996 he accepted the professorial chair in New Testament in the University of Edinburgh, where he founded the Centre for the Study of Christian Origins. Since his retirement in 2011, he remains active in research and publications dealing with various questions concerning the origins of Christianity.

Location:

MSC 317a

Speaker:

Dr. Larry Hurtado

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/engaging-religious-texts-pluralist-university-setting

Dance presents I'll Crane For You with Christopher House (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: January 9, 2016 - January 10, 2016

Toronto Dance Theatre’s Artistic Director Christopher House performs his latest adaptation of post-modern iconoclast Deborah Hay’s solo work. House is challenged to detach from decades of dance expertise in order to once again ask questions with the whole body on stage. In response, he ‘expresses a state of perfect disorganization,’ full of surprises and charged by his unique ability to attend and move ‘with exquisite gentleness’ - mooneyontheatre.com

Location:

Matthews Theatre - Craigie Hall F101

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/dance-presents-ill-crane-you-christopher-house

Visualization Studio - drop in demos (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: January 8, 2016 - January 8, 2016

Did you know that the Taylor Family Digital Library has a Visualization Studio with an interactive 34.5 million pixel display available to all faculty, staff, and grad students? The studio can be booked for free and has been used for many things including: image analysis, open house feedback sessions, user-studies, video product, course project presentations, workshops, and as a unique venue for oral defenses. Come for a 10 minute drop-in demonstration of this unique resource and see how it can be used to support your research on any of the following dates: Friday, January 8, 1:00 - 2:30 pm Monday, January 11, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Tuesday, January 12, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Wednesday, January 13, 12:00 - 1:30 pm Thursday, January 14, 12:00 - 1:30 pm Friday, January 15, 12:00 - 1:30 pm The Studio is located at the Taylor Family Digital Library (TFDL), room 466b. The Visualization Studio, a space dedicated for research, features a 34.5 million (highest resolution display in Canada) pixel display wall, a 55” multi-touch display table, and 7.1 surround sound. The studio computer runs Windows 7 and can run all the same software as your desktop. This space has been designed to support a wide variety of activities: assessing raw data, creating new means of data exploration and interaction, collaboratively analyzing large-scale imagery, critiquing designs, and hosting small (< 30 people) events to both share and showcase research. The studio can be booked anytime the TFDL is open for periods ranging from an hour up to a week. For more information see http://library.ucalgary.ca/visualization-studio. If you would like to see a demonstration at an alternative date or time, please contact tfdlvis@ucalgary.ca.

Location:

Taylor Family Digital Library 466B

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/visualization-studio-drop-demos

The Calgary Fiddlers Association presents Fiddle Fantasia (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: December 19, 2015 - December 19, 2015

Fiddle Fantasia is an annual Christmas delight for Calgarians of all ages! The Bow Valley Fiddlers and Calgary Fiddlers, ages 7-18, will toe-tap their way into your heart and leave you humming Christmas favorites for the rest of the holiday season. Advanced Tickets: General - $21.00 Student/Senior/Child - $15.75 Door Tickets: General - $26.25 Student/Senior/Child - $21.00 http://ucalgary.ca/tickets/

Location:

University Theatre (Craigie Hall; 200 University Court NW)

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/calgary-fiddlers-association-presents-fiddle-fantasia

The Nine Nights of the Goddess (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: December 17, 2015 - December 17, 2015

Professor Elizabeth Rohlman (Department of Classics and Religion) will speak on the Hindu Festival The Nine Nights of the Goddess: Celebrating Navaratri Across India. A reception will follow.

Location:

Biological Sciences 587

Speaker:

Elizabeth Rohlman

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/nine-nights-goddess

Labyrinth (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: December 14, 2015 - December 14, 2015

Labyrinth December 14-18, 11:00-4:00pm Dance Studio, KNA 162 Stop by the Dance Studio in Kinesiology to relax, refresh, meditate and de-stress. There will be a Labyrinth available for walking meditation, mats for resting and lamps for studying. Everyone is welcome! Co-sponsored by the Department of Dance.

Location:

KNA 162

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/labyrinth

Fundus Image Analysis for Retinopathy Using Signal Processing and Machine Learning (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: December 14, 2015 - December 14, 2015

UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING The Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Chapter of the IEEE Southern Alberta Section Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program and the Centre for Bioengineering Research and Education Invite you to a Seminar on FUNDUS IMAGE ANALYSIS FOR RETINOPATHY USING SIGNAL PROCESSING AND MACHINE LEARNING BY KESHAB K. PARHI, PH.D., F.I.E.E.E. Professor, DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, MINNEAPOLIS, MN, USA AT 3:00 P.M. ON MONDAY, 14 DECEMBER 2015 Room 516 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES BUILDING ABSTRACT: This talk will present approaches to analyze fundus images for retinopathy using signal processing and machine learning approaches. Two novel approaches will be presented for vessel segmentation of fundus images. One approach is based on a two-step method where the major vessel is first extracted. The remainder subimage is segmented next using a Gaussian Mixture Model (GMM) classifier. In yet another approach, the vessels are extracted using an iterative approach. An adaptive stopping criterion is proposed for terminating the iterative vessel segmentation. An approach to detect the vessel origin and the optic disc boundary will be described next. The talk will end with a tool for diabetic retinopathy screening (DREAM) developed at the University of Minnesota. The DREAM tool relies on a two-step hierarchical classification approach. This talk describes the speaker's joint work with his colleagues Sohini Roychowdhury, Ph.D., and Dara D. Koozekanani, M.D., Ph.D.

Location:

ICT 516

Speaker:

Keshab K Parhi is Edgar F. Johnson Professor and a Distinguished McKnight University Professor in the Electrical & Computer Engineering department at the University of Minnesota. His current research interests include: architecture design of signal and image processing systems, error control coders, stochastic computing, hardware security, molecular computing, and biomedical/health informatics. He has published over 550 papers, is the inventor/coinventor of 29 issued US patents, and is the author of the text book "VLSI Digital Signal Processing Systems: Design and Implementation" (Wiley, 1999). He has received numerous awards including the 2013 Distinguished Alumnus award from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, the 2012 Charles A. Desoer Technical Achievement award from the IEEE Circuits and Systems society, the 2004 F.E. Terman award from the American Society of Engineering Education, and the 2003 IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Technical Field Award. He was elected a Fellow of IEEE in 1996. For further information contact Professor Raj Rangayyan ranga@ucalgary.ca

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/fundus-image-analysis-retinopathy-using-signal-processing-and-machine-learning

Winter Holiday Cards: A Silkscreening Workshop (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: December 12, 2015 - December 12, 2015

1:30pm: Guided tour of the exhibition with curator Lindsey V. Sharman 2:30-4pm: silkscreen demonstration and workshop by Chelsea Rushton at the Military Museums, 4520 Crowchild Trail SW Free with museum admission. Hot chocolate will be served!

Location:

The Founders Gallery at the Military Museums of Calgary

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/winter-holiday-cards-silkscreening-workshop

Philosophy Speakers: David Copp (UC Davis), "Normative Concepts, Moral Judgment Internalism, and the Just Too Different Intuition" (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: December 11, 2015 - December 11, 2015

About the Talk In this paper I argue for the importance and utility of two distinctions. The first is a distinction between what I shall call “internal” and “ordinary” ways of thinking of normative properties. The second is a distinction between “belief states” and “beliefs”. Drawing these distinctions can help to illuminate a number of meta-ethical or meta-normative arguments and disputes. First, it can illuminate the dispute between motivational judgment internalists and externalists by identifying a potential source of their conflicting intuitions about the relation between normative judgment and motivation. Second, it can also, I believe, help to illuminate the dispute between normative naturalists and nonnaturalists. Normative nonnaturalists find normative naturalism to be hopeless in basic conception. Derek Parfit has said, for example, that just as “heat could not have turned out to be a cabbage,” so it could not possibly be the case that a normative property such as moral wrongness is identical to a natural property. I aim to defuse this “Just Too Different” intuition by deploying the distinction between different ways of thinking of normative properties. One need not be a normative naturalist to find these distinctions useful, but the distinctions are especially helpful in the project of elaborating and defending a version of externalist normative naturalism. About the Speaker David Copp is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Davis. He specializes in moral and political philosophy.

Location:

Social Sciences Tower - Room 1253

Speaker:

David Copp

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/philosophy-speakers-david-copp-uc-davis-normative-concepts-moral-judgment-internalism-and

The State of Physical Literacy of Calgary Children (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: December 10, 2015 - December 10, 2015

Join guest speaker Kyle McCallum, a MSc student in the Faculty of Kinesiology, for an overview of the state of physical literacy of Calgary Children between the ages of 8 and 12. Bio - Kyle McCallum Kyle McCallum is a graduate student studying at the University of Calgary in the area of physical literacy of youth. Over the last decade, Kyle's professions as a swim coach and a strength and conditioning coach allowed him to work with a wide array of individuals, spanning in age from children to seniors. Throughout this time his passion for working with youth in the development of skills was found. His academic research focuses around the area of motor or physical proficiency as it relates to physically literate individuals, specifically in children and youth. His goal is to teach youth the importance of physical activity, and inspire them to be more physically active for life.

Location:

Kinesiology Block B Room 236

Speaker:

Kyle McCallum

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/state-physical-literacy-calgary-children

ISPIA Distinguished Lecture: "Constructive and Destructive Aspects of Hardware Security for the Internet of Things" (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: December 10, 2015 - December 10, 2015

We are in the midst of the evolution towards the Internet of Things. The IoT is formed by myriads of networked embedded systems. As part of this development, embedded security has become an increasingly important issue in a multitude of applications. Examples include the Stuxnet virus, which has allegedly delayed the Iranian nuclear program, killer applications in the consumer area like iTunes or Amazon's Kindle (the business models of which rely heavily on IP protection) and even medical implants like pace makers and insulin pumps which needs protection against hackers. In this presentation I will talk about some of our research projects over the last few years which dealt with both the constructive and "penetration testing" aspect of embedded security applications. The first case study addresses a popular topic in the current crypto community, namely lightweight cryptography. PRESENT is one of the smallest known ciphers which can be realized with as few as 1000 gates. The cipher was designed for extremely cost and power constrained applications such as RFID tags which can be used, e.g., as a tool for anti-counterfeiting of medical drugs, or for other low-power applications. PRESENT was recently standardized as ISO/IEC 29192. As a "destructive" example of our research we will show how the security mechanism of widely used FPGA devices can be circumvented. These are reconfigurable hardware devices which are widely used in many embedded systems, ranging from set-top boxes to high-speed routers. We were able to extract AES and 3DES key from a single power-up of the reconfiguration process. Once the key has been recovered, an attacker can clone, reverse engineer and alter a presumably secure hardware design. In our second destructive example we consider hardware Trojans. Even though they have drawn considerable attention by industry and the scientific community, little is known about how Trojans might look, especially those that are particularly designed to avoid detection. In this talk we propose an extremely stealthy manipulation below the gate level. We demonstrate the effectiveness of our approach by inserting Trojans into the digital post-processing of Intel's cryptographically secure random number generator used in the Ivy Bridge processors. BIO: Christof Paar co-founded, with Cetin Koc, the CHES (Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems) conference. Christof’s research interests include efficient realizations of cryptography, hardware security, implementation attacks, penetration of real-world systems and cryptanalytical hardware. He also works on real-world applications of embedded security, e.g., in cars or consumer devices. Christof has over 150 peer-reviewed publications and is co-author of the textbook Understanding Cryptography (Springer, 2009). He has given invited talks at MIT, Yale, Stanford, IBM Labs and Intel. Christof is Fellow of the IEEE. He co-founded ESCRYPT Inc., a leading system provider for embedded security which was acquired by Bosch. VIEW POSTER: http://www.ispia.ca/sites/default/files/Paar-DLS-Poster-DEC-2015v1.pdf

Location:

Biological Sciences Bldg Room 587

Speaker:

Christof Paar, Chair for Embedded Security, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, and research professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/ispia-distinguished-lecture-constructive-and-destructive-aspects-hardware-security-internet

Holiday Craft Sale for Scholarships (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: December 10, 2015 - December 10, 2015

Sale of handmade items to raise funds for scholarships for students in creative and performing arts programs at UCalgary. Science Theatres Lobby 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. Cash and credit cards welcomed.

Location:

Science Theatres Lobby

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/holiday-craft-sale-scholarships

Navigating Literacies: Research on Teaching & Learning to Navigate Multiple Domains In and Out of School (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: December 9, 2015 - December 9, 2015

Dr. Moje will focus on three critical aspects of her theory of disciplinary literacy teaching: (a) children and youth need to be apprenticed throughout their school years; (b) giving reading and writing practices of the classroom purpose and meaning; (c) disciplinary literacy teaching must attend to differences and similarities. To help teachers and school leaders think about how to engage in this kind of instruction, Dr. Moje will offer a heuristic for disciplinary literacy teaching that revolves around engaging in the practices of the disciplines, even with very young children. Practice-based examples of such teaching will be drawn from her teaching and research in public secondary schools. Please RSVP at: https://officeofresearch-moje.eventbrite.ca

Location:

Education Tower 450

Speaker:

The Werklund School of Education, Office of Research, presents Dr. Elizabeth Birr Moje, Associate Dean for Research and Community Engagement, University of Wisconsin. Dr. Moje studies youth literacy learning and development in Detroit, Michigan, and teaches courses in disciplinary and youth literacy and research methods.

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/navigating-literacies-research-teaching-learning-navigate-multiple-domains-and-out-school

Pressure Pointers (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: December 8, 2015 - December 8, 2015

The semester is coming to an end, but let the exam writing and marking begin! Do you need a break from studying? Are you feeling the need to streeeetch? The Mobile Self-Care Team invites ALL students, staff, and faculty members of all ages to join us for our free event in December. On Tuesday, December 8, 2015, in the TFDL foyer to learn quick and creative tips on stretching, self-message, and the different pressure points to reduce body tension. A trained physiotherapist will be joining the team to answer questions, and provide examples of different ways to reduce body tension to promote focus and relaxation. There will be take aways so you can continue to practice self-care in all areas of your life, and the monthly self-care prize (Chatter's $75.00 gift card). For more information, please check out our: twitter: @mobileselfcare facebook: fb.com/mobileselfcareteam UToday article: http://ucalgary.ca/utoday/issue/2015-09-10/social-work-students-mobilize-self-care-activities-across-campus

Location:

TFDL Foyer

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/pressure-pointers

Saxophonist Bob Sheppard (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: December 7, 2015 - December 7, 2015

Over the course of an extraordinarily diverse career that has made him a first call musician in the realms of jazz, pop and the studio, multi-woodwind specialist Bob Sheppard has always let his array of saxophones, flutes and clarinets do the talking. Part of the Monday Night Jazz Series at the School of Creative and Performing Arts. Pre-purchase tickets at 403.210.7576 or scpa.ucalgary.ca. Tickets are also available at the door. Adults $25, Students/Seniors $18 Show your Unicard UCalgary students get in for free (Claim Your Seat) UCalgary alumni and employees get 2-for-1 discount
Location:
University Theatre
Speaker:
with the UCalgary Jazz Orchestra
More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/saxophonist-bob-sheppard

Unsecured Creditors’ Remedies in Alberta – Selected Aspects (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: December 5, 2015 - December 5, 2015

The Faculty of Law and the Canadian Institute of Resources Law invite you to attend a free public lecture on Unsecured Creditors' Remedies in Alberta – Selected Aspects. Cliff Shaw, Q.C. presents "Unsecured Creditors' Remedies in Alberta – Selected Aspects" (and the protections provided to debtors). It is about substantive law and social policy. Specific aspects of the topic covered are: the language of unsecured creditors' remedies; enactments, primarily Civil Enforcement Act and Civil Enforcement Regulation; prejudgment (extraordinary) remedies: attachment order, Mareva injunction, and garnishment (before judgment); judgment enforcement remedies: seizure and sale of personal property, sale of land, and garnishment (after judgment); law of exemptions; recent and ongoing law reform. This event is sponsored by the Alberta Law Foundation. Please register on the following EventBrite link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/saturday-morning-at-the-law-school-public-lecture-unsecured-creditors-remedies-in-alberta-selected-tickets-19450869073.
Location:
Murray Fraser Hall - Room 3360 Faculty of Law
More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/unsecured-creditors-remedies-alberta-selected-aspects

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Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier.

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