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Politics at the Pub: Research focusing on Canadian Defence Policy and Politics

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on Tuesday, January 17, 2012
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Politics at the Pub, informal get-togethers with guest speakers, organized by the National Capital Branch of the CIC…
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Discuss UNDER THE RADAR ISSUES
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Conversation will be moderated by:
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Paul Wells, Senior Columnist at Maclean’s
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With panelists:
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Lieutenant-General Andrew Leslie, Retired
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Author of Report on Transformation 2011 for the Canadian Forces
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Dr. Philippe Lagassé, Assistant Professor of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa
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Research focusing on Canadian Defence Policy and Politics
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DATE: Monday, January 23, 2012
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TIME: 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
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LOCATION: Bytown Tavern, 292 Elgin Street (in the Yuk Yuk’s basement)
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TICKETS: To be sold at the door ($5 CIC Members; $10 non-Members. INCLUDES A PINT)
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@ CIC Ottawa
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« La politique au pub », une série de rencontres informelles avec des conférenciers invités organisée par le chapitre de la Capitale nationale du CIC…
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Discutez QUESTIONS QUI PASSENT SOUS LE RADAR
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La conversation sera animée par :

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Paul Wells, Chroniqueur principal à Maclean’s
Avec les panélistes :
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Le Lieutenant-géneral Andrew Leslie (à la retraite)
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Auteur du rapport Transformation 2011 des Forces canadiennes

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Le prof. Philippe Lagassé, professeur adjoint d’affaires publiques et internationales à l’Université d’Ottawa
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Recherche axée sur la politique canadienne et la politique de défense nationale du Canada
QUAND: Lundi le 23 janvier 2012
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HEURE: 18 h à 20 h

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ENDROIT: Bytown Tavern, 292, rue Elgin (au sous-sol du Yuk Yuk)

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BILLETS: À l’entrée (5 $- membres du CIC ; 10 $- non membres. COMPREND UNE PINTE DE BIÈRE)
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Talk with artist Ramses Madina

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Katie
on Wednesday, November 30, 2011
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The uOttawa Postdocs’ Public Lecture Series

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Katie
on Tuesday, November 29, 2011
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What: The uOttawa Postdocs’ Public Lecture Series
When: Dec 8th, 6 – 8pm
Where: Canada Science and Technology Museum
Admission: Its FREE!

Ever wondered what goes on at a university? Come explore with some of Ottawa’s leading postdoctoral researchers in a fun and informal presentation of cutting-edge discoveries, at 6pm on December 8th at the Canada Museum of Science and Technology. Find out how the study of yeast
can help find answers to neurodegenerative diseases; how the practice of health care can be improved by shared decision-making based on scientific evidence, and how Amazonian Knife Fish use electricity to talk to each other!
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This Public Lecture Series is presented by the University of Ottawa Postdoctoral Association. The talks will be in both English and French. The talks will be at a level accessible to the general public, so tell your family and friends. Refreshments will be provided. We hope to see you there! Questions or for more info: contact uopdapre@uottawa.ca

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Tackling Taboos: 3 Women Talk

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Katie
on Monday, November 28, 2011
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Travel Talk on Base Camp, Mt.Everst,

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Katie
on Monday, November 28, 2011
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Majestic Himalaya and Exotic Kathmandu..
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Join Shawn Dawson and CEO Michael Merrithew from Merit and Adventure Travel Company, while they talk about their Epic journey to Base Camp.  Shawn Dawson, founder of Dream Mountains who has climbed the 7 summits is trekking once more up to Base Camp and brining a small group of people to fascinate and understand his worldly visions and experience’s. Don’t miss this!
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Where: SAIL 175 Trainyards at 7pm
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CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS AND TO RSVP

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A11yYOW Our Accessibility Unconference

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Katie
on Wednesday, November 16, 2011
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Ottawa’s Accessibility Unconference will be on December 2nd, 2011.
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Encouraged by the grass roots potential of bringing folks together interested in improving accessibility, we’ve decided it’s time to have one here.
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Date: Friday, December 2, 2011. 8:30am to 4:15pm.
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Location: The City of Ottawa has generously given us space in City Hall
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Social Media: Follow @a11yYOW for more information.
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According to Wikipedia: “An unconference is a facilitated, participant-driven conference centered on a theme or purpose.” . It is within this context that a Ottawa Accessibility Unconference will be held on Friday December 2th, 2011 with, as the name suggests, the theme centering on accessibility—namely, to information technology for people with disabilities.
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This will be Ottawa’s first IT accessibility unconference, bringing together developers, usability professionals, web designers, other IT professionals and end-users with disabilities together in an informal, non-threatening environment to learn from each other and to promote universal design of and accessibility to IT. As it is an unconference, speakers will be solicited on-site and the schedule will be built on the spot. What’s more, the event will be free of charge to participants.
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The idea of an accessibility unconference for Ottawa was first inspired by @Jennison and the work of people who have or are organizing unconferences on this subject around the world.
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We could have called it Accessibility Camp Ottawa, but decided to go for more of an unconference format.

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(In)Equality Matters: Social Justice and the Economy

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Katie
on Friday, November 11, 2011
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(In)Equality Matters: Social Justice and the Economy – Incensed by skyrocketing corporate profits and plummeting average incomes? Overwhelmed by the constant rise and fall of global markets? Director Carole Poliquin explored the unprecedented power of the markets in her 1998 documentary “Turbulences.” Join Inter Pares and the Canadian Film Institute for a special screening and discussion of how the markets wreak havoc on our economy and people’s lives, 13 years later. Following the film, Jean Symes from Inter Pares, and Dr. Yao Graham, renowned African activist and coordinator of Third World Network-Africa, will reflect on the film’s messages, and what we can do to foster economic equality. Light refreshments to follow. Tuesday, November 15, 2011, 7pm in the Library and Archives Canada Auditorium, 395 Wellington St, Ottawa. Free (donations welcome). For more information:
www.interpares.ca/ottawa

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Law & Disorder—A Legal Comedy Debate

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Katie
on Thursday, October 27, 2011
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Canadian Superstar Comic takes on the Arts in debate showdown with Prominent Ottawa Lawyer!
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Have you heard the one about the lawyer, the comic and the actor that show up together in Court? No?
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Well, then you be the jury Law & Disorder—A Legal Comedy Debate to witness the ‘punch line’ in person!
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On November 3, 2011 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Canadian superstar comic, John Wing Jr., takes on prominent Ottawa lawyer, Mark Ertel to settle, once and for all, the case of Art Vs. Law.
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John Wing Jr., who has performed all over Canada and the United States, has over 200 television appearances including the Tonight Show, Just For Laughs, and full hour Comedy Now specials, will have his hands full as Mark Ertel puts into practice his years of experience of every type of case from parking tickets to first degree murder to defend Art.
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What? The Lawyer is defending Art, while the Comedian is skewering it? Only goes to show that Lawyers will take on anything, and nothing is sacred for Comedians.
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Hosted by Ottawa actor and playwright, Pierre Brault, this evening of finger-pointing fun will be sure to keep you laughing your arts off, no matter what side you take.
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And at what better venue for this to take place than Arts Court, Ottawa’s Centre for the Performing, Visual, Literary and Media Arts (2 Daly Ave.) whose first incarnation was the Carleton County Courthouse which saw countless cases tried within its walls.
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Along with the rousing comedic debate, the evening has a number of surprises in store as Ottawa personalities working in law, politics, and arts, get locked up in the actual jail cells located in the courthouse basement. Local philanthropist and restaurateur, Dave Smith, plays the role of celebrity auctioneer as patrons get the chance to bail out the ‘prisioners’ in support of Ottawa’s arts community. Winning bidders also receive a one-on-one dinner/experience with their celebrity jailbird. You can ponder who is worthy enough to bail out while enjoying cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, or decide you like the look of them behind bars and instead bid on one of the excellent hot ticket items that are up for grabs.
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David W. Scott, Co-Chairperson of the Firm and Counsel in the Ottawa office of Borden Ladner and Gervais LLP (BLG) is pleased to serve as Honourary Chair of this event in support of the Ottawa Arts Court Foundation, a registered charitable organization that provides a forum for Ottawa’s performing, visual, literary, and media arts through the provision of leading facilities, programs and services. The proceeds from Law and Disorder will go directly to support our facilities, community outreach programs and the diverse programs we offer the local arts community.
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All are welcome to this evening as Judges, lawyers, actors and comedians come together at the old Carleton County Courthouse, now known as Arts Court, for Law and Disorder – A Legal Comedy Debate.
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Tickets to Law and Disorder – A Legal Comedy Debate range from $125 to $150 and are on sale now. Tickets are limited and Tax Receipts will be issued.

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Rock Camp for Girls this Weekend!

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Katie
on Wednesday, October 19, 2011
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Photo courtesy of @streetlevel on flickr

The good news is that there are still spots open for Ladyfest’s Rock Camp for Girls workshop this weekend. The bad news (for me at least) is that you have to be between 13 and 17 to participate, although there may be hope for older ladies sometime in the future.

Zaheen Karim, spokesperson for Ladyfest,  notes that while the group has yet to organize a Rock Camp for adults, they definitely sense that there is a demand in Ottawa for such an event. “So you never know, if we can pull the resources together, we very well might have a Rock Camp for Grannies one day!”

So what is Rock Camp for Girls? Basically it’s a two-day crash course for young women on the basics of being in a band, covering both the creative aspects (song writing, exploring musical inspiration) as well as those pesky details (how to play an instrument or plug in an amp).  The highlight of the camp will be a show by the newly fledged musicians at Raw Sugar Cafe on Sunday night.

Leading the girls through the subtle nuances of  rocking out will be a group of mentors, experienced female musicians from the Ottawa area. This year’s group includes Christine Majid, Devin Tomaney, Sarah Wotherspoon and Mel Sturk from The Johnnies, Erin Ewing from The Visitors and Jasmine Landau from Au Vol.

The idea of a musical camp targeted specifically at young women first came out of Portland, Oregon in 2001 and spread across North America. According to Karim, Ladyfest hopes to encourage more girls to express themselves through music.

“I think the main reason we do this is because we all kind of wish they had something like this for us when we were youth! In all seriousness though, it’s a cool creative outlet for young women to express themselves and meet other girls that have similar artistic interests. Sometimes all you need is that first spark of picking up a guitar and learning a few chords to start building that confidence to go further. The rock music scene is still very male-dominated, even in Ottawa, so we’re excited about making this space possible for young women.”

The Ottawa Rock camp is taking place this weekend, October 22 and 23, at the Capital Rehearsal Studios (240 Bank Street). The cost to participate is only $3  or a canned food donation, and the girls will receive free snacks and lunches throughout the weekend, a pizza dinner on Sunday night, and lootbags will go to all the participants. To sign up or for more information, write to lforockcamp@gmail.com or visit their site.

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Literacy and Citizenship in the 21st Century

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Karen
on Wednesday, October 5, 2011
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What does it mean to be “literate” in the 21st century?  Does it mean we have the skills necessary to interpret pixels on a screen?  Does it mean that we can organize information in new ways that can result in new knowledge?  Or does it mean what it has always meant: that we can look at the words in a book and know what they mean?  Together with the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) invites you to a day-long symposium devoted to exploring these questions, and their implications for citizenship.  There will be seven presentations featuring nine speakers, and will include Fellows of the RSC, professors, the CEO of Indigo Books Heather Reisman, top post-doctoral and doctoral candidates, and other special guests.  Please join us for this symposium devoted to the meaning of literacy in the 21st century, and how literacy could make us better citizens.

When:   Friday, October 14, 2011 8:00am-3:00pm

Where:  Library and Archives Canada

395 Wellington Street

Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N4

(613) 996-5115

The symposium will have broad appeal for, and ideally speak to the concerns of, policy makers and members of federal and provincial public service. Some key organizations that have a vested interest in literacy in the 21st century include the ABC Life Literacy Canada, Movement for Canadian Literacy, the Canadian Association of the Deaf, the Canadian Public Health Association, Code, and Frontier College. Also, consistent with the past two RSC symposia, the 2011 target audience will include a large number of high school students, university students and members of the RSC, usually drawn from the local Ottawa area.  Presentations will thus be framed for non-expert audiences, and be accessible to everybody.

http://www.rsc-src.ca/symp_home.php

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