Expert Seminars 2024
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A preview into the upcoming 6 week lecture series that will launch for Fall 2024. Unleash your creativity and learn methods to revive your beloved torn or discoloured clothing and textiles to give them new life. Fibre Artist Anne Warburton will guide you through a variety of techniques to repair your items, giving them a fresh new look, using fabric, stitch, paint and more. As with the Japanese art of “Kintsugi”, we will highlight the mend instead of trying to hide it, while keeping these old and damaged items out of landfill. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to refresh your items into something beautiful and unique. We will also discuss the importance of such creative activities on our well being and mental health, helping us live in the present moment.
Dates: August 19, 2024
Time: 9:30am-11:30am
Price: $40 + HST
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A preview into the upcoming 6 week lecture series that will launch for Fall 2024. Unpacking the human consequences of climate change and delving into potential challenges and opportunities to address the current climate crisis over the short to longer-term. Providing a better understanding of the science behind human-induced or anthropogenic climate change. Collectively explore the prospects for addressing this far-reaching and difficult to resolve ‘wicked’ issue that is intertwined with our daily lives. Canadian and international examples will be used to illustrate both challenges and opportunities stemming from human interactions with climate processes at local through global levels.
Dates: Wednesday August 14, 2024
Time: 11:00am-12:00pm
Price: $25 +HST
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Over the years, leading in more than 125 funerals and continuous research, Dr. Nick Overduin has noticed the emergence of new trends with the way people want to have a funeral conducted. Dr. Overduin will review scholarly resources and other industry-based opinions while sharing experiences and impressions. During this lecture, participants will articulate together the best and worst experiences at funerals and discuss common trends.
In Person Dates: Tuesday August 6, 2024 Online Dates: Thursday August 15, 2024
In Person Time: 9:30am-11:30am Online Time: 6:30pm-8:30pm
Price: $40 +HST
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Art looted by the Nazis leading up to and during World War II, the different approaches to its recovery taken by the Allied Forces and the Soviet Army, and discoveries and recovery of some of this art in the years since the war, including the present day.
Date: October 7, 2024
Time: 1:30pm-3:30pm
Price: $40.00 +HST
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This expert seminar has been designed to support participants in learning how to have better conversations through: (1) increasing your awareness of your own state and how this can affect your conversations; (2) supporting you to notice and get curious about your conversational partner’s state; (3) developing your listening, questioning and curiosity skills; (4) building on your existing conversational approaches and experiences; (5) helping you determine your own outcomes for Better Conversations and how to achieve them.
Date: September 20, 2024
Time: 9:30am-11:30an
Price: $40.00 +HST
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This expert seminar has been designed to to broaden and enhance public understanding of the government intelligence function and explore how it is practices at the federal level in Canada. Introducing concepts and theory related to the intelligence function, and how it is thought of in Canada.
Date: October 18, 2024
Time: 9:30am-11:30am
Price: $40.00 +HST
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Voting rights for women, bike lanes, lunch breaks and minimum wage: what do these all have in common? Advocacy! The world as we know it today has been shaped by centuries of passionate advocates, and we’re not stopping now. Learn the theories and tactics that make advocacy successful and identify where you have the power to effect lasting change. During this session we will briefly cover: Advocacy theories, Canadian fiscal cycle and government structure, advocacy tactics, case studies, and taking action
Date: Friday, November 29, 2024
Time: 9:00am-11:00am
Price: $45.00 +HST
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In this seminar we will explore how forensic chemists help catch criminals with various techniques. We will look at ink stain analysis, the science behind breathalyzers, identifying explosives, drugs and more.
Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Time: 1:30pm – 3:30pm
Price: $45.00 +HST
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In this lecture, we will relate Aristotle’s earlier analysis of human virtue to his still shocking statement that “man is a political animal” (Greek: anthropos zoon politikon estin), and to his division of constitutions and regimes into six basic types – three healthy, three corrupt. We will discuss his conclusion that, given the suppression of politics in most regimes, it is nearly impossible for most human beings to be both virtuous people and virtuous citizens all at once.
Date: Monday, November 25, 2024
Time: 2:30pm – 4:30pm
Price: $45.00 +HST
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Mature drivers are at risk for driving accidents and injuries due to the health declines that accompany aging. However, suddenly having to stop driving causes isolation. Isolation can lead to increased risk of dementia, as well as poor physical and mental health outcomes. It also reduces the ability to participate in social, physical, or other activities.
The SENSE-MD Project aims to bring objective and relevant information about risk to older drivers and their chosen driver safety team members. The overall goal of the project is to extend driving activities for as long as safely possible, and inform drivers when they should reduce, restrict, or stop driving. Join this Knowledge Dissemination Session to learn more about the current findings from the research project. https://carleton.ca/sense-md/
Join five researchers from the Advanced Cognitive Engineering (ACE) Lab at Carleton University as they present their innovative work on improving driving safety. The presentations will explore key topics such as how trust in automation and attentional capacity affect senior driver awareness, the design of context-aware alerts in automated vehicles, the development of personalized safety insights for older drivers, the use of sensor data to assess driver risk, and the cognitive factors influencing performance at intersections. Together, these studies aim to enhance safety, situational awareness, and decision-making for all drivers, with a particular focus on the needs of older adults.
Date: Monday, November 25, 2024
Time: 9:30am-11:30am
Price: $45.00 +HST
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In this captivating lecture, Dr. Jayne Yack will guide you into the acoustic world of butterflies and other insects, uncovering the surprising ways they perceive sound. While butterflies are often admired for their visual beauty, their hearing abilities are less understood. Dr. Yack will share groundbreaking research from her lab that explores how these delicate creatures detect and respond to sounds in their environment. Through vivid examples and cutting-edge discoveries, you’ll learn how insects use their auditory senses for communication, predator detection, and survival. This lecture will offer a fascinating glimpse into the sensory lives of insects and their remarkable adaptations.
About the Lecturer: Dr. Jayne Yack is a Professor in the Department of Biology at Carleton University and a leading expert in insect communication and sensory biology. Her research focuses on understanding how insects use sound and vibrations to communicate, with a particular emphasis on butterflies and caterpillars. Dr. Yack’s interdisciplinary approach combines neurobiology, behavior, and ecology, and her work has been widely published in scientific journals. She is passionate about mentoring students and promoting the understanding of sensory systems in animals. In addition to her research, she is an active science communicator, engaging with the public on the fascinating world of insect biology.
Date: Thursday, October 10, 2024
Time: 10:00am-12:30pm
Price: $30.00 +HST
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In this engaging one-hour lecture, Dr. Gregory Bulté invites you to dive beneath the water’s surface to explore the hidden world of map turtles. Dr Bulté has used a wide range of field techniques to document how map turtles interact with one another and how they survive the winter trapped under the ice. In his lecture, Dr Bulté will share images and insights about the little known underwater life of this captivating species.
About the Lecturer: Dr. Gregory Bulté is an Associate Professor (teaching stream) in the Department of Biology at Carleton University where he teaches courses about ecology, evolution, zoology, and field biology. Dr Bulté is broadly interested in natural history but has a soft spot for amphibians and reptiles. Since 2003, he has been monitoring the northern map turtles of Opinicon Lake. His work has help document the ecology and behaviour of this species at risk, and identify threats to its survival.
Date: Friday, October 11, 2024
Time: 10:00am-12:30pm
Price: $30.00 +HST