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For faculties of Social Sciences, Arts, Law, Education and for
International Media:

Néomie Duval
International Media Relations Officer
Office: 613-562-5800 ext. 2981
Cell: 613-863-7221
neomie.duval@uOttawa.ca

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For faculties of Medicine, Health Sciences, Science, Engineering and the Telfer School of Management:

Kina Leclair
Media Relations Officer
Office: 613-562-5800 ext. 2529
Cell: 613-762-2908
kleclair@uOttawa.ca

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For corporate issues and uOttawa administration:

Caroline Milliard
Manager, Media Relations
Office: 613-562-5800 ext. 3087
Cell: 613-240-0275
caroline.milliard@uOttawa.ca

Media Releases and Announcements

University of Ottawa Media Calendar: March 7 to 12, 2011

OTTAWA, March 4, 2011 — Below is a summary of activities taking place at the University of Ottawa from March 7 to 12, 2011. For more information, please visit www.media.uOttawa.ca.

March 7, 2011

Presentation: UNESCO 2011 EFA Global Monitoring Report Launch
Kevin Watkins, Director, EFA Global Monitoring Report Team, UNESCO, and Allan Rock, President, University of Ottawa
8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Desmarais Building, Room 12102 (55 Laurier Ave. E.)

The UNESCO 2011 EFA Global Monitoring Report Launch, themed “Armed Conflict and Education for All: Challenges and Opportunities” will be hosted by the Faculty of Social Sciences in collaboration with the Canadian Global Campaign for Education (CGCE). Opening remarks will be made by Allan Rock, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ottawa, and the keynote presentation will be given by Kevin Watkins, Director of the EFA Global Monitoring Report Team for UNESCO. The speech is titled “The Hidden Crisis: Armed Conflict and Education.” This event will be presented in English. For more information, please contact Leigh Eagles, CGCE National Coordinator at leagles@cgce.ca.

Lecture: Shakespeare in Afghanistan
Corinne Jaber, director and actress
12 p.m., Arts Building, Room 509 (70 Laurier Ave. E.)

A 20-minute CBC-documentary film titled Shakespeare in Afghanistan by Sylvene Gilchristé will be presented by the Department of Theatre. A question and answer session will follow with Corinne Jaber, the film’s director and actress. The event will be held in English. For more information, please contact Yana Meerzon at 613-562-5800, ext. 2243, or yana.meerzon@uOttawa.ca.

March 8, 2011

Lecture: “The Right to Dignity: A Vehicle for Citizenship at Work”
Christian Brunelle, professor at Université Laval and researcher at the University Research Centre on Globalization and Labour
11:30, Fauteux Hall, Room 232 (57 Louis-Pasteur Pvt.)

As part of the Human Rights and Work Lecture Series, Professor Christian Brunelle of the Université Laval’s Faculty of Law and researcher at the University Research Center on Globalization and Labour will give a lecture titled “The Right to Dignity: A Vehicle for Citizenship at Work.” This event, organised by the Human Rights Research and Education Centre, will be presented in French. For more information, please contact Ginette Chatelain at 613-562-5775 or hrrec@uOttawa.ca.

Play: The Jew of Malta*
Play by Christopher Marlowe, directed by Tibor Egervari
8 p.m., Academic Hall (133 Seraphin-Marion Pvt.)

The Jew of Malta by Christopher Marlowe and directed by Tibor Egervari will play from Tuesday, March 8th to Saturday, March 12th. This Drama Guild production is being presented by the Department of Theatre. Of note, audience members will be encouraged to keep their mobile devices turned on during the performance in order to comment on it via social media. This event will be presented in English. For more information, please contact Jeannine Cameron at 613-562-5761 or theatre@uOttawa.ca.

March 9, 2011

Lecture: “The Case for Centralized Federalism and the Case for Decentralized Federalism”
Gordon DiGiacomo, professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences, and Gilles Paquet, professor at the Telfer School of Management
11:30 a.m., Desmarais Hall, Room 3102 (55 Laurier Ave. E.)

A lecture titled “The Case for Centralized Federalism and the Case for Decentralized Federalism” will be given by professors Gordon DiGiacomo of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Gilles Paquet of the Telfer School of Management. This event, presented by the Federalism and Institutions Study and Research Laboratory at the Faculty of Social Sciences, will be presented in English. For more information, please contact the Laboratory at lerfi.firsl@uOttawa.ca.

14th GSAED’s Interdisciplinary Conference Lecture: “Ecological Crisis”
Matthew Paterson, professor, Faculty of Social Sciences
3 p.m., Agora, University Centre (85 University Pvt.)

The Graduate Students’ Association of the University of Ottawa will host its 14th Interdisciplinary Conferences with the theme of the “State of Nature.” Professor Matthew Paterson of the Faculty of Social Sciences will give the second of four lectures titled “Ecological Crisis.” This event will be presented in English. For more information, please contact Jonathan Duguay, University Affairs commissioner of the GSAED at 613-562-5800, ext. 3011.

March 10, 2011

Panel: “Canada’s Foreign Intelligence Needs”
10 a.m., Desmarais Building, Room 3102 (55 Laurier Ave. E.)

The Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS), in collaboration with the National Security Research Project, will host the first of a series of public workshops, which will be devoted to a study of key issues in the changing security and policy environment in Canada since the 9/11 attacks. Members of the panel will include David Pratt, senior vice-president for public affairs at CGI Consulting and former Minister of National Defence; Greg Fyffe, professor at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA) of the University of Ottawa; Paul Robinson, professor at the GSPIA of the University of Ottawa; Barry Cooper, professor at the Department of Political Science at the University of Calgary; and acting as moderator, Wesley Wark, professor at the GSPIA of the University of Ottawa. This event will be held in English. For more information, please contact the CIPS at 613-562-5800, ext. 2664 or cepi-cips@uOttawa.ca.

Panel: “Tunisia, Egypt: Unfolding Revolutions and Regional Repercussions”
Four experts on Arab affairs
1:30 p.m., Arts Building, Room 509 (70 Laurier Ave. E.)

A panel on “Tunisia, Egypt: Unfolding Revolutions and Regional Repercussions” with Professor Ryme Seferdjeli of the University’s Department of History acting as moderator, will be presented by the Department of History. Members of the panel will include Walid El Khachab, expert in Arab world studies at the University of Ottawa and York University; Lise Garon, Central Maghreb expert at the Université Laval; Noomane Raboudi, Arab world expert at the University of Ottawa; and May Telmissany, Egyptian-Canadian writer and expert in Arab-world studies at the University of Ottawa. The event will be held in English and in French. For more information, please contact Ryme Seferdjeli at 613-562-5800, ext. 1298 or rseferdj@uOttawa.ca.