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OTTAWA, April 1, 2011  —  Below is a summary of activities taking place at the University of Ottawa from April 4 to 9, 2011. For more information, please visit the Media Room.

April 4, 2011

Lecture: La crise du monde arabe : Enjeux et perspectives
Pierre Razoux, director of North Africa and Middle East research program, NATO Defense College
11 a.m., Desmarais Building, Room 3120 (55 Laurier Ave. E.)

Pierre Razoux, director of the North Africa and Middle-East research program at the NATO Defense College, will give a lecture titled La crise du monde arabe: Enjeux et perspectives. This event, organized by the Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS) and the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, will be held in French. For more information, please contact the CIPS at 613-562-5800 ext. 2664 or cepi-cips@uOttawa.ca.

Concert: University of Ottawa Cello Ensemble
Directed by Paul Marleyn
11 a.m., Tabaret Hall, Room 112 (550 Cumberland St.)

The School of Music presents a concert by the University of Ottawa Cello Ensemble, directed by Paul Marleyn, featuring Noah James, Evan Buttar, Alejandro Calzadilla, Raphael Weinroth-Browne, Jonathan Poenn, Sophie Stryniak, Gabriella Ruiz Rueda Arambula, Deanna Bourne, Carol Tsai and Jordan Dick. The program will include works by J. S. Bach, David Popper, Lennon and McCartney and Apocalyptica. For more information, please contact Hali Krawchuk at 613-562-5733 or concerts@uOttawa.ca.

Lecture: Liberty’s Trial: War and the Health of Democracy
Ron Krebs, professor, Department of Political Science at the University of Minnesota
2 p.m., Desmarais Building, Room 3120 (55 Laurier Ave. E.)

Ron Krebs, professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Minnesota, will give a lecture titled Liberty’s Trial: War and the Health of Democracy. This event, organized by the Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS), will be held in English. For more information, please contact the CIPS 613-562-5800 ext. 2664 or cepi-cips@uOttawa.ca.

Lecture: Clarity Act and Canadian Federalism
The Honourable Stéphane Dion, MP, St-Laurent/Cartierville
3:30 p.m., University Centre, Alumni Auditorium (85 University.)

As part of the Law, Politics and the Constitution class given by professor Gordon DiGiacomo at the School of Political Studies, the Honourable Stéphane Dion is invited to give a lecture titled Clarity Act and Canadian Federalism. This event will be held in French and in English. For more information, please contact the School of Political Studies at 613-562-5754 or politi@uOttawa.ca.

April 5, 2011

Lecture: Is the United States in Decline, and Should We Care?
Christopher Preble, director of foreign policy studies, Cato Institute
11:30 a.m., Desmarais Hall, Room 3120 (55 Laurier Ave. E.)

Christopher Preble, director of foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute, will give a lecture titled Is the United States in Decline, and Should We Care? This event, organized by the Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS), will be held in English. For more information, please contact the CIPS at 613-562-5800 ext. 2664 or cepi-cips@uOttawa.ca.

Lecture: Les conditions de collaboration dans un contexte de gouvernance communautaire
Nathalie Burlone, professor, School of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa
2 p.m., Desmarais Building, Room 3105 (55 Laurier Ave. E.)

Nathalie Burlone, professor in the School of Political Studies of the University of Ottawa, will give a lecture titled Les conditions de collaboration dans un contexte de gouvernance communautaire. This event, organized by Knowledge-Based Community Governance, will be held in French. For more information, please contact Nathalie Plante at 613-562-5800, ext. 4754 or aruc@uOttawa.ca.

Play: Rivage à l’abandon, Médée-Matériau, Paysage avec Argonautes *
Play by Heiner Müller and directed by Fannie Gilbert-Collet
8 p.m., Academic Hall (133 Séraphin-Marion)

The Department of Theatre presents the play Rivage à l’abandon, Médée-Maériau, Paysage avec Argonautes by Heiner Müller, translated by Jean Jourdeuil and Heinz Schwarzinger, and directed by Fanny Gilbert-Collet. This production by Théâtre de la Licorne will be presented from Tuesday, April 5 to Saturday, April 9, 2011. This activity will be held in French. For more information, please contact Jeannine Cameron at 613-562-5761 or theatre@uOttawa.ca.

April 6, 2011

Expert Panel on Sustainability in Aquaculture
4 p.m., Desmarais Building, Room 4170 (55 Laurier Ave. E.)

The expert panel on sustainability in aquaculture will focus on success and sustainability in cage salmon aquaculture in Canada. Panellists include Trevor Swerdfager, director general of Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Ruth Salmon, executive director of the Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance; John Werring, aquatic habitat specialist at the David Suzuki Foundation; and Tillman J. Benfey, professor and director of Animal Care in the Department of Biology at the University of New Brunswick. This event, organized by the Telfer School of Management in collaboration with the Canadian Fisheries, Oceans, and Aquaculture Management (C-FOAM), will be held in English. For more information, please contact C-FOAM at 613-562-5800 ext. 4795 or C-FOAM@management.uOttawa.ca.

Play: Rivage à l’abandon, Médée-Matériau, Paysage avec Argonautes *
Play by Heiner Müller and directed by Fannie Gilbert-Collet
8 p.m., Academic Hall (133 Séraphin-Marion

The Department of Theatre presents the play Rivage à l’abandon, Médée-Maériau, Paysage avec Argonautes by Heiner Müller, translated by Jean Jourdeuil and Heinz Schwarzinger, and directed by Fanny Gilbert-Collet. This production by Théâtre de la Licorne will be presented from Tuesday, April 5 to Saturday, April 9, 2011. This activity will be held in French. For more information, please contact Jeannine Cameron at 613-562-5761 or theatre@uOttawa.ca.

April 7, 2011

Panel: Les enjeux de l’État de droit et de la démocratie en République démocratique du Congo
Auguste Mampuya, judge at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, and Martin Fayulu, member of parliament in the Democratic Republic of Congo
4:30 p.m., Desmarais Building, Room 3120 (55 Laurier Ave. E.)

The Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS) in collaboration with the Réseau d’actions Nord-Sud, presents a panel titled Les enjeux de l’État de droit et de la démocratie en République démocratique du Congo.  Special guests include Auguste Mampuya, judge at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, and Martin Fayulu, member of parliament in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This event will be held in French. For more information, please contact the CIPS at 613-562-5800 ext. 2664 or cepi-cips@uOttawa.ca.

Play: Rivage à l’abandon, Médée-Matériau, Paysage avec Argonautes *
Play by Heiner Müller and directed by Fannie Gilbert-Collet
8 p.m., Academic Hall (133 Séraphin-Marion

The Department of Theatre presents the play Rivage à l’abandon, Médée-Maériau, Paysage avec Argonautes by Heiner Müller, translated by Jean Jourdeuil and Heinz Schwarzinger, and directed by Fanny Gilbert-Collet. This production by Théâtre de la Licorne will be presented from Tuesday, April 5 to Saturday, April 9, 2011. This activity will be held in French. For more information, please contact Jeannine Cameron at 613-562-5761 or theatre@uOttawa.ca.

April 8, 2011

Lecture: L’écart salarial entre les sexes chez les nouveaux diplômés postsecondaires
Marie Connolly Pray, professor, department of economics, UQAM
2:30 p.m., Desmarais Building, Room 10161 (55 Laurier Ave. E.)

Marie Connolly Pray, professor in the department of economics at UQAM, will give a lecture titled L’écart salarial entre les sexes chez les nouveaux diplômés postsecondaires. This event, organized by the Department of Economics, will be held in English, followed by a bilingual question period. For more information, please contact Pierre Brochu at 613-562-5800 ext. 1424 or pierre.brochu@uOttawa.ca.

Lecture: Contemporary Trends in Muslim Women’s Activism
Leila Ahmed, Victor S. Thomas Chair at the Harvard Divinity School
4 p.m., Simard Hall, Room 125 (165 Waller St.)

Leila Ahmed, Victor S. Thomas Chair at the Harvard Divinity School, will give a lecture titled Contemporary Trends in Muslim Women’s Activism. This event, organized by the Department of Anthropology and Sociology as part of the Critical Thinkers in Religion, Law and Social Theory Lecture Series, will be held in English. For more information, please contact the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at 613-562-5720 or socio@uOttawa.ca.

Play: Rivage à l’abandon, Médée-Matériau, Paysage avec Argonautes *
Play by Heiner Müller and directed by Fannie Gilbert-Collet
8 p.m., Academic Hall (133 Séraphin-Marion.)

The Department of Theatre presents the play Rivage à l’abandon, Médée-Maériau, Paysage avec Argonautes by Heiner Müller, translated by Jean Jourdeuil and Heinz Schwarzinger and directed by Fanny Gilbert-Collet. This production by Théâtre de la Licorne will be presented from Tuesday, April 5 to Saturday, April 9, 2011. This activity will be held in French. For more information, please contact Jeannine Cameron at 613-562-5761 or theatre@uOttawa.ca.

April 9, 2011

 

Play: Rivage à l’abandon, Médée-Matériau, Paysage avec Argonautes *
Play by Heiner Müller and directed by Fannie Gilbert-Collet
8 p.m., Academic Hall (133 Séraphin-Marion.)

The Department of Theatre presents the play Rivage à l’abandon, Médée-Maériau, Paysage avec Argonautes by Heiner Müller, translated by Jean Jourdeuil and Heinz Schwarzinger and directed by Fanny Gilbert-Collet. This production by Théâtre de la Licorne will be presented from Tuesday, April 5 to Saturday, April 9, 2011. This activity will be held in French. For more information, please contact Jeannine Cameron at 613-562-5761 or theatre@uOttawa.ca.

For more information about upcoming University of Ottawa sports events, please contact Jacinthe Néron at 613-562-5800 ext. 2113, or visit the Gee-Gees website.

*Admission charged