Media

OTTAWA, May 20, 2011  —  Here are some of the events taking place at the University of Ottawa from May 21 to May 27, 2011. For more details, visit the University of Ottawa’s Media Room.

• Wednesday, May 25
  8 a.m. Emerging Issues in Canadian Public Law
  Organized by the Public Law Group, University of Ottawa
  For more information contact droitpubliclaw@uOttawa.ca
   
• Wednesday, May 25 to Friday, May 27
  9 a.m. Joint Annual Meeting of the Geological Association of Canada, the Mineralogical Association of Canada, the Society of Economic Geologists and the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits
  In addition to the symposia and special sessions on the program, media are invited to attend the three following lectures open to the public:

Keeping Canadians Safe: How Geoscientists Help Reduce Losses From Natural Disasters
WHAT: Geoscience and Society breakfast talk featuring John Clague, PhD, Simon Fraser University*
WHEN: Thursday, May 26, 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
WHERE: Room 112 of Tabaret Hall, University of Ottawa (550 Cumberland St., Ottawa) Map

The Val-des-Bois, Quebec Earthquake of June 23, 2010, and Earthquakes in the Ottawa Valley
WHAT: Free public lecture by John Adams, PhD, Geological Survey of Canada
WHEN: Thursday, May 26, 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
WHERE: Canadian Museum of Nature, 240 McLeod Street, Ottawa

Geoscience Underpinning Canada’s Economic Competitiveness, Wealth and Development
WHAT: Geoscience and Society breakfast talk featuring James M. Franklin, PhD, FRSC, P.Geo., Franklin Geoscience*
WHEN: Friday, May 27, 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
WHERE: Room 112 of Tabaret Hall, University of Ottawa (550 Cumberland St, Ottawa) Map

For information on Gee-Gees games and other sporting events at the University of Ottawa, contact Jacinthe Néron at 613-562-5800, extension 2113, or visit the Gee-Gees website.