Past events
Past events by year
China and the World: Development, Trade and Governance in the 21st Century
Date: Monday, November 28
Time: 3:00 - 5:00 p.m
Location: Room FSS 4007, Faculty of Social Sciences | Faculté des sciences sociales, uOttawa 120 University Private Ottawa, ON K1N 9A7
Presented by the Chinese Ambassador to Canada, His Excellency Mr. Cong Peiwu.Ambassador Cong is China’s Ambassador to Canada since 2019. A graduate from China Foreign Affairs University, he has held several positions within the Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, including director-general. Before that he has served as minister-counsellor and minister within the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Alex Trebek Distinguished Lecture Series with Pramila Patten
Thu, 17 Nov 2022
Breaking the silence Conflict-related sexual violence: the role and impact of the United Nations
Every new wave of conflict brings with it a rising tide of human tragedy, including new waves of war’s oldest, most silenced and least condemned crime - sexual violence. The sharp deterioration of the peace and security context is causing immeasurable suffering to women and girls in conflict-affected countries. While the use of sexual violence as a tactic of war and terrorism is widely recognized, global efforts have failed to hold perpetrators accountable.From Myanmar to Ukraine to South Sudan, conflict-related sexual violence rages on around the world with impunity.
Join Under-Secretary-General and Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Pramila Patten, to discuss the evolution of her mandate since its establishment in 2009 as well as her strategic priorities in combating this scourge.
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Regulating Big Data in Agriculture
November 9, 2022
Kelly Bronson, Jonathan W. Y. Gray, Sarah-Louise Ruder, Rian Wanstreet, & Jonathan Van Geuns
Join us for a conversation on the datafication of agriculture and the need for governance and regulatory frameworks to support social justice in the collection and uses of farm data.
The panel will discuss the state of data regulation in agriculture. What makes agriculture a potentially distinct site for digital data collection – i.e., environmental law, unpredictable (weather) conditions, costs, corporate players? How is it similar to other domains where discussions have been more extensive, such as social media and health data use? Is the much-heralded call for “open data” or “public data” the solution for confronted powerful data corporations, and does it equate to full information access and social justice more broadly?
Water Law and Governance Book Launch
November 8, 2022
The University of Ottawa’s Forum on Water Law and Governance
Book Launch on the Canadian Water Agency
The uOttawa Public Law Centre, the University of Ottawa’s Forum on Water Law and Governance, the Centre for Environmental Law and Global Sustainability, and the Centre on Governance invite you to the launch of the edited collection: Canada Water Agency: Multisectorial Issues of Law and Governance.
Edited by professors Marie-France Fortin, Alexandre Lillo, Éric Champagne, Lauren Touchant and Thomas Burelli, this bilingual book consists of papers based on the national conference presented by the University of Ottawa’s Forum on Water Law and Governance. Written by experts in various fields of law and governance, these chapters address freshwater from Indigenous, municipal, international, ecosystemic, intergovernmental, and agricultural perspectives. It also provides considerations related to the institutional development of the Canada Water Agency.
Local and Community-Based Water Governance: A Roundtable of Actors from the Ottawa Watersh
Date: June 23, 2022
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 13:00 p.m. EDT
Location: Zoom webinar
This roundtable is organized by the Forum on Water Law and Governance, in partnership with the Global Institute for Water Security as part of their Water Day on the Hill event.
Local and community stakeholders play a key role in the development and implementation of water governance. They are at the base of a complex process and the leading actors on the field. However, their resources are often limited, and their roles remain little discussed. With a focus on social science and law, this event will explore the diversity of issues, challenges, and dynamics of local water governance.
The AU at 20: Challenges and Opportunities
April 22, 2022
The AU’s 20th anniversary is celebrated at a time of geopolitical turmoil and shifting multilateral alliances. On the continent, democracy is on the decline, the military coup has returned, and conflicts continue to rage. Has the AU lived up to its promise? And how can the organization navigate the challenges and opportunities of the next 20 years? These are some of the questions discussed by this expert panel.
Capstone Symposium of the Research Colloquium on Refugee Sponsorship
February 3, 2022
9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. EST
Online, Free
English
This Capstone Symposium will feature key learnings from the Colloquium series, insights from experts with lived refugee experience, and a discussion of “what comes next” for research on refugee sponsorship.
The Regulation of Medical Devices with Artificial Intelligence
November 8, 2021
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET
Online, Free
English only
The AI + Society and the Alex Trebek Forum for Dialogue present a conversation on the regulation and product safety of medical devices using AI, with Dr. Michael Da Silva, Marc Lamoureux, Dr. Devin Singh and Dr. Colleen Flood.
Workshop on Connections Between Refugee Sponsorship and Complementary Pathways
October 28, 2021
The Refugee Hub and the Migration Policy Institute are hosting a virtual workshop on the roles that sponsorship can play in developing, building out and adapting complementary pathways to protection for refugees. The event features an expert panel of international and regional policy specialists, practitioners, advocates, and researchers.
Multi-level Governance Issues in Freshwater Protection, Management, and Law
Thursday, October 14, 2021
Panel 1 (9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. EDT) Multi-level Governance and Water Protection: Regulations, Smart Cities and Community Participation
Panel 2 (1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. EDT) The State of Regional Water Governance: The Case of Watershed Management
Alex Trebek Lecture Series with Esther Duflo (2019 Nobel Prize in Economics)
The lecture entitled “Good Economics for Hard Times” will focus on how countries can better address pressing socioeconomic challenges and ensure an inclusive recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Date: Tuesday, October 5, 2021
11 a.m. to 12 p.m. EDT
Language: This discussion will be led in French, but you can ask your questions in French or English. The presentation will have simultaneous translation.
Refugee Sponsorship Research Colloquium: Workshop on Sponsorship and Integration
Wednesday June 16, 2021 - Workshop on Sponsorship and Integration
8 a.m. to 10 a.m. EDT
Format: Zoom
Refugee Sponsorship Research Colloquium
The University of Ottawa Refugee Hub and the Alex Trebek Forum for Dialogue are pleased to launch the Research Colloquium on Refugee Sponsorship.
May 19, 2021 – Workshop on Sponsorship in Rural and Small Communities
10 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET
Format: Zoom
Fiscal Federalism in Canada
Analysis, Evaluation, Prescription
Virtual Conference
Presented by: University of Ottawa Alex Trebek Forum for Dialogue
Organized by: University of Ottawa Faculty of Social Sciences Centre for Studies in Governance, McGill Institute for the Study of Government in Canada, University of Calgary School of Public Policy,
With support from: Secrétariat du Québéc aux relations canadiennes, Forum of Federations
Dates: April 21-23, 2021
Conference on Water Law and Governance
An Interdisciplinary Perspective on the Future Canada Water Agency
Presented by the Faculty of Social Sciences, Centre on Governance
Sponsored by the Public Law Centre, the Centre on Governance, the Centre for Environmental Law and Global Sustainability, and the Alex Trebek Forum for Dialogue of the University of Ottawa
Speakers: Jamie Benidickson, Sarah Berger-Richardson, Oliver Brandes, Aimée Craft, Alexandre Lillo, Rob de Loë, Sylvie Paquerot, Merrell-Ann Phare, David Robitaille, Catherine Ribot, Jacinta Ruru, Corinne Schuster-Wallace, Erum Khalid Sattar, Louis Simard, Lauren Touchant.
Date: Monday, 22 March, 2021 at 11 a.m.
