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AFDECE-2010Colloque international AFDECE
L’intégration de la culture en classe de langue : théorie, formation et pratiques. L’Université McGill et l’Université de Montréal sont heureuses d’accueillir le 9e colloque de l’Association française d’éducation comparée et des échanges (AFDECE).
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ArtDecoMontreal
10th World Congress on Art Deco®, May 24-30, 2009 The International Coalition of Art Deco Societies (ICADS) is a voluntary coalition of Art Deco Societies in Australia, Brazil, Canada, England, France, New Zealand, South Africa and United States. Also involved are other organizations concerned with Art Deco Preservation, and ‘Key Contacts,’ including individuals in cities which do not have active Art Deco preservation organizations.
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BIOPSY-2010BIOPSY Inaugural Scientific Colloquium
The Burnier Ocular Pathology Society has been known for its continuous growth worldwide, representing the great work and research provided by the past, present and future colleagues of the Laboratory from all around the world. In celebration of the upcoming 10th Year Anniversary of the Laboratory, we welcome you to join us in Montreal for our very first Scientific Colloquium. This Colloquium will feature the establishment of several fellowships to support the development of Future Leaders.
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BTS-20113rd Brain-to-Society Roadmap Development Workshop
The Third International Roadmap Development Workshop was held in the context of the Brain-to-Society Roadmap, a three-year program, led by the McGill World Platform for Health and Economic Convergence, that aims to advance the pool of scientific, social, and economic resources dedicated to tackling the world’s most pressing problems, including overconsumption, economic disparity, and social inequality. As part of the event, five workshops were held on March 17th, including one which focused on industry innovations toward healthy eating – see below for webcast – as well as a conference on the theme of the brain’s role in food and obesity, which was held on March 18th. The conference was organized in partnership with the UK’s Science and Innovation Network, the Douglas Mental Health University Institute, and the Montreal Neurological Institute and brought together neuroscientists, geneticists, endocrinologists and neuro-economists from the UK and Canada to present most recent scientific developments pertaining to the interplay between brain, hormones, behaviour, genes, and motivation. See below for webcast. On March 19th, a workshop was held to foster scientific collaborations between the UK and Canada
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2nd National Obesity SummitBrain-to-Society Workshop
The workshop was held on April 28, as part of the Second National Obesity Summit organized yearly by the Canadian Obesity Network. The aim was to help mainstream such continuous discovery into health and public efforts in order to inspire and monitor the whole-of-society changes needed to stop the spread of obesity and its chronic diseases worldwide in a biologically, socially and economically sustainable way.
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CONVOCATION-2009
McGill University Spring Convocation Ceremonies
Webcast: quickest and easiest way to view the video, directly from your web browser.
MP4: viewable on most computers and portable media players.
MP3: audio without the video.
DVD : Use this option only to burn a DVD. Typical file sizes are around 4 GB
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CUCCUC Meetings
Founded in 1972 the Computer User’s Committee is an informal grouping of McGill people committed to the improvement of information technology in the University. The CUC organizes discussion forums on new concepts, programs, hardware and systems. This collegial learning environment created by the CUC is a both a physical and virtual place for all interested members of the McGill community to exchange ideas as well as share experiences and solutions.
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Cutting Edge 2010Cutting Edge Lectures in Science
Cutting Edge Lectures in Science was initiated in 2003 with the express purpose of fostering communication between scientists in different disciplines as well as between scientists and the public.
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First-Year OfficeUniversity Success Workshops Series
Moving to university can seem like a bit of a rocky road. If you're feeling lost in large classes or falling behind in your studies, explore McGill's seminars and workshops for help, or discover the most popular resources in our Achievement Builders - Winter 2011 pamphlet. You can also visit McGill's Students page for more workshop opportunities.
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GCHRDS-2010Global Conf. on Human Rights & Diverse Societies
The Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism is proud to host The Global Conference on Human Rights and Diverse Societies. This will be the second Echenberg Family Conference on Human Rights. Organized in collaboration with the McGill Faculty of Law, it will bring together diverse scholars, judges, politicians, policy makers, journalists, students and members of civil society in an effort to understand how to establish and evaluate multiculturalism policies that will help diminish sources of cultural conflict and foster increased participation of all members of society at all levels.
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GEC3Global Environmental and Climate Change Centre
The Global Environmental and Climate Change Centre (GEC3) is a cross-disciplinary, multi-university research centre bringing together more than 40 researchers from six Quebec universities to study processes, modelling and impact of environmental and climate change. Our member institutions are: McGill University, Condordia University, Université de Montréal, Université du Québec à Montréal, Université de Sherbrooke, Bishop's University, Université Laval and Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique.
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GHC-2009Global Health Conference 2009
The McGill Global Health Programs is pleased to announce the 3rd annual conference: Building and Maintaining Sustainable Global Health Partnerships. The conference will take place on Friday, May 8th, 2009 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the La Plaza-Holiday Inn Midtown, 420 Sherbrooke West and will include outstanding panelists from medicine, law, agriculture and arts among others as well as outside speakers discussing the challenges and opportunities of working in international partnerships
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GPS-Events Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies: an opportunity to live history and make history.
McGill is one of the world’s top 25 most research-intensive universities. We recognize that our successes come not only from our outstanding faculty members and staff, but also from the quality of our graduate students and postdoctoral scholars – a community into which we are very happy to welcome you.
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HC-20102nd International Roadmap Development Workshop
The Brain-to-Society Diagnostic Project: Open Collaboration for a Science of the Hows To Lead, Manage and Govern Complexity for the 21st Century, Aligned with the Limit and Power of Human Biology 2nd International Roadmap Development Workshop In Search of Common Metrics, Methods and Models For Complex Collaboration and Innovation To Ensure Sustainable Healthy Eating Hosted by the McGill World Platform for Health and Economic Convergence
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Health Challenge-20102nd International Roadmap Development Workshop
The Brain-to-Society Diagnostic Project: Open Collaboration for a Science of the Hows To Lead, Manage and Govern Complexity for the 21st Century, Aligned with the Limit and Power of Human Biology 2nd International Roadmap Development Workshop In Search of Common Metrics, Methods and Models For Complex Collaboration and Innovation To Ensure Sustainable Healthy Eating Hosted by the McGill World Platform for Health and Economic Convergence
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History-582BEUROPEAN INTELLECTUAL HISTORY
101-582B EUROPEAN INTELLECTUAL HISTORY. This seminar will
examine selected topics in modern French history and European
intellectual history as it relates to France.
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ICUIMH-2009ICUIMH-2009
Organized by Alain Brunet PhD, director of the Research Laboratory on Psychotrauma. Sociologists, philosophers, clinicians, and researchers along with professionals in health systems management, information technology, and networking will come together to reflect on the Internet’s future and its role in mental health care.
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IHSP-2009IHSP Educational Equity Conference
An invitational expert meeting of international policy and academic experts, including representatives of the Canadian Government and non-governmental organizations, to present and discuss programs and policies that promote equity in education globally. Participants discussed challenges and policy strategies regarding equity in pre-primary, primary, secondary and tertiary education, focusing on socio-economic status, gender, ethnicity, language, geography and disability.
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IHSP-2010Institute for Health and Social Policy Conference
On May 1st, 2010, the McGill Institute for Health and Social Policy (IHSP) hosted a one-day international policy conference entitled Making Equal Rights Real in Montreal, Canada. It was an opportunity for an international group of leading practice, policy and academic experts, including high-level representatives of government, non-governmental organizations, community and research organizations to present and discuss how people have found creative and effective strategies for ensuring that their national and international legal rights are met.
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IONInternship Offices Network Events
Acting as a coordinating point for the University internship offices, the Internship Offices Network aims to promote internships for students by: -Serving as a portal to the appropriate internship office on campus; -Providing tools and resources to help students find an internship; and -Organizing and publicizing events that promote internships in general and particular opportunities.
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McGill Symposium on IslamMcGill Symposium on Islam and Evolution
How is evolution taught and understood in Islamic societies? How do Muslim students, parents, and teachers understand evolutionary science in relation to their religious beliefs? These questions form the basis of the McGill Symposium on Islam and Evolution, where international experts in Islamic and Religious Studies, Science Education, and Biological Evolution will meet to discuss their views on this important topic.
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Learn2TeachLearning to Teach
Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies (GPS), and Teaching & Learning Services (TLS) host Learning to Teach: A Professional Development Workshop for Graduate Students and Post-Doctoral Fellows at McGill
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Learn2Teach2011
Teaching & Learning Services (TLS) and Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies (GPS) host Learning to Teach: A Professional Development Workshop for Graduate Students and Post-doctoral Fellows at McGill
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LIBRARY
Library special event recordings
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LTT-Fall2010Learning to Teach Workshop
This one-day workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars who are presently teaching, or who would like to prepare for their future teaching roles. Through interactive small and large group sessions, participants will develop pedagogical knowledge and skills.
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MCHRATBlack Demographic Study
Led by Dr. James Torczyner of McGill’s School of Social Work, with a team of researchers from different disciplines, the study will be released at a day-long event open to the public (simultaneous translation will be available). The presentation of core findings and emerging issues will be held between 10:00 am and 11:30 am. Between 1:15 and 3:00.
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Media@McGillSpecial Events
Media McGill is a hub of research, scholarship and public outreach on issues and controversies in media, technology and culture. The members of Media@McGill are the eight communication studies faculty within the Department of Art History and Communication Studies at McGill University in Montreal.
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Media@McGillThe Independent Newspaper
The Independent Newspaper: Elusive Dream or Beacon of Democracy? This conference asks us to reflect on the independent newspaper in the 21st century: its role, content and public, as well as its editorial structure, financing and management.
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MIEConference-2010Public Symposium
"The Addressing Impediments to Commercializing Canadian Innovations: Financing and International Trade".
Topics to be discussed at the symposium will include:
How best to stimulate business angel investment?
Do we need more venture capital?
How might we generate a more effective venture capital sector?
What limits the internationalization of Canadian businesses?
How might impediments to internationalization be mitigated?
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Mini Science 2009Mini Science 2009
To Infinity and Beyond: Space, Stars and the Universe brings you the latest in space exploration by top McGill researchers and alumnus in this unique multi-disciplinary lecture series. The topic of Mini-Science 2009 is particularly appropriate – the United Nations having proclaimed 2009 the International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009) in commemoration of the first astronomical use of the telescope in 1609.
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Mini-Science 2010Pseudoscience: From Quirks to Quacks
Learn about:
* ‘psychic surgeons’ and the paranormal
* vaccination and autoimmune diseases
* hypnosis and memory
* the scientific validity of homeopathy
* the perceived dangers of cell phones and wireless
The Mini-Science 2010 series, presented by professors from the Faculty of Science, starts with ‘Dr. Joe’ from the Office for Science and Society, and proudly concludes with a presentation by our sponsor, Lorne Trottier. This public course takes place over seven consecutive Wednesday evenings, from April 7 to May 19.
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MISC-2009MISC Annual Conference
This conference will bring together academics and practitioners to address the influence of public opinion and mass media on the policy-making process, the role of evidence based research, the influence of non-governmental actors, and how policy-making decisions are made in a time of crisis. Ultimately, the objective of this conference will be to bring an interdisciplinary perspective to bear on the processes and players that impact and shape public policy in Canada.
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MISC-2010MISC Annual Conference
Welcome to the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada’s 2010 conference, Canadian Water: Towards a New Strategy. / Bienvenue à la conférence 2010 de l’Institut d’études canadiennes de McGill : Le Canada et son eau: Vers une nouvelle stratégie.
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MISC-2011MISC Annual Conference
Canada and the United States: Conversations and Relations: This year, the conference focuses on a series of conversations between Canadians and Americans about the fundamental aspects of the Canada - U.S. relationship. We will bring together influential actors to dissect and discuss in a unique format that encourages informal and informed conversations led by dynamic moderators. The goal is for our speakers – players past and present -- to bring alive for us the relation between the two countries, what influences decision-making, and the complexities and challenges of managing and maintaining what is without doubt the world’s most important and enduring bilateral relationship.
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MNI-Events
Montreal Neurological Institue special events
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MSE-2011McGill School of Environment Research Symposium
The McGill School of Environment is hosting our 4th Environmental Research Symposium on April 13th and 14th. The theme is Global Environmental Change, and this annual symposium is motivated by the need to bring together ideas and research findings from different disciplines to develop new approaches to environmental research.
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MSRL-2009
MSRL will consist of a series of invited talks and an evening poster session. Participation in the poster session will be based on extended abstracts, and the abstracts and posters will be published in an electronic proceedings. MSRL will be co-located with a cluster of other meetings, including the International Conference on Machine Learning, the Conference on Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence, and the Conference on Learning Theory.
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Palliative Care McGillCME Day
This year’s CME Day will offer a variety of advanced topics in Palliative Care which draw from the expertise of presenters working in the fields of psychology, psychiatry, nursing, radiology, neurology, dentistry, oncology and family medicine. The event is destined to health care professionals who may already be familiar with Palliative Care and also to those who are encountering patients and families at the end of life outside of a Palliative Care context.
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RETHINK-20098th Annual Rethink Conference
October 22, 2009. The Sub-Committee on Environment will hold its eighth annual Rethink conference, which traditionally aims to provide the community with information on environmental initiatives on campus by students and the administration, as well as an opportunity to provide suggestions on priority environmental projects to be addressed. Focus this year will be on education and sustainability.
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RRSPQ-2011Internet et santé mentale
L’axe Internet et santé du réseau de recherche en santé des populations du Québec (RRSPQ), partenaire du portail Internet et santé, propose cette année une série de séminaires portant sur les usages d’Internet par la population et les professionnels de santé.
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SCSD-2010Special Events and Lectures
The School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, within McGill’s renowned Faculty of Medicine, was among the first university departments in Canada to offer graduate training in Communication Sciences and Disorders. The School offers outstanding professional training in Speech-Language Pathology through its M.Sc. Applied degree, as well as state-of-the-art research training via its M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees.
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SEDEBlack Histories, Black Futures
Montreal’s Black communities include a range of cultures, ethnicities, languages, geographies and histories, and members of these communities have been present in Montreal throughout its development as an urban centre. The “Black Histories, Black Futures” conference to be held during Black History Month 2011, will highlight the diversity and complex realities of Montreal’s Black communities by convening community representatives, researchers, workers, and students from across the community and university sectors to share and build knowledge.
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Soup and ScienceSoup and Science September 2009
Soup and Science is held for one week at the start of each fall and winter term. Each day at lunch, undergraduate science students are invited to see and hear some of our coolest professors give short presentations about their research. Then as you mingle over lunch, you will be able to find out more about their research and how you can participate. Come and discover some of the opportunities that exist both within and outside your own departments.
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Soup and ScienceSoup and Science January 2010
Soup and Science is held for one week at the start of each fall and winter term. Each day at lunch, undergraduate science students are invited to see and hear some of our coolest professors give short presentations about their research. Then as you mingle over lunch, you will be able to find out more about their research and how you can participate. Come and discover some of the opportunities that exist both within and outside your own departments.
More info: http://www.mcgill.ca/science/ours/soupscience/
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Soup and Science-January 2012
Soup and Science is held for one week at the start of each fall and winter term. Each day at lunch, undergraduate science students are invited to see and hear some of our coolest professors give short presentations about their research. Then as you mingle over lunch, you will be able to find out more about their research and how you can participate. Come and discover some of the opportunities that exist both within and outside your own departments. More info: http://www.mcgill.ca/science/ours/soupscience/
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Soup and ScienceSoup and Science September 2010
Soup and Science is held for one week at the start of each fall and winter term. Each day at lunch, undergraduate science students are invited to see and hear some of our coolest professors give short presentations about their research. Then as you mingle over lunch, you will be able to find out more about their research and how you can participate. Come and discover some of the opportunities that exist both within and outside your own departments.
More info: http://www.mcgill.ca/science/ours/soupscience/
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TTF2009Teaching and Technology Fair
McGill faculty are cordially invited to attend the 6th annual Teaching and Technology Fair. It’s always an exciting opportunity to share and discover exemplary uses of technology to enhance teaching and learning. We look forward to seeing you!” Sylvia Franke, Chief Information Officer Morton J. Mendelson, Deputy Provost (Student Life and Learning) Centrally-supported technologies such as Camtasia, Respondus, Smart Notebook, SnagIt, Clickers, Turnitin, and myCourses will be hightlighted.
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TTF2010Teaching and Technology Fair
This year’s Teaching and Technology Fair offers an exciting new format! The fair will stimulate discussion through Panel Presentations in three main topic areas: Social Networking, Active Learning Classrooms, Lecture Recordings in addition to a sampling from McGill’s Teaching and Learning toolbox. Come and explore some of the hottest topics in educational technology with members of the McGill community. Professor David Harpp, Macdonald Professor of Chemistry, will moderate this event.
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TTF-2011Teaching with Technology Fair
The objective of this event is to provide faculty members with an opportunity to share and learn from one another’s experiences of teaching with technology. If you teach at McGill, you are invited to be a part of this event that will focus on technology-supported strategies that engage students.
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