Post-truths propagated online diminish trust in science and digital communication of all sorts is leading to a narrowing of perspectives among individuals as well as governments which are focusing increasingly on national over global interests. Is our progress toward a global knowledge society in peril? What barriers exist to globalizing knowledge—old and new? And what are the benefits and risks associated with living in a global knowledge society? 

Guy Lévesque, Associate Vice-President, Research Support and Infrastructure, University of Ottawa

The Institute for Science, Society and Policy and the Royal Canadian Institute for Science are delighted to host the first panel of the second year of the ISSP-RCIScience Lecture Series. On December 10th,  we will discuss the science, policy and societal implications of new technologies designed to allow people with disabilities to communicate and interact with the world around them. 

This roundtable discussion will kick off with a presentation on U.S. science priorities and policies and opportunities for U.S.-Canadian research collaborations. Currently an Embassy Science Fellow in Ottawa, Dr. Claire Hemingway is a program director at the National Science Foundation (NSF). At NSF she handles engagement with Canada and China and manages a new program to support international network to network collaborations.

Dr. Monica Gattinger, Director, Institute for Science, Society and Policy, University of Ottawa

Nik Nanos, Chair and CEO, Nanos Research

Dale Beugin, Executive Director, Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission
Lisa DeMarco, Senior Partner, DeMarco Allan LLP 

In the UK, the residential sector currently accounts for approximately a third of the energy used and so energy demand reduction in this sector is a key part of our strategy for carbon reduction. However, energy demand reduction has typically been addressed from an engineering perspective, with only recent consideration of the requirements of users and the implications for design.

La recherche de l’innovation sociale (IS) par le biais des universités a pris de l’ampleur à l’échelle mondiale. L’innovation sociale a captivé l’imagination des décideurs, des administrateurs, des professeurs, des étudiants et des intervenants des universités canadiennes. On présentera les résultats de la première recension et analyse systématique de l’écosystème dynamique d’IS qui se fait jour dans le paysage universitaire canadien.

Peter Milley, professeur adjoint
Faculté d’éducation, uOttawa

The pursuit of social innovation (SI) through universities has caught on globally. SI has captured the imagination of policy-makers, administrators, faculty, students and stakeholders in Canadian universities. Findings will be presented from the first systematic canvassing and analysis of the dynamic SI ecosystem emerging on the Canadian university landscape.

Peter Milley
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Education, uOttawa

Barbara Szijarto
Doctoral Candidate
Faculty of Education, uOttawa

On October 25th and 26th come join the conversation at The Future of Sustainable Protein, a research symposium featuring 30 experts in 6 roundtable discussions as they examine the challenges and opportunities involved in nourishing the world sustainably.

Registration is FREE.

May 22, 2018

4:30 PM to 6:30 PM, meet the panelists from 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Room 12102, Desmarais Building, 55 Laurier E Ave, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5

Opening Remarks:

Margaret McCuaig-Johnston, Senior Fellow, Institute for Science, Society and Policy, University of Ottawa

Moderator:

Helle Tosine, Past Board Chair, Royal Canadian Institute for Science

Panelists:

Dr. Graham Taylor, Associate Professor of Engineering, University of Guelph