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Organizer: Public Works Association of BC
Location: Online

Organizer: Asset Management BC
Location: Online

Organizer: Community Energy Association
Location: Online

Organizer: Canoe Procurement Group of Canada
Location: Online

Organizer: Royal Roads University - Continuing Studies
Location: Online

Organizer: Financial Management Institute of Canada
Location: Ottawa

Organizer: Asset Management BC
Location: Online

Organizer: Government Finance Officers Association of British Columbia
Location: Vancouver

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Territory: CFA
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Fire District: Central
Incident No: 189415
Date/Time: 13/11/2024 22:44:00
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Agency: CFA
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Territory: DELWP
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Fire District: West And South Gippsland
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Date/Time: 12/11/2024 18:52:00
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Feb 14, 2025, 12pm EST

Please join us at the SMFA for a talk and Q&A by visiting artist Kianja Strobert!

Kianja is known for dynamic explorations of acrylic, ink, and other materials that have established her as an innovative voice in contemporary abstraction. Her mixed-media sculptures and works on paper share a coarseness of texture and an expressive line. Strobert’s work translates the world into energetic planes of color, rendered in thick but refined brushstrokes that keep the eye in constant motion. The suggestion of movement or fluctuation results from the reactions of her various materials to their structural supports.

Open to Tufts university students, faculty, and staff.

Building: Anderson Auditorium
Campus Location: Boston Fenway campus
City: Boston, MA 02111
Campus: Boston Fenway campus
Location Details: 230 Fenway, Boston, MA 02115 (Anderson Auditorium)
Open to Public: Yes
Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk
Event Sponsor Details: Thanks to Robert Nagel, Tufts University Art Galleries, and the MFA Graduate Program for their continued support of the visiting artist series.
Event Contact Name: Sophie Cloherty
Event Contact Email: sophie.cloherty@tufts.edu
Event Admission: Free

Feb 7, 2025, 12pm EST

Please join us at the SMFA for a talk and Q&A by visiting artist Chitra Ganesh!

Across a twenty-year practice, Chitra Ganesh has developed an expansive body of work rooted in drawing and painting, which has evolved to encompass animations, wall drawings, collages, computer generated imagery, video, and sculpture. Through studies in literature, semiotics, social theory, science fiction, and historical and mythic texts, Ganesh attempts to reconcile representations of femininity, sexuality, and power absent from the artistic and literary canons. She often draws on Hindu and Buddhist iconography and South Asian forms such as Kalighat and Madhubani, and is currently negotiating her relationship to these images with the rise of right wing fundamentalism in India.

Open to Tufts university students, faculty, and staff.

Building: Anderson Auditorium
Campus Location: Boston Fenway campus
City: Boston, MA 02111
Campus: Boston Fenway campus
Location Details: 230 Fenway, Boston, MA 02115 (Anderson Auditorium)
Open to Public: Yes
Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk
Event Sponsor Details: Thanks to Robert Nagel, Tufts University Art Galleries, the MFA Graduate Program, and the Department of Graphic Arts for their continued support of the visiting artist series.
Event Contact Name: Sophie Cloherty
Event Contact Email: sophie.cloherty@tufts.edu
Event Admission: Free

Dec 8, 2024, 2pm EST

Join the TUAG Student Programming Committee for a crochet workshop with Leslie Rogers, SMFA at Tufts professor of the practice in sculpture. Taking inspiration from Tomashi Jackson’s use of fibers, knitwear, and woven elements in Across the Universe, Rogers will teach participants some basic techniques. Together, we can knit community via shared artmaking.

Building: Aidekman Arts Center
Campus Location: Medford/Somerville campus
City: Medford, MA 02155
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus
Location Details: Tufts Art Galleries, Aidekman Arts Center, Medford
Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes
Open to Public: Yes
Primary Audience(s): Alumni and Friends, Faculty, Parents, Postdoctoral Fellows, Staff, Students (Graduate), Students (Undergraduate)
Event Type: Community Engagement, Exhibition, Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk
Subject: Arts/Media, Education, Humanities
Event Sponsor: Tufts University Art Galleries
Event Sponsor Details: Generous support for Tufts University Art Galleries programming is provided by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.
RSVP Information: Event is free and open to all. Please register here: www.eventbrite.com…
More info: artgalleries.tufts.edu…

Dec 6, 2024, 12pm EST

Please join us at the SMFA for a talk and Q&A by visiting artist Tillie Walden!

Tillie is a cartoonist and illustrator living in Vermont and teaches at the Center for Cartoon Studies in Hartford, Vermont. Tillie is visiting as part of the Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo (MICE) from December 7–8, 2024.

Open to Tufts university students, faculty, and staff.

Building: Anderson Auditorium
Campus Location: Boston Fenway campus
City: Boston, MA 02111
Campus: Boston Fenway campus
Location Details: 230 Fenway, Boston, MA 02115 (Anderson Auditorium)
Open to Public: Yes
Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk
Event Sponsor Details: Thanks to Robert Nagel, Tufts University Art Galleries, the MFA Graduate Program, and the Department of Graphic Arts for their continued support of the visiting artist series.
Event Contact Name: Sophie Cloherty
Event Contact Email: sophie.cloherty@tufts.edu
Event Admission: Free

Mark Stiles is Professor of Technology Supported Learning at Staffordshire University. In his role as Head of Learning Development and Innovation, he is charged with leading "eLearning" across the institution. Staffordshire have been using VLEs for some five years, including the COSE VLE which was developed at Staffordshire and is now available as a free binary/open source product. Mark has led numerous projects relating to the technical, strategic, and educational aspects of the use of VLEs/MLEs and is a regular speaker, and has published widely, in these areas. Mark is currently chair of the JISC MLE Programme Evaluation Team. Mark Stiles gave a plenary talk on Beyond Your VLE: Strategic Challenges.

Ricky Rankin is a Principal Analyst within Information Services at Queen's University Belfast. For three years he was manager of the Computer Mediated Communications group with responsibility for the email and www services of the University. He is currently involved in two projects: (1) Queen's Online Project which seeks to ensure that the key services and information used by University personnel are made accessible through an integrated Web environment. (2)Content Management System which involves the selection and implementation of CMS to enable information owners to author for the Web. Ricky gave a joint plenary talk with Gareth McAleese on Content Management - Buy or Build?.

John Burke of JISC InfoNET is the FE Liaison Manager with JISCinfoNet. He has worked within the Further Education Sector since 1985 with much of that time having been involved with Management Information Systems, in addition to having managed and developed the IT Network and infrastructure at Myerscough College for over three years. He was instrumental in training and promoting good practice in MIS in Lancashire in the early days of College MIS and regionally has chaired the NW CMIS Group since 1996. He became Associate Chair of the National CMIS Board in 1994, helping to build on the success of that body since its merger with NAITFE to form the National Information and Learning Technologies Association (NILTA). John has participated as a member of NILTA's CIS Operations Committee, acted as North West Representative to NILTA's Council and has contributed numerous articles to their publications. John was an early adopter of the Internet and Intranet as a tool for dissemination and has spoken on the subject at several conferences and seminars. He has also spoken on the subject of e-Learning and was involved in the JISC MIS/MLE Interoperability Study. He received the NILTA Award for outstanding contribution to the development of College Information Systems in 1999. John gave a plenary talk on JISCinfoNet: Helping Web Managers Support Our Users.

Dave Beckett is a senior technical researcher at the Institute for Learning and Research Technology (ILRT), University of Bristol working on Semantic Web and web technology research, development and standardisation. He has been developing, researching and deploying Internet research discovery, search and metadata systems since 1993 and based at the ILRT since 2000. Dave presently works on the EU-funded IST project Semantic Web Advanced Development Europe (SWAD-Europe) on deploying and developing practical applications and approaches for this new technology. As part of this he does standardisation work on the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative and on the Resource Description Framework (RDF), the foundation work of the W3C Semantic Web Activity. Dave edits two of the RDF specifications in development. Dave Beckett gave the opening keynote plenary talk on day 2 on The Semantic Web.

Brian Kelly is UK Web Focus - a JISC-funded post which provides advice and support to the UK Higher and Further Education communities on Web issues. Brian is based at UKOLN. Brian has been chair of the organising committees for the Institutional Web Management Workshop series since he established the event in 1997. Brian's interests include Web standards, technical architectures for Web services and innovative Web developments. Brian is chair of the Programme Committee and a member of the Organising Committee.

Nov 21, 2024, 6pm EST

Join us in experiencing The Fight for Black Lives, a powerful documentary that explores whether the persistently higher rate of Black maternal and infant mortality is inevitable because it is “located in the inferior body of the negro” or preventable because it is located in “inferior social conditions.”

Panel discussion with experts to immediately follow.

Register now!

Building: Tufts Center for Medical Education
Campus Location: Boston Health Sciences campus
City: Boston, MA 02111
Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus
Location Details: Room 114
Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes
Open to Public: Yes
Primary Audience(s): Alumni and Friends, Faculty, Parents, Postdoctoral Fellows, Staff, Students (Graduate), Students (Postdoctoral), Students (Undergraduate)
Event Type: Community Engagement, Conference/Panel Event/Symposium, Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk
Subject: Diversity/Identity/Inclusive Excellence, Education, Health/Wellness, Medicine, Politics/Policy/Law, Science, Social Justice/Human Rights, Theater/Dance
Event Sponsor: School of Medicine
Event Sponsor Details: Center for Black Maternal Health and Reproductive Justice
Event Contact Name: Judith Jeanty
Event Contact Email: Judith.Jeanty@tufts.edu
Event Contact Phone: 617-636-3847
RSVP Information: secure.touchnet.net…
Event Admission: In-person or virtually
More info: secure.touchnet.net…

Nov 21, 2024, 12pm EST

Tufts AI Literacy Forums Fall 2024

• Has Perplexity become a secret friend you love to pester? Does ChatGPT feel like an evil robot overlord you’re not sure you can trust?
  
• Are you curious about how others at Tufts are using AI? Do you ever wonder if you’re the only one with mixed feelings about it?

Over the past two years, generative AI tools have found their way into the spaces where we learn, teach, and work. This series creates an opportunity to discuss the ethical and effective uses of AI and how we can define AI literacy in a way that supports our shared values.

Join a forum where students, faculty, and staff come together to discuss how generative AI is shaping life at Tufts—both inside and outside the classroom.

Online forum: Thursday, November 21, 2024, 12-1:30 p.m. via Zoom

In-person forum: Friday, November 22, 12-2 p.m. on the Medford/Somerville campus (with a lunch buffet)

Online Location Details: Please register, Zoom information will be shared 48 hour prior to the event
Open to Public: No
Primary Audience(s): Faculty, Postdoctoral Fellows, Staff, Students (Graduate), Students (Postdoctoral), Students (Undergraduate)
Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium, Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk
Subject: Education
Event Sponsor Details: Tufts University Center for the Enhancement of Learning & Teaching
Event Contact Name: Carie Cardamone
Event Contact Email: Carie.Cardamone@tufts.edu
Event Contact Phone: 6176270562
RSVP Information: forms.gle…
More info: forms.gle…

Nov 21, 2024, 12pm EST

Sydney Giacalone, doctoral candidate in anthropology at Brown University, researches multigenerational farmers and ranchers across the U.S. who are transitioning away from conventional practices towards environmentally and social repairing approaches. This experience often involves questioning past education and internalized ideologies and learning to collaborate with nonhuman life to repair degraded ecologies. Join Giacaloneto learn more about her research.

Building: Curtis Hall
Campus Location: Medford/Somerville campus
City: Medford, MA 02155
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus
Location Details: Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room (474 Boston Ave., Medford, MA)
Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes
Open to Public: Yes
Primary Audience(s): Alumni and Friends
Event Type: Academic Date/Deadline, Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk
Event Sponsor Details: Environmental Studies Program
Event Contact Name: Sinet Kroch
Event Contact Email: sinet.kroch@tufts.edu
RSVP Information: RSVP only needed for virtual attendants
More info: tufts.zoom.us…

Nov 20, 2024, 12:15pm EST

Speakers:

Bruno Ciceri, Stella Maris



Chris Williams, Fisheries Section Coordinator of the International Transport Workers' Federation



Noel Adabblah, Fisherman



Moderated by Jess Sparks, Assistant Professor, Friedman School

Online Location Details: Details provided via email
Building: Jaharis Family Center for Biomedical and Nutrition Sciences
Campus Location: Boston Health Sciences campus
City: Boston, MA 02111
Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus
Location Details: *Jaharis 118 and Online, Please note that this Speaker Series event will NOT be held in Behrakis Auditorium
Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes
Open to Public: No
Primary Audience(s): Faculty, Postdoctoral Fellows, Staff, Students (Graduate)
Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk
Subject: Diversity/Identity/Inclusive Excellence, Health/Wellness
Event Sponsor: Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
RSVP Information: No RSVP necessary
Event Admission: Free

Nov 18, 2024, 3pm EST

Join us for a fireside chat and book signing event with renowned entrepreneur and philanthropist Bill Cummings, founder of Cummings Properties and co-founder of Cummings Foundation.

Building: Joyce Cummings Center
Campus Location: Medford/Somerville campus
City: Medford, MA 02155
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus
Location Details: 177 College Ave, Medford
Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes
Open to Public: No
Primary Audience(s): Alumni and Friends, Faculty, Staff, Students (Graduate), Students (Postdoctoral), Students (Undergraduate)
Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk
Subject: Business, Innovation
Event Sponsor: Gordon Institute
Event Sponsor Details: Derby Entrepreneurship Center
Event Contact Name: Carol Denning
Event Contact Email: carol.denning@tufts.edu
RSVP Information: derbyecenter.tufts.edu…
Event Admission: Free
More info: derbyecenter.tufts.edu…

Nov 15, 2024

Guru Nanak's Birthday. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.

Open to Public: Yes
Event Type: Multifaith Observance
Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy

Nov 14, 2024, 4pm EST

Join a conversation with author and Professor Benjamin Bradlow about his new book Urban Power: Democracy and Inequality in São Paulo and Johannesburg. Why are some cities more successful than others in reducing inequalities in the built environment?

This event is co-sponsored by the Tufts Departments of Sociology and Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning.

Building: Olin Center
Campus Location: Medford/Somerville campus
City: Medford, MA 02155
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus
Location Details: Olin Center, Room 106
Open to Public: Yes
Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk
Event Sponsor: School of Arts and Sciences
Event Sponsor Details: Tufts Departments of Sociology and Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning
Event Contact Name: Amy Pendleton
Event Contact Email: amy.pendleton@tufts.edu

Nov 13, 2024, 6pm EST

In conjunction with Across the Universe, join TUAG in collaboration with the Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies for an interactive screening and conversation with exhibiting artist Tomashi Jackson, associate professor Kareem Khubchandani (LaWhore Vagistan), and a special guest—multidisciplinary performer and director of opera and theater Alexander Gedeon from the LA Philharmonic. Featuring One Night Only with Tommy Tonight, a rare live performance of Jackson as Tommy Tonight lip-syncing the Doobie Brothers with a soundtrack directed by Gedeon, the event will discuss the ways drag and kinship are linked, through intergenerational support, grief, and memory, and how participants’ artistic practices allow them to mourn and process loss.

Building: Aidekman Arts Center
Campus Location: Medford/Somerville campus
City: Medford, MA 02155
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus
Location Details: Alumnae Lounge, Aidekman Arts Center, Medford
Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes
Open to Public: Yes
Primary Audience(s): Alumni and Friends, Faculty, Parents, Postdoctoral Fellows, Staff, Students (Graduate), Students (Undergraduate)
Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium, Exhibition, Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk, Performance
Subject: Arts/Media, Community Celebration, Diversity/Identity/Inclusive Excellence, Humanities, Music, Theater/Dance
Event Sponsor: Tufts University Art Galleries
Event Sponsor Details: This program is supported by the Tufts AS&E Diversity Fund. Generous support for Tufts University Art Galleries programming is provided by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.
RSVP Information: Event is free and open to all. Please register here: www.eventbrite.com…
More info: artgalleries.tufts.edu…

Nov 13, 2024, 3pm EST

Join a conversation with physician, scientist, and the activist who exposed the Flint water crisis, Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha. Dr. Mona is the associate dean for public health and C.S. Mott Endowed Professor of Public Health at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, and the founding director of the Pediatric Public Health Initiative, a public health program of MSU and Hurley Children’s Hospital in Flint, Michigan.

Named one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World and recognized as one of USA Today’s Women of the Century for her role in uncovering the Flint water crisis and leading recovery efforts, Dr. Mona has testified before the U.S. Congress and advocates for children in Flint and beyond.

Online Location Details: tufts.zoom.us…
Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus
Location Details: DuBlois Auditorium
Open to Public: Yes
Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk
Event Sponsor Details: Tufts University School of Medicine
Event Contact Name: Jessica Byrnes, Senior Communications Manager
Event Contact Email: jessica.byrnes@tufts.edu
More info: tischcollege.tufts.edu…

Nov 13, 2024, 12pm EST

The Center for the Humanities at Tufts (CHAT) invites you to a special event on November 13 at noon. Professor Cathy Stanton will be sharing insights from her new book, Food Margins: Lessons from an Unlikely Grocer.

In a food industry shaped by the abundance, cheapness, and convenience that giant corporations can offer, small-­scale ventures struggle to survive, as anthropologist Cathy Stanton discovered when she joined the effort to save a small food co-­op in a former mill town in western Massachusetts. On the margins of the dominant system, Stanton found herself reckoning with its deep racial and class inequities, and learning that making real change requires a fierce commitment to community and a willingness to change herself as well.

Cathy Stanton is an interdisciplinary scholar and practitioner working at the intersection of cultural anthropology and public history. Her published work focuses largely on the uses of history, heritage, and culture in redevelopment projects, particularly in former industrial settings. Her research particularly highlights the presence and contributions of knowledge producers and cultural workers within processes of postindustrial transformation.

Building: Fung House 48 Professors Row
Campus Location: Medford/Somerville campus
City: Somerville, MA 02144
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus
Location Details: First floor conference room
Open to Public: Yes
Primary Audience(s): Faculty, Postdoctoral Fellows, Staff, Students (Graduate), Students (Postdoctoral), Students (Undergraduate)
Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk
Subject: Arts/Media, Politics/Policy/Law, Social Justice/Human Rights
Event Sponsor: School of Arts and Sciences
Event Sponsor Details: Center for Humanities at Tufts
Event Contact Name: Amanda Pepper
Event Contact Email: amanda.pepper@tufts.edu
Event Contact Phone: 2037639353
RSVP Information: No RSVP needed
Event Admission: Free
More info: humanities.tufts.edu…

The IWMW 2006 workshop will be held at the University of Bath on 14-16th June 2006. [2005-07-08]

Added IWMW 2006 announcement to the UKOLN home page. [2006-01-09]