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* Waterloo representatives speak in Nanjing
* Fee arrangement deadline looms
* Staff conference kicks off today
* Tomorrow will be a day for brains

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Waterloo representatives speak in Nanjing

This article originally appeared on [12]the Waterloo International website.

In March 2015, two University of Waterloo Deans and two professors had the
opportunity to travel to China to lecture at [13]Nanjing University for
Nanjing's International Academic Week.


[14]Jean Andrey. Jean Andrey, Dean of Environment and Professor in Geography
and Environmental Management (GEM), presented on "Climate change adaptation
in the Canadian transportation sector". Andrey has been with GEM for 24
years and is an expert of weather and society and how weather, in
combination with other variables, affects road safety in Canada. According
to Andrey, as the Canadian climate changes, flooding, fire, tornadoes and
drought are becoming of increasing concern and commuters could face
increasingly treacherous commutes in the future.


[15]Margaret Dalziel. Dr. Margaret Dalziel, Associate Professor in the
Conrad Business Entrepreneurship and Technology Centre, presented a lecture
on "Government support of business emergence, research, innovation and
entrepreneurship". Dalziel's research is focused on understanding the
structure of the economy, the roles of organizations within it, and the
impact of government interventions designed to promote sustainable economic
growth.


[16]Ken Seng Tan. Ken Seng Tan is a University Research Chair and Math
Professor in Statistics and Actual Science. Tan's research interests lie at
the intersection of actuarial science, finance, mathematics and statistics.
During Nanjing's International Education Week, Tan gave two seminars,
"Mortality-linked Securities: Pricing and Applications" and "Quasi-Monte
Carlo methods in computational finance: An overview and some recent
advances". Professor Tan helped develop the Quasi-Monte Carlo method which
makes mathematical computations more efficient. According to the investment
council of the Society of Actuaries, Professor Tan's work on Quasi-Monte
Carlo is one of the seven most important contributions in investment
research in the last fifty years.


[17]Douglas Peers. Do[18]uglas Peers, Dean of Arts and Professor for the
Department of History, gave a lecture titled "Echoes of Retribution: Empire,
Race, Gender, and the Memorialization of the Mutiny of 1857/1858". His
research and teaching interests include India, Imperial,
transnational/global history and historiography. He is currently working on
several projects which address aspects of the relationship between the
military and state formation and the consolidation and commemoration of
colonial rule in mid-19th century India. Peers' lecture was part of the
closing ceremonies for International Education Week.


Nanjing University is one of China's top universities. The University of
Waterloo's connections with Nanjing University include various research and
academic partnerships. Nanjing University is also Waterloo's [19]Confucius
Institute partner. The Confucius Institute (CI), which is housed in Renison
University College, is a joint-venture between Nanjing University, Renison
University College, the University of Waterloo and the Office of Chinese
Language Council International (Hanban). The CI is dedicated to the
promotion and development of the Chinese language, culture, studies and
business at the University of Waterloo.


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Fee arrangement deadline looms

With classes concluded for the term, there's no better time to start
thinking about getting "Fees Arranged" for next term. The due date for
students to submit their payment or promissory note for the Spring term
without a late fee is Monday, April 27.

If students are not Fees Arranged by June 30, they will be unable to access
assignments, exams and course materials on LEARN.


There are two ways to become Fees Arranged:
* Payment in full; and
* a Promissory Note


Students can view their bills for Spring 2015 by logging into Quest, going
to "Student Centre" and then clicking Finances - Account Inquiry.


For more information, contact [21]Finance-Student Accounts via email or
[22]visit their website.

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[0407Staff.jpg] Staff conference kicks off today

The eighth annual University of Waterloo staff conference, hosted by
Organizational & Human Development (OHD), gets underway today and tomorrow.


"From customer service excellence to redefining intelligence, the 2015
conference will look at the way that we, as members of the campus community,
can help Waterloo achieve the single goal of its Strategic Plan: to be
recognized as one of the top innovation universities in the world," says a
note on the OHD website. "As well, in a follow-up to the previous topic at
the 2013 conference, the conference will further explore work-life balance
by looking at our families, our commitments, the quality of our leisure
activities, and -- most importantly - time. Finally, we will close the
conference on the topic of innovation by exploring how technology will be
integrating into objects that make up the very fabric of daily living. The
enchanted objects of fairy tales and science fiction are appearing in real
life and can aid and help us focus on the things that matter - us."


The conference keynotes organized for this year are quite diverse and
include a TEDx alumnus and a former head of training at Disney. [24]Keynote
speakers for 2015 are:
* Doug Lipp, internationally acclaimed expert on customer service,
leadership and global competitiveness, "The Magic of Exceptional
Customer Service";
* Scott Barry Kaufman, cognitive psychologist who studies the development
of intelligence, creativity, and personality, "Ungifted: Intelligence
Redefined";
* Brigid Schulte, award-winning journalist for the Washington Post - and
harried mother of two, "Overwhelmed: A Call to Pause"; and
* David Rose, instructor and researchers at the MIT Media Lab, "Enchanted
Objects: Connectivity, Design, and the Internet of Things".

The [25]workshops are equally diverse, exploring topics such as The
Excellence Canada process, Decision Making and Values, and Advising Advisors
... and how a Habitat for Humanity Build can teach you all you need to know
about a workplace. And much, much more, including a few returning
favourites.


On-site registration is available on the days of the conference in the Don
Craig Atrium of the School of Accounting and Finance, Hagey Hall.


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Tomorrow will be a day for brains

The Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience is hosting the 9th annual Waterloo
Brain Day tomorrow.
"The brain is a horrendously complex and poorly understood system that poses
both an immense challenge -- and possibly rich rewards -- to
neuroscientists, psychologists, philosophers, and computer scientists," says
a note on the CTN website. "To celebrate Waterloo's Centre for Theoretical
Neuroscience, which integrates these approaches to the brain, and to
highlight the already established Cognitive Science Program, we have invited
four internationally renowned speakers to present generally accessible
lectures from each of these perspectives."

The event will take place in EV3 1408 and will feature the following guest
speakers:


* Psychology: Thomas Griffiths, University of California, Berkeley,
"Revealing Human Inductive Biases by Simulating Cultural Evolution";
* Philosophy: Valerie G. Hardcastle, University of Cincinnati, " Radical
Embodied Cognition, Projection, and the Problem of Consciousness";
* Neuroscience: Mriganka Sur, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, "The
Functional Logic of Cortical Circuits";
* Computation: Kenneth Miller, Columbia University, "The Stabilized
Supralinear Network: A Simple Circuit Motif Underlying Cortical
Multi-input Integration"


Refreshments will be available in the EV3 atrium at 8:30 a.m. with the
official welcome being given at 9:00 a.m. Following the day's final lecture,
there will be a reception in PAS 2464.


Waterloo Brain Day is sponsored by the University of Waterloo Centre for
Theoretical Neuroscience (CTN), the Cognitive Science Program, and the
Faculty of Arts.


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Link of the day

[28]World Health Day

When and where

OHD Staff Conference 2015, Tuesday, April 7 and Wednesday, April 8.
[29]Details.


Department of History presents Professor Eric Jennings, University of
Toronto, "[30]Global, Colonial, and Transnational Paths: Thinking through
Francophone Spaces in World War II and Beyond," Tuesday, April 7, 10:30
a.m., Ev3 4408. Refreshments provided.


Human Resources presents US Tax Information Session, Tuesday, April 7, 11:30
a.m., DC 1304.


Board of Governors meeting, Tuesday, April 7, 1:30 p.m., Tannery Event
Centre.


Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (I.B.M.B.) Seminar Series
featuring Professor Jeff Smith, Department of Chemistry, Carleton
University, "TrEnDi: a tool to enhance sensitivity in proteomics and
lipidomics" Tuesday, April 7, 3:30 p.m., C2-361. [31]Details.


GreenHouse Social Innovation Showcase, Tuesday, April 7, 4:00 p.m., STP 201.
[32]Details.


Canadian Team Mathematics Contest, Wednesday, April 8, 3:15 p.m., Davis
Centre 1351.


Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience presents the 9th Annual Brain Day,
Wednesday, April 8, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., EV3 1408. [33]Details.


Retirement celebration for Olaf Naese, Wednesday, April 8, 3:30 p.m.,
TC2218. [34]Details.


Fine Arts Life Drawing session, Wednesday, April 8, 6:30 p.m., ECH 1224A.
[35]Details.


CTE presents Clicker (CTE726), Thursday, April 9, 12:00 p.m., MC 4040.
[36]Details.


Examination period begins, Friday, April 10. [37]Details.


Online examination days, Friday, April 10 and Saturday, April 11.


TD University of Waterloo Discover Day in Health Sciences, Tuesday, April
14, 8:00 a.m., Modern Languages. [38]Details.


2015 UW Retirees Association Spring Luncheon,
Tuesday, April 14, 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Luther Village. [39]Details.

UWRC Book Club featuring "My Year of Meats," Wednesday, April 15, 12:00
p.m., LIB 407.


LEARN Instructor User Group (CTE686), Thursday, April 16, 12:30 p.m., EV1
241. [40]Details.


WISE Public Lecture Series featuring Professor George Gross, professor,
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, "A Practical Framework for the Implementation of the
Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Concept," Friday, April 17, 2:00 p.m., CPH 4333.
[41]Details.


Senate meeting, Monday, April 20, 3:30 p.m., NH 3001.


Examination period ends, Saturday, April 25.


Deadline to become Fees Arranged, Monday, April 27. [42]Details.


Annual Teaching and Learning Conference: Opportunities and New Directions,
Thursday, April 30.

Water Institute Research Symposium 2015, Thursday April 30, 8:30 a.m. - 3:30
p.m., DC 1350. [43]Details.
Water Institute RBC Distinguished Lecture featuring Dr. Sunita Narain,
Director General, Centre for Environment and Science, New Delhi, India,
"Challenges for Water Security in the Poor's World". Thursday, April 30,
4:00 p.m. M3 1006. [44]Details.

PhD Oral Defences

Psychology. Olivia Ying Hsin Lin, "Characterizing Colour-Word Contingency
Learning." Supervisor, Colin McLeod. On deposit in the Arts graduate office,
PAS 2428. Oral defence Wednesday, April 15, 10:00 a.m., PAS 3026.

Physics & Astronomy. Andrew Achkar, "Charge Density Wave Order in Cuprate
Superconductors Studied by Resonant Soft X-ray scattering." Supervisor,
David Hawthorn. On deposit in the Science graduate office, PHY 2008. Oral
defence Wednesday, April 15, 11:00 a.m., PHY 352.

Electrical & Computer Engineering. Jagadish Ghimire, "Heterogeneous Cellular
Networks: From Resource Allocation to User Association." Supervisor,
Catherine Rosenberg. On deposit in the Engineering graduate office, PHY
3004. Oral defence Wednesday, April 15, 2:00 p.m., EIT 3151-3153.

Electrical & Computer Engineering. Alfredo Vaccaro, "Affine Arithmetic for
Power and Optimal Power Flow Analyses in the Presence of Uncertainties."
Supervisor, Claudio Canizares. On deposit in the Engineering graduate
office, PHY 3003. Oral defence Friday, April 17, 9:00 a.m., EIT 3142.

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