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Information Session: WISIR Transdisciplinary Systemic Innovation Lab | Waterloo Institute for Social Innovation and Resilience

Information Session: WISIR Transdisciplinary Systemic Innovation Lab | Waterloo Institute for Social Innovation and Resilience

Transdisciplinary Systemic Innovation Lab

Are you instructing a course at the University of Waterloo this fall?

Looking for ways to spice up your students’ engagement in your course material?

You might like to learn more about an upcoming research project by the Waterloo Institute for Social Innovation and Resilience (WISIR). Funded by a Learning Innovation and Teaching Enhancement (LITE) Grant (administered by the Centre for Teaching Excellence and the Associate Vice-President, Academic’s Office), WISIR will run a transdisciplinary, participatory lab in which students and researchers from across faculties work with community stakeholders on a ‘wicked problem’ to prototype and test system-changing solutions.

Join our information session on June 23 at 12pm EDT. Discover more about our research questions, delivery model, learning platform, and provide feedback with Principal Investigator Sean Geobey and WISIR’s Innovation Lab Manager Meg Ronson.

Register here.

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WHO/Europe training course for prison health-care workers: innovation in NCD policy and action

WHO/Europe virtual press briefing: Humanitarian emergency in Ukraine and the wider region

May 2022 online training course

The WHO European Regional Office for Europe, in collaboration with the Yale School of Medicine, has developed an online training course to empower and enhance professional development of national counterparts and clinicians working with prisons and other detention facilities.

The online course will give its participants the knowledge and innovative tools to:

  • review the latest evidence on the burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCD) such as cardiovascular diseases, obesity and overweight, cancer, respiratory diseases, and mental health disorders; and their risk factors;
  • implement successful NCD practices in a prison context;
  • develop further advocacy strategies; and
  • train their peers to deliver the WHO-recommended interventions.

Level and demands

The course is aimed at health professionals specializing in prison environments from any of the 53 Member States of the WHO European Region. Professionals from other regions are also welcome to express their interest in participating.

The training is free of charge for all selected participants.

Course timeline and composition:

The course starts on 10 May 2022 and ends on 24 June 2022.

It will consist of several modules and include educational videos, webinars, practical workshops, and participant activities.

Application deadline:

Please send your expression of interest to participate in the course to Filipa Alves da Costa (azevedof@who.int) by 5 May 2022. All participants will be notified on further course details by 9 May 2022.

Certification:

All participants receive a digital certificate after successfully completing the course.

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Lakehead hosting virtural Research and Innovation Week events

Lakehead hosting virtural Research and Innovation Week events

Keynote speaker Seth Klein will open Lakehead’s weeklong event with talk called ‘Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency’

NEWS RELEASE

LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY

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You are invited to participate in Lakehead University’s 17th annual Research and Innovation Week, being held virtually from Monday, March 7 to Friday, March 11.

Lakehead University will hold opening ceremonies on Monday, March 7 at 11:20 a.m. with keynote speaker Seth Klein, team lead for the Climate Emergency Unit – a project of the David Suzuki Institute, whose talk is called Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency.

At 1 p.m., Lakehead will post the first Ignite video on social media, featuring a research project by Dr. Muntasir Billah from Civil Engineering called Infrastructure Condition Assessment and Management During the COVID-19 Pandemic Using Artificial Intelligence.

At 3:30 p.m. on Monday, March 7, Mitchell Thomashow will hold his talk, To Know the World: A New Vision for Environmental Learning.

At 5 p.m., Dr. Pauline Sameshima will lead a virtual art tour called Climate Action in Action!, then at 7 pm Dr. Reidun Twarock, Professor of Mathematical Virology at the University of York in the UK, will present a talk called Viral Disease Through the Lens of Geometry.

On Tuesday at noon, Drs. Ellen Field and Paul Berger and several graduate students will discuss Student Reflections on Climate Change Education Courses at Lakehead, followed by the 1 p.m. launch of Ignite video #2 featuring a research project by Dr. Angela Hovey called Shelter Access for all Women: Creating a Harm Reduction Framework.

At 1:30 p.m., Semie Sama will host Teaching for Climate Action: The Bora Laskin Faculty of Law is Catalyzing Communities of Future Climate Leaders.

Then at 3 p.m., Dr. Ellen Field and collaborators will discuss the findings of Policy Incoherence and Uneven Coverage: A Review of Climate Change Education within Canadian Curriculum Texts.

Lenore Keeshig will host Stories of the Land from Residential and Indian Day School to Present Day at 7 p.m. Keeshig is Anishinaabekwe, a journalist, storyteller, poet, and children’s author.

On Wednesday, March 9 at 9 a.m., a group of researchers will participate in a panel discussion called Climate Change and Political Action: Lessons from India, Uruguay and Canada.

Then at 1 p.m., Lakehead will post Ignite video #3 on social media, featuring Dr. Sam Salem’s research project called Towards Enhanced Fire-Resistant Mass Timber Buildings for Canadians.

On Wednesday, March 9 at 5 p.m., Dr. Pauline Sameshima will host session two of the Climate Action in Action! art tour, and at 7 p.m. Dr. Kelsey Leonard will host a talk called Indigenous Water Justice for Planetary Wellbeing.

Then on Thursday, March 10 at 11 a.m., several Lakehead professors will discuss their exciting research in Celebrating Lakehead University’s Faculty Authored Monographs.

At 12:30 p.m., 2021 Distinguished Researcher Dr. Ed Rawana will host a discussion called Strength-Based Strategies for Parents and Educators to Promote Mental Wellness and Resiliencies in Children and Youth, followed by 2021 Distinguished Researcher Dr. Mitchell Albert’s talk, How Hyperpolarized MRI Changed the Fields of Pulmonary and Neuro Imaging at 2 p.m.

On Friday, March 11, Dr. Rita Wong from Emily Carr University of Art and Design, will host a discussion called Follow the Water, Stand with the Land.

For more information and to register visit lakeheadu.ca/ri.

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Lakehead hosting virtural Research and Innovation Week events

Lakehead hosting virtural Research and Innovation Week events

Keynote speaker Seth Klein will open Lakehead’s weeklong event with talk called ‘Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency’

NEWS RELEASE

LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY

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You are invited to participate in Lakehead University’s 17th annual Research and Innovation Week, being held virtually from Monday, March 7 to Friday, March 11.

Lakehead University will hold opening ceremonies on Monday, March 7 at 11:20 a.m. with keynote speaker Seth Klein, team lead for the Climate Emergency Unit – a project of the David Suzuki Institute, whose talk is called Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency.

At 1 p.m., Lakehead will post the first Ignite video on social media, featuring a research project by Dr. Muntasir Billah from Civil Engineering called Infrastructure Condition Assessment and Management During the COVID-19 Pandemic Using Artificial Intelligence.

At 3:30 p.m. on Monday, March 7, Mitchell Thomashow will hold his talk, To Know the World: A New Vision for Environmental Learning.

At 5 p.m., Dr. Pauline Sameshima will lead a virtual art tour called Climate Action in Action!, then at 7 pm Dr. Reidun Twarock, Professor of Mathematical Virology at the University of York in the UK, will present a talk called Viral Disease Through the Lens of Geometry.

On Tuesday at noon, Drs. Ellen Field and Paul Berger and several graduate students will discuss Student Reflections on Climate Change Education Courses at Lakehead, followed by the 1 p.m. launch of Ignite video #2 featuring a research project by Dr. Angela Hovey called Shelter Access for all Women: Creating a Harm Reduction Framework.

At 1:30 p.m., Semie Sama will host Teaching for Climate Action: The Bora Laskin Faculty of Law is Catalyzing Communities of Future Climate Leaders.

Then at 3 p.m., Dr. Ellen Field and collaborators will discuss the findings of Policy Incoherence and Uneven Coverage: A Review of Climate Change Education within Canadian Curriculum Texts.

Lenore Keeshig will host Stories of the Land from Residential and Indian Day School to Present Day at 7 p.m. Keeshig is Anishinaabekwe, a journalist, storyteller, poet, and children’s author.

On Wednesday, March 9 at 9 a.m., a group of researchers will participate in a panel discussion called Climate Change and Political Action: Lessons from India, Uruguay and Canada.

Then at 1 p.m., Lakehead will post Ignite video #3 on social media, featuring Dr. Sam Salem’s research project called Towards Enhanced Fire-Resistant Mass Timber Buildings for Canadians.

On Wednesday, March 9 at 5 p.m., Dr. Pauline Sameshima will host session two of the Climate Action in Action! art tour, and at 7 p.m. Dr. Kelsey Leonard will host a talk called Indigenous Water Justice for Planetary Wellbeing.

Then on Thursday, March 10 at 11 a.m., several Lakehead professors will discuss their exciting research in Celebrating Lakehead University’s Faculty Authored Monographs.

At 12:30 p.m., 2021 Distinguished Researcher Dr. Ed Rawana will host a discussion called Strength-Based Strategies for Parents and Educators to Promote Mental Wellness and Resiliencies in Children and Youth, followed by 2021 Distinguished Researcher Dr. Mitchell Albert’s talk, How Hyperpolarized MRI Changed the Fields of Pulmonary and Neuro Imaging at 2 p.m.

On Friday, March 11, Dr. Rita Wong from Emily Carr University of Art and Design, will host a discussion called Follow the Water, Stand with the Land.

For more information and to register visit lakeheadu.ca/ri.

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Charity Event Awards to recognize innovation, excellence in fundraising

Charity Event Awards to recognize innovation, excellence in fundraising

The Community Foundation, founded in Cape Coral, is a leader in recognizing and celebrating the accomplishments of charity fundraising events, galas, golf tournaments, and competitive races to secure contributions and raise awareness for nonprofit and charitable causes.

The Community Foundation will host its inaugural Charity Event Awards to recognize event fundraising innovation and excellence. More than 200 nonprofit event fundraising professionals, marketing and public relations leaders, event sponsors, and private donors are expected to gather at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Fort Myers on April 5, from 6-9 p.m., to celebrate the best fundraising events and the most outstanding charitable organizations which host, plan, and promote events to raise funds to fulfill their mission.

More: Community Foundation announces Southwest Florida’s top 30 nonprofit executives of 2021

An important part of the Charity Event Awards is celebrating the continued innovation and resilience of our nonprofit community and its ability to create well-planned events with excellence. Over the past five years I’ve been the leader of the Community Foundation, we’ve received stories from hundreds of charitable organizations, event fundraising professionals, and board members who are truly changing the future of fundraising. This year’s winners will honor the charity event fundraisers and trailblazers who turned the challenges of the pandemic into opportunities for their causes, finding new ways to engage donors, sponsors, ticket buyers, and grow impact.

The guest speaker for the Charity Event Awards is Teri Hansen, founder, president, and creative director of Priority Marketing. Dr. Carol Rae Culliton, President & CEO, Gunterberg Charitable Foundation, is the title sponsor for the event. Wendy Fullerton Powell, Executive Editor of Naples Daily News/Southwest Florida Region Editor, and Sandy Stilwell Younquist, Co-Founder, SWFL Children’s Charities are award presenters.

More: Commentary: United Way, The Community Foundation are two organizations with one goal

The Charity Event Awards, created by the Community Foundation, expands its list of categories to include Best Overall Charity Event. The eight award categories this year include:

Business Charity Award / Outstanding Charity Support by a Business: This award recognizes the efforts of a company that has strived to have a positive impact on the community, upheld strong ethical and moral standards, and worked toward a sustainable future.

Virtual Charity Event of the Year: Putting a charity event on virtually is no easy feat, so this category is for those who pulled it off seamlessly and delivered a virtual event to remember. 

Leading Events Team Award / Outstanding Events Team Award: Any event worker can tell you there truly is no “I’ in team. This category is for the team that best worked together to deliver incredible charity events that made an impact.

Best Overall Charity Event of the Year: Sometimes everything just comes together beautifully. This award is for the charity event that was firing on all cylinders and succeeded in a truly impressive way.

Best Charity Event Support by a Marketing/PR Firm: Behind any successful charity is a PR or marketing firm that helped get the word out there. This category recognizes the vital contributions of these firms to put on charity events that make a difference.

Best Charity Event Caterer Award: No great charity event is complete without some outstanding food to keep everyone energized. This category is for the catering team that best elevated charity events with their service.

Up and Coming/Grassroots Award: Everyone gets their start somewhere, so this award is for the organization/individual who started strong and is already well on their way.

Best Special Event Fundraising / Best Creative Charity Event: Did you organize a charity golf tournament, walk-a-thon, gala, or other specialty charity event? This category recognizes your efforts to organize unique, memorable charity events.

Nominations are now being accepted for outstanding individual and organizational efforts led by nonprofits across Lee, Collier, Charlotte, DeSoto, Glades, Hendry and Sarasota counties. The organization selected as the Best Overall Charity Event will be awarded $5,000, and all other category winners will each receive $500. Nominations are due by March 1

Winners are selected by a committee of marketing and event fundraising experts. In addition to the recognition at the Charity Event Awards, winners receive a special award, television appearance, and mention in news releases.

The 2022 Charity Event Awards is presented by the Gunterberg Charitable Foundation. The Community Foundation is seeking the community’s support for the 2022 event and has announced additional sponsorship levels ranging from $1,200 to $7,500 with a variety of benefits. Tickets for the event are $150 per person.

To learn more about nominations, sponsorship opportunities or to purchase tickets, visit CapeCoralCF.org/Events/Charity-Event-Awards-Nominations or call 239-542-5594.

To find out more about the Charity Event Awards, visit charityeventawards.org

The Community Foundation, founded in Cape Coral, the largest city in Southwest Florida, is the voice and the choice of the region’s 5,214 nonprofits with a combined workforce of 37,610 employees that generate $4.15 billion in annual revenue. The Community Foundation is also the creator of the upcoming Charity TV Show, weekly television production that combines entertainment with philanthropy. The groundbreaking television series will broadcast across Lee, Collier, Charlotte, DeSoto, Glades and Hendry counties in Florida to more than 610,000 households. Every episode features real-world nonprofit leaders and experts who are working in the trenches of the charitable sector.

Michael Chatman is president & CEO of The Community Foundation, the global center for generosity, and can be reached at michael@capecoralcf.org. The foundation is located at 1405 SE 47th Terrace, Unit 2, Cape Coral. For information, call 239-542-5594 or go to www.capecoralcf.org

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75th anniversary, innovation highlight NBA All-Star events

75th anniversary, innovation highlight NBA All-Star events

Just as the NBA’s 75th anniversary has driven league marketing this season, the celebration also will play a key role at this year’s All-Star weekend in Cleveland this week.

“We built a custom event for Cleveland that amplifies everything about our values and vision and celebrates our 75th anniversary, and importantly, energizes our fans,” said Kelly Flatow, NBA executive vice president and head of events. “We’ve taken a very fan-centric approach to our planning this year to celebrate the evolution of our game.”

The HBCU Classic is new to this year’s All-Star Weekend and will see Morgan State take on Howard.

New to All-Star weekend is the HBCU Classic, which will be held Saturday afternoon at Cleveland State University’s Wolstein Center. The game between Morgan State University and Howard University will be aired live on TNT and ESPN2, with coverage featuring a lineup of talent that includes HBCU alumni. 

Flatow said the game is “incredibly important to us at the league to continue to shine a light on our initiatives for the HBCU community.” In addition to the game, there will be “unique retail collections that are coming out that celebrate the HBCU community, specifically that support Black colleges,” she said.

With the goal of creating an All-Star weekend that is “tech forward and inspiring,” the NBA unveiled the first citywide shoppable, non-fungible token art gallery, allowing fans to purchase NFTs minted from art displayed on billboards and buildings at 10 locations across the city.

These NFTs feature courts from the four All-Star Games that Ohio has hosted: 1966 in Cincinnati, 1981 in Richfield, and 1997 and 2022 in Cleveland. A total of $100,000 of the proceeds from the sale of the NFTs will go to the Funders Collaborative on COVID Recovery. 

In addition to focusing on innovation, one of the league’s priorities with the event is to support local businesses. The main avenue for this has been the NBA All-Star Rewards Program, which has 200 participating local businesses, with more than 70% of them identifying as being minority- or woman-owned. Through this program, fans have been able to visit the businesses and scan a QR code to redeem points to use toward various rewards. Flatow described the program as a “citywide scavenger hunt for the last six months.”

Fans can purchase NFTs of courts used in the four All-Star games held in Ohio.nba

Along with implementing the rewards program, the league brought back its NBA Crossover fan event, which has been a part of several All-Star weekends. Flatow said Crossover will be in an iconic location at Public Auditorium.

“What really makes this year’s Crossover so exciting is all of the fan-sourced experiences that go with it,” Flatow said. “Each fan can customize their package of how they want to experience Crossover this year, and there are personalized offerings and also scarcity-driven add-ons.”

These options include behind-the-scenes access, early entry, drop shops, licensed merchandise, and limited-edition collectibles. The NBA also is launching a Hall of Legends, which will feature programming and performances only available to people buying that package.