Detailed information available at uvic.ca/ideafest
Monday, March 7
Graphic ideas @ UVic
Noon - 2 p.m.
McPherson Library (LIB)A0025
If you love graphic novels, comics or cartoons, join us for a comic-book fair with presentations from students, profs and & visitors.
How we changed the world … in five minutes
1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Engineering/Computer Science (ECS)123
We’ve sped things up to share successful research and change projects within a five-minute format. Fun yet meaningful, profound and to the point.
Myths of the good mother
3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Clearihue (CLE)A203
Motherhood is considered sacred, yet no mother is ever quite good enough: every mother is measured, and measures herself, against the myths of an impossible ideal.
Tuesday, March 8
Impacts of residential school on female survivors and their female descendants
11:30am - 1 p.m.
First Peoples House (FPH) Ceremonial Hall
How have indigenous women and their daughters confronted the legacy of residential schools in Canada?
Explorations in politics: New directions in graduate research
2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Hickman (HHB)110
This panel will feature presentations by graduate students in political science, highlighting their current research and its transformative impacts in their respective fields.
Is feminism finished?
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
David Turpin Building (DTB) A110
Be it resolved that feminism is finished. Or not. The Faculty of Humanities presents an engaging debate on this timely issue.
Wednesday, March 9
Jamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Awards (JCURA) fair
11:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Student Union (SUB)Michele Pujol Room, Upper Lounge and Hallway
Connect with the next generation of Canadian researchers. The research fair will feature over 100 inspiring projects, ranging from the latest in biomedical technologies to the politics of decolonization.
Sustainable construction materials and technologies
12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
Greater Victoria Public Library, Central Branch, Community Meeting Room
This presentation will highlight British Columbia case studies of innovative and sustainable construction technologies.
A new labcoat in the humanities
2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Clearihue (CLE)A127
There‘s a new labcoat on campus. From making video games to imaging the tongue, humanities research can be more hands-on and collaborative than you may think.
Conscious kindness
4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.
MacLaurin (MAC)D287
Can kindness be strategic? Bradley Stokes-Bennett was a UVic student in 2001 when he and three friends decided to change the world with random (and not-so-random) acts of kindness.
The destruction of art
4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.
David Strong Building (DSB)C108
You may be surprised to learn that the destruction of art is a common practice. But why do people — including artists — destroy art?
When ideas come to life: A conversation with three of UVic’s national award winners
7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
The Belfry Theatre (1291 Gladstone Ave.)
This ticketed event is sold out.
Magical mushrooms! Composers to decomposers
7 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
MacLaurin (MAC)D115
Join us for a marvellous, multimedia medley of mycological art, science and music.
Thursday, March 10
Research + Community: Provost’s Engaged Scholar Award
9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
University Club (UCL)Salal Room
Discover and celebrate the integration of outstanding UVic scholarship, teaching and real-life community engagement at the 2016 Provost’s Engaged Scholar Awards.
Retro computing in the library
1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
McPherson Library (LIB)129
Relive the computing experience of yesteryear at this drop-in exhibit featuring old computers, consoles and software.
Tsunamis on the Canadian coast: Lessons from our past
3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Bob Wright Centre (BWC)A104
When the next megathrust earthquake strikes the west coast, much of the B.C. coastline will be under threat from the resultant tsunami. What lessons can we garner from tsunamis in Canada’s past?
Truth and reconciliation in Canada: Coming to terms
4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Elliott (ELL)167
Given the part churches played in residential schools, what is their role in answering the call to action in Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission?
Megawatts and marbles: A playful approach to understanding power systems
5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Engineering/Computer Science (ECS)660
Did you know that the electricity you are using right now was generated only a moment ago in a power plant hundreds of kilometres away? Join a fun, interactive game with marbles where you are the power plant and must work with other participants to meet the demand.
Brave new wordsmiths: Meet the future of Canadian literature
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Copper Owl (1900 Douglas St.)
Meet the next generation of literary stars from the University of Victoria’s internationally renowned Department of Writing, as graduating MFA students read from their final projects.
Friday, March 11
Algorithms and doilies: Not just another pretty lace
1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Engineering/Computer Science (ECS)660
The most sophisticated textiles are sitting on your grandmother’s coffee table. Learn how lace is being used to drive design innovation, take in a display of fascinating samples and participate in making a large-scale, original art piece.
Better living … Aging better: Technology for the ages
2:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.
David Strong Building (DSB)C103
Join members of UVic’s Centre on Aging and CanAssist as they showcase recent advances in technological design and innovation that could help with better living and better aging. Lend your voice to the collaborative discussion.
Registration is required for this free event. To register, please email [email protected] or call (250) 721-6369.
From coral to sharks: Unravelling the reef food web
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
David Turpin Building (DTB)B255
With tens of thousands of marine species, coral reefs are amongst the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. Join graduates from the marine ecology lab to learn more about these undersea palaces.
Saturday, March 12
Urban restoration walk — University of Victoria campus
10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
David Turpin Building (DTB)Courtyard
Victoria boasts a number of innovative restoration projects aimed at rejuvenating natural areas and ecosystem function in the city. This interactive walking tour will guide you through such projects on the University of Victoria campus.
From papyrus to pixels: The (ongoing) history of the book
10:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
McPherson Library (LIB)A003 – Special Collections
The ongoing history of the book has something for everyone, with a range of activities for people of all ages.
Medifest
3 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Hickman (HHB)115 and 120
The Medieval Studies program and friends invite everyone to enter, revive, experience and enjoy the Middle Ages.
