The University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University will mark World Water Day March 22 with their eighth annual Graduate Research Fair and Water Celebration. As part of the event, UWaterloo will announce an exciting partnership.
\nThe Water Institute at Waterloo will announce a three-year partnership with the de Gasp\u00e9 Beaubien Foundation involving its innovative AquaHacking initiative. AquaHacking challenges young digital designers and coders, aspiring water experts and entrepreneurs to develop applications that raise awareness about and provide solutions for water problems.
\nThe United Nations established World Water Day in 1993 to increase global awareness of the importance of water to the environment, agriculture, energy, health and trade. Each year, the students from the UWaterloo Water Institute and the Laurier Institute for Water Science two co-host a full day of activities to highlight the breadth and depth of their water research. This year more than 60 students will be presenting details on their water-related research and it will be an excellent opportunity for researchers, practitioners and other stakeholders to share information with the community.
\nThe keynote speaker for the World Water Day event will be Frank Wolf, a Canadian filmmaker, adventurer, writer and environmentalist who has canoed across Canada, cycled on the frozen Yukon River, and sea kayaked the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline and supertanker route from Alberta\u2019s oilsands to the Pacific Ocean.
\nThe day will also feature a panel discussion on achievements and challenges in Canada\u2019s wastewater system, research poster presentations and a photo contest.
\nThe student-organized celebration takes place Wednesday, March 22, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at Lazaridis Hall, 75 University Avenue West, on Laurier\u2019s Waterloo campus.
\nKey Events
\n9:30 a.m. \u2013 10:30 a.m.
\nOpening and partnership announcement, main atrium.
\n10:30 a.m. \u2013 11:20 a.m.
\nKeynote speaker Frank Wolf: \u201cWild Waters: Advocating for Wilderness Waterways Through Adventure.\u201d LH1011.
\n1 p.m. \u2013 2:20 p.m.
\nPanel discussion: \u201cAchievements, Challenges and Opportunities in Canada\u2019s Wastewater System.\u201d LH1009.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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