Ling, Michael (2013, January). The academy in a time of austerity. Presented at Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA), Toronto, ON.

Ling, Michael (2013, February). The limits of academic freedom. Presented at Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT), Harry Crowe Foundation, Toronto, ON. Represented the SFU Faculty Association.

Ling, M. (2012, November). Panelist/Presenter at the IERG Occasional Seminar: On Research and Community Impact, SFU Burnaby, BC.

Ling, M. (2013, October). Panelist/Presenter at the Western Regional Faculty Associations Conference, Theme: Internal and External Pressures on Teaching and Research.