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2014, Summit Innovation The Shock of the Possible, Arts + Culture, Media + Information

In celebrating Open Access Week, SFU Library is delighted to bring together a range of perspectives on open textbooks. Join us for an interactive session featuring three speakers actively engaged in the production, adoption, and use of open textbooks.

Cities, Climate + Environment, 2014, Summit Innovation The Shock of the Possible, Economy, Series City Conversations

Can Vancouver create a new neighbourhood that is beautiful, interesting and joyful— and which also creates its own energy, uses its own water, and produces no waste? Join us for a lunch time conversation on what could become of the Jericho Lands.

Cities, 2014, Summit Innovation The Shock of the Possible, Economy, Future of Work

Join us for thought-provoking insights from Michael Shuman on the Power of the Local Economy; get practical tips through peer-to-peer presentations on Growing your Business by taking a values-based approach; and roll up your sleeves at interactive how-to sessions that promise no trade-offs when you Build your Bottom Line while Building your Community and the Local Economy.

2014, Summit Innovation The Shock of the Possible, Media + Information, Future of Work, Cities

An evening of provocative discussion at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre with Ray Kurzweil and Richard Florida, moderated by CBC's Amanda Lang. Buy tickets online and join us as we explore the opportunities and challenges of innovation.

2014, Summit Innovation The Shock of the Possible, Future of Work

A dynamic, one-day conference bringing together leading academics, policy-makers, and innovative educators. Interactive by design, with demonstrations, workshops, activities and a unique learning festival space.

2014, Summit Innovation The Shock of the Possible, Future of Work, Health, Media + Information

Innovations in Patient Care: Improving Connectivity brought together a small group of thought leaders, practitioners and health industry innovators to address emerging issues related to technology, big data and social connectivity, and their impact on patient health in BC.

Cities, Climate + Environment, 2014, Summit Innovation The Shock of the Possible, Economy

SFU has begun to explore systems for going beyond diversion that tackle sources of waste before they need to be managed. Join us at this event where experts will lead a dialogue on how to foster a climate for zero waste innovation in Metro Vancouver.

Cities, Climate + Environment, 2014, Summit Innovation The Shock of the Possible, Community Building

Help Metro Vancouver find ways to adapt and thrive as we face a 1metre rise in sea level. Register a team, visit our public exhibition, and vote online for the best ideas.

2014, Summit Innovation The Shock of the Possible, Arts + Culture, Future of Work

Join in the fun at Vancouver's first, lively and interactive Crawl showcasing the brightest and best innovators, aged 30 and under, from across the Lower Mainland! Find out more about the crawl, including how to get yourself on the young innovators map.

2020, Series City Conversations, Cities

How do we maintain safe physical distancing practices when enjoying the city?

2020, Cities, Climate + Environment, Series City Conversations

Is it time to rethink and reframe climate change as a threat to public health?

2020, Series City Conversations, Cities

Scot Hein has a new proposal to convert half of each of Vancouver’s three city-owned golf courses to up to 10,000 homes and the other halves to parkland. For this City Conversation, he's joined by Vancouver Parks Board Commissioners Tricia Barker and Dave Demers.

2020, Cities, Series City Conversations, Arts + Culture

Can a new plan from the City of Vancouver address our acute cultural space challenges?

Cities, Series City Conversations, Arts + Culture, 2019

Major changes are proposed for two Vancouver icons that are linked by name and proximity, one largely reviled, the other beloved but faded.

Cities, Series City Conversations, 2019

How can we balance universities’ social, economic and intellectual contribution to communities with dislocation and gentrification? What are universities learning from their communities, and how are they sharing in the direction and benefits of their research and programs?

Cities, Series City Conversations, 2019

Larry Beasley discusses new book 'Vancouverism' with former co-Director of Planning at the City of Vancouver, Ann McAfee.

Cities, Series City Conversations, 2019

Peter German and Maureen Maloney discuss how money laundering scams operate in B.C. and what their impact is.

Cities, Series City Conversations, 2019, Climate + Environment

In response to the City of Vancouver declaring a climate emergency, City staff proposed 6 Big Moves be implemented. How will they change the way we live?

2019, Summit Confronting the Disinformation Age, Media + Information, Cities, Series City Conversations

Over the last decade, narratives surrounding climate, housing, drug, and transportation policies have taken centre stage in our news cycle and the collective conscious of Greater Vancouverites.

Series City Conversations, 2019, Economy

Reports show the current model of philanthropy in Canada is unsustainable. Why is it that philanthropic donations by individuals and families have been in decline since 2006?

Series City Conversations, 2019, Health

To kick off 2019’s SFU City Conversations programming, we’re pleased to welcome André Picard, a health reporter and columnist with The Globe and Mail for a conversation on healthcare in Canada: how the healthcare system is organized, how it compares to other high-income nations, and how it might provide better health outcomes. Joining Picard is Diane Finegood, the former President & CEO of the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, and current Professor in SFU's Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue and Semester in Dialogue.

2018, Series City Conversations, Cities

Can the Netherlands, a country that has spent decades building comfortable cycling infrastructure, provide a blueprint for Metro Vancouver? Hear from Chris and Melissa Bruntlett, authors of Building the Cycling City: The Dutch Blueprint for Urban Vitality.

2018, Series City Conversations, Cities

Vancouver's waterfront spaces are the sites of intense competition from recreation, industry, environment, tourism, public space, infrastructure, commercial businesses, and housing. Is it time for Vancouver to have a comprehensive waterfront plan, like New York and other waterfront cities?

2018, Series City Conversations, Cities, Media + Information

How does social media keep our eyeballs glued to the screen, targeting us with ads and gathering more information about us than we might realize? And how is this affecting our culture?

2018, Series City Conversations, Cities

Some of our country’s most productive soil lies in the delta of the Fraser River, but current policies allow them to be built over. The Agricultural Land Commission asks how we can prevent misuse of this exceptional land.

2018, Series City Conversations, Cities

Is British Columbia the Wild West of illegal and irresponsible activities in Canada? Do these questionable practices exist within crown corporations and other provincial ministries?

2018, Future of Work, Summit Brave New Work, Equity + Justice, Series City Conversations

Are outdated and stereotypical gender roles contributing to the invisible workload? What is the invisible workload anyway? Don't miss this special edition of SFU City Conversations on intersectionality and invisible labour, presented in partnership with the Simon Fraser Student Society Women's Centre.

2018, Democracy, Series City Conversations

In October, British Columbians will vote on how we elect members of the B.C. Legislature. This month, the province is consulting voters on how October’s voting question should be presented.

2018, Series City Conversations, Cities

Vancouver’s recent denial of a development permit for Beedie Living’s 105 Keefer project has reinvigorated conversations about Chinatown’s future, and particularly the adjacent and important public space surrounding the intersection of Keefer and Columbia.

2017, Democracy, Summit Who Needs Canada?, Cities, Series City Conversations

From climate change to refugee settlement, cities around the world are tackling critical and complex global issues. Metro Vancouver’s municipalities are increasingly recognized for their efforts and their important role that goes beyond our region’s boundaries. What are the opportunities for Canadian cities overall in the global arena? How are the leaders of Canadian cities having impact on the world stage and in addressing global issues? Where are they not yet, but should be?

2015, Summit We the City, Cities, Equity + Justice, Series City Conversations

This special edition of City Conversation focused on women’s perspectives on city building, bringing a gender lens to the theme of our 2015 Community Summit.

Cities, Climate + Environment, 2014, Summit Innovation The Shock of the Possible, Economy, Series City Conversations

Can Vancouver create a new neighbourhood that is beautiful, interesting and joyful— and which also creates its own energy, uses its own water, and produces no waste? Join us for a lunch time conversation on what could become of the Jericho Lands.

2013, Summit Charting BC's Economic Future, Cities, Economy, Series City Conversations

This special edition of City Conversations looked at how immigrants with advanced training have difficulty working at their skill level in their new country.

Cities, Community Building, Summit Alone Together Connecting in the City, 2012, Series City Conversations

As part of the SFU Public Square Community Summit, City Conversations will feature a dialogue on the Vancouver Foundation report on isolation in the region, featuring the foundation’s Catherine Clement, Vice President, Public Engagement and Communications, and Daphne Bramham, award-winning columnist for the Vancouver Sun.