Solar Eclipse Safety Tips and Cool Tricks
TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2024
Speakers: Dr. Sarah Rugheimer; Dr. Robin Metcalfe; Dr. Elaina Hyde
Location: Virtual Zoom Webinar
World TB (Tuberculosis) Day
TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2024
Speakers: Dr. Patricia Espinoza Lopez; Dr. Cesar Ugarte-Gil; Dr. Jude Kong; Dr. Loukia Aketi Paizanos; Prof. Tayalati Yahya; Dr. Bruce Mellado
Location: Virtual Zoom Webinar
Nurses' Voices Speaker Series
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2023
SESSION 1
Speakers: Dr. Pamela F. Cipriano; Kathleen McCourt, CBE; Dr. Gloria Chan; Cyril Ritchie; Lynne Chase
Moderators: Dr. Deva-Marie Beck; Dr. Barbara Dossey
Topic: Nurses' Voices: Grassroots to Global
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2023
SESSION 2
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Donna Nickitas
Speakers: Rosemarie L. Josey; Dr. Jose Castillo III; Dr. Caroline Ortiz; Dr. Isabel Mendes; Sharon Taylor
Moderators: Dr. Deva-Marie Beck; Dr. Cheryl van Daalen-Smith
Topic: Nurses' Voices from the Western Hemisphere
TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2024
SESSION 3
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Sheila Tlou
Speakers: Andre Gitembagara; Dr. Edna Tallam-Kimaiyo; Dr. Fhumulani Mulaudzi; Jeniffer Mukhwana; Kenneth Maduka; Eugenia Ngambir
Moderators: Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo
Topic: Nurses' Voices from Africa
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2024
SESSION 4
Keynote Speaker: Elizabeth Iro
Speakers: Jill Iliffe; Dr. Megumi Teshima; Dr. Pearl Ed Cueva; Dr. Sue Kim; Dr. Nelia Silloriquez; Anah Aikman
Moderator: Dr. Maria Theresa "Tess" Panizalez
Topic: Nurses' Voices from the Western Pacific
TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 2024
SESSION 5
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Deepika Cecil Khakha
Speakers: Dr. Ramesh Venkatesa Perumal; Dr. Tazeen Saeed Ali; Maynul Hasan; Mana Kumari Rai; Mariyam Shifaana Hussain
Moderator: Dr. Phalakshi Manjrekar
Topic: Nurses' Voices from the Western Pacific
Climate Change Emergencies & Cultural Heritage Speaker Series
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2023, 12:00PM-1:00PM (EDT)
SESSION 1
Speakers: Dr. Koorosh Attarian, Associate Professor, Architecture, Jundishapur University; Postdoctoral Fellow, York University
Dr. Ali Asgary, Professor, Disaster and Emergency Management, York University; Director, CIFAL York
Topic: Global Assessment of the World & National Heritage Sites to Climate Change & Extreme Events
MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2023, 12:00PM-1:00PM (EDT)
SESSION 2
Speaker: Dr. Bruno Genito, Professor of Archeology, Department of Asia and the Mediterranean, University of Naples "L'orientale"
Topic: The Impacts of Climate Change on Traditional Cultural Heritage: Case of Helmand River Basin in Sistan (Eastern Iran)
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2023, 12:00PM - 1:00PM (EST)
Speaker: Dave Simpson, Heritage Resilience, International National Trusts Organization
Topic: Withstanding Change; Heritage Amongst Climate Uncertainty
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2023, 12:00PM - 1:00PM (EST)
Speaker: Dr. Rosa Milito, Secretary General of the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Energy and Sustainability + Climate Change
Topic: Climate Action and Cultural Heritage connection: a synopsis of International efforts to strengthen the connection
MONDAY, DECEMBER 04, 2023, 12:00PM - 1:00PM (EST)
Speaker: Dr. Mario Santana Quintero, Professor, Architectural Conservation and Sustainability, Carleton University & Past Secretary General at International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)
Topic: Adapting to Change: Overview of the Climate Emergency Impacting UNESCO World Heritage
MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2023, 12:00PM - 1:00PM (EST)
Speaker: Lydia Miller, Chief Architect, Built Heritage, Parks Canada
Topic: Climate Change in Heritage Places: Parks Canada's Climate Change Adaptation Workshops
MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 2024, 12:00PM - 1:00PM (EST)
Speaker: Dr. Giuseppe Forino, Lecturer in Planning, University of Salford, United Kingdom
Topic: Cultural Heritage and Climate Change Challenges: A Multi-Factor Perspective from Coastal Areas in North Wales, United Kingdom
MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 2024, 12:00PM - 1:00PM (EST)
Speaker: Dr. Monia Del Pinto, School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering, Loughborough University, United Kingdom
Topic: Spatial Vulnerability Assessment to Climate Threats in World Heritage Cities
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2024, 12:00PM - 1:00PM (EST)
Speaker: Dr. Henrik Shoenefeldt, Professor of Sustainability in Architectural Heritage, School of Architecture and Planning, University of Kent
Topic: Architectural Biographies of Resilience: An Inquiry into the Significance of Historic Adaptations for Sustainable Conservation
MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2024, 12:00PM - 1:00PM (EST)
Speaker: Dr. Deniz Ikiz Kaya, Assistant Professor in Heritage & Climate Change, Department of the Built Environment, TU/e, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
Topic: Building a climate resilient heritage future together: Inclusive and participatory processes for impact assessment and climate adaptation planning of coastal heritage
MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2024, 12:00PM - 1:00PM (EST)
Speaker: Cecilie Smith-Christensen, World Heritage Catalysis, Founder and Catalyst, and Lead Developer of UNESCOs Visitor Management Assessment & Strategy Tool (VMAST)
Topic: World Heritage Tourism Futures: Enhancing Communities Adaptive and Transformative Capacity through Collaborative Finance
Emergency Management in Hospitals and Healthcare
WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 2023, 12:00PM-1:00PM (EDT)
SESSION 1
Speaker: Kassondra Stockman, Emergency Preparedness Advisor, Halton Healthcare
Topic: Application of the Ontario IMS in Healthcare Settings
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2023, 12:00PM-1:00PM (EDT)
SESSION 2
Speaker: Amanda Kaczmarek, Director of Quality and Risk, Red Lake Margaret Cochenour Memorial Hospital
Topic: Red Lake Hospital Evacuation
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2023, 12:00PM-1:00PM (EDT)
SESSION 3
Speaker: Mike Dickie, Acting WZ Manager of Emergency Preparedness - Corporate Services, Nova Scotia Health
Topic: Wildfire Impacts: Adapting Healthcare Delivery in South West Nova Scotia
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2023, 12:00PM-1:00PM (EDT)
SESSION 4
Speaker: Andrew Moull, Manager, Disaster and Emergency Management, Hamilton Health Sciences
Topic: Temporary Patient Housing
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2023, 12:00PM-1:00PM (EDT)
SESSION 5
Speaker: Tammy Ryan, Quality Specialist, Sault Area Hospital
Topic: Code Silver: Weapons Threat/Active Killer
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2023, 12:00PM-1:00PM (EST)
SESSION 6
Speaker: Jayme Paterson, Emerging Preparedness Specialist and Co-Chair of the Code Orange Steering Committee, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Speaker: Moira Hennebury, Managery of Emergency Preparedness, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Topic: Mass Casualty Incidents: A Multi-Faceted Approach to Maintaining Preparedness for Infrequent Emergencies
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2024, 12:00PM-1:00PM (EST)
2024 SESSION 1
Speakers:
Andrea McCormick, Senior Manager, Quality Management & Emergency Preparedness, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)
Yvonne Howard, Quality Improvement Specialist, Emergency Preparedness, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)
Karen-Denise Cyr, Provincial Director, Emergency and Continuity Management, Emergency Response Services, Shared Health, Manitoba
Topic: Network Outage / Infrastructure Failure (Code Grey)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2024, 12:00PM-1:00PM (EST)
2024 SESSION 2
Speaker: Keith Hansen, Co-Director, Association of Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Professionals; Director, Center for Preparedness & Emergency Response Solutions; Instructor, Department of Epidemiology, Emergency Preparedness, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Topic: Moving Preparedness Forward: Healthcare Emergency Management Professional Standards & Certification
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2024, 12:00PM-1:00PM (EDT)
2024 SESSION 3
Speakers:
Simon Bridgland, RN, Emergency Management Specialist, Risk, Niagara Health
Joshua Marshall, ABCP, Emergency Management Specialist, Risk, Niagara Health
Topic: Code Maroon: The Evolution of A Severe Weather COOP
ESG in Practice
WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 2023, 12:00PM-1:00PM (EDT)
SESSION 1
Speaker: Claire Bennett, Director, ESG and Climate Change National Capital Region ESG Lead, PWC
Topic: ESG Reporting Drivers and Trends
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2023, 12:00PM-1:00PM (EDT)
SESSION 2
Speaker: Vibhor Rohatgi, Associate at ESG Global Advisors Inc.
Topic: How to Devise a Corporate ESG Strategy
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2023, 12:00PM-1:00PM (EDT)
SESSION 3
Speaker: Prathmesh Raichura, Partner, Risk Consulting, ESG, KPMG
Topic: ESG and Value Creation
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2023, 12:00PM-1:00PM (EDT)
SESSION 4
Speaker: Emrul Hasan
Topic: ESG Landscape and Trends: Understanding Challenges and Implications
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2023, 12:00PM-1:00PM (EDT)
SESSION 5
Speaker: Gordon Drake, Senior Manager, Deal Advisory, Global Infrastructure Advisory, KPMG LLP
Topic: Decarbonization
VR/XR Based Training & Education Speaker Series: Knowledge and Experience Sharing
FRIDAY MARCH 24, 2023 - FRIDAY MARCH 22, 2024 12:00PM-1:00PM (EDT)
SESSION 11
Speakers:
Dr. Jeff Fila, Director, DLX Planning and Operations, Conestoga College
Russell Foubert, Director, DLX Technology & Innovation, Conestoga College
Moderator: Dr. Ahmad Mohammadi
Topic: Creating and Sustaining Digital Learning Experiences – Lessons Learned from a College AR/VR Pioneer
Inside the PH EOC During Covid-19 Pandemic: Challenges, Lessons and Opportunities Symposium & Next Generation Pandemic Exercise
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 & FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
Speakers: Heather Jeffrey; Dr. Kieran Moore; Laurie Hunter; Dr. Syed Shah; Dr. Ian Arra; Dr. Parminder Thiara; Dr. Grace Akinjobi; Dr. Nnamdi Ndubuka; Tricia Corrin; Dr. Lisa Waddell; Dr. Barry Pakes; Shanna Hoetmer
Location: York University
Organizing Partners: Y-EMERGE; Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences
Climate Change, Extreme Events, Public Health & Resettlement in Malawi: Public, Policy, Science & Technology Perspectives, Leveraging Deep Learning and Data Science Solutions
THURSDAY, AUGUST 24 & FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 2023
Location: Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi
Organizing Partners: Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health; Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences; Malawi University of Science and Technology; Lead Southern and Eastern Africa; AI4PEP Network
Sponsor: inq.
Canada's Response to Earthquake in Turkiye and Syria
WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 2023
Speakers: Neil Bauman; Salamatu Mohammed; Rahul Singh, Melanie Wubs; Rebecca Tjon-Aloi; Hanan Moalim; Mikaal Wahab
Moderators: Sonia Singh; Media Hadi
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 2023
Speakers: Bren Melles; Marwa Khobieh; Samina Sami; Sima Acan
Moderators: Dr. Harris Ali
Climate Change and Global Occupational Health and Safety
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 2023 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 2023
Speakers: Dr. Behdin Nowrouzi-Kia; Dr. Vijay Kumar Chattu; Dr. Byomkesh Talukder; Dr. Desai Chan
Moderators: Dr. Eric Kennedy; Sonia Sanita; Dr. Godfred O. Boateng; Dr. Byomkesh Talukder; Dr. Behdin Nowrouzi-Kia; Raphael Costa
UN 2023 Water Conference Side Event
FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 2023
Topic: Water Security, Disasters, and Resilience in a Changing Climate: Challenges, Opportunities, and Solutions
Speakers: Dr. Sapna Sharma; Swani Keelson; Dr. Jessica Keeshig-Martin; Dr. Dolleen Tisawii’ashii Manning; Dr. Mary Bunch; Dr. Dave Atkinson; Karin Gardes; Dr. Annie Feighery;
Moderators: Dr. Patricia Elaine Perkins
AI for Global Health Challenges and Lessons Learned
SESSION 1 MONDAY FEBRUARY 20 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker: Dr. Collins N. Udanor, Associate Professor of Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence), Department of Computer Science, University of Nigeria Nsukka
Topic: Responsible AI Healthcare Applications for Developing Countries
Speaker: Dr. Woldegebriel Assefa Woldegerima, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, York University
Topic: AI for Pandemic Preparedness and Response
SESSION 3 MONDAY MARCH 20 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker: Dr. Ignatius Ezeani, Senior Research Associate, School of Computing and Communications, Lancaster University
Topic: A Case for Inclusive Natural Language Processing
SESSION 4 MONDAY APRIL 3 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker: Dr. Stephen Gabriel, Software Engineer, OpenMined
Topic: Lessons Learned from AI Applications in Health
Speaker: Dr. Christo El Morr
Associate Professor of Health Informatics, School of Health Policy and Management, York University
Topic: A Technocentric or a Humancentric Society
Speaker : Dr. Mpho Raborife
Deputy Director, Institute for Intelligent Systems, University of Johannesburg
Topic: AI for Pandemic Preparedness and Response: An African Perspective
Emerging & Systemic Risks Monthly Lectures
Preparedness for Nuclear Conflicts: Reuse of former nuclear bunkers in Canada
Dr. Jack Rozdilski, Associate Professor
Disaster and Emergency Management, School of Administrative Studies, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University
VIRTUAL, THURSDAY NOVEMBER 17, 2022, 12PM-1PM
Solar Storms and Their Impacts on Society and Technological Systems
Dr. Afshin Rezaei-Zare, Associate Professor
Electric Engineering and Computer Science, Department, York University
VIRTUAL, THURSDAY DECEMBER 15, 2022, 12PM-1PM EST
Rethinking Vulnerability
Dr. Jason von Meding, Associate Professor
Florida Institute for Built Environment Resilience, University of Florida
VIRTUAL, THURSDAY JANUARY 19, 2023, 12PM-1PM EST
Forward Looking Climate Change Vulnerability and Resiliency Planning in the Electricity Sector
Dave Baumken, Consultant, Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resiliency, Adjunct Professor, Disaster & Emergency Management , York University
VIRTUAL, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 16 2023, 12PM-1PM EST
Fire and Floods in Our Own Backyard: Examining Climate Change Displacement and Internal Migration in Canada
Dr. Yvonne Su, Assistant Professor, Department of Equity Studies
Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, York University
VIRTUAL, THURSDAY MARCH 16, 2023 12PM-1PM EST
Forecasting COVID Using a Hurricane Model
Dr. Taha Jaffer, Head of Wholesale Banking and Global Treasury AI , Scotiabank
VIRTUAL, THURSDAY APRIL 20, 2023, 12PM-1PM EST
Five Leadership Principles for the New Generation of Emergency Managers
Ed Conley, Author, Speaker, and Crisis Management Coach
VIRTUAL, THURSDAY MAY 18, 2023, 12PM-1PM EST
Heatwave Preparation in a High-Rise Community
Lidia Ferreira, Community Engagement Specialist, Community Resilience to Extreme Weather (CREW)
VIRTUAL, THURSDAY JUNE 15, 2023, 12PM-1PM EST
Coordinating Ontario's Poultry Industry's Response to Disease through Preparedness and Prevention
Maggy Watson, Operations Lead, Feather Board Command Centre (FBCC)
VIRTUAL, THURSDAY JULY 20, 2023, 12PM-1PM EST
Pandemic Urbanism
Dr. Syed Harris Ali, Professor, Department of Sociology, York University
VIRTUAL, THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2023, 12PM-1PM EST
Emerging Pedestrian Safety Risks: Pioneer Tactical Urban Planning and Sidewalk Robot-Pedestrian Simulations
Dr. Gunho Sohn, Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Space Science and Engineering, York University; Inaugural Director of Mobility Innovation Centre (MOVE), York University
VIRTUAL, THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2023, 12PM-1PM EST
Rapid Disaster Damage Assessment Speaker Series
SESSION 1 WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 9, 2022 12:00PM-1:00PM (EST)
Speaker: Dr. Muhammad Imran
Senior Scientist and Lead of the Crisis Computing team, Qatar Computing Research Institute, Hamad Bin Khalifa University
Topic
The Role of AI and Non-Traditional Data Sources for Rapid Damage Assessment
SESSION 2 WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 23, 2022 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker 1: Dr. David Henderson, Director of the Cyclone Testing Station, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, James Cook University
Topic: Do You Know Why You Are Doing This Damage Investigation?
Speaker 2: Damon McGillivray, Coordinator, Building Inspections, Development Approvals and Building Safety, Planning and Development, City of Calgary
Topic: Performing Rapid Damage Assessments
SESSION 3 WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 7, 2022 12:00PM-1:00PM (EST)
Speaker 1: Aparna Tandon, Senior Programme Leader, First Aid and Resilience for Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis. Sustaining Digital Heritage, Co-Chair INSARAG Flexible Response Subgroup on Heritage Safeguard (Honorary), ICCROM, Rome, Italy.
Speaker 2: Jui Ambani, Conservation Architect, Consultant for Disaster Risk Management and Climate Action. Programme Assistant, First Aid and Resilience for Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis Programme, ICCROM, Rome, Italy
Topic: Post-Event Damage and Risk Assessment for Cultural Heritage
SESSION 2 WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 21, 2022 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker: Charles Huyck, Founding Partner and Executive Vice President, ImageCat Inc.
Topic: Rapid Damage Assessment: Damage Detection, Modeling, and Multi-Modal Reconnaissance
Recording of Session 4
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion in Disaster & Emergency Management
SESSION 1 WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker 1: Dr. Kelly Thomson, Associate Professor, School of Administrative Studies, York University
Topic: Masculinity and Responses to Emergency: The Double Bind
Speaker 2: Dr. Alice Cullingford, Associate Faculty, Disaster and Emergency Management Program, Royal Roads University.
Topic: Addressing Workplace Culture in Fire and Emergency Services
SESSION 2 WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 5, 2022 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker 1: Ben Gallagher, Emergency Management Specialist, City of Mississauga
Topic: Community Driven Resilience: Empowering Diverse Communities to Drive Disaster Resilience
Speaker: Linnea Warren May, Associate Policy Researcher, RAND Corporation
Topic: Measuring Equity in the Context of Disaster Resilience and Response
SESSION 3 WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 19, 2022 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker 1: Chauncia Willis, Co-Founder & CEO Institute for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Management (I-DIEM)
Topic: Disaster Bias vs. Disaster Privilege: Race, Gender, and Social Status as Determinants of Recovery
Speaker 2: Alain Normand
Chair of the NGO Alliance and Consulting Associate, ADRA Canada
Topic: We have come a long way but we are not there yet
SESSION 1 WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 2, 2022 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker: Dr. Noémie Gonzalez Bautista, PhD in Anthropology, Independent Researcher, Expertise in Applied Anthropology
Topic: Deconstructing the Gender Binary: A Necessity to Build a More Inclusive and Anti-Colonial Emergency Management
Speaker : Susamma Seeley, MPA, CEM, and PhD Student & Adjunct Professor, University of Delaware
Topic: Moving Beyond DEI: Identity and Multicultural Competency in EM
SESSION 2 WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 16, 2022 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker: Dr. Barbara Waruszynski, Defence Scientist with Director General Military Personnel Research and Analysis under Chief Military Personnel, Canadian Department of National Defence
Topic: Challenges of Diversity and Inclusion During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications on Canadian Defence Emergency Management and Preparedness
Speaker: Dr. Jennifer Spinney, Assistant Professor, Disaster and Emergency Management, York University
Topic: The Social Life of Structures: Exploring Individual Experience and the Diversity of Impacts From Severe Wind Events in Ontario
SESSION 3 WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 30, 2022 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker : Brandy Mai, Owner, CEO, and Consultant, CrisisTalker. JD & Ga-CEM
Topic: Neurodiversity Considerations in Disaster Operations
Speaker: Dr. Rodric Bowman, Director, Northeastern Operations for the Olson Group, LTD. Emergency Management and Resiliency researcher, practitioner, and thought leader
Topic: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Emergency Management Programs and Practice
TRANSPORTATION EQUITY AND JUSTICE
SESSION 1 WEDNESDAY APRIL 13 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker 1: Deborah Lightman
Topic: Incorporating Equity into Ottawa’s Transportation Master Plan
Speaker: Andréanne Doyon
Topic: Transportation Equity from a Climate Action Plan Perspective
SESSION 2 WEDNESDAY APRIL 27 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker 1: Todd Litman
Topic: Transportation Planning for Equity, Opportunity and Health
Speaker 2: Mahtot Gebresselassie
Topic: Emerging Transportation and Disability
Link to recording
SESSION 3 WEDNESDAY MAY 11 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker 1: Michael Collens
Topic: Transit Justice and Metrolinx: Next Stop Equity
Speaker 2 & 3: Mohsen Alavi & Mohammed Mohith
Topic: Transportation justice in student travel: some preliminary results from the studentmove to project
SESSION 4 WEDNESDAY MAY 25 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker 1: Linda Rothman
Speaker 2: Sarah Richmond
Speaker 3: Emily McCullough
Topic: Equity Challenges in the Built Environment and Child Pedestrian Injuries- Integration of Evidence and Public Health
SESSION 5 WEDNESDAY JUNE 8 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Keynote Speaker: Charles T. Brown, MPA, CPD, LCI
Topic: Arrested Mobility: Exploring the Adverse Impacts of Discriminatory Enforcement on Black Mobility
Speaker 2 & 3: Carla Mays & David Capelli
Topic: Transportation Equity: Disease, Crime and Violence
SESSION 6 WEDNESDAY JUNE 22 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker 1: Lindsey Kindrat
Topic: Resilient Transit and Resilient Communities
Speaker 2: Lisa D’Abbondanza
Topic: Resilient Transit and Resilient Communities
SESSION 7 WEDNESDAY JULY 06 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker 1: Robyn Brown
Topic: Inclusionary Zoning and Gender-Based Design
Speaker 2: Ana-Francisca de la Mora
Topic: Gender-Based Design: Making Travel Easier For Everyone
World Water Day, A solutions-Driven Workshop on Climate Impacts on Freshwater, March 22, 22022
Disaster Ethics
David Etkin, Professor of Disaster & Emergency Management, York University. Disaster Ethics, February 16, 2022.
IMPROVING THE ECONOMY WHILE ENHANCING THE ENVIRONMENT DIALOUGE (IEEED) Speaker Series)
IEEED Speaker Series (information and recordings)
Session 1: Energy Transition: The Apollo Project of our Time with Kevin Krausert, CEO & Co-Founder at Avatar Innovations
Session 2: Top Climate Solutions
Session 3: You, Me and sustainability, with Charles Hopkins, UNESCO Chair, York University
Session 4: Disasters, Environment & Economy, with Ali Asgary, Associate Professor of Disaster and Emergency Management, York University
Session 5: Lina Brand Correa, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University
Session 6: Eric Miller, Director of Ecological Footprint Initiative, York University
Session 7: Steve Cohen, Senior Vice Dean, School of Professional Studies, Columbia University, City of New York & Nelson Switzer, Managing Partner, Climate Innovation Capital
AGENT BASED MODELLING FOR PUBLIC HEALTH (ABMfPH) SPEAKER SERIES
Transparency and Credibility of Complex Models: Experiences Validating an Agent-Based Model of HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa
Speaker: Dr. Anna Bershteyn
Assistant Professor of Population Health, New York University, Grossman School of Medicine
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 25 2022
12:00 PM –1:00 PM ES
In the wild: A case study of an embedded ABM and hybrid modelling team during the COVID-19 pandemic
Speaker: Dr. L. Kurt Kreuger
CEO of Kreuger Consulting
FRIDAY MARCH 11 2022
12:00 PM –1:00 PM ES
Luxury or Necessity? The value & limits of microcontact data in characterizing communicable disease transmission
Speaker: Dr. Nathanial Osgood
Professor, Computational Epidemiology and Public Health Informatics Lab, University of Saskatchewan
FRIDAY MARCH 25 20222
12:00PM-1:00PM
ABM modelling in public health: Is it worth the effort and what have we learned over the past two years?
Speaker: Dr. Victoria Ng, Infectious Disease Epidemiologist, Senior Scientist at the Public Health Agency of Canada
FRIDAY APRIL 8 2022
12:00 PM –1:00 PM EST
Scaling an Agent-Based Model for Infectious Disease Spread in Ireland
Speaker: Dr. Elizabeth Hunter, Data Scientist, Technological University Dublin
FRIDAY APRIL 22 2022
12:00PM-1:00PM
The value of agent-based modelling in immunization research: An economic evaluation of the chickenpox vaccine
Speaker: Dr. Ellen Rafferty, Health Economist, Institute of Health Economics and an Adjunct Professor, University of Alberta
FRIDAY MAY 6, 2022
12:00 PM –1:00 PM EDT
Applying agent-based modeling to the study of violence and trauma: Challenges and opportunities
Speaker: Dr. Melissa Tracy, Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
University at Albany School of Public Health, State University of New York at the Public Health Agency of
FRIDAY MAY 20, 2022
12:00 PM –1:00 PM EST
An Overview of Agent-Based Simulation Modeling with Examples
Speaker: G. Wade McDonald, M.Sc., Ph.D. Student, Computational Epidemiology and Public Health Informatics Lab (CEPHIL), Department of Computer Science, University of Saskatchewan
Date & Time: FRIDAY JUNE 3, 2022, 12:00PM-1:00PM
AGENT BASED MODELLING FOR PUBLIC HEALTH (ABMfPH) SPEAKER SERIE
Multi-level Joint Action for Climate, Nature and People