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Lecture 10

Pandemic Urbanism

Dr. Harris Ali

Professor, Department of Sociology, York University

VIRTUAL , THURSDAY September 21, 2023, 12PM-1PM EST

Lecture 9

Coordinating Ontario’s Poultry Industry’s Response to Disease through Preparedness and Prevention

Maggy Watson

Operations Lead at the Feather Board Command Centre (FBCC)

VIRTUAL , THURSDAY JULY 20, 2023, 12PM-1PM EST

Lecture 8

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

Lecture 7

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

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Lecture 6

Forecasting COVID Using a Hurricane Model

Taha Jaffer

Head of Wholesale Banking and Global Treasury AI , Scotiabank

VIRTUAL , THURSDAY APRIL 20, 2023, 12PM-1PM EST

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Lecture 5

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 12PM-1PM EST

Lecture 4

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 12PM-1PM EST

Lecture 3

Rethinking Vulnerability

Dr. Jason von Meding, Associate Professor​

Rinker School of Construction Management​

Florida Institute for Built Environment Resilience​

University of Florida

VIRTUAL , THURSDAY JANUARY 19, 12PM-1PM EST

Lecture 2

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, 12PM-1PM EST

Lecture 1

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, 12PM-1PM