Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, AB) announced that Public Works and Government Services Canada and Shared Services Canada will hold an Industry Engagement Day on the Email Transformation Initiative. Call 819-997-5421.
Diplomat and International Canada Magazine and the Ottawa Diplomatic Association present the Sky Day 2012. Diplomats, their children, family members and friends are welcome. Call 613-261-3293.
The 2012 Summer Solstice International Competition PowWow offers two days of traditional Aboriginal dancing and drumming. The host drum is Bear Creek, co-hosted by White Tail Cree. The event will take place at Vincent Massey Park. More information is available online.
Equal Voice National Capital Region presents Women in Politics – Some International Perspectives, a bilingual luncheon panel discussion with Ambassador of Norway to Canada Else Berit Eikeland, Ambassador of Romania to Canada Elena Stefoi, High Commissioner of the Republic of Rwanda to Canada Edda Mukagwiza, and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.). The … Read more
President and CEO of the Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses Catherine Swift will discuss “The Coming Demographic Tsunami: Major Challenges Ahead." The event is presented by Carleton University’s Alumni Association. The event will take place at the Rideau Club, 99 Bank Street, 15th floor. More information is available online.
The Ottawa Fringe Festival presents 10 days of theatre, music and more. Highlights this year include New York’s Martin Dockery and Ottawa’s May Can Theatre. The event will take place at Arts Court, 2 Daly Avenue. Call 613-232-6162.
Dr. Fen Hampson will discuss “The Decade that Changed Canada and the World.” The event is presented by the Canadian International Council-National Capital Branch. The event will take place at the Sheraton Hotel, Rideau Room, 150 Albert Street. Email otttawa@opencanada.org.
All are welcome to attend the launch and reception of the Ottawa Theology College. The event will take place at St. Peter and St. Paul Church, 152 Metcalfe Street. More information is available online.
The Ottawa Economic Association luncheon features a talk on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's 2012 Economic Survey of Canada with Peter Jarrett and Alexandra Iwanchuk Bibbee. The event will take place at the Sheraton Hotel, 150 Albert Street. Call 613-837-9415.
Together Against Stigma: Changing How We See Mental Illness will draw nearly 600 researchers, mental health professionals, policy makers and people with lived experience to discuss effective interventions to reduce sigma and discrimination. The conference is being hosted by the Mental Health Commission of Canada. Award-winning actress and mental health advocate Glenn Close, her sister … Read more
