Managing director of Facebook Canada Jordan Banks will deliver an address to members of the Canadian Club of Ottawa at a luncheon. The event will take place at the Ballroom, Fairmont Chateau Laurier, 1 Rideau Street. More information is available online.
2012 marks the second official Rare Disease Day in Canada. The Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders will host the 2012 Rare Disease Day Conference: “Innovations in Research, Therapies and Policy for Rare Disorders.” The event will take place at the Ottawa Marriott Hotel, 100 Kent Street. More information is available online.
The Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders is hosting a gala to promote awareness, celebrate successes and raise funds for rare disease research. The event will take place at the Ottawa Marriott Hotel, 100 Kent Street. Call 416-969-7431.
Join guest speaker Willam Schabas of Middlesex University for a talk on “International Criminal Law: Only for the Winners?” Presented by the Human Rights Research and Education Centre and the Centre for International Policy Studies at the University of Ottawa. Location TBA. University of Ottawa. More information is available online.
The Government Relations Institute of Canada is hosting an economic panel discussion as part of its networking breakfast series. In the midst of a fragile economic recovery what should Government Relations professionals be prepared for in the lead up to the 2012 federal and provincial budgets? Panelists include former federal deputy minister of finance Scott … Read more
Third Wall Theatre Company presents a dramatic reading of To Freedom, the works of Vaclav Havel. The event will take place at the Glebe-St. James United Church, 650 Lyon Street South. Call 613-236-1425.
Join guest speaker president of Rx&D Canada’s Research-based Pharmaceutical Companies Russell Williams for a talk on “Harnessing the power of innovation to improve the lives of Canadians, realize sustainable health systems and secure Canadian prosperity.” Presented by the National Press Club of Canada. The event will take place at the Sheraton Hotel, 150 Albert Street. … Read more
This is a biennial Canadian Foreign Policy Journal junior scholars’ workshop. This year’s theme is “Canada and Asia: Setting a New Policy Agenda.” Panel topics include regional security challenges, the feasibility of developing a unified policy, and the role of formal and informal diplomacy in trans-Pacific relations. The event will take place at the Senate … Read more
Head down to the National Arts Centre English Theatre for Family Day. The event will take place at 53 Elgin Street. More information is available online.
Sandra Dion will hold a press conference to will ask Public Safety Minister Vic Toews (Provencher, MB) to intervene so that her assailant, Laurent Minier, who brutally attacked her in Québec City in 2002, is not transferred to the Marcel-Caron half-way house, located within one kilometre of her home. President of the Québec City Police … Read more
