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SUMMARY:Reimagining Shakespeare\, Remaking World Systems
DESCRIPTION:January 21\, 2025\, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. ETArmstrong Building 365 & 370\, McGill University\, 3420 rue McTavishFree event with registration. Register here.\n\n\n\nIf Shakespeare could advise contemporary leaders on how to navigate today’s challenges\, what would he say? On January 21\, 2025\, McGill Delve explores this question in a special event organized for the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University\, the English Department of McGill University\, and the Stratford Festival. \n\n\n\nMcGill Delve is honoured to welcome leaders from the cultural\, financial\, social\, and economic spheres to sketch a roadmap towards sustainability and wellbeing\, using Shakespeare’s life and work as our guide. Together we will examine the qualities of money-making (wealth\, status\, power) and meaning-making (the search for purpose\, identity\, and significance) to determine how they can converge and co-exist to create a better world for everyone. \n\n\n\n– \n\n\n\nPresenters\n\n\n\nAntoni Cimolino KeynoteArtistic Director\, Stratford FestivalMember of the Order of Canada \n\n\n\nAntoni Cimolino is the Artistic Director of the Stratford Festival\, a post he was named to in 2012\, having served as General Director\, Executive Director and General Manager\, in addition to other roles. He began at the Stratford Festival in 1988\, as an actor\, taking on his first directing projects in the mid-1990s. In 2013\, his first season as Artistic Director\, Cimolino introduced The Meighen Forum\, a season-long series of more than 150 events illuminating the themes of the playbill and illustrating their relevance in today’s world. That same season he directed The Merchant of Venice\, with Tom McCamus and Scott Wentworth\, and Mary Stuart\, with Seana McKenna and Lucy Peacock\, a production that was extended an unprecedented four times. In 2014\, Cimolino and Executive Director Anita Gaffney launched Stratford Festival On Film\, an ambitious project to capture all of Shakespeare’s plays. The productions from this ongoing initiative\, along with films of some non-Shakespeare productions and original digital content are part of a massive catalogue of arts programming available on the Festival’s subscription streaming platform\, Stratfest@Home. In 2018\, Cimolino and Gaffney launched a $100-million campaign to build a new Tom Patterson Theatre. The campaign exceeded its goal and the new theatre opened in May 2022\, winning a number of architectural awards\, including the Governor General’s Medal in Architecture\, the global MasterPrize Award\, the UK Civic Trust Award and the Design Excellence Award from the Ontario Association of Architects\, as well as the OAA’s People’s Choice Award. Cimolino\, now in his 37th season at the Festival\, is the director of the 2024 production of London Assurance at the Festival Theatre. \n\n\n\nShawn BrownSenior Director of Engineering\, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise \n\n\n\nDr. Brown is Senior Director of Engineering at Hewlett-Packard Enterprise where he leads a large team of engineers building high-performance computing cloud services. He was formerly the Director of the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center and Vice Chancellor of Research Computing at the University of Pittsburgh. He has over 25 years of experience in developing software to support the use of high-performance computing for research in areas such as chemistry\, bioinformatics\, and public health. His research interests are: (1)How agent-based modeling and other computational techniques can be used to provide decision support in public health and chronic disease; (2) Building of highly convergent collaborative neuroinformatics platforms for open data sharing and computation; (3) Synthetic Ecosystems for representing cohort and cross-sectional data for modeling and open data sharing. \n\n\n\nNick DragerAdjunct Professor\, McGill University and University of Ottawa \n\n\n\nNick Drager\, former Director of the Department of Ethics\, Equity\, Trade and Human Rights and Senior Adviser in the Strategy Unit\, Office of the Director-General at the World Health Organization and former CEO of the TuBurculosis Vaccine Initiative; is Adjunct Professor at McGill University and the University of Ottawa ; Honorary Professor\, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; His work focuses on current and emerging public health issues related to global health with a focus on global health diplomacy/governance\, foreign policy and international trade and health. The policy related\, research and training activities of his work contribute to enabling policy makers and public health practitioners to analyse and act on the broader determinants of health development\, to better manage and shape the global and national policy environment for health and to place public health interests higher on the global development agenda to improve health outcomes. He has an M.D. from McGill University and a Ph.D. in Economics from Hautes Etudes Internationales\, University of Geneva \n\n\n\nLaurette Dubé ModeratorEmerita Professor and Distinguished McGill Chair of Consumer and Lifestyle Psychology and MarketingFounding Chair and Scientific Director\, McGill Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics (MCCHE) \n\n\n\nLaurette Dubé is an Emerita Professor and James McGill Chair of Consumer and Lifestyle Psychology and Marketing at the Desautels Faculty of Management. She is Founding Chair and Scientific Director of the McGill Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics (MCCHE). Originally trained as a nutritionist\, with graduate degrees in finances (MBA)\, marketing (MPS)\, and behavioural decision making/consumer psychology (PhD)\, Dr. Dubé’s lifetime research interest bears on the study of affects\, behavioural economics\, neurobehavioural\, and socio-economic processes underlying consumption\, lifestyle\, and health behaviour. Her translational research examines how such knowledge can inspire more effective behavioural change and ecosystem transformation as scale to address complex challenges and possibilities facing modern society. Through MCCHE\, Dr. Dubé has pioneered convergence and systems approaches to research and innovation in agri-food\, health and economic domains\, placing the whole person as the center of the whole society. She is principal investigator of the 3-Agency funded pan-Canadian SMART healthy cities implementation sciences training platform. She is also the academic lead of the ISED-funded FCI-Canada platform that connect enterprises from agri-food sector across Canada to improve their performance and resilience in domestic and international markets. She led Canada International Collaboration into EU-Horizon funded FSAFETY4AFRICA\, with both programs anchored into the convergence-by-design approach she pioneered with a world network of like-minded scientists and action leaders. Dr. Dubé is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada since 2006. She received the 2011 YMCA women of distinction award for the social and environmental science in 2011 and the 2013 The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. \n\n\n\nScott HendersonMedia and Technology InvestorBoard Member\, Tangerine (Audit Committee) and SAGE Publishing (Finance Committee) \n\n\n\nScott Henderson has over 25 years of experience operating and investing in media and technology businesses. Over the course of his career\,k he has been senior executive / board member with financial\, strategic and operating experience. He is a digital native with first-hand experience leading the transition from print to digital (Financial Times). He is the cofounder and CEO of successful technology start-up in business aviation sector (Traxxall). Particular interest in datadriven business models. Extensive Merger &Acquisition experience across publishing\, digital media\, education\, financial technology and aviation. \n\n\n\nAnn-Marie MacDonaldNovelist\, Playwright\, ActorRichler Artist in Residence\, McGill University\, Department of EnglishOfficer of the Order of Canada \n\n\n\nAnn-Marie MacDonald is a novelist\, playwright\, actor\, and television host. Her work has been honoured with numerous awards\, including the Chalmers\, the Governor General’s\, Gemini\, Dora Mavor Moore\, John Drainie\, the Gascon-Thomas\, the Canadian Authors Association\, the Canadian Booksellers Association\, and the Commonwealth Prize. Her writing for the stage includes the plays\, Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning\, Juliet)\, Belle Moral: A Natural History\, and Hamlet-911; the libretto for the chamber opera\, Nigredo Hotel\, and book and lyrics for Anything That Moves; her novels are Fall On Your Knees\, The Way the Crow Flies\, Adult Onset\, and Fayne. Ann-Marie graduated from the Acting Program of The National Theatre School of Canada in 1980. In 2019 she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. She was the 2024 Mordecai Richler writer-in-residence at McGill University. \n\n\n\nRaghu MachirajuProfessor of Biomedical Informatics\, Computer Science and Engineering and Pathology at the Ohio State University. \n\n\n\nRaghu Machiraju is a Professor of Biomedical Informatics\, Computer Science and Engineering\, Pathology at The Ohio State University. He is a Co-Principal Investigator of the ICICLE\, a newly funded NSF Institute to Democratize AI ( icicle.ai). Additionally\, he serves as an Associate Chair for Growth in the Department Computer Science and Engineering and as a Principal Data Scientist at the Translational Data Analytics Institute. Raghu’s research includes applying data science and AI models to problems from the clinic and the biology laboratory. \n\n\n\nHon. Julie Miville-DechêneSenator\, Senate of Canada \n\n\n\nAndré PratteExpert Panelist\, Canadian Centre for the Purpose of the CorporationFormer Senator\, Senate of Canada \n\n\n\nThe Honorable André Pratte is an Expert Panelist at the Canadian Centre for the Purpose of the Corporation (CCPC. André assumes the role after a successful career as a journalist spanning nearly 40 years.  Most of this time\, he worked for La Presse\, Canada’s foremost French language newspaper. From 2001 to 2015\, he was the paper’s Chief Editorial Writer and was part of the company’s management team. In 2016\, André was appointed to the Senate as an independent Senator. Disappointed by the partisanship that still dominated the Senate\, he resigned from this position in 2019. In 2022\, André received an MBA from the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts.  Earlier in his career\, he had studied economics at McGill University and received a B.A. in political science from the Université de Montréal. Besides his journalism career\, André wrote several books on history\, the media and politics\, including a biography of Wilfrid Laurier. He has spent years reflecting on issues such as crisis management\, the media’s role in society\, the social license to operate\, businesses’ purpose\, economic development\, the exploitation of Canada’s immense natural resources\, and climate change. André also sits on the boards of The Lighthouse – Children and Families and of the Paul Gérin-Lajoie Foundation. \n\n\n\nFrédéric SamamaHead of Strategic Development\, Sustainable1\, S&P Global \n\n\n\nMr. Samama began his career at JP Morgan in Paris. He later managed Corporate Equity Derivatives at Crédit Agricole Corporate Investment Banking in both Paris and New York. During his time there\, he developed and implemented the first international leveraged employee share purchase program\, a model that is now widely adopted by French companies. He subsequently joined Amundi\, a leading European asset manager\, where he reorganized and expanded the institutional client coverage. At Amundi\, he played a pivotal role in establishing the company’s green finance leadership by launching the first mainstream equity low-carbon indexes. He also initiated the largest green bond fund of its time\, aimed at financing green infrastructure projects in Emerging Markets. Mr. Samama co-launched the first coalition of institutional investors committed to decarbonizing their portfolios. This initiative was selected to represent the finance industry at the COP21 Action Day. In 2009\, Mr. Samama founded the Sovereign Wealth Fund Research Initiative\, an academic center dedicated to studying sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) and sustainability. He co-edited a book on long-term investing alongside Nobel Prize Laureate Joseph Stiglitz and Professor Patrick Bolton\, and has authored Archéologie de l’Inaction as well as numerous papers on green finance\, such as “The Green Swan: Central Banking and Financial Stability in the Age of Climate Change” and “Hedging Climate Risk.” He is currently an adjunct professor at Columbia University in New York and Sciences Po in Paris. \n\n\n\nPaul Yachnin ModeratorTomlinson Professor of Shakespeare Studies\, Department of English at McGill University \n\n\n\nPaul Yachnin is Tomlinson Professor of Shakespeare Studies at McGill University. He has served as President of the Shakespeare Association of America (2009-2010). From 2005-2010\, he directed the Making Publics (MaPs) project. From 2013-2018\, he directed the Early Modern Conversions project. Among his publications are the books\, Stage-Wrights and The Culture of Playgoing in Early Modern England (with Anthony Dawson)\, editions of Richard II and The Tempest; and seven edited books\, including Making Publics in Early Modern Europe\, Forms of Association\, and Conversion Machines in Early Modern Europe: Apparatus\, Artifice\, Body. His book-in-progress\, “Making Publics in Shakespeare’s Playhouse\,” is under contract with Edinburgh University Press. His ideas and the ideas of his MaPs colleagues about the social life of art were featured on the CBC Radio IDEAS series\, “The Origins of the Modern Public.” He publishes non-academic essays about Shakespeare and modern life\, including titles such as “Alzheimer’s Disease: What would Shakespeare Do?” and “Tragedy as a Way of Life.” An area of strong interest is higher education practice and policy\, with publications in Policy Options\, University Affairs\, and Humanities\, and projects\, including the TRaCE Transborder Project\, involving 12 universities across five continents.
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SUMMARY:Ahoy Issue 2 Launch Party
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, January 23\, 20257:30 pm ET\n\n\n\nAhoy‘s Winter 2025 launch party will take place January 23rd at Cafe Osmo x Marusan. We’ve teamed-up with some friends of ours to put together something special for us to share with you—with live readings from our contributing writers and artists\, food\, live jazz\, and DJ sets. Early-bird tickets available. Come early\, stay late 🪩Doors at 7:30 pm\, readings at 9:00 pm\, party from 10:00 pm til late // $9 presale\, $12 ATD // Contributors get in free.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/ahoy-issue-2-launch-party/
LOCATION:Osmo X Marusan\, 51 Sherbrooke St W\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2X 1X2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Reading
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SUMMARY:Shut Up & Write! with QWF (In Person)
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, January 24\, 2025\, 12:30 pm–3:00 pmFree\, In PersonQWF Office (Room 3\, 1200 Atwater Ave.\, Westmount)\n\n\n\nRegister for the session by filling out the RSVP form below. \n\n\n\nLooking for some dedicated\, quiet writing space? \n\n\n\nJoin us for an in-person Shut Up & Write session at the QWF office! \n\n\n\nDo all that writing you’ve been meaning to do\, and meet a few of your fellow QWF members. Using the Pomodoro technique\, participants write in 25-minute bursts\, with 5-minute breaks in between. \n\n\n\nThis event is for QWF members only. Not a member? Learn about becoming a member.  \n\n\n\nPlease note that these sessions are designed for silent writing\, rather than discussing or getting feedback on work. \n\n\n\n12:30–12:55: Writing 112:55–1:00: Break1:00–1:25: Writing 21:25–1:30: Break1:30–1:55: Writing 31:55–2:00: Break2:00–2:25: Writing 42:25–2:30: Break2:30–2:55: Writing 5 \n\n\n\nTo register\, RSVP below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGetting to the QWF Office\n\n\n\nOur office is located on the top floor of the Atwater Library and Computer Centre\, in Room 3. \n\n\n\nAddress: 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Room 3Westmount\, QC H3Z 1X4 \n\n\n\nClosest Metro: Atwater Station \n\n\n\nClosest Bus lines: 24\, 63\, 90\, 104\, 138\, 144\, 150 \n\n\n\nAccessibility:\n\n\n\nThe QWF Office is fully accessible by wheelchair from the side entrance on Tupper Street. Once inside\, there is an elevator to the second floor\, where the QWF office is. \n\n\n\nLearn more about the office location and accessibility.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/shut-up-write-with-qwf-in-person-29/
LOCATION:QWF Office\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Room 3\, Westmount\, QC\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Illuminated Grant-Writing
DESCRIPTION:This series of four workshops will examine how writers with projects for print\, spoken word\, or storytelling can prepare a strong literary arts grant application. From drafting a project description to balancing a budget\, we will also discuss artistic risk\, impact\, and cultural appropriation. Focus will be on funding programs at the Canada Council for the Arts and the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec\, and an arts council program officer will join us to answer questions. This series is intended for Quebec-based writers at all stages of their practice: emerging\, mid-career\, and established. There will be tasks to complete between sessions and participants must have an original literary arts project in mind.Access to MS Word or similar writing software will be necessary as well as a willingness to share work and exchange feedback in a workshop setting.As soon as they have registered for the workshop\, participants must email a short\, one-sentence description of their intended literary arts project to riley@qwf.org with the subject line “For Tawhida Tanya Evanson.” \n\n\n\nTawhida Tanya Evanson is a poet\, novelist\, artist\, and Ashiq known for her work blending poetry\, orality\, music\, and multimedia. Born and based in Tiohtià:ke/Montréal\, she performs internationally\, has released several audio recordings\, short films\, and the award-winning 2024 Afrofuturist concert film CYANO SUN SUITE. Evanson has two published poetry collections and her debut novel Book of Wings won the 2022 CAM/Blue Metropolis New Contribution Prize. Her French autotranslation Livre des ailes followed in 2023. Evanson’s work explores themes of African diasporic identity\, Sufi spirituality\, and the human condition\, and she has received acclaim at home and abroad for her captivating performances and unique approach to poetry. She produces multimedia events as Mother Tongue Media\, is recognized for her role as director of the Banff Centre Spoken Word program\, and is current president of the Quebec Writers’ Federation. She moonlights as a whirling dervish. 
URL:https://qwf.org/event/illuminated-grant-writing-5/2025-01-25/
LOCATION:QWF Office\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Room 3\, Westmount\, QC\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada
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SUMMARY:La nuit de la lecture: Elaine Kalman Naves and Chantal Ringuet
DESCRIPTION:La nuit de la lecture 2025 \n\n\n\nOn January 25 at 8pm\, join Elaine Kalman Naves and translator Chantal Ringuet for a bilingual reading of extracts of Kalman Naves’s memoir Shoshanna’s Story: A Mother\, A Daughter\, And The Shadows Of History\, translated into French by Ringuet. \n\n\n\nTo register: https://tinyurl.com/3jby4sap \n\n\n\nAbout the Book \n\n\n\nAt the end of the Second World War\, a survivor of Auschwitz makes her way home to Hungary. Of all her family\, only she and one sister have survived the camps; her young officer husband disappeared into Russia years before. Believing herself a widow\, Shoshanna falls under the protection of an older man who\, like her\, lost everything in the Holocaust. She gives birth to this man’s child by the time her beloved soldier returns\, and she has to make a choice that will cloud her life – and her daughter’s – ever after.Elaine Kalman Naves is the daughter whose earliest memories are of growing up with the consequences of that decision. Shoshanna raised Elaine with a torrent of family lore and all-too-vivid memories: the glamorous and eccentric aunts; handsome suitors and faithless husbands; death by order of the state and murder at the hand of a lover.Shoshanna’s stories\, haunting and vivid\, were both a gift and a burden to her daughter. This is a lush and exotic family memoir set against momentous events yet timeless in its truth-telling lessons. \n\n\n\nHosted by: Jeannot Clair
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