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Judith Woodsworth accompanies Kahnawake elder Alex Sonny Diabo and members of the Keepers of the Eastern Door dance troupe in performing The Unity Stomp, a traditional dance, to celebrate the signing of the Accord on Indigenous Education. The landmark accord was signed by First Nations chiefs and members of the Association of Canadian Deans of Education during Congress 2010. It provides for a new framework under which university programs will be reviewed to better reflect the values of Indigenous people. Magnifying glass

Judith Woodsworth accompanies Kahnawake elder Alex Sonny Diabo and members of the Keepers of the Eastern Door dance troupe in performing The Unity Stomp, a traditional dance, to celebrate the signing of the Accord on Indigenous Education. The landmark accord was signed by First Nations chiefs and members of the Association of Canadian Deans of Education during Congress 2010. It provides for a new framework under which university programs will be reviewed to better reflect the values of Indigenous people.


Harvard University Library Director Robert Darnton (left) being interviewed by Debra Arbec after his lecture on May 28 “Technology and the Book”. Darnton was invited to participate in Congress 2010’s Big Thinking lecture series as a key figure in the Open Access movement. That theme was featured in two separate panel discussions, events held in the Webster library and throughout Congress in decisions to make events as accessible as possible through waived ticket prices and simultaneous translation. CTV set up a TV studio in the EV Building over the eight-day event. Arbec conducted over a dozen interviews for CTV news during Congress with a variety of researchers. Magnifying glass

Harvard University Library Director Robert Darnton (left) being interviewed by Debra Arbec after his lecture on May 28 “Technology and the Book”. Darnton was invited to participate in Congress 2010’s Big Thinking lecture series as a key figure in the Open Access movement. That theme was featured in two separate panel discussions, events held in the Webster library and throughout Congress in decisions to make events as accessible as possible through waived ticket prices and simultaneous translation. CTV set up a TV studio in the EV Building over the eight-day event. Arbec conducted over a dozen interviews for CTV news during Congress with a variety of researchers.


Mark Kingwell in front of an urban landscape of Web 2.0 media. His Big Thinking lecture on “Democracy’s Gift” framed citizenship as an ongoing process of “discursive engagement.” Magnifying glass

Mark Kingwell in front of an urban landscape of Web 2.0 media. His Big Thinking lecture on “Democracy’s Gift” framed citizenship as an ongoing process of “discursive engagement.”


Janine Marchessault, York University, chaired a panel discussion on the development and impact of Robert Lepage’s <em>Image Mill</em>, presented in Quebec City as part of 400th anniversary celebrations in 2008. The wildly ambitious (and successful) project synchronized 27 projectors onto 81 grain silos at the waterfront. A scale model of the silos was presented on the stage of the D.B. Clarke Theatre during the discussion. Magnifying glass

Janine Marchessault, York University, chaired a panel discussion on the development and impact of Robert Lepage’s Image Mill, presented in Quebec City as part of 400th anniversary celebrations in 2008. The wildly ambitious (and successful) project synchronized 27 projectors onto 81 grain silos at the waterfront. A scale model of the silos was presented on the stage of the D.B. Clarke Theatre during the discussion.


Graduate student Mona Tajali presented her research on the organizing efforts of secular and Muslim women in Iran as one of nine participants in the Research Slam presented on May 29. Magnifying glass

Graduate student Mona Tajali presented her research on the organizing efforts of secular and Muslim women in Iran as one of nine participants in the Research Slam presented on May 29.


Communication Studies Professor Owen Chapman unveiled his Icebreaker at the FOFA Gallery on May 31. A collaboration with research assistant Sam Thulin, the pair froze waterproof contact microphones in ice cylinders and connected them to a series of sound processors to create a musical instrument, performance piece and interactive installation. Magnifying glass

Communication Studies Professor Owen Chapman unveiled his Icebreaker at the FOFA Gallery on May 31. A collaboration with research assistant Sam Thulin, the pair froze waterproof contact microphones in ice cylinders and connected them to a series of sound processors to create a musical instrument, performance piece and interactive installation.


People crowded into the Cloud Deck of the MB Building where Espace Recherche attracted the curious at an opening reception to kick off Congress 2010. Magnifying glass

People crowded into the Cloud Deck of the MB Building where Espace Recherche attracted the curious at an opening reception to kick off Congress 2010.

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