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IPLAI: Sunday-@-the Segal, Monday-@-McGill: Sherlock Holmes (May 5 ) Sunday, May 5, 2013 - 11:00am 5170 C The Institute for the Public Life of Arts and Ideas is pleased to announce a partnership with the Segal Centre for Performing Arts that w ill expand the popular Sunday-@-the Segal lecture series to include subseq uent Monday-@-McGill meetings that will give a smaller group of participan ts the...
Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy and Management: Creating S hared Value through Collaboration Monday, May 6, 2013 (All day) Downtown, Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA McGill University's Institute for the Study of International De velopment and the Law Firm of Fasken Martineau are pleased to announce thenext launch of our highly successful executive education certificate pro gram, Corporate Social Responsibility: Creating Value Through Collaborati ve...
Eat Your Words: Writing for the Media to Boost Your Income and Care er Tuesday, May 7, 2013 - 9:00am 688 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC Course Description: In an era of skimming, shortened attentionspans and reading off-screen, this workshop introduces participants to t he basics of writing for the modern marketplace. Lectures, illustrated ex amples and simulation exercises are used along with Q...
Exhibit: Designing Doctors Tuesday, May 7, 2013 - 1:00pm 3655 promenade Sir William Osler, Montreal, QC Dr. Annmarie Adams will give a talk on her exhibit Designing Do ctors, which highlights the contributions of physicians to hospital archi tecture. Designing Doctors showcases the Osler Library's outstanding collection of architectural advice literature on hospital architecture. Its focus is...
Fertility: Growing Concerns and Seeds of Hope Tuesday, May 7, 2013 - 5:30pm 1183 Boulevard Saint-Laurent, Montreal, QC Moderator: Dominique Forget, Journalist and Author. Panelis ts: Hugh Clarke, Research Director, Department of Obstetrics and Gyneco logy, Research Institute of McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) Pat ricia Monnier, Obstetrician-Gynecologist, Reproductive Centre, MUHC Bernard Robaire,...
Write Better, Speak Better Workshop Wednesday, May 8, 2013 - 9:00am 688 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC Course Description: This workshop introduces participants to fu ndamental theories and practices of communication in today's demanding andever-changing workplace. It is designed to help participants develop stro nger written, verbal and presentation skills. Participants are expecte d to play a key...
Obamacare - A Canadian's Perspective Wednesday, May 8, 2013 - 6:00pm 1025 5th Street NW, Washington D.C. 'Obamacare' continues to be a subject that arouses deep passion s, especially in a political town like D.C. Please join your fellow M cGill alumni and friends in the DC region for a lecture by someone who canhelp sort the reality from the rhetoric: Professor Antonia Maioni, direc tor of the...
The Marketing Power of Social Media Thursday, May 9, 2013 - 9:00am 688 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC Course Description: This practical workshop is designed to equi p participants with the skills to effectively use their knowledge of socia l media in order to build and maintain an online community for businesses.It will provide an in-depth strategic look at social media marketing, it s impact on...
IPLAI: Sunday-@-the Segal, Monday-@-McGill: Sherlock Holmes (May 1 1 edition) Saturday, May 11, 2013 - 7:00pm 853 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC The Institute for the Public Life of Arts and Ideas is pleased to announce a partnership with the Segal Centre for Performing Arts that w ill expand the popular Sunday-@-the Segal lecture series to include subseq uent Monday-@-McGill meetings that will give a smaller group of participan ts the...
Conference: C2-MTL Tuesday, May 21, 2013 (All day) 2020, William St., Montreal, QC The Desautels Faculty of Management has recently partnered withC2-MTL and we are offering McGill alumni an exclusive 30% discount until Monday, February 25, on purchases of 2 tickets. Please book here bef ore February 25, 2013, using promo code 'DESAUTELS2013' to benefit from the 30% discount...