Research Security Workshop
Online Only
Oct 12 at 1:00 PM
- Oct 13 at 4:00 PM EDT
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Event Details
This workshop will be held in two sessions. The session details are as follows:
Tuesday, October 12, 2021, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday, October 13, 2021, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
The federal government has placed an increasing emphasis on research security at post-secondary institutions. The government has directed NSERC to apply security risk assessments to Alliance grant applications. There is also an intention by the government that security risk assessments will apply to a wider range of portfolios.
The University of Waterloo views as critical that researchers and their teams take reasonable and risk-based measures to safeguard investments in their research. However, there are challenges and concerns that need consideration to allay the risks of serious unintended consequences.
The University has organized a workshop to better inform individuals on potential national security threats, ways to safeguard research, and civil liberty rights. Speakers at this workshop will include national security experts, CSIS representatives, as well as academics with expertise in civil liberties and antiracism. These presentations will include such areas as internet censorship and surveillance, exercise of power in cyberspace and international law, foreign policy and national security issues.
This workshop will be held jointly with the University of Ottawa, the University of Toronto, the University of Waterloo and the University of Windsor.
If you would like to have a question asked of the speakers at the workshop but wish to remain anonymous, please send your question, in confidence, in advance to kwong@uwaterloo.ca. You may also include a question as part of this registration.
Location
Instructions will be sent out via email after registration.
Tickets
Type |
Price |
|---|---|
|
October 12 and 13 | Registration |
Free |
|
October 12 only | Registration |
Free |
|
October 13 only | Registration |
Free |
Organizer Details
University of Waterloo
In the heart of Waterloo Region, at the forefront of innovation, the University of Waterloo is home to world-changing research and inspired teaching. At the hub of a growing network of global partnerships, Waterloo will shape the future by building bridges with industry and between disciplines, institutions and communities.
From quantum computing and nanotechnology to clinical psychology, engineering, and health sciences research, ideas that will change the world are the heart of who we are.
