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This Mark Pathy Space Institute Distinguished Speaker Seminar will explore current research at TU Dresden’s Chair of Space Systems, led by Professor Martin Tajmar. Since its establishment in 2012, the Chair has developed three research groups focused on satellite systems and space sciences, space transportation, and electric propulsion and advanced concepts. The seminar will highlight space missions and technologies developed by these groups, including the SOMP satellite platform and astronaut experiments conducted aboard the International Space Station.

When
September 8, 2026, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Where
Sir George Williams Campus EV - Engineering, Computer Science and Visual Arts Integrated Complex 3.309 (1515 Ste-Catherine St. W.)

Dîner-causerie sur la révolution silencieuse et la transformation de l’identitaire québécois

When
September 10, 2026, 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Speaker(s)
Jocelyn Létourneau

International Students! Find out about your immigration obligations and how to fulfill them to transition successfully from international student to worker, and eventually to permanent resident.

When
September 14, 2026, 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

When
September 17, 2026, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Where
SGW campus H - Henry F. Hall Building H-1220 (1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)
Speaker(s)
Line Rivard, MBA 87

CeNSR NanoInnovation Day — Friday, September 18, Concordia University. Explore nanoscience innovation, research presentations, industry showcases, and networking opportunities.

When
September 18, 2026, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Where
Loyola Campus Loyola Jesuit Hall and Conference Centre (7141 Sherbrooke St. W.)

What can the legacies of the censorship of queer and sexually explicit representation in Canadian visual and media art, and artists&rsquo; organizing against it, teach us today &ndash; and tomorrow? What lessons can we bring from art and film/media history to the current Culture Wars unfolding within new technological realities? Where once queer artists fought against provincial film review boards, Canada Customs, and overly broad federal legislation driven by moral panics, now they contend with vague online governance rules, deplatforming based on algorithms, and new legislation promising to address the harms of AI-driven content. Meanwhile, &ldquo;old&rdquo; forms of censorship and media-driven controversies persist. It is vital to understand this history as ongoing even if censorship looks different now &ndash; what content is targeted and how, what platforms we use to make and share art, what we collectively fear and want to suppress &ndash; than it did in the 1980s, 1990s, or 2000s. What tools can we bring from the past to offer nuance to contemporary debates around sexual representation and to contest overzealous state and tech-corporate control? This roundtable shares insights from artists, curators, and scholars who gathered together for a study day to discuss these topics. <br><br>An initiative of the SSHRC-funded research project Queer Operatives: Writing, Making, and Transmitting Queer Canadian Art Histories with the support of the Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Institute for Studies in Canadian Art and the Media and Materiality cluster, the DIGS Lab, the Media History Research Centre, and the Milieux Institute at Concordia University, as well as the Curatorial Research Cluster at the University of British Columbia. <br><br>Speakers: <br><br>Jon Davies is a curator, writer, and art historian from Montr&eacute;al. He received his PhD in Art History in 2023 from Stanford University, where he wrote the dissertation &ldquo;The Fountain: Art, Sex, and Queer Pedagogy in San Francisco, 1945&ndash;1995.&rdquo; He edited the anthology Colin Campbell: More Voice Over (Concordia University Press, 2021) and co-curated the 2023 Robert Flaherty Film Seminar, &ldquo;Queer World-Mending,&rdquo; with artist Steve Reinke. More recently, he was General Idea Fellow at the National Gallery of Canada (2024&ndash;25) and is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow in History at Carleton University (2025&ndash;27).<br><br>Adrian Deveau is a scholar and artist based in Montr&eacute;al, and holds a PhD in Art History from Concordia University. Adrian has worked with arts-based organizations, including Thinking Through the Museum: Museum Queeries, the Museum of Anthropology (Vancouver), Vancouver Biennale, and Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre. Their work has appeared in Museum Queeries: Two-Spirit, Indigiqueer, and LGBTTQ* Interventions into Museums, Archives, and Curating (Jagiellonian University Press, 2026), Ampersand: An American Studies Journal, and Asian Diasporic Visual Cultures and the Americas. Adrian currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of Third Floor Journal and postdoctoral co-ordinator at the Jarislowsky Institute for Studies in Canadian Art. <br><br>Dr. Genevieve Flavelle is an art historian and independent curator whose work focuses on contemporary Canadian art, queer and feminist art histories, and 2SLGBTQ+ art. Her curatorial practice is grounded in queer, feminist, and decolonial approaches. She has organized exhibitions and public programs across Canada and is currently Curator-in-Residence at Western University.<br><br>Andil Gosine is Professor of Environmental Arts and Justice at York University in Toronto, and author of Nature's Wild: Love, Sex and Law in the Caribbean. A Getty Scholar (2026) and Clark Beinecke Fellow (2024), Dr. Gosine's artistic and research practices have been concerned with how anxieties about difference shape and produce power. In 2025, Nature's Wild with Andil Gosine (RETURNS) was presented at Paul Petro Contemporary Art after the abrupt and politically charged cancellation of his solo exhibition at the Art Museum of the Americas (AMA) in Washington, DC. To celebrate the forthcoming Portuguese translation of his book, an exhibition inspired by it will take place in Brazil in 2027. His next book is F&eacute;lix &amp; I: an intimate engagement with French colonial portraiture.<br><br>Drew Hooper is a PhD candidate in the Department of Art History at Queen&rsquo;s University. His research examines the censorship of queer art in Canada from the 1970s to the 1990s, focusing on the logics that underpinned acts of censorship and the ways arts communities resisted, challenged, or otherwise responded to censorship. More broadly, his research explores the intersections of art, politics, and queer visibility, with particular attention to how institutional and cultural forces shape access, representation, and discourse. In addition to his research, he has taught undergraduate courses in global modern art history, guest-lectured in various courses, and presented at conferences, including Museum Without Walls and the Universities Art Association of Canada conference.

When
September 18, 2026, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Where
Sir George Williams Campus Engineering, Computer Science and Visual Arts Integrated Complex EV 11.705 (1515 Ste-Catherine St. W.)
Speaker(s)
Jon Davies, Adrian Deveau, Genevieve Flavelle, Andil Gosine, Drew Hooper

Lunch & Learn on Who Can Criticize Society? An Experiment on Skin Colour, Accent, Gender, and the Perceived Legitimacy to Criticize Canadian Society

When
September 24, 2026, 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Speaker(s)
Maxime Coulombe, Antoine Bilodeau

When
September 28, 2026, 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Where
SGW campus MB - John Molson Building (1450 Guy St.)

Concordia University Jurist-in-Residence, Morton S. Minc, invites you to the conference: US Trade Relations: Canada's Options in this New Era.

When
September 29, 2026, 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Where
Sir George Williams Campus John Molson Building ABCD (1450 Guy St.)
Speaker(s)
Ian Lee, MBA professor, Sprott School of Business, Carleton Univeristy

When you cannot trust what you see or hear, will your team be ready? Artificial intelligence is changing the nature of cyber threats. Deepfakes, automated attacks and convincing digital impersonations can make it harder for organizations to determine what is real, respond quickly and communicate with confidence. Join Concordia’s Jurist-in-Residence, Morton S. Minc, as he hosts an expert panel for a practical discussion on AI, deepfakes and the evolving demands of cyber crisis response. Whether you are a future or current engineer, lawyer or communications professional, this event will help you better understand how artificial intelligence is reshaping cyber incidents and organizational responses.

When
September 30, 2026, 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Where
SGW campus MB - John Molson Building (1450 Guy St.)
Speaker(s)
Larry Markowitz, Nareg Froundjian, Marco Manglaviti

Lunch & Learn on The Irish Mile: Digitally Mapping Irish Migration Across Quebec

When
October 8, 2026, 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Speaker(s)
Katherine Diamond

The Department of Philosophy is pleased to welcome invited guest lecturer Tao Jiang.

When
October 9, 2026, 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Where
SGW campus MB - John Molson Building 14.250 (1450 Guy St.)
Speaker(s)
Tao Jiang, Professor of Religion and Philosophy, Rutgers University

Transform your relationships, elevate your influence, and unlock the full potential of your team — without adding more to your plate.

When
October 14, 2026, 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Speaker(s)
Yasmina E. Jimenez, BA 11

When
October 14, 2026, 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Where
SGW campus GM - Guy-De Maisonneuve Building 340.10 (1550 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)

As technology evolves, the boundaries of privacy are being tested and redefined. Join Concordia’s Jurist-in-Residence, Morton S. Minc, as he hosts privacy lawyer Éloïse Gratton, Ad. E., partner in Osler’s Privacy and Data Management group. Our guest speaker Éloïse Gratton, Ad. E., is a partner and co-chair of Osler’s national Privacy and Data Management practice. Recognized nationally as a pioneer in the field of privacy, she advises corporations and their boards on compliance, crisis and risk management, cyber incidents, ethics and data governance matters, including the evolving field of artificial intelligence. Gratton also represents clients in privacy regulatory investigations.

When
October 29, 2026, 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Where
SGW campus MB - John Molson Building (1450 Guy St.)
Speaker(s)
Éloïse Gratton

Lunch & Learn on The Trudeau-Lévesque Constitutional Debate: Competing Visions of Multiculturalism in 1982 Canada

When
November 19, 2026, 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Speaker(s)
Klervi Tirel

Find out how to stay in Canada for up to 3 years after you graduate.

When
November 30, 2026, 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Lunch & Learn on Navigating Health and Social Services: Experiences of English-Speaking Older Adults

When
December 4, 2026, 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Speaker(s)
Alexandra Ethier

The Department of Philosophy is pleased to welcome invited guest lecturer Manish Oza.

When
January 22, 2027, 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Where
SGW campus MB - John Molson Building 14.250 (1450 Guy St.)
Speaker(s)
Manish Oza, Assistant Professor, Western Law

Lunch & Learn on Anti-Black Racism and the Labour Market Integration of English-Speaking African Immigrants

When
January 29, 2027, 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Speaker(s)
Jilefack Amin Ngami

Lunch & Learn on Language Loss, Variation, and the Role of English within Montreal’s Italian-Speaking Community

When
February 11, 2027, 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Speaker(s)
Fabio Scetti




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