Sunday, May 11 from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.
EV building – 11th floor - room EV11.705
1515, Sainte-Catherine Street West
In this golden age of gaming, indie offerings are becoming increasingly sophisticated.
The May 11 event promises a look at the cutting-edge video games that have been developed at and around Concordia.
Lynn Hughes, an associate professor in the Department of Studio Arts, and the Concordia University Research Chair in Interactive Design and Games Innovation, will discuss the changing nature of video games. Afterwards, members of Montreal’s Mount Royal Game Society will be on hand to demonstrate a cross-section of experimental titles.
Monday, May 12, 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
LB building - J. A. de Sève Cinema
1400, De Maisonneuve Blvd. West
Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema graduate Kim Nguyen is the internationally renowned director, writer and producer of 2012’s critically acclaimed, Oscar-nominated Rebelle.
In a conversation with his fellow alumnus Dominic Poliquin, Nguyen will showcase his work and discuss the craft of filmmaking.
Tuesday, May 13, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal - Maxwell-Cummings Auditorium
1379-A Sherbrooke Street West
During the Acfas congress, Montreal’s Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal and Musée d’art contemporain are co-presenting 1+1=1, an exhibition of works by contemporary artists including Geneviève Cadieux, an associate professor of photography in the Department of Studio Arts.
On May 13, Martha Langford, a professor in the Department of Art History and director of the Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Institute for Studies in Canadian Art, will lead a conversation between Cadieux, artist Pierre Dorion, Stéphane Aquin, contemporary arts curator at the Musée des beaux-arts, and John Zeppetelli, director and curator at the Musée d’art contemporain.
May 14, from noon to 1 p.m.
Start Point: LB building
1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. West
Quartier Concordia, a four-square-kilometer area in downtown Montreal, takes centre stage at this event.
Led by a team that includes Clarence Epstein, the university’s senior director of Urban and Cultural Affairs, this walking tour will explore how the structures – some new, some old – on the Sir George Williams Campus are helping to revitalize one of the city’s most important neighbourhoods.
Wednesday, May 14, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Bibliothèque et archives nationales du Québec - Grande Bibliothèque Auditorium
475 De Maisonneuve Blvd. East
Cybercrime makes us all uneasy. Is our data really safe? What are our law enforcement services and governments doing to protect it?
Mourad Debbabi, a professor at the Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering and the Concordia Research Chair in Information Systems Security, will be joined by Francis Fortin of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission; Frédérick Gaudreau of the Sûreté du Québec; and Michael Haring of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for a revealing conversation about how our officials are fighting persistent cyber threats.
Friday, May 16 from noon to 1:30 p.m.
LB building - J. A. de Sève Cinema
1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. West
Aging is a fact of life. Can we do anything to prevent problems such as cognitive decline? What policies should our governments put in place to accommodate a greying population?
Louis Bherer, a professor in the Department of Psychology and the director of Concordia’s PERFORM Centre, joins Patrik Marier, an associate professor in the Department of Political Science and the Canada Research Chair in Comparative Public Policy, and other experts to explore the issues raised by an aging demographic. Journalist Ariane Émond will moderate.
