ALL OVER THE MAP

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This presentation will explore a career path that has been altered based on various global social and environmental events.

“ALL OVER THE MAP” AN ELDER ACADEMY EVENTWhat a perfect chance to end calendar year 2021 at Elder Academy and to get to know Dr. Kevin Hall who was appointed President and Chancellor of our university a little over 12 months ago. Over the past calendar year, despite the challenges brought about by the COVID19 pandemic, at Elder Academy we have had the opportunity to learn from an array of speakers about various parts of our globe: China, The European Union, The Polar regions. It is fitting that we have a fine opportunity to hear from Kevin who has journeyed throughout over 100 countries…”All Over The Map”His presentation will explore a career path that has been altered based on various global social and environmental events and will explore Kevin’s evolution as an engineer, a humanitarian and as an innovator and entrepreneur. From advanced mathematical modelling to the use of photonics in pathogen detection, from low-cost water treatment solutions in the peri-urban slums of Southeast Asia to the restoration of livelihoods following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. WHEN, WHERE, HOW MUCH? DATES: Saturday, December 18, 2021 TIME: 10:00am to Noon. Zoom entry available starting 15 minutes prior to scheduled timeWHERE: Online via Zoom LINK TO JOIN THE SESSION: Emailed to registrants via Eventbrite two days before first sessionCOST: $5.00 (proceeds donated to the United Way)REGISTRATION AND PAYMENTRegistration &amp; payment done through EventBrite. Please click on: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/all-over-the-map-tickets-214810513027 Students attend free but need to register by emailing UVRAElderAcademyevents@uvic.ca to secure the Zoom link.Need to know more? Email UVRAElderAcademyevents@uvic.ca  Kevin Hall, President and Vice Chancellor – University of VictoriaBiography On Nov. 1, 2020, Kevin Hall took office as the eighth president and vice-chancellor in the University of Victoria’s 57-year history. Throughout his career as a senior leader working for three world-class institutions, Dr. Hall has served at many levels and functions at a university—from faculty member, research centre director and department chair, vice-president and senior deputy vice-chancellor of global engagement and partnerships at the University of Newcastle (UON) in New South Wales, Australia, and now as President and Vice-Chancellor at the University of Victoria.A civil engineer whose research and industry leadership have already made a global impact, Dr. Hall carries out trans-disciplinary research across several major themes including water quality modeling, development of environmental monitoring and pathogen detection systems, syndromic surveillance, and water and health in marginalized communities. Professor Hall holds several international patents and has developed associated start-ups. His research has been incorporated into Engineering Design Manuals both nationally and internationally.Professor Hall visioned and built entrepreneurship and innovation initiatives at the University of Newcastle, leading the establishment of the Integrated Innovation Network (I2N) hubs and incubators. A highly respected leader in the higher education sector, Professor Hall was appointed by the Minister of Education to the Australia Research Council Advisory Council. He was a founding board member of the Sydney School of Entrepreneurship and a member of the NSW Minister for Health’s China Advisory Committee. Professor Hall has been a board member for over 30 corporations, university organizations, government, and not-for-profit entities including the Sydney School of Entrepreneurship, Intersect (Australia), Newcastle Innovation (Australia), Hunter Medical Research Institute (Australia), Newcastle Institute for Energy and Resources (Australia), Cooperative Research Centre - Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment; TRIUMF (Canada’s national laboratory for particle and nuclear physics), C4 Network (Technology transfer consortium), Guelph-Waterloo Biotechnology Partnership, Waterloo University Accelerator Centre, SHARCNET (high performance computing network) and several other corporations.

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