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Seminars 2016

Date: WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 17
Date Time Type Details Venue
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 17 5:00PM - 8:00PM OPEN FACULTY LECTURE

Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work
SPSW Visit a Lecture Series:

Title: Social Policy and Administration II
Lecture Topic: Definition and Importance of Social Protection for national development, economic growth and labour market efficiency; Types of Social Protection Systems
Presenter: Dr. Heather Ricketts

Lecture Theatre GLT1
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 17 5:00PM - 9:00PM OPEN FACULTY LECTURE

Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work
SPSW Visit a Lecture Series:

Title: Programme Planning, Management and Evaluation
Overview: The lecture focuses on how to develop a programme hypothesis (etiology and intervention strategies). 
Presenter: Dr. Sandra Chadwick-Parkes

Graduate Lounge, Sir Alister McIntyre Building
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 17 5:30PM - 7:00PM MAIN PUBLIC LECTURE

URD 2016 SIGNATURE EVENT
Main Public Lecture
Lecture Presentation:
Medical Marijuana and its role in Clinical Healthcare and Research
Speakers: Mr. Josh Stanley Founder, CITIVA, Jack D'Angelo MD, Chief Medical Officer, CITIVA, Jeffrey Lombardo  PharmD., BCOP, Chief of Clinical Research, CITIVA

Lecture Theatre FMS Teaching and Research Complex
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 17 6:00PM – 9:00PM OPEN FACULTY LECTURE

Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work
SPSW Visit a Lecture Series:

Title: Performance Management: Theories and Practice
Overview: Performance Management is about the design and implementation of successful performance management systems. Participants will be made aware of the processes involved in identifying, measuring and developing the performance of individuals and teams and aligning their performance with the strategic goals of the organization.
Presenter: Dr. Grace Martin-Hall

Seminar Room, Hugh Shearer Trade Union Education Institute (opposite the UWI Health Centre)
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 17 10:00AM- 11:00AM ANIMATION SEMINAR

CARIMAC
Title
: Introduction to Animation
Overview: 2D Animation Taster A hands-on introductory seminar in 2D Animation. Participants work in groups to create and animate their own rigs using pre-designed assets.
Presenter: D’Oyen Williams

Animation Lab, CARIMAC Annex 2
Date: THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18
Date Time Type Details Venue
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18 12:00PM - 1:00PM DEPARTMENT COURTYARD EXHIBIT

Department of Library and Information Studies
Title:
Interactive presentations 

Faculty Courtyard
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18 12:00PM - 2:00PM SPEAKERS CORNER

Department of Language Linguistics and Philosophy
Title:
Speakers’ Corner
Overview: Public Speaking students to deliver excerpt from already presented speeches. Audience to be invited to make impromptu speeches on select topics 
Presenter: Caroline Dyche

Faculty Courtyard
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18 1:00PM - 3:00PM LECTURE PRESENTATION

URD 2016 SIGNATURE EVENT
Title: “Gender Equity in ICT”
Overview: The lecture will focus on the barriers to gender equality for women, youths, unattached males and persons with disabilities and the identification of strategies to increase opportunities and access to education, training, and employment in the ICT industry
Presenter: Miss Ayanna Samuels, Independent ICT for Development Consultant/Entrepreneur and Technology Policy Consultant. 

Multi-functional Room, UWI Main Library
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18 1:00 PM - 6:30 PM SEMINAR

URD 2016 SIGNATURE EVENT
Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work
The SPSW Derek Gordon Research Seminar - "Re-thinking
Caribbean Futures: Perspectives from the Social Sciences"
Overview: This seminar will feature a keynote presentation, art exhibition, and 3 panels exploring issues in regional development, research challenges, and the work of social scientists with people and communities.
Guest Speaker: Dr Honor Ford-Smith, Assistant Professor, Community Arts Practice, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Toronto, Canada.
Guest Speaker's Presentation: Haunting Acts and Future Possibilities: Performing Caribbean Radical Imagination in the Present ”

UWI Regional Headquarters
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18 1:00 PM - 6:30 PM SEMINAR

URD 2016 SIGNATURE EVENT
Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work
The SPSW Derek Gordon Research Seminar - "Re-thinking Caribbean Futures: Perspectives from the Social Sciences"
Overview:
This seminar will feature a keynote presentation, art exhibition, and 3 panels exploring issues in regional development, research challenges, and the work of social scientists with people and communities.
Guest Speaker: Dr Honor Ford-Smith, Assistant Professor, Community Arts Practice, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Toronto, Canada.
Guest Speaker's Presentation: Haunting Acts and Future Possibilities: Performing Caribbean Radical Imagination in the Present ”

UWI Regional Headquarters

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