9:15-10:15
David Maggs & Shoshanah Jacobs in conversation: "Together for Action: Art and Science Confronting the Exploding Climate Crisis"

David: "How Art Can Contribute to Changing Behaviors Regarding the Climate Crisis (10min)

Shoshanah: "Manufactured Ecosystems – Forecasting Climate Futures" (10 min)

With questions to each other

10:15-10:30
Q&A

10:45-11:00
Valérie Chartrand & Heather Kharouba: "Bridging Art and Science to Foster Biodiversity Conservation"

Valérie will present her collaboration with the Kharouba lab that brings together art and science to raise awareness about biodiversity loss due to climate change​.

11:00-11:15
Shealagh Pope: "Immersive Art and Arctic Ocean Ecosystems"

Shealagh will present her immersive art installations designed to engage the public on the impact of climate change on Arctic ecosystems​.

11:15-11:30
Ana Rewakowicz: "Mist Collector – Harvesting Water from Fog for Freshwater Security"
(virtual)

Ana will present her interdisciplinary project that explores alternative methods for obtaining water from fog, focusing on sustainability in arid regions​.

11:30-11:45
Panel Discussion - Moderated by Annette Hegel

11:30-11:45
Q&A with audience

1:00-1:15
Chantal Rodier: "STEAM Research and Teaching"

Having brought multidisciplinary students to work together for the last 7 years, Chantal will present some key considerations for doing so. She will introduce the combined work of two groups of multidisciplinary students.

1:15-1:30
Caitlin Heppner: "Micro Cities, Macro Problems"

Caitlin and her team will present Micro Cities, Macro Problems which leverages robotics to examine ethical dimensions and urban planning challenges in autonomous navigation and to invite participants to explore how autonomous navigation could impact ecosystem restoration efforts and reimagine how municipalities and individual citizens might utilize autonomous navigation systems to better support these sustainability initiatives.

1:30-1:45
Student Presentations supported by professors Franz, Heather, Chantal: "Eco-Systems Restoration"

In our Winter multidisciplinary design course, students worked on restoration projects of 7 types of urban ecosystems in Ottawa.

1:45-2:00
Panel discussion- Moderated by Chantal Rodier

2:00-2:15
Sneha Subramanian: "Postcolonial Ecocriticism and Environmental Resilience"

Sneha’s presentation will explore the intersections between postcolonialism and ecocriticism, challenging the divide between human and non-human in environmental discourse​.

2:15-2:30
Grace Grothaus: "Seeing the Invisible: Co-Creating Wearable Air Pollution Visualization"

Grace will discuss how her collaborative projects use wearable technology to make air pollution tangible and relevant to the public​.

2:30-2:45
Karine Vanthuyne

2:45-3:00
Panel Discussion- Moderated by Jakub Zdebik

3:00-3:15
Q&A with audience

3:45-4:00
Kathleen Vaughan & François Guillemette: "Interdisciplinary Research and Climate Action in the St. Lawrence River"

Kathleen and François will discuss the role of interdisciplinary research in raising public awareness of environmental issues in the St. Lawrence River​.

4:00-4:15
Geneviève Metson: "Urban Ecology, Art, and Sustainability in an Uncertain Climate"

Geneviève will explore how urban ecological infrastructure, like urban agriculture, intersects with art and science to foster sustainability​.

4:15-4:30
Panel Discussion- Moderated by Heather Kharouba

4:30-4:45
Q&A