EventsEvents
From major international conferences, to more intensive workshops and symposia - as well as a regular slate of on-campus lectures focusing on current events from across the Asia-Pacific region - there is always something going on at CAPI. We invite you to get involved!
Upcoming events
Feb 24 2012 - 2:30pm - 6:00pmUVic, Victoria BC
Join this commemorative event to discuss this difficult past and to honour elders from the Japanese Canadian community.For more information please see attached poster.
Feb 28 2012 - 7:00pm - 9:00pmVictoria BC
Brazil-based electronics artist and robotics researcher Zaven Paré and UVic Japanese theatre specialist Cody Poulton will discuss recent collaborations between playwright Oriza Hirata and roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro in theatrical productions using robots and androids. One of Japan's leading dramatists and directors, Hirata is advisor to the Japanese cabinet on cultural and international affairs and recipient of the French Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
Mar 5 2012 - 9:00am - Mar 9 2012 - 5:00pmVictoria BC, UVic
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then the photographs UVic students bring back from their international CAPI programs speak volumes about their life-changing experiences!
CAPI's Photo Contest is the perfect opportunity to show off their skills (or luck) with a camera and share these unforgettable memories. The photos are displayed at CAPI during IdeaFest 2012 (March 5-9). Winners receive great prizes, such as an IPod Touch.
Mar 6 2012 - 12:30pm - 1:30pmUVic
Feng Xu recently published "Looking for Work in Post-Socialist China: Governance, Active Job Seekers and the New Chinese Labour Market". In this book she explores unemployment as one of the most politically explosive issues in China which gained further prominence as a result of the present global financial crisis. The novelty, urgency, and complexity of Chinese unemployment have compelled the government to experiment with policy initiatives that originate in the West.
Mar 19 2012 - 12:30pm - 1:30pmUniversity of Victoria, Victoria, BC
Labour rights enjoy constitutional status in India. The Constitution of India provides for fundamental rights such as freedom of expression and freedom of association, and labour welfare goals such as right to work, provision for living wage, appropriate conditions of work, maternity benefit, old-age assistance etc. However, in absence of state initiative informal workers in India are deprived of constitutionally guaranteed rights. Incidentally, the majority of workers in India are informal workers.
Mar 28 2012 - 7:00pm - 9:00pmUVic
This lecture looks at using traditional tools and new media technology in learning environments.
Apr 10 2012 - 9:00am - Apr 11 2012 - 1:00pmVictoria BC, UVic
The conference attempts to bring researchers from Asia-Pacific and other parts of the world to discuss innovations in learning and share their experience in incorporating technology into education. Complex interaction of people and technology and its impact on society is becoming increasingly visible in today's world especially in the Asia-Pacific region.
For more information, to submit papers and register for the conference please visit the conference website.
