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February 2012
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UWI Calendar February - June 2012T-20 Knockout Competition The UWI St. Augustine Campus continues its T-20 Knockout competition. All matches begin at 7pm on Thursdays and Fridays and will be played at the Sir Frank Worrell Cricket Ground at UWI SPEC under lights.
For further information, please contact Dr. Trevor Alleyne at 360-0565, 662-9294, 645-7761, 645-2640-9 Ext. 4642/4643, or 662-1873, or via e-mail at trevor.alleyne@sta.uwi.edu World of Work (WOW) 2012 It’s time, once again, for the annual World of Work (WOW) programme, hosted by The UWI, the UWI Alumni Association (UWIAA) and Republic Bank Ltd. WOW 2012 Schedule
For further information, please contact Mr Chandar Gupta Supersad at 662-2002 ext. 2360, or via email at Chandar.Supersad@sta.uwi.edu. IGDS Public Lecture In commemoration of International Women’s Day, the Institute for Gender and Development Studies (IGDS) hosts a public lecture by Dr. Martina Rieker, Director of the Institute for Gender and Women’s Studies at the American University, Cairo. The IGDS will also launch its research project, undertaken in collaboration with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Canadian High Commission, titled “Politics, Power and Gender Justice in the Anglophone Caribbean: Women’s Understandings of Politics, Experiences of Political Contestation and the Possibilities for Gender Transformation.” For further information, please contact the IGDS at 662-20023 ext. 83573, or via e-mail at igds.politics@gmail.com. Nation Dance Continuing in the 25-year tradition of The UWI’s Department of Creative and Festival Arts (DCFA), this year’s Production II class will mount “Nation Dance.” This unique performance is a collaborative production between DCFA and various communities in Trinidad and Tobago, in celebration of the nation’s 50th anniversary of independence.
For further information, please contact Marissa Brooks at Marissa.Brooks@sta.uwi.edu or Roberta Quarless at 663-2222 or Roberta.Quarless@sta.uwi.edu. Distinguished Leadership and Innovation Conference 2012 The Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business (ALJGSB) features internationally acclaimed author, Malcom Gladwell, at the 10th installment of its Distinguished Leadership and Innovation Conference (DLIC). Themed “What Makes the Great Ones Great?” this conference aims to positively reshape business and society. For further information, please contact ALJGSB at 662-9894 ext. 299, or via email at conferencing@lokjackgsb.edu.tt. DCFA 25th Anniversary celebrations The Department of Creative and Festival Arts (DCFA) celebrates its 25th Anniversary with a series of events, including concerts and a tour to Barbados. DCFA 25th Anniversary schedule of events
For further information, please contact Josette Surrey-Lezama at 645-0873, or via e-mail at Josette.Surrey-Lezama@sta.uwi.edu. SALALM LVII Conference The Alma Jordan Library hosts the Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials (SALALM) LVII Conference. This conference follows the theme “Popular Culture: Arts and Social Change in Latin America.” 5th European Conference of Poeciliid Biologists The Department of Life Sciences hosts the 5th European Conference of Poeciliid Biologists. This conference is held every two years and this year, for the first time since its inception, it will be held outside of Europe. Approximately 100 delegates from USA, Canada, Mexico, South America, Britain, Europe, India and Australia will visit The UWI St. Augustine Campus to attend the conference, scheduled to take place from 8 am-5.30 pm each day. For further information, please contact Dr Amy Deacon or Professor Indar Ramnarine via e-mail at poeciliid2012@sta.uwi.edu. |
