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UWI Calendar Octomber - December 2014

Good News with Many Challenges
5.30pm; October 7, 2014
Teaching and Learning Complex
The UWI St. Augustine

The UWI St. Augustine Campus and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs host a Distinguished Open Lecture, “Latin America and the Caribbean: Good News with Many Challenges,” at 5.30pm.
The presenter is Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza. It takes place on Tuesday October 7, 2014, at 5.30pm, at Lecture Theatre E, Teaching and Learning Complex, Circular Road, St. Augustine.

For more information, please visit the Campus Events Calendar at www.sta.uwi.edu/news/ecalendar

COTE 2014
October 9-10, 2014
The UWI St. Augustine

COTE is an annual landmark event of the Department of Economics at which findings from quality research and other studies are presented to inform our stakeholders on economic and social policy impacts. This year’s conference posthumously honours previous Head of Department, Professor Dennis Pantin (1994-1999, 2006-2009), and will examine the theme "“Addressing Contemporary Local and Regional Challenges for Sustainable Development”.

For more information, please visit www.sta.uwi.edu/conferences/14/cote

Candlelight vigil
5.45pm; November 6, 2014
Main Administration Building
The UWI St Augustine

Every year, World Food Day is observed and for 2014, the theme is Family Farming: Feeding the World, Caring for the Earth. The UN General Assembly has also designated this year International Year of Family Farming. The UWI St Augustine Campus, through the Faculty of Food and Agriculture will hold its candlelight vigil in front of the Main Administration Building at the St Augustine campus.

For further information, please contact the Faculty of Food and Agriculture at Tel/ext: (868)-662-2002 ext.83318 or 83903

2014 Graduation Ceremonies
October 22, 24, 25
The UWI St. Augustine

Each year, The UWI congratulates and bids farewell to its graduands at the annual Graduation Ceremonies, which are sorted by Faculty. This year, the ceremonies take place at the UWI Sport and Physical Education Centre (SPEC).

For more information, please visit www.sta.uwi.edu/graduation/index.asp

11th UWI SPEC International Half-Marathon
October 26, 2014
The UWI St. Augustine

The UWI, St. Augustine Campus once again hosts its signature UWI SPEC International Half-Marathon. First Citizens is the presenting sponsor of the UWI SPEC International Half-Marathon. The race begins at the UWI SPEC at 5.30am, and continues on a 13.1 mile route along the traffic-free Priority Bus Route (PBR) to the La Resource junction in D’Abadie, before doubling back to the UWI SPEC.

For more information, please visit www.sta.uwi.edu/spec/marathon/

The Caribbean Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with the Tobago House of Assembly hosts its 19th general meeting and biennial conference, “Harnessing Science and Technology to Create Knowledge-Based Economies and Preserve Caribbean Ecosystems”.

One of the main objectives of the conference is to assemble regional and international natural scientists, social scientists and engineers to deliberate and focus their thoughts on the two areas identified in the theme.

For more information, please visit the Campus Events Calendar at www.sta.uwi.edu/news/ecalendar

The Third Industrial Engineering and Management Conference 2014 (IEM3-2014) will be held at the Faculty of Engineering of The UWI, St Augustine, from December 5-6, 2014. In keeping with the past two IEM Conferences in 2006 and 2010, the theme of the 2014 Conference is “The Challenges of Project Engineering and Management in a Sustainable World”.
Submission deadline is October 1, 2014. Conference registration for authors and participants is US$100 per person, and for student authors/participants, US$50 per person.

For further information please contact: Professor Kit Fai Pun c/o the Faculty of Engineering Email: KitFai.Pun@sta.uwi.edu | Tel: 662-2002 exts. 82068/82069