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More info SGW topics:general_interest/research, concordia-events-categories:examinations/thesis-defenses event-audiences:all event-audiences:concordia-community/students/graduate 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PhD Oral Exam - Alex Chartrand, Communication Studies Trajectories of Digital Resistance from Montreal to Berlin: The Role of Queer Algorithmic Imaginaries in Challenging Discriminatory Conditions on Social Media When August 14, 2026, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Where Sir George Williams Campus J.W. McConnell Building 322 (1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.) More info SGW topics:general_interest/research, concordia-events-categories:examinations/thesis-defenses event-audiences:all event-audiences:concordia-community/students/graduate 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Campus tour: come discover our Sir George Williams campus! Join us for an in-person guided tour of the downtown Sir George Williams Campus. Our knowledgeable undergraduate student ambassador will show you around and share their experiences. You’ll also get to chat with a member of our recruitment team for answers to all your admissions-related questions. When August 14, 2026, 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Where SGW campus LB - J.W. McConnell Building LB-187 (1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.) Speaker(s) Student Ambassador More info SGW concordia-events-categories:information-orientation/tours, topics:general_interest/admissions event-audiences:future-students event-audiences:future-students/undergraduate 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Campus tour: come discover our Loyola campus! Join us for an in-person guided tour of the Loyola Campus. Our knowledgeable undergraduate student ambassador will show you around and share their experiences. When August 14, 2026, 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Where Loyola campus AD - Administration Building : Lobby (7141 Sherbrooke St. W.) Speaker(s) Student Ambassador More info LOY concordia-events-categories:information-orientation/tours, topics:general_interest/admissions event-audiences:future-students event-audiences:future-students/undergraduate 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. PhD Oral Exam - Negarsadat Rahimi, Individualized Program A Framework for Façade Retrofitting Decision-Making to Decarbonize Buildings When August 14, 2026, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Where Sir George Williams Campus J.W. McConnell Building 205 (1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.) More info SGW topics:general_interest/research, concordia-events-categories:examinations/thesis-defenses event-audiences:all event-audiences:concordia-community/students/graduate 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. 3D Visual Character Motion Generation, Reconstruction, and Embodied Agents Recent advancements in sensing and deep learning have unlocked exciting possibilities for the visual analysis of human and animal motions in the physical 3D space. These innovations hold great potential for applications across diverse domains, including for example natural user interfaces, AR/VR, robotics, and gaming. In this talk, I will present the latest research progress in this rapidly evolving field including especially 3D human motion generation, pose tracking and shape reconstruction, and related tasks - highlighting key developments from the past few years as well as contributions from our own work. When August 14, 2026, 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Where SGW campus ER - ER Building 1072 (2155 Guy St.) Speaker(s) Li Cheng More info SGW topics:academic_disciplines/computing, topics:research_subjects, topics:research_subjects/technology, concordia-events-categories:conferences-lectures event-audiences:all Ongoing events Until Aug. 18 Graduate seminar in university teaching This seminar series in university teaching will prepare graduate students for an academic teaching career. When August 12, 2026 – August 18, 2026, 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Where TBD Speaker(s) Margo Echenberg, Josephine Guan More info none topics:skill_domains/gptk-0, topics:skill_domains/gpcb-0, concordia-events-categories:workshops-seminars event-audiences:concordia-community/students/graduate Until Aug. 21 The Let Down Reflex at the FOFA Gallery Visit the FOFA’s 2026 summer exhibition: The Let Down Reflex When July 10, 2026 – August 21, 2026 (all day) Where SGW campus EV - Engineering, Computer Science and Visual Arts Integrated Complex EV.1715 (1515 Ste-Catherine St. W.) More info SGW concordia-events-categories:arts-culture event-audiences:all event-audiences:concordia-community/faculty event-audiences:concordia-community/staff event-audiences:concordia-community/students event-audiences:alumni Until Sep. 30 GÉNÉRATION XEROX GÉNÉRATION XEROX explores the ongoing love affair between LGBTQ2IA+ communities and unbridled expression via self-publication, in particular the medium of zines. When July 2, 2026 – September 30, 2026 (all day) Where Sir George Williams Campus J.W. McConnell Building LB-2 (1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.) More info SGW concordia-events-categories:arts-culture/exhibitions event-audiences:all event-audiences:concordia-community/students event-audiences:concordia-community/staff event-audiences:concordia-community/faculty Upcoming events Aug. 16 Queer Concordia Dodgeball A weekly occurring Dodgeball session organized by Queer Concordia Every Sunday 2-4pm during July & August When August 16, 2026, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Where Sir George Williams Campus Engineering, Computer Science and Visual Arts Integrated Complex (1515 Ste-Catherine St. W.) More info SGW concordia-events-categories:sports-wellness event-audiences:concordia-community Aug. 17 4th Space Refresh When August 17, 2026 – August 21, 2026 (all day) Where SGW campus LB - J.W. McConnell Building (1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.) More info SGW concordia-events-categories:workshops-seminars, topics:people_places_entities/4th_space Aug. 17 Campus tour: come discover our Loyola campus! Join us for an in-person guided tour of the Loyola Campus. Our knowledgeable undergraduate student ambassador will show you around and share their experiences. When August 17, 2026, 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Where Loyola campus AD - Administration Building : Lobby (7141 Sherbrooke St. W.) Speaker(s) Student Ambassador More info LOY concordia-events-categories:information-orientation/tours, topics:general_interest/admissions event-audiences:future-students event-audiences:future-students/undergraduate Aug. 17 PhD Oral Exam - Rosanne Villemaire-Krajden, Psychology Extracurricular Activity Participation and Psychosocial Development in Emerging Adulthood: A Mixed-Methods Study of Wellbeing and Career Adaptability When August 17, 2026, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Where Loyola Campus Psychology Building 244 (7141 Sherbrooke St. W.) More info LOY topics:general_interest/research, concordia-events-categories:examinations/thesis-defenses event-audiences:all event-audiences:concordia-community/students/graduate Aug. 17 Campus tour: come discover our Sir George Williams campus! Join us for an in-person guided tour of the downtown Sir George Williams Campus. Our knowledgeable undergraduate student ambassador will show you around and share their experiences. You’ll also get to chat with a member of our recruitment team for answers to all your admissions-related questions. When August 17, 2026, 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Where SGW campus LB - J.W. McConnell Building LB-187 (1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.) Speaker(s) Student Ambassador More info SGW concordia-events-categories:information-orientation/tours, topics:general_interest/admissions event-audiences:future-students event-audiences:future-students/undergraduate Aug. 18 Blood Drive at Concordia University When August 18, 2026, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Where SGW campus EV - Engineering, Computer Science and Visual Arts Integrated Complex (1515 Ste-Catherine St. W.) More info SGW concordia-events-categories:social-events, topics:general_interest, topics:people_places_entities event-audiences:all Aug. 18 Know your immigration obligations Find out about your immigration obligations and how to fulfill them to transition successfully from international student to worker, and eventually to permanent resident. When August 18, 2026, 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Where TBD More info none topics:general_interest, concordia-events-categories:conferences-lectures event-audiences:future-students event-audiences:future-students/graduate event-audiences:future-students/undergraduate event-audiences:concordia-community event-audiences:concordia-community/students event-audiences:concordia-community/students/graduate event-audiences:concordia-community/students/undergraduate Aug. 18 Campus tour: come discover our Sir George Williams campus! Join us for an in-person guided tour of the downtown Sir George Williams Campus. Our knowledgeable undergraduate student ambassador will show you around and share their experiences. You’ll also get to chat with a member of our recruitment team for answers to all your admissions-related questions. When August 18, 2026, 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Where SGW campus LB - J.W. McConnell Building LB-187 (1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.) Speaker(s) Student Ambassador More info SGW concordia-events-categories:information-orientation/tours, topics:general_interest/admissions event-audiences:future-students event-audiences:future-students/undergraduate Aug. 18 PhD Oral Exam - Xingnan Zhou, Civil Engineering Multi-Scale Deep Learning Frameworks for Trajectory Prediction, Scene Understanding, and Perception in Autonomous Driving When August 18, 2026, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Where Sir George Williams Campus Engineering, Computer Science and Visual Arts Integrated Complex 003.309 (1515 Ste-Catherine St. W.) More info SGW topics:general_interest/research, concordia-events-categories:examinations/thesis-defenses event-audiences:all event-audiences:concordia-community/students/graduate Aug. 18 Prestigious awards information session Join the Student Success Centre to learn more about some of the world’s most prestigious graduate scholarships, including the McCall MacBain Scholarship at McGill University, the Rhodes Scholarship at the University of Oxford, the Schwarzman Scholars program at Tsinghua University, and the Gates Cambridge Scholarship at the University of Cambridge. When August 18, 2026, 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. Where TBD More info none topics:general_interest/awards, topics:general_interest/student_services, concordia-events-categories:information-orientation, topics:people_places_entities/students event-audiences:concordia-community/students Aug. 18 Campus tour: come discover our Loyola campus! Jo…