Full Schedule OCAD Ryerson University University of Toronto York University Event Overview

Welcome to the 2019 CRAM Toronto event schedule. This first-ever learning festival is offering over 30+ free events featuring researchers across a multitude of disciplines.

We encourage attendees to take advantage of the different sessions happening across OCAD, Ryerson, U of T and York. Our only request is that you please be mindful of the 15-minute window between each session. If you plan on traveling between universities, you will need more time, so pre-planning is essential. Now get CRAMing!

Friday 5 April, 2019

Time Zone: EST/Eastern Time (US & Canada)
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
York | Transcendent Transit: An Underground Talk for the Subway Commute to CRAM @ York | Taien Ng-Chan | PODCAST & TALK 45 minutes 5:00 PM  -  5:45 PM  |  York University - Vari Hall , TTC York Subway Stop
Participant Taien Ng-Chan (York University ) |
Podcast & Talk
YorkPodcastNo Registration Required
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
Ryerson | Dancers and Nurses – When Their Worlds Intersect | Coralee McLaren & Vicki St.Denys 45 minutes 6:00 PM  -  6:45 PM  |  Ryerson University - Ted Rogers School of Management , Cara Commons
 |  Signup required
Participant Coralee McLaren (Ryerson University) | Participant Vicki St.Denys (Ryerson University) |
Talk
RyersonRegistration Required
U of T | The Greatest Story Never Told: A New Narrative on Climate Change | Andrea Most 45 minutes 6:00 PM  -  6:45 PM  |  University of Toronto - Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship , 5th Floor Atrium
 |  Signup required
Participant Andrea Most (University of Toronto) |
Talk
Registration RequiredUniversity of Toronto
U of T | How Can I Help You?: A Future with Social and Assistive Robots | Goldie Nejat 45 minutes 6:00 PM  -  6:45 PM  |  University of Toronto - Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship , Room 360 - Nodes
 |  Signup required
Participant Goldie Nejat (University of Toronto) |
Talk
Registration RequiredUniversity of Toronto
OCAD | Hey Autonomous Vehicle – Can You Tell Me About Yourself? | Sowmya Somanath 45 minutes 6:00 PM  -  6:45 PM  |  OCAD University , Auditorium
 |  Signup required
Participant Sowmya Somanath (OCAD University) |
Talk
OCADRegistration Required
Ryerson | How Fake News Spreads Through Online Social Networks | Anatoliy Gruzd 45 minutes 6:00 PM  -  6:45 PM  |  Ryerson University - Ted Rogers School of Management , TRS 1-149
 |  Signup required
Participant Anatoliy Gruzd (Ryerson University) |
Talk
RyersonRegistration Required
York | The Global Filipino: A Moving Experience | Patrick Alcedo 45 minutes 6:00 PM  -  6:45 PM  |  York University - Vari Hall , Vari Hall Rotunda
 |  Signup required
Participant Patrick Alcedo (York University ) |
Dance Performance & Talk
YorkRegistration Required
York | Prisoners of Gravity | Laurence Harris 45 minutes 6:00 PM  -  6:45 PM  |  York University - Vari Hall , Vari Hall B
 |  Signup required
Participant Laurence Harris (York University ) |
Talk
YorkRegistration Required
York | Artificial Nature | Graham Wakefield | DROP-IN SESSION 2 hours 6:00 PM  -  8:00 PM  |  York University - Vari Hall , Seminar Room 1018
Participant Graham Wakefield (York University ) |
Immersive Experience
YorkNo Registration RequiredImmersive Experience
York | Shadowpox: The Antibody Politic | Alison Humphrey | DROP-IN SESSION 2 hours 6:00 PM  -  8:00 PM  |  York University - Vari Hall , Seminar Room 1154
Participant Alison Humphrey (York University ) |
Immersive Experience
YorkNo Registration RequiredImmersive Experience
York | Watch Without Being Seen: Snowden Archive-in-a-Box | Evan Light | DROP IN SESSION 2 hours 6:00 PM  -  8:00 PM  |  York University - Vari Hall , Seminar Room 1022
Participant Evan Light (York University ) |
Immersive Experience
YorkNo Registration RequiredImmersive Experience
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
U of T | What Really Creates Better Mental Health? | Patricia O'Campo 45 minutes 7:00 PM  -  7:45 PM  |  University of Toronto - Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship , Auditorium
 |  Signup required
Participant Patricia O'Campo (University of Toronto) |
Talk
Registration RequiredUniversity of Toronto
U of T | Beyond the Business Case For Diversity | Sarah Kaplan 45 minutes 7:00 PM  -  7:45 PM  |  University of Toronto - Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship , 5th Floor Atrium
 |  Signup required
Participant Sarah Kaplan (University of Toronto) |
Talk
Registration RequiredUniversity of Toronto
York | Busy Bees: The Secret Obsession of Nature’s Neatniks | Amro Zayed 45 minutes 7:00 PM  -  7:45 PM  |  York University - Vari Hall , Vari Hall B
 |  Signup required
Participant Amro Zayed (York University ) |
Talk
YorkRegistration Required
York | Listen to the Land | Celia Haig-Brown 45 minutes 7:00 PM  -  7:45 PM  |  York University - Vari Hall , Seminar Room 1152
 |  Signup required
Participant Celia Haig-Brown (York University ) |
Documentary & Talk
YorkRegistration Required
OCAD | Here Today, Here Tomorrow: Reversing Our Throwaway Culture | Michele Mastroeni 45 minutes 7:00 PM  -  7:45 PM  |  OCAD University , Auditorium
 |  Signup required
Participant Michele Mastroeni (OCAD University) |
Talk
OCADRegistration Required
Ryerson | Your Cheating Heart: Why Taxpayers Lie | Jonathan Farrar 45 minutes 7:00 PM  -  7:45 PM  |  Ryerson University - Ted Rogers School of Management , Cara Commons
 |  Signup required
Participant Jonathan Farrar (Ryerson University) |
Talk
RyersonRegistration Required
Ryerson | Accessible Futures through Art | Eliza Chandler 45 minutes 7:00 PM  -  7:45 PM  |  Ryerson University - Ted Rogers School of Management , TRS 1-149
 |  Signup required
Participant Eliza Chandler (Ryerson University) |
Talk
RyersonRegistration Required
York | Soundpainting: More Than Meets the Ear | Doug Van Nort 45 minutes 7:00 PM  -  7:45 PM  |  York University - Vari Hall , Vari Hall Rotunda
 |  Signup required
Participant Doug Van Nort (York University ) |
Musical Performance
YorkRegistration Required
8:00 PM
8:00 PM
U of T | Toronto the A.I. City - Fortune or Curse? | Panel Discussion, Mario Grech 45 minutes 8:00 PM  -  8:45 PM  |  University of Toronto - Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship , Room 360 - Nodes
 |  Signup required
Participant Mario Grech (University of Toronto) | Participant Mark Fox (University of Toronto) | Participant Peter Wittek (University of Toronto) | Participant David Wolfe (University of Toronto) |
Panel
Registration RequiredUniversity of Toronto
OCAD | Will Our Future Be A+? Avatars, Agents and Adaptive A.I. Assistants | Alexis Morris 45 minutes 8:00 PM  -  8:45 PM  |  OCAD University , Auditorium
 |  Signup required
Participant Alexis Morris (OCAD University) |
Talk
OCADRegistration Required
Ryerson | Lost Then Found: Dementia Patients and Drones | Alexander Ferworn 45 minutes 8:00 PM  -  8:45 PM  |  Ryerson University - Ted Rogers School of Management , Cara Commons
 |  Signup required
Participant Alexander Ferworn (Ryerson University) |
Talk
RyersonRegistration Required
Ryerson | The Wall After the Fall: Where is the Berlin Wall Today? | Blake Fitzpatrick & Vid Ingelevics 45 minutes 8:00 PM  -  8:45 PM  |  Ryerson University - Ted Rogers School of Management , TRS 1-149
 |  Signup required
Participant Blake Fitzpatrick (Ryerson University) | Participant Vid Ingelevics (Ryerson University) |
Talk
RyersonRegistration Required
York | Renegade Research: Partnering with Communities for Change | Presidential Panel Discussion 45 minutes 8:00 PM  -  8:45 PM  |  York University - Vari Hall , Vari Hall A
 |  Signup required
Moderator Rhonda Lenton (York University ) | Participant Karen Burke (York University ) | Participant Richard Marsella (Regent Park School of Music) | Participant Jenny Foster (York University ) | Participant Shannon Holness (Toronto Community Benefits Network) |
Panel
YorkRegistration RequiredPanel
U of T | Unravelling the History and Mysteries of Our Universe | Cherry Ng 45 minutes 8:00 PM  -  8:45 PM  |  University of Toronto - Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship , Auditorium
 |  Signup required
Participant Cherry Ng (University of Toronto) |
Talk
Registration RequiredUniversity of Toronto
9:00 PM
9:00 PM
U of T | Knock on Wood: The Stats and Science Behind Luck | Jeffrey Rosenthal 45 minutes 9:00 PM  -  9:45 PM  |  University of Toronto - Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship , Auditorium
 |  Signup required
Participant Jeffrey Rosenthal (University of Toronto) |
Talk
Registration RequiredUniversity of Toronto
Ryerson | Welcome to My Territory, Please Leave: Politics of a Land Acknowledgement | Hayden King 45 minutes 9:00 PM  -  9:45 PM  |  Ryerson University - Ted Rogers School of Management , Cara Commons
 |  Signup required
Participant Hayden King (Ryerson University) |
Talk
RyersonRegistration Required
U of T | The Drama of Youth: A World of Stories | Kathleen Gallagher 45 minutes 9:00 PM  -  9:45 PM  |  University of Toronto - Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship , 5th Floor Atrium
 |  Signup required
Participant Kathleen Gallagher (University of Toronto) |
Talk
Registration RequiredUniversity of Toronto
OCAD | Communities on the Move: Finding a Sense of Place in the City | James Miller 45 minutes 9:00 PM  -  9:45 PM  |  OCAD University , Auditorium
 |  Signup required
Participant James Miller (OCAD University) |
Talk
OCADRegistration Required
Ryerson | EngAGE: Find Your Fountain of Youth | Alexandra J. Fiocco 45 minutes 9:00 PM  -  9:45 PM  |  Ryerson University - Ted Rogers School of Management , TRS 1-149
 |  Signup required
Participant Alexandra Fiocco (Ryerson University) |
Talk
RyersonRegistration Required
York | Soundpainting: More Than Meets the Ear | Doug Van Nort 45 minutes 9:00 PM  -  9:45 PM  |  York University - Vari Hall , Vari Hall Rotunda
 |  Signup required
Participant Doug Van Nort (York University ) |
Musical Performance
YorkRegistration Required
York | Artificial Nature | Graham Wakefield | DROP-IN SESSION 2 hours 9:00 PM  -  11:00 PM  |  York University - Vari Hall , Seminar Room 1018
Participant Graham Wakefield (York University ) |
Immersive Experience
YorkNo Registration RequiredImmersive Experience
York | Shadowpox: The Antibody Politic | Alison Humphrey | DROP-IN SESSION 2 hours 9:00 PM  -  11:00 PM  |  York University - Vari Hall , Seminar Room 1154
Participant Alison Humphrey (York University ) |
Immersive Experience
YorkNo Registration RequiredImmersive Experience
York | Watch Without Being Seen: Snowden Archive-in-a-Box | Evan Light | DROP IN SESSION 2 hours 9:00 PM  -  11:00 PM  |  York University - Vari Hall , Seminar Room 1022
Participant Evan Light (York University ) |
Immersive Experience
YorkNo Registration RequiredImmersive Experience
10:00 PM
10:00 PM
U of T | From the Streets to Solutions: Tackling Homelessness | Stephen Hwang 45 minutes 10:00 PM  -  10:45 PM  |  University of Toronto - Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship , Room 360 - Nodes
 |  Signup required
Participant Stephen Hwang (University of Toronto) |
Talk
Registration RequiredUniversity of Toronto
OCAD | Can I Feel What You See? Multi-Sensory Design | Peter Coppin 45 minutes 10:00 PM  -  10:45 PM  |  OCAD University , Auditorium
 |  Signup required
Participant Peter Coppin (OCAD University) |
Talk
OCADRegistration Required
Ryerson | What Do Viruses Have To Do With Gun Violence? | Annette Bailey & Renée Bailey 45 minutes 10:00 PM  -  10:45 PM  |  Ryerson University - Ted Rogers School of Management , Cara Commons
 |  Signup required
Participant Annette Bailey (Ryerson University) | Participant Renée Bailey (Ryerson University) |
Talk
RyersonRegistration Required
Ryerson | Undressing Gender | Art Blake 45 minutes 10:00 PM  -  10:45 PM  |  Ryerson University - Ted Rogers School of Management , TRS 1-149
 |  Signup required
Participant Art Blake (Ryerson University) |
Talk
RyersonRegistration Required
York | The Global Filipino: A Moving Experience | Patrick Alcedo 45 minutes 10:00 PM  -  10:45 PM  |  York University - Vari Hall , Vari Hall Rotunda
 |  Signup required
Participant Patrick Alcedo (York University ) |
Dance Performance & Talk
YorkRegistration Required
U of T | Music of the Cosmos: Sonic Space Exploration Reveals the Voice of the Universe | Matt Russo 45 minutes 10:00 PM  -  10:45 PM  |  University of Toronto - Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship , Auditorium
 |  Signup required
Participant Matt Russo (University of Toronto) |
Talk
Registration RequiredUniversity of Toronto