2005 Nortel Networks Distinguished Speaker
Dr David Suzuki
Dr Suzuki spoke about the challenges we face in the 21st centure as globalization and advances in science and technology have empowered us to alter the biological, physical, and chemical properties of the planet.
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2004 Nortel Networks Distinguished Speaker
Professor Leroy Little Bear
Award-winning Professor Leroy Little Bear presented his current research on the possibilities for a powerful collaboration between Western and Native American sciences to a crowd of over one hundred people who gathered at the Wollongong City Gallery. Mixing humour with insight, Mr Little Bear compared and contrasted Western scientific knowledges and Blackfoot knowledges.
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2003 Nortel Networks Distinguished Speaker
Peter Bregg
World-famous Canadian photographer Peter Bregg provided a glance into his 35-year-long career behind the lens during the Fourth Annual Nortel Networks Canadian Studies Address at the University of Wollongong on June 27, 2003. |
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2002 Nortel Networks Distinguished Speaker
Roch Carrier
Introduced by Special Guest Dagmar Schmidmaier, State Librarian and Chief Executive, State Library of New South Wales.
Roch Carrier, the National Librarian of Canada, and one of Canada's most decorated and beloved writers, presented the 3rd Nortel Networks' Canadian Studies Address for 2002. This follows last year's popular talk by Margaret Atwood. |
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2001 Nortel Networks Distinguished Speaker
Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood read from and discussed her recent Booker Prize winning novel The Blind Assasin to a crowd of over 350 people. So many, in fact, that an overflow room, with a live video feed had to be set up in an adjoining gallery! There was so much media attention for the event that a freelance Media Consultant had to be hired.
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2000 Nortel Networks Distinguished Speaker
Vivienne Poy
Senator Poy, Canada's first Senator of Chinese descent gave a talk entitled "Citizenship and Immigration: The Chinese-Canadian Experience." She gave a personal and historical discussion of the shifting trends and attitudes that have influenced the Chinese-Canadian experience. |
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