Nerd Nite Lambda happens on October 15 — and it’s sure to be a blast!
When: Thursday, October 15, 2015 @ 7pm (doors at 6:30 PM)
Where: The *Wild Rose Brewery Taproom*
Tickets: $10 online, $15 at the door – SOLD OUT!!
This is an 18+ event.
*Important*: the roads around Wild Rose Brewery are under construction. You can find updated directions and info here http://www.wildrosebrewery.com/contact-us/
SPEAKERS
Co-opting Sexy Time: Reimagining the Canadian Brothel
Amee Barber, PhD
Dr. Amee Barber
In her talk, Amee Barber proposes an alternative business model for sex work that will provoke people to think outside of familiar frames of reference for prostitution and consider what could be, not what is or has been. This model could legally operate within Canada and prioritizes sex workers’ rights and needs while advocating for sexual diversity and eroticism.
The Russians aren’t coming: Who claims what in the Arctic and is it important anyway?
Martin Pratt, Director, Bordermap Consulting
Martin Pratt
Ever since Russian scientists planted a flag on the seabed at the North Pole in 2007, the world’s media – and some politicians – have sought to portray the process of defining rights over the Arctic Ocean continental shelf as a volatile scramble for resources and even a “New Cold War”. This talk aims to separate the facts from the hyperbole, to clarify what’s at stake, and to identify how the Arctic might eventually be divided and/or shared.
How did THAT get in my Beer (and, what is THAT)?
Leland Jackson, PhD, University of Calgary
Dr. Leland Jackson
If beer is made according to the Bavarian version of the German Beer Purity Law of 1516, the beer will include hops, malt and water. In 500 years a lot about the main ingredient (by volume) of beer has changed. Discover the connection between the waste we produce and the beer we drink.
Further details about presentation topics and speakers to be announced soon.