[All] Fwd: August 2010

[Robert Milligan]

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> From: "SiG at Waterloo" <info at sig.uwaterloo.ca>
> Date: September 10, 2010 11:03:28 AM GMT-04:00
> To: "Robert	Milligan" <mill at continuum.org>
> Subject: August 2010
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> September 10, 2010
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> SAVE THE DATE: Michael Quinn Patton, Book Launch & Public Lecture
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> Date: Monday, October 4, 2010
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> Location: Waterloo Inn and Conference Centre
>
> Time: 7pm to 9pm, Lecture and Reception
>
> Ticket Info Coming Soon!
>
> Social Innovation Generation is delighted to be hosting Micheal  
> Quinn Patton, pioneer of developmental evaluation, in Waterloo  
> Region on the evening of Monday, October 4th, 2010 for a speaking  
> event to coincide with the release of his latest book, Developmental  
> Evaluation: Applying Complexity Concepts to Enhance Innovation and  
> Use (Guilford Press, 2010). Learn more about Michael Quinn Patton's  
> visit...
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> Notify me when tickets are available!
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> JOIN: CU Expo Roundtable Discussions
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> Partner This! Research without action is _________; action without  
> research is __________.
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> Date: Wednesday September 22, 2010
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> Location: The Atrium, Waterloo Town Square (the courtyard next to  
> the piano)
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> Time: 7pm to 9pm
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> Free to Attend, RSVP Required
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> Why should academic researchers partner with community groups? Why  
> would community groups want to partner with academic researchers? At  
> this roundtable Sean Geobey and Leigh Golden will outline their  
> experiences with the challenges and opportunities in combining  
> research with community-based action. The facilitated discussion  
> following will invite all participants in the roundtable to share  
> their ideas surrounding creative community-university research  
> partnerships. To frame this discussion we pose two simple questions:  
> what is research without action? and what is action without research?.
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> Learn more about the CU Expo...
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> RSVP TODAY!
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> EXPLORE: Notes of a Newcomer
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>
> SiG at Waterloo is pleased to share our latest publication,"Notes of a  
> Newcomer, a look at Social Innovation in Waterloo Region" by Clara  
> Bird
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> Read Notes of a Newcomer...
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> SHOWCASE: Brenton Caffin visits SiG at MaRS
>
>
> Brenton Caffin is the Chief Executive Officer of TACSI - The  
> Australian Centre for Social Innovation. In a recent visit  
> toSiG at MaRS , Brenton gave our partners 5 minutes to describe the  
> centre and tell us about their upcoming projects. Watch Brenton  
> online...
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> In this issue
> SAVE THE DATE: Michael Quinn Patton, Book Launch & Public Lecture
> JOIN: CU Expo Roundtable Discussions
> EXPLORE: Notes of a Newcomer
> SHOWCASE: Brenton Caffin visits SiG at MaRS
> EVENTS:
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> CU Expo Roundtable (Waterloo) September 22, 2010
>
> Michael Quinn Patton (Waterloo) October 4, 2010
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> REFLECTION:
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> "To begin is the most important part of any quest, and by far the  
> most courageous" Plato
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