To the Islamic Republic of Iran,

To Iran,

My dear friend, how have you been? Things have changed a great deal, I know. You have been so hard to get in contact with, what with the travel restrictions, losing your anti-filter software, and the new round of ridiculous sanctions. I know that I have not [...]

Due to the large interest in this event, the location of the speaker series engagement with Paul Polak has changed from the Global Lounge to AERL 120. Please find address and location here. See you all there!

I just returned to Lesotho after a week and a half of travelling around South Africa to attend some World Cup matches. Overall, it was an amazing experience, but one thing that stood out for me was that I was a Canadian, at a World Cup, without an affiliation to any of the competing nations. [...]

UPDATE: VENUE CHANGED TO AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL 120)

The Terry Global Speakers Series, in collboration with the Simon KY Lee Global Lounge and Resource Centre, is pleased to announce our latest speaker, Paul Polak, on Monday, June 28 at 2pm in the Global Lounge.

Dr. Paul Polak is the founder of [...]

We have had some pretty fantastic success with a couple of individuals that we contacted for the annual Terry Global Speaker Series…More to come as details become finalized, but we promise you, it’s good!

HOWEVER- we have also had some roadblocks. Surprise, surprise, speaker agencies ruin the day yet again! Terry history has shown that when [...]

I remember fondly Dave posting once a season his current playlist, but it’s been a while so I wanted to initiate this. Here are my top picks for June. What music are you listening to lately? What drives you, inspires you, and makes you want to change the world? Or just to drink a beer [...]

It has been a while since I’ve posted, and I’ve wondered if I ever would again.  I hoped so, and so I am.  This is a random collection of tidbits about hope, and its meanings for me.

–Remember Pandora’s Box, and the last item to fly out?

–An obsession with Harry Potter led me to [...]

Another fantastic blog post I stumbled across from a friend of mine, Owen Scott, working in Malawi in water and sanitation. Read more from his blog, Barefoot Economics:

Yesterday I was reading a report about water access in one of Malawi’s lakeside districts. The district has a major hydreogeological split – close to the [...]

There is an International energy conference coming to town.

The International Student Energy Summit (ISES) is a global forum that focuses on sustainable resource management and the role that students will play in defining the future of energy development. ISES targets international, multidisciplinary post secondary students in undergraduate and graduate studies interested in energy.

I’ve been using Zip Cars for over two years now. I love my Zip Car. If you haven’t heard of this fantastic service, it’s like a car rental, but by the hour. There are almost 200 Zip Cars parked across Vancouver – there’s probably one a block from where you live – and for $7-$10 [...]