Conferences & Symposiums

This is a calendar of events open to the general public, as well as selected events open only to the Emily Carr community. Please note: the event submission form is currently offline while we stabilize the new site. It will be up very shortly !

  • On the Edge of Chaos: Contemporary Neuroscience, Creative Patterns and Material Production
    Friday, January 29, 2010 - 9:00am - 7:00pm

    Emily Carr University of Art + Design hosts an all-day symposium On the Edge of Chaos: Contemporary Neuroscience, Creative Patterns and Material Production to explore how the study of the brain and neuroscience can shed light on art-making and creative processes.

  • Interactive Futures 09: Stereo
    Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 9:00am - Saturday, November 21, 2009 - 10:00pm

    Interactive Futures 09: Stereo will be held in the Intersections Digital Studios at Emily Carr, November 19-21, 2009. Interactive Futures (IF) is a forum for showing current tendencies in digital media art as well as a conference for exploring ideas and research related to technology and art. The conference consists of keynote addresses, presentations, exhibitions, and performances.

  • 'Reset' - Joji Fukushima
    ECI and BC Innovation Council Showcase Student Designs Making a Difference
    Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - 1:30pm - 2:30pm

    Emily Carr Institute (ECI) and the the BC Innovation Council (BCIC) host an event to showcase current student projects gaining international momentum for potential commercial success. The Honourable Murray Coell, Minister of Advanced Education and Minister Responsible for Research and Technology, will be in attendance.

    Wednesday, March 19, 2008
    1:30pm
    Emily Carr Institute
    Charles H. Scott Gallery

    For complete details, please see the Media Release.

  • We Ride presents Consultations on Transit - Is there a U-Pass in our future?
    Monday, January 28, 2008 - 11:30am - 2:00pm

    Consultations on Transit - Is there a U-Pass in our future?

    Join the ECI Students' Union for a discussion with keynote speakers Jim Green and Bruce Ralston for a deliberative dialogue on public transit.

    Monday, January 28
    11:30am-2pm
    Room 236, North Building

    Email su@eciad.ca for more information, or to submit a statement.

  • rurungan weavers
    ECI Global-Sustainability Internships: Philippine Cross-Culture Design
    Monday, October 29, 2007 - 4:00pm - 5:00pm

    In the Spring of 2007, ECI Lecturer and PLA Coordinator, Sheila Hall and Associate Professor, Sam Carter, traveled to the Philippines to establish two internships supported by ECI for Industrial Design students Raneen Nosh and Jeff Werner. The three-month internship was divided into two separate projects. The first project was with the Rurungan sa Tubod Foundation in Puerto Princesa on the Island of Palawan. The Rurungan Foundation creates an alternative livelihood for women in the more poverty-stricken rural areas of Palawan.