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  • The Great Indian Phone Book Launch
    The Great Indian Phone Book Launch
    Apr 5 2013 - 7:00pm - 8:00pm
    , Victoria, BC

    (Classified in Other)

    Imagine buying a cell phone for $10 and for an extra loonie getting three hours of talk time. That is the reality in India today, where cell phone use has exploded in the past decade from four million to 750 million users.

    One of the authors of the book, Robin Jeffery, will be in Victoria on Friday to discuss his new book, "The Great Indian Phone Book." For a description of the book, click here.

  • The Great Indian Phone Book Launch
    The Great Indian Phone Book Launch
    Apr 5 2013 - 7:00pm - 8:00pm
    , Victoria, BC

    (Classified in Other)

    Imagine buying a cell phone for $10 and for an extra loonie getting three hours of talk time. That is the reality in India today, where cell phone use has exploded in the past decade from four million to 750 million users.

    One of the authors of the book, Robin Jeffery, will be in Victoria on Friday to discuss his new book, "The Great Indian Phone Book." For a description of the book, click here.

  • CAPI Open House for UVic's 50th Anniversary
    CAPI Open House for UVic's 50th Anniversary
    Sep 29 2012 - 11:00am - 3:00pm
    , Victoria BC, UVic

    (Classified in Other)

    Come and meet us at our Open House to celebrate UVic's 50th Anniversary! There will be presentations by former interns about their work with CAPI partners in the Philippines and Bangladesh. You can talk to staff and refreshments will be provided!

    11am to 3pm - Sepetmber 29, 2012. Sedgewick Building

  • CAPI Open House & Photo Exhibit
    CAPI Open House & Photo Exhibit
    Mar 7 2012 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
    , Victoria BC, UVic

    (Classified in Student focus, Other)

    If a picture is worth a thousand words, then the photographs UVic students bring back from their international CAPI programs speak volumes about their life-changing experiences.

    CAPI's Photo Contest is the perfect opportunity to show off their skills (or luck) with a camera and share these unforgettable memories. The photos were displayed at CAPI during IdeaFest 2012 (March 5-9).

    See the photo entries and winners here.

  • You Say Goodbye, We Say Hello! Robots, Theatre and the Future of Humanity
    You Say Goodbye, We Say Hello! Robots, Theatre and the Future of Humanity
    Feb 28 2012 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
    , Victoria BC

    (Classified in Brown Bag Lectures, Lectures, Other)

    Brazil-based electronics artist and robotics researcher Zaven Paré and UVic Japanese theatre specialist Cody Poulton will discuss recent collaborations between playwright Oriza Hirata and roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro in theatrical productions using robots and androids. One of Japan's leading dramatists and directors, Hirata is advisor to the Japanese cabinet on cultural and international affairs and recipient of the French Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

  • Living with Hiroshima: My Memories of 66 Years
    Living with Hiroshima: My Memories of 66 Years
    Jan 31 2012 - 7:30pm - 9:00pm
    , Victoria BC, UVic

    (Classified in Brown Bag Lectures, Lectures, Other)

    Koko Tanimoto Kondo, writer, speaker, and educator from Hiroshima, talks about the effects of the bomb on her life, and her ongoing work for peace. Koko, daughter of Rev. Kiyoshi Tanimoto and Chisa Tanimoto, was an 8-month old baby and was 1.1 km away from the hypocenter on August 6th, 1945 when the first atomic bomb fell on Hiroshima's people. Koko, who miraculously survived the bombing, grew up with victims who came to her father's church on a daily basis.

  • Best Practices: Managing and Running Field Schools
    Best Practices: Managing and Running Field Schools
    Nov 16 2011 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
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    (Classified in Other)

    Join Helen Lansdowne (Associate Director, Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives) for her presentation entitled "Best Practices: Managing and Running Field Schools". Internationalization of the University is all about providing students with international literacy. One way to gain such literacy is through experiential learning provided by field school opportunities.

  • CAPI Asia-Pacific Forum
    CAPI Asia-Pacific Forum
    Oct 28 2011 - 9:00am - 1:00pm
    , University of Victoria

    (Classified in Other)

    The forum will provide an opportunity to discuss the importance of the Asia-Pacific region with respect to the University and how CAPI can enhance its role in facilitating relations between the University and this burgeoning part of the world.

  • Polynesian Superstars 'Te Vaka' to Perform in Victoria
    Polynesian Superstars 'Te Vaka' to Perform in Victoria
    Jul 29 2010 - 7:00pm - 10:00pm
    , Victoria, British Columbia

    (Classified in Other)

    Pacific Peoples' Partnership, with support from CAPI, is bringing one of the hottest South Pacific performance groups to Victoria in late July for a series of workshops and a performance at the Victoria Event Centre.  Te Vaka has been described as "...one of the most talented and original world music acts to appear on the international scene for years".