You are invited to attend a virtual presentation by the following candidates for the position of Canada Impact+ Research Chair (CI+RC) in Climate-related Disasters and Community Resilience, position #’s 37358/37361. The first 30 minutes will be the presentation where the candidate will highlight their most significant research contributions, followed by 30 minutes for Q/A. 

Monday, March 2, 2026

Research Title: Governing uncertainty: Building resilience in complex adaptive systems

Candidate: Dr. Dewald van Niekerk, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus (see poster for biography)

Time: 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Location: Zoom

Topic: Research Seminar - DR. van Niekerk

Time: Mar 2, 2026 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://umanitoba.zoom.us/j/63951625280?pwd=8o00TnNIvgrnRXobOOI59KxOCIobYk.1

Meeting ID: 639 5162 5280

Passcode: 923741

Monday, March 2, 2026

Research Title: Climate Disasters, Water Security, and Community Resilience

Candidate: Dr. Farhana Sultana, University of Syracuse (see poster for biography)

Time: 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Location: Zoom

Topic: Research Seminar - Dr. Sultana

Time: Mar 2, 2026 03:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://umanitoba.zoom.us/j/69227572275?pwd=Q9cFXuZp2Svt4YN9qoohxoubMRTmkt.1

Meeting ID: 692 2757 2275

Passcode: 212224

We are requesting your feedback on the CI+RC Candidates Research Seminars. Please submit your feedback to Kelly Pokorny Smilinski (Kelly.Pokorny@umanitoba.ca), by 5:00 pm Today, March 2, 2026.

Kelly Pokorny Smilinski Executive Assistant to the Acting Dean, Dr. Mark Hanson Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth & Resources 495 Wallace Building 125 Dysart Road Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2 PH: 431.323.4218 Kelly.Pokorny@umanitoba.ca

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