Open House Invitation
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| For 2010 Prospective Students: Saturday, March 6, 2010 Ottawa , Ontario |
Open House 2010 |
PROGRAM
UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA, FACULTY OF LAW
FAUTEUX HALL, 57 LOUIS PASTEUR
10:00 Reception
Coffee and refreshments
Tsampalieros Atrium, Fauteux Hall, 3rd floor
10:20 Welcome
Dean Bruce Feldthusen, Vice-Dean Ellen Zweibel,
Professor Pacifique Manirakiza and Common Law
Students’ Society President Mya Sanmugam
Fauteux Hall, room 147
10:50 Support for Success (Academics, Equity & Career Search, Money Matters & Housing)
Karen Jensen, Assistant Dean, Academic Affairs
Lisa Blair, Assistant Dean, Student Services
Fauteux Hall, room 147
11:10 Concurrent Lectures
- Prof. Constance Backhouse
Canada’s Rosa Parks: Viola Desmond’s Legal Challenge
to Race Segregation in Canadian History
Fauteux Hall, room 361 - Prof. Anthony Daimsis
Students Putting International Legal Theory Into Practice:
How uOttawa’s International Law Program Makes This Possible
Fauteux Hall, room 351 - Prof. Lynda Collins
Toxic Negligence: Proving the Link
Fauteux Hall, room 232 - Prof. Michael Geist
Why Copyright? The Fight for Canada’s Digital Future
Fauteux Hall, room 147
12:30 Luncheon Address
André Marin, Ombudsman of Ontario
University Centre
2:00 Res Ipsa LoquiTour
Tour the Faculty’s services and meet the student representatives
Fauteux Hall, Foyer
RSVP by March 11th
(613) 562-5794 or by e-mail at clawgen@uOttawa.ca
WHERE CAN I STAY?
The following accommodations are within walking distance of campus (*special prices for University of Ottawa visitors).
HOTELS
- The Business Inn* 1-800-363-1777 — 180 MacLaren Street (at Elgin) ($98 studio/one bedroom suite, $113 executive/signature suite) Please
specify uOttawa Law School Open House - Econo Lodge Downtown Ottawa* 613-789-3781 or 1-800-263-0649 — 475 Rideau Street (starting at $99.99 incl. parking, cont. breakfast, wireless
internet access) - Les Suites Hotel* 1-800-267-1989 — 130 Besserer Street ($145 one bedroom suite, $169 executive suite, plus tax)
- The Lord Elgin Hotel* 1-800-267-4298 or 613-235-3333 — 100 Elgin Street ($142 single or double, plus tax)
- The Quality Hotel* 613-789-7511 — 290 Rideau Street ($109 plus tax)
BED & BREAKFAST INNS
- King Edward Bed & Breakfast* 613-565-6700 — 525 King Edward Avenue ($90-$120 plus tax, includes breakfast and parking)
- Gasthaus Switzerland Bed & Breakfast* 613-237-0335 — 89 Daly Avenue ($98-$108 plus tax, includes breakfast)
- Ottawa International Hostel613-235-2595 (reservations required) — 75 Nicholas Street (Dormitory Bed: $30.80 members;
$36.30 non-members)
DIRECTIONS
When travelling Westbound on Highway 417 (the Queensway), take the Mann Street exit. This street leads to and becomes King Edward Avenue. When travelling Eastbound on Highway 417, take the Nicholas exit. This exit leads to Laurier Avenue. PARKING IS FREE IN LOTS “P” AND “T“.
PAST GUEST SPEAKERS
Justice Ian Binnie, Supreme Court of Canada
Justice Peter Cory, Supreme Court of Canada
Justice Frank Iacobucci, Supreme Court of Canada
Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin, Supreme Court of Canada
Morris Rosenberg, Deputy Minister of Justice and
Deputy Attorney General of Canada
George Thomson, Executive Director of the National Judicial Institute
Madam Justice Louise Arbour, Supreme Court of Canada
Justice Louis LeBel, Supreme Court of Canada
Lorne Waldman, Senior Co-Counsel for Maher Arar
David Scott, Q.C., Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
The Honourable Allan Lutfy, Federal Court of Canada