Citizen Lab Director Ron Deibert will travel to Vancouver at the beginning of November to give a series of talks and lectures at the University of British Columbia, as part of the Mark Zacher Distinguished Visitor program.

1-5 November 2013, Vancouver, Canada

Date: Fri, Nov 1
Time: 7:30pm-9:30pm
Institution: Salt Spring Forum
Is the NSA Watching you?
This is a public event, a moderated discussion and book sale. Salt Spring Forum is “a community-based group that hosts moderated discussions with interesting and influential people.” Past speakers include Louis Arbour, Chantal Hebert, Bill McKibben, Andrew Coyne, Stephen Lewis.

Date: Sat, Nov 2
Time: 8:15pm-10pm
Institution: The Vancouver Institute
Under the Cover of the Net: Surveillance, Privacy, and the Dark Side of Cyberspace
This is a public lecture, and the keynote of the Mark Zacher Distinguished Visitor program.

Date: Mon, Nov 4
Time: 12pm-2pm
Institution: UBC – Political Science Department
The Digital Arms Trade: States, Markets, Controls
This is a public talk + Q&A, part of the Mark Zacher Distinguished Visitor program.

Date: Tues, Nov 5
Time: 1:30pm-3:30pm
Institution: UBC – Liu Institute for Global Issues
Anti-Disciplinary Research: Inside the “all-source” approach of the Citizen Lab
This is a public talk/panel discussion. See also here for more information.

See here for more information on the Mark Zacher Distinguished Visitor program.