Meetings

Meeting Schedule 2018 to 2019 (for more please go to Archives)

Speakers Chairman : Julian Sale

Future Meetings - 2019 (please scroll down)

Date Speaker Topic

December 12th. Christmas Luncheon

Nov 28

Alex Chapman

Climate Change and Disaster Preparedness of Guelph

Nov 14

Chris Wood or Graham Taylor

T.B.A.

Oct 31

Mike Bechtold

Dieppe

Oct 17

Mayor Cam Guthrie

State of the City of Guelph

Oct 3

Steve Kraft

Revisioning the Library

Sep 19

Dr. Youbin Zheng

Cannabis Research at UofG

Sep 5

Brian Carwana

The History of Islam

Aug 22

Ron Heipel

Hospice Wellington

Aug 8

Sarah Bowers-Peter

Crime Stoppers Guelph Wellington

Jul 25

Bill Rowley

Electric Vehicles: The Time is Now

Jul 11

Tim Tentcher

Picture Your Life

Jun 27

Mike Dixon

Agri Food Sector- Various Technologies

Jun 13

Michel Fich
Annual General Meeting A.G.M.

Distant Planets and the Search for Life
A.G.M. Starts at 9:45

May 30

Dr. Julia Christensen Hughes

Developing leaders for a sustainable and equitable world

Past Meetings - 2019 (click on the date to link to the minutes)

May 16

Dr. Robert W. Park

Dying to Explore: The Archaeology of Sir John Franklin’s 3rd Arctic Expedition

May 2

Dr. Emma Allen-Vercoe

What’s new in Gut Microbiota Research

Apr 18

Don Hamilton

Freemasonry Today

Apr 4

Ed Butts

The History of Bodyguards.
13th. Annual Anniversary Luncheon: Members only lunch at NOON.

Mar 21

Matt Gowan

Natural Remedies - BP, Cholesterol, Diabetes

Mar 7

John Sneyd (club member)

The Great Escape (Canada)

Feb 21

Jay Wilson

My Life as an Actor

Feb 7

Ian Evans

A Stroll with Hadrian

Jan 24

Ian Evans

Australia by Bicycle South to North

Jan 10

Dr. Jim Mottin

Animal Adventures

Past Meetings - 2018 (click on the date to link to the minutes)

Date

Dec 13

Speaker

Steven Pinker / Julian Sale

Topic

Steven Pinker's TED Talk - Is the World Getting Better or Worse?

Nov 29

Gunter Thase (club member)

Stories of Gunter's Career in the Global Metals Industry.

Nov 15

Gregory Klages

Historical records relating to the mysterious death of Tom Thomson

Nov 1

Michael Bechthold

Saving D-Day: The Canadians in Normandy June 1944

Oct 18

Dr Cate Dewey

The Children of Bukati

Oct 4

Katie Taylor - Mennonite Circle of Life

Homelessness/Mental Health/Circle of Life in Guelph and area

Sept 20

Marty Williams

Guelph:Downtown Renewal Plans and Current Issues

Sept 6

Maureen Dobbins, RN, PhD

Seniors Health. McMaster Optimal Aging Website

Aug 23

Steve Howard

Habitat for Humanity

Aug 9

Barry Kay

Public opinion and elections; the politics of policy-making

July 26

Asa Proveau

Brothers Brewery Guelph - Craft Beers: In the Sanctuary

July 12

Andy Curtis

Knots: This will be a talk and demonstration of knots filled with stories and anecdotes about knots. In the Sanctuary

June 28

Adrienne Paliyath

Pelvic Health Solutions for Senior Men

June 14

June 14

Annual General Meeting
Starts at 9:45am

Julian Sale

A short Annual General Meeting will take place immediately prior to the General Meeting. The primary business of this AGM will be the election of a new Board of Directors for the next fiscal year.
Tips for Travel plus Images of Sri Lanka and other Countries

May 31

Tim Burrows

The Future of Electric Cars

May 17

Catherine Ollerhead De Santis

Finding King Richard

May 3

Andree Ann-Cyr

Cognitive Studies of the Elderly

April 19

Ritchie Zelk

Deserts, Tundra and Rainforests - Travel photography plus....