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Robert J. Sawyer is a highly sought-after public speaker, who has given keynote addresses at these corporate, government, and association conferences, annual meetings, and banquets:

• Keynote Speaker
  Science Teachers Association of Ontario
  Toronto, Ontario
  November 13, 2008
  

• Keynote Speaker
  Surrey International Writers' Conference
  Surrey, British Columbia
  October 24-26, 2008
  

• Keynote Speaker
  The MEARIE Group Annual Meeting
  Huntsville, Ontario
  June 25, 2008
  

• Keynote Speaker, Session Producer, and Moderator
  Gartner IT Security Summit
  Washington, D.C.
  June 2-4, 2008
  

• The Walrus Magazine debate
  Robert J. Sawyer vs. Hal Niedzviecki
  "Should We Embrace the Surveilance Society?"
  (moderated by Carol Off, co-host of CBC Radio's As It Happens)
  University Club of Toronto, May 8, 2008
  

• Keynote Speaker
  Muskoka E-Business Forum
  Muskoka, Ontario
  March 26, 2008
  

• Keynote Speaker
  Academic Honours Night
  Trinity College School
  Port Hope, Ontario
  February 25, 2008
  

• Keynote Speaker
  Calgary City Teachers Association annual meeting
  Calgary, Alberta
  February 14, 2008
  

• Keynote Speaker
  Ontario Ministry of the Environment
  Engineers Professional Development Day
  Toronto, Ontario
  February 20, 2008
  

• Keynote Speaker at Dedication Ceremony
  The David J. Williams III Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Collection
  Kansas State University
  Manhattan, Kansas
  December 4, 2007
  

• Keynote Speaker
  Canadian Home Care Association Annual Meeting
  Victoria, British Columbia
  December 3, 2007
  

• Keynote Speaker
  Alberta Ministry of Health and Wellness
  Health Workforce Division
  Edmonton, Alberta
  November 19, 2007
  

• Keynote Speaker
  Manitoba Public Libraries Annual Meeting
  Brandon, Manitoba
  November 8, 2007
  

• Keynote Speaker
  Sanofi Pasteur internal conference
  Toronto, Ontario
  October 26, 2007
  

• Keynote Speaker
  Ontario Public Library Association Readers' Advisory Symposium
  Toronto, Ontario
  October 26, 2007
  

• Keynote Speaker
  Canadian Aviation Maintenance Council Annual Meeting
  Mississauga, Ontario
  October 19, 2007
  

• Keynote Speaker
  University of Waterloo Department of Physics & Astronomy
  50th Anniversary Celebration
  Waterloo, Ontario
  October 2, 2007
  (Speech broadcast as an episode of TVOntario's Big Ideas series)
  

• Keynote Speaker
  Chengdu International Science Fiction and Fantasy Conference
  Chengdu, China
  August 24-27, 2007
  

• Keynote Speaker
  Osprey Media Income Fund Leadership Conference
  Collingwood, Ontario
  June 22, 2007
  

• Keynote Speaker
  48th Annual International Conference on Health and Science Communication
  (annual meetings of the Association of Biomedical Communications Directors and the Health and Science Communication Association)
  Toronto, Ontario
  June 15, 2007
  

• Keynote Speaker
  Canadian Public Relations Society Annual Meeting
  Edmonton, Alberta
  June 14, 2007
  

• Keynote Speaker
  Cancer Patient Education Network Annual Meeting
  Montreal, Quebec
  May 31, 2007
  

• The Annual Mary Donaldson Memorial Lecture
  Saskatchewan Library Association
  Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
  May 3, 2007
  

• The Annual Peter Sim Memorial Lecture
  Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
  Calgary, Alberta
  March 15, 2007
  

• Keynote Speaker
  McMaster University Science for Peace / Pugwash Society
  Hamilton, Ontario
  March 10, 2007
  

• Keynote Speaker
  Durham District School Board Creativity Conference
  Ajax, Ontario
  February 21, 2007
  

• Keynote Speaker
  Surrey International Writers' Conference
  Surrey, British Columbia
  October 20-22, 2006
  

• Keynote Speaker
  Saskatchewan Registered Nurses' Association Conference
  Regina, Saskatchewan
  October 15-16, 2006
  

• Keynote Speaker
  CA (Computer Associates) "Council for Technical Excellence" Inaugural Meeting
  Islandia, New York
  May 4, 2006
  

• Keynote Speaker giving The Dr. Bryant Galusha Lecture
  Federation of State Medical Boards Annual Meeting
  Boston, Massachusetts
  April 22, 2006
  

• Keynote Speaker
  Ontario Mutual Insurance Association Annual Meeting
  Windsor, Ontario
  October 24, 2005
  

• Keynote Speaker
  The Uses of Science Fiction
  Multidisciplinary conference sponsored by the Philosophy Department
  Brock University
  St. Catharines, Ontario
  October 20-22, 2005
  

• Keynote Speaker
  Documentation and Training 2005
  Boston University
  September 17-18, 2005
  

• Featured Speaker
  McLuhan International Festival of the Future
  University of Toronto
  September 26, 2005
  

• Keynote Speaker
  CLEAR: The Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation 2005 Conference
  Phoenix, Arizona
  September 15, 2005
  

• Keynote Speaker
  The Learning Partnership
  Toronto, Ontario
  October 4, 2005
  

• Keynote Speaker
  Association of Ontario Land Surveyors 113th Annual General Meeting
  Huntsville, Ontario
  February 23, 2005
  

• Keynote Speaker
  Ontario Library Association Superconference
  Toronto, Ontario
  February 4, 2005
  

• Keynote Speaker
  Western Regional Computer Advisory Committee Symposium 2004
  Sponsored by two universities, three colleges, and 20 school boards
  London, Ontario
  December 9, 2004
  

• Keynote Speaker
  Ontario Professional Engineers Awards Banquet 2004
  Toronto, Ontario
  November 20, 2004
  

• Keynote Speaker
  Business of Science Symposium
  Sponsored by Manitoba Ministry of Energy, Science and Technology
  Winnipeg, Manitoba
  October 26-27, 2004
  

• Keynote Speaker
  Canadian Space Summit
  Ontario Science Centre, Toronto, Ontario
  September 25, 2004
  

• Keynote Speaker
  Canadian Association of Science Centres Annual Meeting
  Edmonton, Alberta
  June 3-5, 2004
  

• Keynote Speaker
  2nd International Symposium on Physical Sciences in Space
  Sponsored by the Canadian Space Agency
  Toronto, Ontario
  May 23-27, 2004
  

• Keynote Speaker
  BioMedex 2004: The Annual Convention of Canada's Biopharmaceutical and Health Technology Industry
  Montreal, Quebec
  April 29-30, 2004
  

• Keynote Speaker
  Science Fiction and Social Change Symposium
  Mount Royal College
  Calgary, Alberta
  February 6-7, 2004
  

• The sole "Noted Author" luncheon speaker
  New York Library Association Annual Meeting
  Saratoga Springs, New York
  Friday, November 7, 2003
  

• Keynote Speaker
  12th Annual Canadian Conference on Intelligent Systems
  Calgary, Alberta
  May 30-31, 2002
  (Read Rob's keynote address)
  

• Featured Speaker
  Life Communicators Association Annual Meeting
  Reno, Nevada
  September 23-26, 2001
  

• Keynote Speaker
  "Think Canada 2001" SF Festival
  Canadian Embassy, Tokyo, Japan
  April 29, 2001
  

• Keynote Speaker
  Contact 4 Japan
  Tokyo, Japan
  November 3-5, 2000
  

• Keynote Speaker
  Alberta Writers Guild Annual General Meeting
  Red Deer, Alberta
  October 20-22, 2000
  

• Keynote Speaker
  S/SF: The First Canadian Conference on Science and Science Fiction
  National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa
  September 12, 2000
  

• Keynote Speaker
  Authors in August
  Collingwood, Ontario
  August 26, 2000
  

• Keynote Speaker
  National Life Group Insurance Brokers Conference
  Orangeville, Ontario
  May 29-30, 2000
  

• Keynote Speaker
  Writers Circle of Durham Region Annual General Meeting
  Oshawa, Ontario
  May 13, 2000
  

• Keynote Speaker
  Jefferson Community College North Country Writers' Festival
  Watertown, New York
  April 25-27, 2000
  

• Keynote Speaker
  Premio UPC de Ciencia Ficción Awards Ceremony
  Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
  December 1, 1999
  

• Guest Speaker
  The Library of Congress
  Washington, D.C.
  November 10, 1999
  (Read Rob's talk)
  

• Opening-Day Luncheon Speaker
  Canadian Booksellers Association Annual Convention
  (now known as BookExpo Canada)
  Toronto, Ontario
  June 17, 1998
  

• Keynote Speaker
  Crime Writers of Canada's "Murder on the Maitland"
  Harriston, Ontario
  May 22-24, 1998
  

• Keynote Speaker
  76th Annual Conference of the Canadian Authors Association
  St. Catharines, Ontario
  June 26-29, 1997
  

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Booking Rob as a speaker
Rob's "Speaker Profile" brochure (PDF)

Rob's Guest of Honorships at SF conventions
Quotes from convention attendees
Quotes from event organizers
Robert J. Sawyer's upcoming appearances
Why authors attend Science Fiction Conventions
Rob's suggestions for panel topics at conventions