… . - An immigrant who needs to develop the confidence in English speaking and comprehending - An individual who wants to practice one's own English listening, speaking, vocabulary and idioms, pronunciation, grammar, and colloquial expressions to use for a discussion and a debate - A student who needs to develop presentation skills and group discussion leading skills - An individual who wants to meet a variety of national people and make friends while discussing on a topic whether regarding an Eng …

This site has been set up to open the public square of debate that we started in London to a global audience through the use of Webinars (or online seminars.) GlobalNet21 (21st Century Network) started in April 2007 to discuss some of the great issues of the 21st century and then follow this up with further debate and action. It was about enlarging the Public Square where debate takes place using social networks to bring new audiences of people into that debate. We have grown rapidly with o …

I wanted to start a informal and fun discussion in Toronto around topics that are near and dear to my own heart and worthy of hearty debate: - Cloud computing (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) - Virtualization benefits/drawbacks/strategies - Next generation application architectures - Cloud security, data mobility For each session, a couple members will prepare a bit of background on a topic and then we can have a debate/discussion. A good opportunity to learn and hear what others think!

… . ·         Science, practicality, philosophy? Debates will go on forever inside and outside this group.  ·         We need more leaders! Ask Robert….

… It should also be agreed that teachings/reports/rituals beyond the above are OPEN for discussion, a constructive debate is allowable and MUST be respected.

What is The Social Media Ref? Influencers in the blogging, journalism, PR, marketing, advertising and academic spaces tackle timely issues in gloves off debates. Past topics include “Are bloggers journalists?” and “Who owns your social media identity?” Social Media Ref events are powered by Cision Canada and are available in-person or online.  

***GUESTS/VISITORS ARE WELCOME*** About Ebony Toastmasters Ebony Toastmasters is a part of Toastmasters International, a non-for-profit organization that is designed to help you develop excellent communication and leadership skills. As such, Ebony Toastmasters will help you to effectively achieve your goals in communication and leadership in a welcoming and supportive environment. Benefits of attending Ebony Toastmasters: Overcome fear of public speaking Improve communication skills Improve s …

UHN Toastmasters, Club 1188896, Area 4, Division A, District 60   ***Guests and Visitors are WELCOME!*** Where:  Room EN1-429/430 (beside the hospital library) inside Toronto General Hospital, 200 Elizabeth Street When:  Every Wednesday from 6PM to 8PM Who:  This club is OPEN to everyone.  You do NOT have to be an employee of the University Health Network.  Our membership consists of undergraduate and graduate students from the University of Toronto and Ryerson University, staff at UHN, retir …

… Working with our expert advisers we address factual inaccuracies and misinformation in public debates by promoting evidence-based science. To achieve these ends CASS will work within the infrastructure of CFI to co-ordinate campaigns with them and other interested parties. If you would like to get involved in other aspects of CASS, meetings will be held every first and third Monday of each month at CFI Ontario headquarters (216 Beverley St., in downtown Toronto). E-mail William Mount (Vice-Chair …

… Any postings attacking or slandering beliefs and opinions of others will also be removed. Debates about controversial topics and skeptics opinions are most encouraged and written dialogue in regards of is all in good taste, respect and professionalism. Personal attacks, slandering and insulting another member is forbidden. The use of this site by its members to promote fundraising, extraordinary profiteering or begging is not permitted . Anyone doing so may be banned from the site. If there is a …

Special OPS (the Special Ontario Party SIG) is a Special Interest Group of fun-loving members of Mensa Canada. Special OPS organizes social events for Mensa members in the Southern Ontario area.   Access to this online group is limited to Mensa members. When applying for membership, you will be required to provide your Mensa membership number for validation.  

… We accept professionals from all ages and we will not tolerate political, religious or personal faith debates; this group is to bring the Middle Eastern culture together as one.  If you like to play Tarneeb or smoke Shisha, you just landed in the right place To join this group, you must have your own profile photo and be comfortable attending Arabic restaurants, Arabic night clubs, and Middle Eastern Events in Toronto and its surrounding area. We are very active in creating meet up events fro …

Welcome to the Practical Philosophy Meetup Group. To give you a quick sense of what this group is about, the working title for this group was 'Philosophy in a Pub', and that's exactly what it sounds like; a fun night of good people and 'deeper' discussions which may include a beer, glass of wine, or whatever works for you.  :) Click here for the longer description of this group  

There must be intelligent life in TO. Join this informal discussion group where we meet to discuss a wide range of provocative and challenging topics and pontificate on anything from China to Gender, from Cults to Culture. The perspective can be philosophical, social, cultural or scientific, contingent on the topic or the point of view members have. It is a celebration of intelligence, wit, debate and the opportunity to hear different points of view. As long as we inspire our intellect with sti …

… Try moderating a discussion / debate within the group, or perhaps even facilitate activities within a shyness workshop meetup. And of course we're open to suggestions and requests. ... If you're not sure what you want to try, describe what type of issues you want to work on and we will try to suggest something appropriate. After you've just completed an exercise, remember to ask for feedback to see how great everyone thought you did! :-) Challenge yourself with a friendly, fun and en …