About Us

Who we are

(This page is being updated in March, 2026 and will be complete by month’s end.)

scientist and microscopeMs. Meg Barker is the founder of the OLi-works enterprise.  Members and presenters at OLi-bytes and other OLi-workshops in the theme of science, technology and innovation (STI) and its connections to international affairs (IA) include Mr. Richard Labelle, Mr. Arthur Levin, Ms. Katja Hansen, Mr. Mohammed Qazilbash, Mr. Ken Robertson and Dr. Dan Berg.

Creative and language skills-building workshops include Ms. Helen Wilson, Ms. Heidy Rodriquez and Mr. Graham Todd.

Collectively, we have worked in: Latin America, South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, Canada, Europe and the U.S.

Within Canada, our network has nodes in:

  • Kelowna
  • Calgary
  • Ottawa-Gatineau
  • Halifax

Outside Canada, our network has nodes in:

  • Miami, US
  • Toulouse, France
  • Uppsala, Sweden

We wish to expand our community of interest to other professionals or those passionate about understanding STI & IA, and transferring knowledge to the public, in high- and low-income countries. If you may be interested in joining our community, please contact us.

For an on-line introduction to Meg or the other members of our network, come for free to one or two of our OLi-bytes workshops every second Monday. To register, please contact us.