Featured Events
SPE Café, Sexual Harassment: How Can Academia Do Better?
Wed, Feb 26
Club Insiders (anti-café/co-work)
Feb 26, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Club Insiders (anti-café/co-work), 2067 Rue Crescent #205, Montréal, QC H3G 2C1, Canada
Join us in our next instalScience & Policy Exchange - Dialogue sciences et politiques for a policy discussion on Sexual Harassment in Academia - an open roundtable discussion on the current policies in academia, and the reach of these policies at the institutional, provincial, and federal level.
Science and student groups launch #VoteScience campaign in advance of the federal election
Mon, Oct 21
https://www.votescience.ca/
Oct 21, 2019, 7:00 PM
https://www.votescience.ca/
A coalition of Canadian science groups is launching a national non-partisan #VoteScience campaign to send the message that Canadians care about science and to help scientists and all Canadians engage with their local candidates to push for policies that support science and evidence-based decision-ma
2019
Science and student groups launch #VoteScience campaign in advance of the federal election
Mon, Oct 21
https://www.votescience.ca/
Oct 21, 2019, 7:00 PM
https://www.votescience.ca/
A coalition of Canadian science groups is launching a national non-partisan #VoteScience campaign to send the message that Canadians care about science and to help scientists and all Canadians engage with their local candidates to push for policies that support science and evidence-based decision-ma
#SPEForum — Waste Streams: Can we stem the plastic tide?
Tue, Aug 20
BAnQ Grande Bibliothèque
Aug 20, 2019, 6:00 PM
BAnQ Grande Bibliothèque, 475 Boulevard de Maisonneuve East, Montréal, QC H2L 5C4, Canada
How does plastic end up in waterways and oceans? What happens to this plastic? What is the magnitude of the plastic problem in Quebec and Canada, and how do we compare to other provinces/cities? What are the challenges for reducing plastic waste for consumers?
SPE Café: Demystifying zero waste Breaking down the barriers to zero waste lifestyle
Tue, Jul 30
294 Rue Sainte-Catherine O
Jul 30, 2019, 7:00 PM
294 Rue Sainte-Catherine O, 294 Rue Sainte-Catherine O, Montréal, QC H2X 2A1, Canada
Science and Policy Exchange in collaboration with Climatable is hosting a Science Policy Café, the second installment of a three part series aimed to intersect science policy and the current climate crisis.
#SPEForum: Zero Waste Cities—Reality or Fantasy?
Tue, Jun 04
BAnQ Grande Bibliothèque
Jun 04, 2019, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
BAnQ Grande Bibliothèque, 475 Boulevard de Maisonneuve East, Montréal, QC H2L 5C4, Canada
What are the challenges and opportunities for transforming into a #zerowaste (ZW) city which benefit both the quality of life and help reduce ecological footprint? What is the magnitude of the plastic problem in Quebec and Montreal, and how we compare to other provinces/cities?
SPE Café: Your voice matters. What do you want them to hear?
Thu, Apr 04
La Récréation
#SPESciAdvice: A science advice workshop for the next generation
Sat, Mar 16
John Molson School of Business
2018
SPE Café: Time flies when you’re having funds: the early career perspective on scholarships and fellowships
Thu, Nov 01
La Récréation
From Pain Relief to Crisis: What is the Place of Opioids in 2018? (Public Forum)
Wed, Aug 29
BAnQ Grande Bibliothèque
Aug 29, 2018, 6:00 PM
BAnQ Grande Bibliothèque, 475 Boulevard de Maisonneuve East, Montréal, QC H2L 5C4, Canada
We've got a brand new #SPEforum series coming up this summer - we're bringing experts from the scientific, social, industry, and policy perspectives together to talk about on #cannabis & #opioids in #Canada! Tickets (free!) available for the third and final forum.
Higher Learning: What to Expect When You're Expecting to Legalize Cannabis (Public Forum)
Mon, Jul 09
BAnQ Grande Bibliothèque
Jul 09, 2018, 6:00 PM
BAnQ Grande Bibliothèque, 475 Boulevard de Maisonneuve East, Montréal, QC H2L 5C4, Canada
We’ve got a brand new #SPEforum series coming up this summer - we're bringing experts from the scientific, social, industry, and policy perspectives together to talk about on #cannabis & #opioids in #Canada!
Higher Learning: Lessons Learned from Medical Cannabis in Canada (Public Forum)
Mon, Jun 18
BAnQ Grande Bibliothèque
Jun 18, 2018, 6:00 PM
BAnQ Grande Bibliothèque, 475 Boulevard de Maisonneuve East, Montréal, QC H2L 5C4, Canada
We’ve got a brand new #SPEforum series coming up this summer - we're bringing experts from the scientific, social, industry, and policy perspectives together to talk about on #cannabis & #opioids in #Canada!
Students & Science Diplomacy Workshop
Wed, May 16
McGill University
Negotiating the Arctic: A Science Diplomacy Perspective (Public Forum)
Wed, May 16
McIntyre Medical Building
May 16, 2018, 7:00 PM
McIntyre Medical Building, 3655 Promenade Sir-William-Osler, Montreal, QC H3G 1Y6, Canada
It is home to some of the most interesting science Canada has to offer, including unique state-of-the-art research stations like PEARL (the Polar Environment Atmospheric Research Laboratory) and CHARS (the Canada High Arctic Research Station).
Marijuana legalization - where do we go from here?
Thu, Mar 22
La Récréation
Mar 22, 2018, 5:30 PM
La Récréation, 404 Rue Ontario E, Montréal, QC H2L 1N6, Canada
Our March Science Policy Café series will address the implications of Marijuana legalization in Canada.
What regulations are needed in Quebec, specifically for youth?!
What are the health risks of legalization on youth, and what are the interventions/policies required to combat these risks?!
Students as Stakeholders in Science Diplomacy: Outlook for Today and Tomorrow
Sat, Mar 17
Hotel Omni Mont-Royal