Conference Program

8:30 AM – 4:00 PM

Workshop: Moderating for Impact
Optional | Additional Cost

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Exhibitor + Poster Viewing

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM

Breakfast + Registration

8:30 AM – 10:15 AM

Plenary Session

10:15 AM – 10:45 AM

Networking Break

10:45 AM – 12:30 PM

Science Journalism at the Crossroads: SWCC and the Next Generation
Roots, Ice, and Ink: Communicating the Climate Crisis Across Cultures and Landscapes
Signal vs. Noise & New Tool by ACS!

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM

Lunch

1:45 PM – 3:00 PM

Demystifying Quantum: Hype to Understanding
Communicating Health: Emotion, Trust, and Action
Reaching People: Touch, Text, and Technology

3:00 PM – 3:45 PM

Poster Presentations & Networking Break

3:45 PM – 5:15 PM

‘Dragon’s Den’ Style Pitch Session
Seeing Change Clearly: A Beginner’s Guide to Data Visualization
Reacting & Reconnecting & From Data to Decision

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Dine-Around Montréal
Optional | Sign-up Required | Each Person Pays Their Own Way

8:00 AM – 3:30 PM

Exhibitor + Poster Viewing

7:30 AM – 8:00 AM

Breakfast + Registration

8:30 AM – 8:45 AM

Plenary Session

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Who’s Writing the Story? Science Communication in the Age of AI
Science at the Table: Communication, Power, and the Public Good

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Networking Break

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

SSHRC Storytellers Showcase

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Lunch
The SSHRC Storytellers Showcase winners will be announced during lunch.

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

The Craft and the Calling: Skill, Identity, & Social Practice
Science Communication, Mega-Projects, and the Local Reporter (NWMO Sponsored Session)
Beyond the Bullet Point: Art, Play, and Making Science Stick

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Networking Break
Book give-away winners will be announced.

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM

Whatever Cheechako: Ethical Relationship Building & Data Collection in Northern Communities
Leveraging the Language of Trust Building
Listen with Care: Reflecting on Our Roles as Communicators Through Zine Making

 4:45 PM – 5:30 PM

Closing Plenary Session: Fireside Chat with Nahlah Ayed, Host of CBC “Ideas”

7:45 AM – 4:30 PM

Tours
Optional | Additional Cost