Theme: Re/Connections
Location: University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus
June 11, 2025: Opening Reception in the evening
June 12, 2025: Full-day Conference Sessions
June 13, 2025: Full-day Conference Sessions
featuring the SSHRC Storytellers Showcase
Additional programming to be announced.
Three Conference Streams
Stream 1: Connected Practices
With the growing importance and valuing of knowledge transfer and knowledge mobilization, researchers’ and science journalists and communicators’ goals and activities have an opportunity to grow together in a mutually supportive and beneficial way.
What can we learn from each other? How can we work together to increase the knowledge and understanding of science outside of the academy? How do we negotiate the respective needs, goals and obligations of our respective fields of practice?
Stream 2: Connecting People
How do we best connect with researchers and scientists? How do we best reach our audiences? How do we bring people together to facilitate the exchange of knowledge?
Stream 3: New Ways of Connecting
Emerging and established digital technologies create new possibilities for science communications. How can we best use these tools to connect – with each other as a professional community, with audiences, with other stories?
Early Bird Registration fees available until April 18:
Early Bird Member Registration: $450
Early Bird Non-member Registration: $600
Student Registration: $300
Regular Registration fees available after April 18:
Member Registration: $550
Non-member Registration: $700
Student Registration: $300
Breakfasts, lunches and snacks are provided as part of the conference fee. Also included in the conference fee is an opening reception on June 11th.
Pre and post conference events are not included in the conference ticket price. If you would like to attend these events, you can add them as they become available on our website.
In typical SWCC tradition, there will be a "Dine-Around" during the conference. Conference attendees are invited to join a SWCC board member or a dedicated conference volunteer at a local restaurant for great food, good conversation, and what often ends up being an amazing night out! If you are interested in attending, we will have a sign-up available at the registration table during the conference.