Registration
8.00 am - 9.00 am
LOBBY
Registration opens bright and early! Collect your name tag and get a head start on networking while enjoying a light continental breakfast, tea and coffee.
Keynote
9.00 am - 9.30 am
AUDITORIUM
Opening remarks followed by our first keynote presented by CBC’s Anthony Morgan.
Asynchronous
9.30 am - 3.30 pm
LOBBY
Discover more innovative science communication initiatives on display in the lobby and chat with their representatives!
Building trust through presence
Neurotropolis – A Board Game about the Brain and Language
Gender in Focus: A Photo-Exhibit – Using a Non-Traditional Medium to Share Young Adult’s Experiences of Living with and Managing Type 1 Diabetes
Storyhouse: Reframing Research as Narrative for Impact
Concurrent Sessions
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Re-Storying Science through Indigenous Relationship
LAYTON ROOM
10.00 am - 11.45 am
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Making Cents of SciComm Careers
AUDITORIUM
10.00 am - 11.00 am
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Strategies for Respectful Dialogue On Polarizing Topics
OAKHAM LOUNGE
10.00 am - 11.30 am
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Reframing Science: Storytelling Through Experience Design
THOMAS LOUNGE
10.00 am - 11.00 am
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Grant Writing 101
Using Science Communication to secure funding
AUDITORIUM
11.15 am - 12.15 pm
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Power of the Pitch
OAKHAM LOUNGE
11.45 am - 12.15 pm
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From Numbers to Narratives: Theater-Inspired Tools for Inclusive Science Communication
THOMAS LOUNGE
11.15 am - 12.15 pm
Lunch
12.15 pm - 1.15 pm
AUDITORIUM
RE:fuel and RE:connect with conference delegates.
Concurrent Sessions
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Hair & Hustle
Reframing youth engagement in Science Communication
LAYTON ROOM
1.15 pm - 2.45 pm
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The Transmedia Emotional Engagement Storytelling (TREES) Model
AUDITORIUM
1.15 pm - 2.15 pm
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SciComm Field Notes
Short talks from SciComm practitioners & researchers from the field
OAKHAM LOUNGE
1.15 pm -3.15 pm
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How to Talk about Health
Panel
THOMAS LOUNGE
1.15 pm - 2.15 pm
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Boole, Bezier, and Beauty
Creating Beauty with Mathematics
LAYTON ROOM
2.45 pm - 3.15 pm
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Two-Eyed Seeing in Science Communication
AUDITORIUM
2.15 pm - 3.15 pm
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From Archives to Action
Advancing Black Health Equity through the Peel BEACON Project
THOMAS LOUNGE
2.45 pm - 3.15 pm
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
3.30 pm - 4.30 pm
ALL ROOMS
A twist on speed dating for building your network! A fantastic opportunity to meet lots of different people working across the sector and learn from each other through sharing your best and worst stories. (Pro tip: bring lots of business cards and have your LinkedIn ready to go!)
Is all science communication political?
4.30 pm - 5.15 pm
AUDITORIUM
A tongue-in-cheek debate exploring the intersection of science and politics. As political polarization and science-based challenges continue to take centre stage among politicians and scientists alike, creating space to have these discussions is now more important more than ever.
Some Questionable Mischief
7 - 9.30 PM | Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema EVENING ENTERTAINMENT
A prime opportunity for us to put theory into practice, with a diverse group of Torontonians taking the stage in a delightful mix of comedy, trivia and a playful nod to Taskmaster. Join us for an entertaining event and great networking opportunity!
*Program subject to change. All titles working titles – more information to follow.
Keynote
9.00 am - 9.30 am
AUDITORIUM
Keynote delivered by Nobel Laureate Donna Strickland.
Concurrent Sessions
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Text is Best
AUDITORIUM
10.00 am - 10.30 am
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Implementing a Research-based Science Literacy Test in Urban and Rural Educational Institutions
AUDITORIUM
10.30 am - 11.00 am
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Science Communication as a 'Last Mile Problem' in Research
Can Automation and AI Help?
OAKHAM LOUNGE
10.00 am - 11.00am
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Laughter as Peer Review
THOMAS LOUNGE
10.00 am - 11.00am
UnPoster Session
11.00 am - 3.15 pm
LOBBY
Check out this display of grad students’ RE:designed conference posters intended to communicate their research to a wider audience. Vote for your favourite!
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Bridging Languages and Cultures
AUDITORIUM
11.15 pm - 12.15 pm
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Navigating Generative AI
Canadian Science Communicators’ Realities and New Ethical Frontiers
OAKHAM LOUNGE
11.15 pm - 12.15 pm
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Science is a Drag
THOMAS LOUNGE
11.15 pm - 12.15 pm
Lunch
12.15 pm - 1.15 pm
AUDITORIUM
RE:fuel and RE:connect with conference delegates, and check out the RE:designed posters in the lobby. Last chance before voting closes!
Concurrent Sessions
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RE:Thinking Accessibility in STEM
Panel
AUDITORIUM
1.15 pm - 2.15 pm
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How do Art and Science Collaborate?
Panel
OAKHAM LOUNGE
1.15 pm - 2.15 pm
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SciComm Field Notes
Short talks from SciComm practitioners & researchers fromt the field
THOMAS LOUNGE
1.15 pm - 3.15 pm
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UnPoster Voting
ONLINE
Vote for your favourite RE:designed poster by 3.30 pm
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Communicating Health Policy for Change
AUDITORIUM
2.15 pm - 3.15 pm
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Night of the Living Facts
Reanimating Science Communication through Horror Film
OAKHAM LOUNGE
2.15 pm - 2.45 pm
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Void of Voids
OAKHAM LOUNGE
2.45 pm - 3.15 pm
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Gaia's Riddle
Fostering shared Solar Imaginaries through Modified Minecraft
AUDITORIUM
3.30 pm - 4.00 pm
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Math in Drag
AUDITORIUM
4.00 pm - 4.30 pm
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Popcorn Pedagogy
Cinematic Roleplay for Scientific Discourse
OAKHAM LOUNGE
3.30 pm - 4.30 pm
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Science Communication in the Digital Space
Lessons from YouTube
THOMAS LOUNGE
4.00 pm - 4.30 pm
Closing RE:marks
4.45 pm - 5.15 pm
AUDITORIUM
The conference wraps with unveiling the winner of the UnPoster session before we send you off for optional post-conference drinks and a huge exhale!
