I’m a little late to the congrès (May 27 -29, 2021) but they’re still taking registrations. Of course, you will need some French language skills.
InterAction
It might be worth testing those French language skills, as the organizers (L’Association des communicateurs scientifiques du Québec [ACS]) have arranged a fairly lively programme (PDF),
JEUDI 27 MAI
13 h 00 à 13 h 30 – Kiosques
13 h 30 à 13 h 45 – Plénière Allocutions d’ouverture du congrès
13 h 45 à 14 h 30 – Plénière Discussion avec Nicolas Martin, animateur de La méthode scientifique à France Culture
14 h 30 à 14 h 45 – Pause
14 h 45 à 16 h 00 – Ateliers
(1) Laboratoire artistique
(2) La polarisation dans les communicationssur les réseaux sociaux en lien avec la COVID: bilan et perspectives16 h 00 à 16 h 15 – Pause
16 h 15 à 17 h 00 – Plénière Discussion avec Louis T, humoriste
VENDREDI 28 MAI
13 h 30 à 14 h 00 – Kiosques
14 h 00 à 15 h 00 – Plénière Comment communiquer la science en temps de pandémie ?
15 h 00 à 15 h 30 – Pause
15 h 30 à 16 h 45 – Ateliers
(1) Discours et pensée critique
(2) Science et savoirs autochtones16 h 45 à 17 h 30 – Pause
Dès 17 h 30 – Remise des prix 2021 de l’ACS
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You can register here and there’s more information about L’Association des communicateurs scientifiques du Québec (ACS) here.
They’re also promoting the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s upcoming Science Literacy Week September 20 -26, 2021 or Semaine de la culture scientifique.
2021 Science Writers and Communicators of Canada (SWCC) Conference
In comparison with ‘Interaction’, the SWCC 2021 conference is titled: “Resilience: COVID-19. Pandemic life. Racial tension. Political unrest. Climate Change.” (The organizers have arranged a virtual conference that runs from June 7, 2021 to June 17, 2021 on nonconsecutive days.
Both organizations are covering many of the same topics but they’ve adopted different tones for approaching them as evidenced in the titles. While I’ve characterized the congrès programme as lively, I’d characterize this conference programme as earnest.
You can find the 2021 conference programme here and you can find registration details here.