For nearly 25 years, the Québec City Convention Centre has maintained a privileged partnership with Université Laval, enabling scientists and researchers in the region to showcase their expertise and research fields by organizing international events and conferences.
For each international event organized by a member of the university community and held at the Québec City Convention Centre, a grant is donated to a Université Laval philanthropic fund. In 2024, three grants totaling $15,664 were given for the following events:
NetSci 2024
This international conference on network science attracted 488 delegates to Québec City in June 2024. Professor Antoine Allard and his colleague Laurent Hébert-Dufresne (University of Vermont), both members of the Québec City Ambassadors’ Club, both presiding over the event’s organizing committee, worked hard to ensure that Québec City was selected from among all the candidate cities. In their names, a $2,742 grant was donated by the Convention Centre to the Franco Rasetti Fund for students in the Department of Physics, Engineering Physics, and Optics. NetSci 2024 was also named Event of the Year at the Soirée Hommage aux ambassadeurs in January 2025.
World Congress on Inflammation (WCI2024)
In July 2024, this major life sciences congress attracted to Québec City 275 researchers and scientists from biotech, pharmaceutical and medical device companies from around the world. Professor and ambassador Marc Pouliot was president of the organizing committee for this 16th edition. In his name, a $5,171 grant was donated to the Pierre-Borgeat Fund on arthritis and rheumatic diseases, for master’s and doctoral students.
Advanced Photonics Congress 2024
In July 2024, this international optics and photonics conference attracted 460 delegates to the heart of Québec City. Professor Simon Thibault, a member of the Québec City Ambassador’s Club, was a major contributor in attracting this event to Québec City, through his involvement on the organizing committee. In his name, a $7,751 grant was donated by the Convention Centre to the Fonds d’enseignement et de recherche of the Faculty of Science and Engineering for the COPL (Centre for Optics, Photonics and Lasers).
