2022 Conference – Science and Society

Panel Abstract:
Society has benefited from innovations in systems, processes and technologies that are largely due to scientific advancement. Given the scope and scale of addressing global challenges, it is critical that the public trusts science and the application of science across all disciplines. How do we gain public trust when it comes to addressing global challenges? How do we foster greater public engagement in research, notably with diverse and inclusive communities, and better integrate multidisciplinary science into policymaking to improve the way we communicate and teach science. What are innovative ways to strengthen the trust between science and society?

Moderator:
Nehal El-Hadi, PhD, Science and Technology Editor, The Conversation Canada

Speakers:

Sally Greenwood, Vice President, Communications, Education & Societal Engagement, Genome British Columbia
Jaigris Hodson, Canada Research Chair in Digital Communication for the Public Interest, Royal Roads University
Pari Johnston, Vice-President, Policy, and Public Affairs at Genome Canada
Pierre Normand, Vice-President, External Relations and Communications, Canada Foundation for Innovation

Context:
Society has benefited from innovations in systems, processes and technologies that are largely due to scientific advancement. Given the scope and scale of addressing global challenges, it is critical that the public trusts science and the application of science across all disciplines. This panel provides new insights to better understand challenges in building trust in science. It proposes innovative ways to strengthen the trust between science and society, enhance public engagement in research and technology, involve diverse communities, and better integrate multidisciplinary science into policy making.

Key Takeaways:

Social media plays a significant role in governing young Canadians’ lives in ways that are complex and dynamic with a constant flow of information and misinformation. Cultural, political and social interruptions are also dealing with trust.
The responsibility of leaders and influencers in different communities and in particular involving younger generations is clear communication and transparency, which are building blocks to building public trust in science.
Uncertainty and mistrust in science and technology is, in part, due to misunderstanding the scientific process and the way its application impacts people’s lives.
The learning and education in schools is not parallel with the advancement of science and technology in society. The understanding, acceptance, appreciation and support of science is directly relevant to the educational level.
Public trust in government and also trust in the Press have been reduced during global challenges including the COVID pandemic, due to rampant misinformation, disinformation and non-evidence-based assessments.
Although funding organizations support public engagement and science communication and knowledge mobilization activities by researchers, this on its own is insufficient to initiate and motivate broad social change.
Factors that contribute to inadequate public trust in science include: lack of free scientific publications available to the public, dearth of support mechanisms for scientists to counter misinformation on social media, and the absence of formal training of journalists in science.

Recommendations:

Translate scientific information to be accessible to the general public.
Improve the teaching/learning methods for science in a way that reaches diverse communities.
Engage with role-models and leaders in different communities through an inclusive engagement strategy and seek their help in promoting investing in science, and using it to inform decision making and policy development.
Educate, motivate and engage young generations to science from an early age.
Amplify partnership and collaboration, sharing the success stories, supporting leadership development in academic researchers, communicating with decision making and parliamentarians to help them understand the value to Canada’s economic growth and social / environmental agenda by investments in science.
Empower and encourage scientists, and science communicators to get more involved in their own communities, to share science-based evidence views with others, to counter misinformation on social media, and protect scientists from harassment arising from expressing their scientific perspectives.
Developing effective strategies and policy making by government and corporations to improve social life using scientific insights in order to increase public trust.

Panel 803

Canadian Universities, News Frontier and Societal Challenges

Organized by: Toronto Metropolitan University
Moderator: Steven N. Liss
Speakers: Elicia Maine, Mr. Simon Kennedy, Stephen J. Toope, Sophie D’Amours
Notetaker: Katerina Armela Tzotzi
Panel Date: November 17th, 2022

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Moderator:
Steven Liss, Vice President research Toronto Metropolitan University

Speakers:

Sophie D’Amours, Rector of Université Laval (attending virtually)
Simon Kennedy, Deputy Minister, Innovation Science and Economic Development Canada
Elicia Maine, Vandusen Professor of Innovation & Entrepreneurship; Associate Vice President, Knowledge Mobilization & Innovation, Simon Fraser University
Stephen Toope, President and CEO, CIFAR

Context:
We live in a world of intense disruptions and global transformations. Climate change, pandemics, poverty, supply chain disruptions, and threats to democracy are but some of the challenges we have to face collectively. The Universities of the 21st century are also affected by these global challenges and need to take action to navigate through these tough times successfully. Science and innovation can solve some of the most important problems of our society. Global challenges demand that we work collectively, and only through meaningful engagement with international collaborators can we solve some of the most pressing issues facing society. While individual institutions and researchers have built strong international partnerships, as a whole Canada performs poorly in engaging effectively in the global innovation system. This panel discussed the challenges and policies for Canadian Universities in an effort to increase innovation, economic activity, and commercialization of scientific talent.

Key Takeaways:

Scientific talent is necessary but not sufficient in the world of business and innovation. New ideas need to be translated into applications for society and the economy.
Historically, Canadian firms have been less likely to be innovation-focused than in peer countries. This might partly explain our difficulty converting start-ups into big firms.
Only 20% of Ph.D. graduates follow the tenure track. Nevertheless, very few of them work in the industry sector. This is, in part, because they are not acquiring fundamental soft and managerial skills.
Poor industrial capacity and manufacturing performance bring Canada into a vulnerable position of dependence on others, as was demonstrated during the COVID-19 pandemic when Canada had to rely on international partners for vaccines.
Ph.D. students represent 6% of the student population across the country and 60% of them are international students. The latter group should be leveraged to boost our country’s research and innovation.
The Simon Fraser University (SFU) is developing policies to strengthen innovation culture and support entrepreneurship initiatives. Visit here for more details: https://www.sfu.ca/research/scholarly-impacts/support-scientist-entrepreneurs-crucial-rapid-crisis-response

Recommendations:

Scientific talent should be supported by the state, the business community, and other innovation actors. Universities should support this approach by building bridges between academia, civil society, and the business world.
Canadian businesses need to recognize the value of collaboration with universities.
Establishing international partnerships and research collaborations should be a top priority for Canadian universities.
Canada should work harder in establishing partnerships other than the US, with more like-minded actors, such as the EU.
Canada needs to review its funding opportunities for research that will help promote global partnerships. This approach should go in hand with the facilitation of visa processes in order to be able to attract more international talents from abroad.
Canada needs to develop a clear strategy for next-generation talent, talent-building attraction, and global connectivity.
Although Canada is the first country to develop a national strategy for Artificial Intelligence, it needs to show scientific leadership in more domains.
Canada needs a clear strategy in its research engagement with other players, such as China or India to facilitate collaboration.
Universities should help researchers and scientists to make early-stage decisions. The value of international collaborations should be more visible so that they are more aware of their professional options.
Ph.D. candidates should also be taught skills that can help them work outside academia.
Canada should leverage science for industrial capability by increasing our manufacturing capacity in key sectors and technologies, and reducing dependence.
Innovation should be re-framed in a broader context that is not limited to STEM sciences but is also extended to humanities and social sciences.

Panel 911

How can cities work together to access better evidence?

English
French

Organized by: FRQ
Speakers: François William Croteau, Rachel Deslauriers, Nicolas Biron, Christian Schryburt
Notetaker: Katerina Armela Tzotzi
Panel Date: November 18th, 2022

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Speakers:

Nicolas Biron, Program Specialist, Institut de la francophonie pour le développement durable (IFDD)
Christian Schryburt, Vice-President of the Association des directeurs généraux des municipalités du Québec (ADGMQ) and Director General of the City of Sainte-Thérèse
François William Croteau, Senior director, Innovitech
Rachel Deslauriers, Senior Manager, Programs Outreach, Federation of Canadian Municipalities

Context:
Canadian municipalities now act as effective governments. In addition to managing infrastructure, they are involved in stimulating the economy, addressing climate change, and more. In many cases, these local governments have few resources. In order to build a strategic vision for their territory, they need to collect and analyze data and access expertise that they cannot acquire alone. In this context, inter-municipal cooperation is a promising solution, especially when dealing with climate issues that are relevant to a watershed or an entire region. Equipped with better data and analysis, could city networks have a stronger voice in major international negotiations? To what extent do Canadian cities allow for innovation to take place? What mechanisms would facilitate stronger collaboration between municipalities? These are the questions that were mainly addressed in the discussion.

Key Takeaways:

State of Affairs
- Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are usually complex to achieve because they are interrelated to different sectors (e.g., climate change, education, transportation, etc.). That means that one action in each sector will have inevitable positive or negative consequences on another sector.
- Data collection on the municipal level is challenging because there is no uniform process for collecting data on a local level. This lack of standardization might give different results, depending on the actor who provides the information. It is, hence, hard to assess the real situation (e.g. how many people are affected by air pollution).
- Innovation means change. Nevertheless, municipalities tend to be reluctant to change because they are used to repeating standard practices, without taking into account the rapid changes in society. In addition, innovation takes time to take place, while most local governments think in the short-term as elections take place every four years. This makes experimentation very hard.
Recommendations/Next Steps
- The Institut de la francophonie pour le développement durable (IFDD) is adopting methodological tools to help municipalities collect reliable data. This way, municipalities should be able to recognize the right priorities, set realistic targets, and elaborate public policies.
- The collaboration between municipalities can make up for the lack of resources of one local government. Through collaboration, they can share experiences and knowledge on best practices. Working together should form part of a political vision.
- Innovation will be facilitated if cities collaborate. Small cities, especially, have the potential to amplify their voices and forward more solutions if they collaborate one with another or with other partners (e.g., Statistics Canada).
- To promote innovation, local governments need to think about how they can mobilize the actors of a community to support experimentation and increase the social acceptability of new projects. A new project will have higher possibilities of being socially acceptable if we allow citizens to intervene and be actively engaged in public works.
- Complex issues demand radical solutions. Local governments, such as the City of Montreal still keep many elements of complex government. For this reason, public actors should adapt their policies and interventions at the scale of the local government.
- We should draw inspiration from other examples. By creating networks on local, regional and transnational levels, we can learn from best practices, reduce resistance to change, and increase innovation.
- Data collection is important in the process of decision-making. Nevertheless, this requires considerable amounts of digital investment, which many cities cannot afford, and so, they lag behind in innovation. Cities should be able to share data to adopt better policies and increase efforts in creating a standardization of data collection.

Panel 908

Can we save democracy? Addressing the global crisis of science misinformation

Organized by: Marianne Mader, CEO, Canadian Association of Science Centres; Justin Mathews, Senior Communications Analyst, Digital Communications, Privy Council Office, Government of Canada; ISED, Government of Canada
Moderator: Dr. Senator Stan Kutcher
Speakers: Carly Weeks, Timothy Caulfield, Cary Funk, Rodney Ghali
Notetaker: Kayona Karunakumar
Panel Date: November 18th, 2022

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Moderator:
Dr. Senator Stan Kutcher, Hon. Dr. Stan Kutcher, O.N.S., F.R.C.P.C., MD, Psychiatrist in adolescent mental health, Senator

Speakers:

Carly Weeks, Reporter, Globe and Mail
Timothy Caulfield, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Health Law and Policy, University of Alberta
Cary Funk, Director of Science and Society Research, Pew Research Center
Rodney Ghali, Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, and leads PCO’s Impact and Innovation Unit at the Privy Council

Context:
Effective science communication to tackle misinformation is essential to a thriving democracy. Misinformation and disinformation damage trust and can be linked to the global growth in distrust of institutions. The reality is that anti-science and anti-government perspectives are entrenched in parts of our society and represent an imminent and existential threat to personal and public health, as well as democracy. This panel explored how democracy is impacted by the interplay between trust in science and science misinformation.

Key Takeaways:

Definitions:
- misinformation – information that may be inaccurate/harmful but is not intended to mislead others
- disinformation – information that is deliberately false/inaccurate and is intended to mislead others, and cause or pose potential for harm
Individuals, groups and state actors contribute to the spread of misinformation and disinformation, through the internet and other channels
Select data showing the impact of mis/dis-information:
- 9% of Canadians (2.8 million) still believe that COVID-19 vaccines cause infertility
- 37% of Canadians believe some sort of falsehood about vaccines
- 20% of Canadians do not believe that climate change is man-made
- Only 5% of people globally say that disinformation is not a top issue for them, based on a 19-country study by the Pew Research Center
- A US study has shown that misinformation and not a breakdown of trust in the institution is responsible for less than COVID vaccination rates in some sectors
climate change and disinformation are two of the critical challenges we face
Three groups of people disproportionately contribute to the proliferation of mis- and dis-information on social media: people who are entrenched in their views and are venting their anger; people who are curious but not able to engage with and process information properly, and people with low digital illiteracy.

Opportunities:

We need to further explore the correlation between belief and action and better understand the realities of the lack of trust and the role that facts play in our society.
Multi-prong strategies used to counteract mis- and dis-information include:
- “pre-bunking” by telling others what to expect before something happens
- debunk falsehoods by setting facts straight and identify mis/dis-information
- regulating when needed (e.g., by deplatforming falsehoods)
- nudging behaviour in the right direction
- getting people to pause, even briefly, and reflect on their human tendencies and patterns of communicating with the impulse to post/share content carelessly
Find ways to use popular platforms (e.g. Tiktok has ~2 billion members) to reach people to diminish spread of misinformation/disinformation.
A network approach characterized by collaboration between many groups is required to make an impact in this area

Challenges:

We live in an age today where traditional journalism is in decline and the future of the more traditional and trusted news sources is in doubt
Social media is often an outlet for people to express their anger and frustration

Panel 915

Rebooting the Social Impact Mandate of Universities: Knowledge and Skills for Innovation in the Social Sector

Organized by: The Collaborative
Moderator: Dr Sandra Lapointe
Speakers: Tricia Williams, Coryell Boffy, Andrea Nemtin, Abid Jan
Notetaker: Keval Shah
Panel Date: November 17th, 2022

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Panel Abstract:
On 12-13 October 2022, the Canadian Forum on Innovation and Societal Impact convened social research and innovation stakeholders across sectors. The purpose was to explore the conditions for alignment on policies and practices that leverage impact-first training and knowledge mobilisation in the Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts (SSHA) to foster innovation and build capacity in the social and municipal sectors.
The panel will comment on the plan of action emerging from the first iteration of Canadian Forum on Innovation and Societal Impact, highlighting areas of agreement, key actions and implementation considerations identified by the 125 participants through deliberative dialogues on 40+ question around the following themes:

Campus-community relationship and the challenges of knowledge mobilisation into the social innovation ecosystem
The role of municipal governments in fostering innovation in the social space
Needs around policy innovation and talent in the social and municipal sector.
Contribution of Indigenous knowledge to social sector, local policy making

Moderator:
Sandra Lapointe, Professor of Philosophy at McMaster University

Speakers:

Tricia Williams, Director, Research, Evaluation and Knowledge Mobilization
Coryell Boffy, Senior Director, Society and Culture – Axelys
Andrea Nemtin, CEO of Social Innovation Canada
Abid Jan, Director – United Way East Ontario

Context:
The main objective of this discussion was to have deliberative dialogues on ways we can support innovation in the social and municipal sectors and to create the beginning of an alignment on policies and practices that foster innovation and build capacity with a focus on human and social research.

Key Takeaways:

The innovation process needs to change so that it is more value-based with a better balance between social and market values. We need to wrestle with different kinds of values as we tackle new social challenges through innovation..
To create a culture of innovation in the social sector integrating indigenous knowledge and decolonial perspectives are key.
The academic sector has an extremely low understanding of social innovation.
We must aim to increase return on investment from their investments in research and then return on investment in social, environmental, cultural, and other types of returns.
Universities should better utilize and mobilize social and human research and knowledge in communities to power innovation.
A key challenge is that funders don’t have social innovation as a priority and funding for collaborative work remains limited.

Panel 905

Building a more sustainable future through Labour Market Information

Organized by: Toronto Metropolitan University
Speakers: Wendy Cukier, Jennefer Griffith, Mark Patterson, Namir Anani, Tony Bonen
Notetaker: Kayona Karunakumar
Panel Date: November 17th, 2022

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Speakers:

Wendy Cukier, Department of Entrepreneurship and Strategy, M.A., MBA, PhD, DU (HC), LLD (HC), MSC
Jennefer Griffith, Executive Director, Food Processing Skills Canada
Mark Patterson, Executive Director, Magnet
Namir Anani, President & CEO, Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC), P.Eng.
Tony Bonen, Executive Director, Labour Market Information Council (LMIC)

Context:
In today’s world, there is a wide and growing range of labour market information (LMI) available, offering valuable data on job opportunities, in-demand skills, inclusion in the workforce, and activities related to employment, education, and training services. However, data insights are not always used to their full potential, or accessible to SMEs or job-seekers. Could more accessible insights on both the supply and demand side of the Canadian labour market help generate solutions for hard hit sectors in Canada’s economy, and support our transition to an equitable, sustainable future? How can we create and utilize high quality data for such purposes? How does changing labour market information impact job searches? What changes need to be made in the policy space to assist front line workers? What can we learn from the interaction between technology, industry and changing labour market realities? These were key questions explored by the panel.

Key Takeaways:

Digital technology and data management is becoming more important as industries change quickly
The pandemic has sharply accelerated the push towards digitized services and a digital economy
Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing industries (e.g., in supply chains and in 3D printing)

Challenges:

Barriers to a good labour market include cultural barriers (e.g., qualified applicants who have a longer first/last name on their resumes, regardless of skills, appear at a disadvantage)
People often overlook opportunities in rural areas in favour of the big cities; thus, some jobs go unfulfilled
Economies are often slow to adjust to the fast-paced changes in technology and adjust to changing realities

Recommendations:

We need to support our front-line workers well (e.g.., school career advisors/counsellors) work on removing barriers, and address important societal issues
We need to address skill-gaps (e.g the nursing shortage) in Canada
We need to help young people by providing them with the tools and information they need to kick start their careers
We need to keep learning and better utilize data from various sources, not only regarding supply and demand, but also in strengthening the economy overall

Panel 221

Equity and Anti-Racism in Science – An Approach for Augmenting Canadian Science and Technology

Organized by: Natural Resources Canada
Moderator: Dr. Ranjana Sharma
Speakers: Saadia Muzaffar, Angelin Soosaipillai, Dr. Harpreet Kocchar, Dr. Maydianne Andrade
Notetaker: Keval Shah
Panel Date: November 17th, 2022

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Moderator:
Ranjana Sharma, Chief Scientist, Natural Resources Canada

Speakers:

Saadia Muzaffar, Founder, TechGirls Canada | Co-founder, Tech Reset Canada
Angelin Soosaipillai, Vice President of EDI – Mitacs
Harpreet Kocchar, President of the Public Health Agency of Canada
Maydianne Andrade, Professor, University of Toronto

Context:
Science and technology play a major role in the advancement of societies. It is important to recognize that systemic racism and inequities exist in multiple aspects of different scientific disciplines and that racially-based science affects overall research excellence and competitiveness. The science and technology community should strive to be inclusive and go beyond representation and consider diverse lines of inquiry, perspectives, methodologies, interpretation, application, and knowledge mobilization. This panel identifies opportunities, challenges and best practices for equity and anti-racism in the science and technology spheres within federal departments, post-secondary institutions, industry, and not-for-profit organizations.

Key Takeaways:

Racism, discrimination, and inequality are ongoing challenges faced in science and technology fields. It is important to understand the nature of these issues and develop mitigation measures.
Black professionals and scientists are a key underrepresented group in STEM and focus area for EDI for the science and technology community.
Institutional efforts to enhance EDI has been manifested in different ways, such as:
- Natural Resources Canada has a dedicated office that looks after inclusion, diversity and accessibility in all programs and policies including incorporating EDI into research scientist career progression or the Science and Technology Internship program that aims to increase interns from employment equity groups.
- To reduce the inequities and barriers in accessing funding, there is no requirement of Permanent Residency or Citizenship to apply for Mitacs Scholarships.
There is growing institutional focus on reducing bias, looking at the conduct and communication of research and its related activities and addressing systemic bias in the hiring and promotion process.
There is a racialized gap in grant funding and black scientists remain underrepresented.
In Canada, immigration is important for the economy and growth. It attracts qualified and internationally trained personnel. Women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) make up about 13% of Canada’s total STEM workforce, and we have not materially changed to include more women in the labour market.

Recommendations:

There is a need for greater attention to more equitable distribution of funds and awards. We should create national nodes that understand regional realities and can connect at the personal level.
- Systemic changes in early education including representation of BIPOC professionals helps encourage early engagement of BIPOC youth.
- EDI needs to be woven into the fabric of education and government policies such as equitable and continuous funding to shift the current dynamic.
Allies are needed to work especially within their own spaces to promote and develop EDI.
There needs to be an understanding of intersectionality issues with the underrepresented individuals and individuals with disabilities.
Action is needed to support immigrants in the STEM field and address the notion of immigrant women who are “over mentored but under sponsored”.
We should focus more on intention and potential for results rather than on previous experience, which tends to reward incumbents.

Panel 239

Science for All? What the pandemic and digital shift have taught us about the social positioning of science and tech (and how to fix it)

Organized by: Visions of Science Network for Learning
Moderator: Dr. Eugenia Duodu
Speakers: Dr. Krishana Sankar, Dr. Lisa Richardson, Dr. Kevin Hewitt, Dr. André McDonald, Ms. Dina Al-khooly
Notetaker: Kayona Karunakumar
Panel Date: November 17th, 2022

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Moderator:
Dr. Eugenia Duodu, Chief Executive Officer, Visions of Science, Ontario, Canada

Speakers:

Krishana Sankar – Science Advisor & Community Partnerships Lead, ScienceUpFirst, Initiative of the Canadian Association of Science Centers
Lisa Richardson – Associate Dean for Inclusion & Diversity, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Kevin Hewitt – Professor, Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University
André McDonald – Associate Vice President, Strategic Research Initiatives and Performance, University of Alberta
Dina Al-khooly – Director of Research and Evaluation, Visions of Science, Ontario, Canada

Context:
In the current crises of vaccine hesitancy, the digital divide, health inequities, misinformation, and climate change denial, we have seen the dire consequences of approaching STEM distinctly from society, equity, and community. This session brought together community-focused science experts who have played pivotal roles working with marginalized communities in the context of the pandemic and digital shift. Panellists shared their insights on ways to break down elitism in science, embed humility and curiosity about diverse expertise and lived experiences, and foster inclusion, integrity, and accountability to communities to restore trust in scientific institutions.

Key Takeaways:

There is an underrepresentation of various groups in science and STEM fields.
When people are not engaged properly, there is often a distrust in science. This can lead to a void that is then filled with misinformation/disinformation.
Little research has been conducted into why black communities, as one example, may be more vaccine hesitant. Work-integrated training programs for Black Youth with academic-industry partnership could support this community and enhance trust in science institutions.
Family networks are often key to building trust in communities for change.
Various communities are building structures for self-determination but often need funding, resources, and supportive structures in place in order to flourish.
Ways to accelerate diversity in our universities may include looking at tenuring and admission practices and redefining standards of excellence.
We should be explicit about what our values are (eg. inclusion, humility, accountability).
We need to better define what social justice in STEM looks like.
We should reflect further on whether scientists have become elitist or apathetic to social aspects of science.
Ensure that young people see themselves represented and feel that they belong in the science and STEM fields.
Access alone isn’t enough; incentives to maintain community interest are important. for instance, black youth may have access to support systems but choose not to participate
Climate change, AI and the pandemic all have direct impacts on people’s lives and the scientific and policy communities need to be more involved and sensitive to these issues
We need to recognize that there is no excellence without equity.

2022 Conference – Science and Society

The following panels were included in the Science and Society Theme:

Pre-Conference Panels:

Conference Panels:

Audio Recordings

Panel 704

Trust in Science; the Science in Trust

Organized by: Genome Canada in collaboration with Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and Canadian Foundation for Innovation. Moderator: Nehal El-Hadi Speakers: Sally Greenwood, Jaigris Hodson, Pari Johnston, Pierre Normand Notetaker: Maryam Taheri Panel Date: November 2nd, 2022

Panel 803

Canadian Universities, News Frontier and Societal Challenges

Organized by: Toronto Metropolitan University Moderator: Steven N. Liss Speakers: Elicia Maine, Mr. Simon Kennedy, Stephen J. Toope, Sophie D’Amours Notetaker: Katerina Armela Tzotzi Panel Date: November 17th, 2022

Panel 911

How can cities work together to access better evidence?

English

French

Organized by: FRQ Speakers: François William Croteau, Rachel Deslauriers, Nicolas Biron, Christian Schryburt Notetaker: Katerina Armela Tzotzi Panel Date: November 18th, 2022

Panel 908

Can we save democracy? Addressing the global crisis of science misinformation

Panel 915

Rebooting the Social Impact Mandate of Universities: Knowledge and Skills for Innovation in the Social Sector

Organized by: The Collaborative Moderator: Dr Sandra Lapointe Speakers: Tricia Williams, Coryell Boffy, Andrea Nemtin, Abid Jan Notetaker: Keval Shah Panel Date: November 17th, 2022

Panel 905

Building a more sustainable future through Labour Market Information

Organized by: Toronto Metropolitan University Speakers: Wendy Cukier, Jennefer Griffith, Mark Patterson, Namir Anani, Tony Bonen Notetaker: Kayona Karunakumar Panel Date: November 17th, 2022

Panel 221

Equity and Anti-Racism in Science – An Approach for Augmenting Canadian Science and Technology

Organized by: Natural Resources CanadaModerator: Dr. Ranjana SharmaSpeakers: Saadia Muzaffar, Angelin Soosaipillai, Dr. Harpreet Kocchar, Dr. Maydianne AndradeNotetaker: Keval ShahPanel Date: November 17th, 2022

Panel 239

Science for All? What the pandemic and digital shift have taught us about the social positioning of science and tech (and how to fix it)

Organized by: Visions of Science Network for LearningModerator: Dr. Eugenia DuoduSpeakers: Dr. Krishana Sankar, Dr. Lisa Richardson, Dr. Kevin Hewitt, Dr. André McDonald, Ms. Dina Al-khoolyNotetaker: Kayona KarunakumarPanel Date: November 17th, 2022

Organized by: Genome Canada in collaboration with Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and Canadian Foundation for Innovation.
Moderator: Nehal El-Hadi
Speakers: Sally Greenwood, Jaigris Hodson, Pari Johnston, Pierre Normand
Notetaker: Maryam Taheri
Panel Date: November 2nd, 2022

Organized by: Toronto Metropolitan University
Moderator: Steven N. Liss
Speakers: Elicia Maine, Mr. Simon Kennedy, Stephen J. Toope, Sophie D’Amours
Notetaker: Katerina Armela Tzotzi
Panel Date: November 17th, 2022

Organized by: FRQ
Speakers: François William Croteau, Rachel Deslauriers, Nicolas Biron, Christian Schryburt
Notetaker: Katerina Armela Tzotzi
Panel Date: November 18th, 2022

Organized by: The Collaborative
Moderator: Dr Sandra Lapointe
Speakers: Tricia Williams, Coryell Boffy, Andrea Nemtin, Abid Jan
Notetaker: Keval Shah
Panel Date: November 17th, 2022

Organized by: Toronto Metropolitan University
Speakers: Wendy Cukier, Jennefer Griffith, Mark Patterson, Namir Anani, Tony Bonen
Notetaker: Kayona Karunakumar
Panel Date: November 17th, 2022

Organized by: Natural Resources Canada
Moderator: Dr. Ranjana Sharma
Speakers: Saadia Muzaffar, Angelin Soosaipillai, Dr. Harpreet Kocchar, Dr. Maydianne Andrade
Notetaker: Keval Shah
Panel Date: November 17th, 2022

Organized by: Visions of Science Network for Learning
Moderator: Dr. Eugenia Duodu
Speakers: Dr. Krishana Sankar, Dr. Lisa Richardson, Dr. Kevin Hewitt, Dr. André McDonald, Ms. Dina Al-khooly
Notetaker: Kayona Karunakumar
Panel Date: November 17th, 2022