MONTRÉAL, July 11,
2024 /CNW/ - The Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ)
and the Palais des congrès de Montréal are delighted to invite
the scientific community to participate in the "Soutien à
l'organisation de congrès internationaux 2024-2025" contest.
Now in its 10th edition, this contest awards three $10,000 prizes each year in recognition of
researchers' contribution to organizing major international
scientific conferences held at the Palais des congrès. The
scientific community is invited to learn about the eligibility
criteria today.
The prize-winners will be announced during the FRQ's annual
Forum, at the Palais des congrès on November
28, 2024.
Application deadline: October 3,
2024, at 4 p.m.
Contest details are available in the call for
proposals (in French only).
"Since 2015, the Fonds de recherche du Québec and the
Ambassadors Club of the Palais des congrès de Montréal have worked
together to highlight excellence in organizing international
scientific conferences. Some 20 of these major events, generating
economic and social spinoffs for the city, have been rewarded over
the years. International scientific conferences certainly entail a
great deal of organizational work, but they also raise the profile
of our researchers. We invite organizers of these major scientific
meetings to participate in large numbers in this year's contest." –
Rémi Quirion, Chief Scientist of Québec
"Collaboration with researchers is crucial in organizing major
international scientific conferences at the Palais des congrès de
Montréal. These events bring people together, advance knowledge and
generate considerable economic and intellectual spinoffs for
Québec. It's an honour for our Ambassadors Club to highlight the
commitment of our local experts by awarding these three prizes in
collaboration with the Fonds de recherche du
Québec." – Emmanuelle Legault, President and CEO
of the Palais des congrès de Montréal
"The Ambassadors Club of the Palais des congrès de Montréal is
proud to reaffirm its commitment to promoting research. Thanks to
the contribution of eminent scientists from all horizons, the
Palais des congrès is positioned as a key venue for business
tourism. These prizes, awarded in collaboration with the Fonds de
recherche du Québec, are an opportunity to honour our colleagues
who bring in major conferences, events that provide a whole range
of opportunities for the scientific community now and in the
future." – Catherine Morency,
President of the Ambassadors Club of the Palais des congrès de
Montréal
About the Palais des congrès de Montréal
A creative solutions centre and a showcase for the city's spirit
and expertise, the Palais des congrès de Montréal has been
promoting and hosting large-scale events since 1983. Generating
significant economic, social and intellectual benefits, it
encourages innovation and acts as a force for progress for both
Montréal and Québec. The Palais is firmly committed to
sustainability and takes numerous innovative, concrete steps to
make it a central component of its business development. With one
of the highest customer satisfaction rates in the world, the Palais
actively contributes to the international reputation of Montréal,
the top host city for international events in America for six years
in a row. congresmtl.com
About the Fonds de recherche du Québec
Under the Minister of the Economy, Innovation and Energy, the
mission of the Fonds de recherche du Québec is to ensure the
strategic and coherent development of research in Québec, and to
support it financially, to support the training of researchers, to
work with partners to pursue its mission, to support knowledge
mobilization, and to promote research and science in French in the
natural sciences and engineering, health sciences, social sciences
and humanities, art and literature. To learn more, visit the
website of the Fonds de recherche du Québec.
SOURCE Palais des congrès de Montréal