GS24 In-Person Programme

All times are in EST, Eastern Standard Time.

The event will be held at Desmarais Building Room 4101, University of Ottawa, 55 Laurier Avenue East.

Please note there are no plans to record or stream the in-person event. The online version of GS24 was held earlier in the year in May 2024, the event in Ottawa is in-person only.

Registration for the in-person event is FREE OF CHARGE.

TimeDescription
19 November 2024 
08:00–08:30 ESTEvent opens
Networking, participatory activities, exhibition


08:30–08:40 ESTWelcome from the Host

Martine Lagacé, Professor, Associate Vice-president, Research, Promotion and Development, University of Ottawa, Canada
08:40–09:00 ESTOpening Keynote
Presenting the findings of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Post-Secondary Research System, a new Council of Canadian Academies report examining the effectiveness of measures that address underrepresentation and marginalization of women and other equity-deserving communities in the research ecosystem and post-secondary institutions

Juliet Daniel, Member of the CCA Expert Panel on EDI Practices for Impactful Change and Professor, Department of Biology, and the Associate Dean Research & External Relations, Faculty of Science, McMaster University, McMaster University
09:00–11:00 ESTPlenary Panel 1
International experience of successful implementations of gender- and diversity-sensitive R&I policies

> Intertwined strands: an integrated and inclusive approach to policy
Claartje Vinkenburg, Independent Expert, Member of the Dutch National Advisory Committee for Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education and Research, Independent Expert
> Implementing Sex and Gender considerations into health research funding policy: Process, impacts, and learning from Canada
Angela Kaida, Scientific Director of Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Institute of Gender and Health; Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada, Institute of Gender and Health at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research
> Weaving gender equality and Inclusion considerations into research projects
Jessica Cadesky, Gender Equality and Inclusion Advisor, IDRC
> Embedding good EDI practice in UKRI research portfolio and the wider research community
Chloe Lianos, Director, UKRI North America, UKRI, UK
> What can publishers do
Ann Gabriel, Vice President for Global Strategic Networks, Elsevier

Moderator:Bilkis Vissandjee, Full Professor, Faculty of Nursing, Université de Montréal

11:00–11:20 ESTBREAK
Participatory activities, networking


11:20–11:40 ESTScience Keynote
What the data tells us about equity for women in science

Vincent Larivière, Full Professor, Faculty of Library and Information Sciences, Université de Montréal
11:40–13:00 ESTPlenary Session 2
Science leaders reflect on the past to move more effectively forward in uniting scientific excellence and social progress

Alejandro Adem, President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC/CRSNG)
Trudy Samuel, Director General, Equity Strategy, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Janice Bailey, Scientific Director, Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ)
Elizabeth Barr, Associate Director for Interdisciplinary Research, NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH)
Elizabeth Pollitzer, Director of Portia and Founder of Gender Summit, Portia

Moderator:Catherine Mavriplis, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa

13:00–13:45 ESTLUNCH
Participatory activities, networking


13:45–14:45 ESTPlenary Session 3
Valorising gender knowledge in research and innovation to improve the quality, objectivity and societal benefits of knowledge and technology

> Innovation opportunities for women's health
Elizabeth Barr, Associate Director for Interdisciplinary Research, NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH)
> Tracking progress across gender equality issues by increasing access to data, analysis and tools
Alison Holder, Director, Equal Measures
> Women in Environmental and Clean technology and as inventors in Canada
Bassirou Gueye, Unit head, Economic Analysis Division, Statistics Canada
Amélie Lafrance-Cooke, Assistant Director, Economic Analysis Division, Statistics Canada, Canada
> Learnings from 50 years of Cell: A focus on women in STEMM
Sri Devi Narasimhan, Deputy Editor, Cell

Moderator:Juliet Daniel, Member of the CCA Expert Panel on EDI Practices for Impactful Change and Professor, Department of Biology, and the Associate Dean Research & External Relations, Faculty of Science, McMaster University, McMaster University

14:45–15:00 ESTBREAK
Participatory activities, networking


15:00–17:00 ESTOpen Consultation
Establishing cooperation process for building Roadmap 2.0

> Transforming national science and technology policy
Heisook Lee, President, Centre for Gendered Innovation in Science and Technology Research, South Korea
> Setting targets through Science and Technology Basic Plan
Miyoko Watanabe, Chair of Committee on gender-based innovation, Science Council of Japan

Moderator:Janice Bailey, Scientific Director, Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ)


Moderator:Angela Kaida, Scientific Director of Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Institute of Gender and Health; Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada, Institute of Gender and Health at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research


Moderator:Catherine Mavriplis, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa


Moderator:Elizabeth Pollitzer, Director of Portia and Founder of Gender Summit, Portia

17:00–18:00 ESTClosing reception
Participatory activities, networking


/////  19 November 2024
 
08:00–08:30
Event opens


Networking, participatory activities, exhibition


08:30–08:40
Welcome from the Host

Martine Lagacé,Professor, Associate Vice-president, Research, Promotion and Development,University of Ottawa, Canada

08:40–09:00
Opening Keynote


Presenting the findings of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Post-Secondary Research System, a new Council of Canadian Academies report examining the effectiveness of measures that address underrepresentation and marginalization of women and other equity-deserving communities in the research ecosystem and post-secondary institutions

Juliet Daniel,Member of the CCA Expert Panel on EDI Practices for Impactful Change and Professor, Department of Biology, and the Associate Dean Research & External Relations, Faculty of Science, McMaster University,McMaster University

09:00–11:00
Plenary Panel 1


International experience of successful implementations of gender- and diversity-sensitive R&I policies

> Intertwined strands: an integrated and inclusive approach to policy
Claartje Vinkenburg,Independent Expert, Member of the Dutch National Advisory Committee for Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education and Research,Independent Expert

> Implementing Sex and Gender considerations into health research funding policy: Process, impacts, and learning from Canada
Angela Kaida,Scientific Director of Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Institute of Gender and Health; Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada,Institute of Gender and Health at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research

> Weaving gender equality and Inclusion considerations into research projects
Jessica Cadesky,Gender Equality and Inclusion Advisor,IDRC

> Embedding good EDI practice in UKRI research portfolio and the wider research community
Chloe Lianos,Director,UKRI North America, UKRI, UK

> What can publishers do
Ann Gabriel,Vice President for Global Strategic Networks,Elsevier


Moderator: Bilkis Vissandjee,Full Professor, Faculty of Nursing,Université de Montréal

11:00–11:20
BREAK


Participatory activities, networking


11:20–11:40
Science Keynote


What the data tells us about equity for women in science

Vincent Larivière,Full Professor, Faculty of Library and Information Sciences,Université de Montréal

11:40–13:00
Plenary Session 2


Science leaders reflect on the past to move more effectively forward in uniting scientific excellence and social progress

Alejandro Adem,President,Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC/CRSNG)

Trudy Samuel,Director General, Equity Strategy,Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Janice Bailey,Scientific Director,Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ)

Elizabeth Barr,Associate Director for Interdisciplinary Research,NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH)

Elizabeth Pollitzer,Director of Portia and Founder of Gender Summit,Portia


Moderator: Catherine Mavriplis,Professor of Mechanical Engineering,University of Ottawa

13:00–13:45
LUNCH


Participatory activities, networking


13:45–14:45
Plenary Session 3


Valorising gender knowledge in research and innovation to improve the quality, objectivity and societal benefits of knowledge and technology

> Innovation opportunities for women's health
Elizabeth Barr,Associate Director for Interdisciplinary Research,NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH)

> Tracking progress across gender equality issues by increasing access to data, analysis and tools
Alison Holder,Director,Equal Measures

> Women in Environmental and Clean technology and as inventors in Canada
Bassirou Gueye,Unit head,Economic Analysis Division, Statistics Canada
Amélie Lafrance-Cooke, Assistant Director, Economic Analysis Division, Statistics Canada, Canada
> Learnings from 50 years of Cell: A focus on women in STEMM
Sri Devi Narasimhan,Deputy Editor,Cell


Moderator: Juliet Daniel,Member of the CCA Expert Panel on EDI Practices for Impactful Change and Professor, Department of Biology, and the Associate Dean Research & External Relations, Faculty of Science, McMaster University,McMaster University

14:45–15:00
BREAK


Participatory activities, networking


15:00–17:00
Open Consultation


Establishing cooperation process for building Roadmap 2.0

> Transforming national science and technology policy
Heisook Lee,President,Centre for Gendered Innovation in Science and Technology Research, South Korea

> Setting targets through Science and Technology Basic Plan
Miyoko Watanabe,Chair of Committee on gender-based innovation,Science Council of Japan


Moderator: Janice Bailey,Scientific Director,Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ)


Moderator: Angela Kaida,Scientific Director of Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Institute of Gender and Health; Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada,Institute of Gender and Health at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research


Moderator: Catherine Mavriplis,Professor of Mechanical Engineering,University of Ottawa


Moderator: Elizabeth Pollitzer,Director of Portia and Founder of Gender Summit,Portia

17:00–18:00
Closing reception


Participatory activities, networking