Packed house at the #CSPC2023 session on Major Research Facilities and a discussion on responding to the Bouchard report on federal support to research ecosystem. Session highlights Canadian facilities are at a critical inflection point.

A standing ovation at #CSPC2023 for an amazing advocate for science and equality in science. @KirstyDuncanMP awarded the well deserved trailblazer award. Congratulations Kirsty!

Slide showing challenges

#CSPC2023 panel on Fostering European partnerships site.pheedloop.com/event/CSPC2023… notes that in a study on international partnerships for Canadian SMEs, the most difficult part was finding the right partner (higher than supply chain, access to funding, or regulatory issues). Surprising.

Chad Gadfield @U15ca asks the panel: “What do you think about the idea that Canada has to get its domestic economy in shape before engaging internationally?” #CSPC2023.

Leslie Church @LeslieChurch “We wouldn’t have come through the pandemic without researcher mobilizing themselves- how do we do that in non-pandemic times? Build economic growth but also address inequality, mental health, housing” Canada has not been doing well on this. #CSPC2023

Great summary in the #OA #OpenAccess panel discussion by Stefanie Haustein @UOttawa on average APC charges versus what actual average costs *should* be. And second slide on what we are paying to the big 5 publishers in Canada #CSPC2023

Themes coming out of this first #CSPC2023 session with @ChiefSciCan @NSERC_CRSNG @NSF on how to improve the research ecosystem :

Open Science
Greater diversity in research
research hygiene
science diplomacy
reform of research assessment
living wage for PHDs and postdocs.

Great energy in the room for the first plenary of #CSPC2023. Panel on research landscape with @ChiefSciCan Dr. Mona Nemer and Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan, Dir of @NSF moderated by Dr. Alejandro Adem, Pres. @CRSNG_NSERC #Ottawa #Anishinabe #Algonquin #OpenScience